History YMMV / NinjaTurtlesTheNextMutation

*** The first Power Rangers show fully produced by Disney was ''Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm'', another series where the heroes were ninjas guided by an anthropomorphic rodent. For bonus points, the [[TheSmurfettePrinciple token female]] of both teams wore cyan.
*** The Karai from 2012 Nickelodeon TMNT show has some similarities to Astronema. Both are female villains who dress in black and silver. Both are siblings to the hero(es) who were taken and adopted by the villain with no knowledge of who their real family was. And ultimately, both pull a HeelFaceTurn upon finding out the truth.

** After over twenty years, the [[ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesIDW IDW Publishing TMNT comic]] introduced an ''official'' fifth ninja turtle -- and she's female, to boot!

** In this show, Splinter is friends with [[WebVideo/AndreTheBlackNerd a black guy named Andre]].

* VindicatedByHistory: A downplayed version; it's not considered a ''good'' show, but it did poorly in the ratings, and those who ''did'' watch it absolutely hated it. Nowadays, while you won't see many go to bad for the series, many consider it enjoyable in a SoBadItsGood kind of way, and Venus has gained a following to the point of being brought back in the IDW comics in 2022.

* AuthorsSavingThrow: Later on in the series, in the episode "Enemy of my Enemy", Shredder makes a comeback, and later on in the episode it's implied he will become a major villain again with the golden shuriken. This episode was most likely made as an apology for how Shredder suffered VillainDecay early in the series. (Granted, he doesn't actually come back, but still).

** The decision to make Wick a puppet also raises a few issues, with his arms having the rods in the elbows instead of the hands, resulting in unnatural movements. "King Wick" also shows that when he's [[ToiletHumor on his throne]], he is unable to sit properly unless he's bow-legged. Furthermore in the same episode, several shots in which Wick is being carried around by Dragon Lord make it obvious that Gerald Wong, Dragon Lord's suit actor, is the one operating Wick thanks to his head bobbing when Wick moves.

* UnintentionallyUnsympathetic: All four of the male turtles are meant to be flawed but lovable goofballs, but between [[DesignatedHero constantly acting like bumbling, selfish, and callous idiots]], [[DudeNotFunny cracking jokes and one-liners even at the most inappropriate of times]], being disrespectful or indifferent towards their mentor/father figure Splinter, [[AllMenArePerverts and being pervy]] [[HeManWomanHater and/or dismissive]] towards token girl Venus, a lot of viewers end up wishing that Dragon Lord just made a meal out of them already.

** The male turtles tend to fluctuate between flirting with Venus and being oddly dismissive and/or passive-aggressive towards her, giving the impression that they are all a bunch of misogynistic {{Jerkass Jerkasses}} who lash out at Venus due to the latter’s refusal to respond to their advances.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: When reviewing the scene in which Leo tells Venus they aren't related, WebVideo/{{Phelous}} posits that Venus was sad when she heard this as she wanted to be part of a family again after her father had just ''died''.

* {{Fanon}}: Due to the toyline depicting Venus using [[CombatHandFan Tessens]], fanart of the character have latched onto those as her WeaponOfChoice despite the fact she never uses them in the series itself.

** The animatronics are an admirable attempt for a TV budget and are slightly better than the ones in the third movie, in part because of them being handled by more experienced people in [[Film/KillerKlownsFromOuterSpace the Chiodo Brothers]] this time, but Creator/JimHenson's costumes they ain't. The facial movements are visibly slower than that of the films, resulting in moments of HongKongDub between the voice performances and the on-set puppeteering, the eyes look incredibly wonky at times, and the eyeholes for the performers are visible between the eyes and upper jaw of the heads in many shots. Meanwhile, Dragon Lord can't emote well at all and often ends up in DullSurprise territory as a result of the more limited animatronics in his face, and Splinter goes wall-eyed more than a few times throughout the series. These flaws are very noticeable during the ''Series/PowerRangersInSpace'' crossover episodes, where by the end of "Shell-Shocked", the costume for Michelangelo is visibly falling apart at the back.

* UnintentionalUncannyValley: The costumes for the turtles have a particularly grungy, overly detailed look to them that make them incredibly off-putting. Not helped by the animatronics, which are overly expressive for a TV series, but regularly end up giving them stupid looks entirely by accident as a result.

* SpecialEffectsFailure: The animatronics are an admirable attempt for a TV budget and are slightly better than the ones in the third movie, in part because of them being handled by more experienced people in [[Film/KillerKlownsFromOuterSpace the Chiodo Brothers]] this time, but Creator/JimHenson's costumes they ain't. The facial movements are visibly slower than that of the films, resulting in moments of HongKongDub between the voice performances and the on-set puppeteering, the eyes look incredibly wonky at times, and the eyeholes for the performers are visible between the eyes and upper jaw of the heads in many shots. Meanwhile, Dragon Lord can't emote well at all and often ends up in DullSurprise territory as a result of the more limited animatronics in his face, and Splinter goes wall-eyed more than a few times throughout the series. These flaws are very noticeable during the ''Series/PowerRangersInSpace'' crossover episodes, where by the end of "Shell-Shocked", the costume for Michelangelo is visibly falling apart at the back.

* StockFootageFailure: Due to the ActivationSequence always using the same StockFootage of the turtles gearing up and driving away, there are several instances of a turtle who was captured appearing with the rest of the gang to rescue themself.

** The decision to make Wick a puppet also raises a few issues, with his arms having the rods in the elbows instead of the hands, resulting in unnatural movements. "King Wick" also shows that when he's [[ToiletHumor on his throne]], he is unable to sit properly unless he's bow-legged. Furthermore in the same episode, several shots in which Wick is being carried around by Dragonlord make it obvious that Gerald Wong, Dragonlord's suit actor, is the one operating Wick thanks to his head bobbing when Wick moves.

** The decision to make Wick a puppet also raises a few issues, with his arms having the rods in the elbows instead of the hands, resulting in unnatural movements. "King Wick" also shows that when he's [[ToiletHumor on his throne]], he is unable to sit properly unless he's bow-legged. The same episode also has several shots in which Wick is being carried around by Dragonlord where it's obvious that Gerald Wong, Dragonlord's suit actor, is the one operating Wick thanks to his head bobbing when Wick moves.

** The decision to make Wick a puppet also raises a few issues, with his arms in particular moving unnaturally and, as seen in "King Wick" when he's [[ToiletHumor on his throne]], unable to sit properly unless he's bow-legged.

** "King Wick" has a handful of scenes where Wick is portrayed with a very limp stuffed double instead of the hand puppet usually utilized for the character. It's also clear in some scenes that Dragon Lord’s suit performer is the one puppeteering Wick when the latter's being carried around by the way his head bobs when Wick is talking or how the shots are framed.

** Anytime a turtle is shown driving, the head of the costume is often pulled up to the face of the suit performer with the mouth hanging open. It is very [[UncannyValley creepy]], yet also [[{{Narm}} hilarious]] at the same time. The intro ups this by having a clip where the performer of the Michelangelo costume drives into camera view just wearing the head of the suit.

* UncannyValley: The costumes for the turtles have a particularly grungy, overly detailed look to them that make them incredibly off-putting. Not helped by the animatronics, which are overly expressive for a TV series, but regularly end up giving them stupid looks entirely by accident as a result.

** Fans of ''WebVideo/BestOfTheWorst'' might find it amusing that the executive producer of The Next Mutation is Dan Clark, who went on to write and direct the goofy horror movie ''The Item''.

*** The Karai from 2012 Nickelodeon TMNT show has some similarities to Astronema . Both are female villains who dress in black and silver. Both are siblings to the hero(es) who were taken and adopted by the villain with no knowledge of who their real family was. And ultimately, both pull a HeelFaceTurn upon finding out the truth.

** In the second episode, the Dragon Lord [[NotSoDifferentRemark draws parallels]] between the dragons being banished to another dimension and the Turtles having to live underground to [[FantasticRacism avoid persecution from humans]]. The show could created some interesting stories out of a more grey conflict between the turtles and the dragons, with the dragons being motivated by humanity's prejudice against them for being different. This would have made the Turtles feel conflicted about opposing them since they [[VillainHasAPoint would have had a point]].

* DesignatedVillain: The vampire Vam-Mi and her minions in the "Unchain My Heart" four-parter. They are never seen attacking or harming any humans in the episodes at all and the only reason they come into conflict with the Turtles is because they have Vam-Mi's heart. They don't even kill [[EvilPoacher Bonesteel]] when given the opportunity. The show expects the audience to assume "[[WhatMeasureIsANonHuman vampire = bad]]" without doing anything to show the vampires as harmful. At least until they plan to kill Venus after they get it.

*** The Karai from 2012 Nickelodeon TMNT show has some similarities to Astronema . Both are female villains who dress in black and silver. Both are siblings to the hero(es) who were taken and adopted by the villain with no knowledge of who their real family is. And ultimately, both pull a HeelFaceTurn upon finding out the truth.

*** Also with that scene, Michelangelo's french voice, Adrien Antoine, will end being the voice for both [[WesternAnimation/TheBatman Bat]][[Franchise/BatmanArkhamSeries man]] [[WesternAnimation/DCUniverseAnimatedOriginalMovies &]] [[Film/SupermanReturns Super]][[Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse man]].

* UncannyValley: The costumes for the turtles have a particularly grungy, overly detailed look to them that make them incredibly off-putting. Not helped by the animatronics, which are overly expressive for a TV series, but regularly end up giving them stupid looks entirely by accident.

* {{Fanon}}: Due to the toyline depicting Venus using [[CombatFan Tessens]], fanart of the character have latched onto those as her WeaponOfChoice despite the fact she never uses them in the series itself.

* {{Fanon}}: Due to the toyline depicting Venus using [[CombatFans Tessens]], fanart of the character have latched onto those as her WeaponOfChoice despite the fact she never uses them in the series itself.