History Main / TeenageMutantSamuraiWombats

** Even MarvelComics got in on it with ''Power Pachyderms'' and ''BruteForce''

* Many other [[FurryComic anthropomorphic]] [[AnimalSuperheroes animal superhero]] comics which were "[[http://www.misterkitty.org/extras/stupidcovers/stupidcomics93.html inspired]]" by the Turtles. They spawned [[http://www.misterkitty.org/extras/stupidcovers/stupidcomics121.html a bunch]] of "adjective, adjective, adjective, noun" anthropomorphic imitations/parodies, but those were mostly dreamed up by fans and wannabe pros looking to cash in (TMNT #1 was VERY rare and up to $2-300 in demand). This didn't stop until it crashed the comic market. The famous "black and white implosion" which was a dry run for the DorkAge market collapse.

* Many other [[FurryComic anthropomorphic]] [[AnimalSuperheroes animal superhero]] comics which were "[[http://www.misterkitty.org/extras/stupidcovers/stupidcomics121.html inspired]]" by the Turtles. They spawned a bunch of "adjective, adjective, adjective, noun" anthropomorphic imitations/parodies, but those were mostly dreamed up by fans and wannabe pros looking to cash in (TMNT #1 was VERY rare and up to $2-300 in demand). This didn't stop until it crashed the comic market. The famous "black and white implosion" which was a dry run for the DorkAge market collapse.

** ''AdolescentRadioactiveBlackBeltHamsters''
** Even MarvelComics had ''Power Pachyderms'' and ''BruteForce''

* Many short-lived comics from the 80s, particularly in the realm of B&W small press, including:

** As well as the many other [[FurryComic anthropomorphic]] [[AnimalSuperheroes animal superhero]] comics which were "[[http://www.misterkitty.org/extras/stupidcovers/stupidcomics121.html inspired]]" by them.
*** Ironically, the Ninja Turtles were originally intended as a parody of FrankMiller's gritty style (''{{Ronin}}'' and ''{{Daredevil}}'' being his two notable works to that point and the two books most closely parodied). They spawned a bunch of "adjective, adjective, adjective, noun" anthropomorphic imitations/parodies. But those were mostly dreamed up by fans and wannabe pros looking to cash in (TMNT #1 was VERY rare and up to $2-300 in demand). This didn't stop until it crashed the comic market. The famous "black and white implosion" which was a dry run for the DorkAge market collapse.
** Making ''AdolescentRadioactiveBlackBeltHamsters'' a parody of a parody.

* Implied with the theme song for ''{{Samurai Pizza Cats}}'', although the show doesn't follow any of the trope characteristics.

* The ''{{Samurai Pizza Cats}}''

* Many, MANY comics from the 80s, particularly in the realm of B&W small press, including:

** Even MarvelComics had one called ''Power Pachyderms''

** Played straight with''TransformersPrime''.

* ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' is the TropeCodifier, of course -- with April O'Neil and Casey Jones as the human allies.

,* The WesternAnimation/{{Darkstalkers}} cartoon

* The 1993 series ''WesternAnimation/StoneProtectors'' attempted to market the troll doll craze to grade school boys. The heroes are an [[StylisticSuck awful]] FakeBand from NewYorkCity who are transformed into troll-like {{super hero}}es by [[MineralMacGuffin magical crystals]], then have to protect the crystals from the Saurians, [[ReptilesAreAbhorrent reptilian bad guys]] who would use their powers for evil. The problem of hiding the conflict from the public is averted because the heroes are quickly transported to the MagicalLand where the crystals came from.

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A common western action cartoon format that was very popular in the 1980s and 1990s (after the success of ''TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' [[FountainOfExpies spawned]] a [[FollowTheLeader crop of imitators]]) and still continues to this day.

* ''TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' is the TropeCodifier, of course -- with April O' Neil and Casey Jones as the human allies.

*** Ironically, the Ninja Turtles were originally intended as a parody of FrankMiller's gritty style (''{{Ronin}}'' and ''{{Daredevil}}'' being his two notable works to that point and the two books most closely parodied). They spawed a bunch of "adjective, adjective, adjective, noun" anthropomorphic imitations/parodies. But those were mostly dreamed up by fans and wannabe pros looking to cash in (TMNT #1 was VERY rare and up to $2-300 in demand). This didn't stop until it crashed the comic market. The famous "black and white implosion" which was a dry run for the DorkAge market collapse.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheMightyDucks'' cartoon, which may as well been called "Hockey-Playing Twentysomething Extraterrestrial Mallards". About a group of anthropomorphic ducks from a puck-shaped world where hockey is SeriousBusiness (...you mean they're Canadian? *[[http://www.instantrimshot.com/ rimshot]]*) fighting space dragons and posing as a regular hockey team in modern-day California. No, really.

* Partially subverted with ''SuperRobotMonkeyTeamHyperforceGo'', where Chiro actively becomes leader of the Super Monkeys and their existence is made known to the public fairly early on.

The format is more or less this: A team of heroic monsters (aliens, mutants, or magical beings) are somehow created or awakened in the modern world. Usually a modern American city. They are honorable creatures who set out to [[TheyFightCrime fight crime]]. The average person fears them for their appearance, and they must hide from {{Muggles}}. However, they befriend one or two open-minded humans, usually either children or career women. These women or children end up being the team's friends and guides to modern Earth, and are {{Secret Keeper}}s, and may also be the KidWithTheLeash. Together, they all fight supervillains and evil creatures in a CityOfAdventure.

* The {{Battletoads}} from the videogame of the same name.

The format is more or less this: A team of heroic monsters (aliens, mutants, or magical beings) are somehow created or awakened in the modern world. Usually a modern American city. They are honorable creatures who set out to [[TheyFightCrime fight crime]]. The average person fears them for their appearance, and they must hide from {{Muggles}}. However, they befriend one or two open-minded humans, usually either children or career women. These women or children end up being the team's friends and guides to modern Earth, and are {{Secret Keeper}}s, and may also be the KidWithTheLeash. Together, they all fight evil supervillains and creatures in a CityOfAdventure.

* ''AquaTeenHungerForce'' spoofs this. (Or at least the title does.)
* Parodied in ''TinyToonAdventures'', in which Plucky is a fan of the "Immature Radioactive Samurai Slugs" franchise.

* ''{{Road Rovers}}''.

* Going way, way back, the original ComicBook/{{X-Men}} basically started off this way.

*** Ironically, the Ninja Turtles were originally intended as a parody of increasingly outlandish superhero teams; the sufficiently observant reader of the original issues will realize that they share their origin with {{Daredevil}}.
**** Uh no. They were a parody of FrankMiller's gritty style (''{{Ronin}}'' and ''{{Daredevil}}'' being his two notable works to that point and the two books most closely parodied). They spawed a bunch of "adjective, adjective, adjective, noun" anthropomorphic imitations/parodies. But those were mostly dreamed up by fans and wannabe pros looking to cash in (TMNT #1 was VERY rare and up to $2-300 in demand). This didn't stop until it crashed the comic market. The famous "black and white implosion" which was a dry run for the DorkAge market collapse.
***** Making ''AdolescentRadioactiveBlackBeltHamsters'' a parody of a parody.

* ''BikerMiceFromMars'' -- allied with Charley, a WrenchWench mechanic whose garage they live in. One of them has a crush on her, as she reminds him of a girl back home.

* ''{{Dinosaucers}}'', in which good and evil teams of [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs evolved dinosaurs]] engage in more-or-less comic battles on modern day Earth. The good guys have a bunch of human teenagers as their {{Secret Keeper}}s.

* The 1993 series ''StoneProtectors'' attempted to market the troll doll craze to grade school boys. The heroes are an [[StylisticSuck awful]] FakeBand from NewYorkCity who are transformed into troll-like {{super hero}}es by [[MineralMacGuffin magical crystals]], then have to protect the crystals from the Saurians, [[ReptilesAreAbhorrent reptilian bad guys]] who would use their powers for evil. The problem of hiding the conflict from the public is averted because the heroes are quickly transported to the MagicalLand where the crystals came from.