When Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman first created four teenage crime fighting turtles it was little more than a bit of fun for the aspiring illustrators.   

But over the next few years, the heroes in a half shell became a cultural phenomenon that peaked in the 1990s with a series of live action movies.  

In this episode of History of the 90s, host Kathy Kenzora takes you into the sewers of New York for a look back at the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Turtlemania. 

GUEST INFO:  

Isaac Elliot-Fisher, cinematographer and production designer at Definitive Film   

Documentary: Turtle Power: The Definitive Story of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles  

SHOW INFO: 

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