Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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fictional team media franchise

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a popular multimedia franchise centered on four anthropomorphic, ninja-trained turtles who fight crime from the sewers of New York City.

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All labels observed (16)

Label	Occurrences
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles canonical	58
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise	9
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mirage Studios comics)	4
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics	4
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film series	4
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles universe	2
TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles	2
NinjaTurtles	1
TMNT	1
TMNTUniverse	1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle	1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mirage Studios comic)	1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (animated franchise)	1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (comic book series)	1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shell Shock	1
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6730945 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Context triple: [Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series), basedOn, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]

A. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990 film)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990 film) is a live-action superhero movie based on the popular comic book series, following four anthropomorphic turtle brothers trained in ninjutsu as they battle crime in New York City.
B. House of the Turtles
House of the Turtles is a small, intricately carved Maya building at the ancient city of Uxmal in Mexico, named for the turtle motifs adorning its cornice.
C. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014 film)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014 film) is a 2014 live-action/CGI reboot of the popular comic and animated franchise, following four mutant turtle brothers who fight crime in New York City under the guidance of their rat sensei, Splinter.
D. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series) is a CGI-animated reboot of the classic franchise that follows the adventures of four mutant turtle brothers as they battle villains in New York City.
E. Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doo is a long-running animated mystery-comedy franchise centered on a talking Great Dane and a group of teens who solve spooky, often humorous supernatural mysteries.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Target entity description: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a popular multimedia franchise centered on four anthropomorphic, ninja-trained turtles who fight crime from the sewers of New York City.

A. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990 film)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990 film) is a live-action superhero movie based on the popular comic book series, following four anthropomorphic turtle brothers trained in ninjutsu as they battle crime in New York City.
B. House of the Turtles
House of the Turtles is a small, intricately carved Maya building at the ancient city of Uxmal in Mexico, named for the turtle motifs adorning its cornice.
C. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014 film)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014 film) is a 2014 live-action/CGI reboot of the popular comic and animated franchise, following four mutant turtle brothers who fight crime in New York City under the guidance of their rat sensei, Splinter.
D. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series) is a CGI-animated reboot of the classic franchise that follows the adventures of four mutant turtle brothers as they battle villains in New York City.
E. Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doo is a long-running animated mystery-comedy franchise centered on a talking Great Dane and a group of teens who solve spooky, often humorous supernatural mysteries.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	fictional team ⓘ media franchise ⓘ
ally	April O'Neil ⓘ Casey Jones ⓘ Splinter ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
creator	Kevin Eastman ⓘ Peter Laird ⓘ
fictionalHeadquarters	New York City sewers ⓘ
firstAppearance	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 ⓘ
firstPublicationDate	1984-05-01 ⓘ
genre	action ⓘ comedy ⓘ science fiction ⓘ superhero fiction ⓘ
hasAdaptation	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series) ⓘ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990 film) ⓘ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series) ⓘ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series) ⓘ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014 film) ⓘ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem ⓘ
hasMerchandise	action figures ⓘ licensed apparel ⓘ
hasPart	Donatello ⓘ Leonardo ⓘ Michelangelo ⓘ Raphael ⓘ
hasTheme	family ⓘ martial arts ⓘ mutagenic transformation ⓘ teamwork ⓘ
inspiredBy	Daredevil ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
mainAntagonist	Krang ⓘ linked to: Kraang Shredder ⓘ
namedAfter	Donatello (artist) ⓘ linked to: Donatello Leonardo da Vinci ⓘ Michelangelo Buonarroti ⓘ linked to: Michelangelo Raphael (painter) ⓘ linked to: Raphael
notablePublisher	Archie Comics ⓘ IDW Publishing ⓘ
originalPublisher	Mirage Studios ⓘ
publicationMedium	animated television series ⓘ comic books ⓘ live-action films ⓘ toys ⓘ video games ⓘ
setting	New York City ⓘ
targetAudience	children ⓘ young adults ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series) → basedOn → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ⓘ

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series) → franchise → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise ⓘ

linked to: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Nickelodeon Universe → theme → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ⓘ

Nickelodeon Universe → hasAttraction → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Shell Shock ⓘ

linked to: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Nickelodeon Land → hasTheme → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ⓘ

Mako → notableWork → TMNT ⓘ

linked to: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Elias Koteas → notableWork → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ⓘ

Evan Daugherty → notableWork → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ⓘ

Evan Daugherty → wroteScreenplayFor → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ⓘ

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014 film) → basedOn → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ⓘ

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014 film) → basedOn → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mirage Studios comic) ⓘ

linked to: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014 film) → partOfSeries → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film series ⓘ

linked to: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014 film score) → basedOn → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise ⓘ

linked to: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014 film score) → partOf → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film series ⓘ

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014 film score) → associatedWithFranchise → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ⓘ

IDW Publishing → notableLicensedFranchise → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ⓘ

Vern Fenwick → appearsIn → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise ⓘ

linked to: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Vern Fenwick → allyOf → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ⓘ

Vern Fenwick → basedOnWork → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics ⓘ

linked to: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Vern Fenwick → franchise → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ⓘ

Injustice 2 → featuresCharacter → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ⓘ

subject linked to: Injustice

Injustice 2 → hasDLCCharacter → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ⓘ

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990 film) → basedOn → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (comic book series) ⓘ

linked to: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990 film) → title → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ⓘ

Leonardo → franchise → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ⓘ

Leonardo → team → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ⓘ

Raphael → universe → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise ⓘ

linked to: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Raphael → teamMemberOf → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ⓘ

Raphael → franchise → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ⓘ

Splinter → franchise → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ⓘ

Splinter → team → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ⓘ

April O'Neil → fictionalUniverse → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ⓘ

April O'Neil → franchise → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ⓘ

Casey Jones → appearsIn → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics ⓘ

linked to: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Casey Jones → fictionalUniverse → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles universe ⓘ

linked to: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Casey Jones → trainedBy → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ⓘ

Shredder → fictionalUniverse → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ⓘ

Shredder → archenemyOf → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ⓘ

Shredder → appearsIn → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comics ⓘ

linked to: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Shredder → appearsIn → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films ⓘ

linked to: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Kraang → franchise → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ⓘ

Kraang → enemyOf → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ⓘ

Bebop → fictionalUniverse → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ⓘ

Bebop → enemyOf → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ⓘ

Rocksteady → appearsIn → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise ⓘ

linked to: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Rocksteady → franchise → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ⓘ

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series) → basedOn → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Mirage Studios comics) ⓘ

linked to: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series) → rebootOf → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (animated franchise) ⓘ

linked to: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series) → partOfFranchise → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ⓘ

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles → basedOn → Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise ⓘ

linked to: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

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