Episode 1: Rise of the Turtles Part 1 (Watch online)
Four sewer-dwelling turtles go above ground for the first time and rescue a teenage girl and her father from a near abduction in the series premiere of this CGI cartoon about heroic reptiles.
Original Air Date – September 28th, 2012 (Sneak Peek), September 29th, 2012 (Premier)
Directed by
Michael Chang
Joshua Sternin, Jeffrey Ventimilia
Voice Actors
Sean Astin … Raphael
Jason Biggs … Leonardo
Greg Cipes … Michelangelo
Rob Paulsen … Donatello
Mae Whitman … April O’Neil
Hoon Lee … Splinter
Nolan North … Man #1 / Man #2
Brian Bloom … Captain Ryan
Scott Menville … Crank Shaw
Keith Silverstein … Kirby O’Neil
Produced by
Peter Hastings …. executive producer
MacGregor Middleton …. producer
Ciro Nieli …. executive producer
Joshua Sternin …. executive producer
Jeffrey Ventimilia …. executive producer
Ant Ward …. supervising producer
Production Management
Vladimir Radev …. production manager
Sound Department
Frank Verderosa …. sound re-recording mixer
Visual Effects by
Adam Kugler …. lead visual effects artist
Alexander G. Morano …. pipeline supervisor
Animation Department
Steve Downs …. animatic supervisor
Michael Heinz …. lighting and compositing supervisor
Jason Meier …. animator
Patrick Rossano …. animator
Rusty Tracy …. creative director
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