Question: When did the teenage mutant ninja turtles cartoon come out?

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context: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (initially known as Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles in the UK and some European countries due to controversy at the time, and retroactively also known as TMNT 1987 or just TMNT '87) is an American animated television series produced by the studio Murakami-Wolf-Swenson and the French company IDDH. The pilot was shown during the week of December 14, 1987 in syndication as a five-part miniseries (launching on 84 stations and being played twice a day) and the show began its official run on October 1, 1988. Since then the show and franchise has become a worldwide phenomenon. The series featured the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles characters, created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. The property was changed considerably from the darker-toned comic, to make it more suitable for children and the family.
question: When did the first animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon series come out?
short_answers: December 14, 1987
wikipage: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)

context: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (also known as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Animated Series, TMNT: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles or TMNT 2003) is an American animated television series, based on the fictional superhero team of the same name. The series is a first reboot of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The series is mainly set in New York City. It first aired on February 8, 2003 and ended on March 27, 2010. The series marked the revival of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as a Saturday-morning cartoon. It first aired on Fox's Fox Box programming block (later known as 4Kids TV), before moving to The CW's The CW4Kids for its last season.
question: When did the second teenage mutant ninja turtles animated cartoon series come out?
short_answers: February 8, 2003
wikipage: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2003 TV series)

context: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (also known as Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for its fifth season) is an American 3D rendered computer animated television series based on the fictional superhero team. It aired on Nickelodeon in the United States from September 29, 2012 to November 12, 2017. It was produced by Nickelodeon Animation Studio with CG animation services provided by Technicolor Animation. The series begins with the turtles emerging from their sewer home for the first time. They use their ninjutsu training to fight enemies in present-day New York City.
question: When did the 3D rendered computer animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon series come out?
short_answers: September 29, 2012
wikipage: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2012 TV series)

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long_answer: The first American animated television series Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was originally released as a pilot (miniseries) during the week of December 14, 1987 and officially began showing on October 1, 1988. The second animated cartoon series came out on February 8, 2003. On September 29, 2012, an American 3D rendered computer animated television series based on the fictional superhero team (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) aired until November 12, 2017. 

long_answer: There have been several cartoons entitled Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The first animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TV series came out on December 14, 1987, while the second one, the first reboot of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, came out on Fox on February 8, 2003. A 3D-rendered computer-animated series of the same name came out on Nickelodeon on September 29, 2012.