TurtleTracksPodcast

To start off a new season of Turtle Tracks, host Brian VanHooker talks with Trevor Zammit from NECA Toys. A fan of the Turtles since he was a kid, Zammit has gone on to sculpt and oversee some of the greatest Ninja Turtles toys of all time, including the 1/4 scale movie figures based on the 1990 film and NECA's TMNT toys based on the original cartoon.

In a very special 10th episode, host Brian VanHooker talks to the one-and-only Kevin Eastman, co-creator of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. In an interview spanning most of the incarnations of the TMNT, Eastman talks about how the 1990 film struck the right balance of humor and action, why Ciro Nieli was the perfect guy to create the 2012 Nickelodeon series, and he admits that he's "100% to blame" for Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation,

In this installment, host Brian VanHooker talks to voice actor Robbie Rist, who played Michelangelo in the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films and also provided the voice for Mondo Gecko on the 2012 series. Enjoy a somewhat more adult version of a TMNT podcast as Rist talks about Mikey's unseen hobbies, the private parts of Optimus Prime and jokingly threatens fellow Turtle voice actor Rob Paulsen.

In this episode, host Brian VanHooker chats with artist Guy Gilchrist, who illustrated much of the early Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles children's books. Guy even created the "Turtle Tracks" cover art for this very podcast. In addition to Guy's TMNT work, they also discuss Guy's work as Jim Henson's official cartoonist of the Muppets.

In this episode, Brian VanHooker talks with Kevin Munroe, the writer and director behind the 2007 TMNT film. Listen as they discuss the epic Leo and Raph fight scene, how Kevin found out got the job from Peter Laird and the late great Mako, who portrayed Splinter in the Film

In this episode, Brian VanHooker talks with Kevin Munroe, the writer and director behind the 2007 TMNT film. Listen as they discuss the epic Leo and Raph fight scene, how Kevin found out got the job from Peter Laird and the late great Mako, who portrayed Splinter in the Film

In this installment, host Brian VanHooker chats with the one and only Rob Paulsen, the veteran voice actor who was the original Raphael, played Donnie on the 2012 TMNT series, and is the voice director for Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Listen as they discuss the TMNT crossover events, Rob's tour of "Animaniacs Live!" and a message to die-hard fans about keeping an open mind to new versions of the heroes in a half shell.

In this installment, host Brian VanHooker chats with the one and only Rob Paulsen, the veteran voice actor who was the original Raphael, played Donnie on the 2012 TMNT series, and is the voice director for Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Listen as they discuss the TMNT crossover events, Rob's tour of "Animaniacs Live!" and a message to die-hard fans about keeping an open mind to new versions of the heroes in a half shell.

In this episode, host Brian VanHooker talks to Roy Burdine from the 2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. They discuss the in-depth storytelling of the series, the origins of Agent Bishop and the much-loved “Turtles Forever” TV movie.

In this episode, host Brian VanHooker talks to Roy Burdine from the 2003 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series. They discuss the in-depth storytelling of the series, the origins of Agent Bishop and the much-loved “Turtles Forever” TV movie.