In the latest episode of the Turtle Tracks Podcast, host Brian VanHooker talks to a team of writers from the 2012 Nickelodeon cartoon. Kevin Burke and Chris "Doc" Wyatt have worked on a number of great cartoons — including "Avengers Assemble" and "Spider-Man" — and in the realm of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, they've contributed some of the most fun, bizarre and memorable episodes to the 2012 series, including "Meet Mondo Gecko," "Pizza Face" and the Napoleon Dynamite-inspired "The Croaking."

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042 — Kevin Burke & Chris "Doc" Wyatt: TMNT 2012 writing duo

In this episode, host Brian VanHooker welcomes back NECA's Trevor Zammit to Turtle Tracks Podcast to talk all about the upcoming line of 2012 TMNT figures. The two discuss their favorite things about the series, how the toy line developed at NECA and the unique challenges of making toys using the 3d models straight from the show. The preorders for the four Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Shredder begin on 9/16/2025 (https://store.necaonline.com/) and Zammit announces that if you order all five figures, NECA will ship for free!

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170 — Trevor Zammit: NECA's TMNT Brand Manager on 2012 TMNT Line

In this episode, host Brian VanHooker chats with the the director of the original (and still the best) Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film, Steve Barron. Barron and he discuss the enduring success of what would become the most profitable independent film of all time and Barron dispels a rumor about Jim Henson and the TMNT.

002 — Steve Barron: director of TMNT 1990

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

007 — Kevin Munroe: director of TMNT 2007

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.

008 — Guy Gilchrist: artist of classic TMNT childrens books

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.

009 — Robbie Rist: voice of Michelangelo in TMNT 1990 film

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,

010 — Kevin Eastman: TMNT co-creator

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.

011 — Trevor Zammit: TMNT brand manager for NECA toys

This week: Clu Gulager! Blossom "Grandmama" Rock! Farewell, Sheriff Pepper! And Dick Van Patten plays a vampire dentist!

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In this episode, host Brian VanHooker talks to the guys from Stern Pinball, including marketing manager Zach Sharpe and illustrator Jeremy Packer. They discuss Stern's new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles pinball machines and the amazing details that went into the artwork. Check out www.sternpinball.com/TMNT for more info. Sound engineering by Ian Williams.

021 — Stern Pinball: creators behind recent TMNT pinball game

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170 — Trevor Zammit: NECA's TMNT Brand Manager on 2012 TMNT Line

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