Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series) (season 1) Tags: Television Season.The first season of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles aired in syndication in December 1987. At this point in the series the Technodrome is located underneath New York City. Chronologically this is the 5-part pilot movie episode Heroes in a Half Shell. country United States first air date 1987-12-14 network Broadcast syndication number of episodes 5 Learn more... Loading...