Debuting in 1984 as a comic book, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise really hit it big three years later. This saw the release of the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon, which sent the ...

1984 is perhaps the most pivotal pop culture year in memory. So many of the movies, music, and television series debuting that year had an incredible impact, and their legacy continues to this day.