Turtlemania

English

Etymology

From turtle +‎ -mania.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Turtlemania (uncountable)

1. (informal) Enthusiasm for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, a group of fictional cartoon heroes.
   • 1990 May 15, Weekly World News, page 4:

     Turtlemania is HOT!!! Since they made their debut as a comic strip seven years ago, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have taken off like a rocket.

   • 1991, Stanley Wiater, Jim Prindle, The Official Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Treasury:

     It's a towering green tidal wave of popularity, with our four Ninja Turtles riding high on the crest to further adventures. Here's just a sample of the ways that Turtlemania has taken over the media...

   • 2000, Wheeler W. Dixon, Film genre 2000: new critical essays, page 90:

     A full appreciation of Turtlemania requires a recognition not only of how martial arts had found its way into films, television, and comic books but of how, more generally, Asian popular culture profoundly impacted American culture.

   • 2010, Joseph D. Noshpitz, Bruce Sklarew, Myra Sklarew, The journey of child development, page 131:

     After all, the Turtles are old stuff now, and Turtlemania was at its peak 25 years ago.