Upon TMNT's first arrival in the
United Kingdom,
Ireland,
Sweden,
Norway,
Finland,
Poland,
Austria,
Germany, and some other countries in
Europe, the name was changed to "Teenage Mutant
Hero Turtles" (or TMHT, for short), since local
censorship policies deemed the word
ninja to have excessively violent connotations for a children's program (in Ireland, however, the first season aired as "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" before changing to "Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles").
[43] Consequently, everything related to the Turtles had to be renamed before being released in these nations (comic books, video games, toys, etc.) The lyrics were also changed, such as changing "Splinter taught them to be
ninja teens" to "Splinter taught them to be
fighting teens."