In the Republic of Ireland, the series was initially known as "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" just like the US version and the intro sequence was unedited when it debuted on RTE Two with the airing of the second season in September 1990. After the first two episodes were broadcast, the name was changed to the Hero Turtles version and the intro was edited, except for season one. Scenes with Mikey’s nunchucks and the word ‘ninja’ were always edited out in the actual episodes, though. In 2007–2008, episodes were aired in their original US unedited form.