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TIL there was a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle rock band that toured as a stage show with an album of original songs and performers in animatronic heads, brought to you by Pizza Hut. The "band" appeared on the Oprah Winfrey show along with April O'neill to promote the 'Coming Out of Their Shells' tour

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