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For those of you huge TMNT fans out there, this year is the 25th anniversary of the heroes in a half shell. This was possibly the biggest TV series in the late 80s/early 90s.

To fans of both the 1987 series or 2003 series, there will be an anniversary special where the new meets the old. I think it's awesome to see TMNT, Rocksteady, Bebop, and Foot soldiers in modern animation. Here's a sneak peek of it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUBLIi2FH1Y&feature=channel_page

What do you think of TMNT, when was the first time you experienced TMNT, are you still a fan?, etc.

I was into it. I watched the show, got all the toys, wore the underwear. And yet I still can't remember a single plot or story arch from the show.  ?:|

can't remember when I saw it 1st but I did liked it, but wasn't such a big fan of it. 1st I saw the 80-90s version, later some series with real people and finally 2003, I liked 2003 most, only too bad they didn't used the older enemys and can't imagen that shredder suddently was not a human but that thing that used to be in krang. I always enjoyed to play an old nintendo game of it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VcsyV42Q08
too bad my nintendo didn't worked anymore.
and I could play way better then these persons... playing without a friend I would've only died 1 or 2 times till the end

I never liked them.
It used to make me angry when people compared SPC to TMNT

in before more fur than any turtle ever had

teah I know what you're talking about. I noticed they compared it 5 days ago: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CefZRwp90Mc&feature=related
read the comments.....
top 3 of old cartoons will always be:
1. spc
2. bmfm
3. tmnt

I don't see why one would hate TMNT, which is rare in my eyes.8O I wouldn't lie to any of you when I say TMNT was my most favorite show back then and I'm sure it was alot of peoples'. I really feel sorry for today's generation of kids who never grew up with the type of shows we used to watch back then.

@sjonnoh: I am also having trouble getting my darn NES to work. The light still turns red when I turn it on but I get no screen (and no, it's not the usually "insert-outsert your NES game in and out of the system til it works" situation). My NES can be such a PAIN!

well, there was something broken in my NES, the place were you had to connect the adapter was broken, so for me it was really impossible to play it... also the controllers were broke 1 time in the 2 months. If they would make a new NES that won't break so fast, I would buy it immediately :P

Definately. At the TMNT worldwide tour, they're reselling old products like old action figures with new packages and I saw some of the old games being sold. I need to rebuy them, I can't believe how stupid I am for selling them. :P I'm also excited for the 2 new games this year; TMNT Smash Up (Wii) and TMNT: Turtles in Time Reshelled (3D remake for Xbox Live, PSN, WiiWare). :D My god, I'm living in Nostalgia Land!

my best friend and i used to sneak downstairs into her brother's room and steal his ninja turtle action figures (including Crang), and play with them with our My Little Ponies.

ah the 80s....

I believe you mean the Utroms. There was an evil Utrom, who was ruthless, known as Charell. Charell went by many names on many worlds, most notably The Shredder.

yea, that's the "thing" I was talking about :P
but in the 80-90s shredder was a human, not a utrom, right?

Yes but the Utroms only existed in the 2003 series and other incarnations. In the 1987 series, Krang is just what you call "an alien brain in a robotic body".

it looks the same :P
btw, just to think of what we talked earlier about: spc looks like tmnt, I just watched episode 7 and at the end speedy said: we're just waiting to hear from our agent about a big movie deal.
the narrator: that's were you have to wear the turtle costumes, right?....

(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj160/kagereneko/TMNTDVDPosterFinalRVSD.jpg)

New Turtles, Classic Turtles and Original Turtles in one image... I just can say... COWABUNGA!!!

http://www.worldscreen.com/worldscreenings/display/3290

I can't wait...

W.T.Pf  :O

It looks... Interesting.

I'll see this! Probably be disappointed... but I'll still see it!

yeah it does look interesting...though the tmnt from 2003 looks better than the new ones

Well... as long as they dont include the clone turtles from the future...

I respectfully disagree. I happen to enjoy the classic dudes. That's just me though.  ;)

I love the way that they mock the cheesy aspect of the classic series... The banana and pizza monsters are just great...

Anyway I hope that the classic turtles also have a lot of action here

I wonder how will appear the comic turtles, we can see them in the background in the opposite side of Classic Shredder and Krang and... Classic April is piloting the helicopter where Casey is... What would the other April think about that??

Wait... You're April?? What's with the yellow jumpsuit? Do you work at a car wash in this dimension??

Okay, I just had to ask: W.T.Pf? What the ... Pillow-fight? Pepperoni flakes? ...I got nuthin'.

/off-topic

Okey, I dont see how the heck they will have 12 turtles in the same movie...

We already had a show with like 10 Red Rangers so it is possible...

W.T.Pf? (http://www.homestarrunner.com/169lostdvd.html) is "What the Pfargtl" from a Homestarrunner short titled "Strongbad EMail #169 Deleted Scene".
If you click on the link, then click on "Theatrical Trailer" in the lower-left, then click on "Deleted Scene #3" in the lower-right.  =]

Yeah, but none of the ten rangers was like an almost clone of any of the others, plus its not like they havent had specials with ten rangers before...

But this time we are going to have 3 of every turtle!

No big deal, I think the comic TMNT just will appear as a short cameo since the original turtles are too much violent/dark/gory/aggressive for be in a cartoon that is mainly aimed to children...

(http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj160/kagereneko/tmntpage.jpg)

3 Leonardos are too much badassery for a movie...

This its not a cartoon, its a movie, so they can use more violence...

Huh? Raph is much more of a badass than Leo! Don's the best though.

It's 4Kids Entertainment.

Yeah, I know... Raph is the bad guy of the group but his rebel attitude has caused too many problems... He always returns to Splinter crying about the mess that his bad temper just caused...

Have you seen Leo fighting!!?? The guy is GOD!!! Raph is stronger but Leo is more skilled... Donny is the weakest since he is kinda pacifist but without his brain the gang would be doomed...

And Mike, Mike is Mike and that's enough for love him..

All true, all true... I'll always be a Donnie fan, though. I mean, he skateboards! What's not to like?

Tomorrow!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ke5g7kO9Aro

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNJdixORT6E

mike is probably the turtle which you always can count on, and he's the funniest which makes him my fav X3

Has anyone seen and/or recorded this cartoon?

Edit1
Found some screenshots: (taken by camera on a TV)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/terrible2z/

Cartoon is uploaded on youtube. It was divided into 9 parts.
Embedded player follows, links on youtube are below player

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRz2UXFA5yM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THu444Stzqc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfq0DCo3yYs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_inlOaMkHJE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_C9bsSlGSM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkvsPggtgNs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp9HfJYCsK0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t2BtzQpoWg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5nfr0hQhKw

Here are the links:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRz2UXFA5yM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THu444Stzqc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfq0DCo3yYs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_inlOaMkHJE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_C9bsSlGSM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MkvsPggtgNs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cp9HfJYCsK0
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1t2BtzQpoWg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5nfr0hQhKw

I just watched it and was great although the 87's turtles were high, they were just stupid and I didn't like that... Is like the new turtles are cool and strong and the old turtles were just a bunch of morons... (I know that the new series is a lot better than the classic show but this movie went too far)... Anyway, the moment when the group meets the original turtles was just epic, my heart was pounding hard in that time and they looked really creepy...

I loved this movie although the characters from the 87's series deserved more respect... 4/5 stars!!

It's not just you, Kyo; I like the classic boys best too.  I'm toying with the idea of getting the Xbox 360 game.  Should I?  Anyone played it?

Way late on this one, but I'm a big fan of the TMNT.

I was into them when I was a kid in the 90's, and I remember having some of the toys, watching the first movie (my favorite of the three), and playing the TMNT games on the Super Nintendo. I remember watching the cartoon when I was younger, but I don't really remember much of it.

When the TMNT came back in 2003, I was excited. I actually really liked the new series--the animation, the fight scenes, etc.

I watched this movie last year and I really liked it. But looking back, I don't think they should have made the 80's turtles look so...stupid.

The addition of the comic turtles was awesome, though.

No replies in this thread for a while, but I thought I'd bring it back since there's ANOTHER new TMNT out.

It's on Nickelodeon and I actually enjoy it quite a bit.

TMNT 2012 is not as much of a throwback to the original animation as the previous movie was, and there's a lot of "modern updates" like 3D animation and a revised theme song, but the changes are actually very well done and the show is still entertaining. They kept up with the original storyline and the characters are still true to themselves. The animation isn't cheesy (like some poorly rendered 3d animation can be) and the theme is toe-tappingly catchy.

The thing I like best about the new show is how through the episode, it can go from very goofy (imitating anime humor) to very dramatic in a comic book type of way. The transitions between the other styles are really smooth and well done, and sort of makes you feel like you're reading a comic book with live action in between. It's got a lot of "feel good" moments in regards to characters and straight awesomeness.

Here's an example:

http://youtu.be/8B8dUtG_h4c

Notable things about TMNT 2012: April is still a "reporter" but instead of tv celebrity, she's high school age. Also, Michaelangelo is Beast Boy.

Has anybody else seen this show yet? Curious to know what you guys think.

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I just have seen it in commercials and I already can see I HATE IT... I mean, I tolerate the japanimation body distortion gags (SD forms, dot eyes, changing sizes, giant drop, etc) in japanimation series... But seeing those in american cartoons makes me cringe, it's unoriginal, out of place and completely offensive to the original work...

Seriously, I never was able to watch Teen Titans because of this (Really? The legendary Warner Brothers ripping off generic japanimation gags) but seeing the turtles doing that kind of stuff is like receiving a kick in the crotch (Don't make me talk about that Spider-Man series who also is using that s***)...

And April as a high schooler? Damn, April is supposed to be a part time scientific assistant and an antique dealer but they turned her into a cliche reporter and now into a flat-chested teenager?? I'm so damn resigned to never see anything about April's cancer (Caused by Baxter Stockman) or the shocking secret of her past... I'm also resigned to never see Casey's daughter Shadow on TV (She is pretty cool)...

Damn you Peter Laird for selling the TMNT franchise to Nickelodeon... DAMN YOU!!!

Also, that's the worst looking Splinter ever...

Yeah, the whole April thing threw me off quite a bit, but I guess I've grown accustomed to the whole anime reaction thing. It's become an international way to illustrate emotions in a humorous way. You can take it or leave it. Personally, I'm over my original negative feelings about it. *shrug*

I recently learned the voice actors for all the Turtles:

Donatello is voiced by Rob Paulsen. If you don't know who HE is then GTFO.
Raphael is voiced by Sean Astin AKA "Mikey" from The Goonies
Leonardo is voiced by Jason Biggs (American Pie, Saving Silverman)
and Michelangelo is Greg Cipes, like I mentioned earlier "Beast Boy" among other notable things.

Just thought it was kinda neat that they gathered an awesome cast of voice actors.

I am trying to get money for purchasing the ultimate collection books but the damn government continue leeching my money so this may take a while... Now, these are the real motherfu***ng Turtles...

(http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-0V7ryPn9QIY/T0Jj4IIXhjI/AAAAAAAACrk/5v_bQxnunwY/s1600/tmnt-vol1+2.jpg)

I saw a few episodes of this a while ago. Just looking at it as a new show, it's not that bad, but not something I'll rush out and grab the DVDs for. But yes, if you have been watching from the originals, then it is a very large shift.

Oh and I was brought up on "Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles". 100% nunchuks free and I still can not work out why they did that.

It was censorship, apparently nunchakus are more dangerous than swords... Anyway, I noticed Mike doesn't use nunchakus in the new series... Why the hell!! Nunchakus are cool!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osHfzv5pRBo

Kage, as someone who grew up on the original TMNT and the comics, do you think this series is worth checking out?  I'm really busy with work right now and on the fence about it; I want to give it a shot, but I really didn't like the recent TMNT series or the movie all that much.

I'm honest, I'm judging the series just for its looks; since I haven't seen any episode so I can't give you any real opinion... Anyway, I don't think it can  get dumber than the 80's cartoons... (At least this one seems to have real combat)

The 2003 series was really good and the only almost faithful depiction that we will get from the real Turtles, I really don't think the Nick series will reach that point of quality...

Sorry, when I said recent "series" I meant the movie.  Stupid typos...  The 2003 series was fun, I've just got such a huge queue of stuff to watch right now that I don't know whether to bump it up or not. 

The 80's cartoon will always be number 1 in my book, though!  How can you not love the cheesiness?!  Also, it used to air before SPC in my market. ;)

The 80's cartoon is the equivalent of Adam West' Batman; it helped to spread the popularity of the franchise worldwide and we always will remember it like an important part of the TMNT history... Anyway, taking off the nostalgia googles you must admit that the series is pretty bad; all the characters were dumbed down in at the end the Turtles doidn't even used their weapons; the series became stupid and boring even when other rip offs were around and had superior quality (Biker Mice from Mars or SWAT Kats)

Anyway, the original intro of the 80's series continues getting me all excited; the Turtles look so badass there and the song is just awesome!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNa2Fr6CA0E

Kage, if you really want to put my feet to the fire, I will admit the newer series is better, but the old one still brings back nostalgic memories.  Not to mention the action figures.  BUT, I just read the TMNT wikipedia page, and I had no idea that Chuck Lorre (creator/producer of Two and a Half Men and The Big Bang Theory) wrote and sang the original show's theme song!  Not only that, he says he has never been paid any royalties he is owed from the series.  Maybe Charlie Sheen secretly owns Mirage and this was his payback? ;)

That looks pretty awesome.

I grew up with the original cartoon and it's awesome line of action figures. Good times. :)

So, I think some kind of golden trophy should be awarded to whoever pitched the idea of casting ROSEANNE as the head Krang in the new TMNT.
GENIUS. Sheer genius.

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Exclusive-Teenage-Mutant-1059297.aspx

Roseanne as Krang makes sense in a very bizarre, sort of way.  It did make me laugh uncontrollably when I realized it.  Maybe Tom Arnold will able to do some VA work as well?

Might go a bit off topic. I still haven't checked this new TMNT out.  But I know it has some of my favourite VA's on it. Rob Paulsen talks about it all the time on his Talking Toons podcast. VA's have become a side interest of mine and I'd like to share the history of this interest.

I guess it starts with Tara Strong; I always say I've been a fan of Tara Strong before I even properly knew her name. I love shows like Teen Titans and Powerpuff Girls, and it's always been a neat tid-bit of trivia to know she has been the voice behind my favourite characters in those shows and many others. It was odd having admiration for her while also never being able to call her name to mind. Then along comes Gabbya into this very message board saying "Hey you gotta give this new MLP show a try".
And I did. First Episode, without needing to see the credits; Twilight Sparkle, THAT's HER! That's Raven! That's Bubbles. Awesome, she's the main character of this show. A Slight digression: You see, I would assume that a show like MLP would be where all the lesser talented people get put on, while all the realy talented get to work on shows like Transformers, Ninja Tyrtles, G.I. Joe. But Tara Strong was a somebody, and I was currious to know if there were any other somebodies assigned to this show. Turns out  a major somebody created the whole darn thing, Lauren Faust along with writers, Amy Keating Rogers, Megan McCarthy, M.A Larson, Cindy Morrow, Rob Renzetti. If you look into what all these people have done in the past; turns out they've been making the shows I love for about a decade. I figured, no more, these people deserve to remain in my memory. I quickley became a fan of everyone who work on the show. Going back to VA's, I came to know a lot of them.

I remember rambling on about them with a friend of mine, he figured since I know so much about these VA's I should look into Rob Paulsen's Podcast. And he was abosulutley right. Talking Toons has had so many iconic guests on the show, talking about their history and how VA's work. I have been able to recognize so many of my favourites from other shows.

From the VA angle alone I can have quite detailed conversations about cartoons while appearing to be completely knowledgable on the subject. Instead of saying "the guy who voiced this and that". I can drop names like, John DiMaggio, Maurice LaMarch, Kevin Conroy, Billy West, Gary Chalk, Grey DeLisle, Jim Cummings, Frank Welker, Dee Bradley Baker, Lee Tockar. List goes on

I know I'm Double Posting here, but I didn't get around to fully completing my thoughts.

The sad thing about SPC is I never have seen the names of its VA's pop up anywhere else. Not for anything else I watch. I know Sonja Ball is Arthur's mom, but I never watched Arthur.

Mechadon, I'm also a huge fan of Billy West, but I just wondered if you were aware that he got his start doing voice work and writing on The Howard Stern Show?  A lot of it isn't really appropriate for this forum, but hit up Youtube and put in "Billy West Howard Stern" and you'll be entertained for quite awhile.  Billy and Howard aren't on good terms anymore because he left over money, but as a Reds fan I'll always love his Marge Schott impression from The Howard Stern Show.