Why was James Avery replaced in Season 8 of the 1987 show?

[pferreira]

Originally Posted by Original TMNT Cartoon Fan

They aired in Sweden over TV 1000 Sweden around November 1992 at least, but I recall catching some at Sky 1 around Christmas 1992.

Yep as I said, Christmas 1992.

Originally Posted by Prowler

Also, Coleman was the Rat King

He was also Krang and not a very good one either.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Originally Posted by pferreira

Yep as I said, Christmas 1992.

He was also Krang and not a very good one either.

I've read somewhere it first aired in Denmark.

[pferreira]

Originally Posted by Original TMNT Cartoon Fan

I've read somewhere it first aired in Denmark.

It's entirely probable it aired before the UK got it.

[MikeandRaph87]

Originally Posted by Vegita-San

was that his only voice on the show? seems like he only did it for one season.

In 'New York's Shinest' he voiced one of the two thugs robbing April's apartment. Much later in Planet of the Turtleoids' he voiced Chrome Dome. Aside from that I cannot think of any additional voice or guest character that he portrayed. I noticed a long time ago that unlike the other VAs he never did any other voice. I do wonder why.

[TurtleManiac]

Originally Posted by MikeandRaph87

In 'New York's Shinest' he voiced one of the two thugs robbing April's apartment. Much later in Planet of the Turtleoids' he voiced Chrome Dome. Aside from that I cannot think of any additional voice or guest character that he portrayed. I noticed a long time ago that unlike the other VAs he never did any other voice. I do wonder why.

He also voiced one of the Octopus Inc businessmen on “Corporate Raiders From Dimension X”, the one that starts talking after the turtles pour water to un-hypnotize them. He’s probably done more background character voices, alot of the main cast would provide additional voices.

I didn’t even know there was a third voice actor for Shredder. I thought anytime James Avery was absent, it was Jim Cummings as the substitute.

[Icebot]

Originally Posted by MikeandRaph87

In 'New York's Shinest' he voiced one of the two thugs robbing April's apartment. Much later in Planet of the Turtleoids' he voiced Chrome Dome. Aside from that I cannot think of any additional voice or guest character that he portrayed. I noticed a long time ago that unlike the other VAs he never did any other voice. I do wonder why.

That New York’s Shiniest villain was also in Rhino Man and played by James Avery! James was also Shibano Sama in Blast From The Past.

Originally Posted by TurtleManiac

He also voiced one of the Octopus Inc businessmen on “Corporate Raiders From Dimension X”, the one that starts talking after the turtles pour water to un-hypnotize them. He’s probably done more background character voices, alot of the main cast would provide additional voices.

I didn’t even know there was a third voice actor for Shredder. I thought anytime James Avery was absent, it was Jim Cummings as the substitute.

He had several voices actors, there was Dorian Harewood in a couple season 3 episodes and Townsend Coleman in most of the regular non-Europe season 7.

[TheUltimateBum]

Originally Posted by TurtleManiac

He also voiced one of the Octopus Inc businessmen on “Corporate Raiders From Dimension X”, the one that starts talking after the turtles pour water to un-hypnotize them. He’s probably done more background character voices, alot of the main cast would provide additional voices.

I didn’t even know there was a third voice actor for Shredder. I thought anytime James Avery was absent, it was Jim Cummings as the substitute.

Actually, Shredder got quite a few replacements. Dorian Harewood was first, then Jim Cummings and then Townsend Coleman.

However, for the Red Sky seasons, they went with Bill Martin, whose portrayal relied more on menace than his predecessors (and I think that is what makes him my favorite of the Shredder actors). Bill was basically brought in as a permanent replacement and had to carry a tape of James Avery's performance to try and get the delivery right, but I still feel he managed to make the role his own and I enjoy his take even more than the others.