Where Do You Place The Christmas Aliens In Season Three?

~~ABrown~~ · 08-03-2017, 10:40 AM

So in my rewatch of the 4kids series, im coming up to the end of season two. With the third season, im gonna have to decide where to place The Christmas Aliens episode. It was produced to be the first episode of season three. But it was moved to the middle of the season to air closer to Christmas. Ironically, I think it actually fits in a little better in the middle of the season, with the invasion picking up right where season two left off. That being the case, what should I do? Watch the episode as the season premiere, or move it to the middle of the season where it aired?

*CyberCubed* · 08-03-2017, 11:42 AM

It goes exactly where its listed, in the middle.

*TheSkeletonMan939* · 08-03-2017, 01:01 PM

Someone here once said that the biggest indication that the episode is "supposed" to take place at the very beginning of the season is that Leatherhead isn't at their Christmas party.

*ToTheNines* · 08-03-2017, 01:11 PM

Christmas Aliens should be watched as first episode of season 3.

I made this timeline years ago, if you're interested in this kind of stuff: http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=34184

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Originally Posted by TheSkeletonMan939

Someone here once said that the biggest indication that the episode is "supposed" to take place at the very beginning of the season is that Leatherhead isn't at their Christmas party.

That's one reason. Plus the PD have regular guns. After the invasion, there was a lot of alien tech being used by the gangs. Also production code.

*snake* · 08-03-2017, 01:24 PM

I originally watched it in the order it aired, but on later re-watches of the show I put it as the first of S3. It works fine either way though.

~~ABrown~~ · 08-03-2017, 02:56 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

It goes exactly where its listed, in the middle.

Technically, "where its listed" would be the the first episode of the season. In the middle of the season was where it first aired.

I was thinking, another cartoon that had pretty much this exact same problem was The New Batman Adventures. "Sins of the Father" made much more sense as the first episode than "Holiday Knights" did.

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 08-04-2017, 04:26 AM

Are there any indications of autumn in some episodes during season 3? If so, they should be placed before.

*ToTheNines* · 08-04-2017, 07:46 AM

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Originally Posted by Original TMNT Cartoon Fan

Are there any indications of autumn in some episodes during season 3? If so, they should be placed before.

None in season 3, but by mid season 4 you have Halloween, then a few episodes, then the winter time jump where Leo went away for training. So it makes sense to keep Christmas Aliens away from that.

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 08-05-2017, 06:11 AM

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Originally Posted by ToTheNines

None in season 3, but by mid season 4 you have Halloween, then a few episodes, then the winter time jump where Leo went away for training. So it makes sense to keep Christmas Aliens away from that.

Season 4 also have some autumn scenes at Northampton, Massachusetts (which of course is the international famous autumn of New England).

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08-03-2017, 10:40 AM	#1
~~ABrown~~ Banned Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 1,831	Where Do You Place The Christmas Aliens In Season Three? So in my rewatch of the 4kids series, im coming up to the end of season two. With the third season, im gonna have to decide where to place The Christmas Aliens episode. It was produced to be the first episode of season three. But it was moved to the middle of the season to air closer to Christmas. Ironically, I think it actually fits in a little better in the middle of the season, with the invasion picking up right where season two left off. That being the case, what should I do? Watch the episode as the season premiere, or move it to the middle of the season where it aired?

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08-03-2017, 11:42 AM	#2
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 41,002	It goes exactly where its listed, in the middle.

08-03-2017, 01:24 PM	#5
snake Disgusting Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Outer Heaven Posts: 12,230	I originally watched it in the order it aired, but on later re-watches of the show I put it as the first of S3. It works fine either way though.

08-04-2017, 04:26 AM	#7
Original TMNT Cartoon Fan Overlord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 10,154	Are there any indications of autumn in some episodes during season 3? If so, they should be placed before.