Most well animated episodes

Yabuturtle · 06-11-2015, 10:25 AM

In the 1987, 2003 and 2012 series, which episodes had animation that was well done and fluent? Some are almost movie quality. Which stuck out in your mind?

*neatoman* · 06-11-2015, 11:01 AM

"I, Monster" (2003) comes to mind.

*Wesley* · 06-11-2015, 02:04 PM

1987 series: All season one episodes, Turtles on Trial

Yabuturtle · 06-12-2015, 08:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Wesley

1987 series: All season one episodes, Turtles on Trial

I remember the 1st season being all good particularly the 2nd, 4th and 5th episodes. Turtles on Trial also had good animation? Were there others? Those are the ones that stick out in my mind.

*Wesley* · 06-12-2015, 10:45 AM

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Originally Posted by Yabuturtle

I remember the 1st season being all good particularly the 2nd, 4th and 5th episodes. Turtles on Trial also had good animation? Were there others? Those are the ones that stick out in my mind.

I think there were some others like The Big Zip Attack and Get Shredder. I haven't watched most of the series in years, though, so it's hard to remember which episodes had the best animation.

OrangeNinja1987 · 06-12-2015, 11:04 AM

1987: Season 1, Shredderville, the Maltese Hamster (my favorite episode), The Big Cufflink Caper!, Leonardo Versus Tempestra

2003: Shredder Strikes Back (I haven't seen all of this show)

2012: season 2 finale (I thought the animation in it was the best of the series so far), Of Rats and Men, Eyes of the Chimera (those flying scenes)

*MikeandRaph87* · 06-12-2015, 11:11 AM

Of the 1987 episodes all the Red Sky(last 24) were well done. I know there was the scripting error of Krang's body being on Earth when they were stranded but that is not necessarily an animator mistake. So the first five and last 24. In between? Not many I suspect. Even the title card was messed up for a number of the first 65 episodes having Leo with an orange mask.

*Redeemer* · 06-12-2015, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by Wesley

1987 series: All season one episodes, Turtles on Trial

Good animation and OT do not go in the same sentence

Imo. In the first or second episode Donatello jumps over April to stop here and all you hear is Raph's voice

*Wesley* · 06-12-2015, 01:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Redeemer

Good animation and OT do not go in the same sentence

Imo. In the first or second episode Donatello jumps over April to stop here and all you hear is Raph's voice

Hearing different voices happens a lot in the OT alright. Planet of the Turtloids, My Brother, the Bad Guy and Rock around the Block had good animation I think.

Yabuturtle · 06-12-2015, 01:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Redeemer

Good animation and OT do not go in the same sentence

Imo. In the first or second episode Donatello jumps over April to stop here and all you hear is Raph's voice

Well that's due to inadequate editing, not inadequate animation. I believe the OT had very good animation is some episodes where it was almost movie like quality. Some not so much but then that often applies to just about every animated series.

*CyberCubed* · 06-12-2015, 01:47 PM

All of Season 6 and 7 has great animation.

*Wesley* · 06-12-2015, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Yabuturtle

Well that's due to inadequate editing, not inadequate animation. I believe the OT had very good animation is some episodes where it was almost movie like quality. Some not so much but then that often applies to just about every animated series.

I agree. There were some season 3 episodes that had great animation such as Ninja Sword of Nowhere, Green with Jealousy and Casey Jones: Outlaw Hero.

jenna · 06-12-2015, 02:41 PM

There are a couple of beautifully animated episodes in season 3 - Turtles on Trial and The Attack of the 50 ft Irma. Seasons 6 and 8 arealso pretty well animated.

*neatoman* · 06-12-2015, 10:59 AM

Also, I think it's worth noting that all episodes of the Nick series pretty much look the same in terms of how well animated they are. Due to it being rendered in CGI, there is no need to constantly make new frames as the computer will handle the frames, so the animation is about as fluid in all episodes.

So the only way the Nick cartoon is really improving in it's animation, is in how many things can be put on screen.

06-11-2015, 10:25 AM	#1
Yabuturtle Stone Warrior Join Date: May 2015 Posts: 598	Most well animated episodes In the 1987, 2003 and 2012 series, which episodes had animation that was well done and fluent? Some are almost movie quality. Which stuck out in your mind?

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Wesley Mad Scientist Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Republic of Ireland Posts: 1,589	1987 series: All season one episodes, Turtles on Trial __________________ Donatello: The tracker! It might work. Donatello goes to the back of the Turtle Van Raphael: Shrewd move, Donatello. If we ignore the problem, it might go away by itself. (from The Mean Machines)

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OrangeNinja1987 Foot Soldier Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 223	1987: Season 1, Shredderville, the Maltese Hamster (my favorite episode), The Big Cufflink Caper!, Leonardo Versus Tempestra 2003: Shredder Strikes Back (I haven't seen all of this show) 2012: season 2 finale (I thought the animation in it was the best of the series so far), Of Rats and Men, Eyes of the Chimera (those flying scenes) __________________ DON: We've got to find that bomb! And we've only got eight minutes to do it! RAPH: Excuse me; is that including the commercial break? - 1987 For TMNT art and more, check out OrangeNinja1987 on Deviantart! http://orangeninja1987.deviantart.com/ To help with a current TMNT project: http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/showthread.php?t=53441 Proud fan of the TMNT 2014 movie

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MikeandRaph87 Jedi Master Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: JLA Satellite Headquarters Posts: 11,134	Of the 1987 episodes all the Red Sky(last 24) were well done. I know there was the scripting error of Krang's body being on Earth when they were stranded but that is not necessarily an animator mistake. So the first five and last 24. In between? Not many I suspect. Even the title card was messed up for a number of the first 65 episodes having Leo with an orange mask. __________________ Michelangelo: This looks like a job for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Raphael: Sheesh, Mikey this ain't a cartoon!

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jenna Mad Scientist Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 1,190	There are a couple of beautifully animated episodes in season 3 - Turtles on Trial and The Attack of the 50 ft Irma. Seasons 6 and 8 arealso pretty well animated. __________________ 2k3 Don: That's not a trans-dimensional portal stick. That's... a flashlight! OT Don: It was a flashlight, but with a little rewiring and a lot more positive thinking, it'll soon be a trans-dimensional portal stick. Now hand me that hammer. 2k3 Don: This is a wrench.

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CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 41,057	All of Season 6 and 7 has great animation.