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Old 09-16-2017, 03:13 PM   #101
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Don Turtelli is my favourite of the bunch.
I saw all season 3 as a child, but didn't remember much of his tickle torture.
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Old 09-21-2017, 04:44 PM   #102
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One thing I love about the show is that it had an ending unlike many 80s/90s cartoons of the time which abruptly ended with no closure.

Ninja Turtles could've so easily gone the same route, but I think the ending was perfect. The turtles defeat the most dangerous enemy they've faced, Dregg with the power of the galaxie's most dangerous aliens multiplied a hundredfold, using Krang's android body from the ruined technodrome and then are congratulated by Splinter as being Ninja Masters who are his equals.

My favourite tmnt ending by far. I think it really payed off considering how many adventures the 80s turtles went through.
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Old 09-21-2017, 04:47 PM   #103
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One thing I love about the show is that it had an ending unlike many 80s/90s cartoons of the time which abruptly ended with no closure.

Ninja Turtles could've so easily gone the same route, but I think the ending was perfect. The turtles defeat the most dangerous enemy they've faced, Dregg with the power of the galaxie's most dangerous aliens, using Krang's android body from the ruined technodrome and then are congrajuated by Splinter as being Ninja Masters who are his equals.

My favourite tmnt ending by far.
It's great to see the turtles walk across the abandoned Technodrome on Balaraphon in "Divide and Conquer". Think how it echoes all the way back to the first season.
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It's great to see the turtles walk across the abandoned Technodrome on Balaraphon in "Divide and Conquer". Think how it echoes all the way back to the first season.
Definetly, and it was also great to see them use Krang's android body to its full potential.

Ever since the 2nd episode it was teased that Krang's android body was unstoppable but we rarely ever got to see it in full force. It was awesome seeing it in its full glory, used to defeat the Turtles' final opponent using the Flying Claw Splinter's final technique taught to the Turtles.
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Definetly, and it was also great to see them use Krang's android body to its full potential.

Ever since the 2nd episode it was teased that Krang's android body was unstoppable but we rarely ever got to see it in full force. It was awesome seeing it in its full glory, used to defeat the Turtles' final opponent using the Flying Claw Splinter's final technique taught to the Turtles.
In the Bebop and Rocksteady crossover, the robot could also fire laser rays. I wish that was in the original series, but the idea must be from the original videogames.
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Old 09-21-2017, 06:10 PM   #106
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One thing I love about the show is that it had an ending unlike many 80s/90s cartoons of the time which abruptly ended with no closure.
It got an ending but I think they could have done better. There was potential for something more epic involving more of the recurring villains from previous seasons.

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Old 09-22-2017, 01:30 PM   #107
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One thing I love about the show is that it had an ending unlike many 80s/90s cartoons of the time which abruptly ended with no closure.

Ninja Turtles could've so easily gone the same route, but I think the ending was perfect. The turtles defeat the most dangerous enemy they've faced, Dregg with the power of the galaxie's most dangerous aliens multiplied a hundredfold, using Krang's android body from the ruined technodrome and then are congratulated by Splinter as being Ninja Masters who are his equals.

My favourite tmnt ending by far. I think it really payed off considering how many adventures the 80s turtles went through.
Agreed. Divide and Conquer is my favourite tmnt season finale, much better than the 4Kids one Wedding Bells and Bytes.
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Agreed. Divide and Conquer is my favourite tmnt season finale, much better than the 4Kids one Wedding Bells and Bytes.
"The Day the Earth Disappeared" is also great.
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Old 09-22-2017, 04:00 PM   #109
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"The Day the Earth Disappeared" is also great.
Agreed. One of the best episodes in the series, imo.
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My favourite thing about that episode is that it made Splinter save the day and showed us he is still a formidable master despite probably aging since the beginning of the series.

My favourite moment is when Splinter says (I'm paraphrasing): "I've come not to fight, but to cast a stone in the lake! (followed by him either saying something in Japanese or making fighting noises, I cant tell lol)
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Old 09-23-2017, 09:57 AM   #111
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Agreed. One of the best episodes in the series, imo.
I first thought it was weird, but after looking it up:

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/4...e-black-holes/

But still, I wonder if that planetoid was beyond the black hole's event horizon, how were stars visible in the skies of the planetoid?

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Old 09-23-2017, 10:07 AM   #112
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My favourite thing about that episode is that it made Splinter save the day and showed us he is still a formidable master despite probably aging since the beginning of the series.

My favourite moment is when Splinter says (I'm paraphrasing): "I've come not to fight, but to cast a stone in the lake! (followed by him either saying something in Japanese or making fighting noises, I cant tell lol)
Splinter had some of the best lines in the series alright. I especially liked when he said to Dregg that it wouldn't be the black hole that would destroy him but his own evil, foreshadowing Dregg's obsession with the Turtles being his undoing.
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Old 09-23-2017, 10:20 AM   #113
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Splinter had some of the best lines in the series alright. I especially liked when he said to Dregg that it wouldn't be the black hole that would destroy him but his own evil, foreshadowing Dregg's obsession with the Turtles being his undoing.
I like seasons 8 and 10, but not those mutations.
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Old 09-28-2017, 10:59 AM   #114
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I came across this interview with director Bill Wolf. It's a shame that we don't get as much insight into the show as we could have but at least it's something:


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Old 09-28-2017, 03:26 PM   #115
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I like seasons 8 and 10, but not those mutations.
Same as me, except I didn't mind the mutations, though I was glad they were written out early on in season 10. Didn't care much for nine (a lot of changes were introduced abruptly), but it had a few good episodes such as Split-Second.
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One thing I loved about the series was the background music.I'm surprised that for a 1980s Saturday morning cartoon, that the background music was so memorable and catchy.

As much as I like the Background Music of the later animated tmnt shows, I don't think that they both even hold a finger to the original soundtrack combined. The only other tmnt soundtracks I find as memorable are that of the 1990 film and The Turtles in Time Video game.
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As much as I like the Background Music of the later animated tmnt shows, I don't think that they both even hold a finger to the original soundtrack combined. The only other tmnt soundtracks I find as memorable are that of the 1990 film and The Turtles in Time Video game.
I agree. I always found it a shame the FW series was so poorly documented by production as well as the fans. I mean we have the Bill Wolf interview above but it's not much to go on.

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Old 09-29-2017, 10:27 AM   #118
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One thing I loved about the series was the background music.I'm surprised that for a 1980s Saturday morning cartoon, that the background music was so memorable and catchy.

As much as I like the Background Music of the later animated tmnt shows, I don't think that they both even hold a finger to the original soundtrack combined. The only other tmnt soundtracks I find as memorable are that of the 1990 film and The Turtles in Time Video game.
I agree about this series' soundtrack as well. The best background music in any show I've watched, live-action and animated. Pity it was never released as an album.
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I agree about this series' soundtrack as well. The best background music in any show I've watched, live-action and animated. Pity it was never released as an album.
Dunno about best ever. Maybe as far American cartoons go, but not once you put anime in the equation.

But yes, the FW series had great background music, indeed.
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Old 09-29-2017, 12:55 PM   #120
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I'm glad someone started this thread. I recently got my hands on some of the old VHS tapes. I didn't think I would still enjoy this so much as an adult. But I did. It was nice to sit down and watch something fun and light with fond memories. It got me to thinking about how as a kid I wished Dark Wing Duck was serious like TMNT.
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