Did the FW cartoon have good humour?

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Originally Posted by neatoman

Pretty sure the FW cartoon had similar puns up the ass.

I don't know if it has when it comes to swearing word.

[neatoman]

Originally Posted by Original TMNT Cartoon Fan

I don't know if it has when it comes to swearing word.

Well, pseudo-profanity does seem like something it would avoid I guess.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Originally Posted by neatoman

Well, pseudo-profanity does seem like something it would avoid I guess.

But on the other hand, Shredder of the 1987-1996 said "What the devil".

[neatoman]

Originally Posted by Original TMNT Cartoon Fan

But on the other hand, Shredder of the 1987-1996 said "What the devil".

You know, now that I think about it, they could have gotten away with him using Japanese profanity. Not that I think the writers knew any but still.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Originally Posted by neatoman

You know, now that I think about it, they could have gotten away with him using Japanese profanity. Not that I think the writers knew any but still.

What are Japanese profanity bsed on (more than dogs)? It can't have with the Christian devil to do, since it's a Buddhist tradition.

[neatoman]

Originally Posted by Original TMNT Cartoon Fan

What are Japanese profanity bsed on (more than dogs)? It can't have with the Christian devil to do, since it's a Buddhist tradition.

I don't really know much of anything about Japanese profanity, so this is just what google gives me.
http://www.sljfaq.org/afaq/insults.html
http://en.rocketnews24.com/2016/09/2...five%E3%80%91/
http://www.youswear.com/index.asp?language=Japanese

[ABrown]

Originally Posted by Original TMNT Cartoon Fan

"What the shell" got tiresome after a while.

Not for me. The "shell" profanity never got old. I still use it frequently.

[Donnie]

I still crack up when I watch "Leonardo Lightens Up." One of my favorite episodes.

[Coola Yagami]

Originally Posted by neatoman

It's a pretty weird hang-up. Pretty sure the FW cartoon had similar puns up the ass, so I don't get why that one would be bothering them.

Because it wasn't as consistent and overplayed as that one though. They had pizza puns, but not the exact same one every episode. What the shell was basically a catchphrase.

[Prowler]

I liked "what the shell" and "oh shell" when I was 13. I thought it was funny and a way to make the show look more mature without stopping to be kid-friendly.

Nowadays it does feel like they repeated that gag a lot but it's hardly the most grating thing about the 2k3 series, so I let it slide.

[pferreira]

Originally Posted by Prowler

It certainly was better than 2k3 TMNT humour. 2k3 Mike just doesn't have Rob Paulsen's wit and delivery.

I found the 2003 humour very forced and therefore unfunny. The show was good about being serious but couldn't really handle humour. It's in good company though as most TV suffers from that today.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Originally Posted by Prowler

I liked "what the shell" and "oh shell" when I was 13. I thought it was funny and a way to make the show look more mature without stopping to be kid-friendly.

Nowadays it does feel like they repeated that gag a lot but it's hardly the most grating thing about the 2k3 series, so I let it slide.

The first series had so muchh mroe non-children humour when you think of it. I don't even think "What the Shell" should be considered humour at all.

The best was the scene on D'Hoonnib, where one turtle leads four rats.