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My first memory of TMNT was watching a repeat of the FW episode The Incredible Shrinking Turtles back in 1989 on Going Live I think. I don't think it was Return of the Shredder. Was a fan ever since.
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1. I grew up watching many of the serious cartoons in the mid 2000s such as Teen Titans, Tmnt 2003, Justice League etc. So when my interest in tmnt was revitalized during the Nick era, and I checked out the FW cartoon, I found it to break every cliche that I had to come expect from watching those serious mid-2000s toons, and that honestly made me enjoy the cartoon all the more (such as having the villains be so funny and likeable while still being threatening). 2. All the more, the cartoon managed to stay so funny most of the time without going into gag territory, which I really admire. It can be admittedly hard to nail the balance of creating a grounded world with rules, while keeping a show really fun, and that is something that the FW toon nails perfectly (aside from fourth wall gag breaks, which despite being really funny, are the one part of the FW toon that require a serious suspension of disbelief, even compared to everything else the show had to offer). 3. Many things about the FW toon just stuck out to me alot more than the 2k3 one. The colours are much more abundant in the FW toon rather than being a world of dark and dul colours like the 2k3 one (a lot of the time), the music is much more booming in the FW toon, the voice performances are much more memorable, the concepts of the 80s toon (such as the technodrome, the rock soldiers and Krang), stayed in my head longer than any of the concepts that I first discovered through the 2k3 toon. 4. The 80s-90s aesthetics, such as the dated animation, the outdated slang and catchphrases, all just served to make the cartoon more memorable and "retro", that would make me feel nostalgic for it, despite not having grown up with it.
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I genuinely don't remember first becoming aware of the Turtles, but it was undoubtedly through the Fred Wolf cartoon, most likely around 1988 or '89. Shown on Saturday mornings on BBC1 for a while, and then later got an afternoon slot. It was all about Bebop and Rocksteady for us kids back then - Sorry, Eastman & Laird!
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We were all disappointed that they weren't in the movie. We'd probably have loved Out of the Shadows back then. |
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Watching the 1987 cartoon.
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I can't remember for certain, as this would have been during the 87/88 animated launch and I was so young then that my memory isn't exactly clear how I first learned about it. But I'm pretty sure I discovered the show and the action figures around the same time as they were both deep passions of mine once I got into it. I remember being really inspired by the art on the figure cards, both on the front and back, as I loved to draw and the art was really good (and I wasn't really exposed to comic books yet, at least for another 2 or 3 years)
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I think, I've answered this question in the similar thread, but I repeat again: my Mom bought Raphael toy from the newspaper stand. I didn't know who it was, so just called this green dude "Redick", since he had letter R on its belt.
Later I met some kids with little TMNT books based on Wrestling Asteroid arc from TMNT Adventures and first TMNT movie and this way I've learnt about their real names and who they were. And only then I've watched 80s series to complete the deal. |
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When I first watched Fred Wolf TMNT, I hadn't seen the 1950's and 60's B-science fiction films, Star Trek and Star Wars.
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