Do you think Nick will buy the OT?

[sdp]

I remember reading when Nick bought the turtles that they "were looking into" buying the OT as well. Now that was just a comment when asked about the OT I think. Do you think it could actually happen?

On one hand its an old show that finished its run long ago, it doesn't have much profitability likely besides media releases. Then again they did buy the 2k3 show which also finished its run and wasn't a show that set the world on fire, it IS more recent though. With them airing Turtles Forever which includes a team up of a team of turtles they can't re-run who knows, especially if the 2k3 show proves to give them decent ratings, then again Nick also has a big catalog of classic shows they refuse to air. It would be nice to have everything under one roof. Well It'd be missing The Next Mutation but Disney doesn't like to sell and I really doubt Nick would try to try to buy it, theres also the movies which basically have 0 chance of them getting the rights.

[Charlotte_Sometimes]

Who's Nick? Some REALLY crazy fanboy? He'd have to be crazy, and wealthy to buy the whole TMNT franchize. Like, WOW! :o

[Venom]

Y-you're kidding, right? :P

Anyway, I sort of hope they do get ahold of it. Then maybe they would have a Turtletoon block!

[Herald7]

Who's Nick? Some REALLY crazy fanboy? He'd have to be crazy, and wealthy to buy the whole TMNT franchize. Like, WOW! :o

Lolol, nice!

[CyberCubed]

I hope not. I get the feeling they've never release the series on DVD>.

[ooglafina]

If they are then I would think that it was a sign that they are really planning to go at this series with all barrels loaded. I would think. Maybe they just have money to waste.

[Scandia]

I hope so. They can air it as part of a classic block. It is a hilarious show after all.

[Eiko]

Prob would be cool if they did buy the OT but lets just hope Nick doesn't get Next Mutation as well that Turtle series should stay in the vault never to be seen again.

[Redeemer]

Ok got a question have they even hinted about purchasing the OT or is this pure fan speculation?

either way lets not get our hopes up.

[Samhain]

Would be cool but no they prob wont.

[gobo]

Ok got a question have they even hinted about purchasing the OT or is this pure fan speculation?
An article announcing the buyout had said that Viacom was looking to buy that series too. But, that could likely have been a case of miscommunication. Hardly unprecedented...

[TheCanadiandrome]

An article announcing the buyout had said that Viacom was looking to buy that series too. But, that could likely have been a case of miscommunication. Hardly unprecedented...
one can always hope

[Francis The Lost Turtle]

Prob would be cool if they did buy the OT but lets just hope Nick doesn't get Next Mutation as well that Turtle series should stay in the vault never to be seen again.

We probably will see The Next Mutation on Nick, when they air the Power Rangers In Space episode "Shell Shocked".

[TheCanadiandrome]

We probably will see The Next Mutation on Nick, when they air the Power Rangers In Space episode "Shell Shocked".
yeah that's about it

[Koi]

The only thing I wish for Nick to do right now, is to bring back those darn turtle Popsicles. Nick makes sponge bob and some other ones, so I am hoping for turtle Popsicles sooner or later.

[Shark_Blade]

Of course, they own everything under the name of TMNT.

[neatoman]

I mean… I get why they would want to own that specific version but like… Is it actually going to be profitable? Maybe there is a reason Lionsgate "never did anything with it".

[veemonjosh]

I mean… I get why they would want to own that specific version but like… Is it actually going to be profitable? Maybe there is a reason Lionsgate "never did anything with it".

Well, it's nearly 200 episodes of nostalgic material that, so far, has been completely unavailable on streaming platforms. Easy way to gain some Paramount+ subs.

[Andrew NDB]

I hope it didn't cost them very much money.

[ranger_scout]

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-nickelodeon-comic-con-1235675090/

It made sense, it's the only global cultural hit the TMNT have ever gotten. Turtlemania was gigantic and now they Viacom owns it. As much as I hate that the 87 Cartoon is always going to be in every incarnation, I'm happy that the show is with them as lionsgate never did anything with the show.

Perhaps they'll even think of making a new season or a direct to TV movie.

This is some of the best news I've read all day! :tgrin:

[CyberCubed]

I'm really surprised Lionsgate/Fred Wolf sold the rights? I guess they felt they made as much money off the DVDs as possible.

Speaking of that I wonder if we'll get a better DVD set of the show, although I'm not really holding my breath. Good for it to be added to streaming and its channels on TV though

[CyberCubed]

I mean… I get why they would want to own that specific version but like… Is it actually going to be profitable? Maybe there is a reason Lionsgate "never did anything with it".

They can sell it indefinitely on streaming, itunes, HD, maybe new DVD releases, who knows

[CyberCubed]

Perhaps they'll even think of making a new season or a direct to TV movie.

I mean they could have done that any time even before owning the show. They brought all the VA's back for the Nick crossovers already. They could have done an animated movie around then too but didn't.

Now I fear one of the old VA's might die so if that happens like Kevin Conroy there would be no point in revisiting it.

[Galactus]

A waste of money in my opinion.

Firstly they own all the characters and likenesses of the '87 TMNT to use in all their merchandise, action figures, comics and video games which they have been doing since they bought the IP. If they wanted to they could make a follow up with all of voice actors...I mean they done that with all the various crossovers between the 2012 and '87 shows.

Secondly I don't agree that this is the only popular version out there. It wasn't even the only popular version while the show was airing. Pound for pound the 1990 movie was just as important to the success of the franchise. Think of all of the elements that are considered intrinsic to TMNT such as Casey Jones being a central character, Raphael being the angry loner, the idea of the the turtles being brothers and Splinter their father among other things. None of these things were part of the Fred Wolf show but had their genesis in the Mirage comics and popularised by the movie. Heck, we've just had everyone whining about April no longer being a red head and that was something that was started by the movie. It shows to me that the movie leaves just as much (if not more) of a cultural foot print the animated series.

The 2003 series was a ratings hit for most of it's run and for two years running had the #1 toyline for two years running as well as quite a slew of other merchandise. It may not have been Turtlemania but it was a substantial hit. The 2012 series was also a fairly big hit and both were quite distinct from the 80s show.

Maybe they can do another re-release of the DVDs but I imagine who most people whe are inclined to buy the full series in that format already do. Stick on of their streaming services or even air on their traditional tv channel but I doubt there is much money to be made in that. They fixation with trying to recreate the 80s show cost them a lot with the last movie and possibly even the upcoming and yet they still seem intent on pushing this as the only version with everything else as an afterthought.

[Wildcat]

I don’t have all the DVDs so this means they’ll probably do their own collection. Hopefully in HD.

I’ll definitely watch it on TV. Haven’t seen the entire run in decades. I don’t think I finished it the first time. I don’t really remember the later seasons.

They might as well own it. They own the rest.

[CyberCubed]

A waste of money in my opinion.

Firstly they own all the characters and likenesses of the '87 TMNT to use in all their merchandise, action figures, comics and video games which they have been doing since they bought the IP. If they wanted to they could make a follow up with all of voice actors...I mean they done that with all the various crossovers between the 2012 and '87 shows.

Secondly I don't agree that this is the only popular version out there. It wasn't even the only popular version while the show was airing. Pound for pound the 1990 movie was just as important to the success of the franchise. Think of all of the elements that are considered intrinsic to TMNT such as Casey Jones being a central character, Raphael being the angry loner, the idea of the the turtles being brothers and Splinter their father among other things. None of these things were part of the Fred Wolf show but had their genesis in the Mirage comics and popularised by the movie. Heck, we've just had everyone whining about April no longer being a red head and that was something that was started by the movie. It shows to me that the movie leaves just as much (if not more) of a cultural foot print the animated series.

The 2003 series was a ratings hit for most of it's run and for two years running had the #1 toyline for two years running as well as quite a slew of other merchandise. It may not have been Turtlemania but it was a substantial hit. The 2012 series was also a fairly big hit and both were quite distinct from the 80s show.

Maybe they can do another re-release of the DVDs but I imagine who most people whe are inclined to buy the full series in that format already do. Stick on of their streaming services or even air on their traditional tv channel but I doubt there is much money to be made in that. They fixation with trying to recreate the 80s show cost them a lot with the last movie and possibly even the upcoming and yet they still seem intent on pushing this as the only version with everything else as an afterthought.

They can literally get money indefinitely by always having it up for purchase on any streaming site, licensing it out to other companies to air, airing on TV, potential new DVD releases, etc.

Plus it's good to have all the TMNT cartoons owned under one roof. The only thing they don't own is Next Mutation but I guess they don't care much.

[sdp]

https://variety.com/2023/film/news/teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-nickelodeon-comic-con-1235675090/

It made sense, it's the only global cultural hit the TMNT have ever gotten. Turtlemania was gigantic and now they Viacom owns it. As much as I hate that the 87 Cartoon is always going to be in every incarnation, I'm happy that the show is with them as lionsgate never did anything with the show.

Perhaps they'll even think of making a new season or a direct to TV movie.

Hasbro owns The Next Mutation, who knows if they'd sell it but since it's not one of their to brands, they are not going to promote the competition so TNM is never going to be on a streaming platform ever again or released on any media. Not looking good TNM bros.

Fredwolf clearly didn't care about the TMNT, they mostly seemed to care to license it as if it was an old whore they could just send to get money from time to time. They kept relesing the same 12 episodes per disc in their box sets. Even without a remaster if the new reruns/streaming episodes are just normal quality they'll look better. I'm not sure how much they paid for it but likely viacom didn't pay too much for it but I'm sure it's a substantial amount as well. How much did 4Kids get for the 2003 show? They probably got a similar figure, I do remember that 4kids also had merchandising rights which is what they bought so that was probably the main reason viacom even bought 2003 not so much the show but the merch rights.

I'm guessing this includes rights to the theme song, that alone probably made it worth it for viacom counting how iconic it is. we'll know for sure if they start using the theme song later, or imagine a patch where Shredder's Revenge and cowabunga collection can now use the song!

we also don't know when this deal was made, perhaps the reason idw could make the saturday morning adventures was because of this deal getting done. At the end of the day I guess viacom saw that all the merchandise that was being sold was based on the original show so they wanted to own it. I don't think it's out of the question that we could get a new season, I mean if 90s X-Men got it after being a popular stream on Disney+ then perhaps this could too. I'm not counting on it but I feel it's more likely now than it's ever been.

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2003/2012 were barely popular, they had relevance like 2-3 years but nowhere a worldwide phenomenom like the 87 show. Yeah it could've been done before but it was an awkward situation, "inspired by the original show" or whatever now it can be an official sequel. Nick has seen when it comes to merchandise new kids aren't getting into the turtles as they'd hope but boomers buy the old cartoon stuff like candy. I'm sure these all factored into the decision. They didn't just do it for reruns or to stream it exclusively.

Years ago I would've never said a new show was likely but yeah now shows are revived as long as there's nostalgia so I can see it happening. I'm not saying it will just that it's more likely than it's ever been. The show had a nice ending so I wouldn't like to have that messed up so I'm ok if nothing ever happens but i'd also be ok if it did.

I fully agree with this.

Plus Nick might as well spend money and buy the rights to Garfield and Friends, The Garfield Show, and those live action movies with them owning the rights to his future. Garfield and Friends on Paramount + is a no brainer.

Still amazes me that they're doing absolutely nothing with Garfield.

Garfield was an odd acquisition, I guess Jim Davis was just interested in selling and viacom threw a number and he said yes. There's a new movie coming out soon but that was a licensing deal before they bought garfield. perhaps they're waiting for that to air to see what they do. Do people even care about garfield?
The comics are more of a meme online, you had 80s kids that liked the specials and 90s kids that liked G&Friends but the new garfield show didnt seem particularly popular despite getting a few seasons.
Garfield doesn't really need a cartoon though, his merchandise just sells for whatever reason.

[Drose18]

I would keep my paramount+ subscription indefinitely if they can get 1987 on there

[CyberCubed]

I doubt we'll get any new animation for the series (especially with the aging voice actors), but it's nice to have everything owned by the same company.

Also if some other company buys TMNT from Nick sometime in the far future, they'll get everything in one bundle which is good rather than having things fall into licensing rights with other companies.

[LeotheLateBloomer]

From my understanding, WB owns the rights to the 90s films (since WB bought Cinema Line), TMNT, and Batman vs TMNT so those are some things Nick doesn't own from the property. In fact, they released all 5 of these as part of their 100th anniversary DVD lineup.

[Zachatello00]

I wonder if their plan is to use this version of TMNT (1987) as the featured TMNT product/series/etc. moving forward after Mutant Mayhem hype fizzles out. Didn't they say that they were going to start showing it next year?

If that is the case - and there isn't a new animated series in the works - will this version of TMNT be what they put out there and support for years to come? Will Playmates make new figures/toys/merch from this version of the cartoon to support it?

If so, do we think that it would have the same impact it had in the past, or is it's style so consigned to the 80s that it doesn't really take off?

I guess what I'm really asking is, is Nickelodeon's intention to re-introduce 87 Turtles to the world, or to give us old shellheads something to chew on between newer projects?

[TurtleManiac]

Hopefully now they can put the entire series on HD Blu Ray. Also if they re-release DVDs again or Blu Ray, maybe now they can use the actual old school artwork from the VHS, or does FHE own that artwork? Would be cool to see it re-used. It also says Playmates Toys on the back of the VHS. Wonder who owns the old VHS artwork.

So the first 2 DVDs of the OT Volumes 1 and 2 were by FHE, then volume 3 and on was Lionsgate. Is this why they couldn’t use the actual theme song on the first Arcade1up and Cowabunga Collection, because Lions Gate wouldn’t allow it?

I haven’t got Cowabunga Collection yet but hopefully they can restore the original theme song into the arcade game now that they have the rights. But then the NES version still can’t have the Pizza Hut logo? Or maybe they can use it now that they bought the OT? So confusing.

[neatoman]

I think the main reason they did it was for... Cohesion? I guess? Nickelodeon has done a lot of merchandising around this show and it might a bit awkward if they couldn't distribute the show itself. If they believe it will be a ratings/subscriber draw, that might be true but I doubt it's going to be in the long run.

As for the potential of them essentially making season 11 and/or specials, maybe but I think even they understand that making season 11 of a children's show that ended 27 years ago is a bad idea when they could just endlessly reboot.

Seems a bit more likely they'll make something like SGCTC than a continuation.
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[LeotheLateBloomer]

A waste of money in my opinion.

Firstly they own all the characters and likenesses of the '87 TMNT to use in all their merchandise, action figures, comics and video games which they have been doing since they bought the IP. If they wanted to they could make a follow up with all of voice actors...I mean they done that with all the various crossovers between the 2012 and '87 shows.

Secondly I don't agree that this is the only popular version out there. It wasn't even the only popular version while the show was airing. Pound for pound the 1990 movie was just as important to the success of the franchise. Think of all of the elements that are considered intrinsic to TMNT such as Casey Jones being a central character, Raphael being the angry loner, the idea of the the turtles being brothers and Splinter their father among other things. None of these things were part of the Fred Wolf show but had their genesis in the Mirage comics and popularised by the movie. Heck, we've just had everyone whining about April no longer being a red head and that was something that was started by the movie. It shows to me that the movie leaves just as much (if not more) of a cultural foot print the animated series.

The 2003 series was a ratings hit for most of it's run and for two years running had the #1 toyline for two years running as well as quite a slew of other merchandise. It may not have been Turtlemania but it was a substantial hit. The 2012 series was also a fairly big hit and both were quite distinct from the 80s show.

Maybe they can do another re-release of the DVDs but I imagine who most people whe are inclined to buy the full series in that format already do. Stick on of their streaming services or even air on their traditional tv channel but I doubt there is much money to be made in that. They fixation with trying to recreate the 80s show cost them a lot with the last movie and possibly even the upcoming and yet they still seem intent on pushing this as the only version with everything else as an afterthought.

I fully agree with this.

Plus Nick might as well spend money and buy the rights to Garfield and Friends, The Garfield Show, and those live action movies with them owning the rights to his future. Garfield and Friends on Paramount + is a no brainer.

Still amazes me that they're doing absolutely nothing with Garfield.

[ZariusTwo]

As for the potential of them essentially making season 11 and/or specials, maybe but I think even they understand that making season 11 of a children's show that ended 27 years ago is a bad idea when they could just endlessly reboot.]

We live in a world where Netflix produced a continuation of the original MOTU cartoon and where Disney are reviving the 1990s X-Men animated series

Reviving FW TMNT is as inevitable as it gets.


A waste of money in my opinion.


I live for whinge like this :lol:

The 2003 series was a ratings hit for most of it's run and for two years running had the #1 toyline for two years running as well as quite a slew of other merchandise. It may not have been Turtlemania but it was a substantial hit. The 2012 series was also a fairly big hit and both were quite distinct from the 80s show

And what did both shows end with? Crossovers with the FW TMNT. Hell 2012 basically became nothing more than a dumping ground for FW TMNT concepts when it ran out of it's own ideas (which was very quickly)

And when you think of TMNT 2003, you think of four seasons and one 'lost' one, not the last three years of the show which were just as campy, gimmicky and lightweight as FW was at it's peak.

[CyberCubed]

Barry Gordon (Donatello's OT voice actor, as well as Bebop's), is 74 years old. He's the oldest of the original TMNT cast. I doubt they're going to do anything new with them (besides maybe another one-off special or crossover?) because once one of the original cast dies there's no point in doing this. And I doubt the other 3 VA's would want to voice an OT thing if one of them passes away.

[LeotheLateBloomer]

Garfield was an odd acquisition, I guess Jim Davis was just interested in selling and viacom threw a number and he said yes. There's a new movie coming out soon but that was a licensing deal before they bought garfield. perhaps they're waiting for that to air to see what they do. Do people even care about garfield?
The comics are more of a meme online, you had 80s kids that liked the specials and 90s kids that liked G&Friends but the new garfield show didnt seem particularly popular despite getting a few seasons.
Garfield doesn't really need a cartoon though, his merchandise just sells for whatever reason.

Has there been any merchandise of him since the purchase though?

[Shark_Blade]

I wish them the best on streaming platform.


Maybe give a proper HD upscale treatment too? The ones on iTunes could look better since I think it’s dvd quality only. A complete series package would be sweet too.

[Andrew NDB]

Maybe give a proper HD upscale treatment too? The ones on iTunes could look better since I think it’s dvd quality only. A complete series package would be sweet too.

I'm not sure that better-than-480p versions of Fred Wolf have ever existed. The best they could do would be to run an AI filter on it to upscale it to pseudo 1080p, probably.

[Looney Turtles]

Ever since it was announced that Nick bought the franchise back in 2009, I always wondered if they would ever show the 1987 series. Now, 14 years later, they will be. Pretty cool, I must say. I think this will be the first time the 1987 series was shown in the US since 1997?

[oldmanwinters]

I'm not sure that better-than-480p versions of Fred Wolf have ever existed. The best they could do would be to run an AI filter on it to upscale it to pseudo 1080p, probably.

Yeah, the fact that the original animation studio owned it as long as it did and the best quality they had on file seemed to be dvd-digital conversions of video cassette tapes makes me think there is no hope for any “remaster” project.

[MrPliggins]

Ever since it was announced that Nick bought the franchise back in 2009, I always wondered if they would ever show the 1987 series. Now, 14 years later, they will be. Pretty cool, I must say. I think this will be the first time the 1987 series was shown in the US since 1997?

The '87 series, at least in the US, last aired on USA Network, I think until '96 or '97. It also aired Saturdays on CBS until '96 with limited reruns. The reruns on USA Network had about a minute of cuts per episode for time (which was common with reruns on cable networks at the time for some reason). Season 1 to 3 haven't been run without these edits since it was in syndication in '93. The Europe Vacation episodes have never aired uncut in the US, as they premiered as "new episodes" on USA Network in 1993.

[MikeandRaph87]

USA Cartoon Express aired TMNT(1987) until Labor Day 1997 at the same time the Red Sky episodes which CBS was repeating on Saturdays were pulled. Interestingly some broadcast affiliates such as mine did not air the Shredder and Krang 3 episode arc. USA if memory serves only aired up to Name That Tune, the last syndication episode before jumping to CBS Saturdays one hour block. It also aired the European vacation episodes.

[MrPliggins]

USA did air CBS seasons 4 - 6. I had recorded over my original airings, and was able to re-record them (although edited) through the USA airings (ah, the days before season set releases). They eventually aired season 7 CBS eps as well, but not until close to the end of their run.

[Looney Turtles]

The '87 series, at least in the US, last aired on USA Network, I think until '96 or '97. It also aired Saturdays on CBS until '96 with limited reruns. The reruns on USA Network had about a minute of cuts per episode for time (which was common with reruns on cable networks at the time for some reason). Season 1 to 3 haven't been run without these edits since it was in syndication in '93. The Europe Vacation episodes have never aired uncut in the US, as they premiered as "new episodes" on USA Network in 1993.

Either way, it's been well over 20 years now. The 1987 series returning to syndication has been long overdue, when you consider that so many other Saturday Morning Cartoon shows have seen syndicated reruns more recently than the 90's.

Canada had it a bit better. Reruns were shown on the Canadian-exclusive Teletoon Retro, until the channel shut down in 2015, I believe.

[cammy85]

The last time it aired in Canada was on the defunct Teletoon Retro. But just like Real Ghostbusters, they would only air up to the first 26 episodes, or The Fifth Turtles, JUST inching out the awesome Enter The Rat King. But they did air Raphael Knocks 'Em Dead at least once.

[CyberCubed]

Well now that we know that Mutant Mayhem is the next cartoon series I guess that kills any speculation of the original cartoon getting a "revival." Nick wouldn't want two different TMNT cartoons competing against each other at the same time.

[sdp]

We already knew they were making a cartoon of the movie for more than a year though. They specifically mentioned the movie would launch a new cartoon series. And a sequel is a no brainer if it's successful. Around that same time they also announced the unrelated non-canon to Mutant Mayhem Villain origin stories, and they were re-confirmed like 2 months ago again.

The new news is them acquiring the 1987 show, so yeah I think a season 11 is fair game. Especially since the audiences are different. Boomers are going to watch the 1987 revival and kids are going to watch the mutant mayhem cartoon.

[Wednesday's Serial]

IDK. Doing two Turtles cartoons at the same time? Interesting, but from a cold corporate view that would be, different. Has anything like that been done before?

[veemonjosh]

IDK. Doing two Turtles cartoons at the same time? Interesting, but from a cold corporate view that would be, different. Has anything like that been done before?

Most famous example I can think of was DiC doing two Sonic the Hedgehog cartoons at the same time in 1993 (one for syndication and one on Saturdays).

But a more comparable situation to what's being suggested here is what Netflix recently did with Masters of the Universe, where they made one show that was a brand new CGI reboot, and another that was a direct continuation of the Filmation cartoon, both premiering in 2021.

[Shark_Blade]

It appears that the 1987 TMNT show will begin airing on the Nicktoons Channel on July 31st/Aug 1st, which is earlier than initially anticipated

https://twitter.com/theoldturtleden/status/1685472089195810817?s=61&t=MrPlInF9kOF_X1nUjKG4Dg

[Looney Turtles]

We already knew they were making a cartoon of the movie for more than a year though. They specifically mentioned the movie would launch a new cartoon series. And a sequel is a no brainer if it's successful. Around that same time they also announced the unrelated non-canon to Mutant Mayhem Villain origin stories, and they were re-confirmed like 2 months ago again.

The new news is them acquiring the 1987 show, so yeah I think a season 11 is fair game. Especially since the audiences are different. Boomers are going to watch the 1987 revival and kids are going to watch the mutant mayhem cartoon.

As long as they ditch the red sky from the last three seasons, I would be all for a revival of the 1987 series. The crossovers they had with the 2012 series showed potential.

[TurtleManiac]

The iTunes version is definitely the best picture quality for 1987 TMNT. I got the first 3 seasons on iTunes, only because the pic quality was so great and I could easily take nice clear screenshots, but after a while Apple has blocked that feature, now if you try to screenshot something on iTunes it just gives a blank screen. Now I gotta take actual pics of the TV screen.

The DVD quality is pretty good too, but not as clear/sharp as the iTunes. There’s some noticeable lines on some of the discs. I hooked up an old VCR the other day and put an old TMNT VHS in, the colors just looked more rich and vibrant than the DVDs. I wish Apple would remove the screenshot block cause the picture quality on there was near perfect.

[MikeandRaph87]

Nicktoons Channel tonight at 12am EST and 12:30 EST tonight will be the first time it has aired in the United States since September 8th, 1997. I hate that Turtle Tracks and Enter: The Shredder will air so late. I would have hoped 8pm on Nickelodeon.

[MrPliggins]

Turtle Tracks is airing now on Totally Turtles. It does seem apparently uncut with original music intact, which is nice. I'm guessing Nicktoons will air it the same way.

[oldmanwinters]

The iTunes version is definitely the best picture quality for 1987 TMNT. I got the first 3 seasons on iTunes, only because the pic quality was so great and I could easily take nice clear screenshots, but after a while Apple has blocked that feature, now if you try to screenshot something on iTunes it just gives a blank screen. Now I gotta take actual pics of the TV screen.

Unfortunately, that seems to have become a universal standard for any streaming platform these days.

I recommend the FireShot (free version) browser extension for taking snapshots. Not sure about iTunes compatibility but it seems to work for VUDU and AmazonVideo.

[Looney Turtles]

Who else watched the episodes when they aired tonight/this morning? I tuned in, and it seems that all the original music was, indeed, intact.

That was the first time in quite a while that I've actually tuned in to watch something on Nicktoons. The channel improved itself just by adding this show. I wonder if Garfield and Friends will follow suit, now that Nick is also getting a new Garfield series.

[Ninja Tiptup]

Who else watched the episodes when they aired tonight/this morning? I tuned in, and it seems that all the original music was, indeed, intact.

That was the first time in quite a while that I've actually tuned in to watch something on Nicktoons. The channel improved itself just by adding this show. I wonder if Garfield and Friends will follow suit, now that Nick is also getting a new Garfield series.

I was hanging out with a friend this evening and we tuned in. It’s wild to see it back on TV for the first time since 1997.

No time cuts, no dialogue edits, original theme recordings and the video quality was better than the YouTube upload. It was beautiful.

If you guys have Nicktoons then tune in or at least DVR it and watch the next day so Viacom doesn’t end this immediately. Currently it’s only scheduled for this week and there’s a marathon on Friday late-night/Saturday morning.

[CyberCubed]

I don't think I've watched anything on live broadcast television in over a decade. I can't believe people still watch "real" TV.

[MrPliggins]

I don't have cable but I've been checking it out on Pluto TV. All seems original and uncut to me. It would've been neat if they'd used the original commercial bumpers, but I didn't think they would. All in all, everything looks great.

[Mario500]

I was hanging out with a friend this evening and we tuned in. It’s wild to see it back on TV for the first time since 1997.

No time cuts, no dialogue edits, original theme recordings and the video quality was better than the YouTube upload. It was beautiful.

If you guys have Nicktoons then tune in or at least DVR it and watch the next day so Viacom doesn’t end this immediately. Currently it’s only scheduled for this week and there’s a marathon on Friday late-night/Saturday morning.

"Viacom"? (https://www.viacom.com/)

[Ninja Tiptup]

"Viacom"? (https://www.viacom.com/)

I forgot Viacom rebranded as Paramount Global

The Totally Turtles channel is already making some odd choices. Today they are showing season 2 episodes but skipped “Incredible Shrinking Turtles” and running “Turtle Tracks” from season 1 in place of “The Case of the Killer Pizzas”. So they moved on to a different batch of episodes from yesterday but are still showing “Return of the Shredder” and “Turtle Tracks”. Yesterday’s batch was 1-7 and today’s is 6, 8, 9, 10, 1, 12 and 13. So they’re playing all of the Eye of Sarnath saga except the episode that kicks it off.

[Icebot]

I just saw The Mean Machines on Pluto TV! It’s pretty incredible seeing the show on tv for the first time since 1997! I’m guessing Nickelodeon is taking their time in showing the episodes so we’ll have more to look forward to.

[MikeandRaph87]

So TMNT (1987) is only being run 12am-1am EST Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday? Just like 8 episodes so Mean Machines and that is it? I have the series as a whole to tape on DVR as it airs. I was hoping at least run through the series with two episodes a day even if at an odd hour on a non-primary channel.

[Ninja Tiptup]

So TMNT (1987) is only being run 12am-1am EST Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday? Just like 8 episodes so Mean Machines and that is it? I have the series as a whole to tape on DVR as it airs. I was hoping at least run through the series with two episodes a day even if at an odd hour on a non-primary channel.

There's an hour on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday

A marathon on Friday from 12am-5:45AM

And an hour on Saturday and Sunday

Most of season 2 airs but the listings don't show "The Case of the Killer Pizzas","Splinter No More" and "The Catwoman from Channel Six" and when they get to season 3 they skip "Turtles on Trial", "The Maltese Hamster", "Sky Turtles", "The Old Switcheroo" and "The Fifth Turtle" for whatever reason.

So they air all of season 1, most of season 2 and some of season 3 but nothing is scheduled beyond Sunday. Here's hoping this does well enough that Nicktoons keeps it around longer and they get around to airing those episodes they skipped.

This is what's airing during that marathon on Friday/Saturday overnight

12:00 am
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Mean Machines - Season 2 Episode 4
12:30 am
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Curse of the Evil Eye - Season 2 Episode 5
01:00 am
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Enter: The Fly - Season 2 Episode 7
01:30 am
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Invasion of the Punk Frogs - Season 2 Episode 8
02:00 am
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Return of the Shredder - Season 2 Episode 1
02:25 am
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
New York's Shinest - Season 2 Episode 10
02:50 am
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenagers From Dimension X - Season 2 Episode 11
03:15 am
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Return of the Technodrome - Season 2 Episode 13
03:40 am
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Beneath These Streets - Season 3 Episode 1
04:05 am
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Attack of the 50 Foot Irma - Season 3 Episode 3
04:30 am
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Burne's Blues - Season 3 Episode 7
04:55 am
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Enter the Rat King - Season 3 Episode 9
05:20 am
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Turtles at the Earth's Core - Season 3 Episode 10

Here's Saturday

12:00 am
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
April's Fool - Season 3 Episode 11
12:30 am
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Attack of Big MACC - Season 3 Episode 12

And Sunday

12:00 am
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Ninja Sword of Nowhere - Season 3 Episode 13
12:30 am
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
20,000 Leaks Under the City - Season 3 Episode 14

[CyberCubed]

This is the most bizarre airing ever. If you have 193 episodes you just bought, you'd think they'd run through all 193 episodes in order.

[MikeandRaph87]

This is the most bizarre airing ever. If you have 193 episodes you just bought, you'd think they'd run through all 193 episodes in order.

Not to mention reasonable airtime for American audiences. Some of us want to show our children a live airing of our favorite show.

[MrPliggins]

Most of season 2 airs but the listings don't show "The Case of the Killer Pizzas","Splinter No More" and "The Catwoman from Channel Six" and when they get to season 3 they skip "Turtles on Trial", "The Maltese Hamster", "Sky Turtles", "The Old Switcheroo" and "The Fifth Turtle" for whatever reason.

Looks like "Catwoman From Channel Six" is on Pluto's rotation tomorrow. Very odd airing order indeed.

[oldmanwinters]

Looks like "Catwoman From Channel Six" is on Pluto's rotation tomorrow. Very odd airing order indeed.

Watched it this morning at 7:30-8 in lieu of the local news!

[Ninja Tiptup]

Today Totally Turtles is showing 2, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 21. “Splinter No More” (14), “Turtles on Trial” (20) and “The Case of the Killer Pizzas” (11) have been skipped so far. I guess episode 1 airing yesterday might have been intentional if episode 2 airing today wasn’t a goof.

[teacher fan]

The first 5 episodes are on the official Ninja Turtles YouTube page in a compilation video. Although... the compilation is "off". I mean, they have ridiculous borders on the side; but they have a version of the theme song with a different singer, and the episodes definitely have some edits. Can I get a confirmation for someone on this? My ears and memory of the old show aren't perfect right now. Also, can someone confirm the Pluto TV and Nicktoons airings aren't like this?

[Ninja Tiptup]

The first 5 episodes are on the official Ninja Turtles YouTube page in a compilation video. Although... the compilation is "off". I mean, they have ridiculous borders on the side; but they have a version of the theme song with a different singer, and the episodes definitely have some edits. Can I get a confirmation for someone on this? My ears and memory of the old show aren't perfect right now. Also, can someone confirm the Pluto TV and Nicktoons airings aren't like this?

Yes the YouTube upload edits together the first five episodes (poorly upscaled) and trims out some dialogue and establishing shots, slash cuts between episodes, shortens the title cards, speeds through all 5 credit rolls at the end and replaces the theme song with a different recording that is also being used in the trailer for the TMNT Minecraft DLC.

On Nicktoons Network, Nick.com and PlutoTV the episodes air uncut and without modifications.

[CyberCubed]

I wonder if Nick got those Turtle Tips shorts, they were never on the Lionsgate DVDs either. There's some shoddy uploads of them on youtube, but it would be fun to see them again.

[Ninja Tiptup]

I wonder if Nick got those Turtle Tips shorts, they were never on the Lionsgate DVDs either. There's some shoddy uploads of them on youtube, but it would be fun to see them again.

I would love to see those again!

[Looney Turtles]

I was hanging out with a friend this evening and we tuned in. It’s wild to see it back on TV for the first time since 1997.

No time cuts, no dialogue edits, original theme recordings and the video quality was better than the YouTube upload. It was beautiful.

If you guys have Nicktoons then tune in or at least DVR it and watch the next day so Viacom doesn’t end this immediately. Currently it’s only scheduled for this week and there’s a marathon on Friday late-night/Saturday morning.

Shows come and go on Nicktoons all the time. The 2012 series, the Fairly OddParents and the 2021 Rugrats series does the same thing. Jimmy Neutron also comes back once in a blue moon, only to leave the channel again shortly after. So the 1987 series will likely leave and come back several times.

Only SpongeBob, both of its spin-offs, The Louse House and it's spin-off, the Casagrandes, seems to stay on the channel consistently.

I don't think I've watched anything on live broadcast television in over a decade. I can't believe people still watch "real" TV.

It kind of gives me that nostalgic feeling. Plus, I like to have everything in one place, rather than subscribing to a bunch of different streaming services.

[Ninja Tiptup]

Totally Turtles is showing episodes 27-32 today so they skipped 22-26.

[Zachatello00]

Totally Turtles is showing episodes 27-32 today so they skipped 22-26.

Are there “problematic” things in some of the episodes they’re skipping? Might explain why they’re skipping so many.

[Galactus]

Are there “problematic” things in some of the episodes they’re skipping? Might explain why they’re skipping so many.

Case Of The Killer Pizzas was banned from airing on TV for many years due to it including the Twin Towers quite prominently. I also wonder if Nick is playing it safe with Pizza Monsters resembling the Xenomorph.

I can't think of anything in the other listed episodes that would be considered "problematic". I mean they air the very first episode with overly stereotypical Japanese characters so anything else seems fine by comparison.

Anyway...Nick can't use the proper version of the theme song and seemingly can't air some of the series best episodes. I definitely think buying the series was a waste of money/

[Ninja Tiptup]

Nickelodeon is using the original recording of the theme song for everything except that crappy "HD" upload of season 1 as one spliced together video. All the Nicktoons Network airings, the Nick.com uploads and the airings on PlutoTV's Totally Turtles channel are uncut.

I don't think it's a content issue keeping those episodes from airing but more likely they don't have all the tapes yet or some tapes are too damaged to use. Hopefully they will sort things out soon but this was a very quick turnaround from when they announced that they acquired the old cartoon. Totally Turtles has already shown every episode that is schedule to air on Nicktoons Network. If the next cycle of episodes is all repeats then that will be a pretty good clue that they don't have all the tapes yet.

[Ninja Tiptup]

Totally Turtles is showing episodes 3, 4, 5, 34, 38, 40, 41 today. 33, 35, 36, 37 and 39 were skipped.

On the bright side, Nicktoons Network will continue airing the show next week every night at Midnight for an hour except Friday which will have another all night marathon starting at Midnight.

[cammy85]

Case Of The Killer Pizzas was banned from airing on TV for many years due to it including the Twin Towers quite prominently. I also wonder if Nick is playing it safe with Pizza Monsters resembling the Xenomorph.

It was actually the following episode "Enter: The Fly" where the first few minutes featured the Twin Towers. The Big Blowout also had the Technodrome parked between the two towers for awhile.

[Galactus]

It was actually the following episode "Enter: The Fly" where the first few minutes featured the Twin Towers. The Big Blowout also had the Technodrome parked between the two towers for awhile.

You're right. My mistake..so I got nothing to explain it then.

[Powder]

Where was the series even aired post-9/11 to have had an episode banned from syndication?

[CyberCubed]

Seems like the channel is just airing eps at random, not unlike the old channels used to do in the 90's or early 2000's for cartoons. I wouldn't worry about it, it doesn't matter. If they do put out new DVDs though I'm sure we'll get every episode.

[Icebot]

Today Totally Turtles is airing episodes 42, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49 and 7. Skipping 43 and 46. I’m not sure yet what is happening past episode 49.

[Ninja Tiptup]

Today Totally Turtles is airing episodes 42, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49 and 7. Skipping 43 and 46. I’m not sure yet what is happening past episode 49.

Skipping “Corporate Raiders from Dimension X” (43) is outrageous!

And they also skipped “Beware the Lotus” (46)

Last night/this morning Nicktoons skipped “The Case of the Killer Pizzas” (11), “Splinter no More” (14), “The Cat Woman from Channel Six” (17), “Turtles on Trial” (20), “The Maltese Hamster” (22), “Sky Turtles” (23), “The Old Switcheroo” (24), “Burne’s Blues” (25) and “The FIfth Turtle” (26)

11, 14, 20 and 22-26 were skipped on Totally Turtles previously but they ran 17 I believe. So far, Nicktoons has skipped 9 episodes out of 28 which is slightly more than a 3rd of the episodes and Totally Turtles has skipped 15 out of 49.

[CyberCubed]

Well you have to say, this is exactly how kids channels aired cartoons in the 90's and 2000's. :lol:

Instead of airing eps in proper order, they would just randomly skip around and air eps no matter what order they wanted. The OT doesn't have THAT much continuity so it's not that huge a deal, but it's still odd when they have 193 eps to run through.

[MrPliggins]

I don't mind skipping the Zach eps, although if I remember right, "The Fifth Turtle" was one of the better animation quality eps of season 3, along with "Turtles on Trial".

[MikeandRaph87]

Are there any further airings of the 1987 cartoon on an actual television network or was it just a one week midnight thing?

Case Of The Killer Pizzas was banned from airing on TV for many years due to it including the Twin Towers quite prominently. I also wonder if Nick is playing it safe with Pizza Monsters resembling the Xenomorph.

I can't think of anything in the other listed episodes that would be considered "problematic". I mean they air the very first episode with overly stereotypical Japanese characters so anything else seems fine by comparison.

Anyway...Nick can't use the proper version of the theme song and seemingly can't air some of the series best episodes. I definitely think buying the series was a waste of money/

It didn't stop Hot Rodding Teenagers from airing this past week. The 1987 cartoon was never aired during the period of sensitivity that saw Pok'emon episode 'Tentacool & Tentacruel' pulled because Tentacruel knocked over buildings. Any kaju related thing does that! Then even though it was not connected to destruction of buildings three episodes later the episode title was Tower of Terror which was a haunted tour which Ash and Pikachu are temporarily disembodied.

[Ninja Tiptup]

Today Totally Turtles is showing 8, 52, 53, 60-63. That’s a lot of skipped episodes including 50, 51, and 54-59. Skipping Usagi’s first episode but airing his farewell is just… very disappointing. And skipping Leatherhead meeting The Rat King is also a shame.

[Looney Turtles]

Are there any further airings of the 1987 cartoon on an actual television network or was it just a one week midnight thing?



It didn't stop Hot Rodding Teenagers from airing this past week. The 1987 cartoon was never aired during the period of sensitivity that saw Pok'emon episode 'Tentacool & Tentacruel' pulled because Tentacruel knocked over buildings. Any kaju related thing does that! Then even though it was not connected to destruction of buildings three episodes later the episode title was Tower of Terror which was a haunted tour which Ash and Pikachu are temporarily disembodied.

According to my TV guide, it'll still be airing on Nicktoons for the foreseeable future.

[MikeandRaph87]

According to my TV guide, it'll still be airing on Nicktoons for the foreseeable future.

So to night at midnight EST? I have series recording on my DVR, but I was not sure. Nick is airing it at odd hours and not chronological so I have been skeptical.

[Ninja Tiptup]

For the first time Totally Turtles is showing an episode that was previously skipped in the rotation. It’s episode 14 “Splinter No More” but they still skipped episode 11 “The Case of the Killer Pizzas”. Today’s episode’s were 9, 10, 12-16, 64 and 65. Will they start season 4 tomorrow? I guess we’ll find out soon.

[Looney Turtles]

So to night at midnight EST? I have series recording on my DVR, but I was not sure. Nick is airing it at odd hours and not chronological so I have been skeptical.

Yeah, every night at 12 AM for an hour. Tonight, it looks like they are repeating two Season 2 episodes.

[Antoniocafe]

While I love having the original cartoon on Pluto, it's definitely not the way to watch the show in order, in its entirety. The same episodes over and over, with episodes being skipped. But it's fantastic for something to have on in the background.

[Ninja Tiptup]

Now they’re doing 8 episode cycles on Totally Turtles instead of 7 episodes plus the Mutant Mayhem BTS special and a segment of Rise.

Today’s selection is nothing new though. Rather than proceeding to season 4 or showing some skipped episodes they are just repeating season 3 episodes they played already. 19, 21, 27-32. They still skipping 20 and 22-26.

And Nicktoons is getting screwy as well because they just repeated episodes 6 and 7 last night despite my SlingTV listings claiming they were episodes 33 and 34. Tonight will be 8 and 9 and tomorrow 10 and 12 and more repeats later this week but on Sunday they’ll jump back to season 3 and resume it from 31 and finally start airing episodes 33+. Some that haven’t played on Totally Turtles yet.

[Icebot]

Season 4 starts today on Totally Turtles, from Plan 6 to Turtlemaniac I think, skipping some episodes. I think they’re also airing the 2012 episode Super Shredder.

[Ninja Tiptup]

Season 4 starts today on Totally Turtles, from Plan 6 to Turtlemaniac I think, skipping some episodes. I think they’re also airing the 2012 episode Super Shredder.

They incorrectly list 1987 episode 2 “Enter the Shredder” as the 2012 episode “Super Shredder”

Today they are showing “The Turtles and the Hare” and “Once Upon a Time Machine” which are considered the start of season 5, episodes 105 and 106 but they were surely produced before the CBS episodes from season 4.

A rather peculiar selection overall because it ends up being 1, 2, 66, 69, 71, 72, 105, and 106. 2 episodes from season 1, 4 from season 4 and 2 from season 5.

[Icebot]

Yes, The Turtles and The Hare and Once Upon a Time Machine are the beginning of season 5 but I’m pretty sure they were once considered season 4. I remember on the official ninja turtles website it said there is no episode 76 due to multiple changes that were made in episode number. I think the reason OUATM was moved to season 5 is because the year 1991 was mentioned and season 5 is from 1991.

My guess is Nick considers those episodes season 4.

[MrPliggins]

Looks like they're apparently skipping all of the season 4 CBS episodes because only season 5 CBS episodes are on the schedule for tomorrow.

[TigerClaw]

Looks like they're apparently skipping all of the season 4 CBS episodes because only season 5 CBS episodes are on the schedule for tomorrow.
Maybe they are spreading out all the seasons, so that it can be random, I doubt they are showing them in episode order.

You can watch it on pluto.tv here.
https://pluto.tv/en/live-tv/5d0c16d686454ead733d08f8

[MikeandRaph87]

So episodes like 'Son of Return of The Fly', 'The Dimension X Story', 'Raphael Meets His Match', 'Slash: Evil Turtle From Dimension X', ' The Big Cufflink Caper' and 'Splinter Vanishes' are completely skipped on both Pmuto and Nicktoons? Why can't it air from 8pm to 9pm on Nickelodeon on week nights and aired in episode number order? That should not be too difficult of a thing to do m!

[Ninja Tiptup]

Totally Turtles is indeed showing only season 5 episodes today.

108, 109, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116

Only skipping 107 and 110 in season 5 so far but it’s bizarre that they skipped almost all of season 4.

Mondo Gecko, Mutagen Man, Muckman and the 2nd episode for Bug Man are among these episodes (they skipped the first). Also “Donatello’s Duplicate”, “Raphael vs the Valcano” and the episode focused on Napoleon of the punk frogs.

[cammy85]

You're all lucky. Canada is only getting the 2003 and 2012 show from what I see.

City At War is on right now.

[TurtleManiac]

I turned on Pluto TV lastnight, it was a trip seeing the 1987 Turtles cartoon back on the air after nearly 30 years. Wow!

So episodes like 'Son of Return of The Fly', 'The Dimension X Story', 'Raphael Meets His Match', 'Slash: Evil Turtle From Dimension X', ' The Big Cufflink Caper' and 'Splinter Vanishes' are completely skipped on both Pmuto and Nicktoons? Why can't it air from 8pm to 9pm on Nickelodeon on week nights and aired in episode number order? That should not be too difficult of a thing to do m!

“Raphael Meets His Match” features a Trump parody, “McDonald Crump”, and the whole episode takes place on a billionaire yacht that says “Crump” on the side.

“Slash, The Evil Turtle From Dimension X”, featured 2 Trump parodies:

Fenton Q Hackenbrush - Looks like and acts like Trump, portrayed as a “sleazy businessman” / “con man”

Donald J. Lofty - Name is more similar to Donald J. Trump, and kinda resembles the appearance of Fred Trump

I wonder if that’s why they skipped those episodes, they don’t want people thinking they support Trump, and get themselves “cancelled” ? :lol:

I guess we’ll have to wait and see if they eventually air those episodes. Even on “Donatello Trashes Slash” the final scene takes place on “Trumpet Tower”. Wonder why they associated Slash with Trump so much.



Only skipping 110 in season 5 so far but it’s bizarre that they skipped almost all of season 4.

Season 4 is when they had all the Trump parody episodes, I was wondering how they would handle that with the election coming up.

[Icebot]

I turned on Pluto TV lastnight, it was a trip seeing the 1987 Turtles cartoon back on the air after nearly 30 years. Wow!



“Raphael Meets His Match” features a Trump parody, “McDonald Crump”, and the whole episode takes place on a billionaire yacht that says “Crump” on the side.

“Slash, The Evil Turtle From Dimension X”, featured 2 Trump parodies:

Fenton Q Hackenbrush - Looks like and acts like Trump, portrayed as a “sleazy businessman” / “con man”

Donald J. Lofty - Name is more similar to Donald J. Trump, and kinda resembles the appearance of Fred Trump

I wonder if that’s why they skipped those episodes, they don’t want people thinking they support Trump, and get themselves “cancelled” ? :lol:

I guess we’ll have to wait and see if they eventually air those episodes. Even on “Donatello Trashes Slash” the final scene takes place on “Trumpet Tower”. Wonder why they associated Slash with Trump so much.




Season 4 is when they had all the Trump parody episodes, I was wondering how they would handle that with the election coming up.

Donald J. Lofty was also in The Big Zipp Attack and Rebel Without A Fin. Still that is a rather small portion of the season so I was surprised they skipped so many others. I can understand why they wouldn’t want to air the Trump ones.

[Ninja Tiptup]

Only skipping 107 “My Brother, the Bad Guy” and 110 “Donatello’s Bad Time” for season 5 so far

Today it’s 1 and 117-123

117 - The Ice Creature Cometh
118 - Leonardo Cuts Loose
119 - Pirate Radio
120 - Raphael, Turtle of a Thousand Faces
121 - Leonardo, Renaissance Turtle
122 - Zach and the Alien Invaders
123 - Welcome Back, Polarisoids

[MrPliggins]

Man, watching "Turtle Tracks" within the season 5 rotation really shows the drastic change of tone with the show over time.

[Looney Turtles]

Man, watching "Turtle Tracks" within the season 5 rotation really shows the drastic change of tone with the show over time.

To be honest, though, Season 1 feels different from every other season. First of all, it had a different animation studio. The villains were an actual threat, since after Season 1, they gradually become more inefficient, before becoming more of a threat again around Season 7. The Turtles actually used their weapons on a consistent basis, whether to destroy the Foot Soldier robots and the Mousers, to disarm Bebop and Rocksteady, or reduce the Krang android body back to its original size. After Season 1, it's surprising how little we see of the robots. Also, all four of the Turtles were humorous in their own right, as later on it would be established that Michelangelo and Raphael are the more humorous ones, and Leonardo and Donatello are the more serious ones.

This is why many fans, to this day, consider Season 1 the best one, with Season 2, 3 and 7 being the only other contenders.

[MrPliggins]

To be honest, though, Season 1 feels different from every other season. First of all, it had a different animation studio. The villains were an actual threat, since after Season 1, they gradually become more inefficient, before becoming more of a threat again around Season 7. The Turtles actually used their weapons on a consistent basis, whether to destroy the Foot Soldier robots and the Mousers, to disarm Bebop and Rocksteady, or reduce the Krang android body back to its original size. After Season 1, it's surprising how little we see of the robots. Also, all four of the Turtles were humorous in their own right, as later on it would be established that Michelangelo and Raphael are the more humorous ones, and Leonardo and Donatello are the more serious ones.

This is why many fans, to this day, consider Season 1 the best one, with Season 2, 3 and 7 being the only other contenders.

I agree. I have a soft spot for season 2, as that is when I discovered the show in 1988. It actually has some sense of continuity, and I'd call it the second best season for my tastes. You can pretty much randomize season 3 to 7's episodes within their seasons and it wouldn't matter much continuity-wise.

[Ninja Tiptup]

Now that you mention it, Don and Leo had several funny lines in season 1 and Leo especially loses that in subsequent seasons.

It’s all episodes of season 2 and 3 on Totally Turtles today. 6-8, 33, 34, 38, 40, 41. I think 33 “Take Me to Your Leader” was skipped before.

[Icebot]

Looks like season 3 continues today on Totally Turtles, skipping Corporate Raiders and the Lotus one like before. However it looks like they’re playing Usagi’s first episode this time!

[Ninja Tiptup]

Yes indeed both ep 50 “Usagi Yojimbo” and ep 51 “The Case of the Hot Kimono” entered the rotation today.

Today’s episodes:
42, 44, 45, 47-51

Darn shame they skipped Corporate Raiders and Lotus again but they seem to be slowly adding in skipped episodes so maybe they’ll eventually air all 193.

I’ve decided to compile an airing chart for Totally Turtles and Nicktoons if anyone is interested in that.

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1BWVdoNS4AlJgvvx6nuq_ccTyFaTTvJfMOQoWxSo9AiQ

[TigerClaw]

Maybe they are slowly adding more episodes, so that they are be played at random then in sequential order, There are so many, They can play any episodes because many of them don't connect to one another.

[Ninja Tiptup]

Bodacious! Monday's selection will be all episodes they previously skipped!

35, 36, 37, 39, 59, 67, 68, 73

Now that's progress!

[MrPliggins]

Nice! I usually lament that the series became so silly later on, but Cowabunga Shredhead is one of my favorites and it’s super silly.

[CyberCubed]

So they just skip eps to air them later? I mean it doesn't really matter but it's odd.

[MrPliggins]

Yeah, seems like there's no rhyme or reason. Maybe they held back a few for quality reasons or something. Looks like season 4 CBS eps are airing tomorrow. Son of Return of the Fly, the Mona Lisa episode, Slash, etc. I'm sure they'll all air eventually, just in an odd order.

[TigerClaw]

Yeah, seems like there's no rhyme or reason. Maybe they held back a few for quality reasons or something. Looks like season 4 CBS eps are airing tomorrow. Son of Return of the Fly, the Mona Lisa episode, Slash, etc. I'm sure they'll all air eventually, just in an odd order.
Its better if they air episodes in a random order, That way you never know which episode will play til you watch it.

[Ninja Tiptup]

So they just skip eps to air them later? I mean it doesn't really matter but it's odd.

I’m strongly suspecting they had problems with some tapes and are sorting that out.

[MrPliggins]

Its better if they air episodes in a random order, That way you never know which episode will play til you watch it.

Yeah, that was part of the excitement as a kid. Then they'd randomly throw in a new episode here and there.

[CyberCubed]

It's not like the OT had that MUCH continuity anyway, most of the episodes were designed to watch in any order besides a few. This is how we all saw them on TV as kids anyway, I had no idea what the proper order of the show was after the first season since they always aired random episodes. Wasn't till I came to ninjaturtles.com around 1997 where I finally saw an episode listing for the show for the first time.

[Ninja Tiptup]

Today’s episodes include 76, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 96, 97

76 - Menace, Maestro Please
79 - Son of Return of the Fly II
80 - Raphael Knocks 'em Dead
81 - Bebop and Rocksteady Conquer the Universe
82 - Raphael Meets His Match
83 - Slash - The Evil Turtle from Dimension X
96 - Donatello's Degree
97 - The Big Cufflink Caper!

[TurtleManiac]

Oh wow they’re actually gonna air “Raphael Meets His Match” and “Slash, The Evil Turtle From Dimension X” ? I thought for sure they’d skip those cause of the Trump parody. I’ll try to tune in and see if anything got edited out.

“Raphael Meets His Match”
https://i.imgur.com/7r99zQT.jpg?2
https://i.imgur.com/wJhK5IK.jpg?2
https://i.imgur.com/X1BeOkV.jpg?2
https://i.imgur.com/ZSFlMGP.jpg?5

“Slash, The Evil Turtle From Dimension X”
https://i.imgur.com/yYzvEws.jpg?1
https://i.imgur.com/yosBCzl.jpg?1
https://i.imgur.com/Aa9jXyc.jpg?5

[Icebot]

Today it’s season 1 and the beginning of season 2.

[MrPliggins]

So far they haven’t edited anything from what I’ve seen, outside of skipping episodes, which will probably all eventually air.

[Ninja Tiptup]

Since they went back to episodes 1-8 today it’s anyone’s guess if tomorrow will be 9-16 or 9-17 still skipping “The Case of the Killer Pizzas” more skipped episodes, more new episodes from season 5+, more reruns or a combination of any of the above.

[CyberCubed]

Oh wow they’re actually gonna air “Raphael Meets His Match” and “Slash, The Evil Turtle From Dimension X” ? I thought for sure they’d skip those cause of the Trump parody. I’ll try to tune in and see if anything got edited out.

“Raphael Meets His Match”
https://i.imgur.com/7r99zQT.jpg?2
https://i.imgur.com/wJhK5IK.jpg?2
https://i.imgur.com/X1BeOkV.jpg?2
https://i.imgur.com/ZSFlMGP.jpg?5

“Slash, The Evil Turtle From Dimension X”
https://i.imgur.com/yYzvEws.jpg?1
https://i.imgur.com/yosBCzl.jpg?1
https://i.imgur.com/Aa9jXyc.jpg?5

Why would anyone think they would cut these eps to begin with? Nobody cares there's a 90's Trump parody

[Icebot]

Today it starts by continuing season 2: The Mean Machines through Splinter No More, still skipping Case of the Killer Pizzas. Then comes season 4: Were Rats from Channel 6, Funny They Shrunk Michaelangelo, The Big Zipp Attack.

[Ninja Tiptup]

Today it starts by continuing season 2: The Mean Machines through Splinter No More, still skipping Case of the Killer Pizzas. Then comes season 4: Were Rats from Channel 6, Funny They Shrunk Michaelangelo, The Big Zipp Attack.

It’s starting to feel like an in-joke that they keep airing season 2 episodes and continue to skip those killer pizzas.

Today’s episode numbers:
9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 85, 86, 87

It would seem the answer to my question was a combination of any of the above. If I was actively watching these streams every day I might prefer a combination of new and old because watching 8 episodes a day is a bit much for a working adult.

[MrPliggins]

It’s starting to feel like an in-joke that they keep airing season 2 episodes and continue to skip those killer pizzas.

Today’s episode numbers:
9, 10, 12, 13, 14, 85, 86, 87

It would seem the answer to my question was a combination of any of the above. If I was actively watching these streams every day I might prefer a combination of new and old because watching 8 episodes a day is a bit much for a working adult.

I sometimes put them on in the background WHILE I'm working, in lieu of my usual podcasts. I'd have no time otherwise.

[IMJ]

I sometimes put them on in the background WHILE I'm working, in lieu of my usual podcasts. I'd have no time otherwise.

This is exactly what I do as well - with most animation to be honest.

[Ninja Tiptup]

This is exactly what I do as well - with most animation to be honest.

Especially understandable in this case where the dialogue is usually the best part of the cartoon.

Today it’s all previously skipped season 4 episodes 88-95

Donatello Makes Time
Farewell, Lotus Blossom
Rebel Without a Fin
Rhino-Man
Michaelangelo Meets Bugman
Poor Little Rich Turtle
What's Michelangelo Good For?
The Dimension X Story

[Icebot]

Today it’s all previously skipped season 4 episodes 88-95

Donatello Makes Time
Farewell, Lotus Blossom
Rebel Without a Fin
Rhino-Man
Michaelangelo Meets Bugman
Poor Little Rich Turtle
What's Michelangelo Good For?
The Dimension X Story

On Pluto tv, they played Were-Rats from Channel 6 instead of Michaelangelo Meets Bugman even though the schedule does say Michaelangelo Meets Bugman.

[Ninja Tiptup]

On Pluto tv, they played Were-Rats from Channel 6 instead of Michaelangelo Meets Bugman even though the schedule does say Michaelangelo Meets Bugman.

Thanks for catching that. Gotta love when you can’t even trust the listings to be accurate.

Today’s listings include 15-17 and previously skipped 98-102

15 - New York's Shiniest
16 - Teenagers from Dimension X
17 - The Cat Woman from Channel Six
98 - Leonardo vs. Tempestra
99 - Splinter Vanishes
100 - Raphael Drives 'em Wild
101 - Beyond the Donatello Nebula
102 - Big Bug Blunder

[Icebot]

Thanks for catching that. Gotta love when you can’t even trust the listings to be accurate.

Today’s listings include 15-17 and previously skipped 98-102

15 - New York's Shiniest
16 - Teenagers from Dimension X
17 - The Cat Woman from Channel Six
98 - Leonardo vs. Tempestra
99 - Splinter Vanishes
100 - Raphael Drives 'em Wild
101 - Beyond the Donatello Nebula
102 - Big Bug Blunder

You’re welcome! And now they’re playing Funny They Shrunk Michaelangelo instead of Splinter Vanishes. And it looks like they’re playing the Catwoman before New York’s Shiniest and Teenagers From Dimension X.

[Ninja Tiptup]

You’re welcome! And now they’re playing Funny They Shrunk Michaelangelo instead of Splinter Vanishes. And it looks like they’re playing the Catwoman before New York’s Shiniest and Teenagers From Dimension X.

Yeah the cycle starts with 15 and 16 then the season 4 episodes then 17.

Another case of the wrong episode airing? Sheesh.

So at this point they have skipped about 20 of 117 and the ratio was far worse a week ago.

[Icebot]

Today it’s The Making of Metalhead, Return of the Technodrome, Beneath These Streets, then the premiere of season 6!

[Ninja Tiptup]

127-131

Rock Around the Block
Krangenstein Lives!
Super Irma
Adventures in Turtle-Sitting
The Sword of Yurikawa

Though it should be noted Adventures in Turtle-Sitting is incorrectly listed as season 4 episode 22 and it’s using a 2003 image for the preview

[MrPliggins]

Nice.. the show didn’t seem to have enough Krang-centric episodes. I always liked learning a little more about his backstory, though ultimately we got very little.

[IMJ]

Nice.. the show didn’t seem to have enough Krang-centric episodes. I always liked learning a little more about his backstory, though ultimately we got very little.

I tossed in a random disc recently and realized that I had never seen any of the episodes on it before. It must have been that era where TMNT was on Saturday mornings and I sort of briefly "outgrew" it :lol::lol::lol:

But the episode I just watched was the one where Krang's android body is regulated by a video game chip and Michelangelo controls it with a video game controller at the end. :lol::P There was also a completely nonsense and out-of-place B-Plot in the episode where Shredder loses his memory... hahahah wtf?

It was neat discovering some random episodes that I didn't even know I had never seen.

[CyberCubed]

That episode is hilarious. What I liked about most OT episodes is they threw a B-plot into each episode. It reminded me of the Simpsons.

[IMJ]

I can imagine Uncle Phil reading the script for that episode and fist pumping while saying "FINALLY! Some character development for Shredder!"

[Coola Yagami]

I love how even not remembering who he was, Shredder's first instinct was to threaten the city with a bomb.

[Coola Yagami]

Why would anyone think they would cut these eps to begin with? Nobody cares there's a 90's Trump parody

You really do underestimate the power of TDS, don't you? But luckily these guys didn't do that and let the episodes air.

TMNT OT was wholesome as you could get. None of the episodes deserve to get removed or even be remotely considered 'problematic'.

[CyberCubed]

So why are people having mental breakdowns and coming up with conspiracy theories about eps being cut? Literally dumb and pointless outrage.

[MrPliggins]

Nothing has been cut from what I've seen. I'm sure all of the episodes will eventually air in full (except maybe turtle tips). Like someone said, it's more interesting to see them air in a weird order anyway.

[Zulithe]

i hope they put the entire OT (every season) back on iTunes and other digital stores cause I'd like to buy it someday.

[Ninja Tiptup]

More of season 6 today but they skip 137 “Donatello Trashes Slash” and run the 2nd Usagi episode instead

132 - Return of the Turtleoid
133 - Shreeka's Revenge
134 - Too Hot to Handle
135 - Nightmare in the Lair
136 - Phantom of the Sewers
52 - Usagi Come Home
138 - Leonardo is Missing
139 - Snakes Alive!

[Icebot]

Today they finish season 6 and start the Europe season, playing Attack of the 50 Foot Irma instead of Mr. Nice Guy:

Polly Wanna Pizza
Attack of the 50 Foot Irma
Sleuth on the Loose
Tower of Power
Rust Never Sleeps
A Real Snow Job
Venice on the Half Shell
Artless

[Ninja Tiptup]

TMNT Twitter just announced seasons 1 & 2 will stream on Paramount+ starting September 19th

https://twitter.com/tmnt/status/1694031680925827312?s=46&t=dEW4h4igihlVhGDCaA-VkQ

Surely these will include those elusive killer pizza monsters

[Ninja Tiptup]

Today it’s the rest of the European Vacation eps 148-155 and none of it was skipped!

Ring of Fire
The Irish Jig is Up
Shredder's New Sword
The Lost Queen of Atlantis
Turtles on the Orient Express
April Gets in Dutch
Northern Lights Out
Elementary, My Dear Turtle

[MrPliggins]

Nice, this is the first time the European Vacation episodes have ever aired uncut in the US. Back in the day (before DVDs), I had to find airings/tapings from elsewhere to get them without edits.

[oldmanwinters]

I'm really impressed y'all keep a list of which episodes have aired and which get skipped over.

I truly do appreciate dedication to details when it comes to historical reference too.

[CyberCubed]

I still can't believe people watch real live TV in the year 2023. I literally forget that's still a thing.

[Ninja Tiptup]

I'm really impressed y'all keep a list of which episodes have aired and which get skipped over.

I truly do appreciate dedication to details when it comes to historical reference too.

I won’t speak for Icebot or anyone else but I really want to see how long it takes for every episode to get on the rotation. It’s so inconsistent that we literally have no idea what will air any given day. Checking the stream daily is the only way to track the progress for preservation purposes.

[MrPliggins]

I used to keep track of the airings back in the 90s, in syndication and on USA network. Mainly because I was trying to tape them all. This was a pre-dvd world with spotty 2-episode vhs releases. Got rid of the notes (and the tapings) long ago, though.

[Ninja Tiptup]

I used to keep track of the airings back in the 90s, in syndication and on USA network. Mainly because I was trying to tape them all. This was a pre-dvd world with spotty 2-episode vhs releases. Got rid of the notes (and the tapings) long ago, though.

Lately I have been trying to track down local TV schedules from 1987-1997 to see when and where TMNT and other cartoons were broadcast in syndication.

I’m pretty sure my local FOX station KQPQ ran TMNT next to Rescue Rangers and DuckTales in 1989 before that time frame became the Disney Afternoon in 1990. I’m not sure where TMNT ended up after that but it might have been weekday mornings or afternoons on another channel. Sometime after 1991 it was definitely on a different channel though it might have been CBS on a weekend when cartoons got moved to the late afternoon because of sports.

[MikeandRaph87]

Is Nicktoons not airing it from 12am-1am EST anymore? I am watching through it all on my DVR. The last episode that aired is Return of The Fly.

[Ninja Tiptup]

Is Nicktoons not airing it from 12am-1am EST anymore? I am watching through it all on my DVR. The last episode that aired is Return of The Fly.

They still air it for an hour Monday-Thursday at midnight but after blowing through several episodes in an overnight marathon the first week they decided to reair those and reair some others before proceeding. Next week they’ll get back to airing new episodes.

[TurtleManiac]

It’s been airing 24/7 on Pluto TV. I use Google Chromecast it has the Pluto TV app and anytime I turn it on it’s playing TMNT. There’s a channel on there called “Totally Turtles” and it seems anytime day or night it has been playing the OT non-stop.

[Icebot]

Today begins season 7 and some season 4 episodes including ones that haven’t aired yet:

Leonardo Lightens Up
The Starchild
The Legend of Koji
Planet of the Turtles (it’s stretched to an hour so I’m assuming it’s really Planet of the Turtleoids)
Shredder’s Mother
Four Turtles and a Baby
Turtlemaniac

[MikeandRaph87]

They still air it for an hour Monday-Thursday at midnight but after blowing through several episodes in an overnight marathon the first week they decided to reair those and reair some others before proceeding. Next week they’ll get back to airing new episodes.

So my DVR is not airing episodes already logged in my queue then? I didn't see Splinter No More, Catwoman from Channel Six or Turtles on Trial pop up after being skipped. However, I did see Beneath the Streets and it was skipped initially,correct? I just got through Return of The Technodrome last night.

[Ninja Tiptup]

So my DVR is not airing episodes already logged in my queue then? I didn't see Splinter No More, Catwoman from Channel Six or Turtles on Trial pop up after being skipped. However, I did see Beneath the Streets and it was skipped initially,correct? I just got through Return of The Technodrome last night.

Yeah it won’t automatically re-record episodes that already are recorded depending on your DVR. Several episodes from seasons 2 and 3 were skipped on Nicktoons and Totally Turtles.

Next Monday your DVR should record “Casey Jones, Outlaw Hero” and “The Mutagen Monster”

[Ninja Tiptup]

Today begins season 7 and some season 4 episodes including ones that haven’t aired yet:

Leonardo Lightens Up
The Starchild
The Legend of Koji
Planet of the Turtles (it’s stretched to an hour so I’m assuming it’s really Planet of the Turtleoids)
Shredder’s Mother
Four Turtles and a Baby
Turtlemaniac

There’s Shredder’s Mom and Planet of the Turtleoids!

Quite a curious selection of new, old and skipped.

[Antoniocafe]

So, while I would never condone the illegal uploading of copyrighted materials. Nickelodeon has definitely put the kibosh on uploads of the original cartoon.

[Icebot]

All episodes are season 3 today:

Mr. Ogg Goes To Town
Shredderville
Bye Bye Fly
The Big Rip Off
The Big Break In
The Big Blow Out
Enter The Rat King
Turtles At The Earth’s Core

[teacher fan]

Ninja Turtles 1987 Seasons 1+2 are coming to Paramount Plus next month. So it looks like their plan is to make everyone watch the old seasons on commercial TV first; and then make them part of the modern streaming package.

[Ninja Tiptup]

Ninja Turtles 1987 Seasons 1+2 are coming to Paramount Plus next month. So it looks like their plan is to make everyone watch the old seasons on commercial TV first; and then make them part of the modern streaming package.

That’s probably part of the plan but I think mainly they haven’t found all the tapes yet and won’t stream / sell additional seasons until they sort out all the tapes for that season. Season’s 3 and 4 are a lot of episodes.

[neatoman]

Seems strange that they wouldn't release all of it at once, was there some weird clause in the agreement?

[Icebot]

Looks like the red sky season (season eight) begins today, playing just Cyber Turtles and Turtle Trek and some season 3 and 4 episodes.

[Ninja Tiptup]

Mostly season 9 today but also some of season 8 (the H.A.V.O.C. arc) and one previously skipped from season 4

And they couldn’t even bother to run the season 9 episodes in the correct order

103 - The Foot Soldiers are Revolting
173 - Cry H.A.V.O.C.! (1)
174 - H.A.V.O.C. in the Streets (2)
175 - Enter: Krakus (3)
182 - The Showdown
183 - Split-Second
178 - The Unknown Ninja
179 - Dregg of the Earth

[teacher fan]

That’s probably part of the plan but I think mainly they haven’t found all the tapes yet and won’t stream / sell additional seasons until they sort out all the tapes for that season. Season’s 3 and 4 are a lot of episodes.

I highly doubt that. The "Red Sky" seasons just aired on Pluto TV this past weekend. They have the episodes. They're just spacing out the release of the seasons to keep people glued to Paramount Plus.

[Ninja Tiptup]

I highly doubt that. The "Red Sky" seasons just aired on Pluto TV this past weekend. They have the episodes. They're just spacing out the release of the seasons to keep people glued to Paramount Plus.

They have all the episodes but have skipped around 30 on Totally Turtles. I figure that’s because they had some tape problems but it’s just a theory.

Anyway today’s episodes have some previously skipped and some reruns.

70 - Shredder's Mom
75 - Name That Toon
77 - Super Hero for a Day
78 - Back to the Egg
104 - Unidentified Flying Leonardo
143 - Tower of Power
144 - Rust Never Sleeps
145 - A Real Snow Job

[MrPliggins]

I'm guessing "Case of the Killer Pizzas" will be the last episode to air. They have to keep us watching by holding back one of the best episodes.

[Ninja Tiptup]

I'm guessing "Case of the Killer Pizzas" will be the last episode to air. They have to keep us watching by holding back one of the best episodes.

Bold choice given it’s already available to buy with the rest of season 2

[Icebot]

Today it’s seasons 3, 4 and 5:

Invasion of the Turtle Snatchers
The Maltese Hampster
Green With Jealously
The Old Switcheroo
The Turtles and the Hare
Once Upon a Time Machine
Burner’s Blues
Michaelangelo Meets Mondo Gecko

I believe most of the season 3 episodes were skipped and this is their first time playing.

[Ninja Tiptup]

Yep!

"The Maltese Hamster" (22), "The Old Switcheroo" (24) and "Burne's Blues" (25) are season 3 episodes that were previously skipped.

So far, Totally Turtles has skipped 36 out of 183 episodes and it remains to be seen when they will show 184-193.

I wish I could say Nicktoons was getting better about skipping episodes but if the current listings are accurate then they're skipping a lot of season 3.

[MrPliggins]

That’s weird , last night I checked todays schedule and it showed today as “my brother, the bad guy”, “mondo gecko”, “turtles and the hare”, “once upon a Time Machine”, “Turtles to the Second Power”, “Mobster From Dimension X”, “The Day the Earth Disappeared”, and “Divide and Conquer”. Must have switched it up overnight.

[Ninja Tiptup]

Today it’s all season 5 with one previously skipped episode “Donatello’s Bad Time” which brings the skipped number down to 35

109 - Enter Mutagen Man
110 - Donatello's Bad Time (NEW)
111 - Michaelangelo Meets Bugman Again
112 - Muckman Messes Up
113 - Napoleon Bonafrog: Colossus of the Swamps
114 - Raphael Versus the Volcano
115 - Landlord of the Flies
116 - Donatello's Duplicate

[Icebot]

Today it’s all season 5 with one previously skipped episode “Donatello’s Bad Time” which brings the skipped number down to 35

109 - Enter Mutagen Man
110 - Donatello's Bad Time (NEW)
111 - Michaelangelo Meets Bugman Again
112 - Muckman Messes Up
113 - Napoleon Bonafrog: Colossus of the Swamps
114 - Raphael Versus the Volcano
115 - Landlord of the Flies
116 - Donatello's Duplicate

And today it almost finishes season 5 still skipping Michaelangelo the Sacred Turtle, playing Usagi Yojimbo instead:

117 - The Ice Creature Cometh
118 - Leonardo Cuts Loose
119 - Pirate Radio
120 - Raphael, Turtle of 1,000 Faces
121 - Leonardo The Renaissance Turtle
122 - Zach and the Alien Invaders
123 - Welcome Back Polarisoids
50 - Usagi Yojimbo

[Ninja Tiptup]

Nothing new today it would seem and 124 remains skipped.

[Ninja Tiptup]

Nothing new today. Mostly season 5 but a couple of season 3.

EDIT: Season 6 not 5

51 - Case of the Hot Kimono
59 - The Grybyx
127 - Rock Around the Block
128 - Krangenstein Lives!
129 - Super Irma
130 - Adventures in Turtle-Sitting
131 - The Sword of Yurikawa
132 - Return of the Turtleoid

[Icebot]

Nothing new today. Mostly season 5 but a couple of season 3.

Case of the Hot Kimono
The Grybyx
Rock Around the Block
Krangenstein Lives!
Super Irma
Adventures in Turtle-Sitting
The Sword of Yurikawa
Return of the Turtleoid

Season 6, not 5.

[Ninja Tiptup]

Season 6, not 5.

Yep it’s 6. My bad.

[CyberCubed]

Season 6 is such an underrated season, there were so many gems that season it was like a predecessor to Season 7 in terms of more focus on action and fun stories.

[Ninja Tiptup]

More season 6 replay today but they sub in a season 4 episode because they skipped episode 137 “Donatello Trashes Slash” again

133 - Shreeka's Revenge
134 - Too Hot to Handle
135 - Nightmare in the Lair
136 - Phantom of the Sewers
67 - Turtles of the Jungle
138 - Leonardo is Missing
139 - Snakes Alive!
140 - Polly Wanna Pizza

[Coola Yagami]

Interesting. Might as well turn on Pluto TV while I do stuff and let Totally Turtles run. I might catch the few episodes I missed back in the day.

Currently airing 'Leonardo is Missing'. While it's almost 1PM and technically afternoon, it does feel good to watch the classic turtles again on a Saturday morning.

[Coola Yagami]

Rewatching these episodes I'm surprised how useful Michealangelo is to the crew, despite how the others poke fun at him at times. Not only does his grappling hook save the crew in several occasions, Mikey seems to come up with ideas when it comes to taking down the bad guys. Obviously not the scientific stuff Don would come up with, but like in that one episode where they fight the Wombat animatronics, everyone is outmatched but Mikey comes up with the idea to grab a dumpster and run it into several of them, blowing them up. It seems more often than not when the Turtles are stuck in some sort of fight or situation and everyone is like 'what now?', usually Michealangelo comes up with a silly but effective solution. Either that or when they're looking for something, Mikey either seems to the first Turtle to find the exact object or something related that will further the plot.

[Icebot]

Today they finish season 6, then the Europe season. I believe this also the first time for Mr. Nice Guy:

Mr. Nice Guy
Sleuth on this Loose
Tower of Power
Rust Never Sleeps
A Real Snow Job
Venice on the Half Shell
Artless
Ring of Fire

[CyberCubed]

Rewatching these episodes I'm surprised how useful Michealangelo is to the crew, despite how the others poke fun at him at times. Not only does his grappling hook save the crew in several occasions, Mikey seems to come up with ideas when it comes to taking down the bad guys. Obviously not the scientific stuff Don would come up with, but like in that one episode where they fight the Wombat animatronics, everyone is outmatched but Mikey comes up with the idea to grab a dumpster and run it into several of them, blowing them up. It seems more often than not when the Turtles are stuck in some sort of fight or situation and everyone is like 'what now?', usually Michealangelo comes up with a silly but effective solution. Either that or when they're looking for something, Mikey either seems to the first Turtle to find the exact object or something related that will further the plot.

Yep you notice things you don't notice before. I rewatched every episode of the original cartoon hundreds of times over the last 30 years so I have them ingrained into my brain.

[Coola Yagami]

Today they finish season 6, then the Europe season. I believe this also the first time for Mr. Nice Guy:

Mr. Nice Guy
Sleuth on this Loose
Tower of Power
Rust Never Sleeps
A Real Snow Job
Venice on the Half Shell
Artless
Ring of Fire

Oooooh I can finally get to see these episodes!

edit- oh wow, so contemporary. even featuring modern day crazed leftists wanting to deface art.

edit edit- Gotta love how Krang has cameras all over the Earth

Overall these episodes don't seem all that bad. Maybe cause this is the first time I ever seen em. Was the problem just the Raph replacement VA?

[Ninja Tiptup]

Rerunning the rest of the European Vacation today and a random season 3 episode

68 - Michaelangelo Toys Around
149 - The Irish Jig is Up
150 - Shredder's New Sword
151 - The Lost Queen of Atlantis
152 - Turtles on the Orient Express
153 - April Gets in Dutch
154 - Northern Lights Out
155 - Elementary, My Dear Turtle

Hopefully they run a bunch of the skipped season 7 episodes tomorrow

[Coola Yagami]

Yep, I made a separate topic for this to keep better track of it.