Uh I have a question about Rocksteady...

[fizzymitsu]

I've been seeing alot of art of him lately and I keep seeing him smoking a cigar. I don't remember him doing this in the cartoon but its also been a VERY long time since I saw it. So, did he smoke in the cartoon?

[Abnormal Freak]

Never, that I recall. Highly doubt a cartoon at the time would have allowed that, with all the dumb regulations and such. :p (And it just keeps getting worse...)

[Venom]

Nupe, it's just artistic license.

Man, I miss all the old classic cartoons that were politically incorrect. I remember old Goofy 'toons where he had road rage and smoked, etc. The world today is too freakin' sensitive.

/mildrant

[Lynn]

I've been seeing alot of art of him lately and I keep seeing him smoking a cigar. I don't remember him doing this in the cartoon but its also been a VERY long time since I saw it. So, did he smoke in the cartoon?

No, he never did.

[Abnormal Freak]

Man, I miss all the old classic cartoons that were politically incorrect. I remember old Goofy 'toons where he had road rage and smoked, etc. The world today is too freakin' sensitive.

How 'bout golden moments like this? ;p

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[Venom]

:D Love it!!! I blame America's sissified, over-sensitive nature on the '60's...damn hippies! :P

Kids these days don't know what all sorts of great 'toons they're missing out on because the shows have all been pulled and stored in a vault. I think us kids of the '80's were the last generation to see awesome old cartoons.

[fizzymitsu]

I know what you mean, I have a niece and she watches the Disney channel. When I watched that as a kid in the 80's-early 90's, they had all the classic Disney cartoons uncut playing on a pretty endless loop... there were a few live action shows but very few. Nowadays shes watching all these "human shows" that have horrible comedy *cough-suite life-cough* and wacky poorly animated shows that have a predictable outcome. I love the old cartoons and I've seen one or two on there when they have a show that ends like 10-15min before the top of the next hour, but all the time... they cut them to pieces. Its sad.

[CyberCubed]

I don't think any character in the old series ever smoked.

[Abnormal Freak]

:D Love it!!!

What's great is the cartoon was released uncut on one of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection DVDs. Except, when you have the subtitles on, they say, "You dirty fox!" Uhh... No, totally not saying that word, but I guess for any potentially pissed off parents, they threw that in there, ha ha. "Turn on the subtitles! He says FOX! You, ma'am (or sir), have DIRTY, dirty ears!"

I read, however, that on a previous video release, they edited in the word "cur" from another line delivered in the cartoon, and put it in place of the F-word.

I really hope someone competent releases all of the Private Snafu cartoons on DVD. (The one collection that is available has the Bosko Video logo in a corner of the screen at all times, or something like that.) I love the one with the "booby traps" gag.

[blockhead]

yeah i'm almost positive he never smoked in the show. I have never seen any pictures of him smoking either, not on box art or any thing? is this fan art you're talking about? can you post some of these pics? I'm curious

[miyam0t0usagi]

Dosnt gen(who looks alot like rocksteady)from usagi Yojimbo from time to time smoke?Not necessarily a cigar but i do remember him smoking.But no i dont recall Rocksteady ever smokeing a cigar.

[fizzymitsu]

is this fan art you're talking about? can you post some of these pics? I'm curious

Yes it is fan art but most art is inspired by something ya know? So I thought maybe he really did smoke heres one:

http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/6927/bebopandrocksteady2.jpg

and heres another:

http://www.wallpapercenter.net/thumbs/bebop__rocksteady_teenage_mutant_ninja_turtles-t2.jpg

I dunno I think he looks cooler >,> cuz smoking makes you look cooler kids. <.< Anyways I think I'm gonna mold a lil cigar for my slightly custom Rocksteady now.

[Candy Kappa]

the cigar probably comes from all the soldier movies where one big burly character smokes

[Icebot]

I don't think any character in the old series ever smoked.

There was this one time though in "Camera Bugged" when the turtles were fighting Shredder at the fountain. When Shredder escaped, I forget how he did it, but he threw a bunch of smoke at the turtles and Michaelangelo said "I hate it when people smoke and run". I don't remember seeing any cigarettes or cigars at the scene so I wouldn't consider it smoking.

Other than that I can't think of any smoke reference and Rocksteady never smoked in the cartoon.

[wyosasquatch]

the cigar probably comes from all the soldier movies where one big burly character smokes

That'd be my assumption as well, if you watch any sort of "Vietnam" movies/shows, there is almost always a burly soldier who smokes cigars. With the helmet Rocksteady wears, it definitely conjures up that image in my head, if I were to make some fan art of him, he'd most likely be smoking a cigar, it just feels right.

[Jephael]

There was this one time though in "Camera Bugged" when the turtles were fighting Shredder at the fountain. When Shredder escaped, I forget how he did it, but he threw a bunch of smoke at the turtles and Michaelangelo said "I hate it when people smoke and run". I don't remember seeing any cigarettes or cigars at the scene so I wouldn't consider it smoking.

Other than that I can't think of any smoke reference and Rocksteady never smoked in the cartoon.

I remember in the episode where they first met Leatherhead Rasputin shot a smoke bomb arrow at the badguys and the wind caused a backdraft sending the smoke towards the heroes and Raphael said "I distinctly asked for the no smoking section!"

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

I recall Lucky Luke smoking cigarettes in some comics and cartoons, before it was removed.

[Sword Slicin' Leo]

I don't think any character in the old series ever smoked.

thats what i thought..yet i can see krang is a chain smoker LMAO!