The different Stockmans

[E-Master]

I was woundering if anyone had any picture of the old Stockman but before he became a fly. I just like to see how different he looks from the one today.

[Karpo_007]

Sorry don't have a picture, but the if you know how the original Baxter looked, you can see they changed it a lot for old cartoon,

[Splinter]

Of course making Stockman white for the old cartoon, was more based on PC reasons then anything else. I hate politically correct bullcrap, but it's a bit understandable at the time that they didn't want to portray all ethic people as being evil. They already had Oroku Saki who was asian, add a black Baxter on top of that, and your going to get some folks calling foul on the racial PC card. :)

[Karpo_007]

Well they changed the whole character, but that could be the reason why they changed his color...

[TheShredder]

http://www.mikeystmnt.com/characters/profiles/baxter.htm

[Tokka-B]

Dude, even if Baxter was black in the old as well as Shredder, which no one sees or cares who is behind the mask...it wouldn't make a difference, because the good guys aren't white in this case. I am quite sure many moms would hate slimy turtles much more than black people back then, and it wasn't like the 1930's or anything sheesh... :roll:

[Splinter]

Dude, even if Baxter was black in the old as well as Shredder, which no one sees or cares who is behind the mask...it wouldn't make a difference, because the good guys aren't white in this case. I am quite sure many moms would hate slimy turtles much more than black people back then, and it wasn't like the 1930's or anything sheesh... :roll:
You would be suprised what people would complain about, my friend. Hell, Lucas took flack that there were nothing but white characters in the first Star Wars. Even though they seem to have forgotten it's Sci-Fi littered with tons of aliens. Hence, the addition of Lando for ESB.

[Tetsu Deinonychus]

Well, they got away with an asian villian because Splinter was also asian, so they could easily have just added a recurring Black good guy that appears as often as Baxter.

[That Matt Guy]

They probably just wanted a stupid comic relief mad scientist for the old toon.

[Reznorite420]

You would be suprised what people would complain about, my friend. Hell, Lucas took flack that there were nothing but white characters in the first Star Wars. Even though they seem to have forgotten it's Sci-Fi littered with tons of aliens. Hence, the addition of Lando for ESB.I don't think he "added" Lando, he was a character from the start. I think what you mean is that he decided to use a black actor for the role :wink:

[impetus]

They probably just wanted a stupid comic relief mad scientist for the old toon.bingo

[Caliosidhe]

Well, they got away with an asian villian because Splinter was also asian, so they could easily have just added a recurring Black good guy that appears as often as Baxter.

This explains Silver Sentry :D

[Splinter]

Well, they got away with an asian villian because Splinter was also asian, so they could easily have just added a recurring Black good guy that appears as often as Baxter.

This explains Silver Sentry :D
But lets all hope, that he doesn't become a reaccuring black good guy. The episode was good, but they can do a lot better then Silver Sentry. :)

[Karpo_007]

I doubt we will be seeing that character again.

[E-Master]

Well at least the new seem better than the old. And for Silver Septer he's on a different quest. May see Mikey again someday...