Thoughts on Old Toon April?

[Misfit]

What do you guys think of April from the 80s toon? Do you like her? Hate her? Find her annoying? Couldn't care less?

I like her. Yellow jumpsuit aside she was cool. She made a good human friend for the turtles and I really liked their interaction. Even though the old toon was never that deep, you could tell she and the turtles really cared and worried about each other all the time.

*laughs* When I was a kid I actually wanted to be April. When I'd play TMNT with some of the boys in my neighbourhood, they always made me be her and I loved it. I had this homemade Turtle Com out of cardboard and would use the mic from the Karoke machine for "reporting". I was a wacky kid. :P

[Raphaella]

Lol, your lucky, there was only me and one friend at school who liked the TMNT when we were about 4, and I used to go round to his house just to watch the tapes, no playing the TMNT characters unfortunately.

I like the old April, the way she'd do anything for a story used to make me laugh. Just about anything, and she'd be there saying 'what a great scoop!' They'd be in a building with a bomb that goes off in like 10 seconds and she's there saying 'what a dynamite story ... oops' (Michelangelo Meets Mondo Geko) um.. But she was gud friends to the Ts, and she gave them something to save during most of the episodes. I really didn't ind the jumpsuit, but it was nice to see on that rare occasion, her dressed in something different, or a different hair style.

[Karpo_007]

I guess the character worked for the old show. TMNT needed to have someone to save. Even the writers joked about that...

[MW8979]

Better seeing a lot of April than Irma. Can you imagine if she was in every episode instead of April? That would get annoying real fast. April actually had a balanced personality, so she wasn't a problem for the 10 seasons she was in.

[Blaze DTGG]

I don't have anything against the original april. She wasnt my favorite but I dont hate her. although as I was rewatching the old eps and one of the early ones had her tied to a chair.

now I noticed 2 things.. one Arpil is stacked.. and two.. when mikey untied her.. they bounced forward.. and I swear there was a slight sound effect added... needless to say.. I almost wet myself laughing..


Blaze DTGG

[Donatello007]

Although i do like the old april, i seem to like how she looks in the new toon better than the old. But overall, I think that april was better in the old toon.

[Ninja Turtles Cartoon Fan]

I don't have anything against the original april. She wasnt my favorite but I dont hate her. although as I was rewatching the old eps and one of the early ones had her tied to a chair.

now I noticed 2 things.. one Arpil is stacked.. and two.. when mikey untied her.. they bounced forward.. and I swear there was a slight sound effect added... needless to say.. I almost wet myself laughing..


Blaze DTGG

What?! When the heck did that happen? That's pretty spicy for a children's cartoon.

There was a thread here a long time ago asking if people ever had the hots for April when the original show aired. I can honestly say that thought never entered into my mind until someone brought it up. I don't ever recall having a crush on April when I was younger.

For the most part, I really liked her character. The only thing that bugged me happened during Season 8. The Turtles wanted to know how come she knew so much about a company called Darkwater (from "State of Shock"), and she replied that she had dated one of their employees a while back.

Say what?! Since when did April have time to go carousing with men? If she wasn't working at Channel 6, or hanging out with the Turtles, or getting kidnapped every week, when did she find the time to do that? I don't know why, but that quote from April always stuck with me and just really annoyed me.

Maybe that's why Shredder held her for ransom all the time. He was jealous of other men. He wanted April all for himself! :lol:

"April, you make this ancient rodent feel young again." - Splinter, from "April Foolish"

[That Matt Guy]

I liked Irma better.

[Donatello007]

I liked Irma better.I didn't like her because of her voice.

[Krangfan]

I liked her. It was amusing how she'd always be after a story and things like that. Plus, she wasn't bad looking either :twink: :kgrin: :tlove:

[ThirdMarioBro]

*laughs* When I was a kid I actually wanted to be April. When I'd play TMNT with some of the boys in my neighbourhood, they always made me be her and I loved it. I had this homemade Turtle Com out of cardboard and would use the mic from the Karoke machine for "reporting". I was a wacky kid. :P

You wern't wierd, you were cool.

I always thought old April was hot. She always was my favorite chatacter. My favorite episode of the 192 original episodes is "The Catwoman from Channel 6". I liked the Yellow Jumpsuit better than the street clothes from the last 3 seasons also. I'll say it again, April was hot. :nod:

[jeff the cheff]

I dont think she looked to great in the old show...but i liked the newsreporter job better then the scientist.

[Taloniss]

The reporter job serves a better purpose, as she could alert the Turtles to crimes being commited by Shredder. Didn't hate her, but I didn't really like her either.

[gobo]

April in the new toon is a more attractive character design and a more 'balanced' persona than the old one. The first series portrayed her as full-figured, very independent, and obsessed with her work. The new show has her as an essentially average woman. She likely is NOT a scientist; just an inquiring mind. She's good with computers, but never was she referred to as 'Dr. O'Neil'. Likely, she was just the pretty lab assistant that all ego-driven scientists want. Her personality seems far more easy-going, which sometimes seems unrealistic (sorry, girls, but that's how I see it; prove me wrong... I dare ya!). So, if this character isn't already, she SHOULD be a role-model. But, I was one of those who preferred Irma back in the day. While her voice did get grating, and she was more shallow than most on the show, she added the most realism of any other character. After all, who in here CAN'T say they've known a man-crazy air-head sometime in their life?

[Reznorite420]

now I noticed 2 things.. one Arpil is stacked.. and two.. when mikey untied her.. they bounced forward.. and I swear there was a slight sound effect added... needless to say.. I almost wet myself laughing..*wonders whether or not he should post the ultra-revealing pic of April in her profile of the arcade version of Turtles in Time*

[Mondo J. Gecko]

*smiles with a boyish grin*
April was hotter in the original cartoon.... nuff' said

[GodzFire]

I can't really say because I haven't watched too much of the new series, but there was always one scene that kinda "bugged" me. It was from the first episode when April is calling the Turtles on the phone, and then she is grabbed by like 4 foot soliders. I dunno why, just the way they were grabbing her. One foot solider had his hand on her.....a hem!!

[ThirdMarioBro]

I can't really say because I haven't watched too much of the new series, but there was always one scene that kinda "bugged" me. It was from the first episode when April is calling the Turtles on the phone, and then she is grabbed by like 4 foot soliders. I dunno why, just the way they were grabbing her. One foot solider had his hand on her.....a hem!!

hmmmm...I have em all. Which one was that....just asking.........

[ThirdMarioBro]

now I noticed 2 things.. one Arpil is stacked.. and two.. when mikey untied her.. they bounced forward.. and I swear there was a slight sound effect added... needless to say.. I almost wet myself laughing..*wonders whether or not he should post the ultra-revealing pic of April in her profile of the arcade version of Turtles in Time*

If you don't, I will! (j/k) :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Taloniss]

I can't really say because I haven't watched too much of the new series, but there was always one scene that kinda "bugged" me. It was from the first episode when April is calling the Turtles on the phone, and then she is grabbed by like 4 foot soliders. I dunno why, just the way they were grabbing her. One foot solider had his hand on her.....a hem!!

hmmmm...I have em all. Which one was that....just asking.........

That's actually from the old series, first episode, Turtle Tracks.

[That Matt Guy]

now I noticed 2 things.. one Arpil is stacked.. and two.. when mikey untied her.. they bounced forward.. and I swear there was a slight sound effect added... needless to say.. I almost wet myself laughing..

What the? :lol: Which episode is that in?

[Reznorite420]

Uhhhhhh, the...FIRST one....

[Lanagirl]

I liked the first April! I mean, I have never thought of her a lot so I could not understand whether I liked her or not. But several months ago I caught myself at the thought that April irritates me very much!!!
And what's worse, I don't know why :(
I'm tired of her reporting activity :-? :-?
Don't know...
Perhaps it is my inner jealosy cause I'm a woman myself :| :wink:

[Jephael]

I noticed 2 things.. one Arpil is stacked.. and two.. when mikey untied her.. they bounced forward...

Yeah, I've noticed that too :twink:
:twink:
What?! When the heck did that happen? That's pretty spicy for a children's cartoon.

Yeah, but that was before they started being politically correct.

There was a thread here a long time ago asking if people ever had the hots for April when the original show aired. I can honestly say that thought never entered into my mind until someone brought it up. I don't ever recall having a crush on April when I was younger.

I found her very attractive! :tlove:

For the most part, I really liked her character. The only thing that bugged me happened during Season 8. The Turtles wanted to know how come she knew so much about a company called Darkwater (from "State of Shock"), and she replied that she had dated one of their employees a while back.

Say what?! Since when did April have time to go carousing with men? If she wasn't working at Channel 6, or hanging out with the Turtles, or getting kidnapped every week, when did she find the time to do that? I don't know why, but that quote from April always stuck with me and just really annoyed me.

Man, I just remembered that line and it had me curious too. :trolleye:

Maybe that's why Shredder held her for ransom all the time. He was jealous of other men. He wanted April all for himself! :lol:

You're not the first person to deduce that!

"April, you make this ancient rodent feel young again." - Splinter, from April Foolish

Man, I loved that line!

[MW8979]

Well, Shredder wanting April is kinda strange if you consider that technically he could "have" any woman he wants by using force. But I suppose, in some sort of way it's rivalry with turtles, in which he wants to prove that he's not only better at fighting but also better at *******.

[Lanagirl]

:lol: He doesn't have to use his force! He is sooo handsome and sexy that any woman would be happy to belong to him including me(I hope my boyfriend won't read it. LOL :lol: :D )
PS: I don't like her yellow clothes. They might have changed it in one season at least...... :P :-?

[Billy the Kid]

April, the Baroness on GI Joe and that babe on Roger Rabbit were the three hottest toon cuties IMO!!! :D

[Misfit]

that babe on Roger Rabbit were the three hottest toon cuties IMO!!! :DYou mean Jessica Rabbit. Yeah she's smoking. Woah, that feels weird saying that, being a hetrosexual female and all. :lol:

[Skeletoncrew]

I liked the first April! I mean, I have never thought of her a lot so I could not understand whether I liked her or not. But several months ago I caught myself at the thought that April irritates me very much!!!
And what's worse, I don't know why :(
I'm tired of her reporting activity :-? :-?
Don't know...
Perhaps it is my inner jealosy cause I'm a woman myself :| :wink:

Yeah, I think you're just jealous that she got to spend so much time with Shredder.

[Machias Banshee]

:lol: She'd better not see your site, SC! :evilgrin:

[J Legault]

The original one is okay. Not my favorite,favorite character.

She was in almost every episode. And a hundred I never seen before :dead: .

I sorta like the new one today a little more. April 2003 looks alot young looking than the old and since the New Show is more Serious plotted she doesn't interfear with the Turtles all the time. Sorry to some of the Original April Supporters but I'm just so use to the new one when the Show aired in Feburary.

So I'm just used to the new than the old.

[jeff the cheff]

what color is aprils hair supposed to be? is it supposed to be red or is her hair died? or naturally purple? I like the belly shirt of the new april tho.... :o

[E-money]

I think her head has always been red. Since '88.

http://rememberthiscomputerstore.com/represent.jpg
Gotta represent...
-Errol

[J Legault]

She's always described as a red head.

[Skeletoncrew]

:lol: She'd better not see your site, SC! :evilgrin:

No worries Machias, Lanagirl has indicated to me that she quite enjoyed certain of my stories. I'd have to say that if she has any complaints, its that I haven't written more starring Shredder.

[J Legault]

Just about all the April do get freaked out when they first meet Splinter in some ways.

[gobo]

Just about all the April do get freaked out when they first meet Splinter in some ways.

I sometimes wish I could read your mind.

[Skeletoncrew]

I believe he means that in every TMNT universe, April faints or screams when she first meets Splinter.

[gobo]

I believe he means that in every TMNT universe, April faints or screams when she first meets Splinter.

Thank you very much for clearing that up. I'm not trying to be insulting, but I sometimes can't make heads or shells of Mr. Legault's posts.

[J Legault]

That's what I meant to say: Every April O'Neil got freaked out by the first time meeting Splinter.

I just didn't correct my spelling.

[Keroscene]

Okay, this is what I wrote about her on my website, but bear in mind my website is just a "joke psychological study" thing, so pretty much every character gets trashed:

http://www.geocities.com/tmntdissected/april.htm

Having said that I don't necessarily believe everything I wrote there, I have to think April was still a pretty terrible character in the cartoon. She's all work work work, risking her own safety (and therefore wasting the Turtles time because she always needs to be saved) in the name of her career. From a "role model" viewpoint - she spends most of the time being kidnapped and rescued.

But it's okay, 'cause I have this "love to hate" position on her.

[J Legault]

I notice in one TMNT arcade were it showed a profile of April that says she's 27. While the average age for her would be close to 23. The original one is older than the new one.

[Tetsu Deinonychus]

what color is aprils hair supposed to be? is it supposed to be red or is her hair died? or naturally purple? I like the belly shirt of the new april tho.... :oI think she's a brunette in the Mirage comics (except the 2nd printing cover of Issue #2), but a natural red-head in every other TMNT universe.

[jeff the cheff]

I really dont think her hair looks "naturally" red in the new show...it looks really purple.

[MW8979]

Well, she is Irish descended after all - that whole "O'Neil" bit gives it away. So the show creators probably wanted her to be a natural red head.

[Jephael]

Kinda like Conan O' Brian; Hey for all we know, they could be related! Creepy notion, ain't it?

[Anarky]

now I noticed 2 things.. one Arpil is stacked.. and two.. when mikey untied her.. they bounced forward.. and I swear there was a slight sound effect added... needless to say.. I almost wet myself laughing..


there was a sound effect. a kinda squeeze, isn't it?

[TheShredder]

*wonders whether or not he should post the ultra-revealing pic of April in her profile of the arcade version of Turtles in Time* Am I missing something?

[Reznorite420]

Am I missing something?Yes...



http://www.freewebs.com/weedwell/tmnt2.png


You gotta admit, for a game based on a kids show, that's pretty revealing :D

[OA]

wow, that is a pretty revealin pic of her...never really realized that as a kid...puts her in a whole new light for me now... :roll:

[Karpo_007]

Blame the Japanese culture... :lol:

[Raphaella]

:lol: hehe, an ity bit too hot for a kids game, huh.

She was always too bigger chested for a cartoon like TMNT, I mean, she shud have fallen over at least once in every episode because of those ...

But I think her character is great. I didn't mind Erma either, if she took off those specs and did something with her hair she'd luk better, but she was annoying in one or two episodes.

[Nturtle]

now I noticed 2 things.. one Arpil is stacked.. and two.. when mikey untied her.. they bounced forward.. and I swear there was a slight sound effect added... needless to say.. I almost wet myself laughing..

These are the kind of things I notice watching those old eps now.... little jokes the animators probably figured nobody would catch :P

I'll have to check for a sound effect next time I watch that ep....

Yeah, I also noticed that April is really tall, it says she is 5' 8", but she looks about 6 feet

[MW8979]

She is about 6 feet tall I think, but then again, standing next to the 5 foot something turtles, anyone would seem tall. They really are kinda midgety if you think about it.

[Raphaella]

Yeah, and Splinter's even more so - she luks down at nearly everyone, in Splinter's case she should kneel down if she wanted to talk face to face

[TheShredder]

Hey if you guys want revealing check out mirage April! http://www.ninjaturtles.com/comics/mirage/volume01/02/02cover3.jpg

[MW8979]

Nice rack.

[Karpo_007]

Actually Im pretty sure the cartooon inspired that cover. She never looked like that in actual stories[neither did the TMNT for that matter]

[Jephael]

She is about 6 feet tall I think, but then again, standing next to the 5 foot something turtles, anyone would seem tall. They really are kinda midgety if you think about it.

That's what I always liked about the TMNT, that they're short just like me!

[Nturtle]

Yeah, that one of the funny things about the TMNT and all TMNT characters, there is really no consistent image of them. Just things which can always be related to them...

[Lisardo]

I don't have anything against the original april. She wasnt my favorite but I dont hate her. although as I was rewatching the old eps and one of the early ones had her tied to a chair.

now I noticed 2 things.. one Arpil is stacked.. and two.. when mikey untied her.. they bounced forward.. and I swear there was a slight sound effect added... needless to say.. I almost wet myself laughing..

You noticed that too huh? At first I didn't, my friend who I made watch it with me noticed that, *flooperoo!*

[Lisardo]

Overall I like the April from the old and new toon equally. She was more a damsel/reporter in the orig. toon, and more a scientific helper in the new one. I myself kinda liked the rescue scenes of the old toon. Not that I want them to overdo that damsel thing in the new toon, but it would be cool if she was in more eps and got in trouble once and a while :) *loves heroism*

When it comes to age, the new April is my age, 23, and a fresh college grad, also like me. And I'm into computers (well graphics and alittle web design) and she's into computers (programming). So I'd say I have more in common with the new April. :) However the old April is supposted to be 25, or at least that's what the back of the figure box said, "A young 25", whatever that means. In the game it said she was 27, and in one 1989 ep she referred to herself as remaining a 28-year old hag when she found out she couldn't enter the pool of youth. I personally don't think the old April looks much older than the new April. Here's a screenshot I got of her without the jumpsuit:

http://www.cs.iupui.edu/~lweisert/a4.jpg

Yeah I'd havta say I like how the new April's not so 'big' up there, lol!

[MTN889]

ahh, those subtiteles are annoying. I sometimes forget about them though.

[Lisardo]

Yeah they are a pain, but oh well. Better to put up with those then to not have the eps.

[jadenova]

I liked April. Just like others on here I thought she was hot. For some reason I enjoyed the episodes where she is turned into something else.

[Raphael_Fan]

I do really like The old toon April,I like the old one more than the new one.

She was really cool with that yellow suit,She was like a rolemodel for me and I have never really find April annoying,She is not like a bimbo,I wish that old april still was with in the new one:D :D She looks more prettier than the new one too as well:D :D

I liked when she was a reporter actually that's why I like the old april better,I liked when she get's news and when it sometimes has to do with The Turtles,She is professinal
in what she's doing,

I simpley adore the Old April'O'Neal,I wanted to be like and still wants to be she's kind of my rolemodel


It's like she is real:D:P I want to be like her

[Raphael_Fan]

I liked April. Just like others on here I thought she was hot. For some reason I enjoyed the episodes where she is turned into something else.


Like the Cat morphing????:lol:

[Spitfire]

I don't mind April at all. The only thing I hated about her was when she turned into a cat because her voice acting for that was horrible and she looked stupid.

[Raphael_Fan]

I don't mind April at all. The only thing I hated about her was when she turned into a cat because her voice acting for that was horrible and she looked stupid.


Yeah that was kinda annoying that voice she did,They could have draw April as cat a little better sometimes:D

[CyberCubed]

I always liked her. I always saw her as a mother figure because well....I was a KID when watching her all those years. Cool character, played damsel in distress a lot, but hell, it was the 80's and early 90's so whaddya expect?

Looking back now that I'm older, I still like her, but damn, I never did notice how big her chest was. lol.

[Ecto Jedi]

Wow, resurrecting a three-year-old thread...Me likey!

Yeah, I never thought about it as a kid, but April sure is one hell of a looker. Mmmm...

[Sage Ninja]

where the heck do you people find these old threads from? After the last page on this thing the threads stop. And the oldest threads in the back are from earlier this year. Is there a place where old threads are archived some where? What gives? :-?

And as to April I've always liked the old toon verision of her. She was awsome. And Rennee Jacobs did a fabulous job with her. She did a good spokes person voice for when April was doing a news caste, and she gave April a perfectly spunky energentic voice when she was speaking naturally.

But is any one else disapointed that April never went out on dates or anything? I would have loved to have scene a few episodes where April goes on a date and the turtle boys tag along and jealously spy on her. That have been some good humour. :lol:

[gobo]

But is any one else disapointed that April never went out on dates or anything? I would have loved to have scene a few episodes where April goes on a date and the turtle boys tag along and jealously spy on her. That have been some good humour. :lol:
Maybe twice out of the whole series, she got flirty with a guy. Otherwise, she was a workaholic. But, yeah, that situation would have made for a cool episode.

[Bad Guys Lover]

Maybe twice out of the whole series, she got flirty with a guy.

Yeah,that guy Brick Bradley(the Bugman),I think.He really got heated about her;)I wonder if they actually got out on a date?
But on the other hand,she was "hanging around" with Shredder most of the time...Who knows what could`ve happened between them:evilgrin:
Although,I like the old toon April.She`s so much prettier! When I was a kidd,I wanted to be her:P I mean,her life is great!I`d like to have a cosy apartment like hers.And then i could just go and hang out with the Turtles;)And there`s Shredder,mmmm...:o :D I`m crazy,sorry for that:lol: :ttwisted:

[Sage Ninja]

I forgot about Bugman. April was a little snotty to him. I felt sorry for Bugman.

I can't believe how many people in the series wanted to make April their woman!

Hey since some of you have expressed that you didn't like April's cat character design, how about one of the artist draw a better cat April and post it!

[CyberCubed]

April never had a date with a guy, but she DID have a date with Irma, in her own apartment, with a candle.

Heh, I always found it amusing that Irma was in April's house a bit.

[Bad Guys Lover]

Hey since some of you have expressed that you didn't like April's cat character design, how about one of the artist draw a better cat April and post it!

I agree on that!;-)Though I don`t have complains on her cat-look:D

[Sage Ninja]

I like April's normal human character design better. Seriously out of all the female characters that have come on the old show I find April to the best drawn. It actually looks like she has a body underneath her clothes which I think is a good attention to detail. I think as far as animated April O'Neils go, classic toon April is the prettiest.

And I know that I'm probably in the minority on this one. But I thought that Irma was had a nice character design on her as well. You just got the empression that if lost the frumpy clothes and Librianian bun and glasses, that she'd be a cute girl.

[Bad Guys Lover]

I agree about Irma;-)

[Dr. Doom]

http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0699/9.jpg

Irma: so i herd u lyk mudkipz

April: ROFLMAO

[gobo]

mudkipz
Wha??? :-?

[Dr. Doom]

Talkin' bout MUDKIPZhttp://img.photobucket.com/albums/v233/TobiasFenrir/mudkipsicon2.gif

[GK Punk]

It's like /b/'s old jokes are new again

[Jo Dawn]

I loathed old toon April. In fact, I didn't like her until the movies, really. I thought she was a bimbo.

I didn't like how she was so... just, the story was FIRST. I dunno. I'm sleepy. No coherent thoughts...

[oldmanwinters]

I didn't like how she was so... just, the story was FIRST...

Appartently this is the logical result of the 1980's "independent woman" push. http://www.geocities.com/tmntdissected/april.htm

On Catwoman from Channel Six:
http://www.geocities.com/tmntdissected/CFC6.htm
April's reckless, Raphael's a chauvinist, and Irma's desperate.

I know this site has been mentioned before, but it's still hilarious!

[Warhorse]

I grew up on the old Turtle cartoons, and so am a great fan of the old April. Her personality was very much like Michealangelo's in my opinion. Happy go lucky, easy to get along with.

I also like her much better as a reporter than a lab tech. After the movies and the old cartoons, the novels that I have read with April O' Neil as a reporter, the new April, to me, just carries the name. She isn't the real April, just another entitiy enitirely. And I wish they'd have her decide to have a career change, and go back to the news.

[comet_an_me]

[/QUOTE] She isn't the real April, just another entitiy enitirely. And I wish they'd have her decide to have a career change, and go back to the news.[/QUOTE]

well shes no longer in the new tmnt season as shes dead lol so you ll have to just keep on wishin unfortunatly

[Jo Dawn]

I also like her much better as a reporter than a lab tech. After the movies and the old cartoons, the novels that I have read with April O' Neil as a reporter, the new April, to me, just carries the name. She isn't the real April, just another entitiy enitirely. And I wish they'd have her decide to have a career change, and go back to the news.

Of course she's the real April. April wasn't a repoerter in the original comics. The OT April and the movie Aprils weren't the real April.

...But of course, they WERE the 'real' Aprils for their respect universes! So there we go. :)

Anyhow, I hated her as the reporter. I'd much rather have her be the Lab Tech. For mulitple, multiple reasons.


I grew up on the old Turtle cartoons, and so am a great fan of the old April. Her personality was very much like Michealangelo's in my opinion. Happy go lucky, easy to get along with.

I don't entirely agree with that; I rather thought her personality was sweet when she wanted something, but she was ready to push you aside for a story. But hey, whatever. That time's over.


well shes no longer in the new tmnt season as shes dead lol so you ll have to just keep on wishin unfortunatly

Yeah, too right or what! :/

[Dr. Doom]

Honestly Jo, I think you're looking into the old toon way too deeply when it was in fact an incredibly shallow show (at least that's how it comes across to me now). The personalities were all incredibly 1 dimensional so for her to be acting in such a way is probably overanalyzing it. But then again I haven't watched any of the old toon in years and have been vocally uninterested in it for a while now, so I could certainly be wrong.

[Jo Dawn]

That's also true about it! Which is probably another thing I, erm... wasn't happy with. I like deeper, fully developed characters.

Again, though, if people are going to give a deeper thought to this, so am I, if only to give my opinions, also. :)

[Sage Ninja]

Honestly Jo, I think you're looking into the old toon way too deeply when it was in fact an incredibly shallow show (at least that's how it comes across to me now). The personalities were all incredibly 1 dimensional so for her to be acting in such a way is probably overanalyzing it. But then again I haven't watched any of the old toon in years and have been vocally uninterested in it for a while now, so I could certainly be wrong.

:roll: :roll:

here we go again. I'm sick of the fact that people keep calling this series shallow. It was ment to be light and funny, with the occassinal sprinkling of angnyst and emotion. Check episodes like Beware the Lotus and Michaelangelo's birthday to see the characters actually display some actual emotion. ANd they did grow and change by the end of the series. For its time it was pretty up there and doesn't desever to be compared to more mature themed shows of today that are geared toward a more sophisticated youth than we where back in the day.

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

When it comes to age, the new April is my age, 23, and a fresh college grad, also like me. And I'm into computers (well graphics and alittle web design) and she's into computers (programming). So I'd say I have more in common with the new April. :) However the old April is supposted to be 25, or at least that's what the back of the figure box said, "A young 25", whatever that means. In the game it said she was 27, and in one 1989 ep she referred to herself as remaining a 28-year old hag when she found out she couldn't enter the pool of youth.



The old April was kind of vain I guess.

I remember the back of the figure box and her weight changed a few times. The original was just 115 IIRC, then a later one was 105 w/ pad and pencil, and the ninja one was like 105...we think...she won't tell us.

[ZariusTwo]

Honestly Jo, I think you're looking into the old toon way too deeply when it was in fact an incredibly shallow show (at least that's how it comes across to me now). The personalities were all incredibly 1 dimensional so for her to be acting in such a way is probably overanalyzing it. But then again I haven't watched any of the old toon in years and have been vocally uninterested in it for a while now, so I could certainly be wrong.

Oh you would be. Of course all that pent up anger from Doom never getting a good animated interpretation may be fuelling your aggresion :P

(Flashes of the 90's Fantastic Four)

...It just occured to me that "Reporter April" could have been parentless and therefore void of a real moral guide, several realities may have a version of April that "bled" into one of them when the instability of the Kirby Drawings tore them from their parents...except the "original" April

So out there now exists about three shallow April O'Neils

[Jo Dawn]

Though, Doom, I have to say that those were always my thoughts on her, even as a younger me watching the show. So I'm not sure how much 'over thinking was done there, heh. But who knows? ;)

And Zarius... Hehe, I had to read that through a few times, but a very interesting theory! (Tongue in cheek, is it? Or no?)

[Sage Ninja]

I loathed old toon April. In fact, I didn't like her until the movies, really. I thought she was a bimbo.

I didn't like how she was so... just, the story was FIRST. I dunno. I'm sleepy. No coherent thoughts...

I liked classic toon April because she was spunky and didn't take crap from any one. I still marval at how even when she was being kidnapped and man handled and trussed up like an animal, that she could still back talk and sass her kidnappers with out flinching.

I really love the interaction between the Rat King and April when he kidnapps her for the first time, especially the scene where he offers her something to eat and she kicks it out his hands :o .

She was tottally going all bitch on him, insulting him, and defying him--and he was a mad man who talked to rats!! And she was still giving him attitude. You know the show really missed out on the whole Rat King has the hots for April bit. I think they could have made an interesting plot angle with that, since their interaction where so amusing, and hot! but I guess they wouldn't want to go there in a kids cartoon :roll:

The only thing I regret about old toon April is that I wish the show had let her learn how to fight. She definatlely had the spunk and the guts to be a good one and she alreadsy had alot of skills that would have made her a good fighter.

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

I liked classic toon April because she was spunky and didn't take crap from any one. I still marval at how even when she was being kidnapped and man handled and trussed up like an animal, that she could still back talk and sass her kidnappers with out flinching.

I really love the interaction between the Rat King and April when he kidnapps her for the first time, especially the scene where he offers her something to eat and she kicks it out his hands :o .

She was tottally going all bitch on him, insulting him, and defying him--and he was a mad man who talked to rats!! And she was still giving him attitude. You know the show really missed out on the whole Rat King has the hots for April bit. I think they could have made an interesting plot angle with that, since their interaction where so amusing, and hot! but I guess they wouldn't want to go there in a kids cartoon :roll:

The only thing I regret about old toon April is that I wish the show had let her learn how to fight. She definatlely had the spunk and the guts to be a good one and she alreadsy had alot of skills that would have made her a good fighter.

April with a sword? I guess I could see that.

Are the Rat King episodes on DVD yet? I need to catch up, I'm only up to volume 2 I think.

[Sage Ninja]

Yes they are on DVD, they are in the season three volumes, though off hand I don't know which one...volume four I think.

Did any body think that April led a very diffrent life before she became a news reporter? I mean the girl had some skills, she could drive a large van and avoid missils being shot directly at her (season one) she could drive a mortor cycle, and she could pick up a gun and shoot (in the sniper postion) with dead on accuracy. Now are we supposed to believe that she didn't live some sort of militant life before she met up with the turtles. Something isn't right here.

[oldmanwinters]

Did any body think that April led a very diffrent life before she became a news reporter? . . . Now are we supposed to believe that she didn't live some sort of militant life before she met up with the turtles. Something isn't right here.

Separated at birth?
http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a56/slimer2erasmus/The%2080s/LJApril.jpg

[gobo]

That pic is rather small. Is that... Lady Jay??

[oldmanwinters]

Sorry, it showed up small originally. I enlarged it for clarity. And yes, that is Lady J. of G. I. Joe fame.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a56/slimer2erasmus/The%2080s/LJapril2.jpg

[Sage Ninja]

you must admit that given old toon April's out fit she looks more likely to jump into the fray and kick some butt rather than just standing back and allowing every one else to have fun. And you could say that April's jump suit was a bit on the butch side...but she just pulled it off so nicely that she still looked very feminine and womanly in it. :ohwell:

[gobo]

I thought the haircut was butchier.

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

I didn't really think of it as being all that butch before, but I guess she was more dressed for action than if she went the normal reporter route and was wearing a skirt and heels. Not to mention that clothing wouldn't have been too good for messing around in the sewers.

[Sage Ninja]

I thought the haircut was butchier.

her hair style was typical for that time though, so I would say it wasn't butch looking. Actually her hair looked very full and had a lot of body to it I thought it looked nice. I did wish however that she had let her hair grow out and become longer. I think Old toon April would have looked pretty with longer hair.

I didn't really think of it as being all that butch before, but I guess she was more dressed for action than if she went the normal reporter route and was wearing a skirt and heels. Not to mention that clothing wouldn't have been too good for messing around in the sewers.

I think april just had a practical approuch to doing her work. April was a real go-getter and really went into places where it would have been a hinderance for her to wear a skirt and high heels. I still marvel on how Lois Lane was able to run around while wearing a minni and pumps. :roll:

But they did change her outfit in Red Sky to a pair of mustard colored pants, blue top and a brown leather jacket. I liked the change but she would have better in jeans instead of the slacks. :ohwell:

[Ratking]

i loved the old toon April, yet due to my love of the old cartoon, thats maybe why i chose her over the others. I easily had a crush on old toon April, certain parts of her anatomy were nice to the eye, she had a nice attractive face, nice figure, even her 80's hair looked good on her (she states it took 3 hours to get that look) and even small characteristics like her body language and the way she stood (that hand on hip posture holding the mic from early eps -im thinking of Turtle Tracks during the start). And who would turn the lady down after seeing her out of her yellow work uniform and into a dress in April Foolish/April Fool.

[Bad Guys Lover]

her body language and the way she stood (that hand on hip posture holding the mic from early eps -im thinking of Turtle Tracks during the start)

You mean something like this:
I really think she`s graceful and feminine,a real lady;)

[Raphael_Fan]

I dont think she looked to great in the old show...but i liked the newsreporter job better then the scientist.

same here I liked the reporter job better than 2time around store.it matched her much better and she looked better in the old TMNT seriously the old one could have follow to the new one :D :D :D

[Sage Ninja]

You mean something like this:
I really think she`s graceful and feminine,a real lady;)

I know, that is why she pulls off wearing that butch gaudy yellow jump suit of hers so well. She just has such a feminine figure that it doesn't matter what she wears.

How many diffrent outfits did April actually wear in the series?

off the top of my head I can think of:

The yellow custom ball gown (April's Fool)

The Pink Princess Mallory gown (April's Fool)

The 17th century noble woman custom (the Four Musketurtles)

A pink nomal dress with purple tights and coat (New Yorks Shinnest)

And a punk gangster outfit she wore to go under cover as a Gang member (The Gangs all Here)

I know there is more, can any one think of any? Or provide Screen caps?

[Bad Guys Lover]

And don`t forget the pink night gown;)

[Bad Guys Lover]

Aw,and the yellow one

[hadoolket]

i don't care so much for the personality because i was oddly cynical in my youth about her annoying "gotta get the scoop! forsake all else!" nature and her tendency to run herself into trouble for stupid **** she could have avoided

i just think the old bananasuit april was sexeh <3 so much more booblicious and curvaceous than her younger neo counterpart <3

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

When I was really young I used to associate "the scoop" with ice cream and thought that April must sure love her ice cream, like the Turtles love their pizza.

[Sonic x 20]

I love April!! She's hot and she's the perfect one for the turtles to always save from Shredder. I also like her reporter job as well. 8) 8)

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

i don't care so much for the personality because i was oddly cynical in my youth about her annoying "gotta get the scoop! forsake all else!" nature and her tendency to run herself into trouble for stupid **** she could have avoided

i just think the old bananasuit april was sexeh <3 so much more booblicious and curvaceous than her younger neo counterpart <3

Well it looks like in the Adventures comics (which were based on the cartoon), that she moved onto something else besides the yellow jumpsuit.

http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/7398/coveryo5.jpg

[Coola Yagami]

April.. what can I say? She's my then-and-now always forever dream babe and sex fantasy. As a kid I was a tad annoyed with her always getting the story and getting kidnapped in every single ep, like they couldn't have an ep without her, but as an adult I realize her getting into peril and always knowing what's up was helpful to the story. I do preffer her as a newsreporter than just owning the Second Time Around store.

As for her attitude, as tough as she was, she was still very feminine. Her hair never bothered me, and she's dropdead cute. As for her outfit, eh, yellow was never my thing, and I never seen a real reporter wear a yellow jumpsuit and white boots to work, but hey, she pulled it off by having the sexy body to properly fill it out. :) While people might have seen a yellow eyesore, I see a form fitting outfit, and my, what a form she has. :)

[Ecto Jedi]

Well it looks like in the Adventures comics (which were based on the cartoon), that she moved onto something else besides the yellow jumpsuit.

http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/7398/coveryo5.jpg

She moved out of the suit and into a similar outfit in the last few seasons of the 'toon, didn't she?

[Sewer Bull]

http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/7398/coveryo5.jpg

Oh gosh... April must be kind of flat if Ninjara is able to grab her shirt... like... that...

Why did she grab April like that anyway?

[Coola Yagami]

Just a cover pic. Ninjara was still their enemy at that point. April had some mastery of the sword in that point of the series.

[CyberCubed]

April was better looking in the Archie series.

I loved the fact that she let her hair down (or, er, she had long hair in the Archie Comics) compared to the old toon.

Of course I think April's looked good in all her incarnations, (not counting bald April from issues of Volume 4)

I think Movie 2 April is the hottest though. Because you know, she's actually real in that one. ;)

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

Yeah, I'd have to agree with you on that one. IIRC when that one couple talks to her and she tries to pass off the Turtles' noise as "her aerobics", the man seemed to rather have a liking for her. Also, now that I've just typed that an aerobics scene with that actress in Part 2 could have been interesting. If some people here seem to like cartoon April in a yellow suit, how about the movie April (Paige Turco) in a leotard? Then the turtles could have gone on about how she could burn calories by ninja training with them instead. Then that could have tied in with her apparently being able to fight in the movie now. And I have no clue where I'm going with this now...

[Coola Yagami]

I always thought Paige Turco was a cuter woman to play April than Judith Hoag was. Paige just never wore a tight black skirt like Judith did, but at least she showed off her legs in TMNT III.

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

I always thought Paige Turco was a cuter woman to play April than Judith Hoag was. Paige just never wore a tight black skirt like Judith did, but at least she showed off her legs in TMNT III.

Yeah, too bad she couldn't show off her legs in TMNT II, the one that people can muster up the fortitude to watch a little more often it seems.

Judith Hoag was pretty cute too, though.

[Coola Yagami]

I loved the sequel. I mean part 1 was cool and stuff, but it was kinda deep and sad serious and sad scenes in it. Not that it's bad of course, but the sequel was just wild mindless fun.

[Ecto Jedi]

I always thought Paige Turco was a cuter woman to play April than Judith Hoag was. Paige just never wore a tight black skirt like Judith did, but at least she showed off her legs in TMNT III.

Agreed, though I can't help but feeling a bit ashamed of talking like this about April O'Neil, of all people. :lol:

[Coola Yagami]

Don't be. T'is only natural to feel admiration, attraction, smitten or dare I say... lustful towards that incredible animate woman we call April O'Neil.

[Sage Ninja]

http://img65.imageshack.us/img65/7398/coveryo5.jpg

I like the fact that April has moved away from the color yellow. honestly its such a God awful color and even if she did pull off the color well, she looked gaudy. I like that she is wearing a pink blouse, what looks to be a blazer and jeans. April looks good in pedistrian clothes, and I like how her hair appears longer.

I've read some summeries of some of the archie series and from what I read, I don't think I like Ninjira to much. No offence to any one here that might like her, but some thing about her involvement (and it seemd she pretty much moved in with the turtles) bothers me a bit.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Making April a news reporter in the 1987 TMNT cartoon was good. It was like a connection between the TMNT and the human society.

[Ryzar]

My main thought about Old Toon April is...

WHO wears a yellow jump suit like that... really? :lol:

I was glad when she finally put a shirt and jeans on for a change in the "Red Sky" episodes later in the series.


... and don't even get me started on how they 'sexied up' April in the New Toons... Giving her a tank top and stylish, hip pants, and a red hair makeover like no other. :P

[Sage Ninja]

My main thought about Old Toon April is...

WHO wears a yellow jump suit like that... really? :lol:

I was glad when she finally put a shirt and jeans on for a change in the "Red Sky" episodes later in the series.


... and don't even get me started on how they 'sexied up' April in the New Toons... Giving her a tank top and stylish, hip pants, and a red hair makeover like no other. :P

I really don't care for New Toon Aprils character design. I'm glad that at least that they got rid of April's slutty midriff shirt.

I really liked April's new outfit in red sky episodes, and that sweet car she drove. But I could have done with out the mustard yellow slacks. What was up with the animators putting April in gaudy yellow outfits? Its like the made yellow April's signiture color, which i don't under stand because its not she is hard to reconise that they would have to color coordinate her. I mean with the turtles I get it but but April I don't. :ohwell:

[kerfootw]

I really liked April's new look too. I for one, wish I could've seen the Red Sky series, sounds awesome! So were the episodes they temporarily had on Youtube and on the Season 1 DVD.
I kinda liked April at first in the old toon as well and didn't mind the numerous "damsel-in-distress" moments until it got too repetitive for me. I'd say it's about even between her and the new toon April.

As for the movie Aprils, I think Judith was the best. She was pretty stronger than all the other incarnations and I liked her personality.

[Sage Ninja]

hey kerfootw, I was wondering when you would find your way here from TV.Com, I haven't been there in like forever. Glad to see you! :)

I liked first movie April better than the second and third one. I thought the actress that played April in the first movie had better acting skills and was more relaxed in her role than the other one.

And I don't know why people are saying that April in the first movie wasn't as pretty as the other one, I thought she looked fine :ohwell:

[kerfootw]

Yeah me too. Speaking of TV.com, you're right, I was banned due to my "bad behavior."

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

I really liked April's new look too. I for one, wish I could've seen the Red Sky series, sounds awesome! So were the episodes they temporarily had on Youtube and on the Season 1 DVD.
I kinda liked April at first in the old toon as well and didn't mind the numerous "damsel-in-distress" moments until it got too repetitive for me. I'd say it's about even between her and the new toon April.

As for the movie Aprils, I think Judith was the best. She was pretty stronger than all the other incarnations and I liked her personality.

As far as damsel in distress moments go, one that stuck out in my mind as a kid was when there was that costume thing and April wore this huge dress, and sure enough when the foot arrive she gets stuck on something due to the dress.

Someone elsewhere mentioned April getting stuck in a machine or something during some episode about Krang's fear ray. Anyone remember what that was about? Was that a much later episode?

[themaxonline]

'Bebop and Rocksteady Conquer the Universe'?
The one where she gets stuck in the Gorgonzolla robot and Zack is the one that gets her out?

[Shark_Blade]

OT April is waay hotter than the new one. :tlove: And TMNT movie April is cute but she's not exactly woman enough, more like a high school girl really.:roll:

So OT April wins hands down.:tread: And I agree with some of the posts here, she does look mighty fine. A real woman in every aspect as I can see it and yellow really does suit her well.:tlove:

lol found a pic. Why didn't she wear her yellow outfit in the movies?

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/3505/aprilar7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Zachatello00]

lol. This thread will never die.

[Coola Yagami]

OT April is waay hotter than the new one. :tlove: And TMNT movie April is cute but she's not exactly woman enough, more like a high school girl really.:roll:

So OT April wins hands down.:tread: And I agree with some of the posts here, she does look mighty fine. A real woman in every aspect as I can see it and yellow really does suit her well.:tlove:

lol found a pic. Why didn't she wear her yellow outfit in the movies?

http://img300.imageshack.us/img300/3505/aprilar7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Looks like from some kinda TMNT pinball game? Anyone got a pic of the cute April that posed on the side of the original TMNT arcade machine?

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

lol. This thread will never die.

I figure if you're going to talk April, why not come back here?

Plus, I think that's what I meant, the Gorgonzola robot I suppose. When did that ep come out? I don't remember it.

[Magdolin]

In the old series, i just thought that April was so whiny and annoying. But in the new toon, she's better.

[Zachatello00]

I figure if you're going to talk April, why not come back here?

I guess you've got a point.

[LiuKangChick]

The original April was good, but the updated version of her is KA! ^^

[Revan]

The original April was good, but the updated version of her is KA! ^^

KA haha awesome. I have to disagree though. OT April is a BAMF

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

Darn. I know the animators used to like to draw April as if she was...well endowed, but on that arcade/pinball picture her jumpsuit blatantly looks one size too small.

Also, answering that request for live action April, thanks to this site:
http://kotaku.com/gaming/arcade-flyer-art-saturday/arcade-flyer-art-saturday-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-241332.php

http://img201.imageshack.us/img201/2552/tmntarcadegamexn8.jpg

From the site:
"Nothing says 1989 quite like giant hair, a canary yellow pantsuit and a nice white belt. "

I find the 80's big hair kinda cute.:ohwell:

[Risawn]

When I was a kid, I hated April! She annoyed the crap out of me. I just liked to focus on the turtles, any anthropormorphic characters were winners with me. I collected all the toys, I think April was one of the toys I didn't buy. I just couldn't stand her!

But then again, I was a weird kid. When my friends or family played house, I was the cat or the dog. And my character had no gender. I was content to play an 'it'.

Anybody here play the turtles with Barbies or something like that? I did. We played 'clinic', but the Turtles weren't their normal selves. The barbies came in, but they didn't come out!

Yeah, I was a demented child. The only time I played with Barbies if my recollection serves me right.

And wow, my post was all over the place!