TMNT Honda Commercial

[NYShell]

My sister just sent me this link. So awesome. All the original voice cast as well!

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http://youtu.be/3I9Su9Sy6Ao

[Storm Eagle]

My sister just sent me this link. So awesome. All the original voice cast as well!

http://youtu.be/3I9Su9Sy6Ao

I saw the one with the Care Bears earlier today. So I'm happy to have seen this one too. There's also one for Voltron and the Six Million Dollar Man. I wonder if they'll do any others.

[oldmanwinters]

I've never understand these commercials about people casually buying vehicles for Christmas, or whatever, but I love that they assembled the old vocal cast!

[triplexxx]

This is superb. Thanks Cam, Rob, Barry, Townsend, & Peter for bringing some more holiday memories.

[FredWolfLeonardo]

The Original Cast, still going strong! :D

[CyberCubed]

God I want to buy a honda car now.

[neatoman]

I've never understand these commercials about people casually buying vehicles for Christmas, or whatever, but I love that they assembled the old vocal cast!

This is superb. Thanks Cam, Rob, Barry, Townsend, & Peter for bringing some more holiday memories.

The Original Cast, still going strong! :D

Well they only ever voiced the Turtles for pure advertising purposes. It certainly helps cushion the cringe of watching TMNT action figures shill a car, with the promise that you'll get the same feeling with it as when you lost toys at camp.

[ABrown]

Ironically, more entertaining than anything I've seen from Rise.

God I want to buy a honda car now.

Actually, they do make good cars.

[Jester]

They mutated Mr. Opportunity...

[CyberCubed]

Isn't it ironic that voices from 1987 are used to advertise a car from 2018, when kids these days would be more familiar with the 2012 Nick voices or maybe the Rise voices?

[MikeandRaph87]

I just saw it and came here to see of it had been posted yet. It was "my" Ninja Turtles I heard! What a cool surprise and all too short!

[MrPliggins]

Isn't it ironic that voices from 1987 are used to advertise a car from 2018, when kids these days would be more familiar with the 2012 Nick voices or maybe the Rise voices?

But...they're not advertising to kids. They're trying to appeal to the adults who used to watch the old show and play with the old toys...the ones who can actually afford to buy their cars. It makes perfect sense.
Great advertisement. I watched it three times.

[Coola Yagami]

But...they're not advertising to kids. They're trying to appeal to the adults who used to watch the old show and play with the old toys...the ones who can actually afford to buy their cars. It makes perfect sense.
Great advertisement. I watched it three times.

Exactly. It's marketed towards those kids that bought them back in the day, now grown up as adults looking for a new car to buy. It shows that we never really grow up, our toys do.

[Sumac]

Brought a smile on my face. And some tears.

I want OT continuation...

[ProactiveMan]

That was pretty cool. Good work Honda; I'm not going to buy your car though.

[MikeandRaph87]

Brought a smile on my face. And some tears.

I want OT continuation...

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[Candy Kappa]

That was pretty cute

[AquaParade]

Oh man, after all these years, it still warms my heart to see stuff like this. Brings me back to seeing Michelangelo in that cartoon that tried to discourage kids from using drugs.

Nothing like seeing old friends pop-up unexpectedly.

[TheShredder777]

Is it bad that I totally want a Honda, now?

[pferreira]

Why does this work so well? The Splinter part was hilarious! Ha, ha! :lol:

[akamcfly]

Wow! I'm downloading and sending it to all my contacts. I love it!

[Ninjinister]

Isn't it ironic that voices from 1987 are used to advertise a car from 2018, when kids these days would be more familiar with the 2012 Nick voices or maybe the Rise voices?

Those kids can't buy a car.

[Kendamu]

I've seen this sort of thing done before by Ford with Dragon Ball Z and Sailor Moon. They were cute and fun, but this one really grabbed my heart and made me feel like a child again. I think assembling the original voice cast had just as much to do with it as using the original Series 1 OT toys.

[I Crave Pizza No More]

Anyone notice how the radio display reads:

Xiaomi
April (Is My Favorite Month)
Pizza Plunge
Greatest Hits

Pretty Xiaomi refers to a company, but the other stuff is a nice little Easter Egg.

[Venom]

Townsend Coleman will always be my definitive, most favorite Michelangelo voice!

[Prowler]

Townsend Coleman will always be my definitive, most favorite Michelangelo voice!

Its definitely the most iconic Michelangelo VA and the most iconic version of him, whether we like it or not. It's kinda interesting how, despite Leonardo being the leader and the authors' favourite Turtles being Raphael and Donatello, Michelangelo turned out to be the most popular and famous of the bunch.

And tbh, 1987 Michelangelo is way more bearable than 2k3 Michelangelo. Feel free to blame Fred Wold for setting the trend of making Mikey the clown and party animal of the group, but it's not like other versions had to follow suit. I mean, Raphael was the wise guy in the FW series and in the 2k3 series he's completely different and more akin to his Mirage self.

[MikeandRaph87]

It is ironic that Michelangelo is depicted as the youngest if they are given a birth order since he was the first created of the four.

The '87 Michelangelo is the reason he is my favorite superhero in all of media. The main gripe I had as a kid was he was always the one captured if the plot called for a captured turtle. Sure there was his obsession with pizza even more than the others,but hey it was a gimmick he got saddled with. His athletic superiority should have also been focused on more.

[Prowler]

It is ironic that Michelangelo is depicted as the youngest if they are given a birth order since he was the first created of the four.

The '87 Michelangelo is the reason he is my favorite superhero in all of media. The main gripe I had as a kid was he was always the one captured if the plot called for a captured turtle. Sure there was his obsession with pizza even more than the others,but hey it was a gimmick he got saddled with. His athletic superiority should have also been focused on more.

I noticed how, most of the times the turtles split up in two groups, Leonardo would team up with Michelangelo and Raphael with Donatello. A few times the Leonardo and Raphael team up and the Michelangelo and Donatello tema u+ happened as well, but rarely, if ever, do I remember seeing a Leo/Don and Mikey/Raph team up when they split up in two groups.

[MikeandRaph87]

I noticed how, most of the times the turtles split up in two groups, Leonardo would team up with Michelangelo and Raphael with Donatello. A few times the Leonardo and Raphael team up and the Michelangelo and Donatello tema u+ happened as well, but rarely, if ever, do I remember seeing a Leo/Don and Mikey/Raph team up when they split up in two groups.

That was something that obviously disappointed me as Mike/Raph and Leo/Don would be better inter-team ups. I only remember Mike and Raph going to visit the Punk Frogs together in Leonardo, The Renaissance Turtle. Aside from that I don't remember them pairing off. Yet that does not really count as they were not on a case. Why don't we take this to its own thread or in the FW Group?

[Prowler]

That was something that obviously disappointed me as Mike/Raph and Leo/Don would be better inter-team ups. I only remember Mike and Raph going to visit the Punk Frogs together in Leonardo, The Renaissance Turtle. Aside from that I don't remember them pairing off. Yet that does not really count as they were not on a case. Why don't we take this to its own thread or in the FW Group?

Well, I'm glad I wasn't the only one who noticed this.

Not sure if it's worth a thread tbh. I don't even know what tile to give to it, but feel free to make it yourself and I'll contribute to it as well.

[MikeandRaph87]

Will do, first thing in the morning.


Also, will the voice cast contribute to upcoming The Toys That Made Us installment or will it be strictly toy designers like Mike Dooney among others?

[Sumac]

And tbh, 1987 Michelangelo is way more bearable than 2k3 Michelangelo.
Definitely.
I barely could stand 2k3 Mike and don't make me start on a 2k12 Mike. Compared to either of them, OT Mike is like a completely normal and functional guy.

[pferreira]

And tbh, 1987 Michelangelo is way more bearable than 2k3 Michelangelo. Feel free to blame Fred Wold for setting the trend of making Mikey the clown and party animal of the group, but it's not like other versions had to follow suit.I agree, I find 2003 series Mikey very annoying at times, mostly when he's trying to be funny.

Definitely.
I barely could stand 2k3 Mike and don't make me start on a 2k12 Mike. Compared to either of them, OT Mike is like a completely normal and functional guy.Having very little knowledge of the Nick version why was Nick Mikey more annoying than 2003 Mikey?

[Leo656]

Mikey always seemed to me like the one everyone wants to be like when they're a kid, then you grow up and realize how insufferable he is and want to kick his ass just to smarten him up. :tlol:

He was never my favorite, but all except the 1990 movie version has worn on me greatly as I've gotten older.

[Sumac]

Having very little knowledge of the Nick version why was Nick Mikey more annoying than 2003 Mikey?
He was even dumber than 2k3 Mike, borderline on being mentally incapacitated.

2k3 Mike was annoying while trying to be funny, Nick Mike was annoying while doing everything.

Mikey always seemed to me like the one everyone wants to be like when they're a kid, then you grow up and realize how insufferable he is and want to kick his ass just to smarten him up. :tlol:
Ditto.

[Prowler]

Mikey always seemed to me like the one everyone wants to be like when they're a kid, then you grow up and realize how insufferable he is and want to kick his ass just to smarten him up. :tlol:

He was never my favorite, but all except the 1990 movie version has worn on me greatly as I've gotten older.

First time I ever see you use that laugh emoticon instead of the usual one :lol:

Michelangelo was my favourite Turtle when I was 5 years old, but then Raphael and Donatello became my favourites when I became a teen.

[Leo656]

I go back and forth. Sometimes the TMNT emojis just seem to fit better.

I also usually go back and re-read my posts before submitting, moving or deleting words to make the whole thing flow together better. Likewise, sometimes a TMNT emoji just fits better than a regular one.

This stuff is a lot of work, man. :trazz:

[MsMarvelDuckie]

I dunno, I always liked Mikey best because he seemed to have more depth, especially in some of the episodes centered on him. I was always drawn to that more sensitive, philosophical aspect. Even more so once I discovered his creative side in the comics and later in 2003 TMNT, and his love of animals. Klunk, anyone? The guy has so much more to him than just the "party dude" pizza-loving goof, which is what I loved about him. The fact that he was the first just cements it for me. If I had to choose a second, it would be either Leo or Raph in the FW series, but Donnie overall.

[Sumac]

Michelangelo was my favourite Turtle when I was 5 years old, but then Raphael and Donatello became my favourites when I became a teen.
When I was a kid I was watching TMNT solely for the Shredder and Krang antics. But, I think I liked Mike the most, though, it was probably due to the fact that he was my favorite turtle in Manhattan Project on NES.

Only after when I had rewatched the series several years later, I've become really interested in Turtles as characters. And it was more or less tie between Raph and Don. Ultimately Don won for me.
I love geek characters who can kick ass and I loved how sometimes Don was somewhat sarcastic and sometimes he gave impression as if he had some resentment towards humans. It's an interesting aspect of his character, that, I think, wasn't brought up in other TV incarnations.

Also, I always will prefer Raph as wise-cracking guy. Rebel Raph is just insufferably boring to me. All those "rebel-type" characters are very boring to me.

Oh, and Leo was non-entity in OT for me. Aside from his solo episodes he felt really boring and was "just there". I guess, it's because, Don was occupying position of de-facto leader of them a lot of times, thank to sci-fi nature of the threats and the like.

[Leo656]

I don't find it "boring", but I do find "Raph Type" to be a character-type that is supposed to be both a cautionary tale and a phase people grow out of.

When people in their 30s talk about how he's their favorite character because they're so much alike, well... that's not good. :lol: You're supposed to grow out of that kind of aimless "I'm mad all the time for no reason" stuff once you get a job and develop meaningful, non-school-based relationships in the real world. A lot of those people are frankly maladjusted.

To a lesser degree, it could be said of Mikey, as well; that goofy, "party all the time" stuff is acceptable in your teens and 20s, but not so much as a responsible adult. Identifying strongly with Michelangelo as an adult isn't as suspect as identifying with Raph, but it's still eyebrow-raising.

Essentially, on our journey from children into adults, we're supposed to pass through being Mikeys and Raphs, on our way to becoming Donnies and Leos. We're not supposed to get stuck in those kinds of arrested development scenarios, where we're exactly the same as adults as we were at 15. That's unhealthy.

[Prowler]

I loved FW Raph and still like him, but he's the most different Raphael of them all. He's definitely not the angry and destructive type.

I liked Movie 1 Raphael and 2k3 Raphael when I was a teenager watching the 2k3 series, but yeah, honestly I don't care much for angry Raph nowadays.

I think there Turtles as a whole are getting more and more childish, and I find myself relating to them less and less. FW, 2k3 and the first 3 movies were aimed at kids ofc, but you didn't feel embarrassed watching them past the age of 12 nor did you really feel like you were out of the target demographic. And the Turtles, despite being teenagers, felt more like they were 17-18 years old. In the Nick toon they're like 12 and even April is around their age and will be that way forever at this point, it seems. :roll:

[Sumac]

I don't find it "boring", but I do find "Raph Type" to be a character-type that is supposed to be both a cautionary tale and a phase people grow out of.
I find this character-type to be very samey and thus boring.
"I am angry at...[insert object of anger here]". It's just very one-dimensional as far as character archetype go.
Of course a lot depends on the character development in the series.

When people in their 30s talk about how he's their favorite character because they're so much alike, well... that's not good. :lol: You're supposed to grow out of that kind of aimless "I'm mad all the time for no reason" stuff once you get a job and develop meaningful, non-school-based relationships in the real world. A lot of those people are frankly maladjusted.

To a lesser degree, it could be said of Mikey, as well; that goofy, "party all the time" stuff is acceptable in your teens and 20s, but not so much as a responsible adult. Identifying strongly with Michelangelo as an adult isn't as suspect as identifying with Raph, but it's still eyebrow-raising.

Essentially, on our journey from children into adults, we're supposed to pass through being Mikeys and Raphs, on our way to becoming Donnies and Leos. We're not supposed to get stuck in those kinds of arrested development scenarios, where we're exactly the same as adults as we were at 15. That's unhealthy.
I think you don't need to literally have the same character type to relate to Raph-type character or a Mike-type character. Like I am nowhere near the same character as Don (any version), but that doesn't stop me from liking him. And I don't think a lot of people who identify with, say, Leo, are really-really the same type of character.
Of course, being like Raph or Mike in your 30-s - now that's whole another thing.

I loved FW Raph and still like him, but he's the most different Raphael of them all. He's definitely not the angry and destructive type.
Ironically, I think, OT Raph is what most other versions of Raph would grow up into, if they were hit with some character development and aging.
Like, he still would have been an antagonistic asshole, it's just his "assholisness" would have been channeled through quips and sarcasm, rather than outright brutality and hot-hotheadedness.

I liked Movie 1 Raphael and 2k3 Raphael when I was a teenager watching the 2k3 series, but yeah, honestly I don't care much for angry Raph nowadays.
I watched those only as an adult, so didn't like him in those very much.

I think there Turtles as a whole are getting more and more childish, and I find myself relating to them less and less. FW, 2k3 and the first 3 movies were aimed at kids ofc, but you didn't feel embarrassed watching them past the age of 12 nor did you really feel like you were out of the target demographic. And the Turtles, despite being teenagers, felt more like they were 17-18 years old. In the Nick toon they're like 12 and even April is around their age and will be that way forever at this point, it seems. :roll:
Yeah, I never felt like Turtles were supposed to be actual teenagers in OT and 2k3. At least, they never came up this way to me. I always thought of them like young adults in their 20-s or something. Their voices in both series didn't help.
That might be the reason why I liked them so much, since I usually hated series, which had teenagers and kids as heroes.

[Leo656]

Lots of people say that, but the 2K3 TMNT were very consistent with a lot of people I went to high school with.

Granted, my crowd was fairly "mature" compared to most teens, and also, a lot of them were jocks or jock-ish. But I absolutely knew quite a few people at 15-16 who carried themselves similar to how the TMNT did in the 2K3 series.

Maybe it's a Jersey Thing? :lol: I'unno. It's just that whenever anyone says "The 2K3 TMNT didn't act like 'real' teenagers", I have to throw that out there because it was pretty similar to my own experience.

What most people generally liken to "teenage behavior", is closer to how kids I knew acted at, like, 12-13. Again, just my own experience, who knows why that is.

[Prowler]

Lots of people say that, but the 2K3 TMNT were very consistent with a lot of people I went to high school with.

Granted, my crowd was fairly "mature" compared to most teens, and also, a lot of them were jocks or jock-ish. But I absolutely knew quite a few people at 15-16 who carried themselves similar to how the TMNT did in the 2K3 series.

Maybe it's a Jersey Thing? :lol: I'unno. It's just that whenever anyone says "The 2K3 TMNT didn't act like 'real' teenagers", I have to throw that out there because it was pretty similar to my own experience.

What most people generally liken to "teenage behavior", is closer to how kids I knew acted at, like, 12-13. Again, just my own experience, who knows why that is.
They act like teenagers but more like 17-18, imo. Mikey more like 13-14 at times, though. He's basically an 8th grade or 9th grade class clown in the 2k3 series.

[Leo656]

I could see that. 17 is reasonable.

People say they act like they're in their 20s, but anyone in their 20s would have the maturity and common sense to realize how stupid their life circumstances are and abandon the whole "ninja" thing so they could simply anonymously make money on Etsy and Amazon. :lol:

[Prowler]

I could see that. 17 is reasonable.

People say they act like they're in their 20s, but anyone in their 20s would have the maturity and common sense to realize how stupid their life circumstances are and abandon the whole "ninja" thing so they could simply anonymously make money on Etsy and Amazon. :lol:

Don't they part ways and each follow their own path in Mirage at some point?

Tbh, you raise a good point... I've never really wondered myself what happens to the FW and 2k3 Turtles once they stop being teenagers and begin to get older. I can't imagine 50 year old Turtles still surfing, skateboarding, eating pizza everyday(they'd die of heart disease by then) and keeping up with bad guys, aliens and trained martial artist bad guys.

[Sumac]

Don't they part ways and each follow their own path in Mirage at some point?
2k7 movie also toyed with that idea.

And one of the episodes of OT too, for what its worth.

[MsMarvelDuckie]

For what it's worth, Mikey always seemed like the one most determined to go out and get/do whatever he really wanted, like getting a delivery job to afford something he wanted, or being a superhero in 2k3, or when he rescued Klunk AND got the stolen toys back to the kids for Christmas. He's a goof- except when he's not. His more compassionate and insightful side, along with the drive to "go out and get it" when confronted with a challenge that seems insurmountable to his dreams- that's what I always felt drawn to with him. Not the "party boy" persona he cultivated.

[Leo656]

Definitely a fair point, but I'm just going by the fact that most people probably don't go that deep.

Part of the problem inherent with any "team" demographic, especially one based heavily in children's entertainment, is the risk that everyone eventually becomes one-dimensional. Kind of unavoidable, but nobody really starts that way. Each of the characters has a lot of depth, but how often do you still hear people whittle them down to one basic personality trait? Constantly.

Pretty sure every fan has felt that way about their favorite; they see things the other people don't and it's frustrating at times. "Mikey/Leo/Donnie/Raph isn't JUST a _______, damn it!" Yet, so often, on the flip side, "I never liked _____ because of how he's just a ________."

You see it more with the casuals, but we all do it to some degree, even when we know better.

[Sumac]

For me its usually whether traits I like outweighs traits I dislike.
In case of Mike, I acknowledge that he has some positive and unique qualities, but his negative qualities outweighs positive for me, so I treat him accordingly.

[wpugh2424]

this has made my day, thanks for posting.
love the voices, oh nostalgia

[pferreira]

I don't find it "boring", but I do find "Raph Type" to be a character-type that is supposed to be both a cautionary tale and a phase people grow out of.The only Raph I could relate to maybe because he was the most likable was FW Raph, the other versions bar maybe the Mirage version get on my nerves.

He was even dumber than 2k3 Mike, borderline on being mentally incapacitated.

2k3 Mike was annoying while trying to be funny, Nick Mike was annoying while doing everything.Worse than the 4Kids Mike? That's...quite an achievement. :o:o

[Leo656]

I only ever visualize "movie Mikey" in my head. Were they "real", he's the only that seems like a "real guy" and not a cartoon character. not just because he exists in 3D space, but because he's written like a "person" rather than a running joke.

All other Mikeys grate on me to no end. I like the character, but most of the execution has been awful, historically.

[Prowler]

I only ever visualize "movie Mikey" in my head. Were they "real", he's the only that seems like a "real guy" and not a cartoon character. not just because he exists in 3D space, but because he's written like a "person" rather than a running joke.

All other Mikeys grate on me to no end. I like the character, but most of the execution has been awful, historically.

In the first movie Don is the one that gets the Mikey treatment, so to speak.

[Leo656]

Corey Feldman is the best Donatello. Fight me.

[pferreira]

In the first movie Don is the one that gets the Mikey treatment, so to speak.I can't help but think perhaps they knew in advance they wanted Feldman's wiseguy sense of humour and wrote the character for him.

[Dejablue]

If i was rich this commercial might have been enough to get me to buy this stupid car....as a gift...for someone else. :roll:

[909 Turtle Fan]

Best commercial in the history of television! :tlol::tlol::tlol:

They should air it during the Super Bowl.

[IndigoErth]

I'm sad I haven't seen it on tv, only the Million Dollar Man version once. (Meh, before my time.) Heard the Care Bears one on the radio, though I'm not sure that has as much impact. lol

[MsMarvelDuckie]

I only ever visualize "movie Mikey" in my head. Were they "real", he's the only that seems like a "real guy" and not a cartoon character. not just because he exists in 3D space, but because he's written like a "person" rather than a running joke.

All other Mikeys grate on me to no end. I like the character, but most of the execution has been awful, historically.


Agreed. THIS (with a few bits from certain FW and 2k3 eps for character development) is the Mikey I envision.


Corey Feldman is the best Donatello. Fight me.

I'll be your second! (Not that you'd nedd it, lol! I've seen you wrestle!)