Remember Groundchuck, Dirtbag, and Chromedome?

[raphael90]

Anyone remember these villains? What was your overall opinion of them? I remembered I wanted the action figures so badly because they looked cool and I was even more excited when they came on the cartoon series. I can't for the life of me remember what the name of particular episode was or what their personalities were like either. Was Chrome Dome even in the same episode as Dirtbag and Groundchuck? It was like 12 years ago, all I remember from that episode was Raph getting the jump on Dirtbag and thinking "Woohoo, get 'em Raph"

Also, what season was this ep on?

[Ninja Turtles Cartoon Fan]

Groundchuck: "Planet of the Turtleoids: Parts 1 and 2"; "Escape from the Planet of the Turtleoids"

Dirtbag: "Planet of the Turtleoids: Parts 1 and 2"; "Escape from the Planet of the Turtleoids"

Chromedome: "Planet of the Turtleoids: Parts 1 and 2"; "Night of the Rogues"

I thought they were interesting characters. It's too bad they all appeared in only a couple of episodes.

"Ooooh, that makes me see red!" - Groundchuck, from "Escape from the Planet of the Turtleoids"

[raphael90]

I think I've seen those eps on video...need to find 'em and rent them. Thanks for the info! :)

[Coola Yagami]

Groundchuck-'yee-haw, let me at them wide open spaces!'

[Ninja Turtles Cartoon Fan]

I think I've seen those eps on video...need to find 'em and rent them. Thanks for the info! :)

Actually, only one of those episodes was put on a video, and that was the two-part miniseries, "Planet of the Turtleoids."

http://www.technodrome.com/images/vhs/potto.jpg

Sorry to be the bearer of bad news! :(

"Don't be such a baby!" - Krang, from "Planet of the Turtleoids: Part 1"

[Jephael]

I got that tape at my local Blockbuster back when I was an employee at Wendy's like three years ago. The tape's still in fairly good shape, give or take acouple scratches in the picture from being rented so many times.

[MW8979]

Chrome Dome was awesome. He should have been in more episodes, or preferably he should have been Krang's personal sidekick till the end of season 7 or something. Shredder already has two henchmen, if Krang had one, then he probably wouldn't have to rely on Shredder so much and get more done.

[Reznorite420]

Speaking of Chrome Dome and Night of the Rogues, how the hell did he come back? He was completely obliterated along with that mini Technodrome in Planet of the Turtleoids Part II.

[GodzFire]

All three kicked butt, I wonder if it was because I liked them as action figures just as much too :-)

[THE-X-FLO]

Actually, Shredder rebuilt Chromedome, and it took him 30 minutes.. Well, he should have taken his time and build 5 Chromedomes, since it is so easy..

[Reznorite420]

Actually, Shredder rebuilt Chromedome, and it took him 30 minutes.. Well, he should have taken his time and build 5 Chromedomes, since it is so easy..Another flaw; it takes him hours to build the first Chrom Dome, yet less than one hour to build another one...

BTW, how do you know he was rebuilt? It's been a while since I've seen the episode, maybe I'll have to give it another watch.

[raphael90]

Actually, only one of those episodes was put on a video, and that was the two-part miniseries, "Planet of the Turtleoids."

Yes, I have seen that video then, thanks for showing the pic! Trouble is I had no idea Groundchuck and the gang were on that...man I wish I'd pushed myself to rent it, I woulda been in for a pleasant surprise! :D Sad thing is, that was at a rental store back in my old residence! Gack! Oh well, I'll continue looking for it, maybe could get it for a good price on Half.com or Ebay.

[THE-X-FLO]

In Night of the Rogues, after Shredder says he wants revenge on the turtles, we see immediately another scene, where he finishes welding Chromodome's circuits. He comments : "The last time Chromedome met the Turtles he merely defeated them. This time, he shall not fail"
The way he's talking, it's obviously the same robot, so he must have picked the parts after its destruction at the end of the 5th season. That would explain why it is a lot faster.

[Ninja Turtles Cartoon Fan]

Oh well, I'll continue looking for it, maybe could get it for a good price on Half.com or Ebay.

Yeah, that shouldn't be a problem. TMNT videos are sold on Half.com and eBay all the time, and they are all affordable. You can still find sealed copies of this video if you search around, which is how I purchased mine.

"Seven thousand manholes in this city, and you had to bring us up here?"
"Well, it's the nearest one to a pay-phone."

Raphael and Donatello, from "Poor Little Rich Turtle"

[Reznorite420]

The way he's talking, it's obviously the same robot, so he must have picked the parts after its destruction at the end of the 5th season. That would explain why it is a lot faster.That can't be...you saw Chrome Dome blown into smitherines (literally!) in Planet of the Turtleoids, BEYOND REPAIR!

Is this one of those flaws in the show that should be ignored since the cartoon never made much sense in the first place?

[Savanti Romero]

Never saw any episode (I do want to) but I have all three figures and Groundchuck was one of my favorite figures to play with. (I liked how his waist moved and his legs, as weird as that sounds.) Dirtbag seemed to stiff to play with, and I would often use Chrome Dome as a Savanti Romero because I didn't really know who he was.

[Lisardo]

That's what I say. I never saw ChromeDome being rebuilt, what ep are you talking about? Unless you mean Shredder built several robots or something.

Overall those villians were cool, esp. Groundchuck and Dirtbag. Loved their bad attitude, could prolly kick B&R's arse any day!

[THE-X-FLO]

That's what I say. I never saw ChromeDome being rebuilt, what ep are you talking about?

We're talking about the ep Night of the Rogues. That's where Chromedome is rebuilt

[Lisardo]

Maybe he was rebuilt in the ep. Tho I don't remember it.

[Gremlin]

I saw the turtleoid two-parter a week ago and I was actually kinda suprised that dirtbag and groundchuck acted intelligent, they were mutated directly from animals and was ten times smarter than bebop & rocksteady from the beginning, despite the fact that the two moron-henchmen shredder has was mutated from human form...

[Antrax]

I saw the turtleoid two-parter a week ago and I was actually kinda suprised that dirtbag and groundchuck acted intelligent, they were mutated directly from animals and was ten times smarter than bebop & rocksteady from the beginning, despite the fact that the two moron-henchmen shredder has was mutated from human form...

Maybe the human that made Groundchuck and Dirtbag humanoid was smart. The humans that Shredder's henchmen were mutated from were not so intelligent in the first place.

I've only seen Groundchuck and Dirtbag as action figures but they were very cool figures. They were two of the few really bulky figures that made them look like they could punch out the turtles.

[Gremlin]

Yeah, but one would think that most of the intelligence came from the main part that was mutated and not by just touching it. On the other hand, the old toon never made any sense so why bother really? :)

[MrPliggins]

I have a question about the episode "Planet of the Turtleoids". I remeber it only being shown twice ever. It was on one evening as an hour long special. Then about maybe a year later, It was played on syndication and i caught the tail end of it. My question is...
I see it is referred to as part 1 and 2 here, but I never saw it broken up...was it shown other times as seperate episodes?

[VaughnMichael]

I have a question about the episode "Planet of the Turtleoids". I remeber it only being shown twice ever. It was on one evening as an hour long special. Then about maybe a year later, It was played on syndication and i caught the tail end of it. My question is...
I see it is referred to as part 1 and 2 here, but I never saw it broken up...was it shown other times as seperate episodes?
yes when it was shown on the USA cable network it was split up into a 2 parter hope this helps.
-Vaughn Michael

[VaughnMichael]

I saw the turtleoid two-parter a week ago and I was actually kinda suprised that dirtbag and groundchuck acted intelligent, they were mutated directly from animals and was ten times smarter than bebop & rocksteady from the beginning, despite the fact that the two moron-henchmen shredder has was mutated from human form...

Maybe the human that made Groundchuck and Dirtbag humanoid was smart. The humans that Shredder's henchmen were mutated from were not so intelligent in the first place.

I've only seen Groundchuck and Dirtbag as action figures but they were very cool figures. They were two of the few really bulky figures that made them look like they could punch out the turtles.
actully if I remember correctly they wernt touched by any humans they were animals that were mutated into humanlike creatures..but perhaps shredder touched them.....but bebop and rocksteady were humans mutated with animals so perhaps that has something to do with why they are so stupid....because they were stupid to begin with..
-Vaughn Michael

[Coola Yagami]

you have to remember that in the first 5 eps bebop and rocksteady were alot more viscious and dangerous. They were common street thugs and were well.. as dumb as common street thugs. Later when the series became alot more childish, they just plain became ... well... extremely stupid and brainless...


groundchuck and dirtbag were the new guys in town so of course that had to give the tmnt a good fight.

[Drtooth]

I have a question... was Groundchuck in the thrid NES video game? I remember him being there somehow...

[VaughnMichael]

I have a question... was Groundchuck in the thrid NES video game? I remember him being there somehow...
yes groundchuck,dirtbag and many others wer ein that game.
-Vaughn Michael

[Drtooth]

Oh... thanks... I was going crazy for a minute there...

I remember I've seen him in action figure form before I played the game (not in the cartoon) so I wondered why he was there...

[majesty329]

Dirtbag and Groundchuck was cool, I wish they were in more episodes.

As for Chrome Dome he was awesome.

And Krang did have his own henchman General Tragg.

[CyberCubed]

It blows my mind these characters are all relevant in the year 2022.

[Coola Yagami]

It's been so long but I sworn Groundchuck and Dirtbag had a return episode but I forgot how it resolved or if they were just sent right back to the turtle planet.

[neatoman]

It blows my mind these characters are all relevant in the year 2022.

I wouldn't exactly call being used to fill out the boss roster of a beat 'em-up "relevance", especially not if it's a game where you fight the same four characters as bosses at least twice.

[CyberCubed]

It's been so long but I sworn Groundchuck and Dirtbag had a return episode but I forgot how it resolved or if they were just sent right back to the turtle planet.

They did, Groundchuck and Dirtbag appeared a second time in "Return to the Planet of the Turtleoids."

I wouldn't exactly call being used to fill out the boss roster of a beat 'em-up "relevance", especially not if it's a game where you fight the same four characters as bosses at least twice.

Chrome Dome was also in Season 2 of the Nick cartoon (although they just re-used Chris Bradford's model in armor for it), and Groundchuck/Dirtbag also just appeared in IDW's comics as mindless frankenstein mutants by Dr. Barlow who is making Venus.

[Coola Yagami]

They did, Groundchuck and Dirtbag appeared a second time in "Return to the Planet of the Turtleoids."



Chrome Dome was also in Season 2 of the Nick cartoon (although they just re-used Chris Bradford's model in armor for it), and Groundchuck/Dirtbag also just appeared in IDW's comics as mindless frankenstein mutants by Dr. Barlow who is making Venus.

What happened to them in their return episode?

[neatoman]

Chrome Dome was also in Season 2 of the Nick cartoon (although they just re-used Chris Bradford's model in armor for it), and Groundchuck/Dirtbag also just appeared in IDW's comics as mindless frankenstein mutants by Dr. Barlow who is making Venus.

In both cases it just feels like they are there to be there, not actually have a substantial impact on the plot. It's the "Ooh, I 'member!" effect.

[TigerClaw]

They both appeared in the IDW comics.

[neatoman]

They both appeared in the IDW comics.

We established that already.

[CyberCubed]

Speak of the devil:

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zdHD2tSmSLNfgtC7TNGR9G.jpg

Groundchuck and Dirtbag are going to be in at least one of the new comics too.

Is it just me or are they getting a kind of revival lately? I'm glad to see them back because they never actually appeared in the Nick 2012 cartoon.

[neatoman]

Speak of the devil:

https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/zdHD2tSmSLNfgtC7TNGR9G.jpg

Groundchuck and Dirtbag are going to be in at least one of the new comics too.

Is it just me or are they getting a kind of revival lately? I'm glad to see them back because they never actually appeared in the Nick 2012 cartoon.

You want my opinion? It's probably because they look weird enough and they've already used Mutagen Man, Mondo Gecko, Pizzaface, Muckman, Scumbug, Wyrm, Antrax, Chrome Dome, Wingnut and most of the other shallow characters cooked up under Playmates for other projects. Dirtbag and Groundchuck were kind of the only nostalgia action figures left.

[CyberCubed]

I think the difference is in the episode they debut in, Shredder/Krang decide to mutate them as a second set of henchmen after Bebop/Rocksteady. The difference is Groundchuck and Dirtbag betray Shredder almost immediately and decide not to listen to him, so that plan backfires.

Much like Rahzar/Tokka in the movies working for Shredder, Groundchuck and Dirtbag were conceived as a second mutant henchmen pair the same way...they just didn't pan out like that.

[Coola Yagami]

I think the difference is in the episode they debut in, Shredder/Krang decide to mutate them as a second set of henchmen after Bebop/Rocksteady. The difference is Groundchuck and Dirtbag betray Shredder almost immediately and decide not to listen to him, so that plan backfires.

Much like Rahzar/Tokka in the movies working for Shredder, Groundchuck and Dirtbag were conceived as a second mutant henchmen pair the same way...they just didn't pan out like that.

Not only that but weren't they supposed to be other animals but since they got away they either decided to use a bull and a mole or the bull and mole somehow got into the mutagen?

[Prowler]

Of course I remember them.

I wasn't surprised that they betrayed Shredder and Krang. I mean, they were mutated due to Bebop's and Rocksteady's incompetence. Shredder and Krang originally wanted to mutate a lion and a gorilla, remember. So that was a sign it wasn't going to work. Also, they debuted in a special "movie" episode. It seemed obvious they weren't going to become regular characters.

We got to see them in another episode where the Turtles visit the Planet of the Turtleoids again. That's it. Chromedome we saw in Night of the Rogues again, didn't we?

[FredWolfLeonardo]

I'm surprised we never saw Groundchuck and Dirtbag in the Nick toon. I thought that both would've been a perfect fit for the desert themed Mutant Apocalypse.

I liked their Original versions. They stood out pretty well despite only appearing in 3 episodes, since they break the mold by betraying Shredder and Krang and have very memorable voices/designs.

They were also pretty strong. Groundchuck just casually handled Bebop and Rocksteady grabbing onto his horns,and then ramming them both all by himself.

I also just realised, Chrome Dome is the closest thing to Super Shredder in the Original Cartoon.

[Prowler]

I'm surprised we never saw Groundchuck and Dirtbag in the Nick toon. I thought that both would've been a perfect fit for the desert themed Mutant Apocalypse.

I liked their Original versions. They stood out pretty well despite only appearing in 3 episodes, since they break the mold by betraying Shredder and Krang and have very memorable voices/designs.

They were also pretty strong. Groundchuck just casually handled Bebop and Rocksteady grabbing onto his horns,and then ramming them both all by himself.

I also just realised, Chrome Dome is the closest thing to Super Shredder in the Original Cartoon.
Chrome Dome even made it to one of the Tournament Fighters games. He definitely has a cool concept and design.

I feel like Groundchuck and Dirtbag suffered from being introduced rather late in the series. They debuted in the 5th season of the show. All of the regular characters were established in the very 1st season of the series. And even some of those ended up either losing their spot as regulars(Baxter) or having way less of a role and fewer appearances than you'd expected them to have (Neutrinos).

The show had a very safe and set formula, and 2 new mutants debuting in the middle of the series didn't stand a chance. The higher ups probably felt it was too risky to add two extra characters to the villains team.

[FredWolfLeonardo]

Atleast they got a second appearance unlike many other secondary characters. Whats puzzling though is that Kerma was given two more episodes after the special, while Groundchuck and Dirtbag were only given one extra appearance.

Its a shame, since I'm sure people like GroundChuck, Dirtbag and Chrome Dome far more than Kerma.

[MikeandRaph87]

I see Chrome Dome as a robotic stand-in for The Shredder as Super Rocksteady and Mighty Bebop serve as robotic stand-ins for Rocksteady and Bebop. Add Krang's Android bodysuit and you have a great concept for an episode.

[Coola Yagami]

Its a shame, since I'm sure people like GroundChuck, Dirtbag and Chrome Dome far more than Kerma.

It's also weird since neither Kerma or that terminator robot that was after him were based on action figures.

[CyberCubed]

I love the Terminator robot that goes after Kerma in Season 6. It was such a blatant rip-off of Terminator it was so good. I also love how most of that ep focused on Splinter and April fending for themselves over the Turtles.