Don totally pwned the old series
 

I've been watching a lot of OT episodes, and it seems, as others have claimed, that Donatello really was the star of the show, which I had completely forgotten. I don't find him as easy to relate to as Mike or Raph, but it seems that he got the most screen time and had the most to say. He also has to come up with an idea or invention, or save the day, in basically every episode I've watched. It really seems that he's the leader, not Leo. I never got the impression that Don was the most popular Turtle (or anything but the least popular, really--not that I am saying this should be the case) but he was the star of the old show. What do you guys think?

I always figured Michelangelo was the star of the show. He was the most popular one and the one kids liked the most.

Plus he was the turtle chosen to represent the TMNT in that anti-drug cartoon, if that counts for anything.:)

I remember an ep where all hell broke loose and stuff and Raph said 'and this is where we turn to our resident genuis to come up with a last-minute solution." And the 3 turtles call out "DONATELLO!!!"

Then Don explained what he was gonna do using scientific terms and stuff.

The other 3 turtles- "IN ENGLISH!!"

Lol yea, that was "My Brother the Bad Guy", that little scene really cracked me up.

Yeah ... like I feel that Mike got the most "character development," but Don got the most lines and saved the day the most often. I guess they both sort of pwned the old toon. :)

I remember all of Don's inventions always blew up or something... so much so that when my brother and I played Ninja Turtles if we needed to blow up something we'd just stick a portable portal generator next to it and ... BOOM! :lol:

OT is definately my favorite version of Donny.

Don and Mike would have been the biggest stars both in their own ways.

You know, I was just saying to someone the other day that whenever my TMNT obsession comes up with non-fans, the turtle they almost always remember from the OT is Donnie. It's always something like "Hey, Ninja Turtles, I used to watch that show, what was the purple guy's name?" And people who were fans enough to remember their names often like someone other than Don, but people who don't remember anything always seem to fixate on "the purple one." Maybe all the screen time he got in the OT has something to do with that!

Yea, most kids didn't like Raph (because his jokes went over their heads) or Leo (because he was mad-lame and never stopped stating the obvious) back in the day. It was all about Don and Mikey.

My favorite incarnation of Donatello is definitely the original cartoon.

There was just something about him, the voice, the maturity, the smarts, the confidence...it was all done extremely well. And man, Don knew how to fight in the old cartoon too! They always seemed to give him a chunk of the action scenes and he usually had good fights.

That's one of the things I wish they'd improve about 2k3 Donny, he seems too passive most of the time. I appreciate him as a character, but he's not as awesome as old toon Don was.

I also thought Archie Donatello was pretty damn awesome.

Donatello Rules...what can i say. give him credit for the Turtle Van and the Turtle Blimp.

He still does that quite a bit in the current toon too; not to imply anything against him, I love him as much as the others, but just out of curiosity, is that one of the main reasons some fans are annoyed by him, or is it just a minor reason?

Yeah it seems Donatello in the old toon is like Chuck Norris. Don't believe me?


Here's 10 Facts you Need to Know About Donatello in the Old Toon.

1. Donatello does not sleep, he waits.

2. Donatello has 2 speeds. Walk, and Kill.

3. Donatello drives an ice cream truck covered in human skulls.

4. When the Boogeyman goes to sleep at night, he checks his closet for Donatello.

5. Donatello doesn't read books. He stares them down until he gets the information he wants.

6. Donatello counted to infinity....twice.

7. When Donatello does a push-up, he isn't lifting himself up, he's pushing the Earth down.

8. Donatello gave Mona Lisa that smile.

9. Donatello can beat the Sun in a staring contest.

10. Donatello can win a game of Connect Four in only 3 moves.

So in other words, you can't mess with Old Toon Donatello. ;)

Does Raphael know about that????

Donatello can win a game of Connect Four in only 3 moves.
:lol::lol::lol:

that's amazing

's probablely why raph and leo got the spotlight in NT aaaand movie.

BTW does anyone think that donnie kno more the way of leader than leo?=s
there gotta be one time or two when the two bigger brothers contest for that palce,errr,i think.coz they both have the calm brains,and brains,u kno,even donnie's more intelligent,but u'll say,there's a lot more important elements than brain to a leader,yea but...that's kinda difficult to say,whether he or leo kno better.maybe donnie just lacked of...well,passion or something?

I do think all 4 Turtles did try out for being the leader. And in some random episodes, another Turtle besides Leo is leading in that specific battle/quest/challenge. But I think Michelangelo got eliminated first because he is so unfocused, then Donatello because he is so quiet and laid back and may not have dealt well in leading Raphael, and finally Raphael because he had such a short fuse and was so impatient that he could not be the leader in longer term situations. Sure, Raph is bossy, but it takes much more than just being bossy in order to be the leader. Hence Leonardo was the best suited to be the leader of the Turtles in general. But we all know who is the true boss- Splinter, that is.

that's true,actually,i don't think anyone can deal well with raph XDDD,esp. leo!LOL
but leo really gets the insight and he KNOWS raph,hehe,he can take advantage of that,manepulating his mind...XDDDD,that's evil,that's that's why to some extent raph settles down to follow his lead,XDDD,but u kno wut,i got the feeling that the raph's been lurking and waiting,and,u kno if i were raph,i'd tell myself:"oh keep kissing urself leo,one day u'll fall in my palm!"XDDD