Just finished watching Season 5. I Got a ? about Michelangelo's nunchuks
 

I would have to scan all the episodes again to be sure but I am almost certain he is never shown pulling out or using his nunchuks ever during this season.

Instead when ever he should be pulling out his chuks he pulls out the turtle grappling hook instead. Anyone know the reason behind this?

It is funny seeing this happen. It is most evident in the episode where the turtles fridge is frozen solid and all the turtles weapons are hitting the ice trying to chip it off and Michelangelo is banging a grappling hook against the fridge

I am guessing when the UK started to have their share of Teenage Mutant Ninja "Hero" Turtles, UK told the creators of the show, that they can't allow Mikey using his nunchucks. I don't understand why nunchucks was such a big deal in the United Kingdom.

I don't know when they stopped leaving the 'chucks out of the show, but they were in use in the Red Sky eps. I think CBS had Mike using his grappling hook instead in all of their previous episodes. The syndicated bunch didn't cater to this absurd law though. Editing the episodes didn't come cheap...

I just don't see how the UK could have had so much control of the show. I mean it was an AMERICAN cartoon dammit. It's like telling Toei animation to not make DBZ so bloody and violent and skip out the pervy humor cause Americans may not like it. Who cares??? let Mikey keep his chucks and let the UK worry about how to censor them or cancel the show or whatever.

Past tense, bro. ;)

I think you're underestimating how HUGE TMNT was at the time. No doubt A LOT of money was involved, and as we know all too well today, it's all about money.

i'm pretty sure that Michaelangelo didn't get his chucks back during Red Sky. I distinctly remember him only using the grappling hook.

I think Michaelangelo's nunchucks where fased out during the last few episode in season three, and in season four he started using the grappling hook, and occassionaly twirled his nunchucks (nonthreateningly) every so often. In season five he never even touches his chuckes and in season six I think the animaters permentaly removed them from sight on his person.

You are correct.

I think gobo you where thinking of the european episodes from that was tagged onto season seven (although it should have been in season four) where Michaelangelo appears to get his nunchucks back. :)

Nope. I actually got the first of the German Red Sky DVDs. Mike is seen twirling his nunchaku in there. Was it edited from American TV as well?

Gobo, what episode is it? And there are Red sky episodes on dvd????:o

Well, that (of course) is another country's DVD. But the US does have a few on the Season 1 DVD. Though likely know that, I'm just making note.

In Germany, all 24 eps of Red Sky are on DVD (and the only classic 'toon DVDs they have so far). It's Deutch-only audio though. I have volume 1, the first five episodes. So, it was really early in the season [that the 'chucks came out]. I don't know if they showed him hitting anything with them though. When I get around to it, I'll grab some screens for you.

The only other Turtle DVDs they have in Germany are the four movies and 12 uncut eps of The Next Mutation (Die Ninja Turtles) spread over 4 volumes... None of that 16-minute BS the UK has.

BTW, there are also some French-only Red Sky eps on DVD.

Yeah amd indeedy I do, I love me some Red sky ;)
Interesting and cool, I hope they come out here.
I have all the episodes taped off of cbs from when they first aired, so I'm guessing you don't remember what episode?
I'll just have to go watch my tapes and see.

It's pretty ironic because as the red sky season got darker, they start to take out the chucks so they can make less ninja-ish.

Never understood why the sai's, a katana sword, & and a bo were okay to be seen and used but nunchuks were a no no. I bet some dumb kids must of been doing there Mikey impression and walloped themselves in the head with some chuks and got execs up in arms about it.

Same way the FF cartoon never had the Human Torch and used a small robot because higher ups thhought kids would light them selves on fire to imitate the Human Torch.

Well, that was only one of the FF cartoons. The other 3 had the Human Torch.

Th...that's a sick, twisted joke, right? Tell me you're not serious

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TELL ME!!! :P

Check the first five. That's the best I can tell you.

I went back and checked and the only thing Mikey uses is his grappling hook. In fact from what I saw his nunchucks are not visible in any of the 24 Red Sky episodes.