What episode was the last time Michelangelo used his Nunchucks?
 

I'm currently watching the show and I'm on the 4th season and Michelangelo has his nunchucks shown on his back, but he is not using them.

I'm wondering if anyone has ever tried to find out exactly what episode he stops using them and what episode they just stopped showing them completely. Specifically in the first 6 seasons since those are really the only ones I watch anyways.

Probably some random ep in Season 4. By Season 5 he doesn't have them anymore.

Also why do you only watch the first 6 seasons? Seasons 7-10 were great.

The last episode I remember he definitely used his nunchucks was The Old Switcheroo. I'm pretty sure he used them in some later season 3 episodes though. I can't think of a time in season 4 he actually used them, although he did carry them around throughout the season. You won't see his nunchucks in seasons 7-10.

The funniest part of it all is he uses his Nunchucks in every single one of the European Vacation episodes, and you constantly see him swinging them around.

And these were episodes made for countries that got the nunchucks banned in the show in the first place!

Last episode I can remember seeing him swinging them is Raphael Knocks 'em Dead. What's funny about that though is you clearly see him swinging them but when the fight actually starts he's using his grappling hook.

I love the irony.

What is it about nunchucks as opposed to, oh, I don't know, swords?

(I acknowledge that point may have been beaten to death.)

A number of reasons. First, James Avery stops doing the Shredder's voice and I hate the other voices. I also don't like the animation in season 8 and the red sky episodes just don't click with me. The first 6 seasons are also the ones I saw as a kid. I stopped watching the show around that time.

Now for an update. In season 5 he definitely does not have the nunchucks anymore. I didn't catch which episode was the last time he used the nunchucks in battle but in "Rhino-man" he has them in his hand as he charges at Rocksteady.

He doesn't get to use them but at least they were in his hands. Next time I watch season 4 I will try to make a note of the Episodes he used them in. When I started paying attention this time I was already half way through the season.

Shredder's alternate voice in Season 7 isn't that bad at all, and Season 7 has some of the best episodes of the series.

As for Seasons 8-10, Shredder only appears in 7 of those episodes, so it hardly makes too much a difference. Your choice though, if you don't want to watch some of the shows best episodes it feels like your loss.

Doesn't Avery actually appear in some of the better episodes of season 7 as well?

Legend of Koji.

Was Shredder in White Belt, Black Heart?

Yes, with James Avery as his voice actor, also his actor in Night of the Dark Turtle.

When you think about the length of the show, Mike used the Grappling Hook more than he used the nunchucks. Really, only for around the first 25 episodes or so Mike's chucks are used full-time. The middle part of Season 3 often had Mike grabbing/twirling his chucks, but were rarely used to attack. By the time we hit the last quarter of Season 3, The Grappling Hook takes off as Mike's weapon of choice, with his nunchucks relegated to a secondary weapon. The chucks really were phased out over approximately a period of 65 episodes (the last quarer or so of Season 3, all of Season 4, plus the Europe episodes), which makes the disappearance that more interesting in terms of how gradual it was. However, he probably only used his nunchucks about one time for every eight times he used his hook during this stretch. And Mike's nunchucks were well gone by the time we hit the Legend of Koji.

Still, the grappling hook may have gotten more respect had Playmates released a version of Mikey with one.

I actually used to play with a grappling hook that came with a TMNT figure when playing with Mike. I liked the fact I could physically swing it around and hook stuff! :P

I actually made a makeshift grappling hook after my Movie Star Mikey's nunchucks broke.