Did the Fred Wolf Turtles ever use the nicknames?
 

You know, I can't think of a single instance in the FW series where the Turtles were refered to by nickname. It seems like they always used the full names at all time.

It's so weird, not just because they use nicknames everywhere else, but because you'd figure the version most targeted towards kids would embrace the nicknames. The Turtles all have long names that are uncommon within the US, I bet most kids would be able to remember the nicknames a lot easier.

I've seen one episode where Raphael calls Michelangelo "Mikey". I can't remember which episode it is, somewhere in season 3 or 4.
I think they use Leonardo's nickname sometimes, too. But not often.

Yeah I'm not going to plow through 86 episodes to see which episode it is you're talking about. I'm not going to assume you are misremembering but until I know which episode it is, I'm not going to assume you are correct either.

Plowing through 10 seasons of the Fred Wolf cartoon to verify the non-use of the Turtles' nicknames is what separates the FANS from the FANATICS.

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Yeah, I'm just a fan, too. :tlol:

You know the weird part is that the 86 episodes that make up season 3 and 4 are actually 44% of the series. Think about that, the series has 10 seasons yet only 2 of them make up almost half the episodes.

I'm guessing if it did happen, it would have probably been in the "Red Sky" era when they were trying to reference the tone of the movies a little bit.

I'll save you guys the trouble, Don calls him, "Mikey" in the second Usagi Yojimbo episode.

This is probably one of those things that Playmates demanded. Or the writers were not bothering to make them feel more familiar.

I don't think they did, actually...although, in the episode when Usagi Yojimbo destroyed all those robots, I think they were, I think Donatello called Michelangelo "Mikey". Sorta like, "You're too late, Mikey. Usagi already took care of them."

I do remember the line from Hot Rodders from Dimension X where Raphael says: book'em Donno. Obvious reference to Hawaii Five-O.

Also in Season 9, Carter calls Donatello, "Donny T."

There were a couple instances where Mikey called his bros by their nicknames. In "Snakes Alive" Leonardo is referred to as Leo-Meister and in "Night of the Dark Turtle" Donatello is referred to as The Donster. I believe Raphael is the only one who never got the nickname.

You mean nobody ever called him "Ralph?" I wonder where so much of the internet gets that from? :tlol:

I like that because it reflects the years the popularity was extremely peaking.

Some of you guys have WAAAY too much free time, LOL! I honestly don't remember any of those instances, but it's cool that they did.

I recall them using "Leo" in the first season, but not any of the others...

There's also the "Book him Don-o!" Riff from Hot-rodding Teenagers, though it's a play off of "Book him Dan-o" from Hawaii 5-0