References to older TMNT characters that didn't show up
 

I'm trying to remember how many references to older TMNT characters the writers did but didn't have those characters show up? For example:

- Wingnut. Mike jokingly called Kirby-bat, "Wingnut" and Don told him not to give April's father a monster name. Wingnut (and Screwloose) have never shown up in the show.

- Mike called the Daagon, "Merdude's" as an obvious reference to the old character from the OT and Archie

- In the same episode, Mike thinks of Man Ray with his Archie design.

- "Venus" was a graphic design scene on the edge of the Turtle van/truck.


Were there any more? I suppose we can assume characters who get joke references like this won't actually show up in the series, which is a shame because Ciro had a sketch of Wingnut/Screwloose that they apparently never used.

There was the Ace Duck reference from Baxter Stockman

Ah yeah, that too. I suppose Ace Duck is going to be one of those gag characters that never makes it into a cartoon.

I guess you could consider the "Irma" mech suit worn by Kraang Sub-Prime and Rook of the Utrom a reference.

there was another Venus De Milo reference in 4fold trap where Mikey is visualizing what he would look like when he is double mutated and an image of a rule 63 version of mikey appears in this exact pose.

https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/i...lcErC4b0DEBzSW

Cuddly The Cowlick on the ship monitor in The Ever Burning Fire. Time will tell if it will ever be followed up on. Would love to see some Stump Wrestling in the show.

IMO, the "Neutrinos" count as well.

I always expected them to show up, they seemed like a natural with as Dimension X heavy the show was and is. The "tone" of Wingnut and Screwloose seemed like a perfect fit for the show too. Could have been any kind of standalone episode... you know, a portal from Dimension X opens up, they pop out and kind of cause a ruckus and the Turtles have to put them down. Then at the end, via flashbacks, they give their story about the Kraang ravaging their world, etc., and then maybe down the line they could turn up as allies at a critical moment in Dimension X or something. It virtually writes itself.

Agreed, & there was concept art for them, so I dunno what went wrong or whatever.

I wonder if the episode "The Ancient Aeons" was supposed to be the Wingnut episode, but instead they abandoned the idea and just made a bunch of generic alien bats instead.

Possibly. I like that idea, very likely.