Why did Mikey use a grappling hook in the last few seasons??
 

Hey,
Why did mikey use a grapling hook instead of nunchucks (spelling...not my strong suit)? Anyone have therories...or the real scope....i'd like to know

I've read the other posts about it and if I'm correct, it's all about censorship..

The grappling hook was pretty lame, it was not even a real weapon :/

Yeah, from what I understand, parents thought that the nunchuk were too violent, and they switched Mikey's weapon to the grappling hook. Which, if that is true, is beyond me, since I would think the katana or sais looked more violent... but then again, I (thankfully) don't share the same kind of thinking as the people who complained... :wink:

Short version: Parents through a hissy fit over the "violence levels" of the old toon, so the makers decided to replace Mikey's chucks with the grappling hook. It was a stupid thing to do, but, such is censorship.

They took away his chuks in The Next Mutation too, in that show he uses twin knightsticks.

Wow that makes the next mutation that much worse. No offense. :wink:

I thought you meant in the new show...

It was SO on the tip of my tongue to say "It's leftover from his Turtle Titan outfit."

:lol: Oh ya, he did use a hook in that episode.

they took the chucks away because numerous parents were complaining on how violent chucks are. Kids around the globe would act out as TMNT and parents did not want their kids to become too violent.

Tonfa...they're tonfa.

So wait, carrying around giant katanas isn't violent either?

:roll:

That's what I said, too... The katana and sais were ok, but the nunchuk wasn't?? Oh well, I'm not gonna bother rationalizing that... :)

Maybe they just compromised and decided to only alter Michaelangelo's weapons. If that's the truth, then it was for the greater good of the show really.

I always thought it was funny that they never officially said it was his new weapon aloud..

The Tonfa were at least cooler than that grappling hook.

yeah at least they really are a Japanese weapon...

Yeah....he did have no chucks in nm too....i forgot....and i agree that sais and katana are more violent....but where r kids gonna get them??? i know that i had a pair of chucks when i was a kid....they were plastic with a foam around them and a string connecting them....they looked nice.....and they didn't hurt anyone....now a bo staf is just any big stick like a broom or mop....and u can knock the devil out of ur friends with that....why not change donny's weapon to a "Pink flower??"

Oh just to explaine the quote:
Foot: But the rat had a stick!!
Shredder: ands what did the turtle have a pink flower!!???? - east meets west NT:NM

Ok, mods... please add this to the tmnt faq, it's been asked far too many times.

:lol: :lol: I love that line! :lol: :lol:

So, if the 'chucks are too violent, what about the katanas or sais? I'll never know. And they should've at least taken Donatello's weapons away, seeing as it's the easiest for kids to imitate. But when you think about it, a grappling hook could do a lot of damage! :tlol: