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Originally Posted by TMNTmz87
red sky eps?
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The "Red Sky" episodes were aired for three seasons: 1994-1996. This marked a turning point in the cartoon.
The show went from being light and goofy to dark and edgy. There were no more pizza references. Starting in 1995, Shredder and Krang and Bebop and Rocksteady - pretty much anything that made the show what it was - were thrown out the window and a new bad guy was brought in.
The show developed a science-fiction theme. The Turtles got a partner, a human named Carter, to help them fight the alien invasion against Dregg and his minions.
A new theme brought to the show was the Turtles' unstable mutations. They would mutate into larger, stronger (though not smarter and definitely more clumsy) Turtles than when they were normal.
Not many fans think too highly of these years. There were some okay episodes during this time, but too many things were changed. The lack of any humor, no Shredder, no Technodrome, no pizza, no wonderful side characters.
It was pretty much the cartoon's death sentence.
The reason people refer to these episodes as the "Red Sky" episodes is because the sky was, indeed, red during these episodes. I guess it was supposed to be symbolic and establish a darker mood for the show.
Never again did a bright sunny day shine down on the show. Literally.
"That's the third time this week an alien's disappeared before we could question him!" - Raphael, from "Divide and Conquer"