What made you a TMNT fan? - Page 2

Bad Guys Lover · 06-19-2008, 02:31 PM

Definitely it was the old cartoon... and also Shredder.

*Revan* · 06-19-2008, 04:12 PM

One of my little friends had some turtle figures before I had even heard of tmnt. When I saw these cool green ninjas with weapons I had to have them too. I would get a new figure every week or two for my "allowance." Then of course started watching the OT and the rest is history

*Warhorse* · 06-20-2008, 11:38 PM

The old toon, and that all of my friends liked them, I also liked it that they were heroes that weren't perfect, and there was something in the TMNT world that anyone could identify with.

NameGoesHere1066 · 06-20-2008, 11:41 PM

I also started out with the old toon. I really loved the old toon and I still find it a good show. I still enjoy watching it even now and I find my self poping in my OT dvds even more often than the NT dvds.

blue_angel99 · 06-21-2008, 12:32 PM

I watched the old toons cause of my brothers. I liked it very much but what hooked me for life was the first movie. They looked so real and I liked the family interractions between them. (My favorite was when Leo got them together to contact Splinter. It always makes me cry.

) In the Old Toon they seemed more like best friends than brothers.

TheUltimateShredhead · 06-22-2008, 01:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Lil' G

i probably have the weirdest story on this post...

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when i was 4 years old i went to my cousins house, abi and chi cha with my little brother jj. i was playing that gun game that you have to shoot those ducks and that dog or something and then my little cousin abi (3 years old at the time) turned off the game and popped in a tmnt video (the OT) and told me to sit down on the bed and watch it. im like "no. put the game back on." and he all of a sudden comes over and pushes me on the bed. i got up and ran out of the room. i went into the living room and saw abi whispering in chi cha's ear, while i was playing with some animal toys.

then all of a sudden they come over and push me over and drag me to the room (chicha was 2 at the time but he is big and muscular for his age and has always been like that. at the time you would think he's my age). Chicha comes in with a chair and told me to sit down on it. im said no so they came over and beat me up for like 15 seconds and they stop and chicha picks me up and puts me on the dinner table chair. abi ties like 4 blankets to the chair and popped in the OT tmnt video. chi cha was holding the blanket while abi was standing at the door making sure i didn't escape. so i just rolled along, and halfway through it i liked it andd told them that and they let me go only to watch it. it was the episode "sky turtles" because i remeber the turtle blimp and everything floating.
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i know you think this is a lie but it's not. we were crazy when we were little and i have a great memory. i mean, how do you forget something like that?

LMAO! That didn't make much sence.

*Ava Collier* · 06-22-2008, 02:23 PM

I was hardcore into Dinosaucers as a kid. It was one day, without warning...replaced by this...what the hell is this? Give me my DINOSAUCERS! I refused to watch those turtle things that took away my Dinosaucers. I was so upset that my uncle suggested I watch through, and see if they simply moved my show to after this one...so I did. I fell in love for the first time. Dinosaucers who? I became so umm...enthusiastic over the TMNT, that I was given my own tv in my room where I could be a ninja there, and not break things in the rest of the house.

*Raph's Girl* · 06-22-2008, 04:29 PM

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Originally Posted by Ava Collier

I was hardcore into Dinosaucers as a kid.

OMG! Dinosaucers!! FTW!!! Dark Raph kinda looks like Ankylo *L* Hard to believe that Den Hennessy (Ghengis Rex) voiced Brave Heart Lion while Chris Wiggins (Dimetro) was No Heart.

*cowabunga14* · 06-22-2008, 05:16 PM

For me, I think it was the old cartoon.

*Cowabunga Carl* · 06-22-2008, 06:44 PM

When I was little we were at Costco. I remember finding an action figure that came with a movie. I had to be around 5-6. I begged my parents for it. I loved turtles and wanted a pet one but an action figure would do.

The movie was the first couple eps of the old toon. Been a fan since. Oh and the figure was Raph.

*Sage Ninja* · 06-25-2008, 12:46 PM

the USA cartoon express is what got me hooked on the old toon in the 90's, I really wasn't into the turtles before I saw it on that station because when it came on fox in the 80's i was just a little kid and more interested in the little kids toons and such to notice the turtles. I became interested in alot of old cartoons from the cartoon express that would never even heard of if it hadn't been aired on a station just for vintage cartoon like Jem, The Ghostbusters, the Smurfs, Mighty Max, and of course the old Ninja turtles. It's what got me into looking into the ninja turtles on CBS because by that tiume the networks had made the switch over. So if not for USA Cartoon express I probably wouldn't even be here and would have looked at ninja turtles as just a old boys cartoon from the 80's and 90's.

*Spitfire* · 06-25-2008, 02:30 PM

I was born in 1988. I can't remember a time where I didn't love turtles. My Dad explained to me when I was a baby he used to sit me down in front of the TV sometimes and the first time he did that turtles was on. From then on out it happened to be on the same time he'd put me in front of the TV ever day. I almost feel like it's wired into me.

My earliest memory is sitting in my crib eating Ninja Turtle crackers. Oh those were the days. The turtles potty trained me too. When I got old enough my parents bought me a bunch of Ninja Turtle undies and told me I could wear them if I'd use the toilet. The funny thing is it worked.

Raphael_ · 06-25-2008, 03:58 PM

I was hit by the epic 1987 TMNT craze everyone remembers. And I was 7, peak age for it. I think I came to love Raphael for breaking the fourth wall and being the antithesis of Michelangelo.

Jelly Bean · 06-26-2008, 11:57 AM

the new toon made me a turtle fan. I was at my friends house when I saw the first episode when it first aired and I thought it looked cool.

*Tinuvielsdreams* · 06-26-2008, 03:40 PM

I think it had to be fate since I was born in May 1984, but it was the OT that had me hooked when it came out. From there it went into Comic books (I had only Archie's for years until I was old enough to figure out there were other TMNT comics out there).
I can still remember being 5 or 6 years old and playing/watching Turtles with my neighbor while our mom's talked

Darkravager · 06-26-2008, 04:26 PM

I think it was the toys that first pulled me in when I was a kid. I remember getting an Ace Duck and then begging my mom for a Shredder.

Then the cartoon came out and I loved that. I watched it every day after school until it ended. I never really quit liking the Turtles, just moved on to other things after it ended. Then the 2k3 series got me watching again.

Lately it was the NECA figures that really pulled me back in. I got those and checked out the official website and was blown away by getting to actually read some of the original comics. I couldn't believe how different the Mirage comics were from everything else I had ever known. I'm now trying to get some of the Mirage books and also getting some toys now too.

strangletown · 06-29-2008, 06:58 PM

The original cartoon is what hooked me. They really promoted it well I think. I'm not too big of a fan of the newer series but the comic books keep me gettin' my turtle fix.

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Originally Posted by Warhorse

The old toon, and that all of my friends liked them, I also liked it that they were heroes that weren't perfect, and there was something in the TMNT world that anyone could identify with.

quoted for truth

LennyD · 07-04-2008, 01:56 PM

Hey, I can't believe no one said this. For me, it was OT April O'Neil. I fell head over heels in love with her AND the toon back in the eighties. I wanted to watch it everyday since the first day I laid my old black eyes on the yellow jumpsuit, can't stay out of trouble, friend of the TMNT.

JetsAndHeels · 07-04-2008, 04:15 PM

I was born in '78. I was a star wars kid first and foremost, but when the turtles hit the scene they were pretty much the new thing. I gave it a try, had the toys, and it stuck.

Honestly, at the time it could have just been another phase, but it has seemed to pass the test of time.

Toby Barrett · 07-04-2008, 04:36 PM

It was the archie TMNT comics that did it for me, I still consider it the best version of the turtles.

06-19-2008, 04:12 PM	#22
Revan Han Shot First Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Paper Street Soap Company Posts: 3,687	One of my little friends had some turtle figures before I had even heard of tmnt. When I saw these cool green ninjas with weapons I had to have them too. I would get a new figure every week or two for my "allowance." Then of course started watching the OT and the rest is history __________________

06-20-2008, 11:41 PM	#24
NameGoesHere1066 Stone Warrior Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: at home LOL Posts: 957	I also started out with the old toon. I really loved the old toon and I still find it a good show. I still enjoy watching it even now and I find my self poping in my OT dvds even more often than the NT dvds. __________________ ]

06-21-2008, 12:32 PM	#25
blue_angel99 Hench Mutant Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 382	I watched the old toons cause of my brothers. I liked it very much but what hooked me for life was the first movie. They looked so real and I liked the family interractions between them. (My favorite was when Leo got them together to contact Splinter. It always makes me cry. ) In the Old Toon they seemed more like best friends than brothers. __________________

06-22-2008, 02:23 PM	#27
Ava Collier It's ninja ninja RAT! Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,958	I was hardcore into Dinosaucers as a kid. It was one day, without warning...replaced by this...what the hell is this? Give me my DINOSAUCERS! I refused to watch those turtle things that took away my Dinosaucers. I was so upset that my uncle suggested I watch through, and see if they simply moved my show to after this one...so I did. I fell in love for the first time. Dinosaucers who? I became so umm...enthusiastic over the TMNT, that I was given my own tv in my room where I could be a ninja there, and not break things in the rest of the house. __________________

06-22-2008, 05:16 PM	#29
cowabunga14 Lover of Weird Things Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: CA Posts: 4,014	For me, I think it was the old cartoon. __________________ How can something so beautiful shine on something so dreadful?

06-19-2008, 02:31 PM	#21
Bad Guys Lover Hench Mutant Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Planet Earth Posts: 268	Definitely it was the old cartoon... and also Shredder.

06-20-2008, 11:38 PM	#23
Warhorse Emperor Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Florida Posts: 5,544	The old toon, and that all of my friends liked them, I also liked it that they were heroes that weren't perfect, and there was something in the TMNT world that anyone could identify with.

06-22-2008, 06:44 PM	#30
Cowabunga Carl Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 2,384	When I was little we were at Costco. I remember finding an action figure that came with a movie. I had to be around 5-6. I begged my parents for it. I loved turtles and wanted a pet one but an action figure would do. The movie was the first couple eps of the old toon. Been a fan since. Oh and the figure was Raph.

06-25-2008, 12:46 PM	#31
Sage Ninja Band of the Hawk Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: USA Posts: 3,926	the USA cartoon express is what got me hooked on the old toon in the 90's, I really wasn't into the turtles before I saw it on that station because when it came on fox in the 80's i was just a little kid and more interested in the little kids toons and such to notice the turtles. I became interested in alot of old cartoons from the cartoon express that would never even heard of if it hadn't been aired on a station just for vintage cartoon like Jem, The Ghostbusters, the Smurfs, Mighty Max, and of course the old Ninja turtles. It's what got me into looking into the ninja turtles on CBS because by that tiume the networks had made the switch over. So if not for USA Cartoon express I probably wouldn't even be here and would have looked at ninja turtles as just a old boys cartoon from the 80's and 90's. __________________ Cassandra: You won't fight me, but will you fight--for him! Cassandra's Revenge ~Tangled the Series ________________________________ http://frankviola.org/2012/01/30/godsviewofawoman/ _______________________________ http://nox-artemis.tumblr.com/post/4...k-and-feminism

06-25-2008, 02:30 PM	#32
Spitfire Writer • Director Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 12,035	I was born in 1988. I can't remember a time where I didn't love turtles. My Dad explained to me when I was a baby he used to sit me down in front of the TV sometimes and the first time he did that turtles was on. From then on out it happened to be on the same time he'd put me in front of the TV ever day. I almost feel like it's wired into me. My earliest memory is sitting in my crib eating Ninja Turtle crackers. Oh those were the days. The turtles potty trained me too. When I got old enough my parents bought me a bunch of Ninja Turtle undies and told me I could wear them if I'd use the toilet. The funny thing is it worked. __________________ Check out my online portfolio http://www.christopherpelletier.com/

06-25-2008, 03:58 PM	#33
Raphael_ Hench Mutant Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 303	I was hit by the epic 1987 TMNT craze everyone remembers. And I was 7, peak age for it. I think I came to love Raphael for breaking the fourth wall and being the antithesis of Michelangelo. __________________

06-26-2008, 03:40 PM	#35
Tinuvielsdreams Nothing without passion Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,722	I think it had to be fate since I was born in May 1984, but it was the OT that had me hooked when it came out. From there it went into Comic books (I had only Archie's for years until I was old enough to figure out there were other TMNT comics out there). I can still remember being 5 or 6 years old and playing/watching Turtles with my neighbor while our mom's talked

06-26-2008, 04:26 PM	#36
Darkravager Foot Soldier Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 105	I think it was the toys that first pulled me in when I was a kid. I remember getting an Ace Duck and then begging my mom for a Shredder. Then the cartoon came out and I loved that. I watched it every day after school until it ended. I never really quit liking the Turtles, just moved on to other things after it ended. Then the 2k3 series got me watching again. Lately it was the NECA figures that really pulled me back in. I got those and checked out the official website and was blown away by getting to actually read some of the original comics. I couldn't believe how different the Mirage comics were from everything else I had ever known. I'm now trying to get some of the Mirage books and also getting some toys now too.

07-04-2008, 01:56 PM	#38
LennyD Thug Join Date: May 2008 Location: Richton, MS Posts: 50	Can't believe no one said this.... Hey, I can't believe no one said this. For me, it was OT April O'Neil. I fell head over heels in love with her AND the toon back in the eighties. I wanted to watch it everyday since the first day I laid my old black eyes on the yellow jumpsuit, can't stay out of trouble, friend of the TMNT.

07-04-2008, 04:15 PM	#39
JetsAndHeels Stone Warrior Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: NC Posts: 596	I was born in '78. I was a star wars kid first and foremost, but when the turtles hit the scene they were pretty much the new thing. I gave it a try, had the toys, and it stuck. Honestly, at the time it could have just been another phase, but it has seemed to pass the test of time. __________________

07-04-2008, 04:36 PM	#40
Toby Barrett Stone Warrior Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 946	It was the archie TMNT comics that did it for me, I still consider it the best version of the turtles.