Is the Nick series a parody...

[Jester]

...of the Turtles themselves.

In 1984, Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird took a joke sketch and added parody/homages to Frank Miller's Daredevil run and his own Ronin as well as Marvel's then popular New Mutants book that had Teenage Mutants in them. Not sure how many anthropomorphic critters were running around at that point, but they get a jab, too. Now we have the new Nick show and I wonder: Is it a parody/homage of TMNT as a whole?

I'm only half joking here. I was (over) thinking about some things:

1. Splinter's "sage sayings" are almost always contradictory or double talk. The whole "Yes...and No." bit, the "No Right or Wrong Just Choices" scene. The wise old rat's words of wisdom are almost platitudes.

2. Leonardo is leader...just 'cuz. Ok, so he asked...but that's not much more than "just 'cuz." He has always been the leader, and he always will be.

3. Donatello's such a dork, he's even really tall and lanky and has buck teeth. Are there prescription lenses under his mask? (Ok, this is probably one of the more reaching points. )

4. Many people seem to think Mikey is DUMB. Like really, really DUMB. Like an exaggeration of how dumb Mikey's been in the past.

5. Raph just has to bully everyone. Leo, Mikey, Donnie, Snake. Everyone.

Again, this is not completely serious...but I couldn't help wondering. Thoughts?