Was the FW cartoon the least flawed of the three shows?

[OrangeNinja1987]

Originally Posted by neatoman

I'm pretty sure that if anything, the Fred Wolf cartoon would be the most flawed out of the three. It's infamous for animation errors and recycled scripts, obviously the people who made it didn't at all care about what they put out as long as Playmates were happy their toyline got attention.

I don't think that the show was flawed due to a lack of effort. Some of the seasons, such as 3 and 4, had huge amounts of episodes and not everyone could be well-written. I still find about 50%-70% of the episodes watchable (depending on the season, mostly in seasons 3 and 4 where the brunt of the show is) and even really funny and enjoyable.
In fact, even while it had a huge amount of episodes and not a lot of time could be devoted to each one, there are some gems post-season 1. I especially like The Cufflink Caper, the Maltese Hamster, Leonardo vs. Tempestra, Shredderville, Take Me to Your Leader, and Camera Bugged (although the latter is pretty silly and typical of the OT). These episodes, especially Shredderville, Cufflink Caper, and the Maltese Hamster, show some good writing and humor, and definitely some effort.

Anyway, on the topic of which series is most flawed, I'd say it would still be the OT. Animation errors, extreme goofiness, etc. Still it's so much fun to watch, accepting it for what it is.
All of the series are flawed. 2k3 has some good stories, voice acting (for the main cast), and action, while it has Utrom Shredder and, IMO, less stylishly appealing animation (it's always seemed bland to me). 2k12 is my favorite series, with great stories as well, creativity, ever-improving animation, great voice acting, one of the best Shredders ever, and great new characters and ideas, but it also has some bad/mediocre fillers and too many mutants and not enough story focus. Seriously, the 2012 show is like a kid on a sugar rush: fast, attention-grabbing, and extremely unfocused. I mean that in the highest respect for it.