Your top moments of the TMNT behaving like Teenagers.

The Great Saiyaman · 01-03-2020, 05:30 AM

In so many incarnations of the franchise, very little attention if being spend on making the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles actually behave like Teenagers. The 2003 series and the 2014 movie being the biggest examples. Yes, there HAVE been moments of typical teenager behavior in those two versions but they weren't all that frequent.

So let's showcase our favorite moments when the TMNT were actually behaving like Teenagers.

First up, from the IDW storyline "desperate measures" Here's Leonardo ranting about how he can't get his team to focus.

Leonardo: It's just - There's so many bad things going on and ALL they want to do argue with each other and goof around. I TRY to get them to focus, to take all of this seriously and they just BLOW ME OFF at every turn. Raph wants to HUNKER DOWN, Mikey wants to be a SUPERHERO and Donnie's got his HEAD BURIED in his gadgets 24/7. They're driving me CRAZY!
As he finishes his rant, Leonardo notices that Splinter is grinning.
Leonardo: It... It's NOT FUNNY Father!
Splinter: I am not laughing my son.
Leonardo: But you're GRINNING!
Splinter: Yes, yes, I AM doing that. Forgive me Leonardo, my amusement is not to be insensitive. I am just happy to know that my Teenaged boys are STILL teenaged boys even when they are away from me.

The 2012 series had plenty of moments where the Turtles were just 15 year olds on a rampage, Leonardo coming up with dumb introduction speeches, Raphael throwing tantrums, Michelangelo throwing water balloons and Donatello gawking over April.

And how many times when we were teens ourselves did we stay out late and tried to sneak in only to find that our parents/caretakers were lying in wait to catch us red handed?

01-03-2020, 05:30 AM	#1
The Great Saiyaman Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 1,090	Your top moments of the TMNT behaving like Teenagers. In so many incarnations of the franchise, very little attention if being spend on making the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles actually behave like Teenagers. The 2003 series and the 2014 movie being the biggest examples. Yes, there HAVE been moments of typical teenager behavior in those two versions but they weren't all that frequent. So let's showcase our favorite moments when the TMNT were actually behaving like Teenagers. First up, from the IDW storyline "desperate measures" Here's Leonardo ranting about how he can't get his team to focus. Leonardo: It's just - There's so many bad things going on and ALL they want to do argue with each other and goof around. I TRY to get them to focus, to take all of this seriously and they just BLOW ME OFF at every turn. Raph wants to HUNKER DOWN, Mikey wants to be a SUPERHERO and Donnie's got his HEAD BURIED in his gadgets 24/7. They're driving me CRAZY! As he finishes his rant, Leonardo notices that Splinter is grinning. Leonardo: It... It's NOT FUNNY Father! Splinter: I am not laughing my son. Leonardo: But you're GRINNING! Splinter: Yes, yes, I AM doing that. Forgive me Leonardo, my amusement is not to be insensitive. I am just happy to know that my Teenaged boys are STILL teenaged boys even when they are away from me. The 2012 series had plenty of moments where the Turtles were just 15 year olds on a rampage, Leonardo coming up with dumb introduction speeches, Raphael throwing tantrums, Michelangelo throwing water balloons and Donatello gawking over April. And how many times when we were teens ourselves did we stay out late and tried to sneak in only to find that our parents/caretakers were lying in wait to catch us red handed? __________________ "I reject your reality and substitute my own." - Adam Savage, "Mythbusters"