Old show review

Ninja Tiptup · 12-13-2003, 01:52 PM

Whoa! I see a seasoned old toon fan must step in here. (not that some already haven't)

The first five episodes of the old show are the best of the bunch and even stacked up to cartoons today (including the new TMNT) they are fantastic works of fiction. Yes the dont' follow the comics well at all, but they created their own universe and one that many enjoyed and still do.

The first five episodes have the best mix of action and comedy and by far the best lines!

From the first line "Chill out homeboy" (delievered by Donatello) to the last and everything inbetween this mini-series was classic! From funny and witty to exciting and driven.

"How do you work this high tech ghetto blaster?" - Raphael

"We turtles don't know the meaning of the word defeat!" - Leonardo
"That's right, we never bothered to look it up in the dictionary" - Mikey

"Eat lead turkeys!" - Raphael

"Clang did you say clang?" - Raphael
"They're robots" - Donatello
"Robots?!? Let's ROCK!" - Mikey

"Nice work Donatello, but the roof needs be at least 3 inches higher" - Leo
"Why?" - Don
"So I can practice while were driving" - Leo

"Couldn't we have maybe taken the elevator?" - Mike
"It wouldn't have fit in the elevator" - Don
"Shut up and PUSH!" - Raphael

"Nah, humans don't know a thing when it comes to turtles" - Mikey
"A hem!" - April
"Uh, present company exempted" - Mikey

"I'll never talk!" - Baxter
"You'd better, or I'm gonna have to get... sarcastic" - Raph

"They don't pay me enough to take this kind of abbuse" - Raphael

"Lady scram!" - Donatello
"Mr. Baxter are you feeling alright, you look at little green" - Cleaning Lady

"We're crashing!!!!" - Mikey
"Pull the stick up, Michaelangelo" - Leonardo

"Sorry boys we've gotta build a parking lot where you're playing" - Raphael

"Do those things have any weapons on them?" - Leonardo
"Of course their require by law" - Dask

"Here's look'n at you kid" - Raphael

And so many more that I can't remember.

The action was not that emphasized but it was still more prodominant in these 5 episodes than most of the series (up until the final seasons), and these 5 episdoes had the best voice acting, delivery, writting, and character development. Leonardo still sounded heroic, Mike was more than free to swing his nun-chucks around, there was some great continuaty, and the villians weren't whimps yet.

I'm not judging this from nostalgia though. I've acquired the tapes with the first six episodes (and some other random episodes) and I watch them again every now and then. I can usually quote the episdoes when I watch them (and the first movie which I probably seen too many times - no that's impossible!).

The new show is good today and without a doubt better than the old one as far as sensibility, action, and drama factor but the first 5 episodes of the original should be hailed as a work of art and remember for as long as the TMNT exsited. To many that was the begining and always will be, and even though I got into the old comics as well (much later on) it was the begining for me. So it will always have a special place in my heart, be one of my all time farvotie cartoons and be an inspiration for me.

12-13-2003, 01:52 PM	#19
Ninja Tiptup Mad Scientist Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Washington Posts: 1,451	Whoa! I see a seasoned old toon fan must step in here. (not that some already haven't) The first five episodes of the old show are the best of the bunch and even stacked up to cartoons today (including the new TMNT) they are fantastic works of fiction. Yes the dont' follow the comics well at all, but they created their own universe and one that many enjoyed and still do. The first five episodes have the best mix of action and comedy and by far the best lines! From the first line "Chill out homeboy" (delievered by Donatello) to the last and everything inbetween this mini-series was classic! From funny and witty to exciting and driven. "How do you work this high tech ghetto blaster?" - Raphael "We turtles don't know the meaning of the word defeat!" - Leonardo "That's right, we never bothered to look it up in the dictionary" - Mikey "Eat lead turkeys!" - Raphael "Clang did you say clang?" - Raphael "They're robots" - Donatello "Robots?!? Let's ROCK!" - Mikey "Nice work Donatello, but the roof needs be at least 3 inches higher" - Leo "Why?" - Don "So I can practice while were driving" - Leo "Couldn't we have maybe taken the elevator?" - Mike "It wouldn't have fit in the elevator" - Don "Shut up and PUSH!" - Raphael "Nah, humans don't know a thing when it comes to turtles" - Mikey "A hem!" - April "Uh, present company exempted" - Mikey "I'll never talk!" - Baxter "You'd better, or I'm gonna have to get... sarcastic" - Raph "They don't pay me enough to take this kind of abbuse" - Raphael "Lady scram!" - Donatello "Mr. Baxter are you feeling alright, you look at little green" - Cleaning Lady "We're crashing!!!!" - Mikey "Pull the stick up, Michaelangelo" - Leonardo "Sorry boys we've gotta build a parking lot where you're playing" - Raphael "Do those things have any weapons on them?" - Leonardo "Of course their require by law" - Dask "Here's look'n at you kid" - Raphael And so many more that I can't remember. The action was not that emphasized but it was still more prodominant in these 5 episodes than most of the series (up until the final seasons), and these 5 episdoes had the best voice acting, delivery, writting, and character development. Leonardo still sounded heroic, Mike was more than free to swing his nun-chucks around, there was some great continuaty, and the villians weren't whimps yet. I'm not judging this from nostalgia though. I've acquired the tapes with the first six episodes (and some other random episodes) and I watch them again every now and then. I can usually quote the episdoes when I watch them (and the first movie which I probably seen too many times - no that's impossible!). The new show is good today and without a doubt better than the old one as far as sensibility, action, and drama factor but the first 5 episodes of the original should be hailed as a work of art and remember for as long as the TMNT exsited. To many that was the begining and always will be, and even though I got into the old comics as well (much later on) it was the begining for me. So it will always have a special place in my heart, be one of my all time farvotie cartoons and be an inspiration for me. __________________ It's weird to be normal, and it's normal to be weird.