OT Raphael to Movie 1 Raphael

*Donnie* · 03-02-2011, 01:11 PM

As I grew with the Turtles, I kind of stopped watching the Old Toon in favor of the 2k3 toon - so for awhile now I've stuck to the comics, 2k3 toon, and the movies. Yet recently I've been getting back into the Old Toon. I mean, it is what got me hooked on TMNT as a child in the first place.

Anyway, I started thinking this morning after watching a few episodes of the OT that people who did not know the Mirage comics might have been shocked at the Raphael of Movie 1. I think out of all the TMNT, Raphael was the one who went through the biggest transformation from comic to toon, and then once the movie came out (thankfully) Raphael was adapted to the screen to fit his Mirage counter-part rather than his toon. I wonder, were people who watched TMNT 1 (without prior comic knowledge) the first time thinking something like "where did this angry Turtle come from?" when watching Raphael?

I saw a link posted by oldmanwinters called "X-Entertainment: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Food" and came across this tidbit that further peaked my curiousity on the subject:

Hearing that Raphael is "cool, but rude" in the cartoon theme song is one thing. Hearing a gangsta rap about how much of a badass he was is something else entirely.

My thoughts exactly! I never realized how big of a transformation Raphael went through really, from comic to toon then toon to movie. Now, maybe there are some episodes of the OT that showcase Raph's moody side, but I don't remember anything in specific. Like I said though, I've just been coming back to the OT in the recent weeks and there could be some episodes that I don't remember that make this "discovery" not so interesting afterall.

03-02-2011, 01:11 PM	#1
Donnie Something from the Past Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York Posts: 3,256	OT Raphael to Movie 1 Raphael As I grew with the Turtles, I kind of stopped watching the Old Toon in favor of the 2k3 toon - so for awhile now I've stuck to the comics, 2k3 toon, and the movies. Yet recently I've been getting back into the Old Toon. I mean, it is what got me hooked on TMNT as a child in the first place. Anyway, I started thinking this morning after watching a few episodes of the OT that people who did not know the Mirage comics might have been shocked at the Raphael of Movie 1. I think out of all the TMNT, Raphael was the one who went through the biggest transformation from comic to toon, and then once the movie came out (thankfully) Raphael was adapted to the screen to fit his Mirage counter-part rather than his toon. I wonder, were people who watched TMNT 1 (without prior comic knowledge) the first time thinking something like "where did this angry Turtle come from?" when watching Raphael? I saw a link posted by oldmanwinters called "X-Entertainment: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Food" and came across this tidbit that further peaked my curiousity on the subject: Hearing that Raphael is "cool, but rude" in the cartoon theme song is one thing. Hearing a gangsta rap about how much of a badass he was is something else entirely. My thoughts exactly! I never realized how big of a transformation Raphael went through really, from comic to toon then toon to movie. Now, maybe there are some episodes of the OT that showcase Raph's moody side, but I don't remember anything in specific. Like I said though, I've just been coming back to the OT in the recent weeks and there could be some episodes that I don't remember that make this "discovery" not so interesting afterall.