Do you think the villains were as important to the original cartoons success?

*CyberCubed* · 08-31-2011, 05:15 PM

While the original series was a success because people fell in love with the Turtles, do you think it would have been as popular if it weren't for the villains?

Shredder, Krang, Bebop and Rocksteady essentially made the show as much as the Turtles themselves. They had a family dynamic of their own, David Wise said they treated Shredder and Krang as a married couple and Bebop/Rocksteady as their children. The humor of the villains playing off one another helped carry the show as much as the Turtles banter with each other was. They all had memorable distinct personalities and balanced each other out well.

There's a reason that to this day, Krang is the second most recognizable TMNT villain after Shredder. Rocksteady and Bebop have also never really declined in popularity either, despite not being in the cartoons/comics for decades.

What do you think?

View Poll Results: Did the memorable villains contribute to the old toons success?
Yes, the popularity of the villains certainly helped	45	91.84%
Maybe, but I think the show would have been as popular without as memorable villains	4	8.16%
No, I think the villains did nothing for the show	0	0%
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08-31-2011, 05:15 PM	#1
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,872	Do you think the villains were as important to the original cartoons success? While the original series was a success because people fell in love with the Turtles, do you think it would have been as popular if it weren't for the villains? Shredder, Krang, Bebop and Rocksteady essentially made the show as much as the Turtles themselves. They had a family dynamic of their own, David Wise said they treated Shredder and Krang as a married couple and Bebop/Rocksteady as their children. The humor of the villains playing off one another helped carry the show as much as the Turtles banter with each other was. They all had memorable distinct personalities and balanced each other out well. There's a reason that to this day, Krang is the second most recognizable TMNT villain after Shredder. Rocksteady and Bebop have also never really declined in popularity either, despite not being in the cartoons/comics for decades. What do you think?