Regarding the original objective of the TMNT 1987 show

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Originally Posted by neatoman

A "penniless" man who could afford a one way ticket from Japan to NYC? I just looked it up, that **** costs 1 408 USD. Besides, not having money is great incentive to get a jobit.

Heh, the Archie comic showed this in Yoshi's backstory in a later issue. He snuck on board the cargo of a plane to fly to America with the luggage. So he had no money. It's a fun detail the show overlooked.