Pros and cons of the original series

[West]

Originally Posted by TigerClaw

Here's another Con, There was an action figure for a character called Ace Duck. Ace Duck had a very very brief appearance in the form of a Show that the Turtles were watching on TV. That's the only time Ace Duck showed up.

Ace Duck was awesome! Michelango felt the same way about him as we do about the turtles. lol. I wish he would have had at least one character centric episode.

[pannoni1]

Pros:

• Relatively canonic series for its time
• Lots of great comedic action and pop culture references
• Consists of some great background music along with one of the greatest TV show themes of all time
• Many of the secondary characters are fun to watch and many had their own figure
• Lots of interesting gadgets/weapons, especially by Krang and Donatello
• Splinter is a nice mix of wisdom and can fight when he can
• Brought the TMNT brand into the mainstream and consists of the most elements that remain popular today, from the Technodrome, Pizza, and certain characters (Krang, Rocksteady/Bebop).

Cons:

• Especially in the middle seasons, the show at times feels a bit more like a parody
• Slapsticky, gimmicky weapons as opposed to Ninja weapons are frequently used
• Some of the Channel 6 crew is annoying, even if funny and are pointless to most of the plots
• Inconsistent animation (in particular MW Dublin and some A-1-animated episodes, complete with numerous errors
• Consists of the laid back European Vacation arc, along with the Dregg episodes (except for the Shredder crossovers) that alienates the premise of the series
• Some episodes had inferior voice actor replacements

[pingclang]

Originally Posted by Tazi

Ah, so it's not just me with that idea... Let's hope that one day, someone will also have this idea, who also have the money and the rights to do it!

Lionsgate did the Ultimates dvds. Not sure how their portion of the rights works but maybe?

[TigerClaw]

One of the Pros for this series was it had creatures that were kind of inspired by the Xenomorph from the Alien movies.

[Powder]

There's a difference between pros, and thinks you like. Stop Cybercubing.

[CyberCubed]

Ah, the voice actor replacements was my real gripe with the series. Its just a real shame they weren't patient enough to record the voices if the actors couldn't make it to work that day.

[Prowler]

Pros

• Brought TMNT into mainstream, thus introducing most of us to the franchise

• Successfully adapting a violent comic into a kid friendly cartoon. I mean, if you read the original comics before, could you ever imagine it as a kid's cartoon

• Great voice acting

• Quality humor that appealed to both kids and adults

• Great theme song and background music

• Good rogues gallery overall with Krang, Bebop and Rocksteady being the best and most memorable original villains of the show

• Lasting 10 seasons of almost 200 episodes and yet remaining a solid shwo for most of its run

• Best incarnation of Donatello

• An interesting take on Raphael, making him a sarcastic and witty character as opposed to an angry and hotheaded one

Cons

• Inconsistent animation quality

• Animation errors such as a turtle speaking with another's voice happening in every other episode

• The Turtles stopped using their weapons for the most part after season 3. Fortunately they started using them again in season 7.

• Too much slapstick in fights

• Replacing Michelangelo's nunchucks with a stupid grappling hook

• Bad replacing voice actors, especially for Krang and Raphael

• How it became more of a comedy than an action show in seasons 4 to 6

• A bit of plot recycling sometimes

• Replacing Shredder with Dregg

I also wasn't a fan of characters such as the Neutrinos, Zach and all the random mad scientists. Plus, I wish we had known more about Krang's past and how he paired up with Shredder. The Turtles becoming accepted by society after season 3 didn't set well with me either.

[Shark_Blade]

Originally Posted by TigerClaw

Here's another Con, There was an action figure for a character called Ace Duck. Ace Duck had a very very brief appearance in the form of a Show that the Turtles were watching on TV. That's the only time Ace Duck showed up.

Action Figure



From the Show

I just saw a fan art of said character on tumblr.

Spoiler:

And yes I plan to take away your virgin eyes too cause I'm not going alone.. X_x [/scarred4life]

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Originally Posted by Prowler

Pros

• Brought TMNT into mainstream, thus introducing most of us to the franchise

• Successfully adapting a violent comic into a kid friendly cartoon. I mean, if you read the original comics before, could you ever imagine it as a kid's cartoon

• Great voice acting

• Quality humor that appealed to both kids and adults

• Great theme song and background music

• Good rogues gallery overall with Krang, Bebop and Rocksteady being the best and most memorable original villains of the show

• Lasting 10 seasons of almost 200 episodes and yet remaining a solid shwo for most of its run

• Best incarnation of Donatello

• An interesting take on Raphael, making him a sarcastic and witty character as opposed to an angry and hotheaded one

Cons

• Inconsistent animation quality

• Animation errors such as a turtle speaking with another's voice happening in every other episode

• The Turtles stopped using their weapons for the most part after season 3. Fortunately they started using them again in season 7.

• Too much slapstick in fights

• Replacing Michelangelo's nunchucks with a stupid grappling hook

• Bad replacing voice actors, especially for Krang and Raphael

• How it became more of a comedy than an action show in seasons 4 to 6

• A bit of plot recycling sometimes

• Replacing Shredder with Dregg

I also wasn't a fan of characters such as the Neutrinos, Zach and all the random mad scientists. Plus, I wish we had known more about Krang's past and how he paired up with Shredder. The Turtles becoming accepted by society after season 3 didn't set well with me either.

They were still not thankfully like number one heroes, getting apartments and good jobs my the mayor, some people just seemed to act more friendly. Still had to hide in sewers and shadows. They became more gradually accepted.

Actually, most TMNT versions have the TMNT becoming gradually accepted (especially in future scenes. It's the "Ugly Duckling" in modern version).

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by Original TMNT Cartoon Fan

They were still not thankfully like number one heroes, getting apartments and good jobs my the mayor, some people just seemed to act more friendly. Still had to hide in sewers and shadows. They became more gradually accepted.

Actually, most TMNT versions have the TMNT becoming gradually accepted (especially in future scenes. It's the "Ugly Duckling" in modern version).

There were no other heroes in NYC. Not to mention April covered TMNT stories all the time and always made them look good. She even said they were the city's favorite superheroes in that Gadgetman(I think that was his name) episode.

Oh well, it was only in seasons 4-7 where they were accepted by society. In seasons 1-3 they're kinda outcasts and in seasons 8-10 they're hated.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Originally Posted by FlogginMcMurryZombiePizza

Quick list

Pros
- It started the Turtle craze
- One of the most original and fun ideas, and it's still going
- Shredder is entertaining
- Light "fortune cookie" messages from Splinter that kids could actually learn from.
- The show was amazing as a kid. It's a fun guilty-pleasure as an adult.
- Lots of fun, creative things going on.
- As an adult: nostalgia
- As an adult: getting jokes and one-liners I didn't catch younger.

Cons
- The show served to sell toys (which we all bought anyway).
- Many ideas became either recycled in later seasons or were uninteresting.
- On that note: many gimmicky episodes as well.
- No continuity in episodes or stories (as a result from the above mentioned)
- VAs of certain characters (namely Don/Raph) with horrible replacements.
- Annoying characters being overused, with annoying voices. Often ends up as villains.

This is running off my Season 3 viewing and recounting from the past.

Technodrome needing fuel, whch led to power plant break-ins became overused already during seaon 3 (after season 2 ending with "Return of the Technodrome").

[Prowler]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Ah, the voice actor replacements was my real gripe with the series. Its just a real shame they weren't patient enough to record the voices if the actors couldn't make it to work that day.

Raph's voice in The Ninja Sword of Nowhere scarred me for life.

[Justin]

It's a good show and the only decline for it is that it is a 80's show in 2013's world.