Casey: "Not bad for an AMPHIBIAN"

*Shark_Blade* · 02-07-2014, 11:30 AM

Is that a reference to OT where the turtles declared themselves as amphibians? (I think it's Leo saying along the line of "And don't forget, we're amphibians!"

Or is Casey just plain sucks at school that he couldn't differentiate between amphibian and reptile? Or was that just a (really) poor attempt at sarcasm?

ticktack · 02-07-2014, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Shark_Blade

Is that a reference to OT where the turtles declared themselves as amphibians? (I think it's Leo saying along the line of "And don't forget, we're amphibians!"

Was he/they lying?

Gabriel GP · 02-07-2014, 12:37 PM

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Originally Posted by ticktack

Was he/they lying?

Turtles are reptiles of the order Chelonii or Testudines characterised by a special bony or cartilaginous shell developed from their ribs and acting as a shield.Turtle may refer to the chelonian order as a whole (American English) or to fresh-water and sea-dwelling chelonians (British English).

Wikipedia saving lives again.

*CyberCubed* · 02-07-2014, 03:03 PM

I think it was Nick poking fun at how stupid Casey is. I'm sure the writers know the turtles are reptiles.

*JTH* · 02-07-2014, 03:06 PM

I do remember there was one episode in the OT that Leo did say that. (I believe it was the episode with the Robot Cop)

I think Casey was just making fun of him, he did call them reptiles when they found him in the lair earlier in the episode.

*BubblyShell22* · 02-07-2014, 03:38 PM

It may have been Casey's mistake or he was making a joke. I know Shredder in the original cartoon always referred to them as reptiles, and they would often say they were amphibians.

*Powder* · 02-07-2014, 06:35 PM

I'd guess a combination of riffing on past mistakes and Casey not being the brightest bulb.

I hope that's the case, anyway. It should be pretty hard to make that mistake after all these years, especially if you're an adult writer.

Karai Samurai · 02-08-2014, 02:15 AM

I'm rewatching the episode now, and when the turtles found him in the lair, he said "let go of me you stupid reptiles." So he knew turtles were reptiles earlier in the episode. I think he was just joking.

*TheSkeletonMan939* · 02-08-2014, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

I'm sure the writers know the turtles are reptiles.

If you look at some of Peter Laird's "Blasts from the Past" episode comments, you'll see the 4Kids writers didn't.

*Luckyday* · 02-15-2014, 11:51 PM

I kinda wish that Raph would retort with "And you're too shabby yourself, MONKEY"

*snake* · 02-16-2014, 12:01 AM

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I kinda wish that Raph would retort with "And you're too shabby yourself, MONKEY"

It would somehow cause controversy with parents.

*Luckyday* · 02-16-2014, 12:03 AM

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It would somehow cause controversy with parents.

But he not a monkey. Thats the whole point.

*MsMarvelDuckie* · 02-16-2014, 12:29 AM

IIRC, Shredder was the main one in the OT who called them amphibians, and it was always as an insult. Some of the dumber mob guys and one-off villains did it too, but I seem to recall the turtles always corrected them on it whenever it happened. Unless it was Shredder, and then they just gave up after the first few times he did it. But I don't recall Leo or any of the others ever saying it themselves. Amphibi-OUS, maybe, but amphibi-ANS? Just doesn't sound like a mistake he/they would make.

DonatelloNinja82 · 02-16-2014, 05:13 PM

Yah... it happened all the time in the OT...used to bug me...

*Andrew NDB* · 02-16-2014, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

I think it was Nick poking fun at how stupid Casey is. I'm sure the writers know the turtles are reptiles.

Though apparently they don't know that there's no DNA in hair.

02-07-2014, 11:30 AM	#1
Shark_Blade Emperor Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,909	Casey: "Not bad for an AMPHIBIAN" Is that a reference to OT where the turtles declared themselves as amphibians? (I think it's Leo saying along the line of "And don't forget, we're amphibians!" Or is Casey just plain sucks at school that he couldn't differentiate between amphibian and reptile? Or was that just a (really) poor attempt at sarcasm?

02-07-2014, 03:38 PM	#6
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	It may have been Casey's mistake or he was making a joke. I know Shredder in the original cartoon always referred to them as reptiles, and they would often say they were amphibians. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.

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Karai Samurai Foot Soldier Join Date: May 2013 Location: the school with the turtle mascot Posts: 176	I'm rewatching the episode now, and when the turtles found him in the lair, he said "let go of me you stupid reptiles." So he knew turtles were reptiles earlier in the episode. I think he was just joking. __________________ Last edited by Karai Samurai; 02-08-2014 at 02:21 AM.

02-16-2014, 12:29 AM	#13
MsMarvelDuckie I Married a Duck! Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: The bowels of Hell, Texas(otherwise known as Decatur) Posts: 8,773	IIRC, Shredder was the main one in the OT who called them amphibians, and it was always as an insult. Some of the dumber mob guys and one-off villains did it too, but I seem to recall the turtles always corrected them on it whenever it happened. Unless it was Shredder, and then they just gave up after the first few times he did it. But I don't recall Leo or any of the others ever saying it themselves. Amphibi-OUS, maybe, but amphibi-ANS? Just doesn't sound like a mistake he/they would make. __________________ "You IDIOTS! You've captured their STUNT doubles!" -from "Spaceballs" "Where Science ends, magic begins." -Spiral, Uncanny X-Men #491 My various stories and fan-fics are now here- https://m.fanfiction.net/u/4770494/#end

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DonatelloNinja82 Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,345	Yah... it happened all the time in the OT...used to bug me... __________________ Michelangelo: Holy guacamole with hot sauce and jalapenos!

02-07-2014, 03:03 PM	#4
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,872	I think it was Nick poking fun at how stupid Casey is. I'm sure the writers know the turtles are reptiles.

02-07-2014, 03:06 PM	#5
JTH "ME" Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 1,660	I do remember there was one episode in the OT that Leo did say that. (I believe it was the episode with the Robot Cop) I think Casey was just making fun of him, he did call them reptiles when they found him in the lair earlier in the episode.

02-07-2014, 06:35 PM	#7
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,955	I'd guess a combination of riffing on past mistakes and Casey not being the brightest bulb. I hope that's the case, anyway. It should be pretty hard to make that mistake after all these years, especially if you're an adult writer.