Which animation errors in the 80s show bother you the most?

*THGhost* · 10-02-2014, 08:33 AM

The 80s show is well known for its sometimes dodgy animation and is full of errors such as the turtles' bandanas being the wrong colour, the wrong voice coming out of wrong character's mouth, etc. Which one(s) bother you, or amuse you, the most?

For me, it's probably whenever the hands for Krang's robot body are flesh colored. They're supposed to be red! It happens all the time. You'd think such a minor detail wouldn't have been overlooked so much, and I'm a stickler for detail.

I didn't post this as a poll since there are so many different kinds of errors in the show.

*Shiro Kame* · 10-02-2014, 09:31 AM

Whenever one of the turtles are talking, but it's the wrong voice actor. That really bothers me.

87tmntfan · 10-02-2014, 11:50 AM

Wrong voice for turtles and wrong colors for the turtles.
And I remember the season finale for season 2 Donatello was missing his wrist bans.

*THGhost* · 10-02-2014, 11:53 AM

I just recently finished watching season 7 and Krang's hands are coloured wrong a lot towards the end.

*IndigoErth* · 10-02-2014, 12:06 PM

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For me, it's probably whenever the hands for Krang's robot body are flesh colored.

o.O I'm usually pretty observant, and maybe it's because I don't tend to put as much attention into the villains, but I have to admit I don't think that ever really quite caught my eye. lol

Can't say too much bugs me really, it's no biggie to me. At most maybe the already mentioned wrong voice issues a little. I mean... I can understand if a colorist maybe didn't have enough reference for the frames they were working on when you have characters who look alike. But voice? Oh come on now, that should be clear in the script, how do you mess that one up.

I had to pause it and save this shot though:

(That's in the 'amusing' category.)

*oldmanwinters* · 10-02-2014, 12:32 PM

The entirety of the final four minutes or so of "Were-Rats from Channel Six."

"Donatello's Duplicate" ain't got nothing on that scene.

*TurtleTitan97* · 10-02-2014, 02:03 PM

Pretty much when the wrong voice is coming out of the Turtles.

*THGhost* · 10-02-2014, 04:49 PM

Here's a doozy from Turtles of the Jungle:

Thanks Jephael for helping me find this.

*Powder* · 10-02-2014, 05:07 PM

None of them irk me, they're hilarious & part of the series' charm.

*CyberCubed* · 10-02-2014, 05:11 PM

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None of them irk me, they're hilarious & part of the series' charm.

Agreed, I actually enjoy the animation errors in this show and they make me laugh.

*THGhost* · 10-02-2014, 07:22 PM

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o.O I'm usually pretty observant, and maybe it's because I don't tend to put as much attention into the villains, but I have to admit I don't think that ever really quite caught my eye. lol[/url]

It happens a lot.

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None of them irk me, they're hilarious & part of the series' charm.

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Agreed, I actually enjoy the animation errors in this show and they make me laugh.

I agree also. But a few do get on my nerves, like Krang's robot hands.

*CyberCubed* · 10-02-2014, 08:09 PM

There's also one episode in Season 3 where Krang is colored red for the entire episode instead of pink and his eyes are a different color too.

*ssjup81* · 10-02-2014, 08:56 PM

The visual mistakes bothered me a lot as a kid. Even as young as 7, with the title screens. I used to say, "That's Michelangelo with the swords. It should be Leonardo!" Or the other one, "That should be Michelangelo eating pizza, not Leonardo!"

*MikeandRaph87* · 10-02-2014, 09:30 PM

There were a few that bugged me as a child and always will.

1. Krang suddenly n his bubble walker instead of his android body from Get Shredder through his final seven appearances. Never got the point of the bubble walker appearing randomly considering his android body.

2.The whole two turtle vans thing in New York's Shiniest.

3. The two Donatello in Were-Rats From Channel Six.

4.In the syndication episodes with the title screen a lot of them featured Leonardo with a yellow mask. What is the deal there?

I often wondered why the wrong VA spoke for a turtle. I wondered if the script got it wrong and did not match the story board.

*ProactiveMan* · 10-03-2014, 04:59 AM

I remember noticing stuff like that, but it didn't make me angry or anything. I was much more disturbed when they purposefully substituted voice actors. I dislike me some phoney Donatello.

*THGhost* · 10-03-2014, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeandRaph87

1. Krang suddenly n his bubble walker instead of his android body from Get Shredder through his final seven appearances. Never got the point of the bubble walker appearing randomly considering his android body.

Krang's android body was damaged at the end of season 7, leaving him in his bubble walker for the whole of season 8.

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There's also one episode in Season 3 where Krang is colored red for the entire episode instead of pink and his eyes are a different color too.

I remember the shade of red being so bright it hurt my eyes.

*ssjup81* · 10-03-2014, 09:21 AM

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I remember noticing stuff like that, but it didn't make me angry or anything. I was much more disturbed when they purposefully substituted voice actors. I dislike me some phoney Donatello.

Yeah, this for me. I hated the substitute voice actors for Donatello and Raphael.

It's interesting to note that Cam Clarke and Townsend Coleman voiced Leo and Mikey for the entire run.

*CyberCubed* · 10-03-2014, 11:39 AM

Donatello's VA was the president of the screen actors guild and was studying law at the same time he was working on the show, hence his absence for a few episodes.

As for Rob Paulsen, I imagine his hectic schedule voicing about a billion cartoon characters in the 90's caused him to miss some shows.

~~Sumac~~ · 10-03-2014, 11:49 AM

None.
As others said, I found them charming.

*THGhost* · 10-03-2014, 04:28 PM

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Originally Posted by ProactiveMan

I remember noticing stuff like that, but it didn't make me angry or anything. I was much more disturbed when they purposefully substituted voice actors. I dislike me some phoney Donatello.

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Yeah, this for me. I hated the substitute voice actors for Donatello and Raphael.

It's interesting to note that Cam Clarke and Townsend Coleman voiced Leo and Mikey for the entire run.

I hate that too. Raphael's sub voice I don't mind, but Donatello's is dreadful.

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Donatello's VA was the president of the screen actors guild and was studying law at the same time he was working on the show, hence his absence for a few episodes.

As for Rob Paulsen, I imagine his hectic schedule voicing about a billion cartoon characters in the 90's caused him to miss some shows.

Yep, this makes complete sense. The harsh reality of being great at VO.

10-02-2014, 08:33 AM	#1
THGhost Puppet Master Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: UK Posts: 2,825	Which animation errors in the 80s show bother you the most? The 80s show is well known for its sometimes dodgy animation and is full of errors such as the turtles' bandanas being the wrong colour, the wrong voice coming out of wrong character's mouth, etc. Which one(s) bother you, or amuse you, the most? For me, it's probably whenever the hands for Krang's robot body are flesh colored. They're supposed to be red! It happens all the time. You'd think such a minor detail wouldn't have been overlooked so much, and I'm a stickler for detail. I didn't post this as a poll since there are so many different kinds of errors in the show. __________________ - - - 1990 > OotS > TMNT 2014 > Turtles Forever > TMNT III > SotO > TMNT 2007 "Can't we all just get along?" - pennydreadful "...bitchy people are what make fan forums insufferable when they don't need to be." - B-Man "Act like freakin' adults for goodness sake." - Jester "Tough guys with tiny voices." - Commenter 42

10-02-2014, 11:53 AM	#4
THGhost Puppet Master Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: UK Posts: 2,825	I just recently finished watching season 7 and Krang's hands are coloured wrong a lot towards the end. __________________ - - - 1990 > OotS > TMNT 2014 > Turtles Forever > TMNT III > SotO > TMNT 2007 "Can't we all just get along?" - pennydreadful "...bitchy people are what make fan forums insufferable when they don't need to be." - B-Man "Act like freakin' adults for goodness sake." - Jester "Tough guys with tiny voices." - Commenter 42

10-02-2014, 12:32 PM	#6
oldmanwinters Overlord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Between yesterday and tomorrow! Posts: 15,473	The entirety of the final four minutes or so of "Were-Rats from Channel Six." "Donatello's Duplicate" ain't got nothing on that scene. __________________ Experience the TMNT Fan Commentaries! Check out my TMNT fan comic, "Nothing to Fear"! View my sketch work! I'm selling some of my hard-to-find TMNT items!

10-02-2014, 02:03 PM	#7
TurtleTitan97 Space Cowboy Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Speed Force Posts: 7,043	Pretty much when the wrong voice is coming out of the Turtles. __________________

10-02-2014, 04:49 PM	#8
THGhost Puppet Master Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: UK Posts: 2,825	Here's a doozy from Turtles of the Jungle: Thanks Jephael for helping me find this. __________________ - - - 1990 > OotS > TMNT 2014 > Turtles Forever > TMNT III > SotO > TMNT 2007 "Can't we all just get along?" - pennydreadful "...bitchy people are what make fan forums insufferable when they don't need to be." - B-Man "Act like freakin' adults for goodness sake." - Jester "Tough guys with tiny voices." - Commenter 42

10-02-2014, 09:31 AM	#2
Shiro Kame Foot Elite Join Date: May 2013 Posts: 3,332	Whenever one of the turtles are talking, but it's the wrong voice actor. That really bothers me.

10-02-2014, 11:50 AM	#3
87tmntfan Random Punk Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: canada Posts: 24	Wrong voice for turtles and wrong colors for the turtles. And I remember the season finale for season 2 Donatello was missing his wrist bans.

10-02-2014, 05:07 PM	#9
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,945	None of them irk me, they're hilarious & part of the series' charm.

10-02-2014, 08:09 PM	#12
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,770	There's also one episode in Season 3 where Krang is colored red for the entire episode instead of pink and his eyes are a different color too.

10-02-2014, 08:56 PM	#13
ssjup81 Foot Elite Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Central Virginia (Back in the US) Posts: 4,734	The visual mistakes bothered me a lot as a kid. Even as young as 7, with the title screens. I used to say, "That's Michelangelo with the swords. It should be Leonardo!" Or the other one, "That should be Michelangelo eating pizza, not Leonardo!"

10-02-2014, 09:30 PM	#14
MikeandRaph87 Jedi Master Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: JLA Satellite Headquarters Posts: 11,186	There were a few that bugged me as a child and always will. 1. Krang suddenly n his bubble walker instead of his android body from Get Shredder through his final seven appearances. Never got the point of the bubble walker appearing randomly considering his android body. 2.The whole two turtle vans thing in New York's Shiniest. 3. The two Donatello in Were-Rats From Channel Six. 4.In the syndication episodes with the title screen a lot of them featured Leonardo with a yellow mask. What is the deal there? I often wondered why the wrong VA spoke for a turtle. I wondered if the script got it wrong and did not match the story board. __________________ Michelangelo: This looks like a job for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Raphael: Sheesh, Mikey this ain't a cartoon!

10-03-2014, 04:59 AM	#15
ProactiveMan Spooky ghost Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Western Australia Posts: 2,266	I remember noticing stuff like that, but it didn't make me angry or anything. I was much more disturbed when they purposefully substituted voice actors. I dislike me some phoney Donatello. __________________ ProactiveMan!

10-03-2014, 11:39 AM	#18
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,770	Donatello's VA was the president of the screen actors guild and was studying law at the same time he was working on the show, hence his absence for a few episodes. As for Rob Paulsen, I imagine his hectic schedule voicing about a billion cartoon characters in the 90's caused him to miss some shows.

10-03-2014, 11:49 AM	#19
~~Sumac~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 6,129	None. As others said, I found them charming.