Teenage mutant hero turtles? - Page 5

*Wesley* · 10-12-2014, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Discogod

The whole series was edited, but only seasons 2 & 3 aired on the BBC.

Disco god is right. In Ireland, the whole series was shown on RTE Two and most of it was edited.

Hannurdock · 10-13-2014, 10:03 AM

Here are some hero turtle stuff I pulled out of my stash.

~~Davetello~~ · 10-13-2014, 01:01 PM

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Originally Posted by discordiatookie

I think it was more to do with how easy it was for kids to replicate the weapons. Or something. Heh, I did make my own nunchucks using toilet roll tubes and string, stuffing the tubes with newspaper for a bit of weight. I probably could've been arrested for that

Hell, I don't even remember the censorship. Also, the figures still had the 'chucks.

That's a fair point.

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Originally Posted by Discogod

It was pretty much down to one man, James Ferman, who was the head of the BBFC from 1975-99. He had a mad hate for nunchuks, and wouldn't pass any film that featured them unless they were edited out. TMNT just happened to be one of the highest profile casualties of his regime...

Thanks for the information pal. I will google him and read more about it.

*Prowler* · 10-13-2014, 02:40 PM

In my country we got episodes from both versions. It was a mess. Everyone called them the Ninja Turtles, though. In fact, in south European countries such as mine, Spain, Italy and France; the property was advertised as "Ninja Turtles". Maybe not officially since my brother's copy of the first NES game says "Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles" on it(probably the PAL release for every European country) and I'm guessing some action figures said "Hero" instead of "Ninja" as well. But we all called them "Tartarugas Ninja" and that's how the subbers subbed them as well.

Damn you, UK lol

*pferreira* · 10-16-2014, 09:17 AM

I only found out that the correct title was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles when the 1990 movie was released. There are still some people today who think it was always called Hero Turtles.

*neatoman* · 10-16-2014, 02:48 PM

Usually subsituting "Ninja" for "Hero" would be dumb but the fact that it was the Fred Wolf cartoon they were marketing, I'm fine with it. After all, it was the series where the Turtles happily did battle in broad daylight.

*pferreira* · 10-23-2014, 07:10 AM

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Originally Posted by neatoman

After all, it was the series where the Turtles happily did battle in broad daylight.

Oh no, Fred Wolf just didn't get the budget to animate people so he didn't have worry about that.

10-13-2014, 10:03 AM	#82
Hannurdock Foot Soldier Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Birmingham, England Posts: 236	Here are some hero turtle stuff I pulled out of my stash. __________________ *Try to be like the turtle ... at ease in your own shell.*

10-13-2014, 02:40 PM	#84
Prowler Emperor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,998	In my country we got episodes from both versions. It was a mess. Everyone called them the Ninja Turtles, though. In fact, in south European countries such as mine, Spain, Italy and France; the property was advertised as "Ninja Turtles". Maybe not officially since my brother's copy of the first NES game says "Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles" on it(probably the PAL release for every European country) and I'm guessing some action figures said "Hero" instead of "Ninja" as well. But we all called them "Tartarugas Ninja" and that's how the subbers subbed them as well. Damn you, UK lol

10-16-2014, 09:17 AM	#85
pferreira Foot Elite Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 2,514	I only found out that the correct title was Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles when the 1990 movie was released. There are still some people today who think it was always called Hero Turtles.