Thoughts on the Channel Six Crew?

[FredWolfLeonardo]

I was recently going through my marathon of the OT and just finished season 1. I noticed that the channel six crew didn't feel the same here as they did in later seasons. Burne wasn't initially as angry/comical as he was in the later seasons with the exception of a few moments in 'Shredder and Splintered', Vernon felt completely different and Irma was missing altogether.

Looking back, as much I think the first season was well done, the absence of the Channel Six dynamic felt very odd.

Alot of people here seem to prefer the first season of the FW cartoon over the rest and I have a feeling most despise the channel six crew dynamic that was almost completely missing from the first season.

Personally, I found the Channel Six crew very fun to watch and found them charming from season 2 of the OT onwards until the end of season 7, believing that their presence contributing to the more comedic elements present in seasons 2-7 which I believe held their own advantages against seasons 1, 8, 9 and 10.

So, What are your thoughts on the Channel Six crew from the OT? Do you prefer them having that sitcom dynamic of seasons 2-7 or do you think that they should've stayed minor like the first and eighth season?

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Irma probably didn't start working there until early season 2. Not such a big deal.

[Wesley]

I preferred the Channel Six crew dynamic from season 2 onwards to season 7, but I liked the way they were protrayed in seasons one and eight as well. I thought they were all fun to watch, though Burne and Vernon were mostly one-dimensional. I would have liked if Vernon had kept some of his season 1 characterisation.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

And the newsvans switched colour between seasons 1-2. (also no big deal but it's as from season 2 most of us remember them)

[Powder]

Needs a third option for relative indifference. I don't love them or hate them, really. They're fine/amusing in their own universe (if a bit unnecessary, in terms of how often they're focused on), but I don't want to ever see them appear again. The fact we have Will Arnett as Vern in a leading role is such malarky (nothing against the actor though).

[TurtleTitan97]

Never cared for them.

[CyberCubed]

In the OT universe they all had their funny moments and it was nice to see April play off of other characters and banter with them. I don't think they belong in any other TMNT universe though and I don't see the need for them to be used again.

But Irma/Vernon/Burne did have some funny/amusing scenes in various episodes and some ep plots were based around them.

[Sumac]

Liked them. They made show more fun and alive.
Was disappointed, when they were removed from the series.

[FredWolfLeonardo]

Originally Posted by Powder

Needs a third option for relative indifference. I don't love them or hate them, really. They're fine/amusing in their own universe (if a bit unnecessary, in terms of how often they're focused on), but I don't want to ever see them appear again. The fact we have Will Arnett as Vern in a leading role is such malarky (nothing against the actor though).

Now with Casey Jones in the second film, Vernon feels even more out of place.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

In the OT universe they all had their funny moments and it was nice to see April play off of other characters and banter with them. I don't think they belong in any other TMNT universe though and I don't see the need for them to be used again.

But Irma/Vernon/Burne did have some funny/amusing scenes in various episodes and some ep plots were based around them.

Burne and Vernon belong best to versions where April is a reporter.

[neatoman]

Originally Posted by Original TMNT Cartoon Fan

Burne and Vernon belong best to versions where April is a reporter.

They don't really make sense otherwise.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Originally Posted by neatoman

They don't really make sense otherwise.

Maybe there would be some ways for them in other versions. Like if April is a schoolgirl, Vernon is schoolteacher and Burne headmaster.

[CyberCubed]

Originally Posted by neatoman

They don't really make sense otherwise.

He means in the OT universe their characters make sense because April works in a newsroom, but they don't fit in any other universe.

[Icebot]

I loved them. Wish I knew what they were doing in seasons 9 and 10 though.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

I also like that the Channel 6 News building has characteristic background music (that even made it to the Turtles in time videogame).

[oldmanwinters]

I find them more and more entertaining the older I get. The Channel Six "B plot" really makes the old show feel like a traditional sitcom.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

I find them more and more entertaining the older I get. The Channel Six "B plot" really makes the old show feel like a traditional sitcom.

Even the Technodrome setting is unique on its own with Krang and Shredder arguing.

[neatoman]

Originally Posted by Icebot

I loved them. Wish I knew what they were doing in seasons 9 and 10 though.

Probably drinking away the sorrows of unemployment until they succumbed to alcohol poisoning.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Originally Posted by neatoman

Probably drinking away the sorrows of unemployment until they succumbed to alcohol poisoning.

And Irma probably out running after a new boyfriend.

[CyberCubed]

Even after all these years I can't figure out if Vernon was supposed to be gay or just a man with some feminine traits. I'm trying to remember if there are any scenes where Vernon shows interest in any female in the show, but I can't remember any.