Did the show go out of it's way to ignore Casey and April's families?

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Originally Posted by CyberCubed

They probably just didn't want to make the CG models for them. April's real mother is also confirmed dead by Ciro.

1. Is it too hard to modify random bystander characters or have a voice on a phone?
2. I thought it was Auman. Regardless, they still teased that she was still around in the actual show. I'm pretty much convinced he only said that because they forgot to give it any real conclusion.

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

Also keep in mind middle age parents aren't exactly exciting to the target audience, 6-12 year old kids who watched the show. April's father was probably far more entertaining to kids as a mutant bat or whatever than some bald middle age man, that's probably why the writers kept mutating him over and over.

Then why not just keep him as a mutant bat?