Teeny Mutant Ninja Turtles - TMNT preschool show on the way!

[neatoman]

According to the wiki, the show will feature April, Splinter and Karai... Anyone got a source on that? The wiki sure as hell doesn't.

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by neatoman

Ah, so I assume we won't be getting a City at War adaptation in this show...

Can you imagine? In the hands of talented writers, perhaps…

Was hoping this would be more like Marvel Superhero Squad in tone and style.

The most offensive thing? Probably the voices…

[CyberCubed]

Originally Posted by Powder

Wrong.

The more they get toddlers into TMNT, the more profitable that particular venture makes, the more of a responsibility they'll feel they have to parents.

Translation: if they make more money from babies than man-babies, man-babies will no longer be catered to. It has happened before, it's happening again.

Let's be honest, the 2020's neutering of TMNT began years ago, & it's only getting worse. Even The Last Ronin, which they claim exists to fulfill the adult market, is pretty tame, visually & thematically.

I doubt most people will ever be aware this exists. They're 3 minute shorts for youtube, not even a full 20 minute cartoon.

If this was something like Teen Titans Go that got full episodes and was heavily marketed, it'd be a different story.

[Jephael]

Originally Posted by Powder

Let's be honest, the 2020's neutering of TMNT began years ago, & it's only getting worse. Even The Last Ronin, which they claim exists to fulfill the adult market, is pretty tame, visually & thematically.

Watching the Foot Clan brutally kill off the Ninja Turtles one by one is considered tame?!

[IndigoErth]

Originally Posted by Chaotix12345

Here's their episode

Thanks!

Makes me wonder if we'll eventually see grade school Shredder.

He's probably some older 4th grade bully... lol Or fills the role of the Paw Patrol-style bumbling adult villain.

[ZariusTwo]

Depending on who you ask, the 87 version was grade school Shredder

[Heyowakka]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

Depending on who you ask, the 87 version was grade school Shredder

A complete lack of whimsy, it’s always sad to witness.

[ToTheNines]

Originally Posted by Heyowakka

I can’t believe they white-washed Bebop.

White bebop. What a time to be alive. Cybercubed isn’t even rioting.

Originally Posted by Powder

Wrong.

The more they get toddlers into TMNT, the more profitable that particular venture makes, the more of a responsibility they'll feel they have to parents.

Translation: if they make more money from babies than man-babies, man-babies will no longer be catered to. It has happened before, it's happening again.

Let's be honest, the 2020's neutering of TMNT began years ago, & it's only getting worse. Even The Last Ronin, which they claim exists to fulfill the adult market, is pretty tame, visually & thematically.

At least it’s not doing any real numbers if the “views” on YouTube are to be believed.

[sdp]

Babies don't care about TMNT, only manbabies

[cormano]

Obviously, it's for pre-schoolers, but that said… the animation looks great. I'm in the middle of the 2012 series right now and this looks so much better.

[shredder orokusaki]

iT IS Not even a series. Just some videos of the 2012 turtles when they were babies.

[shredder orokusaki]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

Depending on who you ask, the 87 version was grade school Shredder

I was better in 2012 because i killed Splinter but in 87 i was also very powerful and brutally hit the turtles

[shredder orokusaki]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

Depending on who you ask, the 87 version was grade school Shredder

Originally Posted by Jephael

Watching the Foot Clan brutally kill off the Ninja Turtles one by one is considered tame?!

That what i what ido i brutally kill all of my enemies! THAT WHY IAM THE SHREDDER!!

[ToTheNines]

Originally Posted by shredder orokusaki

That what i what ido i brutally kill all of my enemies! THAT WHY IAM THE SHREDDER!!

Does your parole officer know you’re watching Nick Jr. YouTube videos? Is that allowed?

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by Powder

Wrong.

The more they get toddlers into TMNT, the more profitable that particular venture makes, the more of a responsibility they'll feel they have to parents.

Translation: if they make more money from babies than man-babies, man-babies will no longer be catered to. It has happened before, it's happening again.

Let's be honest, the 2020's neutering of TMNT began years ago, & it's only getting worse. Even The Last Ronin, which they claim exists to fulfill the adult market, is pretty tame, visually & thematically.

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

I doubt most people will ever be aware this exists. They're 3 minute shorts for youtube, not even a full 20 minute cartoon.

If this was something like Teen Titans Go that got full episodes and was heavily marketed, it'd be a different story.

I'm inclined to agree with Powder on this. The shorts, by themselves, very much could exist in the vacuum, designed to appease whatever Pre-School Entertainment Requirements Nickelodeon wants out of their YouTube channel, but... I think anyone who thinks a big licensing company like Nickelodeon is content to just limit the stuff to short YouTube shorts is kidding themselves. Nick wants that Paw Patrol demographic money and if they think this type of version of the Turtles is a way to go with it, then you better expect them to push that hard.

[Heyowakka]

Hold on to your butts, ladies and gentleman! Here we go again!

Spoiler:

[ToTheNines]

Fuuuuuuu…

We’re losing!

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by Heyowakka

Hold on to your butts, ladies and gentleman! Here we go again!

Spoiler:

https://i.imgur.com/9LZdy0w.jpeg

Looks less and less like any popular-culture consensus version of "April" every time too. Like, did they stop trying to bother with anything resembling red hair?

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

Looks less and less like any popular-culture consensus version of "April" every time too.

Despite what this thread might have you believe, the show isn't for anyone who has ever seen TMNT before. So they can normalize Black April™ to little tykes unfettered by anything else out there in this.

[oldmanwinters]

It's weird if Nick wants to introduce the TMNT concept fresh to pre-schoolers that all of these characters and their relationships to one another have already been pre-established. Like... there's no backstory or explanation for anything?

I know when you have an established franchise, there are several things people start to take for granted as pop-culture osmosis like... nobody wants to see Spider-man go through the Uncle Ben guilt again, but... there's still something to be said for properly introducing characters when you're putting a fresh spin on them.