20 years since Fast Forward

*Icebot* · 07-28-2026, 05:29 PM

Tomorrow, July 29 will be 20 years since Fast Forward first aired. That said it’s hard to believe we’re already a fifth of the way to 2105 (technically 2106).

Are you planning to watch Fast Forward for the 20th anniversary?

*ToTheNines* · 07-28-2026, 05:33 PM

*neatoman* · 07-28-2026, 05:56 PM

I've watched some episodes not too long ago... It's not a good season, maybe it has some decent ideas and characters but the plots themselves... No, not good.

*ToTheNines* · 07-31-2026, 05:15 AM

I think most of the plots are quite good. It’s just a lot of the characterizations, dialogue and abuse of catch phrases could get old at times.

FF is fun and never really got a fair shake. People were rightfully angry that season 5 got canned in favor of this, then Playmates jumped ship on the gimmick about as fast as they could.

*CyberCubed* · 07-31-2026, 05:27 AM

Yeah, out of all 26 episodes, there's only really 4 bad episodes at the most, mostly all the Triple Threat episodes.

If it had the same animation as previous seasons, and maybe dropped the catch phrase "It's ninja time," it'd be viewed as nearly as good. The villains were by far the highlight of it.

Also Cody wasn't the Mary sue you'd expect his character to be, and the writers kept him out of fights a lot which I appreciate for the usual kid sidekick character in a cartoon. And Serling was genuinely funny at times.

*Autbot_Benz* · 08-01-2026, 11:25 AM

I enjoyed ff when I watched it

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 08-03-2026, 01:42 AM

It took 1 year and 3 months to air those 26 episodes.

*neatoman* · 08-03-2026, 06:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Original TMNT Cartoon Fan

It took 1 year and 3 months to air those 26 episodes.

I don't see the significance of that.

Antoniocafe · 08-06-2026, 05:50 AM

Both the Fast Forward and Back to the Sewer seasons weren't bad, but I found them to be lacking something that made the first five seasons so entertaining. Those final two seasons were just kind of bland.

07-28-2026, 05:29 PM	#1
Icebot Foot Elite Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: East Coast, US Posts: 3,224	20 years since Fast Forward Tomorrow, July 29 will be 20 years since Fast Forward first aired. That said it’s hard to believe we’re already a fifth of the way to 2105 (technically 2106). Are you planning to watch Fast Forward for the 20th anniversary? __________________ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@Icebot7/videos Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Icebot251

08-01-2026, 11:25 AM	#6
Autbot_Benz Hellblazer Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Ventura California Posts: 9,133	I enjoyed ff when I watched it __________________ I respect what FW cartoon did for the turtles franchise but it is the most overrated and hard to watch of the 3 turtles cartoons.

07-28-2026, 05:33 PM	#2
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,036

07-31-2026, 05:15 AM	#4
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,036	I think most of the plots are quite good. It’s just a lot of the characterizations, dialogue and abuse of catch phrases could get old at times. FF is fun and never really got a fair shake. People were rightfully angry that season 5 got canned in favor of this, then Playmates jumped ship on the gimmick about as fast as they could.

07-31-2026, 05:27 AM	#5
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,691	Yeah, out of all 26 episodes, there's only really 4 bad episodes at the most, mostly all the Triple Threat episodes. If it had the same animation as previous seasons, and maybe dropped the catch phrase "It's ninja time," it'd be viewed as nearly as good. The villains were by far the highlight of it. Also Cody wasn't the Mary sue you'd expect his character to be, and the writers kept him out of fights a lot which I appreciate for the usual kid sidekick character in a cartoon. And Serling was genuinely funny at times.

08-03-2026, 01:42 AM	#7
Original TMNT Cartoon Fan Overlord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 10,477	It took 1 year and 3 months to air those 26 episodes.

08-06-2026, 05:50 AM	#9
Antoniocafe Foot Soldier Join Date: Apr 2022 Posts: 160	Both the Fast Forward and Back to the Sewer seasons weren't bad, but I found them to be lacking something that made the first five seasons so entertaining. Those final two seasons were just kind of bland.