What can I expect?

[Jelly Bean]

ok, since there is so many 80's toon fans on here I've decided to give the series a try and see what every one is raving about, and broaden my turtle horizens.

But before I spend money on this I would just like to know from those on here who have seen both the 80's cartoon and the current cartoon of what exactly I can expect from the older version of the turtles? Specifically what is diffrent about the 80's toon from the current one? I hear it is not as heavy as the current one, but what about the story lines and characters? Are the characters anything like they are in the 4Kids cartoon or will I be seeing something tottally alien from the current series?

If some of you can give me some of your opinions I would really appreciate it.