Official Ep Discussion: S3 Ep4 "The Croaking" - Page 13

Darth Knuckles · 11-11-2014, 11:32 AM

Being a fan of the movie Napoleon Dynamite, I really enjoyed this episode. I was hoping they wouldn't want John Heder to change his voice much from his Napoleon Dynamite character and they didn't either. I thought that John Heder's voice for Napoleon would be perfect for Napoleon Bonafrog and it was.

I loved the tons of references to Napoleon Dynamite in this episode. Napoleon's outfit, to the way he talked, to his quotes from the movie it was all great to me. I really enjoyed Napoleon Bonafrog a lot in this episode and I'm glad that John Heder got to voice him.

The rest of The Punk Frogs were pretty cool too. They each seemed to have more of a purpose this time around than in the original cartoon. I also liked the real history / Star Wars treatment they seemed to get as well.

Before this episode my favorite thing about The Punk Frogs was Genghis' Playmates toy. Now I really like Napoleon Bonafrog's character in the Nick show. It's cool that they also left for Louisiana as a nod to the '87 cartoon. Although I thought they were actually mutated in Florida while maybe Leatherhead was mutated in Louisiana since he had a Cajun accent.

aliena · 11-11-2014, 11:44 AM

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I just realize something....this may be the closest thing that we'll ever get to a "Good Genes" story.http://www.narutoforums.com/images/s...s3/uwaheq2.png

Fill me in, what is a "Good Genes" story?

evan2000 · 11-11-2014, 12:00 PM

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Fill me in, what is a "Good Genes" story?

Donnie got double-mutated into a mindless monster, of all the turtles. Usually Donnie is the scientist who would find a cure for such thing, but when he himself was the victim, his family were completely helpless to recover him.

He was of course cured at the end, by none other than

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*blindturtle02* · 11-11-2014, 01:15 PM

I hope B shows up at some point this season. I hate to sound like Filburt from Rocko's Modern Life but,"Where are you, really really bada$$ and sharp dressed man?!"

ShelleyQuick · 11-11-2014, 01:25 PM

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It's cool that they also left for Louisiana as a nod to the '87 cartoon. Although I thought they were actually mutated in Florida while maybe Leatherhead was mutated in Louisiana since he had a Cajun accent.

I loved this episode as well, even though I've never seen Napolean Dynomite, I like Jon Heder(Benchwarmers is one of my favorite movies). I think the OT punk frogs and Leatherhead were from Florida, I'm actually positive. Being a Florida girl myself, Leatherhead's cajun draw irritated the crap out of me. It shouldn't have, but, it did.

*victory_angel* · 11-11-2014, 01:31 PM

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I loved this episode as well, even though I've never seen Napolean Dynomite, I like Jon Heder(Benchwarmers is one of my favorite movies). I think the OT punk frogs and Leatherhead were from Florida, I'm actually positive. Being a Florida girl myself, Leatherhead's cajun draw irritated the crap out of me. It shouldn't have, but, it did.

The Punkfrogs were from the Florida Everglades thats true. Leatherhead was originally from Louisiana but he was mutated in Florida.

ShelleyQuick · 11-11-2014, 01:45 PM

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The Punkfrogs were from the Florida Everglades thats true. Leatherhead was originally from Louisiana but he was mutated in Florida.

Oooooh, well then that explains it, thanks!

JH24 · 11-11-2014, 02:07 PM

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I hope B shows up at some point this season. I hate to sound like Filburt from Rocko's Modern Life but,"Where are you, really really bada$$ and sharp dressed man?!"

Yeah, with all this Kraang activity going on in the open, this season would be perfect for Bishop's appearance. (Or someone similar)

With New York being mutated, I wonder if there's an actual war going on or if the city is only being quarantined.

*MsMarvelDuckie* · 11-11-2014, 02:28 PM

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Also- I can't BELIEVE no one else picked up on the OBVIOUS reference with the car- Wraith!!!! I'm thinking it's not a Christine homage like everyone thinks, but the EARLY Charlie Sheen and Randy Quaid flick. OMG- HE WAS the car in that movie (or it was part of him, it's not real clear) so if Donnie gets "fused" with a car, it's clearly a reference to that movie, which was sort of a "demon car"/ghost bent on revenge against the gang that killed him. The car even looked kind of similar.

So- nobody else noticed this? Seriously, Google the movie, and it should be obvious what this homage is going to be. Pretty sure that's NOT a "Christine" reference, but to The Wraith. The character of Jamie got killed, and came back as a mysterious "new guy"/killer car to take revenge on his killers. (And incidentally the guys who had also attacked his girlfriend. His brother ends up with the car at the end. "The instructions are in the glove box." Best line ever!)

*victory_angel* · 11-11-2014, 02:37 PM

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Yeah, with all this Kraang activity going on in the open, this season would be perfect for Bishop's appearance. (Or someone similar)

With New York being mutated, I wonder if there's an actual war going on or if the city is only being quarantined.

I would wager that since Donnie fried the city's power grid that brought the Kraang invasion to a grinding hault enabling the EPF to come in and eliminate the Kraang. And enabling the Shredder to take over TCRI as a new headquaters and taking Kraang tech for himself.

Seriously did anyone else think that thing that Zeck and Sterankov were mutated in looked rather Kraangy?

As a government Agent Bishop would not want a nation wide panic, and he's not oppossed to the idea of sacrificing innocent people for the greater goal.
And it's obvious people are still in New York. So it's possible New York City is quaranteened so that no threats can get out of the city until threat is completely neutralized.

brosuke_hanamura · 11-11-2014, 03:18 PM

I don't think the car actually will mutate, I think the beavers touch the mutagen on the tire since we have no known other mutagen sources for them to mutate from

*BubblyShell22* · 11-11-2014, 03:46 PM

No, if you see the end of the latest episode, you clearly see the car driving over the mutagen. The Dream Beavers have nothing to do with it.

brosuke_hanamura · 11-11-2014, 03:51 PM

I know that, I'm saying the dream beavers somehow get to the mutagen on the car, the car doesn't actually mutate, its just a carrier of the mutagen

*BubblyShell22* · 11-11-2014, 04:04 PM

I don't think the Dream Beavers are actually beavers. I have a feeling they're a spoof on the Terror Bears from one of the TMNT comics and are manifestations that enter the Turtles' dreams. So, I don't think they have anything to do with the car.

*THGhost* · 11-11-2014, 07:27 PM

Having never heard of Ellio's, I too didn't spot the gag.

*IndigoErth* · 11-11-2014, 07:48 PM

I can't be the only one who was like "omg Ellio's!"? Come on, I'm not the only one in this region...

Didn't realize until TMNT's version that the real one is so regional. Always weirdly surprising when you find out other parts of your country aren't familiar with certain things you thought were widely known.

Must have some "locals" on the Nick team though.

Ellio's...do a promo box now please? (Edit: Ohhh I should mention to them on FB...

)

Yeah, still don't think the beavers are mutants, just nightmare creatures. Now if they escape their dreams and end up in the real world... o.O

*snake* · 11-11-2014, 07:52 PM

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I can't be the only one who was like "omg Ellio's!"? Come on, I'm not the only one in this region...

Didn't realize until TMNT's version that the real one is so regional. Always weirdly surprising when you find out other parts of your country aren't familiar with certain things you thought were widely known.

Must have some "locals" on the Nick team though.

Ellio's...do a promo box now please?

Yeah, still don't think the beavers are mutants, just nightmare creatures. Now if they escape their dreams and end up in the real world... o.O

Ellios is a regional thing?

Those poor, poor people. (Who don't have it. Ellios is good stuff)

*IndigoErth* · 11-11-2014, 07:59 PM

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Ellios is a regional thing?

Those poor, poor people.

Psh.. *shoves snake into a vat of Ellio's cheese*

*snake* · 11-11-2014, 08:03 PM

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Psh.. *shoves snake into a vat of Ellio's cheese*

I'm having some strange flashbacks to Pizzaface.

*IndigoErth* · 11-11-2014, 08:22 PM

And rightfully so.

School pizza side note...

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11-11-2014, 11:32 AM	#241
Darth Knuckles Stone Warrior Join Date: May 2012 Location: Mutani-Isle Posts: 701	Being a fan of the movie Napoleon Dynamite, I really enjoyed this episode. I was hoping they wouldn't want John Heder to change his voice much from his Napoleon Dynamite character and they didn't either. I thought that John Heder's voice for Napoleon would be perfect for Napoleon Bonafrog and it was. I loved the tons of references to Napoleon Dynamite in this episode. Napoleon's outfit, to the way he talked, to his quotes from the movie it was all great to me. I really enjoyed Napoleon Bonafrog a lot in this episode and I'm glad that John Heder got to voice him. The rest of The Punk Frogs were pretty cool too. They each seemed to have more of a purpose this time around than in the original cartoon. I also liked the real history / Star Wars treatment they seemed to get as well. Before this episode my favorite thing about The Punk Frogs was Genghis' Playmates toy. Now I really like Napoleon Bonafrog's character in the Nick show. It's cool that they also left for Louisiana as a nod to the '87 cartoon. Although I thought they were actually mutated in Florida while maybe Leatherhead was mutated in Louisiana since he had a Cajun accent. __________________ "Shredder, what have you done!?!" - Tiger Claw (Annihilation: Earth!)

11-11-2014, 01:15 PM	#244
blindturtle02 Foot Elite Join Date: Sep 2013 Location: Tx Posts: 2,627	I hope B shows up at some point this season. I hate to sound like Filburt from Rocko's Modern Life but,"Where are you, really really bada$$ and sharp dressed man?!" __________________ Please don't remove my nice hat and wack me in the butt with it.

11-11-2014, 03:46 PM	#252
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	No, if you see the end of the latest episode, you clearly see the car driving over the mutagen. The Dream Beavers have nothing to do with it. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.

11-11-2014, 04:04 PM	#254
BubblyShell22 Leo-holic Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Indiana Posts: 16,912	I don't think the Dream Beavers are actually beavers. I have a feeling they're a spoof on the Terror Bears from one of the TMNT comics and are manifestations that enter the Turtles' dreams. So, I don't think they have anything to do with the car. __________________ "A warrior who never fails, never learns."-The Ancient One. "Embrace your inner a**holiness."-Mr. Anderson.

11-11-2014, 07:27 PM	#255
THGhost Puppet Master Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: UK Posts: 2,825	Having never heard of Ellio's, I too didn't spot the gag. __________________ - - - 1990 > OotS > TMNT 2014 > Turtles Forever > TMNT III > SotO > TMNT 2007 "Can't we all just get along?" - pennydreadful "...bitchy people are what make fan forums insufferable when they don't need to be." - B-Man "Act like freakin' adults for goodness sake." - Jester "Tough guys with tiny voices." - Commenter 42

11-11-2014, 03:18 PM	#251
brosuke_hanamura Random Punk Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Ontario Posts: 27	I don't think the car actually will mutate, I think the beavers touch the mutagen on the tire since we have no known other mutagen sources for them to mutate from

11-11-2014, 03:51 PM	#253
brosuke_hanamura Random Punk Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Ontario Posts: 27	I know that, I'm saying the dream beavers somehow get to the mutagen on the car, the car doesn't actually mutate, its just a carrier of the mutagen

11-11-2014, 07:48 PM	#256
IndigoErth Team Blue Boy Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: U.S., East Coast Posts: 16,285	I can't be the only one who was like "omg Ellio's!"? Come on, I'm not the only one in this region... Didn't realize until TMNT's version that the real one is so regional. Always weirdly surprising when you find out other parts of your country aren't familiar with certain things you thought were widely known. Must have some "locals" on the Nick team though. Ellio's...do a promo box now please? (Edit: Ohhh I should mention to them on FB... ) Yeah, still don't think the beavers are mutants, just nightmare creatures. Now if they escape their dreams and end up in the real world... o.O

11-11-2014, 08:22 PM	#260
IndigoErth Team Blue Boy Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: U.S., East Coast Posts: 16,285	And rightfully so. School pizza side note... Spoiler: As for anyone wanting the actual school lunch experience, saw this: http://www.noshcookbook.com/2011/12/...cafeteria.html "The square pizza you remember from 1985, while trading Garbage Pail Kids, at the lunch-room table is called Commodity Pizza, and it's made by Tony's. (There are other imitators, but Tony's is the real deal.) Probably the simplest method is to order it online is from Schwan's..." Which I'm surprised at because Schwan's is awesome imo (esp the stuff from their food trucks) and are also the makers of Red Baron frozen pizza. Was their school pizza so bad?? lol Can't say I ever had it.