What is your TMNT watching timeline? - Page 2

Lameonardo · 03-20-2013, 05:29 PM

Original Cartoon: I saw reruns of random episodes from the first three seasons as a kid, but never in chronological order. I can't actually recall watching it, but I remembered a lot of episodes from those seasons when I attempted to watch the entire series after the Nick one started. I stopped somewhere in season 4 or 5, and it took me a long time to get that far because I couldn't get into it. My childhood nostalgia for TMNT came from the movies, which I remember having on VHS.

Next Mutation: Attempted to watch it a little while ago, never made it through the first 5-parter.

4Kids: Watched the series marathon-style in 2011. I didn't know it existed when it was airing.

Nick: Been watching since it started.

~~ledahead~~ · 06-09-2013, 05:32 PM

Original cartoon
I was too young to remember watching the first 3 seasons when they first aired but I think I started watching new episodes around season 4 and caught many of the new episodes from season 5 and 6. I watched many of the episodes of the first three seasons through reruns. I don't think I saw any episodes from season 7 when I was younger. I did catch one of the episodes of the red sky seasons but hated it because it was so different from the original cartoon and never watched any more of those episodes. I never even knew there was a season 9 and 10 until about 2000.

The Next Mutation
-I watched some episodes when the first aired but pretty much hated the show and stopped watching it.

TMNT 2K3
I watched the first few episodes when they first aired but lost interest pretty quickly. I think it was because I was expecting it to be like the original cartoon.

Nickelodeon TMNT
I watched the first episode when it aired and then caught one or two more in reruns. I still want to watch all the episodes.

RaphAndDonnie · 06-09-2013, 05:51 PM

original cartoon: Up until getting season 7 on DVD my watching schedule for watching these episodes was spastic and I would only watch it on YouTube since I wasn't even born when this show was originally airing.

Next Mutation: Like the original show I didn't see this when it aired. Hell I wasn't even aware of this show until I learned about it on Tv Tropes. Then the Hub started airing it, I recorded a few episodes and stopped watching it.

2k3: Never watched this when it originally aired either

I've been catching up on the episodes recently though.

Nick: The only show I've been watching since it's aired and I'm still watching it.

Weirdo-Warrior · 06-10-2013, 09:36 AM

Original cartoon: watched it on TV for the first time in 1989. First episode I watched was "Splinter and Shredder".

Next Mutation: never watched it, I'm not even sure it was aired over here.

2k3: watched it for the first time last year on youtube, upon returning on the path of my TMNT mania.

Nick: haven't watched it yet, waiting for it to be aired on public TV one day.

DonatelloNinja82 · 06-10-2013, 07:16 PM

I started watching with OT in 87 or 88 when I was 5/6, and I watched it religiously until the end. Next Mutation...I watched the first episode and stopped. 4kids, I watched it for most of its run. I would miss episodes here and there. This was when my kids were small so it was hard sometimes to watch. Nick...religiously!!

HeroTurtlesFan · 06-11-2013, 06:58 AM

1990: Watched the Teenage Mutant HERO Turtles on BBC1 (they only ever showed seasons 2-3)
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2012-Present: Thoroughly enjoying watching the new Nick series with my two sons.

CowabungaMikey · 06-11-2013, 10:15 AM

I watched the 4Kids series since it was on. I was just a young kid when it was on, but I loved it. Then I watched the 2012 series, and that's where all the madness begins. I watched almost EVERYTHING to do with the Turtles. All the movies, including TMNT and Turtles Forever, a lot of episodes of the OT, lots of episodes of 4Kids, the Next Mutation, The Tour, the 2 specials, the terrible Blue Line special, and I started collecting. It was such a shame my 2 brothers sold all their TMNT and Biker Mice from Mars stuff. But yeah, they were growing up, and I wasn't into that stuff when I was younger. So that's kinda my story

Vi11AiN6 · 06-11-2013, 10:26 AM

Watched the OT from the beginning until 1993 then lost interest around the Red Skies era (I did read the Mirage Comic though during that time)

2007 - 4Kids series mostly on DVD because my son was watching the cartoon and I remember really liking it because it's closer to the Mirage comic than the OT.

2012: Nick I watched the Premiere and have been catching every episode since it started...

Krum · 06-16-2013, 11:28 PM

1988/89-Rented Shredder Is Splintered VHS and saw those 2 episodes. Wasn't crazy about it.

1989-Saw all of the first 3 seasons, weekdays on TV. I was very upset when it replaced Real Ghostbusters on my local TV channel, but by the end of the first episode I didn't care about Ghostbusters anymore. I was hooked.

1990-Watched Season 4. Some were added to the weekday episodes, but most of them were on Saturday mornings. I was totally obsessed by this point. Very shocked and excited when I discovered it was on Saturday mornings, and had a new intro.

1991-It stopped airing on weekdays, but I was still watching every week on Saturday mornings. I'm not quite as obsessed about it this season but am still watching it even when it's a season 4 rerun.

1992-Still very into the show and watching every week.

1993-Losing interest a bit and not watching every week, but still managed to catch every episode of the season. I didn't see the European Vacation episodes at all. I don't think they aired in Canada. I didn't even know about them until late 90's/early 2000's.

1994-I wasn't very into the new look of the show but did see every episode that season. ReBoot was becoming my new obsession now.

1995-I made one attempt to watch it this season. I saw an episode where they were going through the crazy mutatations and that was the last episode I watched. I recently bought the DVD's for the last 2 seasons though and am almost done watching them now. I think I have 3 left.

1996-Completely done with the show. Didn't see a single episode from this season.

1997-I tuned into one episode of Next Mutation out of curiosity. I think I watched it for 2 minutes and said I don't f^@%ing think so. Never tried to watch it again.

2003-First noticed it in the tv guide and thought they were starting to re-air the old cartoon. I was a little disappointed when I saw it was a new series, but out of curiosity watched it anyway. By the end of the first episode I decided it was worth watching.

2004-Still watching.

2005-Lost interest/couldn't find.

2006-Caught one episode of Fast Forward. Didn't really care for it.

2008-Decided to give the 2003 series another chance and started watching online from the beginning. I got a lot further this time, but lost interest again before I reached the end of the 4th season. I never did finish this series.

2009-Heard about Turtles Forever and made an effort to find it online. I enjoyed this movie a lot.

2012-Heard about the new series, and was interested enough to see what Nick was going to do with it, that I made an effort to see the first episode. I loved it instantly.

2013-I don't watch TV anymore. Everything online now. The new series is not available online in Canada legally, but I find it online where I can and have seen every episode so far. I'm really enjoying this series.

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 06-18-2013, 08:04 AM

I started re-watch in late 2003-early 2004.

shredderhead · 06-18-2013, 08:46 AM

I wasn´t even alive most of the OT time... 2k3 I followed religiously, but not all the show, because has I can remember they didn´t aired the whole show here...
2k12 I started recently to follow it, after remember the 2k3 with some mates

06-10-2013, 09:36 AM	#24
Weirdo-Warrior Foot Soldier Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Turin, Italy Posts: 195	Original cartoon: watched it on TV for the first time in 1989. First episode I watched was "Splinter and Shredder". Next Mutation: never watched it, I'm not even sure it was aired over here. 2k3: watched it for the first time last year on youtube, upon returning on the path of my TMNT mania. Nick: haven't watched it yet, waiting for it to be aired on public TV one day. __________________ "I'm pure protein!"

06-10-2013, 07:16 PM	#25
DonatelloNinja82 Mad Scientist Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,345	I started watching with OT in 87 or 88 when I was 5/6, and I watched it religiously until the end. Next Mutation...I watched the first episode and stopped. 4kids, I watched it for most of its run. I would miss episodes here and there. This was when my kids were small so it was hard sometimes to watch. Nick...religiously!! __________________ Michelangelo: Holy guacamole with hot sauce and jalapenos!

06-11-2013, 10:15 AM	#27
CowabungaMikey Stone Warrior Join Date: May 2013 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 661	I watched the 4Kids series since it was on. I was just a young kid when it was on, but I loved it. Then I watched the 2012 series, and that's where all the madness begins. I watched almost EVERYTHING to do with the Turtles. All the movies, including TMNT and Turtles Forever, a lot of episodes of the OT, lots of episodes of 4Kids, the Next Mutation, The Tour, the 2 specials, the terrible Blue Line special, and I started collecting. It was such a shame my 2 brothers sold all their TMNT and Biker Mice from Mars stuff. But yeah, they were growing up, and I wasn't into that stuff when I was younger. So that's kinda my story __________________ Cowabunga says it all!

06-18-2013, 08:46 AM	#31
shredderhead Random Punk Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Portugal Posts: 32	I wasn´t even alive most of the OT time... 2k3 I followed religiously, but not all the show, because has I can remember they didn´t aired the whole show here... 2k12 I started recently to follow it, after remember the 2k3 with some mates __________________ "You would be wise to ear the ancient Japanese proverb... PHONE FIRST!!"

03-20-2013, 05:29 PM	#21
Lameonardo Random Punk Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 27	Original Cartoon: I saw reruns of random episodes from the first three seasons as a kid, but never in chronological order. I can't actually recall watching it, but I remembered a lot of episodes from those seasons when I attempted to watch the entire series after the Nick one started. I stopped somewhere in season 4 or 5, and it took me a long time to get that far because I couldn't get into it. My childhood nostalgia for TMNT came from the movies, which I remember having on VHS. Next Mutation: Attempted to watch it a little while ago, never made it through the first 5-parter. 4Kids: Watched the series marathon-style in 2011. I didn't know it existed when it was airing. Nick: Been watching since it started.

06-09-2013, 05:32 PM	#22
~~ledahead~~ Banned Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 64	Original cartoon I was too young to remember watching the first 3 seasons when they first aired but I think I started watching new episodes around season 4 and caught many of the new episodes from season 5 and 6. I watched many of the episodes of the first three seasons through reruns. I don't think I saw any episodes from season 7 when I was younger. I did catch one of the episodes of the red sky seasons but hated it because it was so different from the original cartoon and never watched any more of those episodes. I never even knew there was a season 9 and 10 until about 2000. The Next Mutation -I watched some episodes when the first aired but pretty much hated the show and stopped watching it. TMNT 2K3 I watched the first few episodes when they first aired but lost interest pretty quickly. I think it was because I was expecting it to be like the original cartoon. Nickelodeon TMNT I watched the first episode when it aired and then caught one or two more in reruns. I still want to watch all the episodes.

06-11-2013, 06:58 AM	#26
HeroTurtlesFan Hench Mutant Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 265	1990: Watched the Teenage Mutant HERO Turtles on BBC1 (they only ever showed seasons 2-3) .... 2012-Present: Thoroughly enjoying watching the new Nick series with my two sons.

06-11-2013, 10:26 AM	#28
Vi11AiN6 Foot Soldier Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Savannah, GA Posts: 198	Watched the OT from the beginning until 1993 then lost interest around the Red Skies era (I did read the Mirage Comic though during that time) 2007 - 4Kids series mostly on DVD because my son was watching the cartoon and I remember really liking it because it's closer to the Mirage comic than the OT. 2012: Nick I watched the Premiere and have been catching every episode since it started...

06-16-2013, 11:28 PM	#29
Krum Random Punk Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 28	1988/89-Rented Shredder Is Splintered VHS and saw those 2 episodes. Wasn't crazy about it. 1989-Saw all of the first 3 seasons, weekdays on TV. I was very upset when it replaced Real Ghostbusters on my local TV channel, but by the end of the first episode I didn't care about Ghostbusters anymore. I was hooked. 1990-Watched Season 4. Some were added to the weekday episodes, but most of them were on Saturday mornings. I was totally obsessed by this point. Very shocked and excited when I discovered it was on Saturday mornings, and had a new intro. 1991-It stopped airing on weekdays, but I was still watching every week on Saturday mornings. I'm not quite as obsessed about it this season but am still watching it even when it's a season 4 rerun. 1992-Still very into the show and watching every week. 1993-Losing interest a bit and not watching every week, but still managed to catch every episode of the season. I didn't see the European Vacation episodes at all. I don't think they aired in Canada. I didn't even know about them until late 90's/early 2000's. 1994-I wasn't very into the new look of the show but did see every episode that season. ReBoot was becoming my new obsession now. 1995-I made one attempt to watch it this season. I saw an episode where they were going through the crazy mutatations and that was the last episode I watched. I recently bought the DVD's for the last 2 seasons though and am almost done watching them now. I think I have 3 left. 1996-Completely done with the show. Didn't see a single episode from this season. 1997-I tuned into one episode of Next Mutation out of curiosity. I think I watched it for 2 minutes and said I don't f^@%ing think so. Never tried to watch it again. 2003-First noticed it in the tv guide and thought they were starting to re-air the old cartoon. I was a little disappointed when I saw it was a new series, but out of curiosity watched it anyway. By the end of the first episode I decided it was worth watching. 2004-Still watching. 2005-Lost interest/couldn't find. 2006-Caught one episode of Fast Forward. Didn't really care for it. 2008-Decided to give the 2003 series another chance and started watching online from the beginning. I got a lot further this time, but lost interest again before I reached the end of the 4th season. I never did finish this series. 2009-Heard about Turtles Forever and made an effort to find it online. I enjoyed this movie a lot. 2012-Heard about the new series, and was interested enough to see what Nick was going to do with it, that I made an effort to see the first episode. I loved it instantly. 2013-I don't watch TV anymore. Everything online now. The new series is not available online in Canada legally, but I find it online where I can and have seen every episode so far. I'm really enjoying this series.

06-18-2013, 08:04 AM	#30
Original TMNT Cartoon Fan Overlord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 10,478	I started re-watch in late 2003-early 2004.