Best & Worst of the Old Toon

[ssjup81]

Originally Posted by Swedenfan 1982

Michelangelo Toys Around is probably this show's reply to the "Christmas Aliens". It has a boy, and "Poor Little Rich Turtle" uses a girl, every show of the 1970's, 80's and early 1990's had a least one episode with the "unhappy rich kid" with parents who only care for business theme.

I sorta agree with Michelangelo Toys Around, but not too much with Poor Little Rich Turtle, only because Buffy's character didn't have parents who didn't give her attention as I'm sure they did. Her problem was that she had to take on responsibility at a young age (her grandfather's business I think) and wasn't able to just "be a kid" or even have friends, if I'm remembering it right.

[pannoni1]

I'm going to be a bit more descriptive with what were the good episodes compared to just telling out the titles.

Best: The background music introduced for Seasons 1-3 and 6-7 (Season 4's BGM is a guilty pleasure of mine and the Season 5 cues are just bad). The Red Sky BGM is OK though. Also, any episode that includes ALL of the following:
-Splinter teaches the turtles how to be good Ninjas
-Shredder makes a threatening attack that could destroy not just the turtles but the city or world.
-The turtles all use their ninja weapons to attack Shredder and his minions
-Raph gets some good sarcasm about attacks
-The end of the episode lets you feel that Shredder is not much of a threat anymore, as opposed to "I'll be back".

Worst: Any episode that has this formula:
-April introduces some weird scientist or is directed by Burne to go to such a place
-Such scientist/henchmen kidnapps April, who is completely helpless
-No Shredder, Krang, Rat King, or Leatherhead in episode
-The scientist/henchmen simply uses guns that are pointless or uses weird ways to attack
-The turtles don't use their ninja weapons and instead use mousetraps such as throwing pizza or other objects at those enemies.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Originally Posted by pannoni1

I'm going to be a bit more descriptive with what were the good episodes compared to just telling out the titles.

Best: The background music introduced for Seasons 1-3 and 6-7 (Season 4's BGM is a guilty pleasure of mine and the Season 5 cues are just bad). The Red Sky BGM is OK though. Also, any episode that includes ALL of the following:
-Splinter teaches the turtles how to be good Ninjas
-Shredder makes a threatening attack that could destroy not just the turtles but the city or world.
-The turtles all use their ninja weapons to attack Shredder and his minions
-Raph gets some good sarcasm about attacks
-The end of the episode lets you feel that Shredder is not much of a threat anymore, as opposed to "I'll be back".

Worst: Any episode that has this formula:
-April introduces some weird scientist or is directed by Burne to go to such a place
-Such scientist/henchmen kidnapps April, who is completely helpless
-No Shredder, Krang, Rat King, or Leatherhead in episode
-The scientist/henchmen simply uses guns that are pointless or uses weird ways to attack
-The turtles don't use their ninja weapons and instead use mousetraps such as throwing pizza or other objects at those enemies.

I can stand season 8, not season 9-10 because those stupid mutations. I like when Shredder blows up the Channel 6 News building, and TMNT first believe he killed off April and Irma when Splinter saved them.

[AcidBurn30]

yeah thats true lmao

i post 3 different things than i find out its already been done

[AcidBurn30]

(Best)
Turtle Tracks
Shredder & Splintered
Slash - The Evil Turtle from Dimension X
Attack of the 50 Foot Irma
Raphael Meets His Match
The Making of Metalhead
The Ninja Sword of Nowhere
Usagi Yojimbo
Michaelangelo Meets Mondo Gecko
A Thing About Rats
Enter the Rat King
Case of the Killer Pizzas
Invasion of the Punk Frogs
Cowabunga Shredhead
Casey Jones: Outlaw Hero
Enter the Shredder
Leatherhead Meets the Rat King
Enter: The Fly
Enter Mutagen Man
Hot Rodding Teenagers from Dimension X
Burne's Blues
Krangenstein Lives!
Leatherhead: Terror of the Swamp

(Worst)
Shredder's Mom
Four Musketurtles
The Cat Woman from Channel Six
Four Turtles and a Baby
Michaelangelo Meets Bugman
Michaelangelo Meets Bugman Again
The Fifth Turtle
Elementary, My Dear Turtle
Michaelangelo Toys Around
Mutagen Monster
Divide and Conquer (the ending could of be better)

i hate how they make the turtles all lame and non-ninja like.
When they bring new people or what ever, they're not as great and they're bring down the Episode.. i never care for that boy Zak, i always thought he was pointless and always in the way.

[oldmanwinters]

Ah, man, "Shredder's Mom" is a classic!

[CyberCubed]

Shredder's Mom is an excellent episode. Probably one of the best eps of Season 4.

[Samhain]

Yeah, "Shredder's Mom" is one of my all time favorite episodes.

[Powder]

I also quite like that one.

[Type 97 Chi-ha]

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

Ah, man, "Shredder's Mom" is a classic!

I concur.

As for the worst episodes, I thought "The Great Boldini" was actually worse than the "Mr. Ogg" one. Why would the Rat King want any artworks when he lives in the sewers?

[Jester]

One of my least favorite episodes is Mutagen Monster. Why? The alternate Don line, "Those chemicals are mixing together to make mu-TUH-gin!"

[Redeemer]

My least favorite ep of the OT is probably Mr.ogg ep
My favorite would have to be Turtles on Trial

[Hermano Dyvas]

Mr Ogg is the worst, not his episode, just his character. Damn, his voice makes you want to hurt him!

My favorite thing about the OT are the villains, Shredder, Krang, Bebop & Rocksteady. They're just awesome and almost every episode without them sucks.
Thinking back on the OT, I think I'm a bigger fan of them then of the TMNT themselves in that series.

[Powder]

Originally Posted by Hermano Dyvas

My favorite thing about the OT are the villains, Shredder, Krang, Bebop & Rocksteady. They're just awesome and almost every episode without them sucks.
Thinking back on the OT, I think I'm a bigger fan of them then of the TMNT themselves in that series.

I would imagine many people would say the same thing. I'm inclined to say I agree, at least.

Krang is amazing.

[Type 97 Chi-ha]

"The Missing Map" episode, good or bad, was what inspired my Shredder story in the first place, namely what the proof that would exonerate Hamato Yoshi and get Oroku Saki expelled from the Foot Clan might be. And that would make Oroku Saki act in a hurried panic as he did in my story.

[AcidBurn30]

its ok..i laugh a lot when i watch it...but reading to see how dark shredder is and get smack in the face by his mom is funny..But i like it when shredder when he evil ninja fighters....

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by Type 97 Chi-ha

As for the worst episodes, I thought "The Great Boldini" was actually worse than the "Mr. Ogg" one. Why would the Rat King want any artworks when he lives in the sewers?

As a kid, I liked watching Great Boldini because it was the only Rat King episode I owned on VHS, and I absolutely loved his background music.

So it's hard for me to dislike that particular episode. I even liked its VHS cover art that came in that Burger King promotional series. It was just a funny looking scene!

Originally Posted by Jester

One of my least favorite episodes is Mutagen Monster. Why? The alternate Don line, "Those chemicals are mixing together to make mu-TUH-gin!"

Yeah, that was probably one of the worst displays of voice acting in the entire series... unless you wanna count Rob Paulson's take on Mr. Ogg. At least Rob's delivery was consistently annoying. No particular line stood out as being butchered.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Originally Posted by Type 97 Chi-ha

I concur.

As for the worst episodes, I thought "The Great Boldini" was actually worse than the "Mr. Ogg" one. Why would the Rat King want any artworks when he lives in the sewers?

Why would the Turtles and Splinter want artworks when they live in the sewers?

I liked Great Boldini, and the tickle tourture was fun.

[Jelly Bean]

I disliked most of season five for reason. It just seemed weak.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Originally Posted by Jelly Bean

I disliked most of season five for reason. It just seemed weak.

I like "My Brother, the Bad Guy". But why isn't it season 4 ending episode (switching Technodrome location)?