Age Survey for TMNT paper (please help) - Page 3

~~tmntmikey23~~ · 04-17-2014, 04:50 PM

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Originally Posted by trikuza

i took a loan from the bank to pay for my sewer soaker lol

how you were maybe 10

nintendo2600 · 04-17-2014, 11:57 PM

I"m 33, had the early comics and been watching since Fred Wolf cartoon episode #1. My son is a fan also and he is 11. He doesn't like the comics or the original series but loves the new nickelodeon show. We both love the live action movies.

DevilSpooky · 04-22-2014, 01:57 AM

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Originally Posted by tmntmikey23

how funny is that leo has mikeys weapon and mikey has leo weapon sorry for triple post just thought of different ideas after posting one

When i was little i always pretended that mike "borrow" leo's s word to slice his pizza

slingtheory · 04-22-2014, 10:35 AM

I'm not sure when I was first introduced to them but from what I've heard I was into the turtles before I was even old enough to talk. I loved the ot had all the original action figures and the first movie was the first film I was taken to see at a theater at the age of 4

BlueKatanas · 04-22-2014, 11:42 AM

I think it's cool that so many of us started early and remained fans for so many years. I've been a turtle fan since the start of the fred wolf show and thats over two decades now. It's definitely a fandom that sticks with you

And it's great to see each new incarnation of the show pick up new lifelong fans.

*BabyTurtles* · 04-22-2014, 11:47 AM

I was around 13-14 when I got into TMNT ^_^ 4kids was my first one!

billbot85 · 04-23-2014, 12:28 PM

I was about 4 or 5 when I started getting into TMNT by watching the Fred Wolf cartoon and getting the toys. This was around 1989-1990 when Turtle Mania was at its peak, the turtles were EVERYWHERE. By the time I was 5, I had a lot of the toys, 2 episodes of the cartoon on VHS (they were part of a Burger King Kids Club promo), role play gear, and a few years down the road I got the first movie on VHS and Turtles In Time for the SNES.

Eventually, my love for the turtles calmed down and I started getting into Batman, MMPR and Lego's. I ended up giving away all of my TMNT and other action figures by the time I was in middle school, because I felt like I wasn't supposed to have toys like that anymore (although I held onto my Legos, haha). My love for TMNT basically just stayed with the live-action films for many years until 2009, when the 25th Anniversary came around and the '88 figures were re-released with the bonus DVD's. At that point, my deep and nostalgic love for the boys in green finally woke up inside me. Before I knew it, I bought all of the 25th Anniv. figures, bought all of the DVD's of the Fred Wolf cartoon, joined the forums here, and started building back my original toy collection through Ebay and other websites. Even though at first my nostalgia goggles were on a little too tight, I began reading the original comics, and started watching the 2012 Nick cartoon.

In summary, although I started getting into TMNT as a 5 year old kid, I started losing interest by the time I was about 9 or 10, and my total obsession for it didn't come back to me until I was 23.

*Vicky82* · 04-23-2014, 12:52 PM

I was about 8 years old (1990) maybe a bit younger, when I first started watching the original cartoon.

*ssjup81* · 04-25-2014, 08:08 PM

I was about 7 when I started watching via the OT series back in like '88.

demonsweat · 04-28-2014, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueKatanas

I think it's cool that so many of us started early and remained fans for so many years. I've been a turtle fan since the start of the fred wolf show and thats over two decades now. It's definitely a fandom that sticks with you

And it's great to see each new incarnation of the show pick up new lifelong fans.

36 here and a TMNT fan for life! I love seeing other old school fans still rocking the gear and stuff. I was at Coachella recently, wearing my tmnt cap and some dude walked up in an OT shirt and we started chatting about the new movie coming out and stuff. Nice guy. It's always fun to bs with other fans outside of the internet.

Looking forward to SDCC this year... last year I saw a lot of fans, this year I expect even more with the 30th anniversary.

DonnyMac · 04-28-2014, 05:04 PM

I was like 4 when I fell in love with TMNT, I'm 26 now, and still going strong

FoxBoxKid · 04-29-2014, 02:15 PM

I accidentally voted for my current age, so switch a vote from the teen category to the preteen category. I was 6 or 7 when I was introduced to TMNT through the 4Kids show.

*pannoni1* · 04-30-2014, 03:08 PM

To the OP, I have a few pointers than may help towards your paper. I suspect that if this poll was answered about six months from now with the influx of movie fans, the results may be different, and probably more accurate if asked in the wild. It's obvious the 12 or under would be the top choice with a few teenage fans from the comics, the original movies, and possibly 4kids. But I'm surprised at the 25+ fans that have arrived, perhaps due to rediscovering something that they missed out on when they were younger, much like how I didn't watch the first season of G1 Transformers in its entirety until I was 28, even if just casually. I started when I was 4 in preschool if you haven't seen my back posts.

Longview01 · 05-01-2014, 02:37 AM

I was 7 back in 1988

I can remember it really well, my best friend at school was telling me about hero turtles and I went round his house after school and watched it.

Been a huge fan ever since

*MsMarvelDuckie* · 05-01-2014, 01:55 PM

It was in 1990, and I was in sixth grade, so- about 12-13, I think. In any case, it was in my teens. I was introduced through the first movie, which I thought sounded really cool and ended up dragging two of my friends along to see it on opening day with me. Neither of them ever got into it like I did, though, and they both thought I was a little weird and crazy for going so nuts over them. Ater high school, my love of them cooled a bit, but it was mostly due to RL getting in the way and not having time to watch the cartoon that came about in the 2000's. If I'd caught it all from the beginning, I'd have loved it just as much, but all I ever really saw was the first couple of episodes of FF, which sort of turned me off of that one.

What finally brought me back was a net-friend and fellow writer who convinced me to dust off my first (and only) attempt at a fan-fic "novel" from back in 1990 and finish it, and post it on a site we're both on. This was about a year and a half ago. Naturally, I had to refresh my memory of all things TMNT, so I went on a cartoon and movie-watching bender and was hooked all over again!

*Raph's Girl* · 05-01-2014, 02:54 PM

I was about 8 when I saw the pilot back in 1988. Hooked from day one.

View Poll Results: What age were you when you first became interested in the TMNT franchise?
12 or under	80	70.18%
13-18 years old	15	13.16%
18-24 years old	1	0.88%
25 years or over	18	15.79%
Voters: 114. You may not vote on this poll

04-22-2014, 11:47 AM	#46
BabyTurtles Foot Elite Join Date: Jan 2013 Posts: 4,177	I was around 13-14 when I got into TMNT ^_^ 4kids was my first one! __________________

04-23-2014, 12:28 PM	#47
billbot85 Mad Scientist Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,007	I was about 4 or 5 when I started getting into TMNT by watching the Fred Wolf cartoon and getting the toys. This was around 1989-1990 when Turtle Mania was at its peak, the turtles were EVERYWHERE. By the time I was 5, I had a lot of the toys, 2 episodes of the cartoon on VHS (they were part of a Burger King Kids Club promo), role play gear, and a few years down the road I got the first movie on VHS and Turtles In Time for the SNES. Eventually, my love for the turtles calmed down and I started getting into Batman, MMPR and Lego's. I ended up giving away all of my TMNT and other action figures by the time I was in middle school, because I felt like I wasn't supposed to have toys like that anymore (although I held onto my Legos, haha). My love for TMNT basically just stayed with the live-action films for many years until 2009, when the 25th Anniversary came around and the '88 figures were re-released with the bonus DVD's. At that point, my deep and nostalgic love for the boys in green finally woke up inside me. Before I knew it, I bought all of the 25th Anniv. figures, bought all of the DVD's of the Fred Wolf cartoon, joined the forums here, and started building back my original toy collection through Ebay and other websites. Even though at first my nostalgia goggles were on a little too tight, I began reading the original comics, and started watching the 2012 Nick cartoon. In summary, although I started getting into TMNT as a 5 year old kid, I started losing interest by the time I was about 9 or 10, and my total obsession for it didn't come back to me until I was 23. __________________ MY COMPLETE WISH LIST: http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/sho...03#post1120403 GIFSoup

04-29-2014, 02:15 PM	#52
FoxBoxKid Foot Soldier Join Date: Dec 2013 Posts: 214	I accidentally voted for my current age, so switch a vote from the teen category to the preteen category. I was 6 or 7 when I was introduced to TMNT through the 4Kids show. __________________ cow·a·bun·gler /ˌkou-əˈbəNG(ə)lər/ noun informal a person who enjoys the 1980s animated series, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but erroneously believes that no other incarnation of the franchise can possibly compare to the cherished cartoon of their childhood, often expressing their opinion in an obnoxious manner. Example: "Cowabunglers and their absurd narrow-mindedness regarding Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles really get on my nerves."

04-30-2014, 03:08 PM	#53
pannoni1 Foot Elite Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: USA Posts: 3,447	To the OP, I have a few pointers than may help towards your paper. I suspect that if this poll was answered about six months from now with the influx of movie fans, the results may be different, and probably more accurate if asked in the wild. It's obvious the 12 or under would be the top choice with a few teenage fans from the comics, the original movies, and possibly 4kids. But I'm surprised at the 25+ fans that have arrived, perhaps due to rediscovering something that they missed out on when they were younger, much like how I didn't watch the first season of G1 Transformers in its entirety until I was 28, even if just casually. I started when I was 4 in preschool if you haven't seen my back posts. __________________ http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/sho...d.php?t=37065- MY WANT LIST TMNT FAN CLUB LINK: http://sot.ag/gCjK/ 30 years of Turtle Power!

04-17-2014, 11:57 PM	#42
nintendo2600 Thug Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 70	I"m 33, had the early comics and been watching since Fred Wolf cartoon episode #1. My son is a fan also and he is 11. He doesn't like the comics or the original series but loves the new nickelodeon show. We both love the live action movies.

04-22-2014, 10:35 AM	#44
slingtheory Stone Warrior Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Texas Posts: 580	I'm not sure when I was first introduced to them but from what I've heard I was into the turtles before I was even old enough to talk. I loved the ot had all the original action figures and the first movie was the first film I was taken to see at a theater at the age of 4

04-22-2014, 11:42 AM	#45
BlueKatanas Foot Soldier Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Los Angeles, CA Posts: 199	I think it's cool that so many of us started early and remained fans for so many years. I've been a turtle fan since the start of the fred wolf show and thats over two decades now. It's definitely a fandom that sticks with you And it's great to see each new incarnation of the show pick up new lifelong fans.

04-23-2014, 12:52 PM	#48
Vicky82 Emperor Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Dunstable, UK Posts: 5,805	I was about 8 years old (1990) maybe a bit younger, when I first started watching the original cartoon.

04-25-2014, 08:08 PM	#49
ssjup81 Foot Elite Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Central Virginia (Back in the US) Posts: 4,734	I was about 7 when I started watching via the OT series back in like '88.

04-28-2014, 05:04 PM	#51
DonnyMac Thug Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 68	I was like 4 when I fell in love with TMNT, I'm 26 now, and still going strong

05-01-2014, 02:37 AM	#54
Longview01 Foot Soldier Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 202	I was 7 back in 1988 I can remember it really well, my best friend at school was telling me about hero turtles and I went round his house after school and watched it. Been a huge fan ever since

05-01-2014, 01:55 PM	#55
MsMarvelDuckie I Married a Duck! Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: The bowels of Hell, Texas(otherwise known as Decatur) Posts: 8,773	It was in 1990, and I was in sixth grade, so- about 12-13, I think. In any case, it was in my teens. I was introduced through the first movie, which I thought sounded really cool and ended up dragging two of my friends along to see it on opening day with me. Neither of them ever got into it like I did, though, and they both thought I was a little weird and crazy for going so nuts over them. Ater high school, my love of them cooled a bit, but it was mostly due to RL getting in the way and not having time to watch the cartoon that came about in the 2000's. If I'd caught it all from the beginning, I'd have loved it just as much, but all I ever really saw was the first couple of episodes of FF, which sort of turned me off of that one. What finally brought me back was a net-friend and fellow writer who convinced me to dust off my first (and only) attempt at a fan-fic "novel" from back in 1990 and finish it, and post it on a site we're both on. This was about a year and a half ago. Naturally, I had to refresh my memory of all things TMNT, so I went on a cartoon and movie-watching bender and was hooked all over again! __________________ "You IDIOTS! You've captured their STUNT doubles!" -from "Spaceballs" "Where Science ends, magic begins." -Spiral, Uncanny X-Men #491 My various stories and fan-fics are now here- https://m.fanfiction.net/u/4770494/#end

05-01-2014, 02:54 PM	#56
Raph's Girl Dierna Soul, Reporter Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Jakku Posts: 10,831	I was about 8 when I saw the pilot back in 1988. Hooked from day one. __________________