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XWorstSNEverX · 02-27-2003, 11:00 PM

Hrrrmm... The first TMNT moment I remember right now is watching the movie. I know I really wanted to see the movie so I must have been into the turtles for awhile before the movie came out. A few posts back I read some guy saying he went to the opening to the movie. I did also. I can't remember if everything he said is true but I doubt it. But I do remember some guys doing some karate moves in the aisle. I am also sure it was the guy who played don during fight scenes doing the moves. It was really fun but not sure if the movie got delayed or not. After that all I remember doing is being into TMNT all the time and watching the movie so many times. I remember one week coming up every day or about a week and watching the movie over and over again.

Ninja Turtles Cartoon Fan · 02-28-2003, 12:03 AM

I'm not sure if I answered this question already or not, so . . .

My earliest memory of the Ninja Turtles is hard to figure out because they have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. There was never a time when the Ninja Turtles weren't around.

I guess it was destiny.

What I do remember, however, is that the cartoon was the first thing I was introduced to. And look what kind of effect it had on me!!!

"Shredder, are you certain you feel all right?" - Krang, from "The Old Switcheroo"

GordonUniverse · 02-28-2003, 05:12 AM

Forget about you first TMNT memory, what's your latest? Mine is typing this message here on a NT message board.

One Radical Dude · 02-28-2003, 06:00 AM

To answer your question, Gordon, I was watching a few classic episodes, such as "The Old Switcheroo." I enjoyed that one. And typing this one.

*Cascadia* · 04-17-2003, 01:14 PM

My earliest TMNT memory is when they were showing the first episodes as a test-run. They were on Sunday mornings--it was early 1987 so I was about 8 years old.

SavantiRomero · 04-17-2003, 01:43 PM

Earlies memory of ever hearing about TMNT was the day after the premier episode. My brother told me he saw this amazing cartoon on tv and we had to watch for it agian.

My first ever seeing the TMNT was the baxter stockman episode with the Mousers.

Turkituck · 04-17-2003, 05:54 PM

My first official introduction to the TMNT was in the pre-school playground. I couldn't have been more than four years old and all the boys on the playground were playing this game called "Ninja Turtles". They made me be April, even tho I'd never seen the show, told me to sit in a clump of trees, and yell that the Shredder had captured me. This went on a several days until i finally saw the show on Sat am. A few months later my parents tok my on vacation and bought me a Mikey plushie. To this day,it's still my favorite toy, even after 15 years of wear and tear.

Krangfan · 04-17-2003, 07:31 PM

I don't really remember much. I was born in '88 (about a year after the Turtles came out in the cartoon) so it's basically a blurr to me. However I do remember watching Secret of the Ooze, I loved that movie and still do. Whenever I'm depressed, I just watch that and it always puts a smile on my face

Krangfan · 04-17-2003, 09:00 PM

I also kinda remember getting the Baxter Stockman toy, and the Leo with Triceratops toy.

*Roseangelo* · 04-17-2003, 09:41 PM

Ok, my first TMNT memory...

I was 10, in 5th grade, and watching TV afterschool. Everyday I watched Gilligan's Island at 4:30. After Gilligan's Island Mork and Mindy was on, and I've never really liked that show so I would channel surf after Gilligan was over. On one such day I came accross this weird cartoon with giant green turtles and some lady in bright yellow. Well, quickly after I found this it was all over (it was on at 4:30, over at 5). But darn it, those 30 seconds I saw were so cool! So I ran to the TV Guide to find out what this show was ... Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Hmm.. ok. So I watched it the next day instead of Gilligan's Island and the rest is history.

And like Turkituck, my favorite toy is a Mikey plushie that I got that Christmas (1989), and is definately showing his age.

*Tetsu Deinonychus* · 04-17-2003, 10:30 PM

My First TMNT memory:
I was very young(like 4). I had developed an interest in Ninjas two years earlier and I saw one of the Mirage Comics at a newstand and thought "Turtles that are 'injas? Cool!" ('inja was my babytalk for Ninja. I was 4! Laugh and you die!) Anywho, It wasn't long before My parents bought me a copy of that weird comic and my friends got me into the Cartoon.
And, I noticed the "N" in the Logo.

*pannoni1* · 09-21-2011, 06:58 AM

Bumping this for the newer fans, to relate to the recent "what did you think of the TMNT as a kid?" My earliest TMNT memory was probably when I was 4 and in preschool channel surfing, probably during the fall/winter of 1989-90 (my family didn't have cable yet). I was old enough to understand that there was a second dial with more channels, and one afternoon I saw these green things on the air, and that turned out to be the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! But once my mom purchased Case of The Killer Pizzas for my 5th birthday, there was no looking back as I would watch that tape practically once a week. So, it was probably by "accident" channel surfing finding the OT that started it all!

lethrhd · 11-04-2011, 12:12 AM

I was 2 it was 1988 we were living in baton rouge and my mom woke my brother and i up with an original donatello figure for me and a shredder for my brother. We had them battle until shredders arm fell off... like within 10 minutes of opening the package

Knight_man · 11-05-2011, 04:31 AM

My first memory was when my friend came over and brought splinter and a foot soldier to my house. I had no clue what they were. I moved about a month later and shortly after that i saw the cartoon on saturday morning for the first time. I was hooked on the show after that. Two months later mom and dad bought me all four turtles and splinter from the local wal-mart and started my playtime phase of collecting. I was 11 at the time.
My favorite memory is when i was helping a lady out to her car at a grocery store. (I was 12 and waiting for mom to get through the line) The lady gave me $2 for helping. we went to a jewel osco and they had comic stand with a tmnt archie sitting on the shelf. Issue #28. (the intro of Ninjara) I was hooked on comics after that. still trying to finish that series of comics.

Rambaldi47 · 12-08-2011, 10:50 AM

My first memory was of a VHS that I got from Burger King. It had one episode on it, April's Fool, when she switches with the princess who looks just like her. I used to watch it EVERY DAY. I still have the tape in my attic lol. Also, my other early memories are of going to KB Toys. And one year for my birthday, I got to go to Child World and pick out a toy. I picked out Shredder's module after I was told that the Technodrome was too expensive.

Type 97 Chi-ha · 12-08-2011, 02:10 PM

I had to make a quick repair to one of their arcade game machines. Later on I would learn far more about them, including following the Eastman and Laird comic book series, as well as the 1987 TV show.

AcidBurn30 · 12-08-2011, 04:08 PM

my memories for the turtles is when me and my old friend saw the new coming cartoon is about to air in 4 weeks. i had all my friends to come over to watch it, we even had our turtle mask on and my mom order pizzas for us and watch how amaze this is for us...after we read the old comics we own and play with the toys and act them out in the streets. i was always rapahel becaUSE He my favorite. Than i rememeber my dad was going to go to the store and i had enough money to buy a new ninja turtle toy. So i went with him and he taken me to a toy store that was once called "Play WOrld"..this was before Toys R Us. I go myself a shredder toy 1988..oh my god i couldn't leave the turtle area...

AK_Mikey_Fan · 12-08-2011, 05:04 PM

My first memory was watching the VHS tapes when they first came out and I watched them every day.

*Mr._Mutant_Man* · 12-08-2011, 08:51 PM

Watching Turtle Tracks on TV when I was really young.

It's strange to look back, and now I can explain why the Turtles appealed to me and still do, but back then, I have no clue how I became hooked.

cryan · 12-09-2011, 07:26 PM

I was about 12 when TMNT came into vogue.My first thought was what is this I never seen anything like this before.The GI Joe cartoon went off the air as with Transformers.I guess this was something to fill the void.I was never into the figures.I do remember being 14 when the episode "Rapheal Meet His Match" aired in 1990 on CBS. My jaw hit the floor at the sight of Mona Lisa.Yeah,you could look back on it but geez.Of course she was never seen again after that.

02-28-2003, 06:00 AM	#64
One Radical Dude Hench Mutant Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Central/SW AR, USA Posts: 495	To answer your question, Gordon, I was watching a few classic episodes, such as "The Old Switcheroo." I enjoyed that one. And typing this one. __________________

04-17-2003, 01:14 PM	#65
Cascadia Oregonian in heart & soul Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,731	My earliest TMNT memory is when they were showing the first episodes as a test-run. They were on Sunday mornings--it was early 1987 so I was about 8 years old. __________________ Formally known as Scientific freak

04-17-2003, 05:54 PM	#67
Turkituck Foot Soldier Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Ware, MA Posts: 149	My first official introduction to the TMNT was in the pre-school playground. I couldn't have been more than four years old and all the boys on the playground were playing this game called "Ninja Turtles". They made me be April, even tho I'd never seen the show, told me to sit in a clump of trees, and yell that the Shredder had captured me. This went on a several days until i finally saw the show on Sat am. A few months later my parents tok my on vacation and bought me a Mikey plushie. To this day,it's still my favorite toy, even after 15 years of wear and tear. __________________ "It's called 'The Forever War' becasue we'll be waiting forever to see it in print."

04-17-2003, 07:31 PM	#68
Krangfan Hench Mutant Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: In a house Posts: 434	I don't really remember much. I was born in '88 (about a year after the Turtles came out in the cartoon) so it's basically a blurr to me. However I do remember watching Secret of the Ooze, I loved that movie and still do. Whenever I'm depressed, I just watch that and it always puts a smile on my face __________________ "Home is where you hang your hat" -Krang's favorite phrase Krang owns!

04-17-2003, 09:00 PM	#69
Krangfan Hench Mutant Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: In a house Posts: 434	I also kinda remember getting the Baxter Stockman toy, and the Leo with Triceratops toy. __________________ "Home is where you hang your hat" -Krang's favorite phrase Krang owns!

02-27-2003, 11:00 PM	#61
XWorstSNEverX Mouser Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8	Hrrrmm... The first TMNT moment I remember right now is watching the movie. I know I really wanted to see the movie so I must have been into the turtles for awhile before the movie came out. A few posts back I read some guy saying he went to the opening to the movie. I did also. I can't remember if everything he said is true but I doubt it. But I do remember some guys doing some karate moves in the aisle. I am also sure it was the guy who played don during fight scenes doing the moves. It was really fun but not sure if the movie got delayed or not. After that all I remember doing is being into TMNT all the time and watching the movie so many times. I remember one week coming up every day or about a week and watching the movie over and over again.

02-28-2003, 12:03 AM	#62
Ninja Turtles Cartoon Fan Stone Warrior Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: USA Posts: 835	I'm not sure if I answered this question already or not, so . . . My earliest memory of the Ninja Turtles is hard to figure out because they have been a part of my life for as long as I can remember. There was never a time when the Ninja Turtles weren't around. I guess it was destiny. What I do remember, however, is that the cartoon was the first thing I was introduced to. And look what kind of effect it had on me!!! "Shredder, are you certain you feel all right?" - Krang, from "The Old Switcheroo"

02-28-2003, 05:12 AM	#63
GordonUniverse Thug Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Karlsruhe Posts: 94	Forget about you first TMNT memory, what's your latest? Mine is typing this message here on a NT message board.

04-17-2003, 01:43 PM	#66
SavantiRomero Hench Mutant Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 277	Earlies memory of ever hearing about TMNT was the day after the premier episode. My brother told me he saw this amazing cartoon on tv and we had to watch for it agian. My first ever seeing the TMNT was the baxter stockman episode with the Mousers.

04-17-2003, 09:41 PM	#70
Roseangelo Emperor Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: California Posts: 9,119	Ok, my first TMNT memory... I was 10, in 5th grade, and watching TV afterschool. Everyday I watched Gilligan's Island at 4:30. After Gilligan's Island Mork and Mindy was on, and I've never really liked that show so I would channel surf after Gilligan was over. On one such day I came accross this weird cartoon with giant green turtles and some lady in bright yellow. Well, quickly after I found this it was all over (it was on at 4:30, over at 5). But darn it, those 30 seconds I saw were so cool! So I ran to the TV Guide to find out what this show was ... Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Hmm.. ok. So I watched it the next day instead of Gilligan's Island and the rest is history. And like Turkituck, my favorite toy is a Mikey plushie that I got that Christmas (1989), and is definately showing his age. __________________ www.ninjapizza.net www.colorsbyrosemary.com

04-17-2003, 10:30 PM	#71
Tetsu Deinonychus The Iron Dinosaur Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Studio Snowlion HQ Posts: 3,021	My First TMNT memory: I was very young(like 4). I had developed an interest in Ninjas two years earlier and I saw one of the Mirage Comics at a newstand and thought "Turtles that are 'injas? Cool!" ('inja was my babytalk for Ninja. I was 4! Laugh and you die!) Anywho, It wasn't long before My parents bought me a copy of that weird comic and my friends got me into the Cartoon. And, I noticed the "N" in the Logo. __________________ (Image hosting by Postimage.org) And here's a list of all my old wacky threads!

09-21-2011, 06:58 AM	#72
pannoni1 Foot Elite Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: USA Posts: 3,447	Bumping this for the newer fans, to relate to the recent "what did you think of the TMNT as a kid?" My earliest TMNT memory was probably when I was 4 and in preschool channel surfing, probably during the fall/winter of 1989-90 (my family didn't have cable yet). I was old enough to understand that there was a second dial with more channels, and one afternoon I saw these green things on the air, and that turned out to be the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! But once my mom purchased Case of The Killer Pizzas for my 5th birthday, there was no looking back as I would watch that tape practically once a week. So, it was probably by "accident" channel surfing finding the OT that started it all! __________________ 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!

11-04-2011, 12:12 AM	#73
lethrhd Hench Mutant Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Buffalo, NY Posts: 358	I was 2 it was 1988 we were living in baton rouge and my mom woke my brother and i up with an original donatello figure for me and a shredder for my brother. We had them battle until shredders arm fell off... like within 10 minutes of opening the package __________________ My Gods Wear Multi-Colored Bandannas

11-05-2011, 04:31 AM	#74
Knight_man Foot Soldier Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Illinois Posts: 117	My Memories. My first memory was when my friend came over and brought splinter and a foot soldier to my house. I had no clue what they were. I moved about a month later and shortly after that i saw the cartoon on saturday morning for the first time. I was hooked on the show after that. Two months later mom and dad bought me all four turtles and splinter from the local wal-mart and started my playtime phase of collecting. I was 11 at the time. My favorite memory is when i was helping a lady out to her car at a grocery store. (I was 12 and waiting for mom to get through the line) The lady gave me $2 for helping. we went to a jewel osco and they had comic stand with a tmnt archie sitting on the shelf. Issue #28. (the intro of Ninjara) I was hooked on comics after that. still trying to finish that series of comics. __________________ "Hold the phone... I think we're all on the same side." -Raphael (Hot Rodding Teenagers from Dimension-X)

12-08-2011, 10:50 AM	#75
Rambaldi47 Mouser Join Date: Dec 2011 Posts: 7	My first memory was of a VHS that I got from Burger King. It had one episode on it, April's Fool, when she switches with the princess who looks just like her. I used to watch it EVERY DAY. I still have the tape in my attic lol. Also, my other early memories are of going to KB Toys. And one year for my birthday, I got to go to Child World and pick out a toy. I picked out Shredder's module after I was told that the Technodrome was too expensive.

12-08-2011, 02:10 PM	#76
Type 97 Chi-ha Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Brookfield, IL Posts: 1,333	I had to make a quick repair to one of their arcade game machines. Later on I would learn far more about them, including following the Eastman and Laird comic book series, as well as the 1987 TV show.

12-08-2011, 04:08 PM	#77
AcidBurn30 Foot Soldier Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: california Posts: 155	my memories for the turtles is when me and my old friend saw the new coming cartoon is about to air in 4 weeks. i had all my friends to come over to watch it, we even had our turtle mask on and my mom order pizzas for us and watch how amaze this is for us...after we read the old comics we own and play with the toys and act them out in the streets. i was always rapahel becaUSE He my favorite. Than i rememeber my dad was going to go to the store and i had enough money to buy a new ninja turtle toy. So i went with him and he taken me to a toy store that was once called "Play WOrld"..this was before Toys R Us. I go myself a shredder toy 1988..oh my god i couldn't leave the turtle area...

12-08-2011, 05:04 PM	#78
AK_Mikey_Fan Thug Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Alaska Posts: 73	My first memory was watching the VHS tapes when they first came out and I watched them every day.

12-08-2011, 08:51 PM	#79
Mr._Mutant_Man Mad Scientist Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,340	Watching Turtle Tracks on TV when I was really young. It's strange to look back, and now I can explain why the Turtles appealed to me and still do, but back then, I have no clue how I became hooked.

12-09-2011, 07:26 PM	#80
cryan Stone Warrior Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Athens,AL Posts: 743	I was about 12 when TMNT came into vogue.My first thought was what is this I never seen anything like this before.The GI Joe cartoon went off the air as with Transformers.I guess this was something to fill the void.I was never into the figures.I do remember being 14 when the episode "Rapheal Meet His Match" aired in 1990 on CBS. My jaw hit the floor at the sight of Mona Lisa.Yeah,you could look back on it but geez.Of course she was never seen again after that. Last edited by cryan; 12-12-2011 at 06:30 PM.