gobo's ULTIMATE TMNT-VIDEO MARATHON!!

[gobo]

Oh yeah. One of the gang members in the Mondo Gecko ep sounds exactly like the dopey head of the >> character, Triple Threat. This makes me wonder if it was actually Cam in >>.

[gobo]

Watched 20 today. I've always hated "DONATELLO'S BADD TIME". So unimaginative... The clerk at the costume shop in "RAPHAEL VS. THE VOLCANO" worked at Vinnie's in "COWABUNGA SHREDHEAD". I wonder how Vernon afforded that video cell phone on his salary when such things didn't even exist. The costume shop guy is seen working at Vinnie's again in "LANDLORD OF THE FLIES", my least favorite Baxter The Fly ep since "ENTER: THE FLY". First of all, Baxter shows up without anyone questioning it. And, his computer buddy is nowhere to be found. Also, Bebop & Rocksteady all of a sudden want to be human again? O_o I never understood why they swapped Pinky's voice from Renaday to Clarke for this one appearance, in "DONATELLO'S DUPLICATE". It's unfitting and unnecessary. I also wonder how The Rat King reestablished his control over rats. The mummy movie marathon in "MICHELANGELO, THE SACRED TURTLE" had The Rat King's flute music for a soundtrack. When they show The Technodrome in "PLANET OF THE TURTLEOIDS" it sure does look like a rocky terrain instead of a snowy one.

Think I'll probably watch the remainder of the series in the next two days. That'll be 26 eps tomorrow, then "SHREDDER TRIUMPHANT!" & all three seasons of Red Sky on Friday. That way, I can start on 2K3 (my fav) this weekend. Wish me luck. ^_^

[TheCanadiandrome]

Good luck dude

[hudemx]

Seems that you will do it!

I would have burnt out around Season 4, like I did when I rewatched it for the first time on the german DVDs ^^ Couldn't watch any Turtle related thing for almost a month ...

[Jephael]

Sounds like you're having a good trip down Memory Lane, Gobo. I'm gonna be doing the same next week when I start my classic toon marathon, which will probably take me a good two months or so since I'm only going to watch 1 disc per day, about 3 per week.

[gobo]

I sure set myself up for a busy next week. I actually need to watch 26 eps of 2K3 per day if I plan to finish up by the premiere. >_< Good thing I saved the best for last.

BTW, anyone know if James Avery did any voice besides Shredder? Chrome Dome's first appearance is the first time I thought another character sounded like it could be him.

[Jephael]

Originally Posted by RIP, gobo

BTW, anyone know if James Avery did any voice besides Shredder? Chrome Dome's first appearance is the first time I thought another character sounded like it could be him.

According to Voice Chasers, Peter Reneday was the voice of Chrome Dome, and James Avery was only Shredder.

[Luke795]

What were your thoughts on "Krangenstein Lives!"?

[MrPliggins]

I remember James Avery doing some "side" characters once in a while, just like pretty much everyone on the show did.

[pannoni1]

Originally Posted by RIP, gobo

BTW, anyone know if James Avery did any voice besides Shredder? Chrome Dome's first appearance is the first time I thought another character sounded like it could be him.

Check out the "reference the old toon" thread. He voiced a few dozen side characters, but they were all minor human fillers.

71 episodes in three days is definitely grueling, though I accomplished something similar last year. Of course for me it takes about an hour to do each attempt to reference. I'm glad that you're getting lots of new knowledge out of the series since watching so many episodes at once tends to tire my mind, especially with the filler episodes.

[MikeandRaph87]

Gobo,take your time to enjoy it. Don't rush through it like you have a deadline! I had a marathon of the 2003 cartoon that took nine weeks to complete 157 episodes. Rushing 194 episodes in less than half that time?How do you have the time?

I do wonder your top three to five overall.

[gobo]

Somehow, I lost two eps during my recompiling of the German remaster DVDs. So, I only watched 25 eps yesterday through this morning. So I recompiled ISO #16 again this evening. Now, going to watch "MISTER NICE GUY", "SLEUTH ON THE LOOSE", "SHREDDER TRIUMPHANT!" and all of Red Sky.

This time through the series, I feel better informed to form opinions on those fav/least fav season polls. I used to think the syndicated bunch of S4 was my least for being so damn sloppy. Now, I think it's tied with S6. There literally isn't a single S6 ep I'd go outta my way for. As I said last time, its Baxter ep was pathetic. It really seemed like fanfiction. While I still think S1 was the absolute best in the series, I think I'll say S7 was my second favorite. The eps that made the decision for me where only 3 outta 13, but they were just that good. Plus, the music was better in that season.

Originally Posted by Jephael

According to Voice Chasers, Peter Reneday was the voice of Chrome Dome, and James Avery was only Shredder.

Someone just told me Avery did the first one and Renaday did the second. I kinda expect that's how it went since that would explain why the two appearances sound so different. Avery wasn't even available for Shredder the second time.

Originally Posted by Luke795

What were your thoughts on "Krangenstein Lives!"?

Renaday was the videogame. Also, the Shredder/amnesia subplot caught me by surprise. I nearly forgot all about it. Nothing else comes to mind worth mentioning.

Originally Posted by MikeandRaph87

How do you have the time?

Uh...
I AM THE GREAT AND POWERFUL gobo! PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM!

[MikeandRaph87]

Originally Posted by RIP, gobo

Somehow, I lost two eps during my recompiling of the German remaster DVDs. So, I only watched 25 eps yesterday through this morning. So I recompiled ISO #16 again this evening. Now, going to watch "MISTER NICE GUY", "SLEUTH ON THE LOOSE", "SHREDDER TRIUMPHANT!" and all of Red Sky.

This time through the series, I feel better informed to form opinions on those fav/least fav season polls. I used to think the syndicated bunch of S4 was my least for being so damn sloppy. Now, I think it's tied with S6. There literally isn't a single S6 ep I'd go outta my way for. As I said last time, its Baxter ep was pathetic. It really seemed like fanfiction. While I still think S1 was the absolute best in the series, I think I'll say S7 was my second favorite. The eps that made the decision for me where only 3 outta 13, but they were just that good. Plus, the music was better in that season.
Uh...
I AM THE GREAT AND POWERFUL gobo! PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM!

I tihnk you are referring to "Landlord of The Flies". That was in season 5. Of all the Baxter appearances "Bye,Bye Fly" where he stumbles upon the centuries old alien spaceship and its computer his buddy Z. I didn't care much for Shredder turning into a fly and Mike into a gerible among a not as interesting plot as the rest of the Baxter apperances human or mutant fly.

I tihnk you will find season 9 to be the weakest season set. Of the first 8 season six was the weakest. If Shredder appeared it was a fine episode but if he did not well Slash was great but otherwise...this is why Shredder and Krang are needed often. Rat King did appear 10 times but it would have been great for even more and who is to say Groundchck and Dirtbag could be in aan episode of thier own or Scumbug. Plenty of better choices than a run of the mill nad scientist or mob boss who's name is not Big Louie. Don't get me started on Mama Badd and her two sons honoring the late father. They are even worse than Dragon Lord/Dregg.

If your German recordings fail such as those two episodes use the link I sent you for whatever is missing.

[gobo]

Watched the rest of the OT now. In S8, the hydra tapestry is missing/blank. In the rest of Red Sky, it just has no color. It always bugged me that Krang is stranded on Earth at the end of "SHREDDER TRIUMPHANT!" in his android body, but it's retconned to the bubble-walker in the next ep. I wish Coleman kept doing the voice of Shredder. He was the best Shredhead alternate IMO. BTW, isn't Shredder the character with the most alternates in the series? O_o I wonder how The Technodrome ever got dislodged from the black hole. They really gave no explanation for that. It appears that S8's finale is the last appearance of Bebop & Rocksteady. I've often wondered if Dregg is supposed to be from this Dark Realm dimension that Doomquest is from. Just not curious enough to make a thread for it. Am I mistaken or is The Vortex Crystal from S9's finale pretty much the exact same thing as The Firestar from S8's "CYBER-TURTLES" episode? In S10's Shredder story, The Turtles are taken from S8's finale to rescue themselves. When we see Krang, he's still in his bubble-walker and Bebop & Rocksteady are nowhere to be found. It's almost as if B&R took off as soon as they entered the portal to Dimension X at the beginning of S8's finale. Landor & Merrick said it was 2 years after the S8 finale before The Turtles meet Carter. O_o The Snotfather is almost a more boring character than Dregg. Lastly, the series finale is the only Red Sky ep to show Krang's android body. I wonder if there was some legal reason behind that.

I also watched Turtle Tunes/Christmas and the OVA this morning. The official Dutch DVD of Turtle Tunes and its sequel that I have is apparently not meant to be watched 8' wide. It looked as bad as it made me feel for watching it. No tracking issues apparent, but to call it 'fuzzy' would be too generous. I remember someone saying of the OVA before that Shredder never called Krang an octopus before. That's not true. I can't remember which ep it was, but there was one in S7 where Krang & Shredder are first seen bouncing stupid schemes off each other where Shredder says something to the effect of "I don't need to stand here and be insulted by a stupid octopus likle you".

Originally Posted by MikeandRaph87

I tihnk you are referring to "Landlord of The Flies". That was in season 5.

Good catch. That was exactly what I was talking about. I just forgot my example by the time I got to the computer. I think "NIGHTMARE IN THE LAIR" is the worst ep period. I might even take a marathon of T.M.N.T. 3 and all of Next Mutation over it. As much as I loathe "DONATELLO'S BADD TIME" featuring Big Bedelia Badd and her sons Bubba and Buford, this Elm Street knockoff annoys me more.

[zkarlette]

Wow, Congratulations! What are you going to watch next?

[gobo]

2k3!!! ^_^

[zkarlette]

Aww..Awesome!!! !
I hope you make your deadline,it's almost Saturday!

[Chris]

Saturday? What about the Friday evening premiere?

In all seriousness though, I'm in awe of you Gobo. I'll never be able to comprehend how you've managed to get through the entire OT so fast. Congratulations! I really hope you manage to reach your goal.

[MikeandRaph87]

Originally Posted by Chris

Saturday? What about the Friday evening premiere?

In all seriousness though, I'm in awe of you Gobo. I'll never be able to comprehend how you've managed to get through the entire OT so fast. Congratulations! I really hope you manage to reach your goal.

I believe it was an error by TV Guide and its on this Saturday at 11am for an hour.

I think we should report Gobo's marathon time to Genesis Book of World Records! I bet no one has got through it as fast as he has!

[hudemx]

Wow!
I'm effin impressed

But I have to disagree: Nightmare on the Lair is NOT the worst OT Episode - that title MUST go to Turtles of the Jungle - bad writing AND bad animation!

But thats just my opinion