40 years with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

[IndigoErth]

Ohh, forgot all about that show. lol

[XERO]

I think it's rather poetic that I share the same age as the TMNT in being 40, also.

I've always said I'll be a fan 'till the day I die, and I meant it. Now if you'll excuse me, I gotta do the Donatello/Rocksteady trick on the NES game again.

[CyberCubed]

It is really surreal when you realize TMNT has almost been around for half a century. In 10 years time we'll be 50 years with TMNT. The franchise has basically joined Superman/Batman, Spider-Man, X-men, etc. as an evergreen comic book and cartoon franchise.

Way back in the mid/late 90's when we all thought TMNT was "dead," none of us ever expected it to make several comebacks in both the early 2000's revival and then the post-Mirage era.

[IndigoErth]

Happy 40th Birthday/Anniversary to our favorite boys in green! Here's to hoping for another 40+ and outliving us all.

[jignat]

Happy 40th TMNT!

[tmntpower1988]

Happy birthday dudes Thanks for the many years of great memories

[ResidentEvil7]

Happy 40th anniversary Turtles and fans. It's hard to believe that a lot of good stuff in 1984 turns 40 this year: The NeverEnding Story; Ghostbusters; Conan The Destroyer; The Ewok Adventure with the Gorax (scary monster).

Gee, I remember when I celebrated the 25th anniversary back in 2009 at Chicago's Navy Pier where I met some Turtle fan named Ivey from Detroit and we along with her other friends bonded all day. She gave me her forum address and I joined the next day.

Sad part about that day is that I lost all pictures I took of the city, the event, the Turtle Van and myself with Leonardo. I don't know what happened to them.

I also celebrated that anniversary by starting a major website on Webs.com where I spent all day for years building. What broke my heart about my website is that Webs.com got bought out by Vista Print and my site which I spent countless days and night building went away because I didn't know how to transfer it over.

[Autbot_Benz]

Happy 40th TMNT

I can't believe as we hit 40 years we finally got 2 major things done with TMNT.

1. We finally got the John Du Prez scores officially released after years of waiting thanks to Waxwork Records
2 Complete 2003 series on DVD (yes wish it was Blu ray but Nick is cheap)

[IndigoErth]

Originally Posted by Autbot_Benz

Happy 40th TMNT

I can't believe as we hit 40 years we finally got 2 major things done with TMNT.

1. We finally got the John Du Prez scores officially released after years of waiting thanks to Waxwork Records
2 Complete 2003 series on DVD (yes wish it was Blu ray but Nick is cheap)

AND a possible more mature movie being worked on. Even if it will be a while, it's still nice to get that news this year.

Maybe that will someday also pave the way for that old Netflix series rumor to someday be true.

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My small, but satisfactory turtle-related snack haul for today.



Was hoping for a little more, but never found the Little Debbie Turtle Brownies, and Walmart also lied about having the Turtle flavor Chex mix. Skipped the chocolate Turtles candy because... meh... pecans.

Ignore the pack of conveniently green tea in the back, it's just pretending it's part of the party. lol


edit: That Jones green apple soda is actually really good btw.

[tmntpower1988]

Originally Posted by IndigoErth

AND a possible more mature movie being worked on. Even if it will be a while, it's still nice to get that news this year.

Maybe that will someday also pave the way for that old Netflix series rumor to someday be true.

I would like an adult animated series, like the way DC has the Harley Quinn animated show (even though I wouldn't say I'm a big fan of it, it does have it's moments though). We need more animated movies similar in tone to Batman vs TMNT as well.

[Autbot_Benz]

Originally Posted by Autbot_Benz

Happy 40th TMNT

I can't believe as we hit 40 years we finally got 2 major things done with TMNT.

1. We finally got the John Du Prez scores officially released after years of waiting thanks to Waxwork Records
2 Complete 2003 series on DVD (yes wish it was Blu ray but Nick is cheap)

well I watched 5 episodes of Season 2 (Episodes 11-15) of the 2003 Series tonight. Great way to celebrate the 40th anniversary.

[Original TMNT Cartoon Fan]

Here are some things that happened in 1984:

1 January: The Sultanate of Brunei ceases to be a British protected state.
24 January: Steve Jobs introduces the Macintosh personal computer in the USA.
27 January: American singer Michael Jackson's hair catches fire during production of his Pepsi-Cola commercial.
7 February: American astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert Lee Stewart carry out the first untethered outer space extravehicular activity, using a Manned Maneuvering Unit from the Space Shuttle Oribter Challenger.
13 February: Konstantin Chernenko succeeds Yuri Andropov as General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party.
8–19 February: The Olympic Winter Games are held in Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia.
5 May
*The first issue of Mirage Studios Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is released.
*The song Diggiloo, Diggiley, performed by the Herreys for Sweden, wins the Eurovision Song Contest in Luxembourg.
11 May: A transit of Earth from Mars takes place.
27 June: Team France wins the UEFA European Soccer Championship after defeating Team Spain, 2–0 in the final game in Paris.
1 July: Women's suffrage is introduced in Liechtenstein.
25 July: Soviet cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya becomes the first woman to perform an outer space extravehicular activity, from Soviet orbital space station Salyut 7.
28 July–12 August: The Olympic Winter Games are held in Los Angeles, California, USA. The Soviet Union and some of its satellite states boycot the event.
4 August: The Republic of Upper Volta is renamed Burkina Faso.
18 September: Team Canada wins the Canada Cup ice hockey tournament in Canada by defeating Team Sweden, 6–5, in the second final game.
23 October: A news report from BBC increases international awareness of the Ethiopia famine.
31 October: Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of India is assassinated by her security guards.
6 November: Republican Ronald Reagan is reelected President of the USA, defeating Walter Mondale in the election.
3 December: Thousands of people are killed during a factory leak in Bhopal, India.

==Hit songs==
Alphaville: Forever Young
Band Aid: Do They Know It's Christmas
Chicago: You're the Inspiration
Phil Collins: Against All Odds
Madonna: Like a Virgin and Material Girl
Nena: 99 Luftballons
Dolly Parton: Tennessee Homesick Blues and Winter Wonderland
Queen: Radio Gaga
Ray Parker: Ghostbusters
REO Speedwagon: Can't Fight This Feeling
Bruce Springsteen: Dancing in the Dark and Born in the USA
Tina Turner: What's Love Got to Do with It?
Twisted Sister: We're Not Gonna Take It and I Wanna Rock
Wham: Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go

==Movies==
23 March: Police Academy by Hugh Wilson
6 April: The Neverending Story by Wolfgang Petersen
8 May: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1 June: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock by Harve Bennett
8 June: Ghostbusters by Ivan Reitman
26 October: Terminator by James Cameron
8 June: Gremlins by Joe Dante
22 June: The Karate Kid by Robert Mark Kamen
25 November: Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure (TV) by John Korty
1 December: Beverly Hills Cop by Martin Brest
3 December: Dune by David Lynch
7 December: 2010 by Peter Hyams

==Television debuts==
20 April: The Cosby Show (NBC)
16 September: Miami Vice (NBC)
10 September: Voltron (First-run syndication)
17 September: The Transformers (First-run syndication)
15 October: Lucky Luke (France 3)

[BornAgain]

Turtles kick ass. It’s sort of felt like rooting for a losing team these past few decades though. There’s the occasional bright spot, which is usually just enough to keep me following the property consistently, in combination with how much the Mirage and 90’s content mean to me.

I have to say that the success of TLR and the announcement of the big-screen movie adaptation have felt like the first sign of fire in a very long time, for me personally. I hope the project isn’t cancelled but even if it is, I think this is the most positive sign in a long time. The somewhat meta connection this book has to Dark Knight Returns is quite satisfying.

Congrats on 40 years, TMNT. I feel like this could be an important pivot point.

[Hamato Yoshi]

Originally Posted by Original TMNT Cartoon Fan

Here are some things that happened in 1984:

1 January: The Sultanate of Brunei ceases to be a British protected state.
24 January: Steve Jobs introduces the Macintosh personal computer in the USA.
27 January: American singer Michael Jackson's hair catches fire during production of his Pepsi-Cola commercial.
7 February: American astronauts Bruce McCandless II and Robert Lee Stewart carry out the first untethered outer space extravehicular activity, using a Manned Maneuvering Unit from the Space Shuttle Oribter Challenger.
13 February: Konstantin Chernenko succeeds Yuri Andropov as General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party.
8–19 February: The Olympic Winter Games are held in Sarajevo, SR Bosnia and Herzegovina, Yugoslavia.
5 May
*The first issue of Mirage Studios Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is released.
*The song Diggiloo, Diggiley, performed by the Herreys for Sweden, wins the Eurovision Song Contest in Luxembourg.
11 May: A transit of Earth from Mars takes place.
27 June: Team France wins the UEFA European Soccer Championship after defeating Team Spain, 2–0 in the final game in Paris.
1 July: Women's suffrage is introduced in Liechtenstein.
25 July: Soviet cosmonaut Svetlana Savitskaya becomes the first woman to perform an outer space extravehicular activity, from Soviet orbital space station Salyut 7.
28 July–12 August: The Olympic Winter Games are held in Los Angeles, California, USA. The Soviet Union and some of its satellite states boycot the event.
4 August: The Republic of Upper Volta is renamed Burkina Faso.
18 September: Team Canada wins the Canada Cup ice hockey tournament in Canada by defeating Team Sweden, 6–5, in the second final game.
23 October: A news report from BBC increases international awareness of the Ethiopia famine.
31 October: Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of India is assassinated by her security guards.
6 November: Republican Ronald Reagan is reelected President of the USA, defeating Walter Mondale in the election.
3 December: Thousands of people are killed during a factory leak in Bhopal, India.

==Hit songs==
Alphaville: Forever Young
Band Aid: Do They Know It's Christmas
Chicago: You're the Inspiration
Phil Collins: Against All Odds
Madonna: Like a Virgin and Material Girl
Nena: 99 Luftballons
Dolly Parton: Tennessee Homesick Blues and Winter Wonderland
Queen: Radio Gaga
Ray Parker: Ghostbusters
REO Speedwagon: Can't Fight This Feeling
Bruce Springsteen: Dancing in the Dark and Born in the USA
Tina Turner: What's Love Got to Do with It?
Twisted Sister: We're Not Gonna Take It and I Wanna Rock
Wham: Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go

==Movies==
23 March: Police Academy by Hugh Wilson
6 April: The Neverending Story by Wolfgang Petersen
8 May: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
1 June: Star Trek III: The Search for Spock by Harve Bennett
8 June: Ghostbusters by Ivan Reitman
26 October: Terminator by James Cameron
8 June: Gremlins by Joe Dante
22 June: The Karate Kid by Robert Mark Kamen
25 November: Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure (TV) by John Korty
1 December: Beverly Hills Cop by Martin Brest
3 December: Dune by David Lynch
7 December: 2010 by Peter Hyams

==Television debuts==
20 April: The Cosby Show (NBC)
16 September: Miami Vice (NBC)
10 September: Voltron (First-run syndication)
17 September: The Transformers (First-run syndication)
15 October: Lucky Luke (France 3)

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