Which Season of the Cartoon was the Best?

Ninja Turtles Cartoon Fan · 10-17-2002, 07:57 AM

Well, guys, what do you think? I know some of you out there have very specific opinions on this.

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Donatello the turtle · 10-17-2002, 08:04 AM

i love all of the TMNT cartoon episodes
i can't pick

*heretic888* · 10-17-2002, 08:13 AM

my favorite was the first season of the 'red sky' season when they went all cool and darker...... which year was that??

the 'new mutation' seasons (the final two) were pretty cool too.....

Ninja Turtles Cartoon Fan · 10-17-2002, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by heretic888

my favorite was the first season of the 'red sky' season when they went all cool and darker...... which year was that??

the 'new mutation' seasons (the final two) were pretty cool too.....

The the beginning of the "Red Sky" episodes started in 1994. Then, during the 1995 season and 1996 season, the "new mutations" storyline kicked into effect.

The last three years of the show, 1994-1996, were "Red Sky" episodes.

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*heretic888* · 10-17-2002, 08:21 AM

oh ok, thanks.

Ninja Turtles Cartoon Fan · 10-17-2002, 08:32 AM

Even though I love all the seasons, for me it's a tie between the 1989 season and the 1990 season. This was when the show really kicked it into high gear, and when its popularity soared.

Some make the argument that CBS ruined the show. I don't think so; I think they just tinkered with it and made it better. They expanded the show.

A show that was able to pump out 193 episodes must have been doing something right.

"Nice night for a robbery, huh, Krang?" - Michaelangelo, from "Invasion of the Krangezoids"

Donatello · 10-17-2002, 10:32 AM

the first one and the red sky ones before the shredder left. the stories were great when they redid it, but when they added carter & dregg,lost shredder & crew, and they all started mutating it got stupid.

*heretic888* · 10-17-2002, 10:35 AM

actually, i thought the mutating added a certain intrigue and depth to the storyline. and they could only fight shredder for so long, you know.....

Ninja Turtles Cartoon Fan · 10-17-2002, 02:38 PM

Ratings began to decline in 1993. The Turtles were no longer drawing the viewers like they used to. So the writers, in an effort to pump some energy into the declining franchise, decided to shake things up a bit.

We'll get rid of the humor. We'll make it darker and edgier. We'll make the Turtles darker, and we'll get rid of all those *annoying* side characters over the years.

It worked at first. Ratings in 1994 jumped considerably from those in 1993. But then a deathwish floated over the series, so silent and sneaky that no one saw it coming.

Shredder and Company got dumped. Axed. Tossed. A new bad guy was brought in - Dregg.

Bebop and Rocksteady? Forget about'em. They were losers, anyway. Let's introduce some more serious bad guys.

Techno-what? No, no. We're going with the Dreggnaut.

We need a human in the show. April's kind of alone now that Irma and Vernon and Burne Thompson quit the show, disgruntled over their salary pay. We'll introduce Carter, some brainy college kid who apparently has nothing better to do with his time than spend it with four overgrown Turtles and one giant rat.

We need the Turtles to go through trials. Some tribulations. They need to suffer. We're talking soap opera stuff here. They were always so happy and hip before, and that was boring. How about we make'em freaks? How about we make their mutations unstable? Wouldn't it be cool if they mutated into these, like, big lumbering goons with the strength of 10 Turtles and the intelligence of 10 paper clips? Oooh, and we have to add some tension here, too. Let's make them clumsy. That will add suspense!

Doesn't really sound like the Ninja Turtles, does it? What do you think of when someone mentions the Ninja Turtles? Do you think of Dregg and Carter and those wacky mutations?

Or do you think of Shredder and pizza and that cool theme song?

It's no wonder the fans sent Dregg and his cronies packing after only two seasons.

"Get us off this retched planet at once!" - Dregg, from "Doomquest"

~~Reznorite420~~ · 10-17-2002, 03:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Ninja Turtles Cartoon Fan

Doesn't really sound like the Ninja Turtles, does it? What do you think of when someone mentions the Ninja Turtles? Do you think of Dregg and Carter and those wacky mutations?

Or do you think of Shredder and pizza and that cool theme song?

MOST would think of the latter, but only for one of two reasons:

1. They were young when the series premiered, so they regarded it as a kids show, not a comic item, and thus outgrew it by late elementary school age and thus never heard of Dregg

2. They weren't true fans. Like a lot of conformists do, in fact they've only seen about a few episodes here and there and thought it stayed like that a long time.

I used to fit into the first reason. To be honest, I never heard of Dregg until only about a month or so ago...give or take a month

I also used to think the episode where the portal was blown up for good was the series finale. And, I'm not lying, I swear I never saw the "Red Sky" intro before in my life until I downloaded it about 3 weeks ago.

Oh yeah, back to the poll. It was a close call between seasons 2 and 3, but the one with more episodes had to win, so I voted season 3. Like someone said, it was at the peak of its popularity.

**Nturtle** · 10-17-2002, 04:10 PM

Ah here's a more intresting poll!!! But its deffinitly '87 for this turtle!! Evrything was perfectly balanced between fight scenes and goofiness that season, it was great!!!

speedracer · 10-17-2002, 05:11 PM

Ditto what Nturtle said.

During the first season they were funny *and* intense.

speedracer · 10-17-2002, 05:17 PM

P.S. The choice of April's wardrobe in season 8 was obviously left to a color-blind stroke victim.

*Deathknight* · 10-17-2002, 06:51 PM

pst you forget season 10 on the poll... anyway I liked season 2 best... the Eye of Sarnoth mini-series, great last ep... the only thing I didn't like about it was that stupid ep New York's Shiniest.

~~Reznorite420~~ · 10-18-2002, 05:10 AM

I thought it was "Zarnov"...that's what it says on the official site.

Ninja Turtles Cartoon Fan · 10-18-2002, 05:44 AM

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Originally Posted by Deathknight

pst you forget season 10 on the poll... anyway I liked season 2 best... the Eye of Sarnoth mini-series, great last ep... the only thing I didn't like about it was that stupid ep New York's Shiniest.

Actually, I didn't forget about Season 10 . . . it just got hacked off for some reason. I have tried resetting it, but I guess inserting Season 10 is just one choice too many.

Oh, well. I don't think you're going to get too many votes for Season 10 anyhow. Although, personally, I liked it better than Season 9.

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**azure turtle** · 10-18-2002, 06:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Ninja Turtles Cartoon Fan

Actually, I didn't forget about Season 10 . . . it just got hacked off for some reason. I have tried resetting it, but I guess inserting Season 10 is just one choice too many.

Problem fixed.

*Deathknight* · 10-18-2002, 06:32 PM

I'm sure it was Sarnoth... that's how it's spelled in the dutch subs and the spell names the same as the American's do... besides, the official sites episode guide is full of errors and a flawy order.

~~Reznorite420~~ · 10-18-2002, 06:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Deathknight

I'm sure it was Sarnoth... that's how it's spelled in the dutch subs and

That doesn't mean it's right. You just said so yourself, SUBTITLED. There are actually quite a few errors in translations. It was an unknown word to them, so they translated it how they thought it sounded in THEIR language. Besides, you can't question an OFFICIAL site; it's called OFFICIAL for a reason. Another thing: "Sarnoth" neither looks nor sounds alien enough. "Zarnov" looks more like it was spelled in an alien language than "Sarnoth".

I don't even know why we're having this argument; it's a gibberish word.

*Nickokapo* · 10-18-2002, 06:48 PM

Um..."official" stuff can have many errors...just look at the official tmnt movie 1 press kit, it's FULL of errors ( http://undermanhattan.com/in-house/a...it/default.asp )
And i like sarnoth better than zarnov so i'll call it like that

Argh...i can't pick, all the seasons were great.

View Poll Results: Which Season of the Cartoon was the Best?
Season 01: 1987	12	57.14%
Season 02: 1988	1	4.76%
Season 03: 1989	5	23.81%
Season 04: 1990	1	4.76%
Season 05: 1991	0	0%
Season 06: 1992	0	0%
Season 07: 1993	0	0%
Season 08: 1994	2	9.52%
Season 09: 1995	0	0%
Season 10: 1996	0	0%
Voters: 21. You may not vote on this poll

10-17-2002, 07:57 AM	#1
Ninja Turtles Cartoon Fan Stone Warrior Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: USA Posts: 835	Which Season of the Cartoon was the Best? Well, guys, what do you think? I know some of you out there have very specific opinions on this. "Here's the latest weather report, in case you're interested!" - Krang, from "The Foot Soldiers Are Revolting"

10-17-2002, 08:04 AM	#2
Donatello the turtle Foot Soldier Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 215	i love all of the TMNT cartoon episodes i can't pick __________________ mike-donatello..donatello if you build it we will ride..IN TURTLE STYLE

10-17-2002, 08:13 AM	#3
heretic888 Foot Elite Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,344	hmmm my favorite was the first season of the 'red sky' season when they went all cool and darker...... which year was that?? the 'new mutation' seasons (the final two) were pretty cool too..... __________________ "Ninpo began as training to become a moral people and to learn to endure in whatever social condition one is in; to know and accept one's fate, and to live for human beings and all other creatures. The person who masters all of these is a Ninja." (Masaaki Hatsumi)

10-17-2002, 08:21 AM	#5
heretic888 Foot Elite Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,344	ok oh ok, thanks. __________________ "Ninpo began as training to become a moral people and to learn to endure in whatever social condition one is in; to know and accept one's fate, and to live for human beings and all other creatures. The person who masters all of these is a Ninja." (Masaaki Hatsumi)

10-17-2002, 08:32 AM	#6
Ninja Turtles Cartoon Fan Stone Warrior Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: USA Posts: 835	Even though I love all the seasons, for me it's a tie between the 1989 season and the 1990 season. This was when the show really kicked it into high gear, and when its popularity soared. Some make the argument that CBS ruined the show. I don't think so; I think they just tinkered with it and made it better. They expanded the show. A show that was able to pump out 193 episodes must have been doing something right. "Nice night for a robbery, huh, Krang?" - Michaelangelo, from "Invasion of the Krangezoids"

10-17-2002, 10:32 AM	#7
Donatello Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: ny Posts: 565	seasons the first one and the red sky ones before the shredder left. the stories were great when they redid it, but when they added carter & dregg,lost shredder & crew, and they all started mutating it got stupid.

10-17-2002, 10:35 AM	#8
heretic888 Foot Elite Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 3,344	ahem actually, i thought the mutating added a certain intrigue and depth to the storyline. and they could only fight shredder for so long, you know..... __________________ "Ninpo began as training to become a moral people and to learn to endure in whatever social condition one is in; to know and accept one's fate, and to live for human beings and all other creatures. The person who masters all of these is a Ninja." (Masaaki Hatsumi)

10-17-2002, 02:38 PM	#9
Ninja Turtles Cartoon Fan Stone Warrior Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: USA Posts: 835	Ratings began to decline in 1993. The Turtles were no longer drawing the viewers like they used to. So the writers, in an effort to pump some energy into the declining franchise, decided to shake things up a bit. We'll get rid of the humor. We'll make it darker and edgier. We'll make the Turtles darker, and we'll get rid of all those annoying side characters over the years. It worked at first. Ratings in 1994 jumped considerably from those in 1993. But then a deathwish floated over the series, so silent and sneaky that no one saw it coming. Shredder and Company got dumped. Axed. Tossed. A new bad guy was brought in - Dregg. Bebop and Rocksteady? Forget about'em. They were losers, anyway. Let's introduce some more serious bad guys. Techno-what? No, no. We're going with the Dreggnaut. We need a human in the show. April's kind of alone now that Irma and Vernon and Burne Thompson quit the show, disgruntled over their salary pay. We'll introduce Carter, some brainy college kid who apparently has nothing better to do with his time than spend it with four overgrown Turtles and one giant rat. We need the Turtles to go through trials. Some tribulations. They need to suffer. We're talking soap opera stuff here. They were always so happy and hip before, and that was boring. How about we make'em freaks? How about we make their mutations unstable? Wouldn't it be cool if they mutated into these, like, big lumbering goons with the strength of 10 Turtles and the intelligence of 10 paper clips? Oooh, and we have to add some tension here, too. Let's make them clumsy. That will add suspense! Doesn't really sound like the Ninja Turtles, does it? What do you think of when someone mentions the Ninja Turtles? Do you think of Dregg and Carter and those wacky mutations? Or do you think of Shredder and pizza and that cool theme song? It's no wonder the fans sent Dregg and his cronies packing after only two seasons. "Get us off this retched planet at once!" - Dregg, from "Doomquest"

10-17-2002, 04:10 PM	#11
Nturtle Ninja Master Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Technodrome Airducts Posts: 5,215	Ah here's a more intresting poll!!! But its deffinitly '87 for this turtle!! Evrything was perfectly balanced between fight scenes and goofiness that season, it was great!!! __________________ Fil rules. If Fil takes your 5 bucks then you should be eternally grateful that Fil would even borrow your money. Fil.

10-17-2002, 05:11 PM	#12
speedracer Foot Soldier Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 117	Ditto what Nturtle said. During the first season they were funny and intense.

10-17-2002, 05:17 PM	#13
speedracer Foot Soldier Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 117	P.S. The choice of April's wardrobe in season 8 was obviously left to a color-blind stroke victim.

10-17-2002, 06:51 PM	#14
Deathknight Mad Scientist Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: One of the 972 rooms of the technodrome Posts: 1,995	pst you forget season 10 on the poll... anyway I liked season 2 best... the Eye of Sarnoth mini-series, great last ep... the only thing I didn't like about it was that stupid ep New York's Shiniest. __________________ Shredder: "Ninja hall of fame? Ha! Where's MY statue?!" -My Brother, the Bad Guy

10-18-2002, 05:10 AM	#15
~~Reznorite420~~ Banned Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 3,851	I thought it was "Zarnov"...that's what it says on the official site.

10-18-2002, 06:32 PM	#18
Deathknight Mad Scientist Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: One of the 972 rooms of the technodrome Posts: 1,995	I'm sure it was Sarnoth... that's how it's spelled in the dutch subs and the spell names the same as the American's do... besides, the official sites episode guide is full of errors and a flawy order. __________________ Shredder: "Ninja hall of fame? Ha! Where's MY statue?!" -My Brother, the Bad Guy

10-18-2002, 06:48 PM	#20
Nickokapo Emperor Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Argentina Posts: 5,800	Um..."official" stuff can have many errors...just look at the official tmnt movie 1 press kit, it's FULL of errors ( http://undermanhattan.com/in-house/a...it/default.asp ) And i like sarnoth better than zarnov so i'll call it like that Argh...i can't pick, all the seasons were great. __________________