What did you think of TMNT as a kid?

*ToTheNines* · 06-20-2007, 07:11 PM

I'm sure every one here realizes that the OT was a a bit of a silly show, not a bad silly but a good silly, but when I was a kid I thought of the turtles as bonafide ass-kickers and I thought Shredder was a real threat (I remember having a few nightmares about him). I suppose the movie really rubbed off on me, any ways, what did you think of the turtles?

*Scandia* · 06-20-2007, 07:16 PM

Goofy would be a better term than silly, because it never gets ridiculous.

And personally, I LOVED it. I even had the Del Monte yogurts represent each Turtle since they came in their colors- even if it was the Chipmunks (whom I liked a lot too) the ones who were in their boxes. I would draw pics of the Turtles in my school folders. Too bad they stopped showing it on CBS. We did not have Fox back then. So you bet I have not even seen Red Sky. But I want to.

*CyberCubed* · 06-20-2007, 07:20 PM

I loved it.

But I think we all realized the silly humour and lack of action in some episodes, even as kids. I remember when I was like 8 or so and watching the show, that in some eps I was disappointed that there were no fight scenes.

Kids are a lot smarter than people give credit for, and I do remember how I viewed the episodes back then, especially when my memory is refreshed as I watch the DVDs.

*ToTheNines* · 06-20-2007, 07:21 PM

I loved it too, but what I'm talking about is how when I was little I thought the turtles were tough-**** (I also realized that it was a funny show) but now I realize how the action isn't what it was through the eye's of my 4-year old self.

*triplexxx* · 06-20-2007, 07:28 PM

However much action and humor there was or that I used to think there was, the OT always was and stll is the perfect combination of both in my eyes. I mean in the OT, the turtles still move/perform like martial artists like in any universe.

Courk · 06-20-2007, 07:29 PM

As a kid I loved it. I was too young, really, to notice any differences in tone between the toon and the first movie. My kid brain smooshed them all together and loved it. I don't remember much about the toon to really pinpoint specific thoughts or feelings, though.

*Tinuvielsdreams* · 06-20-2007, 07:47 PM

oh I took it so seriously when I was a kid. If the turtles got captured it was the end of my world, or at least for the 20 minutes it took to end the episode ...lol
I was the same way with the comics. My best friend and I would act episodes out and make them the way we wanted. Obsessed then and obsessed still

*MrPliggins* · 06-20-2007, 09:04 PM

I got pretty much obsessed with it, and taped every episode and watched them every chance I got. I probably still know all the episode names by heart to this day. Now when I watch it, I've seen them so much that I don't care to watch them any more. But yeah, it was awesome back then..

Blithe · 06-20-2007, 09:20 PM

I thought it was cheesey, but it was kind of meant to be. I didn't have to take it seriously in order to enjoy it! Although it deemphasized the family aspect, it did present one of my favorite portrayals of Raphael: heavier on the sarcasm and less "Captain Testosterone".

Oh, and Krang grossed me out. Bleach! A juicy, squishy, talking, pink brain. Shredder was a cutie though.

SassyGal · 06-20-2007, 10:26 PM

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Originally Posted by Tinuvielsdreams

My best friend and I would act episodes out and make them the way we wanted. Obsessed then and obsessed still

My little sister and I did that too!! We didn't have a lot of the TMNT toys so we used to use our Barbies and Kens to act out our stories

I remember thinking the show rocked & was sooo badass. I remember thinking the turtles were so skilled and could kick anybody's butt! I hated Krang cuz he was so yucky, especially in the 1st season. He was drawn all pulsating and nasty

but even back in the day, I thought Shredder was so cute! And as many people can probably tell, I still do

Now when I watch the OT I still laugh at the humour and goofiness of some of the plots, but it just brings back all my childhood memories & I enjoy it on a whole new level

Fiendishglow · 06-20-2007, 10:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Scandia

Goofy would be a better term than silly, because it never gets ridiculous.

Yes it does, it gets ridculous all the time. They're four mutant turtles who happen to be ninjas and were tought by a giant rat.

As a kid I thought it was more serious. Maybe it's more because of the movies and the first five episodes.. but I remember the ninja turtles being more ass kickers than not. I mean, I still enjoy the episodes today, a lot actually.. but I just remember the turtles for more the way they were portraid in the first five episodes and the movies.

*Revan* · 06-20-2007, 10:58 PM

A young 4 year old mind doesn't always grasp the concept that the turtles ALWAYS escape trouble. They would always cut to commercial with a shot of certain doom for the boys and I would freak out for the entire break.
When the shot would fade back in, the turtles would simply step to the side and the danger would pass. 'Sweet relief'

I watched turtles quite religiously as a child and the last I saw of them was Red Sky. I think I noticed a slight change in animation but my memory is a bit fuzzy. Anyway, that is how I remembered the turtles, Red Sky. Then when the DVD volumes started coming out and I re-watched the episodes, I realized that the animation was quite kiddy and the storylines were a tad silly. Wow I miss being a child.

Nightwatcher · 06-20-2007, 11:20 PM

I thought they were the greatest things of all time. I religiously watched the cartoon and had epic battles with my figurines.

I never used weapons with them though and Raph was the only one alive at the end as he and Donnie were the only two original figurines I had. I used a Leo that was in a Trenchcoat and eventually the samurai Leo from the third movie I think later. I never got a good Mikey so I always just made some excuse as to why he wasn't in the fight.

I also remember having a colorforms set where all I really remember is having fights between the turtles and a mouser.

I also remember one specific moment where I was coloring in a coloring book for the turtles and in my imagination they were frozen in place until I colored them in completely and I had to do it as quickly and precisely as possible or the city would be destroyed.

Man I was a weird kid.

jenna · 06-21-2007, 11:50 AM

Oh I loved it! I was too young to think it was ridiculous. I just loved the concept of the turtles themselves. All the other characters were secondary to me then.

I just thought that Raphael was awesome, like in one ep (is it Attack of 50 ft Irma?) the others are behind Shredder and Raph comes up a manhole in front of him and delivers some biting remark. Awesome!!

My sister and I had all the plushies, and they were as real as the Velvetine Rabbit. They used to sit at the kitchen table with us, and to this day, Mike's teeth are all faded and gross where my sister brushed them with a real toothbrush and toothpaste!!

Leo had to have life-saving surgery when the fabric on his plastron came loose. By the end, Raphael had shrunk to a mere fragment of his former self because I loved him too much and cuddled him till he had no fluff left. Man, I wish I still had him.

Me and my friend used to stay up at night (it felt late but it was probably 10

) and make up stories about the turtles. the only one I can remember was April married Krang and he was wheeled up the aisle on a trolly. That is so funny when you're 7 years old!

Those were the days.....

*Scandia* · 06-21-2007, 12:53 PM

I would play with my brother's OT toys a lot. He even had the lair.

I have no space to display my NT toys.

April marrying Krang? Poor April! She can do MUCH better than that. In the NT episodes I have seen recently, April and Casey cannot keep their hands off each other! But OT April is just so SEXY! Not just her figure and clothes- it's the LIPS that make her so sexy.

*ToTheNines* · 06-21-2007, 01:00 PM

I hate OT April now, I thought she actually helped the turtles when I was young.

Blithe · 06-21-2007, 03:38 PM

Jenna, I am waaaay past 7 and find the idea of April marrying a trolly-riding Krang to be nothing short of hysterical

I'm picturing their cake topper: a small plastic bride standing next to a tiny, pink, scowling brain...in a tux.

Thanks, that totally made my day!

*Drtooth* · 06-21-2007, 05:57 PM

Better than Christmas!

PipingPringle · 06-21-2007, 06:10 PM

Oh, man. I remember when I was little watching the OT.. I realized that lines were SUCH groaners. After such a line was delivered I would leave the room out of embarrassment, but then rush back in lest I miss anything. It was a love/hate thing. Though, mostly just love! My first week of grade 1, I remember drawing the turtles on an activity sheet when asked what our favourite TV show was!

*Coola Yagami* · 06-21-2007, 06:36 PM

Yeah, I thought they were the hottest things since sliced bread. As a kid, I was also blinded and thought it was the most kick-ass action show around. Even when the first movie came out I was thinking we'd be seeing live-action turtles doing all those sweet martial arts moves 'just like the cartoon'. It was heaven the day they announced new episodes, or when CBS started airing an hour of them cause it meant an hour of all-new episodes every single week. And like most kids that collected the toys at the time, it was extra sweet to see people like Leatherhead, Rat King, Casey Jones and the rest all make appearances on the show.

Of course... now I realize how goofy and silly the old show was and how there was hardly any action at all... like, throwing a pizza at shredder's face or kicking a roller skate so Bebop and Rocksteady can trip over it and whatnot. The movies were still cool, though still overly silly, and the NT rocks until they started that Fast Forward garbage.

06-20-2007, 07:11 PM	#1
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,049	What did you think of TMNT as a kid? I'm sure every one here realizes that the OT was a a bit of a silly show, not a bad silly but a good silly, but when I was a kid I thought of the turtles as bonafide ass-kickers and I thought Shredder was a real threat (I remember having a few nightmares about him). I suppose the movie really rubbed off on me, any ways, what did you think of the turtles?

06-20-2007, 07:16 PM	#2
Scandia Mad Scientist Join Date: May 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 2,265	Goofy would be a better term than silly, because it never gets ridiculous. And personally, I LOVED it. I even had the Del Monte yogurts represent each Turtle since they came in their colors- even if it was the Chipmunks (whom I liked a lot too) the ones who were in their boxes. I would draw pics of the Turtles in my school folders. Too bad they stopped showing it on CBS. We did not have Fox back then. So you bet I have not even seen Red Sky. But I want to. __________________ Turtles fight with honor!!!

06-20-2007, 07:28 PM	#5
triplexxx Mad Scientist Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 1,809	However much action and humor there was or that I used to think there was, the OT always was and stll is the perfect combination of both in my eyes. I mean in the OT, the turtles still move/perform like martial artists like in any universe. __________________ Please don't shoot me Mr. Big Mike. I'm too young and good-looking to die, well too young. I got a father, I got a mother, I got a grandmother, I got a little sister...and a little brother this high (raises hand), and a little brother this high (lowers hand), and little brother this high (lowers hand), and a little brother this high (lowers hand), and a little brother this high (lowers hand) and then I got a great big brother this high (slaps gun and runs). "Fright Night" - Three Stooges

06-20-2007, 10:58 PM	#12
Revan Han Shot First Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Paper Street Soap Company Posts: 3,687	A young 4 year old mind doesn't always grasp the concept that the turtles ALWAYS escape trouble. They would always cut to commercial with a shot of certain doom for the boys and I would freak out for the entire break. When the shot would fade back in, the turtles would simply step to the side and the danger would pass. 'Sweet relief' I watched turtles quite religiously as a child and the last I saw of them was Red Sky. I think I noticed a slight change in animation but my memory is a bit fuzzy. Anyway, that is how I remembered the turtles, Red Sky. Then when the DVD volumes started coming out and I re-watched the episodes, I realized that the animation was quite kiddy and the storylines were a tad silly. Wow I miss being a child. __________________

06-20-2007, 11:20 PM	#13
Nightwatcher Foot Soldier Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Indianapolis, IN Posts: 124	I thought they were the greatest things of all time. I religiously watched the cartoon and had epic battles with my figurines. I never used weapons with them though and Raph was the only one alive at the end as he and Donnie were the only two original figurines I had. I used a Leo that was in a Trenchcoat and eventually the samurai Leo from the third movie I think later. I never got a good Mikey so I always just made some excuse as to why he wasn't in the fight. I also remember having a colorforms set where all I really remember is having fights between the turtles and a mouser. I also remember one specific moment where I was coloring in a coloring book for the turtles and in my imagination they were frozen in place until I colored them in completely and I had to do it as quickly and precisely as possible or the city would be destroyed. Man I was a weird kid. __________________

06-20-2007, 07:20 PM	#3
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,695	I loved it. But I think we all realized the silly humour and lack of action in some episodes, even as kids. I remember when I was like 8 or so and watching the show, that in some eps I was disappointed that there were no fight scenes. Kids are a lot smarter than people give credit for, and I do remember how I viewed the episodes back then, especially when my memory is refreshed as I watch the DVDs.

06-20-2007, 07:21 PM	#4
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,049	I loved it too, but what I'm talking about is how when I was little I thought the turtles were tough-**** (I also realized that it was a funny show) but now I realize how the action isn't what it was through the eye's of my 4-year old self.

06-20-2007, 07:29 PM	#6
Courk Hench Mutant Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 321	As a kid I loved it. I was too young, really, to notice any differences in tone between the toon and the first movie. My kid brain smooshed them all together and loved it. I don't remember much about the toon to really pinpoint specific thoughts or feelings, though.

06-20-2007, 07:47 PM	#7
Tinuvielsdreams Nothing without passion Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 1,722	oh I took it so seriously when I was a kid. If the turtles got captured it was the end of my world, or at least for the 20 minutes it took to end the episode ...lol I was the same way with the comics. My best friend and I would act episodes out and make them the way we wanted. Obsessed then and obsessed still

06-20-2007, 09:04 PM	#8
MrPliggins Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,050	I got pretty much obsessed with it, and taped every episode and watched them every chance I got. I probably still know all the episode names by heart to this day. Now when I watch it, I've seen them so much that I don't care to watch them any more. But yeah, it was awesome back then..

06-20-2007, 09:20 PM	#9
Blithe Thug Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 95	I thought it was cheesey, but it was kind of meant to be. I didn't have to take it seriously in order to enjoy it! Although it deemphasized the family aspect, it did present one of my favorite portrayals of Raphael: heavier on the sarcasm and less "Captain Testosterone". Oh, and Krang grossed me out. Bleach! A juicy, squishy, talking, pink brain. Shredder was a cutie though.

06-21-2007, 11:50 AM	#14
jenna Mad Scientist Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 1,190	Oh I loved it! I was too young to think it was ridiculous. I just loved the concept of the turtles themselves. All the other characters were secondary to me then. I just thought that Raphael was awesome, like in one ep (is it Attack of 50 ft Irma?) the others are behind Shredder and Raph comes up a manhole in front of him and delivers some biting remark. Awesome!! My sister and I had all the plushies, and they were as real as the Velvetine Rabbit. They used to sit at the kitchen table with us, and to this day, Mike's teeth are all faded and gross where my sister brushed them with a real toothbrush and toothpaste!! Leo had to have life-saving surgery when the fabric on his plastron came loose. By the end, Raphael had shrunk to a mere fragment of his former self because I loved him too much and cuddled him till he had no fluff left. Man, I wish I still had him. Me and my friend used to stay up at night (it felt late but it was probably 10 ) and make up stories about the turtles. the only one I can remember was April married Krang and he was wheeled up the aisle on a trolly. That is so funny when you're 7 years old! Those were the days.....

06-21-2007, 12:53 PM	#15
Scandia Mad Scientist Join Date: May 2007 Location: Florida Posts: 2,265	I would play with my brother's OT toys a lot. He even had the lair. I have no space to display my NT toys. April marrying Krang? Poor April! She can do MUCH better than that. In the NT episodes I have seen recently, April and Casey cannot keep their hands off each other! But OT April is just so SEXY! Not just her figure and clothes- it's the LIPS that make her so sexy. __________________ Turtles fight with honor!!!

06-21-2007, 01:00 PM	#16
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,049	I hate OT April now, I thought she actually helped the turtles when I was young.

06-21-2007, 03:38 PM	#17
Blithe Thug Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: NYC Posts: 95	Jenna, I am waaaay past 7 and find the idea of April marrying a trolly-riding Krang to be nothing short of hysterical I'm picturing their cake topper: a small plastic bride standing next to a tiny, pink, scowling brain...in a tux. Thanks, that totally made my day!

06-21-2007, 05:57 PM	#18
Drtooth Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 4,439	Better than Christmas! __________________ [Insert mildly amusing banner here]

06-21-2007, 06:10 PM	#19
PipingPringle Hench Mutant Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Atlantic Canada Posts: 475	Oh, man. I remember when I was little watching the OT.. I realized that lines were SUCH groaners. After such a line was delivered I would leave the room out of embarrassment, but then rush back in lest I miss anything. It was a love/hate thing. Though, mostly just love! My first week of grade 1, I remember drawing the turtles on an activity sheet when asked what our favourite TV show was! __________________

06-21-2007, 06:36 PM	#20
Coola Yagami Overlord Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 15,647	Yeah, I thought they were the hottest things since sliced bread. As a kid, I was also blinded and thought it was the most kick-ass action show around. Even when the first movie came out I was thinking we'd be seeing live-action turtles doing all those sweet martial arts moves 'just like the cartoon'. It was heaven the day they announced new episodes, or when CBS started airing an hour of them cause it meant an hour of all-new episodes every single week. And like most kids that collected the toys at the time, it was extra sweet to see people like Leatherhead, Rat King, Casey Jones and the rest all make appearances on the show. Of course... now I realize how goofy and silly the old show was and how there was hardly any action at all... like, throwing a pizza at shredder's face or kicking a roller skate so Bebop and Rocksteady can trip over it and whatnot. The movies were still cool, though still overly silly, and the NT rocks until they started that Fast Forward garbage.