April from So-Cal??

Sword Slicin' Leo · 01-19-2011, 09:31 AM

Ok,so recently i was looking at the 1988 Cardback of my April O Neil figure, and noticed that it said she was from the Valley , in pop cultute refers the the San Fernando Valley of the Greater Los Angeles..This was kinda of exciting for me as i am from L.A. and i have lived in the Valley (Van Nuys and Woodland Hills)...

So my question is this.... is this real or just something they put on the card??

I have never heard any references to SFV or even Southen California on the show or movies..except "Hey Donnie..California Roll LOL

*oldmanwinters* · 01-19-2011, 11:34 AM

I always thought it was weird that OT April (or at least the Playmates version) was supposed to be from California. I think in the Mirage comics she really was from CA, but it just didn't seem to fit her personality in the show. I do wonder what she did before she became a news reporter for a New York station.

*Sage Ninja* · 01-19-2011, 11:47 AM

as far as the OT version of April is concerned, I think it makes sense she came from some where like that than being a native New Yorker. She sure had a that air about her of not knowing what could happen to her by walking around in dangerous areas at night, like someone from inner city would know better about.

*Cowabunga Carl* · 01-19-2011, 11:54 AM

It is cool when things like that are found. I knew the comic version was from Cali, she went back there during CAW.

The OT April does seem to be out of place in New York. As Sage said she didn't seem to know the dangers of what could happen to her.

The Movie and 2k3 seem very New Yorker to me though.

*oldmanwinters* · 01-19-2011, 12:01 PM

Yeah, Sage-Ninja does make some good points. When the OT series starts out April is still in her first year of working at Channel 6 and in the first episode she seems really naive about the dangers of walking around in dark NYC alleys with statements like "we're the news media, who'd wanna hurt us?" So maybe she worked at a local news station in CA and then got the call up to NYC just a little while before she met the TMNT. That would explain how she'd been able to survive without the turtles saving her bacon every day, right?

Sword Slicin' Leo · 01-19-2011, 12:10 PM

Maybe she had implants. She definatley had a So-Cal figure..LOL

*ToTheNines* · 01-19-2011, 02:33 PM

April's sister, Robyn, lives in California in the Mirage Comics.

*oldmanwinters* · 01-19-2011, 02:35 PM

We definitely need a Mod to merge these duplicate threads.

***First of Two Latin Kings*** · 01-19-2011, 07:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ToTheNines

April's sister, Robyn, lives in California in the Mirage Comics.

I don't think she ORIGINATED from there in the Mirage universe, though. Those profile cards also say that every turtle came from a different pet shop, don't they?

Sword Slicin' Leo · 01-20-2011, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

We definitely need a Mod to merge these duplicate threads.

Or just delete the other one...i didnt want to double post

**Jo Dawn** · 01-21-2011, 10:09 PM

It was the 80's. The valley was, like, totally rad.

Lynn · 01-22-2011, 03:57 PM

I agree with those that said it makes sense she came from California. She obviously wasn't street-smart.

Fugitoid Jones · 01-24-2011, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by LeonardoFan1982

Maybe she had implants. She definatley had a So-Cal figure..LOL

Yup, def implants.

The yellow jumpsuit also begs the question of it's origin. Would that be 80's NY fashion, or 80's SoCal fashion?

*Mr._Mutant_Man* · 01-24-2011, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Fugitoid Jones

Yup, def implants.

The yellow jumpsuit also begs the question of it's origin. Would that be 80's NY fashion, or 80's SoCal fashion?

That's a tough call. The only 80's SoCal fashion I could think of would be short shorts and maybe a midriff baring top, but that obviously wouldn't be appropriate for a news broadcast, unless it was an attempt to get ratings.

I'm thinking maybe we should have seen April sport other 80's fashions. I could see April sporting one of those dress suits with the shoulder pads, or something with one of those huge belts, or several belts.

When she's running around with the turtles, maybe she could have been sporting some legwarmers and a sweater with one of the shoulders cut off.

*Sage Ninja* · 02-02-2011, 12:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Fugitoid Jones

Yup, def implants.

The yellow jumpsuit also begs the question of it's origin. Would that be 80's NY fashion, or 80's SoCal fashion?

nah, they're real for sure. Not every top heavy gal is artificial. Besides most "implanted" girls some how come off looking disportioned and OT April at least looked portional.

Plus, I feel a little weird as a girl pointing this out but, no one remembers the infamous foot vs. turtle roof top fight where April gets taken hostage for the first time and Michelangelo unties her? You know the one fan boys went crazy over that was screen capped to all hell, frame by frame emphasising her "bounce?" Yeah...fake ones don't do that...

Loco · 02-02-2011, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Sage Ninja

no one remembers the infamous foot vs. turtle roof top fight where April gets taken hostage for the first time and Michelangelo unties her? You know the one fan boys went crazy over that was screen capped to all hell, frame by frame emphasising her "bounce?" Yeah...fake ones don't do that...

I do remember , but I watched this episode for the first time like .. few months ago haha they're definately Real

how you guys could imagine April is not perfect from the day she was born, you just ask yourself too much questions

Cali gal , fine for me.

*oldmanwinters* · 02-02-2011, 05:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Sage Ninja

Plus, I feel a little weird as a girl pointing this out but, no one remembers the infamous foot vs. turtle roof top fight where April gets taken hostage for the first time and Michelangelo unties her?

I've always thought it was an animation error. Seems like a frame got out of order. But I just might be naive.

*Mr._Mutant_Man* · 02-06-2011, 09:59 AM

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Originally Posted by ninjaturtles.com via web archive

PORTRAIT OF APRIL O'NEIL
TV News Reporter & Turtles' #1 Fan

VITAL NEWS:

Accessories: Camcorder, Gun, Wireless Microphone, TMNT Portable Computer, Ninja Star

Birthplace: The Valley

Height: 5' 5"
Weight: 115 lbs.
Age: A young 25

The thing that always stands out to me on April O'Neil's profile is what is given as her weight. 115 pounds? I hope she doesn't give the turtles that number when they are trying to grappling hook with her.

*Powder* · 02-06-2011, 10:42 AM

Birthplace: The Valley.

Who's to say she's from Cali? Maybe she was born in an actually valley somewhere upstate, haha!

Oroku Kazuo · 02-08-2011, 08:03 PM

for some reason i always pegged april as a jersey girl. and by 'always' i mean a few years ago when i got the dvds

01-19-2011, 11:34 AM	#2
oldmanwinters Overlord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Between yesterday and tomorrow! Posts: 15,482	I always thought it was weird that OT April (or at least the Playmates version) was supposed to be from California. I think in the Mirage comics she really was from CA, but it just didn't seem to fit her personality in the show. I do wonder what she did before she became a news reporter for a New York station. __________________ Experience the TMNT Fan Commentaries! Check out my TMNT fan comic, "Nothing to Fear"! View my sketch work! I'm selling some of my hard-to-find TMNT items!

01-19-2011, 11:47 AM	#3
Sage Ninja Band of the Hawk Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: USA Posts: 3,926	as far as the OT version of April is concerned, I think it makes sense she came from some where like that than being a native New Yorker. She sure had a that air about her of not knowing what could happen to her by walking around in dangerous areas at night, like someone from inner city would know better about. __________________ Cassandra: You won't fight me, but will you fight--for him! Cassandra's Revenge ~Tangled the Series ________________________________ http://frankviola.org/2012/01/30/godsviewofawoman/ _______________________________ http://nox-artemis.tumblr.com/post/4...k-and-feminism

01-19-2011, 12:01 PM	#5
oldmanwinters Overlord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Between yesterday and tomorrow! Posts: 15,482	Yeah, Sage-Ninja does make some good points. When the OT series starts out April is still in her first year of working at Channel 6 and in the first episode she seems really naive about the dangers of walking around in dark NYC alleys with statements like "we're the news media, who'd wanna hurt us?" So maybe she worked at a local news station in CA and then got the call up to NYC just a little while before she met the TMNT. That would explain how she'd been able to survive without the turtles saving her bacon every day, right? __________________ Experience the TMNT Fan Commentaries! Check out my TMNT fan comic, "Nothing to Fear"! View my sketch work! I'm selling some of my hard-to-find TMNT items!

01-19-2011, 12:10 PM	#6
Sword Slicin' Leo Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: 11th & Bleeker Posts: 763	Maybe she had implants. She definatley had a So-Cal figure..LOL __________________ https://www.facebook.com/NinjaTurtle...rs?ref=tn_tnmn

01-19-2011, 02:35 PM	#8
oldmanwinters Overlord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Between yesterday and tomorrow! Posts: 15,482	We definitely need a Mod to merge these duplicate threads. __________________ Experience the TMNT Fan Commentaries! Check out my TMNT fan comic, "Nothing to Fear"! View my sketch work! I'm selling some of my hard-to-find TMNT items!

01-19-2011, 09:31 AM	#1
Sword Slicin' Leo Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: 11th & Bleeker Posts: 763	April from So-Cal?? Ok,so recently i was looking at the 1988 Cardback of my April O Neil figure, and noticed that it said she was from the Valley , in pop cultute refers the the San Fernando Valley of the Greater Los Angeles..This was kinda of exciting for me as i am from L.A. and i have lived in the Valley (Van Nuys and Woodland Hills)... So my question is this.... is this real or just something they put on the card?? I have never heard any references to SFV or even Southen California on the show or movies..except "Hey Donnie..California Roll LOL __________________ https://www.facebook.com/NinjaTurtle...rs?ref=tn_tnmn

01-19-2011, 11:54 AM	#4
Cowabunga Carl Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Salt Lake City Posts: 2,384	It is cool when things like that are found. I knew the comic version was from Cali, she went back there during CAW. The OT April does seem to be out of place in New York. As Sage said she didn't seem to know the dangers of what could happen to her. The Movie and 2k3 seem very New Yorker to me though.

01-19-2011, 02:33 PM	#7
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,249	April's sister, Robyn, lives in California in the Mirage Comics.

01-21-2011, 10:09 PM	#11
Jo Dawn Inactive Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Authority On All Things Don Posts: 5,190	It was the 80's. The valley was, like, totally rad. __________________

01-22-2011, 03:57 PM	#12
Lynn Hench Mutant Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Iowa Posts: 269	I agree with those that said it makes sense she came from California. She obviously wasn't street-smart.

02-06-2011, 10:42 AM	#19
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,945	Birthplace: The Valley. Who's to say she's from Cali? Maybe she was born in an actually valley somewhere upstate, haha!

02-08-2011, 08:03 PM	#20
Oroku Kazuo New Recruit Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 2	for some reason i always pegged april as a jersey girl. and by 'always' i mean a few years ago when i got the dvds