Do you love Pizza because of the 1987 Ninja Turtles cartoon?

[Oroku Saki]

The 1987 Ninja Turtles characters always had such a good time talking about Pizza, eating pizza, etc. Pizza may as well be considered a regular character in the series. As a young kid you absolutely loved the TMNT cartoon, you watched them eat pizza/love pizza, and you ate pizza along with the show. Growing up you continued your love for Pizza, it is one of the most delicious foods that you can think of. Today you still pizza, and you still love the TMNT.

Is you current love for pizza co-related with your childhood memories of watching the TMNT? When you eat pizza do you think of the TMNT?

[zkarlette]

I don't eat pizza that often ( trying to stay healthy and what not) but I love pizza probably my favorite food and of course watching the show did remind me of it.

[hudemx]

To be honest: YES!

I remember when I was a little Boy I always asked my parents to get a Pizza or go to the Pizzaria because maybe the Turtles would show up to.
I also tried several variations like the turtles did, when we made our Pizza ourselves but most of them didn't tast good ^^

[Shreddhead]

I bet this is a yes from at least 75% of Dromers. Need I remind you of how buddy/buddy the turtles were with Pizza Hut? I would beg my parents to take me to the Hut, it was HUGELY popular with kids throughout the early 90's and I am positive that the Turtles were a big part of that. I still cant watch an episode of the OT and not get a craving for a slice.

[Weirdo-Warrior]

Useless to answer since I'm Italian

[Lance_Steele]

I remember loving pizza before the OT series. There was a place my grandma use to take me and my bro. If anything it intensified my love of pizza.

[Gyt Kaliba]

I would like to think I'd have fallen in love with pizza anyway because it is my favorite food even today - I mean, cheese, tomato sauce, maybe some meat, what's NOT to love? I'm big on cheese anyway.

That said though, I'd be lying if I said this wasn't a likely origin of my pizza love even if it just continued when I was 'out' of Turtles for a while.

[TheCanadiandrome]

hell no, i've always loved Pizza. but i'll tell ya, after seeing some of their topings, it's enough to turn a person off pizza

[Powder]

I've always loved pizza and always will, regardless, but they have no doubt influenced me to eat it more & to try unique toppings.

[Zany Orange Dude]

I wouldn't say I like pizza because of the turtles, but it certainly makes eating the stuff more enjoyable! And yes, eating pizza makes me think of the TMNT!

[Scud]

I have always loved Pizza. Probably before the Turtles came around (Can't really be sure). I do think the them when I'm eating, but I was never influenced to try different toppings.
Our family never really varied our routines. It wasn't till I met my wife (girlfriend at the time) when she introduced me to all the wonderful assortments that are out there.
Now I don't think we ever get the same topping combination, if we can help it.

~S~

[shezcrafti]

For some reason I didn't like pizza as a child (I know, crazy, right?) but after I was introduced to TMNT, I was encouraged to try it more often and eventually got to a point where I loved it. Shreddhead's statement definitely applied in my case--TMNT was all the reason I needed to go to Pizza Hut.

While we're on the subject of pizza, I'm curious -- has anyone here ever used a TMNT recipe for pizza and actually eaten it? (Like this guy did?) That could be a fun project.

[Type 97 Chi-ha]

Originally Posted by TMNT_Canadian

hell no, i've always loved Pizza. but i'll tell ya, after seeing some of their topings, it's enough to turn a person off pizza

That's my answer too. But I never liked the stuff that came from Pizza Hut, TMNT or no.

[TMNT_Guy]

I just really like cheesy food, and pizza fits the bill.

[Icebot]

Before I saw the show, I don't think I had pizza that often. After seeing how much the turtles love pizza, it was enough to make me hungry for it. I used to have a fantasy about acres and acres of land being made of pizza cheese wishing it would come true. Now I don't really like cheese. But I still like pizza with just sauce on it. Seeing what the pizza looked like at the end of Enter The Fly made me love pizza with just sauce.

[Zulithe]

I was a preteen when the 80s turtles were on TV. I think all people (and in particular, kids) love pizza by nature -- it's simply a great food that is both delicious and very cost-effective in feeding a lot of people. However, I think there's no denying that TMNT contributed to an EXPLOSION in popularity of pizza and it probably saw a good 30-50% or more increase in sales across the board throughout the late 80s and early 90s.

I think to this day, the TMNT's influence on pizza probably has something to do with how popular it is.

[Jester]

I do atribute my love for pizza with the Turtles, haven't had many weird toppings save the ones from Larry's Pizza.

[Walkabout]

Of course not, thats ridic...oh, yes-yes I do

Ive had peanut butter pizzas, and even a vegemite pizza along the way...yuck!

[ABrown]

No, I love pizza because it's pizza. I do remember being about 10 years old and throwing whipped cream on a pizza because that's what the turtles did. It was nasty. Never again did I try to do weird pizza toppings because of the turtles.

[Type 97 Chi-ha]

Originally Posted by Icebot

Before I saw the show, I don't think I had pizza that often. After seeing how much the turtles love pizza, it was enough to make me hungry for it. I used to have a fantasy about acres and acres of land being made of pizza cheese wishing it would come true. Now I don't really like cheese. But I still like pizza with just sauce on it. Seeing what the pizza looked like at the end of Enter The Fly made me love pizza with just sauce.

In "Pizza By The Shred", Vernon Fenwick actually ordered such a pizza from Weird Pizza (which was secretly run by Shredder).