How old were you when each major series of TMNT came out?

*CyberCubed* · 07-24-2015, 12:53 AM

This thread is probably going to really date some people, and also show how young others are:

Mirage (1984) = I wasn't born yet, but I would be born the next year.

Original cartoon (1987) = I was about 2 years old.

1990 Movie (1990) = I was about 5 years old

2k3 series (2003) = I was 16-17 years old, and as a teen I was grabbed by it

Nick series (2012) = I was 26 years old.

You can do others if you like (the other movies, IDW comics) although they're pretty close in years to the other stuff which is why I didn't list them.

Damn some of us original fans are so old now. Although I think it says a lot that even 25-30+ year old adults are still interested in TMNT after so many years.

*IndigoErth* · 07-24-2015, 01:10 AM

Hmm...

When TMNT were first born/sketched on paper I was 4. I had just turned 5 when the first issue was out, like less than two weeks prior (provided the release date I've seen is accurate). Heck, they were probably on the presses on my b-day.

1987 series - age 8
1990 move - age 10
Second move - age 11
Third movie - age 13
Second series - age 22
2007 - age 27
Current series - age 33

Who you calling old...

It's an honor to have been around when TMNT came into existence. Even if I was too young for them.

Spoiler:

~~Leo656~~ · 07-24-2015, 01:11 AM

Why the ever loving f***balls are you so obsessed with age?!

Jesus, man. I'll play your game, just know that for every second I do so, inside my head I'm imagining putting you in the Tongan Death Grip, forever.

I would'a been 2 when Mirage came out, but all I cared about comics-wise was Superman and Batman back then, since my Dad would read those to me. None of the comics stores we went to back then carried the Mirage book so I was never exposed to it until way later on.

I was like 7 when I saw the cartoon. I wanted to hate it specifically because everyone else liked it. Go f***in' figure, huh.

But I liked it anyway and here we are.

Almost 8, I think, when the movie came out. Obsessed with it right away. Probably my favorite Turtles thing.

I think I was like 13 when The Next Mutation came out? I remember being on the bus coming home from high school, and me and a few buddies talking about how we were gonna go home and watch the show because it was Turtles, even though we all knew it was a piece of sh*t.

Not quite 21 when the 2K3 show started. I was the only one of my circle of friends who grew up with TMNT who gave a sh*t enough to actually watch it. I might still have a bunch of episodes on VHS somewhere; I had to work a lot when it was on so I taped it religiously for a while.

About 25 when the CGI movie came out. Liked it but wasn't overly impressed with it. There's parts of it I still think work very well, but the movie as a whole isn't super impressive anymore. It's alright.

Almost f*cking 30 when the Nick show started. And I might be showing my age, but it just doesn't appeal to me the same way a lot of the earlier stuff did. I'd still rather go back and watch the older shows or read the Archie books than watch the Nick show. I mean it's not bad, it's just not great, and while I can "accept" a lot of stuff they do, none of it at all is anything I "want" to see, if that makes any sense. Like literally not one thing about it, is how I would have done it or asked to have it done. But hey, I ain't the guy makin' seven figures off it, so f*** do I know?

**Jester** · 07-24-2015, 01:13 AM

Mirage: My mother's womb.

Fred Wolf: 3. Not sure exactly when I got into Turtles, but I know I was in the 3rd grade when it was huge and my teacher actually called out my 2 best friends and I as some sort of TMNT experts.

Barron's flick: Almost 6. I think I first saw it on VHS.
"Out in the distance, the game's dragin' on..."

4Kids: Freshman in College. I remember my classmates and fellow nerds being really excited.

Nick: 28 and I wanna say just became a father. I remember seeing TMNT trailers on the hospital TV after either his birth or maybe it was his pyloric stenosis surgery.

*Powder* · 07-24-2015, 01:13 AM

I was born in 1990, do the math yourself if you really give a rat's ass.

*Kendamu* · 07-24-2015, 01:14 AM

Mirage (1984) = I was 8 months old in May of 1984.

Original cartoon (1987) = I was 4 years old on December 28th, 1987.

1990 Movie (1990) = I was 6 years old on March 30th, 1990.

2k3 series (2003) = I was 19 years old on February 8th, 2003.

Nick series (2012) = I was 29 years old on September 29, 2012.

*neatoman* · 07-24-2015, 02:12 AM

I wasn't born until late 1992.

So I was 10 when the 4kids series came out and 19 when the Nick series came out.

*ssjup81* · 07-24-2015, 03:08 AM

Interesting. Let's see..

Mirage (1984): 3

Original Cartoon (1987): 6

First movie (1990): 9

4Kids series (2003): 22

Nick series (2012): 31

*ProactiveMan* · 07-24-2015, 03:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ssjup81

Interesting. Let's see..

Mirage (1984): 3

Original Cartoon (1987): 6

First movie (1990): 9

4Kids series (2003): 22

Nick series (2012): 31

Exactly the same as you.

jenna · 07-24-2015, 03:51 AM

When it came out, and when it hit UK shores are two different things:

Mirage - 3
Fred Wolf - 6
Live action films - 9
4Kids - 22
2007 - 26
Nick - 31
PD - 34

Yes, I'm old, yes I'm still into TMNT.

*Mayhem* · 07-24-2015, 06:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jenna

Yes, I'm old, yes I'm still into TMNT.

Old, schmold heh. I was almost 10 when the Mirage TMNT first launched in May 1984. I first encountered it in 1989 when someone in my year at school went to the US and brought back a couple of the First Publishing graphic novels and I borrowed them to read. Needless to say I was hooked, wouldn't look the cartoon in the eye ever again, and had to get my own copies. Thankfully there was a comic store near to my school, and they had imported the books (this is prior to Penguin publishing them in the UK). You can pretty much pinpoint when I bought my copies from the version printing dates on the inside covers heh (I suspect September 1989).

*Prowler* · 07-24-2015, 07:17 AM

Mirage (1984) - Wasn't born yet.

Original cartoon (1987) - Wasn't born yet.

1990 Movie (1990) - I was born in that year but in November. The movie came out in March. So still wasn't born by then.

2k3 series (2003) - I was 12 years old.

Nick series (2012) - I was 21.

PD (2014) - 23

*LeotheLateBloomer* · 07-24-2015, 07:29 AM

Mirage- Wasn't born yet

1987 cartoon - I was born the year this show came out

1990 movie - 2 turning 3 years old.

TMNT 2: SotO - 3 turning 4.

TMNT 3 - 5 turning 6.

Next Mutation - 10 years old.

2003 series - 15 turning 16.

2007 film - 19 turning 20.

2012 cartoon - 25

2014 - 27

*Prowler* · 07-24-2015, 08:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Leo656

Why the ever loving f***balls are you so obsessed with age?!

Jesus, man. I'll play your game, just know that for every second I do so, inside my head I'm imagining putting you in the Tongan Death Grip, forever.

I kinda understand his fear. He's turning 30 soon, isn't he? And that means the 40s will hit him before he knows. And that's when one's health begins to deteriorate as does one's overall fitness. The older you get, the closer to death you are.

Maybe people like me and CC just overthink too much about this kind of stuff?

*Wesley* · 07-24-2015, 10:15 AM

Mirage: I wasn't born yet. I was born in 1986.

Fred Wolf: I'm not sure exactly when the OT first came out in Ireland, but I think I was 3 or 4 when I first watched it.

1990 movie: 3.

The Next Mutation: 11.

4Kids: 17.

2007 movie: 20.

Nick: 26.

John Pannozzi · 07-24-2015, 10:38 AM

Mirage: Negative two years old.

1987: 1 year old

1990: 3 years old

Next Mutation: 10 years old

2003: 16 years old

2007 movie: 20 years old

Nicktoon: 25 years old

*plastroncafe* · 07-24-2015, 10:43 AM

Lookit all the cutie-babies.
Awww bless.

Mirage - 7
Fred-Wolf - 10
Live Action Movie - 13
Next Mutation - 20
2k3 - 26
2k7 - 30
Nick - 35

I win.
Just call me the Dowager Countess of TMNT Fandom

*TigerClaw* · 07-24-2015, 10:50 AM

Mirage 1984 = I was 11 years old, But never read that comic

Original series 1987 = I was 14 years old, and it was my first exposure to TMNT.

1990 Movie = I was 17 years old when the 1st TMNT movie came out, I saw it on opening weekend.

1997 Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation live action series = I was 24 years old when this show debut on Fox.

2k3 series = I was 30 years old when the 2k3 series debut on 4Kids.

2007 TMNT movie = I was 34 years old when the CGI movie debut at the theaters.

2012 Nick series = I was 39 years old when the Nick series debut.

2014 TMNT movie = I was 41 years old when the new movie debut.

I'm 42 years now, and I still enjoy TMNT to this day.

I guess I'm the oldest one here.

*CyberCubed* · 07-24-2015, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by plastroncafe

I win.
Just call me the Dowager Countess of TMNT Fandom

I have to ask, does turning 40 make you lose interest in fandoms? I mean a lot of us in our late 20's and 30's are thinking we're too old, but what about the 40 and over crowd?

*plastroncafe* · 07-24-2015, 01:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CyberCubed

I have to ask, does turning 40 make you lose interest in fandoms? I mean a lot of us in our late 20's and 30's are thinking we're too old, but what about the 40 and over crowd?

Dunno. Haven't reached 40 yet.

Tigerclaw, you wanna field this one?

07-24-2015, 12:53 AM	#1
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,750	How old were you when each major series of TMNT came out? This thread is probably going to really date some people, and also show how young others are: Mirage (1984) = I wasn't born yet, but I would be born the next year. Original cartoon (1987) = I was about 2 years old. 1990 Movie (1990) = I was about 5 years old 2k3 series (2003) = I was 16-17 years old, and as a teen I was grabbed by it Nick series (2012) = I was 26 years old. You can do others if you like (the other movies, IDW comics) although they're pretty close in years to the other stuff which is why I didn't list them. Damn some of us original fans are so old now. Although I think it says a lot that even 25-30+ year old adults are still interested in TMNT after so many years.

07-24-2015, 01:10 AM	#2
IndigoErth Team Blue Boy Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: U.S., East Coast Posts: 16,288	Hmm... When TMNT were first born/sketched on paper I was 4. I had just turned 5 when the first issue was out, like less than two weeks prior (provided the release date I've seen is accurate). Heck, they were probably on the presses on my b-day. 1987 series - age 8 1990 move - age 10 Second move - age 11 Third movie - age 13 Second series - age 22 2007 - age 27 Current series - age 33 Who you calling old... It's an honor to have been around when TMNT came into existence. Even if I was too young for them. Spoiler: P.S. There was an earthquake on my 5th b-day in '84 (being the east coast this is rare and was the only one I ever experienced until 2011)... I now think the earth was shifting under the weight of something epic - the Turtles - about to happen. Last edited by IndigoErth; 07-24-2015 at 01:25 AM.

07-24-2015, 01:13 AM	#4
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,294	Mirage: My mother's womb. Fred Wolf: 3. Not sure exactly when I got into Turtles, but I know I was in the 3rd grade when it was huge and my teacher actually called out my 2 best friends and I as some sort of TMNT experts. Barron's flick: Almost 6. I think I first saw it on VHS. "Out in the distance, the game's dragin' on..." 4Kids: Freshman in College. I remember my classmates and fellow nerds being really excited. Nick: 28 and I wanna say just became a father. I remember seeing TMNT trailers on the hospital TV after either his birth or maybe it was his pyloric stenosis surgery. __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

07-24-2015, 03:51 AM	#10
jenna Mad Scientist Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Cambridge, UK Posts: 1,190	When it came out, and when it hit UK shores are two different things: Mirage - 3 Fred Wolf - 6 Live action films - 9 4Kids - 22 2007 - 26 Nick - 31 PD - 34 Yes, I'm old, yes I'm still into TMNT. __________________ 2k3 Don: That's not a trans-dimensional portal stick. That's... a flashlight! OT Don: It was a flashlight, but with a little rewiring and a lot more positive thinking, it'll soon be a trans-dimensional portal stick. Now hand me that hammer. 2k3 Don: This is a wrench.

07-24-2015, 10:15 AM	#15
Wesley Mad Scientist Join Date: Oct 2014 Location: Republic of Ireland Posts: 1,597	Mirage: I wasn't born yet. I was born in 1986. Fred Wolf: I'm not sure exactly when the OT first came out in Ireland, but I think I was 3 or 4 when I first watched it. 1990 movie: 3. The Next Mutation: 11. 4Kids: 17. 2007 movie: 20. Nick: 26. __________________ Donatello: The tracker! It might work. Donatello goes to the back of the Turtle Van Raphael: Shrewd move, Donatello. If we ignore the problem, it might go away by itself. (from The Mean Machines) Last edited by Wesley; 07-25-2015 at 10:17 AM.

07-24-2015, 01:11 AM	#3
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	Why the ever loving f*balls are you so obsessed with age?! Jesus, man. I'll play your game, just know that for every second I do so, inside my head I'm imagining putting you in the Tongan Death Grip, forever. I would'a been 2 when Mirage came out, but all I cared about comics-wise was Superman and Batman back then, since my Dad would read those to me. None of the comics stores we went to back then carried the Mirage book so I was never exposed to it until way later on. I was like 7 when I saw the cartoon. I wanted to hate it specifically because everyone else liked it. Go fin' figure, huh. But I liked it anyway and here we are. Almost 8, I think, when the movie came out. Obsessed with it right away. Probably my favorite Turtles thing. I think I was like 13 when The Next Mutation came out? I remember being on the bus coming home from high school, and me and a few buddies talking about how we were gonna go home and watch the show because it was Turtles, even though we all knew it was a piece of sht. Not quite 21 when the 2K3 show started. I was the only one of my circle of friends who grew up with TMNT who gave a sht enough to actually watch it. I might still have a bunch of episodes on VHS somewhere; I had to work a lot when it was on so I taped it religiously for a while. About 25 when the CGI movie came out. Liked it but wasn't overly impressed with it. There's parts of it I still think work very well, but the movie as a whole isn't super impressive anymore. It's alright. Almost fcking 30 when the Nick show started. And I might be showing my age, but it just doesn't appeal to me the same way a lot of the earlier stuff did. I'd still rather go back and watch the older shows or read the Archie books than watch the Nick show. I mean it's not bad, it's just not great, and while I can "accept" a lot of stuff they do, none of it at all is anything I "want" to see, if that makes any sense. Like literally not one thing about it, is how I would have done it or asked to have it done. But hey, I ain't the guy makin' seven figures off it, so f*** do I know?

07-24-2015, 01:13 AM	#5
Powder 40 Years of TMNT Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Shell-Ri-La Posts: 26,945	I was born in 1990, do the math yourself if you really give a rat's ass.

07-24-2015, 01:14 AM	#6
Kendamu Sewerhead Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,890	Mirage (1984) = I was 8 months old in May of 1984. Original cartoon (1987) = I was 4 years old on December 28th, 1987. 1990 Movie (1990) = I was 6 years old on March 30th, 1990. 2k3 series (2003) = I was 19 years old on February 8th, 2003. Nick series (2012) = I was 29 years old on September 29, 2012.

07-24-2015, 03:08 AM	#8
ssjup81 Foot Elite Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Central Virginia (Back in the US) Posts: 4,734	Interesting. Let's see.. Mirage (1984): 3 Original Cartoon (1987): 6 First movie (1990): 9 4Kids series (2003): 22 Nick series (2012): 31

07-24-2015, 07:17 AM	#12
Prowler Emperor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,950	Mirage (1984) - Wasn't born yet. Original cartoon (1987) - Wasn't born yet. 1990 Movie (1990) - I was born in that year but in November. The movie came out in March. So still wasn't born by then. 2k3 series (2003) - I was 12 years old. Nick series (2012) - I was 21. PD (2014) - 23

07-24-2015, 07:29 AM	#13
LeotheLateBloomer Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 3,117	Mirage- Wasn't born yet 1987 cartoon - I was born the year this show came out 1990 movie - 2 turning 3 years old. TMNT 2: SotO - 3 turning 4. TMNT 3 - 5 turning 6. Next Mutation - 10 years old. 2003 series - 15 turning 16. 2007 film - 19 turning 20. 2012 cartoon - 25 2014 - 27

07-24-2015, 10:50 AM	#18
TigerClaw Mutant Tiger Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Hialeah, Florida, USA Posts: 14,160	Mirage 1984 = I was 11 years old, But never read that comic Original series 1987 = I was 14 years old, and it was my first exposure to TMNT. 1990 Movie = I was 17 years old when the 1st TMNT movie came out, I saw it on opening weekend. 1997 Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation live action series = I was 24 years old when this show debut on Fox. 2k3 series = I was 30 years old when the 2k3 series debut on 4Kids. 2007 TMNT movie = I was 34 years old when the CGI movie debut at the theaters. 2012 Nick series = I was 39 years old when the Nick series debut. 2014 TMNT movie = I was 41 years old when the new movie debut. I'm 42 years now, and I still enjoy TMNT to this day. I guess I'm the oldest one here. __________________ Follow me on my Tiktok https://www.tiktok.com/@tygerclaw305 Last edited by TigerClaw; 07-24-2015 at 10:55 AM.