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~~Mew~~ · 03-20-2016, 03:22 PM

In the Hero Turtles show, nunchucks were removed. Were nunchucks removed from the Hero Turtles carded action figures? If so, how? Weren't they banned?

Meow · 03-20-2016, 03:32 PM

No, for the action figures and their accessories nothing was left away or similar.

~~Mew~~ · 03-20-2016, 03:57 PM

So there were nunchucks?

Meow · 03-20-2016, 05:04 PM

Absolutely no doubt there were and there still are haha ^^

~~Mew~~ · 03-20-2016, 06:41 PM

Interesting. I thought Nunchucks were banned.

*Discogod* · 03-20-2016, 07:10 PM

They were basically forbidden from being shown in films and TV shows, as it was deemed "imitable behaviour" - there was a spate of nunchuk-related injuries during the kung-fu craze in the 1970s, and it was easy to make a set, plus the guy in charge of censorship hated them, so they were basically edited out of everything.

The toys, comics & games still had them though.

~~Mew~~ · 03-21-2016, 05:34 AM

Wonder how that went through censors.

*Candy Kappa* · 03-21-2016, 07:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Mew

Wonder how that went through censors.

Cause removing toy accessories would be too much work.

*Discogod* · 03-21-2016, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Mew

Wonder how that went through censors.

Only films & TV were subject to any censorship, from the British Board of Film Classification. They didn't have the power to censor toys.

~~Mew~~ · 03-21-2016, 02:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Discogod

Only films & TV were subject to any censorship, from the British Board of Film Classification. They didn't have the power to censor toys.

Oh. Didn't know that. Was the 1990 film censored?

*Discogod* · 03-22-2016, 03:26 AM

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Oh. Didn't know that. Was the 1990 film censored?

Yep, absolutely butchered to remove any scene featuring the 'chuks. Pretty much ruined the ending, too. Luckily we have the original movies & cartoon on DVD in their unedited form now.

~~Mew~~ · 03-22-2016, 05:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Discogod

Yep, absolutely butchered to remove any scene featuring the 'chuks. Pretty much ruined the ending, too. Luckily we have the original movies & cartoon on DVD in their unedited form now.

That sucked. :/

03-20-2016, 03:22 PM	#1
~~Mew~~ Banned Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: In an apartment Posts: 3,159	Europe Releases In the Hero Turtles show, nunchucks were removed. Were nunchucks removed from the Hero Turtles carded action figures? If so, how? Weren't they banned?

03-20-2016, 03:32 PM	#2
Meow Stone Warrior Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: EU/Austria Posts: 765	No, for the action figures and their accessories nothing was left away or similar. __________________

03-20-2016, 05:04 PM	#4
Meow Stone Warrior Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: EU/Austria Posts: 765	Absolutely no doubt there were and there still are haha ^^ __________________

03-20-2016, 03:57 PM	#3
~~Mew~~ Banned Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: In an apartment Posts: 3,159	So there were nunchucks?

03-20-2016, 06:41 PM	#5
~~Mew~~ Banned Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: In an apartment Posts: 3,159	Interesting. I thought Nunchucks were banned.

03-20-2016, 07:10 PM	#6
Discogod Resolutely Analogue. Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Birmingham, UK Posts: 1,707	They were basically forbidden from being shown in films and TV shows, as it was deemed "imitable behaviour" - there was a spate of nunchuk-related injuries during the kung-fu craze in the 1970s, and it was easy to make a set, plus the guy in charge of censorship hated them, so they were basically edited out of everything. The toys, comics & games still had them though.

03-21-2016, 05:34 AM	#7
~~Mew~~ Banned Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: In an apartment Posts: 3,159	Wonder how that went through censors.