What first got you interested in the turtles?

~~Jarrah White~~ · 02-16-2004, 07:30 PM

When I was a child I had no interest in the turtles, though my friends would sometimes invite me upstars, you see I used to live in a block of flats upstars. I'd come up to their place finding them glued to the TV watching the old toon. The only episodes I saw was Leonardo is Missing, Adventures of Rhino Man and The Adventures in Turtle-Sitting. Years later I saw The Next Mutation on the TV, didn't pay much attention to it either though...

Times have changed, I think it was July 2003. I was watching TV, I saw things change, at first I thought it was the old toon, but I kept thinking the animation looked different. I was gonna switch it off, but something kept me watching. After that I began secretly watching the show in my room with the some really low (Afraid to admit it). About the time The Unconvincing Turtle Titan aired I admited it to my mum, but I was still afraid to admit it to my sister.

~~Reznorite420~~ · 02-16-2004, 07:32 PM

A combination of the old toon and a nextdoor neighbor who had a crapload of toys the year they were first manufactured.

Hamato Yoshi · 02-16-2004, 07:35 PM

It's possible I'd seen some ep's of the cartoon prior to the movie , but for me it was the 1st movie , I'll never forget the great movie poster

It was just a very cool concept which lith a spark in me.

Meeko · 02-16-2004, 07:40 PM

Hmm i cant really remember i Think i started to watch them when my brother did He had all the toys and stuff so i thought if he likes it it must be cool..

*jeff the cheff* · 02-16-2004, 08:04 PM

It was a combonation of the movie and cartoon, but the movies kept me interested, so I voted that.

JW: why do you bother putting the next mutation and the anime in the poll? I'm sure nobody got into it from that....

*Taloniss* · 02-16-2004, 08:38 PM

Old Toon

**GK Punk** · 02-16-2004, 08:42 PM

I got a TMNT toy as a gift, around the time the series began airing. (87?)

*MrPliggins* · 02-16-2004, 09:33 PM

For me it was definitely the toys. I was in Big Wheel and saw the aisle full of 1st series tmnt's and I thought they were all bad guys (i guess cuz they had mean faces).
Then after that, my cousin brought over the toys and we played with them (hey, I was young!)....That Saturday I watched the cartoon for the first time, the episode "Splinter No More". I started to draw tmnt's often.
Then I got a Foot Soldier and a Knucklehead as a gift, and the rest is history.

Ace Duck · 02-16-2004, 09:38 PM

I saw the show when it first aired in December 1987.

I was 8 at the time.

It blew my mind.

I thought April was hot.

Every male aged 6 to 10 I knew at the time experienced similar reactions.

**Jo Dawn** · 02-16-2004, 09:43 PM

My brother. He was obsessed with the old cartoon, so I joined in. I never really looked back since.

So... it's all his fault. I blame him.

Er... thank him. Thank you, Phyzogh!

THE-X-FLO · 02-17-2004, 06:15 AM

Definitely the old toon. I didn't know comic, anime or other stuff existed until one year.

Sparvid · 02-17-2004, 06:50 AM

Whoops, I voted other because, for some reason, I thought that "Comics" meant just the Mirages...

I came into TMNT thanks to the Archies. Pretty much like Transformers, when I got to choose between comics avaliable on every news stand and possible to find in flea markets and at friends, or a cartoon airing on some channel I didn't have, what would be the smartest choice?

bufo · 02-17-2004, 10:48 AM

I saw the first couple of episodes at my cousin's house, she taped them because she thought it was awesome....after watching it so did I. For the next couple of weeks I couldn't talk about anything but turtles, I drew them all the time. A couple of months later my brother got a Rocksteady action figure and a friend got all the turtles, so that's when I really started to get crazy.

**azure turtle** · 02-17-2004, 11:46 AM

The old toon, by far, is the reason why I'm a TMNT fan today. I first heard of the show from a bunch of kids at school. They were talking about pizza eating turtles, and I thought that sounded cool. I tuned in, and the rest is history.

*That Matt Guy* · 02-17-2004, 11:52 AM

Coming out of Their Shells starring Kip.

**azure turtle** · 02-17-2004, 11:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Matthew138

Coming out of Their Shells starring Kip.

LOL!! Are you serious??

raphael90 · 02-17-2004, 12:03 PM

I kinda got into the Turtles in a flash. I knew of them but didn't really care either way. When I was seven, it was like December of 1990 or something and my dad thought I needed a hobby. We passed by the Turtle figures in the store and he asked me if I'd play with one. I said sure. We picked the original Raphael off the shelf. I wanted original Leonardo but he wasn't there. Finally I got a Leonardo at Toys R Us but I soon realized he was the Wacky one. But I got into the Turtles after that and started watching the show and collecting figures like crazy.

Savanti Romero · 02-17-2004, 02:14 PM

The old toon when I was very young. Then I got a lot of toys and other TMNT items. I got to play with fellow TMNT fans (other kids, which was one shell of a lot better than arguing about them all the time here, but those wonderful days have past...) Then I got to see the movies, and much later, read the comics. It was a combination of all these things led me to a great relationship with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

Aaron · 02-17-2004, 03:36 PM

What got me in to it was mainly the toys. Although the old toon helped alot to.

host_punktmy · 02-17-2004, 03:43 PM

I used to watch the toons when I was young, then I sort of had a falling out with the turtles. One of my friends, Major Pain is a turtle fan so I have recently gotten back into the whole ninja turtle thing. COABUNGA DUDE

View Poll Results: What got you into the turtles originally?
The comics.	0	0%
The old toon.	23	71.88%
Ninja Turtles: The Next Mutation.	0	0%
Anime.	0	0%
The movies.	3	9.38%
The new show.	2	6.25%
Other.	4	12.50%
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02-16-2004, 07:30 PM	#1
~~Jarrah White~~ Banned Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Sydney, Australia Posts: 2,394	What first got you interested in the turtles? When I was a child I had no interest in the turtles, though my friends would sometimes invite me upstars, you see I used to live in a block of flats upstars. I'd come up to their place finding them glued to the TV watching the old toon. The only episodes I saw was Leonardo is Missing, Adventures of Rhino Man and The Adventures in Turtle-Sitting. Years later I saw The Next Mutation on the TV, didn't pay much attention to it either though... Times have changed, I think it was July 2003. I was watching TV, I saw things change, at first I thought it was the old toon, but I kept thinking the animation looked different. I was gonna switch it off, but something kept me watching. After that I began secretly watching the show in my room with the some really low (Afraid to admit it). About the time The Unconvincing Turtle Titan aired I admited it to my mum, but I was still afraid to admit it to my sister.

02-16-2004, 07:40 PM	#4
Meeko Hench Mutant Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Minnesota Posts: 456	Hmm i cant really remember i Think i started to watch them when my brother did He had all the toys and stuff so i thought if he likes it it must be cool.. __________________ Absolutely not a signature.

02-16-2004, 09:43 PM	#10
Jo Dawn Inactive Moderator Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Authority On All Things Don Posts: 5,190	My brother. He was obsessed with the old cartoon, so I joined in. I never really looked back since. So... it's all his fault. I blame him. Er... thank him. Thank you, Phyzogh! __________________

02-17-2004, 10:48 AM	#13
bufo Foot Soldier Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Oss, The Netherlands Posts: 129	I saw the first couple of episodes at my cousin's house, she taped them because she thought it was awesome....after watching it so did I. For the next couple of weeks I couldn't talk about anything but turtles, I drew them all the time. A couple of months later my brother got a Rocksteady action figure and a friend got all the turtles, so that's when I really started to get crazy. __________________ "I want to be a better man, I wanna strip the flesh from the spirit, I wanna write the kind of songs that inspire people to be fearless"

02-16-2004, 07:32 PM	#2
~~Reznorite420~~ Banned Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 3,851	A combination of the old toon and a nextdoor neighbor who had a crapload of toys the year they were first manufactured.

02-16-2004, 07:35 PM	#3
Hamato Yoshi Stone Warrior Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 950	It's possible I'd seen some ep's of the cartoon prior to the movie , but for me it was the 1st movie , I'll never forget the great movie poster It was just a very cool concept which lith a spark in me.

02-16-2004, 08:04 PM	#5
jeff the cheff Mad Scientist Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: 122 and an eighth Posts: 2,129	It was a combonation of the movie and cartoon, but the movies kept me interested, so I voted that. JW: why do you bother putting the next mutation and the anime in the poll? I'm sure nobody got into it from that....

02-16-2004, 08:38 PM	#6
Taloniss Mad Scientist Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,819	Old Toon

02-16-2004, 08:42 PM	#7
GK Punk I'm your Devil Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 12,439	I got a TMNT toy as a gift, around the time the series began airing. (87?)

02-16-2004, 09:33 PM	#8
MrPliggins Foot Elite Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 3,051	For me it was definitely the toys. I was in Big Wheel and saw the aisle full of 1st series tmnt's and I thought they were all bad guys (i guess cuz they had mean faces). Then after that, my cousin brought over the toys and we played with them (hey, I was young!)....That Saturday I watched the cartoon for the first time, the episode "Splinter No More". I started to draw tmnt's often. Then I got a Foot Soldier and a Knucklehead as a gift, and the rest is history.

02-16-2004, 09:38 PM	#9
Ace Duck Random Punk Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 46	I saw the show when it first aired in December 1987. I was 8 at the time. It blew my mind. I thought April was hot. Every male aged 6 to 10 I knew at the time experienced similar reactions.

02-17-2004, 06:15 AM	#11
THE-X-FLO Foot Soldier Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 242	Definitely the old toon. I didn't know comic, anime or other stuff existed until one year.

02-17-2004, 06:50 AM	#12
Sparvid Stone Warrior Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Östersund, Sweden Posts: 860	Whoops, I voted other because, for some reason, I thought that "Comics" meant just the Mirages... I came into TMNT thanks to the Archies. Pretty much like Transformers, when I got to choose between comics avaliable on every news stand and possible to find in flea markets and at friends, or a cartoon airing on some channel I didn't have, what would be the smartest choice?

02-17-2004, 11:46 AM	#14
azure turtle Mango Lovin' Mutant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 9,453	The old toon, by far, is the reason why I'm a TMNT fan today. I first heard of the show from a bunch of kids at school. They were talking about pizza eating turtles, and I thought that sounded cool. I tuned in, and the rest is history. __________________ "God, I love being a turtle!" Want to meet the only blue ninja turtle in existence? Come visit me at my Lair!

02-17-2004, 11:52 AM	#15
That Matt Guy Honey Bunches Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Lone Star State Posts: 5,840	Coming out of Their Shells starring Kip.

02-17-2004, 12:03 PM	#17
raphael90 Stone Warrior Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: ...down in the sewer listening to Skinny Puppy... Posts: 618	got into Turtles I kinda got into the Turtles in a flash. I knew of them but didn't really care either way. When I was seven, it was like December of 1990 or something and my dad thought I needed a hobby. We passed by the Turtle figures in the store and he asked me if I'd play with one. I said sure. We picked the original Raphael off the shelf. I wanted original Leonardo but he wasn't there. Finally I got a Leonardo at Toys R Us but I soon realized he was the Wacky one. But I got into the Turtles after that and started watching the show and collecting figures like crazy. __________________ "Babies? These things haven't even been BORN yet!" -Raphael

02-17-2004, 02:14 PM	#18
Savanti Romero Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Colorado Posts: 600	The old toon when I was very young. Then I got a lot of toys and other TMNT items. I got to play with fellow TMNT fans (other kids, which was one shell of a lot better than arguing about them all the time here, but those wonderful days have past...) Then I got to see the movies, and much later, read the comics. It was a combination of all these things led me to a great relationship with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. __________________ "The sceptor has returned at last; and it's all mine!" -Savanti Romero, Vol. 1 issue 47 1992 AKA: [email protected] utromheadquarters.0catch.com

02-17-2004, 03:36 PM	#19
Aaron Hench Mutant Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Tennessee Posts: 357	What got me in to it was mainly the toys. Although the old toon helped alot to. __________________ "Death comes for us all, Oroku Saki"

02-17-2004, 03:43 PM	#20
host_punktmy Hench Mutant Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Shadow Moses Posts: 469	I used to watch the toons when I was young, then I sort of had a falling out with the turtles. One of my friends, Major Pain is a turtle fan so I have recently gotten back into the whole ninja turtle thing. COABUNGA DUDE __________________ "Eat this" www.geocities.com/kingsofpain408 This is our site