I think I still have the action figures too. there was definitely a sidecar that shot a big purple missle. I think.

I wanted a flying space hoopty like the neutrinos rode around in.

I enjoy them so much

Though I did love the original cartoon, it’s nothing like the original comic.

BUT here in the UK the word Ninja in the title was replaced with Hero because of some political correctness bollocks I guess. The theme song was also re-written because I have never seen a version of the titles with ninja in it until I was the video posted here

Extra points for anyone who has any of the original (pre-toon) “underground” comix!!

But aside from that the new show is actually better in almost every regard, unless you’re still 5. And probably is a bigger “nostalgia win,” seeing as it actually adapts a ton of stories from the original pre-cartoon comic books. The Turtles behave more like ninjas (no copout robot Foot ninja, more actual fighting, no sauntering down the street in broad daylight) …the way they were intended. Humor is still important; it just isn’t the main event.

Don’t get me wrong, I love the old show – it introduced me to the TMNT. But if you get past the theme song (skippable on the DVDs!) the new show owns it hard.

At least… until the network executives saw how dark the show was getting, freaked out, and dumbed it down into Future Silly Cyber turtles. They might as well have just stopped making new shows and started reairing the ’80s one at that point… it’s miles better than “Fast Forward” or “Back to the Sewers” and probably fits their target demographic anyway.

Krang, the little brain guy (with stubby little arms made of brain) and his robot body and giant sphere thing underground really made the show in the later years. He was hilarious.

Also, I empathized with Donatello as a kid. He was the smart one, always making gizmos. Now I’m an engineer (but alas, do not carry a staff).

Thank god it only lasted one season, I think. The TMNT creators have completely removed all mention of it from the official TMNT website, last I saw.

No, not making it up, I watched the pilot episodes to see if it would be any good, it wasn’t, but then it was made by Saban, the company we have to thank for Power Rangers…

These guys did everything! They met robots, went to the age of the dinosaurs, and dressed up like the muskateers for a parade! Turtle Power!

Aside form spiderman, I think this cartoon had the weirdest villans ever… Remember that talking brain that did all its evil deeds from its little minion tummy-case?

Though, I don’t really like the new ones where they made them all bad-ass with white eyes. >_<

and how about them live-action films, at least the first anyway.

For one, Casey Jones has a much bigger role in it than in the original series, and April isn’t portrayed as the prototypical damsel in distress……..aside from the opening encounter with the Mousers, that is. And best of all, Splinter is a total bad-ass……..he’s almost always right in the thick of the combat with his sons during any kind of fight. He needs a wallet that says ‘Bad Mother****er’ on it……..

wonder if thats why mom didn’t want me playing with them…

“AWESOME!”
“Righteous!”
“Bossa Nova!!”
“…eh? Bossa Nova?”
“Mmm, Chevy Nova?”
*pause*
“EXCELLENT!!!!”

*is such a TMNT geekette*

But personally, the 1980s cartoon will definitely always be first in my heart. My second Halloween, my big brother and I both went as Ninja Turtles. XD

but yeah, i grew up with the original turtles. and i LOVED them. ^_^ the first live action movie was incredible too.

I am excepting the worst

…sorry, what?

A big thumbs up for this one….but why not have the ORIGINAL “original opening” up instead of the second opening they used when the show ran on CBS?

Chuck

I have the first live action movie on VHS. Didn’t care for the ones that came after.

Sadly times changed and my mother needed money and the first thing to get sold/pawned was my video collection, she got about $500 for every video we owned and the VCR.