Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series)

BlueLightning · 11-13-2012, 10:25 AM

I realized there is no thread for the classic cartoon, so I made one. I recently started to watch some of the episodes, when I was a kid I always liked it, but I never followed the series in order. So to start the discussion, I found that perhaps the writers were fans of Watchmen.

For example, in "Enter The Fly", when Baxter is in the disintegration chamber with the fly, he looks like Dr. Manhattan getting blasted in the chamber:

I thought it was a little farfetched at first, but then I saw something more.

And in "Splinter No More", the monster that comes out of the dimensional portal is very similar to Ozymandias alien:

And that's that. Discuss.

ShredderX · 11-13-2012, 12:08 PM

I always associated Baxter's Transformation in the disentegration chamber with the transformation from the " Fly ", and the tentacle monster with HP. Lovecraft.

Lunar_Wolf · 11-15-2012, 08:49 AM

Anyone picking up the complete series? I might just order mine next week.

ShredderX · 11-16-2012, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Lunar_Wolf

Anyone picking up the complete series? I might just order mine next week.

Yeah, I am. I'm also gonna pick up the complete " Real Ghostbusters " set also.

Mace Dolex · 11-16-2012, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by BlueLightning

I realized there is no thread for the classic cartoon, so I made one. I recently started to watch some of the episodes, when I was a kid I always liked it, but I never followed the series in order. So to start the discussion, I found that perhaps the writers were fans of Watchmen.

For example, in "Enter The Fly", when Baxter is in the disintegration chamber with the fly, he looks like Dr. Manhattan getting blasted in the chamber:

I thought it was a little farfetched at first, but then I saw something more.

And in "Splinter No More", the monster that comes out of the dimensional portal is very similar to Ozymandias alien:

And that's that. Discuss.

I suppose they could've been fans and plus it was very commom for TV cartoon writers who worked on multiple shows that shared exact episode stories.

jdogg willie · 11-16-2012, 03:44 PM

Amazon has all 10 seasons fit nicely into a Turtle Van holder for roughly $85.00

Mace Dolex · 11-16-2012, 10:58 PM

^ wow that Turtle van DVD set looks cool, if I were a die hard TMNT fan I'd scoop it up but unfortunately when turtlemania came in the 80's I was into girls.

BlueLightning · 11-16-2012, 11:10 PM

I'm watching the old episodes in order, and though the series is not a masterpiece, it is very funny! It has some very funniest moments and it is not afraid to poke fun at itself. Now that I'm older, I can appreciate the efforts done in the writing, though the animation could have been better.

the last son · 02-16-2013, 08:19 PM

Just found out that Uncle Phil James Avery was Shredder. I had no idea. Wow, he was fantastic as shredder

Thundercrack85 · 02-16-2013, 08:21 PM

Did the episode where Baxter Stockman gets transformed into the fly freak anyone else out as a kid?

ShredderX · 02-17-2013, 06:57 PM

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Originally Posted by the last son

Just found out that Uncle Phil James Avery was Shredder. I had no idea. Wow, he was fantastic as shredder

Yep, and on a side note, Arsenio Hall was Winston in the Real Ghostbusters.

11-13-2012, 10:25 AM	#1
BlueLightning Caballero de la Luz Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,089	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series) I realized there is no thread for the classic cartoon, so I made one. I recently started to watch some of the episodes, when I was a kid I always liked it, but I never followed the series in order. So to start the discussion, I found that perhaps the writers were fans of Watchmen. For example, in "Enter The Fly", when Baxter is in the disintegration chamber with the fly, he looks like Dr. Manhattan getting blasted in the chamber: I thought it was a little farfetched at first, but then I saw something more. And in "Splinter No More", the monster that comes out of the dimensional portal is very similar to Ozymandias alien: And that's that. Discuss. __________________ "Madness is the emergency exit. You can just step outside, and close the door on all those dreadful things that happened. You can lock them away... forever." The Joker "Batman: Promises" "Harley Quinn: Ridiculous Thoughts" "La Broma Mortal"

11-13-2012, 12:08 PM	#2
ShredderX Side-Kick Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Montgomery/Atlanta Posts: 980	Re: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series) I always associated Baxter's Transformation in the disentegration chamber with the transformation from the " Fly ", and the tentacle monster with HP. Lovecraft.

11-15-2012, 08:49 AM	#3
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11-16-2012, 03:44 PM	#6
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11-16-2012, 10:58 PM	#7
Mace Dolex Agent of S.E.X.Y. Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 4,461	Re: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series) ^ wow that Turtle van DVD set looks cool, if I were a die hard TMNT fan I'd scoop it up but unfortunately when turtlemania came in the 80's I was into girls. __________________ "Why is daddy on a magazine with a black thing covering his peepee?"

11-16-2012, 11:10 PM	#8
BlueLightning Caballero de la Luz Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2,089	Re: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987 TV series) I'm watching the old episodes in order, and though the series is not a masterpiece, it is very funny! It has some very funniest moments and it is not afraid to poke fun at itself. Now that I'm older, I can appreciate the efforts done in the writing, though the animation could have been better. __________________ "Madness is the emergency exit. You can just step outside, and close the door on all those dreadful things that happened. You can lock them away... forever." The Joker "Batman: Promises" "Harley Quinn: Ridiculous Thoughts" "La Broma Mortal"

02-16-2013, 08:19 PM	#9
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