10 Things You Didn't Know About NinjaTurtles 1987

[@Casey-zp9kv]

I swear us 80's kids grew up in the greatest era of toy design, I went from the original 80's He-Man & transformers toy franchises, GI-Joe & Thunder Cats, then finally all the TMNT toys. These toys were just incredibly fun, well designed and durable to play with, to me it made the love for the cartoons even more. Sadly even by the mid 90's toys quickly degenerated into the cheaper & faster to produce generic toys of today. Great video Minty!!

[@PatriciaFreddy]

You also have DIno riders, Exo Squad. Which you can still find at Ebay but at collectables prices!

[@superunknown8775]

Yes. The 80s were awesome as a kid!

[@Viking_Luchador]

Another DareDevil connection: the Foot Clan was a parody of The Hand, the ninja crime syndicate that resurrected Elektra and trained her to be an assassin. Also, it was later semi-canonized that the ooze that mutated the turtles was the same radioactive waste that blinded Matt Murdock and gave him his heightened senses

[@kiyaaaaniinaakidi2924]

I remember playin' with this solid rubber Hulk Hogan figure. Talk about durable!

[@jdmcknight41]

and dont forget the die cast metal of the transformers , or those blackstar figures that have those lazer light ( lighter effect ) were you strrike down on the lighter flint and spaks light up on there chest...

[@kriscynical]

I was born in 1984 and was hardcore into TMNT. They're the reason why I asked my parents to take karate, and when it was time to choose a weapon to train in after earning my first degree black belt, I chose nunchucks entirely because of Michaelangelo. 😄

[@jayaskme2942]

Holy crap... I figured I was the only one that would make this comment. When I was teaching my own class back in 2014 I constantly had to explain that I started because I wanted to be a ninja turtle. and for some reason my students, their parents, and the other adults at our community center we expecting me to say I wanted to be a power ranger.

[@jeremiahallyn4603]

I was born in 1982, so TMNT was all the rage for me and my friends. I would watch them now if I could, lol

[@nsasupporter7557]

I was born in 87, I had no idea that they were originally a comic book until I became an adult. As a kid, I loved all 3 movies. But looking back now, the first one was the only good movie. They went soft with second movie, but even though it was more “light hearted and goofy” compared to the first movie, it wasn’t nearly as bad as the third movie 😳 When I was in kindergarten in 93, I would go over to my friends house and we would pretend like we were the turtles… I was Mikey, my friend was Raph, his brother was Donny and their neighbor was Leo.

[@Viking_Luchador]

Lab assistant April actually worked for Baxter Stockman. Stockman was originally Black (something Out of the Shadows got right with Tyler Perry). Also, while in the cartoon he was portrayed sympathetically as a struggling inventor who only started working for Shredder because it was the only work he could get, in the comic book he invented the Mousers specifically to be used in crimes because he was a wannabe super villain. Oroku Nagi was the original Shredder who was killed in issue #1. He was the one who killed Splinter's master, Hamato Yoshi. His brother, Oroku Saki, took up the mantle when Eastman & Laird realized that they wasted a great character. The cartoon and movie decided to just start with Saki for the sake of simplicity.

[@mindful_clip]

born 86, black belt TKD by 8th grade, but the staff chose me lol. so many of us have a similar story. NICEEE.

[@ash8207]

As an 80s kid, this was a nice trip down memory lane. The TMNT cartoon was one of my favorites, I couldn't wait to come home after school & watch it on TV. Thanks for making this nice piece of 80s nostalgia & reminding us how truly lucky we were to have grown up in that era. All the best, Minty!

[@SteffLoui88]

Loved the turtles as a little girl, always brings back so many memories and the nostalgia just keeps on coming. I had the pleasure of meeting the original voice actors behind the turtles back in May, absolutely incredible experience.

[@aaronburratwood.6957]

this was totally my thing back in the day. I watched the shows & had almost all the action figures. Wish I still had them now, not because they’re worth anything but to play with them again. They were awesome, at least as a kid. ❤️

[@josephclegg3562]

I know right! I couldn't wait to get home from school to watch it when it was airing weekday afternoons in syndication and waking up early every Saturday morning just to watch it.

[@nsasupporter7557]

@@josephclegg3562 the 2 episodes that I remember the most are “Cowabunga shredhead” and “Hot Rodding Teenagers.” I also remember “the Case of the Killer Pizza” but I remember those other 2 more

[@Viking_Luchador]

Still have a trunk full of action figures, plus the sewer den and the Technodrome!

[@aaronburratwood.6957]

@@josephclegg3562 Quite literally the good ole days‼️

[@Crasher1982]

@@nsasupporter7557 I always remembered the one where one of them fell in love with a rich teenage girl. Dunno why that one stuck with me, but it did. Also the one where the mad scientist spun the earth very fast so he could throw everyone off it.

[@Lesley_RedRhody]

My favorite thing about the original TMNT series was all the fourth wall breaks. One in particular that stands out to me- since he’s my favorite Hero in a Half Shell- is _Donatello’s Badd Time._ Leonardo and Michelangelo are baffled by Donatello’s behavior, but refuse to believe that their brother flipped sides. To which Raphael replies: *“Then you explain what he’s been doing this entire episode!”* The animations, due to scheduling, were rushed and countless mistakes were made. But it was lines like the above-mentioned that makes this series, in my opinion, unmatched by any of its successors. Also: RIP, James “Uncle Phil” Avery. No one will _ever_ out-Shredder him!

[@mikelightowler5220]

I couldn't agree more! The original cartoon was and will always be the best. Also yes RIP James, he will be missed!

[@Mysticgamer]

I don't remember that episode, was he brainwashed by krang or replaced by a robot or something?

[@mikelightowler5220]

@@Mysticgamer I think he had been brain washed. Mikey was brain swapped with Shred head I remember that one

[@Lesley_RedRhody]

@@mikelightowler5220 Splinter was brain-swapped with Shredder in an episode called _The Old Switcheroo._ _Donatello’s Badd Time_ was about a Hillbilly crime family that ends up stealing the Turtle Van. Donatello, who was exhausted from working too hard on his inventions, was too embarrassed to admit he was in over his head, resulting in his bothers thinking that he had cracked under the pressure and was helping them commit crimes in the City.

[@mikelightowler5220]

@@Lesley_RedRhody Thank you!! Was there not an episode where Mikey and old Shred head were swapped too though? I clearly remember seeing Shredder acting and talking just like Mikey in an episode

[@Theggman83]

My mom worked at a department store in the 90's while I was a kid. She bought my brother and I every single Turtles action figure... But she made us wait to open them. We were only allowed to open one figure at a time every couple days. Still, after a month we had them all!

[@ghostman5620]

Every single figure? No fucking wonder my mom couldn't find them.

[@brandonsavitski]

My father was in the military and we lived in Germany. We had a small Post Exchange (PX) on base where my father was stationed. There were signs & banners up announcing a release date for when the TMNT toys would be released. These were the 2nd series toys that we're being released mind you. TMNT mania was in full effect at the time. There were crowds of people lined up waiting before the store opened. As soon as the doors opened people stormed the store heading straight to the toy section ripping the TMNT off the shelves until they were bare within seconds. Management brought out these huge bins full of TMNT toys and parents and kids were fighting each other ripping the toys out of people's hands if they got the toys they wanted or didn't already have. It was pure madness. I've never seen anything like this then and since then.

[@Theggman83]

@@ghostman5620 just the first round of toys. Not the subsequent series.

[@RNCV-uf7wu]

I was lucky enough one Christmas to get all 4 turtles and Shredder, then every Christmas and birthday for the next several years after I had TMNT toys (although it was TMHT over here) My favourite toy was the turtle wagon. awesome bit of kit. The last TMNT toy I bought was April 'O Neil..... stupid banana raincoat wearing bitch. I remember waiting for my friends to leave the shop, grabbing her and buying here, the perfect plan 😂

[@EternalChamp]

Happy for you

[@jeremyblackwater439]

Born in 83…this show was everything to me at one point. The first two movies just pushed it over the top in the best way 😃 💪🏾

[@jeremiahallyn4603]

Me too, born in 82 👍

[@topchief1]

when the movie was in the theatre in my hometown, I asked if we could go see it, got a YES, and it was probably the best movie experience of my life, it was mind blowing at the time

[@jeremyblackwater439]

@@topchief1 I hear ya on that. My Dad took me and I still remember how excited I was waking across the parking lot to and from the movie.

[@nsasupporter7557]

@@jeremyblackwater439 born in 87. The first movie was the only good one. Even though the 2nd one wasn’t as bad as the 3rd, it doesn’t come close to the classic that first movie was. The 2nd one was “light hearted and goofy”… a major step down from the first one

[@randomninja]

Same! It was EVERYTHING back in the day!

[@bluetarantulaproductions6179]

TMNT and The Real Ghostbusters were two of my favorite cartoon's as a kid amongst many other show's (including some shows that were meant for older audiences).

[@hneugiii1245]

The original show will always be "the turtles" for me. I still watch them on Saturday mornings with my kids. I know the comic books had its following but where I grew up nobody even heard of them until the show and toy commercials came on. Everyone I knew at school stopped watching it once they changed the intro. It's a shame they TV execs messed with the formula same as The Real Ghostbusters. Both shows were great before people who had nothing to do with it got involved.

[@MosHighChadro]

Truth!

[@rdphoenix07]

When will TV execs ever learn: If it's not broken, don't fix it! That being said, I have the first 3 volumes of The Real Ghostbusters and the entire Ninja Turtles series on DVD. Still enjoy watching them even to this day,

[@hneugiii1245]

@@rdphoenix07 Love both of those. I'll watch the first 8 seasons of TMNT pretty regularly. I think it's season 9 when they switch to the red sky, so I really have to be in the mood for 9 & 10. I'll also watch Ghostbusters any time.

[@JunkionMarnot2005]

❤️👏🏾🙌🏾🫡

[@craigmergenthal9291]

@@rdphoenix07 tbf i remember it kind of running its course at the time. I have the same recollections as Minty- you just move on to liking other shows. It did run for 10 years and is fondly remembered. I think the execs kind of knew its target demo was "aging out" of it and tried to adjust, failing miserably. Its strange, i dont remember any sort of finale or finding out it was cancelled- i had moved on by then and there wasnt really an "ending" for me personally, no sense of closure.

[@MrHall53]

I was born in 83' and TMNT were everything to me until I turned about 10-11 years old. Always twined a FSN, just got the "Shedders Revenge" game on swit h and it's amazingly derivative of TMNT 87' Great video Minty, love and appreciation coming from Cali "Bossanova!!!"

[@MrWoodMan23]

Even the turtles cartoon pizza's looked delicious 😋

[@faz1483]

Agree. Except for when they dump whipped cream all over them!

[@TheBuddhaFinger]

Cartoon food looks delicious! A steaming pie left by a window, wild bore from Asterrix or a chicken leg from gimmie bears. Hmmmm yum yum

[@bilimus_]

Turtle Tips taught me all I know about environmental awareness. Still to this day I try to decide what to eat before opening the fridge.

[@reedr7142]

Or turning off the water while you brush your teeth.

[@bilimus_]

@@reedr7142 👍

[@E-Moneyyyy7777]

I'm so glad i found your channel, Minty! I've legit been binging a lot of your videos bro!!! Nostalgia at its finest! I feel I've watched at least 100 or more videos now! Keep them coming, Minty!

[@santoniusprime7933]

This 10 things really went next level for me when songs from the original NES TMNT game started playing.

[@BoneSnapper35]

1 thing to know about TMNT 1980's. It kicked ass!! Absolutely blew all other TMNT productions out of the water!! The late 80s were the best time to be alive.

[@montelvontaviouspore]

Also there was a VHS tape that I owned called "Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles: How It All Began." Which was it's own special episode featuring a compilation specialised style mini movie explaining a summary of the first half of season one told by Leonardo to Splinter who had lost his memory 😅 was Really cool though and I loved it lol

[@brettkihlmire573]

My buddy had some episodes on tape when I was a kid. We'd watch those and the movies a lot, and we each had a crap ton of tmnt action figures, games, and play sets. Good times.

[@ericmakaveli9433]

I've been dying for this one!!! Next, do Batman the Animated Series and/or X-Men '97! Thanks Minty!

[@alexhickenbottom2820]

Basically TMNT was competing with every toy that was popular at the same time Mighty Max, Polly Pocket, Transformers they did so many different turtles so they could draw more fans in as well, a turtle for any occasion. Love the video Minty brings back a lot of good childhood memories.

[@openeyz]

I always knew Michelangelo would be the last one standing. "The Last Ronin" proved that.

[@furiouskaiser9914]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES HEROES IN A HALF-SHELL TURTLE POWER! Thanks for the hit to the childhood feels, Minty!

[@xxsilentreatmentxx]

Even as a kid I thought it was funny that the wacky children's cartoon had the more grounded backstory of Splinter originally being a man exiled from his dojo in Japan after being framed for attempted murder and the supposedly darker and more adult live-action TMNT movie and comics had him as a caged rat that somehow learned ninjutsu pre-mutation

[@favoritemustard3542]

Just remember crawling around under the school bus seats with my best friend playing Ninja Turtles! ...considering ½ the route was on dirt roads, we were quite dusty by the time we got to class lol

[@thecuriolounge]

As well as the name change from 'Ninja' to 'Hero' when the franchise was imported to the UK, parents in the UK absolutely loathed the Turtles. There were so many campaigns going on to get them banned. I was in primary school at the time, and even *talking* about TMNT was banned in the school. Anyone even talking about them were punished in one way or another. Such hysteria.

[@S.p.a.c.e.C.o.w.b.o.y]

I was about to say the same. I loved TMHT's

[@thecuriolounge]

@@jayaskme2942 Don’t think it was ever officially banned, but parents were concerned about the violent aspect of the franchise. As Minty said, some changes were made in the comic book to animated series adaptation to make it more kid-friendly. Also, nunchucks are actually illegal in the UK, so Mikey’s antics were dumbed down and hardly used his weapons. In the film, Mikey’s combat parts involving nunchucks were definitely cut in the version we got.

[@minicle426]

Got to be honest, I actually prefer the Hero Turtles theme slightly more. Mainly due to the chorus singers.

[@Beedo_Sookcool]

Well, the same thing was going on in the USA in the 1980s. Religious nutjobs and interfering busybody parents' groups were trying to get EVERYTHING banned from TV and toy aisles for all kinds of stupid, panic-mongering reasons. The Smurfs promoted Godlessness and Communism. He-Man, She-Ra, and Dungeons & Dragons encouraged Godlessness, witchcraft, and the worship of Satan. Transformers and GoBots were a source of Godlessness and violence and worship of unnatural machines. TMNT were responsible for Godlessness and putting faith in that most unholy endeavour, SCIENCE, and the abominations thereof. And so on and so forth.

[@synaesthesia2010]

as long as it kept me quiet for half an hour they really couldn't care less

[@steliannikolov4163]

I'm a simple man! I see a new Minty video - I press thumb up! TNMT overcome even the iron curtain! I had an unlicenzed puzle in 1989 in Bulgaria ...

[@OldNick999-real1]

I was born in 1977, but when the Ninja Turtles came along, I was a huge fan. This fandom never really stopped, though I thought “The Next Mutation” was bull crap. I have a subscription to Paramount+, though I wish the old cartoon was on it, I have the Turtles countercade, and years back, I even found a reprint of the very first Turtles comic. I also have Shredder’s Revenge on my Switch. The Power Rangers can kiss my ass. Turtles all the way!

[@fakereality96]

My only reason for watching the Power Rangers was the pink one. That was the same year my school decided all 5th grade students should have "the talk".

[@jasondrawsstuff9134]

So happy you did this franchise!

[@theartdragon1270]

10:38 i would love to see you do a 10 things you didn't know about akira video someday also great video minty

[@shareofmoney]

One of my fondest Saturday morning memories. This cartoon meant so much as it was one of the few long running cartoons for me growing up. I still love this cartoon today and I am joyed to see the franchise still going strong.

[@Chaosic]

Awesome video dude I grew up in the 90s watching this cartoon and the three live action movies from the 90s.

[@mikesharon2177]

Thanks Minty! Nothing compares to the original cartoon, all the ones after it I couldn't stand as the animation and voices wouldn't allow me to move past the original. The creator's of the comics lived 20mins from my home here in New Hampshire:)

[@RetroCarsForever]

Absolutely LOVED this show when it was out. Who cared if it was childish, it was for US CHILDREN!

[@jim1174]

This show is so much better than the Nickelodeon tmnt shows.

[@JeEhaO]

1987 Turtles is by far the best Turtles show and the intro is the best cartoon intro ever made.

[@ParadeTheGospel]

I’m glad I grew up in the era that I did with shows like this and when video games on the original Nintendo system were just starting to roll out and onward. It was a great time to grow up as a kid! Kids today will never know

[@KimDreamcatcher]

Love TMNT! Even got my young nephew into the original series, as well as Street Sharks, Extreme Dinosaurs, Darkwing Duck, and the original DuckTales! Minty's comment about the TMNT farming playset reminded me that a lot of ninja weapons were originally used for farming. Also, Barry Gordon, the voice of Donatello, also voiced Razor/Jake Clawson from "SWAT Kats: The Radical Squadron."

[@christopherbrownmaaga4668]

R.I.P. James Avery

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

🕯

[@christopherbrownmaaga4668]

@@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812 yes

[@Adamtendo_player_1]

The 80s iteration of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is my favourite of all time and i still know the lyrics of the iconic theme song and I’ve been watching it lately.

[@f0ry0u81]

Can you do a 10 things you didn't know about Minty Comedic Arts? Thank you and keep up the good work.✌️👍

[@angryheathen3463]

This was definitely my favorite cartoon growing up.

[@jeremiahallyn4603]

This was one of my favorite cartoons during childhood. This was prime time years for classic cartoons! If only we could go back to these times 👍✌

[@loganSydney3024]

awesome episode. love your work and your quirky humor. - Logan (Sydney Australia)

[@macdaddyjill]

Last year I was able to meet and get autographs of all the turtle actors and April O'Neil. Everyone was so nice 🥰

[@Musicreach101]

They’re nice because they need money 🤗

[@theuberdork]

Ah. Memories. Thanks for the trip down Nostalgia Lane!

[@RDSports5]

Still a huge fan of the Ninja Turtles. Born in 86', I literally grew up in their peak, and had each turtle from Playmates Toys back then. One thing I wanted to say too was that I think the video games played a role in keeping the turtles so popular. Between Turtles in Time and Hyper Stone Heist, the games themselves being so well made helped draw in kids that maybe were more into the games than the cartoon or comics. Thanks again Minty for this awesome stroll down memory lane. COWABUNGA!! :)

[@kenrucker9690]

I was born in 1986 as well.

[@charlesgriffin5208]

Me too

[@jasperhighwind6119]

Dude, I STILL love this to this day!

[@righty-o3585]

I am a 40 something, HUGE fan of TMNT.. Still am. I'll watch any reboot to see how they hold up, and a few of them have been pretty good. I still know every word to the original theme song. One of the greatest cartoon franchises ever created. TURTLE POWER 🤘

[@bluetable4412]

Fantastic choice and use of music in this video. It absolutely hit my nostalgia in all the right ways.

[@robertmcnally2220]

I absolutely love tmnt to this day.im 39 now.

[@great159]

87 TMNT.........BEST TURTLE SHOW EVER!💯👍

[@vladyvhv9579]

1: Awesome video. I was born in 1980, so a lot of 80s-90s stuff is part of my childhood. 2: The farmer turtles' reception probably depends on where one is from... I'm from a small farming town (grew up on a farm outside of town, still live outside of town), and here, those were the ones a lot of kids in my area wanted, cause it like the Turtles were acknowledging us as a fan base. Later on, many of us learned that the origins of ninja dates way back to when people would use farming tools for combat. So, that's also something to take into account. Sure, they look goofy holding the pitchfork, but a pitchfork in the hands of someone skilled in martial arts... Well, that kinda makes it scarier than one wielded by an angry farmer... 3: I have to agree that the darker final season just really feels more like a different show. Show retools never go very well for fans of the pre-retooling. There are other examples of this weirdness, where it would've made more sense for them to just have it be a separate show, and not try to pass it off as further season(s) of the same one. Walker Texas Ranger has a weird alternate setup with different casting and a GMC truck, instead of the typical (ford? dodge?) and using more of a rock instrumental instead of "eyes of the ranger". Another well-known instance is the unfortunate 4th season of Airwolf, that was made by the USA network after CBS cancelled the proper series. USA had no access to the helicopter or cast, so used a lot of stock footage, miniature work, and poor quality rotoscoping (most noticeable in the episode featuring the "Airwolf III", recycled footage and bad rotoscoping of a stationary Redwolf from the main series "Airwolf II" episode). While some of the stories were good, season 4 is just painful to watch, and a lot of us would like to pretend it doesn't exist. 4: The critics thing is spot-on. A lot of the time, it was just reactionary nonsense aimed at popular things. Most of the people railing against whatever they were railing against had never actually been exposed to it, and were just saying stuff to get their 15 minutes of fame. Nowadays, it's kinda died down because they could be sued for slander/liable over claims that can and have been proven to be false.

[@filmbuff2777]

Enjoyed this video. Loved the Ninja Turtles as a kid. Not seen this cartoon in years, but watching your video makes me want to watch it.

[@topchief1]

I was born in 82. This, and GI Joe, were my life.

[@TheSpiderPan]

More like 10 things we know about Ninja Turtles...but we're fans enough we'll enjoy a video telling us what we already know. Nice video!

[@mondenkindqueen]

To think, they created a global pop culture icon out of a gag drawing.

[@steven2212]

"Hero's on the half shell". Epic dude.

[@SkeggsyDAR]

Great video, and very timely with the current turtles mania going on! Very true regarding the ninja business here in the UK; there was a lot of censorship around ninjas and nunchucks at the time

[@Beedo_Sookcool]

Well, the same thing was going on in the USA in the 1980s. Religious nutjobs and interfering busybody parents' groups were trying to get EVERYTHING banned from TV and toy aisles for all kinds of stupid, panic-mongering reasons. The Smurfs promoted Godlessness and Communism. He-Man, She-Ra, and Dungeons & Dragons encouraged Godlessness, witchcraft, and the worship of Satan. Transformers and GoBots were a source of Godlessness and violence and worship of unnatural machines. TMNT were responsible for Godlessness and putting faith in that most unholy endeavour, SCIENCE, and the abominations thereof. And so on and so forth.

[@sahej6939]

Censorship lol?

[@rodgerrodger1839]

A big shout out from California Minty! Once again your analysis was far more interesting than the actual film. No rain, more fires, mega drought. You Australians know all about that. Best wishes to you all.

[@ClosedCaption765]

Can you elaborate? I feel like this was supposed to be for a different video.

[@michaeloverton04]

My favorite piece of trivia about this series is that Leo's voice actor, Cam Clarke, would go on to play Liquid Snake in the Metal Gear series.

[@kennyboggs3676]

He also voiced He man and Prince Adam in the remake of He man and the Masters of the Universe in 2002.

[@NTJ1984]

I loved this show when it was on. I missed it when it was gone. Good on you, Minty, for using the original games music. I had all the games that were released on the original Nintendo. Thanks for this trip down memory lane Minty. Still waiting for a 10 things you didn't know about Minty video.

[@themercenaryartist]

The background music is taking me back. And triggering my childhood PTSD.

[@RandomRetr0]

This was cowabunga, dude!

[@geeked-outturtlesfan4288]

Love this cartoon. And the 80's cartoons were so awesome. TMNT, Transformers, Thundercats, G.I Joe, the Smurfs, the Real Ghostbusters, inspector Gadget and others. Great cartoon, action figures and accessories Great job Minty

[@crakatoot5480]

Turtles can actually be pretty fast. I grew up by a lake, there were Tons of turtles and if you spooked one they could disappear in a second.

[@marlonclark1896]

oh when i go to the park and i see turtles near the pond whenever i start to approach them they just go swoosh and gone in a second

[@kenb2671]

Unless it was a snapping turtle. Those buggers are pretty aggressive.

[@crakatoot5480]

@@kenb2671 yeah I hear they can be pretty vicious

[@seanmillette4323]

I had no idea this ran until 1996. I watched from 87 to around 92 but TMNT was life as a kid lol

[@bimmyfrizzo3988]

I'm a grown man who works and pays the bills, and I still watch cartoons from my childhood. Especially some 80's TMNT with some beer and pizza!

[@johnny_eth]

Thanks for this minty. I was born in 84, this series defined my school years :D Please do more videos on other 80 and 90 series like Thundercats, He-man, Transformers, a-team, knight rider, MacGyver, quantum leap, etc. So much to say there. Cheers

[@The_Bad_Guy.]

The show still holds up pretty well over the years. Some of the middle seasons got pretty ridiculous though to be honest haha. The first season was definitely the best. And I remember the later seasons as a kid and at that point I was kind of moving on from the turtles but now watching seasons 8-10 when they made the drastic change, I think they are pretty good. Better than some of the over the top silliness of the middle seasons. But overall it's definitely one of the greatest cartoon shows ever made to me. I was definitely in the target audience when this show came out and I was hooked as hard as anyone and am still a huge TMNT fan today.

[@jamesbounds]

I've been a fan of 87 Ninja Turtles ever since I was a kid. I also enjoy the 2003 and 2012 Turtles series as well.

[@thisisnotachannel]

My first "favorite cartoon" was definitely "He-Man and the Masters or the Universe"... But that was before TMNT was even a thing. The first time I saw the Turtles ( I actually discovered the original comic series and the cartoon around the same time), I instantly dropped my He-Man toys and videos, forever relegating them to a box in the basement (which sadly would ultimately be lost in a basement flood...), and to be replaced by the entire line of Ninja Turtles stuff! My favorites were the movie tie in figures.

[@josephclegg3562]

I've always wanted them to do a He-Man and the Masters of the Universe/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles crossover when l was kid. I loved both shows as kid. That would have been great to have Krang and Shredder join forces with Skeletor to take down He-Man and the Turtles.

[@MattX28025]

I got all of the turtles one year for Christmas. My mom just happened to be there when they were stocking the shelves with new stock. They had been sold out everywhere. Thanks Mom!

[@ThunderLizardsRule]

20:40 Actually I think the Farmer Turtles would be perfect if you want to re-enact the Turtles staying at a farm, like in the comics, the 1990 movie, the 2003 series and the 2012 series. 😁 Funny that the 1987 series didn't make their own interpretation of the farm story arc, by having an episode where the Turtles help out at someone's farm, and have the Turtles dress up like their action figure counterparts.

[@FanaticMitchell1]

I remember in the 2003 series, the turtles, Splinter, April, and Casey would stay at Casey's grandmother's old farmhouse in a couple episodes to relax In one episode where Casey's mom was introduced, and by that point in the 2003 series, April and Casey were officially a couple, so this was Casey's mom's first time meeting April but she didn't like April at first and had her do a bunch of chores for approval

[@coreyhendricks9490]

My childhood has been lifted again, cool video Minty, thank you, thank you, thank you, keep up the good work, take care

[@DarkWhite1]

The mutagen rule was that it changed you into the creature you had the most contact with. Not most recent. That’s why splinter became a rat cos he was hanging around with them before the turtles arrived.

[@faz1483]

In episode 1 Splinter says it's the animal they were in most recent contact with, not the most contact. Splinter says "Yoshi was most recently in contact with the rats". Which is a contradiction of the actual timeline of events because he is clearly holding the turtles lol, but they mention a few times it's "most recent" contact.

[@DarkWhite1]

@@faz1483 I stand corrected. Must have been my way of making sense of it as a kid becoming a false memory.

[@faz1483]

@@DarkWhite1 I just re-watched 2 days ago for first time in 30 years lol. Otherwise wouldn't have remembered

[@gocanuckurself1]

The intro animation was the coolest thing I’d ever seen as a young kid lol

[@BatmanBoss]

Turtle Power!

[@cameronhopkins1276]

Love your channel minty! Keep up the good work!

[@Awesoman]

Thanks for mentioning the anime specials. I had only just recently discovered they existed. I think they were made as standalone OVA's to promote the Japanese-exclusive toyline that was going on at the time. You can watch both specials in their entirety here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oavUqWSda5WSf9E

[@brandondavis8005]

I've rewatched the live action movies as an adult and recently added the Shredder's Revenge title to my gaming library. It brings back good memories. At some point I need to add the original show to "the Stack", and show my boys what I grew up on.

[@duberdurm]

Man, TMNT was my life back in the day. Krang and Shredder's interactions were hilarious. After my parents separated I sort of lost interest in TMNT in favor of comic books. I remember looking at a few episodes of the cartoon later in the run and wondering why it didn't feel the same. The removal of Michelangelo's nunchuks (sp) was the death-blow for me.

[@SumDumGy]

Damn. Kid me never realized how sexy April was on this cartoon, and I didn’t realize how long this show aired!

[@Greg87601]

I love TMNT 1987 TV Series.

[@josephclegg3562]

Me too.

[@JMartNotKMart]

I didn’t grow up in the 80’s. Was born in 93. But my step brother’s owned the TMNT movie on vhs, which I watched when I was really small, and was instantly hooked. Shortly went on to watch the OG cartoon and played Turtles in Time on the SNES. There’s just something so endearing about the turtles.

[@cpcva724]

The critics of the show would later sire the whiny Karens and SJWS of today.

[@michaelscriver5395]

Absolutely the best childhood memories still love turtles till this day

[@buzzsawgr81]

yeah, you were spot on about the "professionals" who were speaking out about the turtles. we've seen the same thing from the same types of people over the years where they go on the activist rants about something, making all these claims, coming to find out their claims were wrong and they never actually saw the thing they were protesting.

[@KasumiKenshirou]

The only time I've seen them be right about something was the "Mighty Mouse snorting cocaine" thing. After hearing about that for years I finally saw that episode and Mighty Mouse really does crush a flower into dust and snort it up his nose.

[@nicleur6949]

Hey Minty, thanks for mentioning Leo's voice actors' connection between TMNT and Akira. I knew from the first time I saw Akira that it was the same guy. Vindicated! ☺️🎉

[@ripeager9338]

The farming turtles isn't that weird considering in most adaptations they have spent some time living on a farm. But baseball player turtles, rock star turtles etc is actually weird.

[@JasonKjellberg]

Haven't played that NES game in a very long time but you brought me back with the background audio.

[@cammy85]

Nicely done, Minty!! :D 7:48 Nobody knew they were robots until Raphael and Donatello noted it a few seconds after Leonardo did this. So on a kids' or even parents' first viewing, it would appear that Leonardo had no problem slicing a ninja in the stomach. 8:06 the first season/miniseries aired in one week as you noted; while the second aired once a week for 13 weeks, It wasn't until Season 4 that it moved to CBS and stayed there. 22:33 There were three episodes made of the anime series; but only two were made available online at all. 23:40 When Seasons 8 and 9 aired, my CBS affiliate at the time had dropped the series in favour of more local educational programming; leaving me to believe the series really did end with Season 7's Shredder Triumphant cliffhanger. Two years later, the affiliate changed and I was able to catch a bit of what I thought was a new season until I discovered those were overflow from after Season 8 to get the episode count to 13. By that time as well, I had to incorporate a Calvin and Hobbes comic about violence in the media into an English essay. Oh, if only I had this knowledge at the time instead of a few months later... I'll always remember that,

[@jond5830]

That's all well and good, mate. But now, for real reason we're ALL here. Why, oh WHY, in the ever loving F**K did the chicken cross the ROAD?!?!

[@cammy85]

@@jond5830 To get away from Shredder's blades!!

[@jond5830]

@@cammy85, well played, good sir, well played . . . ;)

[@themonnamanshow]

I just subbed to your channel because of this video. I love the ninja turtles. I have the complete original series on dvd, the movies, most of the games, etc! Thank you! 🤩

[@toyboxtalk9918]

Best era of toys thanks for the content coverage from us here in the studios !💥

[@brandonpage7087]

I was a turtle fanatic, as a kid!! I was watching the original series, right from its premiere in '87, & I had the very first action figure line. Minty, thanks for using music from the very first TMNT NES game, on here. Me & my lil bro played that one, but it was incredibly hard, & we played the 2nd one too. However, TMNT 3: The Manhattan Project is my favorite, of the TMNT NES games. I could still throw that on & play, nowadays!! Baxter was missing from that one, though, but he was on the 2nd one. I never saw the later darker episodes, as I was a pre-teen by then, & had moved onto other interests, like pro wrestling. Today I learned that The Tick & Michealangelo were voiced by the same voice actor!! How awesome is that???

[@deedubs1180]

Love your work mate. I remember seeing TMNT for the first time in the 80s watching an episode of Magnum PI. There was a kid in the show (his son?) who was reading one of the comics.

[@ogemaweyaus4105]

Minty. You just get me. You make content I like to watch. Thank you! ❤

[@The-Flute-Wizard]

MINTY!!! thank you for that quick and efficient deep dive into TMNT lore, Some of the facts you mentioned were truly informative, I'm gonna go watch that Two Ep.. anime!! 🥰🤙

[@MosHighChadro]

I had many if those toys. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

[@vibaek78]

The new TMNT Shredders Revenge game is pure love for the old arcade game and the TV show. Over a million have supported the developers and bought the game. I bought it on Steam for PC - Donatello has always been my favorite turtle with his nerdy approach and his Bō staff

[@troyalexander8228]

Thank you so much for this post, Minty! That overworld tune from the NES game always makes me cheese it 😁