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!

[@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.

[@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

[@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.

[@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 👍

[@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

[@christopherbrownmaaga4668]

R.I.P. James Avery

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

🕯

[@christopherbrownmaaga4668]

@@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812 yes

[@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!!!"

[@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

[@santoniusprime7933]

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

[@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

[@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.

[@f0ry0u81]

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

[@moonscar119]

The 2 creators grew up in a town in maine. It's called westbrook. They apparently painted a mural in the high-school recently. Kind of secret celebrities lol

[@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

[@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 🤘

[@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:)

[@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.

[@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

[@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

[@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.

[@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

[@topchief1]

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

[@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.

[@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!

[@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!

[@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.

[@openeyz]

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

[@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!

[@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.

[@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.

[@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!

[@mondenkindqueen]

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

[@MindofUhuru]

One of greatest cartoons ever!

[@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?

[@wstine79]

Never was a fan if the red sky seasons as a kid. Years later, I grew to appreciate its dark look.

[@josephclegg3562]

Didn't care for the red sky seasons, especially when Lord Dregg replaced Shredder and Krang as the main villain.

[@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.

[@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.

[@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."

[@RandomRetr0]

This was cowabunga, dude!

[@Greg87601]

I love TMNT 1987 TV Series.

[@josephclegg3562]

Me too.

[@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.

[@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

[@coreyhendricks9490]

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

[@RNCV-uf7wu]

This show was such a big part of my childhood. the toys, the cartoon, the video games. I was fortunate enough to grow up in this amazing era and I kind of feel sorry for some of the crap kids get today

[@legatushellfire]

Back then, I had a fantastic Turtles sticker album. Great Times. Time flies

[@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

[@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.

[@angryheathen3463]

This was definitely my favorite cartoon growing up.

[@RetroCarsForever]

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

[@jamesmoss3424]

The tmnt 1987 cartoon is still brilliant today. 😀👍🐢

[@josephclegg3562]

I don't care how many reboots they do of TMNT, the 87 one is still the best.

[@mikemeadows9820]

Let's do an episode called 10 things you didn't know about why we have to watch 5 minutes of adds at the beginning of your show. Not to mention how many in between

[@GraceofGod247]

It was so cool learning that Toei Animation was involved in the series Long live TMNT COWABUNGA

[@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.

[@theuberdork]

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

[@jasondrawsstuff9134]

So happy you did this franchise!

[@BuckRogers007]

I was lucky enough to see the first episode the day it was released. I was instantly obsessed!

[@zsfantasticbooks]

My uncles love TMNT and I love every TMNT shows and movies. Thanks for those two comic creators for bringing TMNT into our world.

[@jasperhighwind6119]

Dude, I STILL love this to this day!

[@lorpaoxiong812]

I grew up in the 80's and it was a great time for music, cartoons, toys, video games, movies. What a great time to grow up in

[@mr.tomraypaz6085]

I remember the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon. I watched it on CBS every now and then. I had a friend who lived across the street from me who was obsessed with TMNT. I had a wind up Michaelangelo action figure and I also TMNT switch plate on my bedroom light switch. When I turned 8 years old, I had a TMNT themed birthday party.

[@toyboxtalk9918]

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

[@anthonyjordanmoviesandmore2470]

Here's what I don't understand they were worried about nunchucks but yet you can make a bow staff out of any unsuspecting broomstick

[@Aurielle80s90s]

as someone who has a KZbin channel talking about toys, this episode is perfect for me. Ninja turtles was my first obsession as a kid. I have a nice collection of them now and have met most of the voice actors from this show. I am a big turtle fan. luckily i got my toys cheap in the 00s cuz now some are very expensive lol. also Turtles rule :)

[@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.

[@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 ...

[@dave9309]

I imagine that the reason the nun chucks were singled out, was because they are relatively easy to make, all you need is a couple of sticks and a piece of rope. And if you know your history, you'll know that nun chucks started out their life as farming tools, which were then re-purposed during a peasant uprising, so I could absolutely see why the powers that be wouldn't want kids to see how effective a couple of sticks and rope can be to deal with someone that's bullying you. (perhaps there's also more to the Turtle Farmers after all?)

[@cadeevans4623]

Loved watching the teenage mutant ninja turtles when I was kid love this show

[@josephclegg3562]

Me too. TMNT was one of favorite cartoons back in the day.

[@cadeevans4623]

Awesome man wish they still made cartoons like these classic stuff

[@MosHighChadro]

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

[@mikeyfn-a6684]

Growing up my nephew had a personal affinity to this show as he was also named Raphael. Still remember catching an early matinee with my buddy when his sister took us to see the sequel in Brooklyn. And Christmas one year was great when I opened up my present to find the Arcade port for the NES. Good memories of this bunch 😏👍

[@steven2212]

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

[@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.

[@Powherkrangunch]

Having been born at the real end of the eighties, I found out more about the Ninja turtles through videotapes and collectibles, but still got into the fad fast. I was a Ninja turtle for Halloween growing up even. I've experienced lots of different Turtles stories over the years from many different sources. I like it all! I think they said it best in "Turtles Forever" "The Turtle-verse is Ginormous!" and that's just fine with me! I got lots of those toys too. I Had cop leo, Star trek leo, and Chinese warrior leo (although I called him "Emperor Leo" cause that sounded the coolest in my head). I also had a Turtle Troll. I understand they're not for everyone but I liked mine!

[@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! ☺️🎉

[@JeEhaO]

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

[@jamesduncan6729]

Heroes in a half shell, baby. Awesome job, Minty. You're a legend, mate 🤘🏻❤️ Turtle power!

[@galebailey5583]

I am an illustrator and big fan of TMNT. When they came out in 1987, I was instantly hooked. Not only that, but because I love to doodle I was always drawing them on available pieces of paper! I never did collect the action figures, but I do have copies of the Laird/Eastman comic books. And I also happen to live near Dover, NH where the turtles were born. Cowabunga!!!

[@tonethekid971]

I noticed the green tint you used, nice touch for the theme bro. I remember as a kids me and my younger brother rented the vhs for this show from blockbuster and convinced my mom to buy it for us. So much nostalgia to this show man

[@masterrserch3971]

I loved this damn show. My brother is 4 years older than me, and I was born in 78, so when these late 80s/90s things everyone loves, I was already approaching or in my teens, but my older brother had already had access too "more mature" stuff. So he had the original TMNT comic(s), and I loved them, even in black and white and all the violence--- but I was NOT disappointed with this "watered down," version of the cartoon. I used to tape every episode and I'm sure I still have my volumes of recorded off TV VHS tapes somewhere lol... my favorite episode was probably the MALTESE HAMSTER (hilarious lol), and then really any episode where like, they did their version of breaking the 4th wall, like when Leo went to save Don and Raph from hanging off a building, he cuts their ropes too, but they stayed in the air, and u see them grab the cut rope, and Raph goes "well great. You cut our climbing ropes too!" And THEN they realize there's gravity or whatever and fall...I dont know, funnier than it sounds lol... I loved how shredder always dissed bebop and rocksteady too, lol so unnecessary... The only 2 things I didn't like was the whole "whooaaa duuuude, cowabunga, righteoussssss," cal-surfer dude shtick of Michaelangelo, and how they changed the animation style to a softer, less impressive, i guess childish style, after season 2 or maybe even season 1 like Minty mentioned... I dont seem to remember the show gett8ng more "violent and gritty," a la the Amazingly friggin awesome X-men animated series, maybe I had also grown out of them and given up on the turtles too (though, unlike what he says in this video, I dodnt grow out of them and move onto lol the friggin POWER RANGERS 🤣 come on guy...u gotta edit that line out for SURE!!!) But now thay he said they changed the show a bit towards the end, I think I have to go back and check them out

[@michaelscriver5395]

Absolutely the best childhood memories still love turtles till this day

[@enoch4049]

That turtle tips stuck with me. To this day I cut up every ring in the 6 pack plastic to make sure nothing can get caught in it. Thanks for the background to my childhood Minty!

[@itskitty808]

My boyfriend was born in 1988 and my brother was born in 1991. Both of them were heavily into TMNT back in the day.

[@secretm.5896]

As I said to Kevin Eastman, the Turtles were the BEST THING EVER and it made my childhood. I had a ton of figures, vehicles, videotapes, videogames, clothes, posters, rings, I loved the popsicles, watched the tv show, the movies, I was even looking into the man holes on my street to try and see them!! I'm still a fan even at 41 years old 🤩🤩🤩 So many awesome memories 💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚💚

[@themercenaryartist]

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

[@lucieb.7991]

In Germany in the early 90s Turtles were also one of the most popular cartoon series. We even kept the intro, just with german lyrics sung by a german singer. Germany's TV stations back in the day had the habit of changing intros completely, but in this case, luckily they didn't.

[@cmarkplaygames]

I remember watching this when the cartoon rebooted in syndication in Canada in 1990. I looked forward to it every Saturday at my friend's house, then we'd play TMNT the Arcade Game on his Nintendo. Years later I would frequent the arcade playing Turtles in Time. Now I speedrun those games!

[@williamhines2577]

Mannnnn I had every Ninja turtle toy you could think of in the 80s all the games in the 90s as a teen still a fan NOW at 43 and I STILL play the games on my PlayStation 5 now I love it

[@donalcrowley7682]

Ninja Turtles was also called Hero Turtles here in Ireland back in day.

[@ShyGuy83]

Proud to say that I actually got to meet three of the voice actors for this cartoon at two separate conventions in 2022 and 2023. I would have met the rest of the cast last year at FanExpo in San Francisco, but I got sick and had to stay home to avoid spreading my germs.

[@skRapKlan]

Highly recommend checking out Turtles Forever. Sort of a multiverse thing where all the TMNT versions meet up and battle Shredder versions. Pretty amazing stuff! Sad you didn't mention it - great video tho! Thanks for the awesome work, Minty!

[@DragonKingX78]

Another classic 80's cartoon....that needs a blu ray release.

[@nickdorenkamp959]

10:41 he would also later work on the 2012 version of the TMNT as the voice of Donatello and serve as the voice director on Rise of the TMNT.

[@wstine79]

I remember getting up Saturday mornings to watch the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It was interesting spotting the many animation and voice errors throughout the later episodes.

[@josephclegg3562]

I remember watching it every Saturday morning as well. It aired every Saturday morning on CBS at 10am. It stayed on an hour and showed two 30 minute episodes with the Turtle Tip in between both episodes. The first episode would usually show the Turtles battling Shredder and Krang while the second episode would show the Turtles battling a new enemy. When the red sky seasons premiered the show was cut back to half an hour.

[@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!! 🥰🤙

[@cameronhopkins1276]

Love your channel minty! Keep up the good work!

[@Jayjay-qe6um]

I really miss the 80s and 90s cartoons.

[@ChristopherDimitriousPhanara]

Hey Minty Good to see you again. Me personally have an aversion to this show simply because my nephew ALWAYS had to watch this everyday. While he stayed with me it was TMNT or Smurfs. It was what i call the "Barney" syndrome. LOL. Cheers Mate! 🍺🍻

[@josephclegg3562]

I loved watching TMNT, The Smurfs, Alvin and the Chipmunks, and Muppet Babies as well back in the 80s.

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

"ALVIN!!!" 😂