TMNT: Mutant Mayhem BREAKDOWN - Every Ninja Turtles Easter Egg You Missed!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is an incredible return to form for the heroes in half shell. The film is the perfect mix of reinvention and nostalgia, containing the perfect mix of Easter Eggs and reinvention for a new generation. IN this breakdown, we tell you every Easter Egg You missed and explain that incredible post-credits scene.
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Written by Colton Ogburn
Co-Written and Hosted by Ryan Arey ( / ryanarey )
Edited by Randolf Nombrado, Brianna McLarty, Lee Mazzio, and Sofien Dami
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Not only are we going to be breaking down this movie, but we’re also going to take a closer look at the secret alien villain hiding in plain sight. That awesome post credit scene teasing the turtles next big shell-cracking baddie. Plus the heartwarming coming of age story that’s at the core of this film. [clip]
What makes this version of TMNT so unique is that they really focused on the teenage aspect of these characters. By casting actual teenagers to play the turtles and allowing the actors to riff off of one another-you really feel the genuine childlike nature of these four brothers. [clip]
You can feel their innocence and nativity. You can feel their longing to not only fit in and be a part of the bigger world, but to find out who they really are and what their purpose is. A struggle we can all relate to because we’ve all been teenagers.
Doug: I haven’t, I’m only three.
Yeah but that’s like 30 in manager years.
Doug: Oh okay okay.
So the animation of this movie is stellar, and it’s being compared to the Across the Spider-Verse films-even though they have totally different conceits. Production designer Yashar Kassi revealed to Inverse that since the movie was about teenagers-they wanted to draw it like they were teenagers.
Yashar said: We…infused every aspect of the movie with teenage energy. This wasn’t easy; trying to draw like teenagers meant drawing like someone in their first art class ever, or who’s doodling in the corner of your notebook.
And director Jeff Rowe told Movie Web, “We really commit and take these big swings towards ideas that are misshapen, flawed, and ignore the formal principles of art. It's trying to emulate teenagers, the way they think, draw, and make art before they've been taught to make better art. It's just a raw, unfiltered expression.”
And he told Gizmodo that the film;s aesthetic was greatly inspired by the patterns and colors of the late 80s and early 90s…especially the films of Spike Lee, and the underground New York Hip hop of that era. It was a way to use 8@0s nostalgia he said, without having the turtles say cowabunga over and over.
So the movie starts in 2008 and we meet Baxter Stockman, voiced by Genecarlo Esposito. [clip]
Stockman has developed a mutagen that mutates animals into talking humanoid versions of themselves.
It’s important that the movie reinvented the turtle's origin and ties it to Baxter Stockman. Baxter is a lonely outcast, who simply wants to belong. This is just like the turtles themselves, and the other mutants.
The opening sequence, when the TCRI troops storm his lab, is filmed like a claustrophobic horror movie-almost like the movie alien.
Now in the comics and cartoons, Stockman mutates himself into the villain known as Superfly. In the comics and origin cartoon, Baxter Stockman was a ride on Dr Brumble, Jeff Goldblum’s character form the Fly that mashes up his DNA with a fly’s. This new adaptation seems to have established the rule that only animals can become mutated, and not humans-hence why stockman is not a superfly-he’s his creator.
Superfly is voiced by rapper Ice Cube-and he agreed to play the part as soon as he heard the name-because it's an homage to a classic 1970s Blaxploitation film [trailer clip with title].
But in this turtle-universe, Stockman isn’t Superfly, he’s his creator. As well as the creator of a plethora of other mutated animals.
These include Bebop and Rocksteady, voiced by Seth Rogen and John Cena. These characters first appeared in the TMNT animated series back in 1987. Originally they were human henchmen that were turned into a mutant warthog and rhino. And yes, Seth Rogen is yet again playing a warthog. [clip]
Now in the comics and cartoon, Bebop and Rocksteady did the bidding of the turtles biggest foe, The Shredder. A little later we’ll talk about Shredder’s history, his brief cameo in the post credits scene, and what his role will be in the sequel.

[@thetrasharoundmyplastic6342]

Just a side note the movies that they are watching are not Bruce Lee films they're actually watching Shaw Brothers films which mainly featured Gordon Liu the Master Killer 36 Chambers films and Jackie Chan in which is what got him his start from the Drunken Master Series, eagle claw and a lot of others.

[@hightolerance8728]

I def though they was gona use montage of Jackie hittin that wooden dummy from rumble in the Bronx’s, and have Splinter make some kinda funny. That wuda been cool

[@jorgesmith2000]

Yess exactly thanks!

[@misterbennnn]

The way Splinter was fighting in the chair was definitely a call back to Jackie Chan's improvisational fighting style

[@SgtPowell]

Yes, thank you!

[@soramirez5473]

wu tang forever

[@codemonkeyattack]

Two more easter eggs: the first guy who approaches Splinter at the end was voiced by Kevin Eastman and the TCRI goon's have the fork on their helmet's that Krang has on his android body. Then of course there were plenty of background signs for Eastman and Laird throughout.

[@ibapreppie]

So I guess not all the easter eggs like all the videos

[@tompatchak8706]

I explain to my children that I went to the movie with that that first scene where the turtles have their eyes white in their things are blowing in the wind which is almost the exact copy of the first issue of the comic book, and I thought that was so cool so we’re gonna watch this

[@ranma36]

Ice Cube as Super Fly was some S tier voice acting! He had me DYING! 😂

[@johnnyfeathers7076]

Dude!! 🤣 You're not kidding!!.....(born in 89') Ice Cube has ALWAYS been a favorite of mine ever since I was LITERALLY a toddler during the early/mid-90s.....My mother would ALWAYS tell stories about little ass me, singing and dancing in front of the TV to the music video for "It was a good day"..... ANY and EVERYTIME it would come on!! 😂.....Watching this new TMNT, I was pretty amazed with how much Cube absolutely KILLED his role as Supafly!! He pulled off the whole vibe and voice of the character soo fucking well LOL....I thought Supafly was actually BADASS and kind of scary as hell!.....There was only maybe 1 or 2 instances, knowing it was Ice Cube, where I couldn't help but laugh and cringe a little bit at a couple of the lines haha.....Overall this movie was fucking great tho!! EASY 9.5/10 in my book

[@choppydell]

I freakin loved this movie. As a native of Brooklyn, this felt like a true New Yorkers TMNT. The joke about Staten Island was hilarious and the vibe was perfect

[@JayFingers]

I live in LA now but I’m a former NYer so I was the only person in the theater cracking up at all the NYCentric jokes. “Ayo, baconeggncheese! Yerrr!” 🤣🤣🤣

[@christopherblake2588]

You feel me! We ousside! I’m old now, but my pre teen and teenage boys are exactly the same!

[@Culley91]

Lol jus like Ice Cube being the villain talkin bout some “I’m coming to take over NY” lol

[@JayFingers]

@@christopherblake2588 Yo, when they were all huddled up talking about, “WE OUTSIDE!” I was rollin’. 🤣🤣🤣

[@JayFingers]

@@Culley91 Yep! 🤣🤣

[@Justin-vj7hg]

Leatherhead wasn't just gender swapped, they species swapped Leatherhead too. Originally, Leatherhead is a mutated American Alligator from the swamps of Louisiana. This time, Leatherhead is a female salt water crocodile from Australia.

[@captaincrunch784]

WHY make those changes though? I don't see what purpose they serve. I love the cajun gator!!!

[@Justin-vj7hg]

@@captaincrunch784 It did seem a little unnecessary, but Leatherhead is such a minor character in the movie it didn't bother me too much.

[@stevenjohnson1878]

@@Justin-vj7hg All the mutants were basically minor characters that contributed nothing to the story. They were just excuses to get big name celebrities on the cast list to generate hype, and then most of them only had one or two lines. The only mutant other than Superfly that actually had any kind of character development was Mondo Gecko.

[@Justin-vj7hg]

@stevenjohnson1878 Yeah, I agree with that.

[@baxterstockman2191]

@@Justin-vj7hg "hey g'day fellllllllllas"

[@theawesomebat1244]

When I first saw the Chris Evans cardboard in Mutant Mayhem, I thought it was a fun nod to him starring in TMNT (2007). In that film, he voiced Casey Jones.

[@jabberwock6]

it probably was

[@BigThangs]

Had no idea he did

[@Gzilla313]

Mutant Mayhem was SO good and I can't wait for sequels. Bring on Krang and Shredder!

[@ramseyrosario3126]

😂

[@jorgesmith2000]

Ice cube also quoted the opening bar in “6 in the morning” by Ice T, who defined gangster rap. It was a cool homage.

[@brittanybarba2234]

I loved that Superfly has IceCubes Jerry curl. Lol

[@misterbennnn]

Extra Easter eggs I caught: The skin color for the turtle most closely matches the original comics look, where they all had slightly different shades of green. This also happened in the 2012 show and was taken to an extreme like in 2018's Rise. Like Mikey being short, Raph was physically larger than his brothers, but to a lesser extreme than Rise of the TMNT. Raph's overhead bandanna was first shown in the Michael Bay movies and replicated in Rise of the TMNT. (Also Leo's body shape most closely resembled the old cartoon's) In the 2012 show, the turtles eyes turned white any time they were serious. 2012 and 2018 April were also both teenagers. 2018 April became a journalism major in college. One of the buildings in the beginning had a giant "Laird" neon sign. April attended Eastman High School. Splinter used kung fu movies to teach the turtles how to fight in Rise of the TMNT. (Except in that version he was the Bruce Lee parody, Lou Jitsu, who was actually a trained ninja turned movie star) Donatello is wearing a JoJo's Bizarre Adventure hoodie. Chris Evans voiced Casey Jones in the 2007 film. Monday Gecko said "cowabunga" to Mikey first at the bowling alley. Mondo Gecko and Mickey were close friends in the 2012 version of the show. The bowling alley was like Pleasure Island in Pinocchio, where the turtles saw the extreme opposite of their structured, restricted life. In the 2012 show, the Utrom and Krang were two factions of the same species, the latter being a warlike offshoot with a hive mind. Splinter fighting on the chair was very similar to Jackie Chan's "fight with what's around you" kung fu style. Donnie also wore a purple hoodie in Rise. He also connected with the mega nerds at April's high school in that show (although they turned out to be criminal hackers and thieves)

[@mr-moose-man]

i was gonna say, splinters fighting style seems right out of rush hour! you place that scene in there but in live action, no one will bat an eye

[@JohnnyFromVirginia]

Excellent additional catches here friend! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@tjk728]

I noticed some subtle callbacks to the tmnt2 movie besides the vanilla ice song. One is splinter fighting while rolling around in an office chair at the tcri lab just like the turtles do in tmnt2, also the choice to have the turtles carried to manhattan in a rope net that looks just like the one they were captured in in tmnt2 before splinter shoots an arrow and frees them. Also at one point in the new movie April is buried in rubble and her arm pops up and she brings her hand down just like Super Shredder in tmnt2 after he’s crushed by the imploding docks. (There’s also a similar shredder hand popping out of a rubble pile at the end of the 1990 tmnt)

[@JayFingers]

As a former NYer, I couldn’t help but chuckle at hearing Ice Cube (as Superfly) declare himself “King of New York.”

[@KCIRProjaM1]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Beetle57]

14:50 DUDE I THOUGHT OF THE SAME THING. I was like, "This reminds me of when the people of New York helped Spider-Man"

[@balooutaimashou6117]

I loved this movie so much, I’ve watched every iteration of them and this has become my new favorite movie! 31 years being a fan, yes it’s was weird some of the changes at first but I really loved it!

[@mc_lars]

The comic book you show at 4:16 is the 1991 "TMNT Adventures" one, Leatherhead first appeared in the "Tales of the TMNT" series (1988), but it's funny how both were issue #8. Just a small note! Also, that fight montage is set to Blackstreets "No Diggity", not "Yo Diggity" (12:17). Love the video though!

[@jackelbano]

I have a feeling that Shredder in the sequel will be Ch’Rell like in the 2003 series.

[@LowksRico]

I hope not🥹

[@legendslug7431]

​@@LowksRicoI hope maybe

[@LowksRico]

@@legendslug7431 tsk tsk tsk I guess we all have different opinions😔 I think oroko saki would be a bit better though

[@Gzilla313]

That would make sense. Splinter isn't part of Hamato Yoshi's ninja clan, so have Shredder as a Krang.

[@LowksRico]

@@Gzilla313 that actually does make a lot of sense. I still want him to be Oroko saiki though kinda like in the 2014 and 2016 movies

[@milkiassamuel780]

I feel like Shredder in the sequel will be more like a Kraven The Hunter type bounty hunter who's hunting down every mutant in the city for TCRI and showing how formidable he truly is when not relying on the Foot Clan or other mutants to do his dirty work. I really hope that's the direction they take for the character and really gives us a memorable Shredder that relies on his skills and cunning to take down the turtles with no remorse. Im have a theory that in the sequel they reveal that Splinter before he became an ally rat actually had an owner hypothetically Hamato Yoshi, and he was the only person who cared about Splinter before he became hated as an ally rat. Thus Splinter would have never told his son's about it because it was too traumatic and never wanted to burden his son's of his past nor did he ever want them to face Shredder

[@gloomy210]

THIS ! you took my thoughts and put words to them, cant wait for Shredder!! 😈

[@baxterstockman2191]

thats the vibe I got with Shredder entering NYC. altho I disagree that will get the history with Hamato yoshi and Oruki saki having History. It will never happen in this universe. this retcon is set in stone....will Just have Kraven-Shredder

[@MissElora]

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[@jeremybrimmer1990]

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[@MissElora]

@@jeremybrimmer1990 🤗🤗🤗🤗

[@kylekulakowski5077]

Some more Easter Eggs from the 'No Diggity' fight scene: -Raphael (the most violent) is the only one who doesn't get to kick down a hideout door -Mike performs the 'chuck a henchman at the screen' finishing move from the TMNT arcade game

[@Graveltrees]

Yes. Thanks for calling out the second one. Seemed like an obvious reference to turtles in time.

[@moonskeetz]

The Splinter learning martial arts from a video might be just him hiding his true past, hopefully with Shredder. At least I HOPE SO! I also hope they use old school Wu-Tang as the themes for Shredder and the FOOT.

[@misterbennnn]

Foot Clan ain't nothing to fck with

[@stevenjohnson1878]

"Splinter learning martial arts from a video might be just him hiding his true past" I had that same thought/hope but what would be the point of that angle from a writing/story-telling standpoint? If they do change it up with the ol' "sorry I didn't tell you the truth before" plot twist, I think it will be too obvious that the writers are backtracking to try and correct their dumb idea.

[@moonskeetz]

@@stevenjohnson1878 Perhaps he's doing it so the boys don't get any ideas that the humans can have a decent relationship with non-humans, preventing them from getting comfortable and then getting MILKED!! Nah I know it's probably a reach, I wouldn't be surprised if Shredder is an Utrom like Cynthia in the 2003 iteration.

[@soramirez5473]

that would be dope, some protect ya neck or mystery of chessboxin..

[@traceh4693]

The soundtrack was so good. I was hyped when Shimmy Shimmy Ya needle dropped

[@FrankLeeYoung]

Krang isn't technically an Utrom, but a brain creature who lost its actual body inspired by the race in the comics. I think both come from Dimension X. In one of the newer series, the Utroms were renamed Krangs which caused further confusion, but at the end of the day they might as well be one and the same.

[@jabberwock6]

they basically retcon krang's origins in the 2012 series

[@canaanmorgan4323]

They weren’t renamed in 2012 tmnt so they were still the utrom. It was a utrom scientist named kraang that found the mutagen and developed mind powers and he mutated from it and he is kraang prime in the series. He then enslaves most of the utrom making them a kind of hive mind and they all call themselves the kraang and their species kinda takes on that name and most other races know them as the kraang like the triceratons and the turtles. It’s not until later in the series where we meet a few utrom and find out that’s the “Kraang” it’s a cool twist on the kraang in my opinion. Taking from the 1980 series where kraang is just evil and his race is the utrom. Hence why I’m tmnt 2012 there are more kraang and in the 1980s series it’s just him

[@coronbrown9238]

Exactly that was me and my brother only gripe. Them taking a literal back seat when it comes to the ninjutsu. I wasn’t feeling them learning how to fight through a vhs 📼 tape. And I’m from the 90s. I should love a call back like that.

[@mattguerrero8282]

In my screening, instead of “does the red turtle need therapy,” April’s note read “how many people has there’d turtle stabbed.”

[@jcastree]

Other things I noticed: Wingnut is usually shown with organic arms and mechanical wings, but this version flips that… which actually makes more sense for a mutant bat. Mondo Gecko has a tiny skateboard strapped to the tip of his tail, just like the toy from the original line. Also toy-related, the brownish-orange color of the turtles’ weapons is a dead ringer for the accessories’ color from the original toy line, had to be intentional. The baddie uses an arcade to tempt the turtles to join, much like the Foot Clan used one to attract teens in the first live action movie.

[@darrenmcdowell262]

wing nut did the classic move from tmnt tournament fighters.

[@jakewilburn6295]

There were “Eastman” and “Laird” references too

[@xXxNickWilsonxXx]

Also little tidbit you missed, they mention splinter is freaked out by humans and this one cat. In the IDW comic Old hob is the cat that finds the turtles and splinter when they get oozed and gets it too. So may be also chucking another tmnt villain in passing

[@StutopianStudios]

One thing you may have ALSO missed, is that Ferris Bueller's Day Off does not only appear in the movie, but also always behind Ryan when he is seen on screen.

[@Nitemerican]

Love how Ferris buellers day off is in background lol

[@deonsmith227]

I have a feeling that we’ll get more ninja action in the sequel and follow-up show. That was one of the complaints I had about the movie as well, but now that I think about it, this movie focused on the “Teenage Mutant” part of TMNT, so maybe the sequel will focus on the “Ninja Turtles” part. Plus, with Shredder on the way, they’ll definitely need to level up in skill in order to stop him.

[@MustBeEazy2373]

Surprised nobody has noted the Easter egg that in the milking scene when splinter was fighting it was a splitting image of Jackie Chan’s style of environmental kung fu

[@hyphybull28]

Loved this movie. It had me dancing, clapping, smiling and even teary-eyed. Can't wait for it to come out on blu-ray/ DVD and for the sequel.

[@ramseyrosario3126]

😂😂 this movie was not good at all

[@twothirdsanexplosive]

Y'all should have used a clip from the 2012 TMNT series when Mikey first discovers the robots have Utroms in them. It's pretty funny. I hope they pay homage to that when it happens in this new iteration.

[@tompatchak8706]

My kid, niece and nephews just got back and we loved it!! So many callbacks, jokes and even a great soundtrack!!

[@chadbeyers5446]

Also, an Easter egg to Peter Laird, the original artist and Co-creator of the turtles, is the building the turtles talk to April after the garage scene. The building is called the Laird

[@spinjitzumasterfalcon]

What I love about TMNT lately since 2012 is that Teenage aspect of TMNT. And it's definitely shown in this new movie. I freaking loved this movie and the many references to past incarnations. While I have a few nitpicks, they're completely minor. Definitely my second favorite movie of the year after Spider Verse. This movie is isn't my favorite TMNT movie since that goes to the Rise of the TMNT movie, but it's definitely my favorite theatrical TMNT movie.

[@donatellarz]

Something I felt like was a parallel is when Super Fly's invention fell on top of him and the turtles thought he was "defeated" for a moment, which reminded me of when Super Shredder died in Secret of the Ooze when the pier collapsed on him. It felt somewhat similar when I watched.

[@dashbennett]

The man that first offered to help Splinter in the climax scene was voiced by TMMT co-creator Kevin Eastman, which was also the inspiration for Eastman High School in the movie.

[@Boncomics]

1:59 LOL Loved the cuts, during the fight scenes with the 4 or 5 different mini-bosses and locations.

[@olleselin]

I knew Shredder was gonna make a cameo!

[@QQ-vc9wt]

Let’s also point out the anime references on here like Donatellos Jojos bizarre adventure sweater and the Gojo sticker on his staff

[@mattharvey78]

The pizza van is a Mitsubishi Delica as a homage to the old MGM Studio’s TMNT experience, which used a Delica in their show and not the standard VW Bus.

[@KevinT1149]

Shredder should be broken into two movies. I think he shouldnt kill splinter right away but instead explore the backstory of Shredder and Splinter. Have a similar thing happen like in the original movie where shredder kidnpas and tortures splinter and at the end a roof top face off where a injured Splinter joins in after shredder proves too difficult for the turtles. Shredder kills splinter then and sends the message to the turtles they are no match and leaves setting up the third movie where Turtles are trying to find themselves after the loss of splinter as well as figuring out how to go into fighting against someone like the shredder.

[@ijionclifton9148]

Lol there not gonna kill splinter

[@topdog88]

Yeah they are not gonna do that its for kids. They will do something lame instead

[@BlackHedgehog]

I had no idea the voice actors were actual teenagers, still this movie was so good. But it's also neat to learn all the things Ryan talks about in this video. For a sequel I could see them expand on Splinter's origin and be connected to Shredder which will be neat.

[@tompatchak8706]

And I am DB page they state that Seth Rogen wanted to bring all the actors in this group, so they could play in a rip off each other, while filming are recording their sessions. And you can tell that when the guys are together in the film that they’re more comfortable with each other because of that.

[@21prgary]

Can't wait to re-watch it, had little ones with me and could never really completely focus on the movie. And since I'm 43 and always loved the turtles I'm probably the one who wanted to watch it the most 😂 so.... I can't wait to watch it again

[@AtotheDamn]

additional comment! I love seeing the art work of Ken Mitcheroney splayed across the screen. he was probably my first favorite artist as a kid, 💯 because of the Archie TMNT series. I know, it serves to illustrate the origins of the characters, but I still love it. thanks, ScreenCrush!

[@BrandonPenson]

I love that this wasn't just another paycheck for everyone behind the scenes. They TRULY set out to do good work and show love to the franchise! 🐢💚🍕 EDIT: When I first saw Michelangelo's design, I asked "Why does he look like 'Hey Arnold'?" So I'm glad that was referenced in the movie! 😂

[@tompatchak8706]

I laughed so hard!!

[@AtotheDamn]

finally got to see this last nite. as a hard-core TMNT fan ages 5-12, I enjoyed it soooo much, even the liberties taken with the "canon", origin, etc. it was just a rad movie. probably a rare tangible format buy for me.

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

It would be awesome to go back ,and show shredder was connected to splinter maybe Oroko was the one that stepped on his roach friend kevin.

[@ultrasonic4220]

The Kevin Effect.

[@misterbennnn]

My only gripe about the movie was at the very end. All the mutants are fighting Superfly to shut off his machine, and Donnie was trying it to break it with his bo staff. Use the console, man! Donatello is always the machines guy!

[@twothirdsanexplosive]

I don't have much to complain about but lol that's a good point. Nice catch.

[@strangetalk.thecornercosmic]

I'm optimistic that they're going to adhere to the IDW origin and have the characters learn that they were once Hamato Yoshi and his children in another life. It would be an easy enough retcon since they wouldn't necessarily have any memory of this, but they could discover it through a confrontation with Shredder and the Foot.

[@thepiggyempire1195]

That actually would be awesome

[@twothirdsanexplosive]

Cool theory. Not for next movie but taking mostly inspiration from the idw series for Karai and Alopex would be my hope for those characters.

[@Jamesonite]

I think you referred to the 2003 TMNT series as Cartoon Network, it was Fox Kids Saturday morning. IIRC Leatherhead was only a villain in the 87 Cartoon series. Am I the only one who has a hard time with Bebop and Rocksteady joining the Turtles in the end, they still have Turtle shells on their design. Also, the High School was Eastman High and one of the buildings was called the Laird.

[@erikholmysti]

This was a great video! I at first thought it might just be a big list - but you gave the info a lot of entertaining depth

[@tompatchak8706]

That Spider-Man reference was on point. That’s exactly what I thought of when everyone started throwing crap out the windows onto super Duper fly. Not all the humans were riding skateboards. The only the ones that were helping Mondo gecko were riding skateboards because he is on a skateboard. One question, though, why did super Duper fly? Have narwhals have a hand? Narwhals are not found in that area of New York, or in the zoo that they fell in.

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

I really enjoyed it as a life long turtles fan though it was fun ,and heartfelt definitely a different iteration of the turtles as far as the reboot go this was a great one that new audiences can fall in love while older fans can relive some joy of childhood it felt fresh🐢💚🍕.

[@legendslug7431]

🐢 ⚔️

[@N7Crusader]

Hey Ryan, have you ever considered picking up TMNT: The Cowabunga Collection so that you can play and finally finish the arcade game? *lol*

[@peterbui3733]

They better bring Casey Jones next movie. Definitely could be brought in as a fellow high schooler.

[@noahdean9685]

He could beat up high school bullies!

[@PopcornBeer]

You missed Jackie Chan as Splinter learned Martial Arts from Iconic Jackie Chan Movies!!!🍿

[@tonycelanoart]

Man, I love this channel, but there's SO many inaccuracies in this video. Still, 150% my favorite channel

[@gregoff001]

+1 easter egg: The radioactive storage unit heist is like the opening scene of The Dark Knight. Very similar first shot of a building & camera movement; tense music; well planned robbery; robbers who talk/joke about the mysterious boss; innocent looking getaway car.

[@gregoff001]

Bonus easter eggs: original TMNT creators Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird are referenced. April goes to Eastman High, and they eat pizza on a roof with the sign 'The Laird'.

[@Leeono83]

I thought it was the TCRI agents that called Splinter “ratatouille”?

[@PHFLOCKO]

For a new origin story I’ll give it a 10

[@redomagnus4762]

I felt like the side-shot fight scenes were a reference to Old Boy (and later the Daredevil series) with its hallway fight. There were several kung fu/martial arts film references in the right scenes

[@alexspata]

thanks! fantastic movie and awesome breakdown ❤

[@mac2049]

Much sadness for no mention of the montage set to the He-Man version of “What’s Up?” 😢 Otherwise, GGs! I was bummed too of how they changed splinter. Learning from a VHS < Epic rivalry with Shredder

[@fodetoure1576]

Mutant mayhem is the best TMNT for this new generation. Just took my almost 4 year old son and couldn’t be happier with where the franchise is positioned after a great outing with this one

[@Collect2Disconnect]

Finally something non MCU that Ryan can not completely pick apart and speculate

[@tharris6888]

Opening scene when super fly attacks the squad leader is almost a homage to the scene in the first live action where splinter attacks shedder and scars his face

[@jjstarrprod]

Having grwon up with the original 80's cartoon and the first live action movies, this movie was one of my most anticipated movies of this year, with Across the Spiderverse and Barbenheimer, and goddamn, it didn't disappoint ! It was everything I wish a Ninja Turtles movie would be, and then some. Agreed with the fact that doing away with the Splinter/Hamato Yoshi lore did raise my eyebrow, but seeing how Splinter (voiced by Jackie Chan) taught his turtles and himself how to fight by watching old Jackie Chan movies (and later demonstrating it with the lab fight by fighting in his typical props improv style) was a super welcome meta moment ! Jackie/Splinter definitely was one of the biggest highlights of this movie to me. Glad to see he's not just a glorified cameo like in the Kung Fu Panda saga (which, btw, also included Seth Rogen as a VA, so these 2 go way back ! Can't wait for TMNT 2 and see who Seth is gonna cast Jack Black for !) BTW, love how you were already filming back in the days when you beat the OG TMNT game, this game was hard as fuck ! The seeds of a future coming KZbin star.

[@destructo2300]

I can see shredder in the Sequel being an Utrom as well. Just like the '03 TMNT show

[@chiefwakil]

There’s clearly gonna be a sequel, so them not being so NINJA isn’t a problem. It’ll be turned up a notch on part 2.

[@meltedcopper9247]

Ryan is like the most human things you missed talking character

[@Emiridian]

Being a tmnt fan since the early 90’s, I actually didn’t miss the ninjitsu background of the turtles. I feel like the emphasis on the teenage aspect as well as the great writing and voice acting really filled out the movie.

[@spitfire0781]

Also I think Mikey’s outfit Looks like Raoul Duke from fear and loathing in Las Vegas

[@beyond_the_tequila_rift3194]

This movie was PERFECT!! Just like Spiderman:ATSV I loved the artwork for this movie and SM.

[@nathan.nile03]

Super cool we have another pro wrestler playing Rocksteady

[@seekfind9531]

Hats off to you for beating the game!

[@RobertoJuanSurMontana]

I am hopeful I will love Mayhem

[@FifthOfNovember_Original]

I really hope we get to see Krang's Android body in similar fashion as it was in the original cartoon, because that design is so wickedly spooky and goofy at the same time. Especially in the episode where the android grows to the size of a godzilla lol. And also, we really do need to see the Technodrome too, and I mean the original one with the menacing eye ball -- not some weird michael bay bs.

[@dead-n3rd]

The montage fighting scene with "No Diggity" playing felt like an homage to the long corridor fight scene in the original "Old Boy"

[@KCIRProjaM1]

Wild that you brought up the original 8 bit TMNT game but if you heard closely, there was a remixed variation of the game's title screen theme during one of the battle scenes.... I gotta watch it again in order to pinpoint exactly when.

[@djtripmix]

Thanks for the info

[@chelmrtz]

Never thought I’d hear ODB in a kid’s movie but here we are

[@neverfoldvlogs]

Have you noticed the way splinter fought was the same way Jackie Chan flights in his cartoon series and real life movie

[@JROTCBALL]

I loved this movie, definitely some of the most fun I had at the theater this year!

[@Acrobat4every1]

Can’t wait till this is out on streaming so I can do my own double feature w GOTG3 for when I need my mutated animal fix

[@Plvcky]

Amazing video! 😎🤙🏽

[@misterbennnn]

There were three other TMNT cartoons, you know. 2003, 2012, and 2018. Almost all the references in this video were for the original 87 show. (P.S. Rise of the TMNT was the best version of the Turtles, April, and Splinter)

[@ijionclifton9148]

Eh rise is a good show but I wouldn't say its the best version of the characters except for maybe april

[@Hyena-t4r]

They also mention stewie from Family Guy.

[@AFormerUser]

I’ve learned a lot from this video

[@megamian6298]

nice breakdown and nice dog dude

[@Necroleaf12]

Not sure if this Easter egg was noticed, but the school is called Eastman High, named after the creator of the TMNT. Also totally looking forward to the potential sequel!

[@rickyschultz6357]

“Yo Diggity” That’s hilarious.

[@Baldtolo]

I was going to leave the "canon event" joke on the comments, but you already said it, so it isn't funny anymore.

[@grumpyoldnord]

13:25 I always wondered why y'all stopped covering Willow. Would love to see a retrospective someday now that it's over and gone. 😢

[@amcleartayba]

I was also very sad they never finished it….

[@MGNashi]

Other anime reference include but are not limited to : Donatello's Smart PhoneCover wich include : Mikasa Ackerman from AOT , an EVA from Neon Genesis Evangelion and Alphone Elric from FMAB. Donnatello's purple hoodie is a merch item from the popular manga serie ; Jojo's Bizzare Adventure. Donnatello's Stick has a sticker of Gojo from Jujutsu Kaisen on it. In the School on the billboard there is an appliance form with a big picture of Deku from My Hero Academia.

[@JayFingers]

Yo!! I don’t have video proof but I also beat the original TMNT NES game back in the day. Jeez, that game was hard! 😆

[@ericisatwerp]

maybe they'll go for the reincarnation route for connecting splinter to shredder

[@jorgecarbajal8076]

12:51 I failed to identify Chris Pratt while watching the movie because he was a bit more hidden. 17:45 I literally thought of that comparison just before you mentioned it.

[@dakotaq110]

I’m not a big fan of Hollywood-stars voice acting entire movies, but they pulled it off in this one.

[@Boncomics]

12:06 Will you have to kill me now? That was a great question. But, if too much writing is presented on the screen at once, I can focus and try to read that fast.