Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Retrospective (ft Comic Pop)

This week Sal and Ethan from over at Comic Pop stop by to talk the 1990 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie. This retrospective acts as a review of the movie along with some behind the scenes of the making and getting into the history of the series. Be sure to check them out at all the links below!
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[@comicpop]

Wanted to extend a personal thank you to James and Mason for giving us a sit at the big table today, and another special thank you to the incredible audience at Mr. Sunday Movies for being so kind and welcoming. It's been an absolute pleasure.

[@TheMijman]

This was great!

[@joaquinjfernandez1528]

The most ambitious crossover since Infinity War

[@HOTD108_]

@@joaquinjfernandez1528 *since Scooby Doo meet John Cena

[@tracyduchienjr5945]

Get a new editor that puts up images of what you are actually talking about. It was beyond annoying that what was shown had NOTHING to do with what you were talking about.

[@WeirdToYourMother]

James and Mason are usually the only podcasters I have any patience for but I found myself really enjoying this episode, good stuff

[@EasyCure0]

James and Maso have perfected their american accents.

[@Swoosh_015]

James voice :::: “What do yOU MEAANNNNN mason”

[@youtubedj9298]

Well, it's very odd listening to them and how they never user Aussie or British slang.

[@judeconnor-macintyre9874]

and the comicpop crew perfected their Australian accents

[@jonfrombuckland_3784]

James and Mason are great Caravan of Garbage hosts, But Sal and Ethan knock this out of the park. I would fully support them taking over whenever Mason needs another break because of James' baby

[@accidentalmadness1708]

Boy do I have news for you

[@melijomides7317]

Yeah… you guys rock

[@iopohable]

i'd like to see all 4 talking sillyness

[@williamkrause5585]

@@accidentalmadness1708 I guess we’ll never know that one bit of news.

[@Knight_Kin]

Oh? They had a baby together?

[@eversafter13]

"Pizza delivery guy puts the pizza vertically and suddenly the pizza is ruined." Nah, bro. I'm from the northeast. That Domino's Pizza was ruined before it was made.

[@Knight_Kin]

100% this lmao.

[@joelburnett7914]

Fun fact: the turtle that yells splinter on the barn is Michelangelo but was dubbed over by Raphael’s voice actor because they scraped Mikey’s whole side plot during that part.

[@dajokahbaby1506]

It does fit, since Mikey was the one crying during the meditation scene

[@ReaperXC]

What was his side plot?

[@joelburnett7914]

From what I understand he took the loss at April’s house the worst and became all silent and closed off, that’s also why April doesn’t mention Mikey when describing what’s going on with the rest of the turtles. There’s a Channel called the old turtle den or something like that that has a whole video on the side plot

[@MrPound4Pound1]

I think it was the right call. Wouldn’t have fit Michelangelo’s character and would have made little sense since he remained his wisecracking self between Splinter’s abduction and the time at the farm house.

[@EatinPaste]

Congratulations James and Mason on having a child.

[@abloshow91]

I laughed

[@therevan7288]

This is the crossover I never knew I needed, this is truly a blessed moment

[@725TommyG]

It’s a good day to already be a Comic POP fan

[@kronemerj]

You've got that right

[@sirtoby4939]

Yeah. Maybe the rub will stop them from bleeding views.

[@grkpektis]

Yeah I am a huge fan of comicpop and of course sunday movies

[@kourtneyr.scruggs0988]

IKR? And Ethan’s here!

[@ivanfrias2605]

Fr, it is also great to know that there are men of culture here

[@gingergreek]

Comic pop is one of the best channels on YT. Sal's sass is just awesome

[@DThrow26]

It’s weird having Sal and Ethan but not Ben

[@pleffman]

weirdest part about it is Ben is probably the more inline with usual Mr Sunday Movies random tangent humour than the other guys are

[@edwardosquidwardo660]

Oh hell yeah! If you haven’t watch comic pop before please go watch them, they’re super awesome! James talked about their show back issues, I think one of their best episodes would be Batman Year One or All Star Batman.

[@greggatesjr1301]

So glad to be introduced to these awesome people

[@der_benson4478]

TMNT / Batman Crossover. All 3 of them. Yes, they're actually good!

[@renansantos2768]

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[@supaflycomix]

Their Clone Saga episode had me dying for WEEKS😂😂😂

[@KillerPredator900]

no way!!! comic pop?!? BEST COMIC CHANNEL OUT THERE

[@JimmiMiller1]

Oh my GOD. Now some part of the ComicPop crew is gonna imprint onto Mr.SundayMovies 😂😂

[@Jay-Voorhees]

🤣🤣🤣

[@Ohmargod]

But how did this happen? Let's go back, let's go back...

[@TechnicolorGhosts]

Hearing Sal and Ethan's voices without seeing their faces is really jarring to me for some reason.

[@thomasjohnson1885]

Suffer No Fools What?

[@joaquinjfernandez1528]

@Suffer No Fools he's cool calm down

[@DartFrog815]

@Suffer No Fools,being a lil bit hypocritical aren't you?

[@alexlawrence6440]

@Suffer No Fools ur name

[@TheBlujy]

“Why were they in an antique shop?” Me, with my encyclopedic knowledge on Ninja turtles: “well you see....”

[@ninjaeddy1717]

tyrone kinard I don’t know, man. TMNT was ultimately a kids property by the time it was adapted for tv and film. Maybe they would have made money if it was rated R, but aiming for pg wasn’t necessarily disrespectful.

[@lordhughmungus]

@tyrone kinard Barely anyone knew the comics existed; the popularity of the Turtles came from the TV show which was aimed strictly towards children. An R-rated movie would have been a humongous disconnect and would have flopped horrifically.

[@austincole7286]

@tyrone kinard even the people who owned the rights to the movie thought a dark and gritty TMNT film wouldn't work. They all thought it was gonna bomb. Happy accidents ya know

[@ninjaeddy1717]

tyrone kinard chill dude. The license holders had to make a choice, and they chose to make a kids property. This movie is the closest well get to the tone of the OG comics, and it’s a pretty good movie. We haven’t been betrayed, it’s just what ended up happening.

[@mikemorro140]

@tyrone kinard other than Robocop and Toxic Avenger none of those movies were rated R

[@gogborn]

I love the ComicPop crew

[@forgingviews3401]

I hope this episode gets a good amount of attention, Comic Pop is a fantastic small channel that should have a Lot more subscribers than it does. Anyway I’m glad this was put out

[@Chvse4U]

2 hours! More like "Mr. Take Up Your Entire Sunday Movies"

[@UkuleleAversion]

Gotem

[@thahotkidd]

As much as I've always loved this movie I gained a whole new appreciation for it later in life after discovering the original comics. Pretty much 90% of it is basically adapted straight from the page makiing it one of the most accurate comic book movies ever made

[@LeopoldLitchenstein]

Yeah when they started talking about the "symbolism of the farmhouse" I was just thinking "dude... it's literally taken straight out of the comics" lol

[@N94able]

Was expecting MrSundayMovies got comicpop. A surprise to be sure but a welcome one.

[@loganwithlightsabers3051]

These mfs are just James and mason without the accents lol

[@walden1138]

N94able I understood that reference

[@renansantos2768]

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[@renansantos2768]

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[@dead0ntime]

ComicPop is one of if not the best comic channel. The whole crew is charismatic. I think they’ve made videos together in the past on the ComicPop channel.

[@Shak2k11]

oh shit sal is here, nice. I remember mr sunday movies commenting on one of their videos

[@Jim-Mc]

"Turtles" is a seriously underrated movie. Not just a piece of nostalgia either. Its got character development and arcs, gritty old NYC atmosphere, humor (Casey and Donatello), and decent martial arts. Also Shredders first entrance is epic.

[@megyskermike]

If only we could get one like this now. Depressing how far many of those 80-90s franchises fell creatively, due to Bay...and others over simplifying/brightening movies and tv for "children". There's so much stuff geared for kids from that time period I can enjoy as an adult (not just nostalgia/can't say that for much for this generation ).

[@EtMeBuddy]

100%%%%%%%

[@Cyril29a]

It is the most successful indie film of all time. I don't think that qualifies as underrated.

[@Jim-Mc]

@@Cyril29a Yeah but it hasn't enjoyed the long term gravitas that a lot of sci fi fantasy classics from the 70s-80s have (that I think it deserves to be classed with). For example Goonies is a perrenial classic and you can still buy Sloth t shirts. But Turtles 1990 stuff is rare, and you don't see memes etc.

[@bullymaguire8868]

@@Cyril29a it was until that point which is nothing to sneeze at, but a few have overtaken it now

[@DartFrog815]

Thanks for having the ComicPoP guys on, Im an Aussie who's been subscribed to both your channels for about 6 years or so. Would love to have Sal and the gang back for more episodes. The way they critique comics and other pop culture is hilarious accurate in a real world perspective , perfect example from this episode would be Casey Jones commiting murder, and being back up for the turtles when he's probably the weakest fighter..😂

[@htcomics8961]

Man the Pizza Hut segment got me DYING knowing they're actually closing stores😂😂

[@ShatteredTrousers]

Sal's description of Chief Sterns, "a coiled spring of a man" (for no good reason - added by Ethan) is just utterly perfect. Raymond Serra plays the role with the kind of gusto Cameron Mitchell brought to Captain Bonano in Hollywood Cop.

[@silvervalleystudios2486]

Serra played the role like a real hard nosed NYPD veteran.

[@serenedoge9920]

A Tums Festival of acting.

[@coolintruddle]

I just want to thank you guys for bringing more eyes on the Comic Pop crew. It is honestly my favourite comic book channel. You guys are great, too.

[@thatonezeldagamer3424]

Oh hell yeah this is going to be good

[@thatonezeldagamer3424]

Also I’m first

[@galvatron3323]

Hey its Ethan n Sal! Nice one. I came to listen to Mr Sunday movies through comicpop mentioning the channel. Hopefully we get a Back issues special with Mason & Mr Sunday.

[@yusifer5719]

Sal and Ethan guest starring on Mr Sunday Movies? This does put a smile on my face

[@yolanda8563]

Comic Pop deserves more subscribers

[@DylanSunkel]

I think the reason Splinter's "fire spirit" doesn't tell them where he is being held captive, is because he doesn't actually want his sons to risk their lives saving him. He, being a father, is willing to sacrifice himself to keep his children safe.

[@greggatesjr1301]

I am SO FREAKIN’ EXCITED to listen to this, and seeing the trading cards again is revisiting one of my favorite parts of childhood. Sincere thanks for this James, Maso, and our new #ComicPop friends.

[@greggatesjr1301]

I watched this movie as a 10 yr old. When the “bad boys” are offered cigarettes, I thought the choices were “regular” or “mental”. From then on, I spent my teenage years trying to figure out where to buy mental cigarettes

[@yaboysix]

Lmao

[@melijomides7317]

That’s exactly what I heard too! Mental lolol

[@antzpantz]

I like how this podcast is longer than the film 😂😂😂

[@Ebonyleopard]

Good point.

[@ftfasttalkfoodreviewsyt]

Fun fact: the guy who voices Elmo voices splinter

[@elloowu6293]

And Optimus Prime is voiced by Winnie The Pooh. Literally, winnie the pooh the bear, voiced Optimus Prime.

[@uu119816]

Fun fact: the voice of Elmo gives meth to young men then sexually interferes with them

[@tfuniverse1651]

Ello Owu Your thinking of Peter Cullen who voiced Prime who voiced Ehor not Winnie the pooh

[@elloowu6293]

@@tfuniverse1651 damn, you're right. That's the guy

[@alexmobley6930]

They go over this in the video tho?

[@TheRealRodent]

One of the best comic book movies ever made. It was funny, occasionally zany, violent, and had a heart. The scene with Splinter in the campfire was such a brilliant scene, I mean, how can rubber puppets have so much soul? Highly underrated.

[@pickedceasar1216]

I literally just started watching comic pop like a week or two ago. This is weird...

[@lyndsaybrown8471]

Just a conspiracy, don't worry about it.

[@pickedceasar1216]

Lyndsay Brown 🙄🙄🙄

[@renansantos2768]

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[@philharrison5210]

"Chekhov's nunchucks" Amazing!

[@catlawyerwilldefendfortrea6038]

YAY! SAL and Ethan! Cowabonga! Comic-Popobonga? (I tried!)

[@lukang7408]

Shout out to Comic Pop; the best comic crew on KZbin!

[@craftystoat4979]

Sal and Ethan on Caravan of Garbage?! Awesome! Just like an episode of Elseworlds Exchange (and secretly my favourite pairing too).

[@deadeyedmillennialmedia]

GUYS. I just randomly decided to watch this with my significant last night, who went into it snarky and came out of it crying. And now I get to wake up to this. Blessed be.

[@SimonBuchanNz]

@@liquidamerican8543 Poor Shredder. All he wanted was... wait, what did he want?

[@chronic_johnson_a.r.a.b]

@@liquidamerican8543 It's not uncommon for guys to beat their girlfriends or wives while watching the 90s TMNT movies. I'd place my bets on that being the reason for the tears.

[@deadeyedmillennialmedia]

@@liquidamerican8543 She was rooting for Shredder.

[@yolanda8563]

Casey Jones was a professional cricket player duh

[@walden1138]

That's 6 Runs!!

[@xanderreimers4445]

He’s American, we don’t know what that is

[@gabekryst1491]

Cricket?! No one understands cricket! You gotta know what a crumpet is to understand cricket!

[@yolanda8563]

@@gabekryst1491 the lesson is pain 101... your instructor is Casey Jones

[@yolanda8563]

@Ghostface 90 its a reference from the film

[@Doddser]

How in the hell is "damn" a curse word in America. Growing up in Ireland, that is such an alien and hilarious concept to me

[@Spudcore]

Yea, I always found that bizarre too.

[@orinanime]

6:15 no blood? Yes there is. Shredder gets bloodied by Splinter in the flashback and slashed by Leo in the final fight. And I always thought Splinter looked a little bloody when he was chained up as Shredders prisoner. Unless his fur is just really matted down by sweat.

[@GryphonICD]

How do you convince kids in the 80s / 90s to become ninja? Probably just ask them. Giving them a half pipe, arcade machines and pizza is just a bonus!

[@pineapplesauce4823]

hopefully comic pop will get more viewer from this. been watching them for 4 years and it would be great if they were able to get a bigger following

[@filmfanatic9084]

Pretend it’s a caravan of garbage but we all know this is a (brilliant) Elseworlds Exchange

[@xanderreimers4445]

Bro I was literally hoping comicpop would drop another turtles podcast. I just tore through most of the show and the idw comic so I’ve been on a turtles binge

[@jamesmccutcheon289]

Casey and April absolutely boinked when the Turtles went off to the woods. That seemed heavily implied to me-- noticed as an adult not when I was 5, LoL

[@elsrgato]

Fun fact: the farmhouse is actually located in Northampton, MA, which is about a 3 hour drive from NYC and was the original home of Mirage Studios! The building that housed Mirage has a plaque on it commemorating it as a historic part of the town. (Coincidentally, across the street is Joe's Pizza, which is pretty darned good.) Northampton is definitely worth a visit for its abundance of great restaurants and cool, hippie vibes.

[@dead0ntime]

That youth group story was fucking hilarious. I had to rewind it to hear it again.

[@YouCallThataKnife253]

"Come back here... I'm not finished with you... DAAAAAAAAAAAMN!!!"

[@thomasshockley4129]

Comic Pop!

[@Bearbytez]

Off in the distance the game's draggin on. There's strikes on the batter, some runners are on. Then suddenly everyone's looking at me. My mind has been wondering, what could it be? They point to the sky and I look up above... And a baseball falls into my glove. I play right field. It's important, ya know? Ya gotta know how to catch. You gotta know how to throw. That's why I play in right field. Way out where the dandelions grow. Then we have a party at pizza hut and Goldberg from The Mighty Ducks is there.

[@acekeianar]

LoL I remember the song still

[@aprisk81]

Oh the nostalgia!!

[@renansantos2768]

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[@XxROBATOxX]

The memories bro. The movie was so good you remember the ad right before it. "Makin' it great". Jesus loves you bro and God bless.

[@der_benson4478]

Damn it.... I'm a year older than Ethan.... I did not need to know that...

[@NathanS__]

These guys are Master Monday Films and Doctor Tuesday Talkies.

[@adamoswald1789]

These are two of my favorite youtube channels working together couldn't like fast enough

[@nerdyrockcomics5428]

Love comicpop

[@tman1782]

Comic pop is awesome

[@MonsieurJimjams]

Ah, the TMNT collector cards. I still have my entire set. Along with virtually every NECA TMNT product going. Those movie figures are the absolute bomb. My absolute favourite movie as a kid, I have it on VHS, DVD and Blu-Ray with audio commentary and deleted scenes. This movies still holds up.

[@a.g7891]

Oh man, i remember my little brother yelling DAMN! Then my mom took the VHS and hid it for weeks

[@kingkoopa3000]

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) is still a genuinely good film today . Its funny, its got likeable characters , fun fight scenes , great animatonic effects and a suprising amount of heart as well. Good stuff !

[@Jon.A.Scholt]

Shredder's first entrance will always be a favorite of mine. I remember when my local blockbuster had a sale on excess inventory I found this for 99¢ and bought it. I was just the right age when it came out, 7 years old, so it'll always hold a place in my heart.

[@GGMCUKAGAIN]

I also felt old. Remembering 3 decades into the past is a strange notion.

[@nathanielgoldfarb4415]

Here for comic pop

[@Jay-Voorhees]

Plz let this be the sub increase they need

[@aixfukumoto]

Ei Sal and Ethan! Where's Ben and Tiffany? Anyway great job as always. Maybe more crossovers huh? It would be great for Mr. Sunday Movies to be on ComicPop.

[@nathanchaffin6380]

Its incredible that this movie even exists. Something like TMNT would never happen today. Im glad I grew up in the 90's. An amazing childhood.

[@davidesterley3163]

I can imagine Sal,Ethan,Ben and Tiffany doing commentary for movies

[@aarongoforth8624]

Comicpop my favorite KZbin channel guest starring on my second favorite channel I’m in heaven

[@willmartinez1606]

New Jersey in the house!!!!!!

[@marshallgregory2936]

This collaboration was great. Always down to see cross over stuff between CP and MSM! My two favorite KZbin channels!

[@ninjapino]

Pizza Hut started doing delivery in 1986. The reason why the pizza is Dominos in the movie is that they were in a bidding war for advertising and the production company thought Dominos was going to win, so they filmed the scene with Dominos. By the time Pizza Hut came out on top, the scene was already filmed and they didn't want to re-shoot it.

[@BluePhx17]

I don't have the time now, but I will be back. Thanks for all your efforts.

[@DeltaAssaultGaming]

Judith Hoag is the only April O’Neil to me

[@HOTD108_]

No way, two of my favourite channels collabing? You should crossover more bloody often mate.

[@ilikerice5208]

They have on comic pop

[@HOTD108_]

@@ilikerice5208 Oh sh*t really? Gotta link? Edit: Thanks

[@ilikerice5208]

Liam Dœs Stuff kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4KkpaeIhtetb5o

[@Aeon2Flux]

I see you are familiar with Oneyplays and Mr. Critic..

[@HOTD108_]

@@Aeon2Flux I put in a Nintendo cartridge and the Nostalgia Critic and Peter Griffin bled at me :(

[@Definitelynotnick]

HELL YEAH COMICPOP!!!

[@affordablehousing9116]

This just MADE 2020 so much better, best crossover!

[@super_robot_punch]

My two favorite channels coming together?!? This is madness!!!

[@speedwaynutt]

The best Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Series is the 2003 4 kids version.

[@bigbawlzlebowski8886]

Nah. 2012

[@TheTheDontae]

This man knows class and quality

[@yellowfamilyfunny3065]

Yes. One. Two. Three. Four. Turtles!

[@jimtailor1269]

Excuse you all? No no, the first series from 1987 was best. Maybe on a nostalgia level or the fact that all others were trying to copy, idk. But it was definitely.... the only 1 I fully remember lol

[@fattywood8304]

Hahaha yesss I totally forgot how much I loved that show

[@chrismaturino7938]

What's funny is that this retrospective is longer than the movie

[@NicVegas]

I definitely had that VHS with the pizza hut ad in the beginning. Seen it sooooo many times

[@alandemoss8343]

Just the mention of the Pizza Hut commercial brought back such vivid memories.

[@FabulousKilljoy917]

Wait! Sam Rockwell’s in this?!?!?!

[@mrnobody6447]

Yeah he introduces the kids into the lair, it's a small cameo

[@melijomides7317]

Regular or Mentol?

[@tysonlehner6759]

Love when my two favourite channels collaborate!

[@MrMrmuchies]

this is the crossover of my dreams but the fact that its not a Back Issues style episode kills my heart

[@BrowncoatAllywang]

Can we talk about how 4 six foot mutant teenagers and one rat man eat one large pizza between them? 5 people need at least 3 large pizzas.

[@anothercleverusername992]

How can Sal and Ethan hate the musical genius that is: *"T.U.R.T.L.E. POWA!* _In a Half Shell, they're the Heroes, Four. In this day in age, who can ask for more?"_ etc.?! C'mon!

[@willcrouch2359]

Oh now this a crossover, boys

[@hollandscottthomas]

1:44:23 -- Splinter dies in the 2012 animated series, a few seasons in. It's a huge showdown with Shredder and he gets stabbed and dropped off a fkn building, which is REALLY brutal for a kids show. The rest of the season/show kinda follows on with the fallout from that too.

[@christiandevey3898]

The nearest Pizza Hut to me is actually fairly classy and the Pizza is incredible. For reference I live in Canada where the Pepsi Co restaurants are much nicer than what I’ve heard the American Pepsi Co restaurants are like

[@mattmangaming00]

Final somebody else notices that Pizza Hut always looks like it's closed down or hidden.

[@GrapplingIgnorance]

ALright, there's a pretty serious bit of misinformation around 28:30 where credit is being given to the wrong person. First, the turtles were NOT just played by stunt men, then dubbed over. There were a minimum of 4 actors per turtle: 1. Physical actors (who all wore the suits for non action sequences) 2. Stunt actors (all of whom were originally from Hong Kong with one important change) 3. Voice actors 4. Puppeteers I think it's criminal that not all of these actors are credited for their specific work. Josh Pais was NOT the stunt actor for Raphael. Around the 30 minute mark of this video one of them says "I don't think they threw a dude into that garbage can when he like gets launched into there!" But they DID. That "dude" was Mo Yuen, Raphael's stunt actor from Hong Kong. He got injured doing that very stunt! They got a foot solider actor to fill in, who's name was Kenn Troum ( He now goes by Kenn Scott). Kenn is actually credited as "Talkative Foot #2" and got his SAG card for two lines in the film, one of which was cut. Scott was actually the foot soldier that they talked about at 1:51, who engaged Michelangelo in the nunchuck competition. Scott did some very recognizable stunts such rolling over the taxi cab near central park (Pais is actually in the back seat in that scene as a passenger, if you need more proof that he's not his own stunt man) and the fight scene on top of the roof. If getting this information accurate is important/interesting, Kenn Scott's book about his journey in the first film and his work in the second film is covered in "Teenage Ninja to Mutant Turtle: Becoming the Reel Raphael." It's $10 on Amazon and well worth a read.

[@GeekBoyMusic]

I love this film. I genuinely think this is the only decent TMNT movie.

[@judeconnor-macintyre9874]

do the Venture Bros also wait what ComicPop and Mr. Sunday Movies um, thanks god

[@jackheron8954]

Love both ur channels glad to see u collaborate

[@khrashingphantom9632]

Wow this was amazing. I really like these guys. I'm glad they got some shine, and can't wait to check out some of their other stuff. I LOVE this film and to me it's aged like fine wine IMO. Simply because the emotional beats, and even the subtle back story of Casey Jones and April O Neal they drop in are always welcome. Edit: Also my running theory of The Shredder and The Foot in this movie is that Shredder is involved in organized crime (possibly Yakuza) He migrated to the United States and is in the early stages of setting up shop with other Yakuza in NYC, and his specialty was theft. He uses the Japanese cultural items to intrigue, intimidate, and lure in impressionable youth (a lot of which may have never seen someone who can do what he does in a Shogun outfit) to start up a new regime like he had in Japan. That would also explain why he uses runaways to become Foot Soldiers. It also lines up with the economic collapse and reconstruction of Japan and major Japanese cities' crackdown on organized crime. That's just my theory though. He doesn't just recruit kids, he recruits young runaways.

[@Swoosh_015]

3:20 BRO BRO BRO BRO. I WAS WONDERING WHO ELSE REMEMBERED THIS. Mannnnnnnn

[@jwtcosplay4507]

Sal’s youth group story absolutely killed me lmfao

[@gardnerhoey4701]

“I have a newborn kid, and Mason has to look after it...” I fuckin love you guys, you’re both hilarious. Thanks for all you do!

[@billyretrogamer]

WHEN WORLDS COLLIDE!