The Sad History of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Turtles in Time?

[@ModernVintageTV0]

The Turtles going back in time to Feudal Japan was a Huge missed oppertunity. Instead of a stupid war,the Movie Should've been about the Turtles meeting the ancient Foot Clan.

[@justingoers]

Man I really really really wish they had continued the vibe and aesthetic of the first one. TMNT 1 is solid gold.

[@killboggins]

I think the death of Jim Henson impacted the creativity.

[@tixmctivy]

​@@killbogginsnot just on that film globally imagination died with him. Groot style it's growing back. Sadly not in the Industry yet but I mean still puberty at the moment.

[@NotTellingYou-]

I feel the same way but I still like the 3rd one.

[@Ray-c1r]

Thank you!!!!

[@lowlowseesee]

I don’t. Part 2 is fun as hell and if I want to watch part one I still have my original vhs and on top of that they showed it here in a fancy theater recently lol

[@MDHaughton]

The OG Turtles being named after Renaissance artists, and a fifth turtle being named after Jack Kirby tells you exactly where Eastman and Laird's heart was.

[@dresdenwarlock7978]

I'm nearly 37 and I've been trying to figure out what that song was since TMNT 3 came out!!! THANK YOU!!!

[@DJSwagz]

I dont remember a single person not loving Secret of the Ooze... That movie was HUGE back in 4th grade

[@Drew_LaLa]

Baltimora’s “Tarzan Boy” should be included in every single movie, if you ask me.

[@guitarpick2002]

AGREED.

[@AcesPlace22]

Check out jungle boy in AEW .. it's wrestling

[@silvanoaguirre614]

Thank you!!!!

[@orvilleredenpiller338]

I really don’t see a place for it in Schindler’s List but other than that, yeah.

[@mikedecker9226]

Truer truth has never been truthed.

[@motherplayer]

The only takeway I got from this movie as a kid was remembering seeing the turtles wearing samurai armor and riding horses and saying to myself "Wow, those would be awesome action figures". And then I completely forgot the rest of the movie after that. So if that's what the creators wanted me to walk away with, they did that much.

[@christopherrobinson1219]

Man. I'm conflicted about so many things these days. 😖 Ok, I'm 41. Born in 80. So so many things I LOVED back then I kind of cringe and "wack" by modern day standards. But I can't lie at the time, all of that shit was great! I think the world lost it's innocence on 9/11. Because although shit was happening then, it just seems like a better time🤷🏾‍♂️

[@Timmichanga361]

Yeah, as a kid that was the gimmick that sucked me into this one

[@supersaiyaman11589]

the first and second tmnt moves were good the 3rd is like the black sheep of the franchise

[@ChaosTheory9]

I had those figures too and I loved them, guess it worked lol

[@zeroshinkai957]

@@christopherrobinson1219 Yeah not like today's standards it's like everything is literally getting worse by the second nowadays. I guess that's why I started back watching old cartoons and stuff. Idk.

[@grapeshot]

I still remember playing the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle video game at the arcade and at the movie theaters.

[@chadwilliamconery6726]

Took me 5 dollars in quarters and 4 hours but I beat that game. Lol

[@JasenHicksFGC]

I have the original arcade PCB to this day!

[@user-pl7te5zq3x]

@@chadwilliamconery6726 facts

[@jonc487]

Great memories

[@bloocheez3]

I remember disliking III as a kid because it was just too normal. I wanted monsters, not Japanese villagers and a weird Brit. Going back years later, I agree with Eastman's assertion that it's right in between the other two. It's not nearly as bad as I remember.

[@evenhartwick4422]

my biggest problem is they didn't even have a single established villain from the comics or cartoon in it. the turtles have such a big rouges gallery and they didn't utilize a single one not even Shredder. maybe it would have been redundant to have Shredder for a third time but he would still have been better than what we got. not to mention he's in almost all the episodes from the cartoon so kids just kinda expect Shredder to be there in some way shape or from you could have done something with him to make him interesting

[@andrewgrove1691]

I hated this as a child. Watched it recently on tubi. It's OK. But the jokes were written by kids. Way too many pop culture references

[@Ray-c1r]

The costumes sucked, no mutants, the turtles made too friendly and happy n goofy

[@ianhadlock2405]

Thank you for mentioning the listerine commercial

[@GSidoti]

I know that Tarzan Boy feel. Killer ep as always.

[@GeneaVlogger]

I was obsessed with the Ninja Turtles when I was a kid. My mom owned a Toy Store in Granada Hills called Toy to the World from 1987 until 1993 and never had any of the Ninja Turtle toys in stock, but she made sure to save me the special action figure 4 pack. Definitely some of my favorite toys.

[@scoobers90]

I thought I had a false memory of Tarzan Boy being in this movie for years! I nearly wore my VHS copy of this out as a kid, but when I came back to it as an adult the song wasn't there. I swore it was at the end of the movie. I never let the credits play long enough on streaming to hear it...Glad I'm not the only one that searched for that song.

[@oldmanmillennial1980]

WAIT WHAT!? I didn't even know what this song was, but I was guessing it was the oohh oohoo ohhh ohhhho ooh song. You're telling me that song was not in the movie!? Ser, I think we are all being lied to. I was in the 3rd grade in the Spring of 1993 and I will assuredly tell you that if that song was not directly in the movie it was in the trailer. Next you're gonna tell me that Surf Ninjas wasn't in the coming attractions

[@indymudshow]

Every time I hear it I think if tmnt as it's the first time i heard it

[@saphcal]

@@oldmanmillennial1980 he said " but when I came back to it as an adult the song wasn't there. I swore it was at the end of the movie. I never let the credits play long enough on streaming to hear it" that end part explains that it IS there, very late during the credits at the end of the movie.

[@scoobers90]

@@oldmanmillennial1980 it plays like mid-credits. I misremembered it as being during the last scenes of the movie for ages.

[@ryanmcfarland4380]

Isn't it in the movie, though? I could've sworn it's playing in the background in a bar when Casey is collecting the samurai the Turtles swapped places with to send them back in time...

[@bullmonty764]

I think it's a testament to the TMNT franchise's longevity (despite what everyone assumed by 93) that, in the year of our Lord 2022, there are *three* Ninja Turtles movies either released or being developed simultaneously, all in different canons (the Rise movie dropped last month, Mutant Mayhem, and something about rebooting the original movie universe I don't remember)...but its slow down period can't have been helped by a little show called Power Rangers emerging from Japan

[@DominusTecum316]

Also The Cawabanga re-released of the 7 video games in one are now available for the consumers.

[@ozzmosis6544]

dont know what crack you're smoking but no such thing as god or the lord

[@nemopouncey3827]

3rd sequels are cursed. everytime they get to em everything falls apart.

[@thunderpantz]

And a darn good video game was released.

[@jkincaid582]

Perhaps (for those who read comics) the Last Ronin also finally being written and released as well.

[@gundambassexe31]

TMNT 3 was eh a mixed bag imo . Though I prefer the first 2 myself

[@lutherheggs451]

It was never even called Turtles in Time. It was never even added until the blu-ray release.

[@gundambassexe31]

@@lutherheggs451 I'm well aware of that now. I was referring to the KZbin vid subtile duh

[@ENiceGeo]

@@lutherheggs451 Wasn't the subtitle added to some dvd or blu-ray in some overseas region?

[@benitofranklyn4237]

As a kid I always liked the third one the best. I found it had the highest production value as well as the best storyline, maybe since they didn't f'up any previously know stories and characters like in the first two movies.

[@evandavis5223]

I think another reason for the poor reception, as far as I and my friends were concerned, was that we were fully expecting Krang to show up as the villain. Instead we got obtuse time travel antics and more general shenanigans than actual fight scenes.

[@Prince_Jameson]

Yes this! 100%

[@Murrlin27]

You mean Tarzan's Boy by Baltimora? :D I had already known about the song from back in the 80s, in a most... interesting manner... so hearing it on the TMNT3 ads made me bust a gut laughing!

[@Bongman42088]

@Toy Galaxy 12:22 *This is probably the REALEST and most relatable thing anyone has ever said about my childhood. Finally someone knows the pain I've felt for years and humbled joy I felt finally hearing "Tarzan Boy" by Baltimora.* 🙏 💚

[@charleserickson3261]

The mention of (and focus on) the "cassingle" was the part that really sent me.

[@Bongman42088]

*Guuuuuuurl. Same. snaps fingers*

[@PRhymeExample]

"The Listerine Song" LOL was such a Mood for me back then.

[@christopherlundgren1700]

I had forgotten about that Tarzan Listerine commercial. The one that I always think of was the one that came later where the bottle of Listerine is some kind of gladiator fighting a shadowy monster backed up by a soundtrack singing "Gingivitis!... Gingivitis!"

[@davemcduringo4377]

You all need to watch an episode or two of AEW, All Elite Wrestling. A wrestler there known as Jungle Boy uses this as his entrance. He's Luke Perry's son too. Very much a crowd favorite.

[@AltimaNEO]

You just brought me flashbacks of all the hours I spent with my cassette recorder and listening to the radio for specific songs to play, so I could record it!

[@jonathanboetto8849]

"Tarzan Boy" really is a bizarrely immaculate stone-cold classic. Had a similar experience whilst watching a Muchmusic Eighties weekend in the mid-Nineties and it suddenly unlocked a long- forgotten core memory... made all the more eerie by how the music video appears to have filmed in an alternate dimension where the Tarzan boys regularly get up to monkey business on a sunny afternoon...

[@karlspace5695]

I'm so glad we got the follow-up as to what the song actually is. When it played during the trailer earlier in the video, I popped open a tab to try to look it up, but how do you look that up? "Eighties song, hook = woahh woahh woahh woahh oahh"?

[@sara00zer0]

It seems like so many other songs would have been more appropriate for this, maybe even from Back to the Future, Back in Time? Or something to do with a Ninja?

[@jonathanboetto8849]

@@sara00zer0 Oh definitely... it's completely nonsensical for a Ninja Turtles movie in 1993, especially since Eighties one-hit wonders were seen as *terminally* uncool in the middle of the Grunge/Gangsta Rap era, but that's kinda what makes it such an awesome inclusion... But yeah, the studio would have been much better served to get Public Enemy or Cypress Hill to record some gag track about time-travelling samurais. Wu Tang would have been *perfect*, but they weren't around until a couple years later.

[@jkincaid582]

@@jonathanboetto8849 Considering what was included on the first film's soundtrack, there was definitely something lost in the sequels. Almost that they just didn't take themselves serious enough, too busy trying to be goofy and appeal to 8-year-olds alone. Like that stupid "Addams Family" quip.

[@Psilocybin77]

Man I miss Muchmusic, especially when Weird Al would take over.

[@MegaJessness]

I agree about Secret of the Ooze being worse than 3. I liked 3, but of course I'm a sucker for light-hearted martial arts action with slapstick. This is what I get for watching Jackie Chan movies. I was also easily entertained at Mikey making use of the lampshade saying he's Elvis in Hawa'ii, and it made the joke Splinter did at the end of the movie very cute. It's like ... 3 did what Ooze was trying to do, just did it better. I had always wondered about those drawings in the scrolls. At the time I didn't consume much of anything TMNT, so I had no idea there were comic and cartoon tie-ins. :3 nice to learn somethin' new!

[@Quirky_QF]

I was big into time travel when I was a kid (thanks BttF!), so having a movie where the turtles went back in time (and to a place that wasn't medieval England like all the other shows and movies at the time were doing) blew me away. Obtained a DVD copy a few years back and watched it again and it wasn't terrible. It was a 90s kids movie, I'm not expecting Macbeth.

[@notsyzagts7967]

Yeah, but I was expecting ancient ninjas (not samurai), which I didn't get.

[@nickflight]

Exactly master Quentin Fortune. You are wise sensei.

[@cazd4590]

I also liked this movie as a kid. It’s campy. The 90s were more fun and relaxed lol

[@nicholasromig5506]

Dan just so you know, I had a similar experience with Tarzan Boy. it's haunting. if my life was a TV series, then at the end of every season the normal theme song would be replaced by Baltimora's Tarzan Boy

[@guitarpick2002]

AGREED.

[@jinpei05]

Oh, shit. I unfortunately watched this in theaters as a kid. Thanks for dredging up this horrible memory out of the memory hole.

[@D21BeastReviews]

I’m probably way late to this comment, but the Turtles got secondary mutations in the final seasons of the ‘87 cartoon. Perhaps that’s a hold over from the undeveloped Turtles IV movie. Thanks for the retrospective!

[@Chaosic]

I remember watching movie in the theater when I was 3 and I like it,rockin over the beat and Tarzan boy still are some of my favorite songs from this movie.

[@stevenriley9312]

I was a huge Turtles fan back when this was released. My late sister and I begged our parents to let us see this one since we both loved the cartoon and the first 2 movies. When we finally did see it, it became the first movie I ever hated. It started bad, the middle was incredibly boring and the end was awful. I still love TMNT but this was definitely a low point.

[@kadosho02]

So sorry for your loss. But you have many memories to remember her by. TMNT was in a weird place with this entry. It had a neat idea. But missed the mark. I remember collecting the comics back then. Always wondered why some characters were missing

[@stevenriley9312]

Really wish Renet and Savanti Romero were in this. That would've elevated the movie into being more like the comics and certainly being much more watchable. Thanks for the condolences. Kate (my sister) was my best friend.

[@jaytpmc]

Same

[@caden141]

@@stevenriley9312 the problem that I have and fans have with the movie is that it doesn’t feel like a tmnt movie the plot and villain weren’t inspired by the mirage comics or the 1980 animated cartoon.

[@stevenriley9312]

@@caden141 You're absolutely right. How awesome would it have been to see the Turtles team up with Renet and face Savanti Romero through time? Or even if you don't want to go down that road have Baxter Stockman create time travel and have the guys face him through time?

[@S-T-E-V-E]

Are you guys ever going to do Terrahawks? I loved that show as a kid an I had a lot of the toys too!

[@tsedani]

I was 11 at the time and very excited to see this, and I think what disappointed me was the feudal Japan aspect. That clearly was the result of the budget I think what we really would have wanted was krang and dimension x.

[@Magifa]

Guys, it was definitely called Turtles In Time when I saw it in theaters back in 1993. My memory is so clear because I was watching it while holding my favorite action figure: the 1979 Boba Fett with a working missile launcher.

[@Dream0Asylum]

I see what you did there.

[@callmediffuse]

😂

[@mattjindrak]

Mandela Effect

[@JohnDoe-cd6ro]

Wasn't Turtles In Time the name of the game?

[@gnext2]

I watch all your videos but does anyone else find his voice really like soothing, it always makes me zone out and like 10 minutes have passed.

[@toptester301]

Sure, watching this with my nephew as an adult it's obviously not as good. But as a kid I left the theater Ninja Turtle kicking and declaring turtle power just like I did when I left the out the theater for the second one. As a kid it was all good.

[@Alteringrealitystudios]

Aww man Dan you too? 😂 I did that same thing with the cassette recorder not the same song though. 😂

[@BDWANNEMACHER]

To me they will always rank 1, 2, 3.

[@johnamaral375]

I was born in 1993 but TMNT was a huge part of my childhood thanks to the best hand-me-down toys from an older cousin and video rentals etc. When I was 10 I was huge fan of the reboot and already had a fandom! Anyone else out there love a brand or toy line that was technically “before their time”?

[@GundamMeisterSunny]

Born in 94 like stuff from the 50s and 60s know what you mean lol

[@DudeRetro]

This was the first movie I ever saw in theaters so this movie definitely has a soft spot in my heart

[@MrCageCat]

My condolences.

[@louiechin2937]

This was also the first movie I saw in the theaters!

[@terryrocks2j]

This was the first of the TMNT I didn't see in the theaters. I don't hate this film like most people do, but would it had been a good experience? Maybe. But its in the past.

[@coronaj07]

Same here as well. While I don’t remember it (thank God) but my mom said that was the first time I was quiet for 1.5 hours in my life lol.

[@nicholasnajibi3082]

Great film

[@Fardawg]

As a 12 year old I was surprised they didn't make it an origin story for the Foot Clan. I even thought they were going to have a reveal since the little kid in the movie was named Yoshi. I was sure they would reveal that he and his sister Mitsu were from the Hamoto or Oroku clan and make them ancestors of Splinter's master/owner (Hamoto Yoshi) and/or Shredder (Oroku Saki). I always thought it would have been better if Lord Norinaga had been Lord Hamoto and Mitsu an Oroku--giving the "villain" the name of Splinter's master and giving Mitsu the name of Shredder--with the union of her and the prince creating the original Foot Clan before it was corrupted (remember that both Hamato Yoshi and Oroku Saki were members of the Foot Clan). I also wanted to see Usagi Yojimbo show up somehow.

[@anthonyluetmer8499]

that would have been awesome, hell maybe have Mitsu don the Shredder's armor and when the turtles see her wearing it they rightfully freak out.

[@yoshi5I4]

I have a similar story about Tarzan Boy by Baltimora. Being someone that loves the whole new wave scene even though I was born like 15 years too late being the prime demographic for this film but earlier this year (2022) my wife was asking me about the style of music and I was explaining how a trailer/movie from my childhood really planted the seed but I couldn’t for my life of me remember what movie and absolutely thought it was the Tim Allen classic Jungle2Jungle and it took like three days to come to this conclusion

[@kadosho02]

Also "Return to Innocence" by Enigma, was also from the Jungle 2 Jungle soundtrack. Wild how many amazing songs were from that time frame

[@tipulsar85]

I still have yet to see any of the films featuring the Turtles. I am still interested in seeing the first four films, due to have grown up watching the 80s cartoon and embracing the fun times within. the next two verdions of the turtles I would find after that would be Turtles Forever followed up with a few eps of the 2012 version. The later was due to the involvement of the cast and and returning Voice Director Andrea Romano. I'm still surprised that we got the cast we did for that one as it felt a bit like a return to my youth and I was happy that the turtles were in good hands which lasted all of the time it took for the Bay produced films to be announced.

[@justinratcliffe947]

Honestly I actually like TMNT 3 solely for its historical and mythological themes especially concerning Japanese history and mythology but that's about the only reason I like the movie

[@SaddestClown]

I LOVE how clearly you guys love the Exo Squad cartoon, and i agree, the fact that it didnt gain a full wide scale adoption and multiple season run is by far one of the biggest fumbles of cartoon history.

[@YukonWilleh]

I never saw the show but had one of the toys, it was awesome

[@Chris.Cook.]

TMNT 3 is memorable for me, as it was the very first time I had my suspension of disbelief broken, and realized everyone was just acting. During a scene in the village(maybe around the house fire?), you can see the grandfather in the center background, with a bunch of other villagers around. As other people are speaking in the scene(Raphael, Mitsu, Yoshi), you can see him mouthing the dialogue along with them. If I had to guess, I would say he was an older actor, and was just trying to keep up with where they were in the script. It hit theaters on my 8'th birthday, and I was a turtle-maniac at the time, so of course I begged to go to the first showing. I had liked the look of the grandfather, and kept on staring at him when he was on screen. Then it got to that scene, and the movie magic just kind of fell apart for me. For the rest of the film I just sat and thought about why he was mouthing everyone else's words.

[@tomcruiiseship9461]

Same thing here. I remember a few minutes into the movie and I was like " oh...this is just something they did to make money " and I was like 10. I was never the same after lol I felt the same with Mario bros movie. But at least that was some what interesting because it was so strange.

[@georgeblangfordjr.1771]

You forgot the 1991's Point Break movie the one with Keanu Reeves and the late Patrick Swayze that was also film in Oregon

[@WillKeaton]

I remember owning a comic that detailed the events of the movie. Not the Archie comic. This was made up of photos taken straight from the movie with speech bubbles thrown in. I also remember there was an add for _Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project_ on the inside cover. I have been unable to find any evidence of this thing online.

[@kadosho02]

It totally exists, I remember having that comic as well.

[@georgefeliu2383]

I got two free tickets to this movie from my eye doctor as a kid. The movie was worth every cent I paid for those tickets. :)

[@kimchipho447]

Great episode as always. No doubt that 5th turtle was named after Jack Kirby the modern renaissance master.... NOW DO WINSPECTOR ALREADY PLZ

[@JordanGingold]

If you just heard his narration of the plot, the movie sounds awesome

[@pierrelewis6819]

When it comes to the third entry of the live action Ninja turtle movies, that's my favorite movie, out of all of them, when I was growing up, didn't really see the first Ninja turtles, didn't know that it existed, I barely knew about the second movie, it's been years, since I've saw all the movies, my first Ninja turtles movie, was the third one.

[@MattHall]

First film I ever saw in theaters. Even at five years old I was let down by it.

[@DAMNNATIONROCK]

Fun fact: Baltimora “Tarzan Boy” is now played every week on network television by wrestling promotion All Elite Wrestling as the entrance theme for wrestler “jungle boy”

[@thekydragon]

"Jungle Boy" being Jack Perry, the son of the late actor Luke Perry

[@mattjindrak]

It was silly and it felt like they were guest stars in their own movie, but it still stayed true to the characters of the Turtles themselves, and I'll always love it for that. And the fight scenes are fun

[@AdrianHoliday]

Part III should have been a real follow up to apart II, which should have had the Utrom backstory and ending Part II in a cliffhanger with the Turtles sent to Dimension X from the T(C)RI facility. Part III should have introduced Krang and his rock soldiers enter Earth to take over the world. Krang teams up with Super Shredder and the turtles stop them. So I would have gone with the sci fi story arc… although the cgi for it in the early 90s would have been cheesey

[@anthonyluetmer8499]

maybe throw in the Fugitiod for good measure.

[@Wolfie1262]

I saw the first and third movies in theaters, both times with my best friend at the time. Best part of the movie was Casey teaching the samurai about hockey. That had us cracking up

[@mrmacross]

Thank you for bringing up the Listerine Cool Mint commercial! When the movie came out, I was saying it should've been called "Turtles in Time" to match the arcade/SNES game. Then when I saw the movie and didn't like it, I was glad the title "Turtles in Time" was only associated with a quality product.

[@collymorpheous8575]

Thank you for reviewing #3! Nobody ever does! Tarzan boy did the same thing to me. I didn't know the name so I couldn't ask others about it. I remember seeing the commercials for the movie and thinking it was going to be a return to form after number 2. I was... disappointed. After seeing the explanation about what the movie was supposed to be I am saddened by what we missed out on.

[@j.l-w9959]

This is a hot take, but this was my favorite movie of the three

[@salvadorortega8261]

I remember getting a dvd with all three movies as a kid. My brother and i were excited to finally watch them all as we only had the first movie. And even though the movie wasnt the best for a Turtles story its always been one of my favourites despite all its flaws

[@mkproductions2.0]

I agree I love TMNT 3

[@koDaffi]

We went to the premiere of the first movie and my mother had to take autistic brother out cause it scared him. Also a weird Mandela effect because I remember Ralph screaming FUCK when Casey Jones got away and then everytime since then it was changed to Damn.

[@edwardiii8409]

despite all its flaws You sound like a star wars fan

[@koDaffi]

@@darthkai8242 Could just be in my head from how young I was and being so hyped to see it. I was all about that shit. Even had that weird TMNT Tour vhs that I drove my parents crazy with. I'll have to buy em and check out the other cuts.

[@Morgil27]

When I was a kid, my parents were cheap-asses who didn't like paying to go to the theater. TMNT3 was the only one of the trilogy that I actually got to see in theaters, because my grandma took me while babysitting me one weekend.

[@Gametropolis]

I was never in to the Turtles back then (MASK was my toy of choice) but recently fell in love with the cartoon, films and comics thanks to the Cowabunga collection on Switch. Great video too (as always!), thanks TG!

[@kingcaesar3693]

I highly recommend the 2012 show if you haven't watched it. It's got some great homages to the original. the early 2000s one is also great.

[@S-T-E-V-E]

I was into MASK as well, the toys were amazing !

[@jollyrogerq]

MASK was the best.

[@garrythornhill2323]

Mask and transforms was the best.

[@S-T-E-V-E]

@@garrythornhill2323 Did you guys get Terrahawks in the USA? It was a puppet show like Thunderbirds? I keep suggesting they do a video on it but nothing so far! Look it up on KZbin to jog your memory!

[@MentalLiberation]

Meanwhile, the Cowabunga Collection is out now for video games systems. Worth picking up

[@TonyorIzzyCommenting]

This movie came out shortly before I was to turn 10 years old. I had been a huge Turtles fan ( and had seen both the first two movies in the theater. By the time this one came out, a number of factors led to not seeing this one in the theaters. 1) It was a weird period, between the 2nd and this movie, where I was starting to move on from Turtles. I can't recall for sure if there was any one franchise that started diverting my attention. The movie came out right before Power Rangers, which would go on to become my next huge obsession. If it was anything, maybe it was Batman? Returns had come out the year before, as well as TAS. So I was definitely big into Batman as well. 2) The other factor is the toy factor. I say this as someone that owned my fair share of TMNT action figures and accessories up until that point. I won't try to suggest I was unaware of how toys factored into the overall marketing and merchandising of these types of franchises. But I think at that point, I saw the trailer and previews for this movie. I think the samurai aesthetic had me come to the conclusion that this was solely chosen to ultimately sell action figures. For whatever reason, it rubbed me the wrong way. Looking back, I realize it was definitely unfair to hold that against the movie and franchise, when others had been and were doing the same things. But like I said, Power Rangers became my next obsession and it was egregiously guilty on that front. I still have yet to see this movie in it's entirety. I've watched the first two more times than I can count. I'm sure one day, I'll sit down and give it an honest chance and will probably find it entertaining

[@RyRyMadrid]

Thanks for getting that Tarzan Boy song stuck in my head!!!! 😠😠😠

[@wstine79]

I remember watching TMNT III on TV in syndication on a Saturday. The change in scenery was nice, but the Animatronic Turtles and Splinter wee a major downgrade.

[@sara00zer0]

I never realized that when I was a kid, but wow when you actually see it next to II, it is really, really bad.

[@Shiirow]

splinter wasnt even a full model, just an upper torso.

[@EricGranata]

I used to wait to hear a song on the radio and immediately call the DJ to ask who it was if they didn’t announce it.

[@iamfuturetrunks]

Since it was brought up twice in this video... I expect a video on Short Circuit soon! :D I miss Johnny Five. :( Also there is a TMNT cartoon episode where a robot comes back from the future to visit the 1990's and meets up with the turtles and seems a lot like Johnny Five. I wonder if they got inspiration from the Short Circuit movies or something.

[@scottsmartky]

If you want to hear that song again, Dan, watch most weeks of All Elite Wrestling. Luke Perry's (yes, that Luke Perry) son, Jack, is known as Jungle Boy and it's his entrance music.

[@otakubullfrog1665]

You're right about two years being an eternity when you're a kid. I don't think I've ever actually seen this one because, while I still sometimes pretended to be a turtle when the first movie was released, I already had friends whose parents would let us watch R-rated movies by the time 1993 rolled around.

[@Belgand]

When the video started I went back to double check the release dates because I remember it feeling like this came out a _long_ time after the second film, at the point that TMNT was already old news. In reality it was just me being in middle school and over it, although the peaks of turtle-mania were definitely in the past. The weirder part is how now ten years can feel like only two, but back then it was the exact opposite.

[@sara00zer0]

Great video, and cool to see all of the connections that was kind of planned for this movie. A goofy thing I noticed that just always seemed weird to me about this movie. Kenshin and April swap places, and each is technically wearing what the other was wearing when the swapped places. How does Kenshin fit into April's clothes, and wouldn't he be wearing everything she was wearing, including underneath? I get it, a movie for kids, but surprised at least not for laughs they point out how uncomfortable her underwear is, or tight her pants are? Guess that was why they chose not to have her in a dress and heels for that scene.

[@nexus6100]

2 1 3 for me. Child me definitely thought Secret of the Ooze was better than the first one.

[@y2bogus]

Yeah when I was younger I liked SotO better than the first. Now I definitely prefer the first, but the second is definitely enjoyable. I hated this one.

[@troymcclure681]

The 1st was way better 2nd was to cheesy

[@NoxAnexayi]

As a 40 year old in the middle of his midlife nostalgia trip, finding this channel has been a blessing. I love the presentation in these videos. Well done. (although trying to pause to read the flash texts is a pain)

[@banonKING]

There are two great tragedies of my youth cinematic experiences growing up, where even at the time I immediately recognized "This is bad, I don't like this"... and those films are Masters of the Universe and Turtles 3.

[@tonberrymasta]

I would add Turtles 2 and Mortal Kombat: Annihilation to this. "Go ninja go ninja go" in T2 made it embarrassing to be a turtles fan and "show me your animality" in MK made it embarrassing to be part of the human race.

[@ModelJames13]

But Masters of the Universe rules.

[@ninjasquidkamer7440]

@@tonberrymasta At least Annihilation is better than the newer movie we got.

[@kajenbop]

I really enjoyed MotU but it was in no way whatsoever HeMan and I still find that unforgivable to this day!

[@teammarsh5657]

Great episode once again and thank you for chasing down an ear worm I had ever since my cousin put Tarzan Boy on a mixed cassette tape for me as a joke back in the early 90's. Glad to finally know the name of my audio tormenter.

[@branthackerd8654]

Saw this in theaters. It was the first time I was disappointed in a movie.

[@glenngriffon8032]

You reminded me of that song and as memories of my childhood from the 80's and 90's flooded back to me of _that_ song i nearly ripped my hair out as i realized I was going to have to search for it now and I only have my phone to help me. I despaired that i would be searching for it over the next several hours, that song. _That song!_ That song that haunted me till I finally had forgotten about it. Until you reminded me of it... and then you said who made it and the title of it and all was forgiven and a massive weight came off my shoulders. Curse you for reminding me and bless you for not leaving me searching.

[@MAMoreno]

I totally agree with Eastman. The second film is infuriating, while this one feels more like a noble failure. The ambition of the story--which reflected the more outlandish stories of the original Mirage Comics run--wasn't matched with an adequate budget, but at least they didn't promise us a Secret of the Ooze and then fail to deliver the Utroms implied by such a title.

[@Merknilash]

I loved the 2nd movie and it was my favorite as a kid and still my favorite. It was just a lot more fun.

[@miserableunoriginal]

@@Merknilash I agree. The first is a legit great film, but the second was more in line with the TMNT cartoon. It was the prefect blend of the gritty realism from the original and the fun outrageousness of the animated series. Deff played the secret of the ooze the most.

[@overlord3051]

Growing up as a huge fan of the Turtles, I remember being quite confused when I was given one of the movie toys as a birthday present, as it was a regular human riding on a practically unarticulated horse. Young me was like "WHERE'S THE TURTLE??" (That same birthday I also got a Weirdwolf Headmaster from Transformers, so needless to say, the horse probably got played once, haha)

[@SuperNicktendo]

I remember my mom getting this for us on VHS and I'm still not sure if it was punishment or not. Still goofy good times

[@dfailsthemost]

Oh my God. I knew it!!! Turtles in Time was the game, not the movie! They called me mad, but I was right!

[@djtek9ine]

My mom took me to see this in the theater and when we were walking out of the theater, I apologized to her for having to sit through that.

[@DeletedMediaYoutube]

I think an apology was demanded by my dad 😬

[@khhnator]

oh god, i been in the "finding that song" situation back then as well. I'm glad you made thru i myself still have one song i never been able to find that is slowly degenerating in my memory for the last 30 years

[@geardog24]

Basically the director of this movie hated the Ninja Turtles.

[@GrandTheftWatto]

I always thought the look of the Turtles in part 3 was more...froglike.

[@BugsyFoga]

The downfall of the turtles

[@Tharsos2099]

I have to admit, and it's been a while since I've seen it, but the 3rd, was my favorite of the movies. I was happy that they did something different and not just "How can we bring back Shredder this time ?!?!"

[@toddhollen]

I loved the ninja turtles around this time. Loved #2, have the Coming Out of Their Shell Tour on VHS, had the toys and video games, etc. Had no idea this movie existed until a few years ago and even after watching this I don't entirely believe this is a real movie.

[@notsyzagts7967]

Try watching this movie itself, and see how that goes.

[@aj383]

Dude... That deep into Turtlemania, how did you miss this when it came out?

[@mewdreamer]

While I didn't see any of the movies in theaters, I watched them on VHS tapes all the time back in the day, especially during the summer. I rewatched the movies a few months ago on Netflix and I actually enjoyed the third movie more than I expected. It's pretty infamous among the fanbase, but I think it holds up better than Secret of the Ooze does. Secret of the Ooze was more enjoyable when I was little, but coming right after the first movie, it feels a bit too jarring tone wise for this to be the same universe. The third movie felt more in line with the second movie's tone, so I think it flows a bit better. Plus, there were moments that genuinely made me laugh. It's still no surprise as to why the movie didn't do well or why it's considered a low point for the franchise, but I thought it was pretty entertaining. I think I agree with the creator's list, even though I think Secret of the Ooze probably is a better film writing wise than the third movie. If the turtle designs were better and the writing was a bit more polished, the third movie might have worked better. Tarzan Boy has such catchy chorus to the point where I immediately think of the movie whenever I hear it, so I can definitely understand searching to find it too.

[@chadconery8284]

Love toy galaxy and teenage mutant ninja turtles 3. I was like ten when it came out. But watching it now. Yeah I see the major flaws lol.

[@SolidSnake0621]

Little relatable stuff like the “Tarzan Boy listerine commercial” thing is why I subscribed to this channel. I was so relieved when I figured out the name to that song

[@brykwoad8413]

This was memorable just because me and 2 friends went to see this at the last showing of the day for this movie. We where the only 3 in the theater, and when it was over it felt like they had left as there was NO employee's to be seen when we left. So it was a memorable time for that... and about nothing else.

[@Zeke-Z]

What?!? No way man, Secret of the Ooze was the best hands down!! I still to this day have that entire movie memorized!

[@thetoythief8940]

I honastly don't understand why people hate this movie the story was fun and pretty good the characters had some awesome development and it overall felt like a movie compared to the second movie

[@lutherheggs451]

Because the suits are awful, the turtles being nightmare fuel with their face movements, Splinter is awful, the hilariously bad FX like the "villain" falling off of a cliff. There was nothing Turtles about it other than the Turtles. The stuff with Casey Jones and the Japanese guys were god awful. Besides the dialog being written as if someone was dropped on their head before they wrote the script. Then there is for whatever reason people's need to continually call it Turtles in Time when it was never EVER actually referred to as that. That was never even added to it until the bargain basement blu-ray release.

[@thetoythief8940]

@@lutherheggs451 You know whats funny you barely notice the suit issues and for me I think the second movie has worse suits and story considering the fact it wasn't finished you lead up to a awesome moment to get a dance battle we didn't need at all at least the 3rd movie had a story and character development that was used for many more years

[@ENiceGeo]

@@lutherheggs451 The suits were bad, yes, but the story was decent enough and it holds up a lot better than Secret of the Ooze. So many things in the second movie make my head hurt when watching it as an adult. People wouldn't be moaning about TMNT III being bad if it looked as good as TMNT II did.

[@daltonwilliams1723]

God no. Watch the second movie again. It’s far better in terms of story, characters, comedy, and special effects

[@ENiceGeo]

@@daltonwilliams1723 The second movie is entertaining but the story and campy nature of it all just kills it. The third movie is still silly but the story is lot better and the turtles can use their weapons again.

[@qhorton6743]

Imo, below are some of the highlights for TMNT in recent years: - TMNT: Shredder's Revenge (soooo awesome) and TMNT: Cowabunga Collection videogames -TMNT Neca movie figures -Batman / TMNT comic series -3 movies that have either released or are in development (definitely looking forward to Seth Rogen's animated TMNT movie next yr) -Turtle Power: The Definitive History of TMNT (fanmade film, which is awesome) And Im sure there are more

[@Fixxxer07082]

I remember seeing this at the drive-in with my friends (we were the target demo when the toys hit and had em all, but by this point we were 11)….and I distinctly remember not liking it AT ALL. That was the exact moment I got out of Turtles all together. 😢

[@tommy516]

Growing up, I only had two types of music albums, aside from MC Hammer's, "Too Legit to Quit"; Weird Al albums and movie sound tracks. I loved the sound track to this movie!!

[@tclark6989]

Turtles 3 is bizarre in that nothing in it appeals to children, teens, or adults. It's a movie made for no one.

[@vustvaleo8068]

also I think the writers can't tell the difference between a ninja and a samurai hence the turtles donned samurai gear instead of their thing that is being ninjas.

[@LionLeo2180]

Been a turtles fan since I was a kid. Although I preferred the first and second movies, I am glad that Corey Feldman returned to voice Donatello in the third movie.

[@mikekz4489]

I had a similar experience with the Tarzan Boy song. Listerine commercial > TMNT III > Eventually learning it was a song from the ‘80s.

[@van.f1087]

This movie hurt my heart as a kid. Even then it was trash to me.