TMNT DVD Disambiguation Review - Part 1

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At long last, here it is! Part 1 of my Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles DVD Disambiguation videos!

Before we dive into the DVD sets proper, I thought I would clear up some confusion that seem to be present with a lot of folks who grew up with the cartoon, as to which version of the Turtles is the definitive version. So let's see what some of the differences are between the original comics, the cartoons and the movies...

(I know there's probably TONS more, I mainly focus on the big ones)

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[ExcelsiorProduction7]

Vanilla Ice is a "Darker tone"?

[Zaranyzerak]

@ExcelsiorProduction7 No. But the OVERALL tone of the first two films was darker.

[Minimoonfan123]

What about usagi? Was he part of the comic too?

[Zaranyzerak]

@Minimoonfan123 Yes, but Usagi Yojimbo was its own comic, written and drawn by Stan Sakai under a different publisher. It occasionally crossed over with TMNT.

[Zaranyzerak]

Well, love it or hate it, the 2003 series is MUCH more faithful to the original comic (which was never intended for kids). In fact, many of the stories are adapted straight out of the old comics. The 80's series was seriously watered down and re-tooled to make it kid-friendly.

[Zaranyzerak]

Meh, still not as big. Turtles is STILL going and has just as much enthusiasm now as it did 25 years ago. Pokemon came, exploded, then died. Oh sure, there's a niche fanbase still around, but it's nowhere near as huge as the continually growing fanbase of TMNT.

Plus the TV shows ran waaay longer than Pokemon - The 80's cartoon was 10 seasons, the 2003 cartoons was 7, there was a 1 season show in the 90's, the comics are STILL going (since 1984!), the toys keep coming back...it goes on and on.

[tekajeffrey]

i think power rangers and transformers do it this kind o big

[Gpal2000]

I had 200 figures all together and even counting the 2003 turtles,2007 MOVIE turtles,and classics EVEN dvds most were 2003 episodes

[RoboDoc2814]

@Minimoonfan123 Hardly...

[tmntuploader]

@Zaranyzerak The Only they Need is Make Leonardo Versus Raphael in Shredder Form So it can fit it follow the Comics. Becuase Raphael Gets alot of Raged up for Leonardo being Leader i think or some other reason. but they Need to make it! i Just hope Nick Dont Crash The Series Or then i will Burn their Place apart.!!

[Zaranyzerak]

@ZipZagginGallifrey You only say that because it's what YOU grew up with. It's memorable to you because it's well, something you remember from your childhood. The generation who grew up with the newer turtles will likely be far less endeared to the 80s series vs the 2003 series, seeing it as "cheesy" and "lame" by comparison.

[ZipZagginGallifrey]

@Zaranyzerak Yet it's the 80s series that is the most memorable because it decided to be original and use great fourth-wall conscious humour to reel in the kids and keep them entertained.

[psykoticmelody]

how about casey jones