Poll of the Day > Rate this cartoon series DAY 21: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1987)

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Classic, but hasn't aged well.
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fantastic, but maybe better for kids than adults
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best animated version of turtles.
the original movie is the best live action version.
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My nostalgia is fully engorged
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You should watch the UK version, every scene with the nunchuck is removed.
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Foppe posted...

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You should watch the UK version, every scene with the nunchuck is removed.

I've heard of that before, but never really looked into it...how the hell would that even work? So Michelangelo is basically useless for the whole series? Swords, sais, and a bo staffs are fine, but nunchucks...get that shit outta here.

And why Hero Turtles? Was the UK facing a ninja epidemic of some sort? So much confusion in my head right now...
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trentpac posted...

Foppe posted...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fujd94i3EYs" data-time="
You should watch the UK version, every scene with the nunchuck is removed.

I've heard of that before, but never really looked into it...how the hell would that even work? So Michelangelo is basically useless for the whole series? Swords, sais, and a bo staffs are fine, but nunchucks...get that shit outta here.

And why Hero Turtles? Was the UK facing a ninja epidemic of some sort? So much confusion in my head right now...

It starts with the US ninja craze in the 80s, we had ninjas everywhere.
In UK, the BBFC is responsible to rate every form of video that is shown/sold in the country, but since home videos were something new in the 80s, it existed no legal requirement for home videos to be rated by the BBFC, which resulted in video stores allowing kids to buy and rent movies like Driller Killer and I Spit On Your Grave (25 minutes long rape scene, still the longest in a movie).
It didnt take long until loud voices complained about kids being allowed to see video nasties, so they had to rush out some new laws that gave the BBFC right to ban and censor whatever they wanted, which resulted in some heavy censorings during the 80s and 90s.
And since the ninja craze existed, it also existed multiple violent ninja movies, so that went into their todo list.
Nunchucks and ninja stars were banned in everything, to prevent stupid kids from emulating what they saw and hurt themselves or others. Guns and swords were left alone because no kid would be smart enough to get their hands on them in the first place while anything sharp can emulate a throwing star and you can quickly make your own homemade nunchuck that will most likely break and could easily hit somebody. I guess knifes could emulate swords, but they thought that their parents still would have some common sense left...
The word ninja in itself was associated with violence, so it had nothing to do with a kids cartoon.
Tha game Ninja Gaiden was delayed one year and had to switch name to Shadow Warriors in Europe because of this.
Thankfully the nunchuck is still in the Nes turtles game.
And yes, it results in strange scenes in the cartoon. Michelangelo throwing nunchucks to disarm thugs?
Huh? Why are the thugs suddenly disarmed?
Michelangelo throwing nunchucks to disable some robot or security system?
Huh? Why is the robot suddenly broken? Why did that security system stop shooting lasers?
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Foppe posted...

trentpac posted...

Foppe posted...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fujd94i3EYs" data-time="
You should watch the UK version, every scene with the nunchuck is removed.

I've heard of that before, but never really looked into it...how the hell would that even work? So Michelangelo is basically useless for the whole series? Swords, sais, and a bo staffs are fine, but nunchucks...get that shit outta here.

And why Hero Turtles? Was the UK facing a ninja epidemic of some sort? So much confusion in my head right now...

It starts with the US ninja craze in the 80s, we had ninjas everywhere.
In UK, the BBFC is responsible to rate every form of video that is shown/sold in the country, but since home videos were something new in the 80s, it existed no legal requirement for home videos to be rated by the BBFC, which resulted in video stores allowing kids to buy and rent movies like Driller Killer and I Spit On Your Grave (25 minutes long rape scene, still the longest in a movie).
It didnt take long until loud voices complained about kids being allowed to see video nasties, so they had to rush out some new laws that gave the BBFC right to ban and censor whatever they wanted, which resulted in some heavy censorings during the 80s and 90s.
And since the ninja craze existed, it also existed multiple violent ninja movies, so that went into their todo list.
Nunchucks and ninja stars were banned in everything, to prevent stupid kids from emulating what they saw and hurt themselves or others. Guns and swords were left alone because no kid would be smart enough to get their hands on them in the first place while anything sharp can emulate a throwing star and you can quickly make your own homemade nunchuck that will most likely break and could easily hit somebody. I guess knifes could emulate swords, but they thought that their parents still would have some common sense left...
The word ninja in itself was associated with violence, so it had nothing to do with a kids cartoon.
Tha game Ninja Gaiden was delayed one year and had to switch name to Shadow Warriors in Europe because of this.
Thankfully the nunchuck is still in the Nes turtles game.
And yes, it results in strange scenes in the cartoon. Michelangelo throwing nunchucks to disarm thugs?
Huh? Why are the thugs suddenly disarmed?
Michelangelo throwing nunchucks to disable some robot or security system?
Huh? Why is the robot suddenly broken? Why did that security system stop shooting lasers?

Crazy and yet very interesting. Thanks for the info.
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To be fair the kids that would hurt themselves with ninja stars and nunchucks will always find another way to harm themselves. Lol I got called a pussy once when I was 11 or 12, because I opted out on the bb gun war some of my more intelligent friends were having.
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Go ninja go ninja go ninja go!
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8/10

A classic, but I prefer the 2003 version.
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Definitely a fun classic that turned into an out of control money making machine.
The newer 2000's one was alot more slick and the characters and story had more depth. Plus, ice cream kitty.
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THe 1st season: 10/10

Afterwards, just like the Power Rangers, it kinda went wayside.

Still luv the Konami Arcade Game! And the OG Graphic Novel wasn't so kid friendly...it was very 'graphic' (no pun intended)

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