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I love 87!April so much. But anyone who thinks she acts like a big sister to the boys needs to consider how often she hides behind vehicles to film them getting beaten up and then rejoices about the amazing story.
...which, okay, some big sisters would do that.
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Fear or Not!
Chapter 1: Step into the vortex! Fandom: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (All Types), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987
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While out on a pizza run, the turtles are ambushed and forced to face their deepest fears. Beyond the monster movies, beyond the acid-reflux induced nightmares, will the turtles make it out of their predicament unscathed?
Or in other words, the fear episodes from 2k3 and 2k12 within the 1987 universe!
80's Shredder, planning to capture the turtles: And then I might kill them.
2k12 Shredder: You might kill them? You mean you haven't decided?
80's Shredder: Well there are just so many things to consider.
2k12 Shredder: Still seems like a pretty big thing to just glance over.
80's Shredder: Look I never said my plan was well thought out. Just that it was incredibly evil.
I've noticed before that when they're ill the 87 turtles have a tendency to pile up together instead of going to their seperate bedrooms (which are really only cubbies in one big room anyway). But this time I'm watching Muckman Messes Up and Donatello, Leonardo and Michelangelo are in their bedrooms, while Raphael is on a couch between Donatello and Leonardo's rooms, presumably because it's closer to them. Baby.
It's funny when you think you remember an episode... I remembered this episode as having the turtles order an exercise machine from TV, Leonardo being rather unfair about it (insisting ninjas don't need brute strength) and then it turning out to be a trap.
Actually it's a gift, signed, from someone they already know is running a gym where super strong crimnals are found. So Leonardo's got a point, not about working out being bad in general, but about the other turtles not using their brains in this instance because they're too eager to take the chance to get stronger.
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Raphael's usually the fashion guy, I forgot it was Donatello who really really wanted to wear suits in the The Great Cufflink Caper. And who removes Michelangelo's paisley tie (which comes back when they're pretending to be gangsters). Raphael actually starts out not wanting to wear the suits.
But Raphael definitely has the best cufflinks.
I think it's fascinating that 87 TMNT, the version most explicitly aimed at little kids and designed to appeal to them, has being made small and cute and helpless and losing autonomy as a re-occuring threat to the turtles.
Being demutated (and the emphasis is always on being made helpless rather than possible loss of sapience).
Being de-aged.
Being shrunk.
That time Michelangelo was turned into a gerbil.
The ray in the Ireland episode where it was ambiguous whether it would make them smaller and cuter or larger and fiercer and Michelangelo was delighted to find it was the latter.
The guy who wanted them in jail "or at least in a really big glass bowl", which doesn't actually change them but does suggest changing the rules to treat them as pets again.
Then in the red sky seasons the ultimate answer to Raphael's demand to know why they should help humans against Dregg when humans are choosing to trust him is that a lot of humans are still children. They have no say in this but will still be stuck with the future it causes.
It's a story in which growing up is hard, sometimes. The turtles have fun while de-aged. Donatello wonders whether they were better off as pets than struggling to be accepted as people.
But it's a story in which being a kid is hard too and certainly not a state you would want other people to decide you didn't get to leave.
The four main animated series of TMNT have had at least one theme song that gives the turtles one sentence descriptions. So I'm going to compare them (in order of age each time, 87, 03, 12, Rise).
Leonardo
Leonardo leads - This one's to the point. He does lead. Doesn't really say anything else about him, but it tells us his role in the team.
Leonardo's always in control - This still tells us that Leonardo's in charge but also implies self-control and a personality that wants to keep things under control, rather than just telling us his role on the team.
Leonardo's the leader in blue, does anything it takes to get his ninjas through - 12 gives us team role again, but the second bit does give us more of his personality. It implies a certain level of ruthlessness and I do find 12 Leo to be the most ruthless Leo.
Leo's making a scene - Sorry, buddy, you're not the leader and your personality is just loud. This fits for a Leo whose storyline is a great deal about finding his role and what he's good at.
Donatello
Donatello does machines - As a friend on discord pointed out this doesn't (especially combined with the visual) tell us he does machines well. Donatello's machines are sometimes more trouble than they're worth, but with the amount of mad scientists these turtles go up against they very much need someone doing machines on their team, and he does brilliantly even more often than he caused the problem in the first place. Like Leonardo this mostly tells us his team role.
Donatello's the brains of the bunch - 03 is the only one that doesn't mention machines, the 03 theme song moves towards personality for all of them rather than team role for some and personality for others. So Donatello gets mentioned as the smart guy rather than the one who makes machines. It's also true of him in more ways than of some other Donatellos - this one's smart about things other than science, too.
Donatello's the fellow has a way with machines - He's the machine guy again, but this one's more complimentary about it.
Donnie rocks machines - I love how these get steadily more complimentary about how good Donatello is with machines even while mostly sticking to machines as his thing.
Raphael
Raphael is cool but rude - 87 gives two their team roles and two their personalities in the theme song, but then Raphael and Michelangelo have much less fixed team roles. I feel like just announcing a character is cool up front wouldn't be done in modern cartoons, too. Is he cool? Isn't that up to the viewers? But it definitely tells us how Raphael sees himself.
Count on Raphael to throw the first punch - 03 once again neatly combining team role (fighter) with personality (a bit aggressive and impulsive).
Raphael's got the most attitude on the team - We're back to what 87 says in new phrasing, with less just announcing he's cool. 12 Raphael is also the one who throws the first punch, mind you, but that's not what his theme song highlights.
Raph's ready for a fight - Rise is following 03's lead on this one. Rise probably has the least attitude of any Raphael, not least because he is the authority to his brothers so who would he be rebelling against?
Michelangelo
Michelangelo is a party dude - He is! He's a lot of other things too, and I think this one is actually a little sad when you think about how many parties a mutant turtle is likely to be invited to, but it conveys his carefree attitude and desire to have fun in the moment. And he also does love parties and throws birthday parties for everyone including Irma.
The wise guy is Michelangelo - I think this Michelangelo is the only wise guy Mikey. The role goes to Raphael in 87, Leo in Rise, and no one really in 12. It also singles him out a bit, the others in 03 have all been given a sentence that's mostly about their personality but also alludes to their role on the team, he's the only one who has no definite role to allude to.
Michelangelo, he's one of a kind, and you know just where to find him when it's party time - Like 87 he likes parties and we're also highlighting that he's weird, I guess.
Mikey's got mad skills - Only Mikey that gets any respect! They all have mad skills (they're universally the most gymnastic turtles) but only Rise's make the theme song. It's Leo who just gets a reference to his personality, and a not very flattering one at that.
