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the-vegetarian-artist · 5 months

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The Gang Meets Mondo Gecko- Sept. 14 1991

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serene-sabo · 1 year

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Fine! Drop us a card sometime! Yeah, if the humans don’t arrest you first.

#tmnt 1987 #teenage mutant ninja turtles #tmnt #teenage mutant ninja turtles 1987 #1987 raph #1987 donnie #1987 leo #87 leonardo #87 michelangelo #87 raphael #serstuff #sergifs #tmntedit #i fr stressed over where to put a period or an exclamation point OR WHEN DOES A COMMA GO BEFORE THE AND #THEY R NOT RLY YELLING BUT KINDA TALKING LOUDLY BUT NOT RLY SO DOES #DOES THAT WARRANT AN EXCLAMATION POINT #and then the caption omg #LEMME POST THIS BEFORE I BLOW A FUSE LOL

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bulbabutt · 1 year

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dang, that kids probably gonna have a messed up life now.... anyway, this dimensions pizza is delicious!

double the baja blast duo? yeah, there's absolutely not a care in the world at this table.

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familyofpaladins · 3 months

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redraw of very accurate meme from @forgetful-nerd

87 Donatello absoutely was the one who brought them all together and is reveling in the chaos he knew would happen lol

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hermit-searching · 26 days

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You're trying to tell me the 87 turtles wouldn't purposefully start trolling the 12 turtles about how they can't tell them apart? You're really trying to tell me they would just make fun of those belt buckles?

No, the interaction would have been way different if ppl knew how to be funny.

12 Raph: okay but seriously what's with the initials on your belts?

Michelangelo: oh it's mondo bizarro dude. we need to, like, wear the buckles in case any far out shenanigans happen and our bandana colours switch for a minute. it's like for safety, and because we don't want kids to think our lil dude Raphael is scary and violent....no offense

12 Raph: uh???? offense taken? and that doesn't explain anything?

Raphael: yeah buddy just go with it. it wasn't our decision to look identical.

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Raphael walking in the room wearing Michelangelo's bandana, holding Leonardo's swords: okay wise guy. which one am I?

12 Donnie: I.......I don't know 😭

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Leonardo wearing Donatello's bandana and holding Raphael's said: this one should be totally easier for you, right dudes?

12 Leo: n-no??

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Michelangelo in Leonardo's bandana and holding Donatello's bo staff: oh come on, you're a couple a smart turtles. shouldn't this be a walk in the park? how aren't you getting it?

12 Raph: please stop. my brain hurts so badly

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Donatello walking in the room to the 12 turtles on the ground, near tears, holding Michelangelo's nunchucks, and wearing Raphael's bandana: okay guys that's enough, this isn't fair to our fellow turtles. where's your honor?

12 Mikey: *bursts into tears*

#theo shitpost #tmnt 2012 #tmnt 1987 #teenage mutant ninja turtles #87 michelangelo #87 donatello #87 raphael #87 leonardo #12 donnie #12 mikey #12 raph #12 leo #the 87s are menaces to society (affectionate) if they can all imitate eaach other perfectly they WILL use it for chaos

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sabrondabrainrot · 1 month

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I finished the 87 series as a whole (except the European vacay season like I can't find it anywhere) and want to cry!!! My boys!!! I can't believe it's done!!!

What an awesome show. I might have to rewatch it just to write down more notes and thoughts. ;)

Anyways here's some headcanons about my sweet 87 boys and some show observations:

Hopefully with this people might give the show a chance. It's so delightful and charming. You won't be disappointed.

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The turtles are all basically 3-4 years old. They make tons of comments about living half their lives in a fish bowl and when Yoshi comes across them they're still babies. When they're shown mutating, they go from baby turtles to the older bipedal forms we know them by.

They're all identical sans their voices. (In the 87 show not only does April have trouble telling them apart at the beginning but so do the animators in every episode)

They all seem to possess super strength and some levels of invulnerability. Donatello in particular had a multiple story brick building dropped on him, which he just walked off. They've all shown varying skills such as bending metal with their bare hands. Raphael as a practical joke in one episode picks up a couch and hurls it at Donatello just to be smartass. Leonardo cuts metal like tinfoil.

They still think of themselves as turtles first and foremost, so they don't refer to each other as brothers. (despite the fact they're totally brothers) and simply address each other as friends. (They're brothers tho we all know the truth 💕)

Something not explained in the opening of the 3rd season, the turtles as babies, before they mutate, are shown with different shell patterns. While it's not obvious which turtle is which it is neat the artists went out of their way to animate each turtle with a unique pattern.

When you watch the show the amount of people and mutants that dislike the turtles is shocking. For a fun kids show made in the late 80's to mid 90's, it's basically a huge allegory to the civil rights movements and you can even take relevance to human rights movements of today.

Despite being so lovable they have only a small circle of friends. Most of those friends at some point have betrayed them too.

The boys have seen two different futures of themselves. (not counting their shared apocalypse nightmares) The first future is where they get old together in a mansion and they're heralded as heroes and everyone likes them. The second future doesn't show them but in the second future it's stated being a mutant is a crime punishable by death and all mutants are criminals regardless of deeds. This is before the red skies studio era of writing. That's before it's supposed to get edgy.

They all are highly intelligent. They can each pilot every vehicle ever present in the show despite none of them having a formal education, license, or understanding of the rules of the road. Michelangelo in particular seems to have a knack for US fighter jets.

In season 7 episode 11, titled "Dirk Savage: Mutant Hunter!" We meet two new mutants named Rahzar and Tokka. They're a gay couple. You don't believe me? Go watch the episode. I'm not pulling your leg. I swear. I promise. It's a good episode go watch it.

Master Splinter calls them his sons. He also calls Carter, his newest student, son occasionally too. It's his term of endearment.

The turtles in this version are known to get sick pretty regularly. (probably because of their still developing immune systems). They always get sick as a group and they totally soak up the pampering.

They in the first season share a 4 stack bunk bed and then after the bunk is destroyed in the season 1 finale they each get their own alcoves which they treat as their own rooms.

I didn't remember which Punk Frog said it, but one of them called Leonard and Michelangelo his Bubba which is a term of endearment for brother. The punk frogs call each other bubba too. So unlike the turtles they were either all frog brothers who mutated together or after mutating they just decided they're brothers and they also adopted the turtles as their brothers too.

Mondo Gecko seems older in this series because of his appearance but he's the same age as the turtles and actually mutated from the same ooze as them on the same day at the same time so he in 87 is like a mix of their brother and cousin? He's related regardless. (We all know the truth in our hearts)

Shredder and Krang act like a married couple who've been married too long and are on the cusp of a divorce but they've been together too long so they just keep tolerating eachother.

They all love the unhinged gross unholy pizza combos. Michaelangelo's stated combos are actually tame compared to some of the things they've eaten. One episode the boys committed to the bit so hard they ate lit candles just to mess with Michelangelo. They get pregnant sardine fudge pizza cravings at midnight. They put cereal on regular pizza for breakfast. They hate vegetables though. They literally gag when Splinter eats sushi. They refuse to eat bugs despite their turtle origins (interesting enough the Punk Frogs don't even like pizza at all first unlike them) but like they will eat out of the garbage. But not fresh handmade sushi.

They're so casual about being in public. Like they have disguises but sometimes they just go out in public as themselves. They also have so many elaborate disguises. In the first episode their first instinct to blend in was to throw on bright neon shoes, various bomber jackets, and start publicly beatboxing and breakdancing.

The turtles get called slurs by Shredder, Bebop, and Rocksteady. The slur in question is "Shellback" . When Donatello makes an evil clone the first thing the clone does is call him that slur. It's so funny like that's yourself. Donatello basically called himself ugly. Why is that so funny.

Shredders go to threat in the show and many other villains go to insult is to straight up threaten to eat them. Like, do none of the villains care about getting salmonella? Why do all the villains want to eat them?

Something I've noticed, they refuse to use nicknames. They only use each other's full names. It makes me wonder why? I theorize it's probably to do with the fact Master Splinter gave them their names and that's the first thing they received? It's not like they're not playful enough to use nicknames.

Despite his fatherly role in their lives, the turtle boys don't call Splinter their father and this is more than likely to do with the fact they see themselves as turtles and know they have turtle parents. (Again we know the truth)

April in this show is an adrenaline junky. She's also a child endangerer. She's helped save the day a lot but she would much rather the world burn so she can film it as her next big scoop.

The boys treat April like their mom in this show. April herself doesn't really get that. In one episode she got poison flowers and thought it was from the boys and went to "let them down gently" because she thought they romantically liked her.

April on multiple occasions reads bed time stories to them. She in one episode read the same bedtime story 4 times just because they liked it that much. She was going to read it a 5th time just for Leonardo.

When Zack, the 5th turtle, was in danger instead of helping him April shouted "What a scoop!" and filmed a child in a death trap.

Splinter believes in wholesome gaslighting in this show. He once cured three of them of permanent balloon-itis with moth balls but made up a story about how it was an ancient mythical legendary cure. Then after they were better he said it was moth balls.

April actually got fired from her job because she wouldn't badmouth the turtles on live television (also for other reasons). She focused on freelance while helping the boys on the side.

April is really bamf. She's actually saved the turtles just as much as they save her.

I just want everyone to know I love these little guys. The turtles are pure little snookie pookie baby bookies. No one knows the amount of space these silly little fictional turtles take up in my heart.

I hope maybe with more word out people might give the 1987 tmnt show a chance. It's really cute and funny. A super enjoyable time. It doesn't deserve the ragging it gets from other shows and fanbases. They're just goobers.

Thanks for reading my ramble list. :)

Also! if there's any fanfic recs please let me know I'm making a list and checking it twice ;)

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monsterwithasweater · 3 months

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I've been thinking a lot about both Den-O and TMNT lately, so it got me thinking about how a crossover between the two would go. Then I made this, both because I thought it was kinda funny and I wanted to finally try out some new art supplies I got for Christmas.

#oh and that's supossed to be michelangelo just fyi #this is mainly about the 87 turtles but if you have any ideas for any other iteration then please tell me about them #monster draws #kamen rider #kamen rider den-o #kintaros #tmnt #teenage mutant ninja turtles #tmnt michelangelo #tmnt 1987 #1987 michelangelo #87 michelangelo #87 mikey #1987 mikey #oh god that's a lotta tags lol #crossover

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ryanthel0ser · 11 months

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Everyone I need you to look at them

#IM IN SHAMBLES #THEYRE TINY I CANT #LOOK AT MIKEY EUEUEUEUUEUEUEUEEU #tmnt #tmnt 1987 #1987 tmnt #tmnt leonardo #tmnt michelangelo #87 leonardo #87 michelangelo

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themanicmagician · 5 months

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Summary:

Shredder attaches a mind control device to the star of the Rockefeller Christmas tree, turning everyone present into mindless drones with one goal: destroy every toy in the city! It's up to the turtles to stop Shredder, and save Christmas!

#my fic #tmnt #tmnt 87 #87 leonardo #87 donatello #87 raphael #87 michelangelo #oodles of christmas puns #and fluff #and humor #donatello whump #but just a smidge

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the-vegetarian-artist · 5 months

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Gay Gay Homosexual Gay-

I finished my rewatch of 87

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serene-sabo · 1 year

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“It’s okay, Michelangelo!”

#tmnt 1987 #tmnt #teenage mutant ninja turtles #87 raphael #87 michelangelo #1987 raph #1987 mikey #serstuff #sergifs #tmntedit #IM ALMOST DONE WITH SEASON FIVE HELP

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test-tube-turtle · 1 year

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The reason this blog exists is because sometimes, at random moments, my brain will suddenly be replaced by a turtle. There is nothing I can do but succumb to my fate and accept the will of the gods.

Anyways I haven’t seen much of the 1987 TMNT series but from what I have seen, The Bro Duet is literally just 87 Mikey and Mondo Gecko I just. Can’t unsee it.

#TMNT 1987 #I'm so sorry but it has to be said #87 Michelangelo #Mondo Gecko

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cinnamonbloom · 1 month

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Y'all turtle pinball

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Pinball

Also silly picture my brother had on his laser tag vest(the name goes so good with it too)

#Man I forgot to crop the last one #City forum #tmnt #tmnt 87 #tmnt 1987 #87 donatello #87 donnie #87 raphael #87 Raph #87 mikey #87 michelangelo #87 leonardo #87 leo #87 tmnt #bluey #i guess #laser tag #pinball #I'm not gonna tag the rest of the guys on it :p

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hermit-searching · 2 months

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TMNTposting, Michelangelo edition:

I still have favs, but I would love nothing more than to talk about the boy in orange. Michelangelo is such an interesting character, development-wise in the series. While Leos and Donnie's usually end up developing more negatively (like the emo breakdowns and all that) Michelangelo and Raph seem to always be the ones that make positive growth. And I love it. We love to see that here.

All Michelangelo's are pretty silly and goofy. They're the most laid back of all the turtles, mostly due to the "youngest brother" dynamic he has with the rest of the turtles, Rise being the most obvious one of all. With 87 Michelangelo, he's more of a chill party dude with an unyeilding optimism despite the circumstances in the later "Red Sky" seasons of TMNT 87. He's the only one of the turtles who genuinely still saw the good in things, and tried to revisit the old dynamic they had even though there was a massive hate campaign against them, and getting double mutated...among many other things. This dude, this little guy, was able to keep a steady girlfriend through all this which is insane (and adorable).

Some of the other cute things I remember about him is:

-he remembers their time being regular turtles.

-he normally sides with Leonardo whenever theres an argument (usually started by Donatello)

-the little alien star child in season 7 could have destroyed the planet but he still decided to be nice and comfort him anyways.

Also random fun factoid about the memory of being a regular turtle. Both he and Donatello or Raphael have mentioned before they spent half their life at the bottom of a glass bowl, in the pet shop. Which either implies they lived in a tiny fishbowl for a really long time, or they were really young when they mutated. The implication seems to lean more towards the latter, and the turtles mutated straight into being teenagers. It's entirely likely the 87 turtles are technically young kids stuck in the bodies of teenagers. Enjoy the nightmares thinking about that.

Now for 03 Mikey. I want to chefs kiss the writers because this series was when they started the "kinda annoying younger brother" trope for him, but somehow still managed to handle his development with absolute grace. The Battle Nexus arcs are some of my favorites in TMNT 03, personally. Both because I'm a sucker for 03 Leosagi, but also because they showed everyone just how smart Mikey can be, and that he is perfectly capable of handling a fight on his own. He's been named Battle Nexus champion, not once, but twice. The first time was more circumstance, but don't let that distract you from the fact he outsmarted Raph in a fight and still won the tournament.

And the second time? That time, he was cursed so any injury he sustained couldn't be healed and he still won! The second time was entirely on his skill and fighting alone and he won.

Despite rubbing it in his brothers faces, he genuinely didn't believe he was capable of winning the Battle Nexus tournament and I LOVE the writers for giving me that. 03 Mikey is a loveable menace.

fun things I love about 03 Mikey:

-he literally saves Klunk because he liked her vibes. on Christmas. good for him.

-despite how often they bicker, he's Raph's best friend.

-the whole thing about him (and his brothers) helping the homeless people in the Garbageman episode.

I don't really have much to say about 2012 Mikey tbh. He sure is a guy who exists. It is cool he survived in Dimension X for a few months on his own though. Good for him.

And finally, I'll leave the Rise ramblings to the other TMNT blogs out there. Because everything I say is something someone else definitely has before. And I mostly want to make these posts for the people out there who never watched the older TMNT series.

#theotxt #tmnt 2012 #tmnt 03 #tmnt 1987 #tmntposting #tmnt michelangelo #03 mikey #87 michelangelo

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sabrondabrainrot · 4 months

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Merry Christmas and TMNT Update!

Merry Christmas everyone! Just some updates but I've been hard in the TMNT brainrot. So first of all I just binged through the first 3 seasons of TMNT 87 AAGH SO GOOD it's so cute I love the boys so much! I finished 12 and WOW what a rush! Leo is the type of brother who would just carve his entire heart out for his family (and he basically does.) Raph is like the best brother, he grows SO much and cares SO much. Donnie is so adorable too, I'm glad he grew out of being a simp. He's a really sweet brother when he's not being like a stalker. Mikey literally saved them so many time just wow, what a lad. I love the dynamics of 12 so much. it's written like a tele-novella soap opera, but I say that only with love.

I'm on season 3 ep 7 of tmnt 03 and I saw Raph meeting a blind old lady who owns a cat and my heart melts, planning to actually rewatch that ep just cause my dogs interrupted the entire episode.

I also got my friend to sit with me and watch the 2007 tmnt movie and the Rise tmnt movies recently and they are literally amazing movies. I really hope Rise wins it's nomination.

I've been taking an obsessive amount of screenshots of tmnt 87 and sending live dms to a friend on discord, and I just wanna share some of my fav screenshots.

I wanted to take screenshots of 03 and 12 and Rise while watching them but the streaming platforms prevent me from taking screenshots.

This was such a cute episode, Michelangelo was so sad to not have money for a boogey board and Raphael towel whipped him and Leonardo in the back trying not to laugh out loud was so funny.

This ep was also great because it just ends with Splinter being stuck in this other dimension and the turtles are like "how do we save him!" and hitch a ride on an alien ship and just follow along and April is like "you can't leave me!" and next thing you know Splinter is shimmying his way to freedom and lands on them.

I don't remember this ep title, but I just think the goobers looking all sad is so cute and funny.

Leonardo was being devious

I took this screenshot too cause they just look so cute and small XD

I love how short and small they are, I just want to squeeze them.

This is the episode that introduced 87 Leatherhead and they went back to Florida, I just think them looking sad while sinking was so funny looking.

I took a million screenshots on birthday boy mikey episode. He's so adorable and sweet. He got sad and ran away from home and was hooked up like this flushomatic torture device and idk it was so silly and so many cute expressions were in this ep.

Just a bunch more super cute moments. Like no one said how they acted when they got sick and I was not ready for them to be begging April and Splinter for attention and baby talking for more care. It was so cute and sweet. I also screenshotted Donnie falling cause his face cracks me up. I still can't get over how they're literally just little babies and April is totally their mom. (she reads them bedtime stories, it's canon)

He was so excited to film a turtle work out video.

This is one of the last frames of the season 3 finale and I think it's so funny they got rid of the Technodrome once and for all by sending them back to dimension X and they don't even look that happy. They're literally being celebrated and look so bummed out about it

BTW I have paramount but they don't have past season 2 available right now so I started watching it on internet archive, it's all there for free if you ever want to get your Cowabunga fix. (it's also why I could even take so many screenshots)

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tmntismdoodls · 8 months

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forever mad that turtles forever didn’t do this

#my art #art #comic #tmnt #tmnt 87 #tmnt 03 #tmnt michelangelo #tmnt raphael #tmnt donatello #tmnt leonardo #turtles forever #tmnt shredder #this has been rattling around in my head for MONThs and i finally got around to drawing it skkdkdkd #anyways i’d like to think that they’d be able to hear the YOOOOOOO and the 03 turtles would be able to hear the music that plays in 87 #also see the flashbacks skdksj

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