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bulbabutt · 1 year

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whats more terrifying? the idea that in this universe you're the leader, that you have no sense of humour, or the fact that raphael is funnier than you?

i like to call this one "leonardo meets his match"

part 1| part 2 | part 3 | more of this crossover

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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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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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sweeneydino · 4 months

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Here, have a pixel 1987 Raphael before I whump you tomorrow (　＾∀＾)ノ💕

Happy Holidays!

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tottmnt · 1 month

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MARCH FOR RAPH ↳ Day 20: Raph vs. A Volcano

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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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sithvampiremaster27 · 1 month

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March in the Green III 29: Raphael (1987)

#30 days #green #teenage mutant ninja turtles #tmnt #tmnt 1987 #raphael #tmnt raphael #87 raphael

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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.

🐢🧡🐢💜🐢♥️🐢💙

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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sunny-clover · 7 months

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warmup 1987 turtles draw for my big thing

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bulbabutt · 1 year

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DONNIE DONNIE WATCH OUT! your alternate self is messing with a lithium ion battery! oh god hes too distracted by the display of his multiverse brothers HE CAN'T HEAR ME

bonus:

part 1 | part 2 | part 3

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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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serene-sabo · 8 months

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TMNT (1987)

This is what we get for not having a plan. I don't see you coming up with a plan! Me? You're supposed to be the leader, Leonardo!

#tmnt 1987 #teenage mutant ninja turtles #tmnt #tmnt 1987 leo #tmnt 1987 raph #tmnt 1987 leonardo #tmnt 1987 raphael #87 leonardo #87 raphael #animationedit #cartoonedit #sergifs #serstuff #thats don talking back to leo in the caption lol #then raphs like hold on LEMME TAKE IT UP A NOTCH

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rottmnt-hc · 1 year

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Raph having DID, yes but I raise you, Raph's DID is actually other Raph's across the multiverse (Turtleverse) minus Mind and Savage.

#rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #tmnt fandom #tmnt #rottmnt raphael #owl imagines #03 Raphael #12 Raphael #87 Raphael #IDW Raphael #Bayverse Raphael #Prime Raphael #Turtleverse

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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 · 1 month

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TMNTposting Raphael edition (Part 2):

Part one can be found here. I really wanted to talk about my favourite little guy but I didn't feel like I had enough space to get all my thoughts down in the last post. So technically the entirety of part 2 is dedicated to 87 Raphael.

When asked who my favourite version of Raphael is, my answer is always a tie between 03 and 87 Raphael. I'm probably biased because they're the versions of Raph I grew up with, well 90s movies Raph is also in there but I really don't remember enough about the movies besides the Ninja Rap scene and I haven't rewatched it yet. The point being, 03 Raph tickles that itch for "more traditional Raphael" while 87 Raphael...I kinda just vibe with the little guy.

At face value he seems about as much of a traditional 'hot head' Raphael as Rise. Neither of them really fit into the "explosive temper" territory as 03, 12, 07 or the original Mirage comic Raph. He's a silly little dude. He likes playing dress-up, stand up comedy, and acting. Of all the versions of Raphael, he's definitely the most 'kid-like'. He's childish, he'll heckle his buddies for laughs, he even tells Shredder to go suck a lemon in the first episode. He's hilarious! But that type of comedy usually ends up getting him, and the other 87 turtles lets be real, into crossovers that horribly mischaracterize the poor kid.

As much as I loved TMNT 03, Turtles Forever is such a disservice to what TMNT 87 was, and who the 87 turtles are. 2012's second crossover with 87 also follows the TMNT 87 hate train, and it's so frustrating as a fan of most TMNT media. I get that the OG cartoon was super silly and tame compared to the others at face value, but every time someone says this I need to remind them it's 1) a cartoon from the 80s, and 2) lowkey really dark the more you think about it.

Such as:

-every time slavery is brought up and a plot for some other planet

-the entirety of the Red Sky seasons

-the humans of TMNT 87 always threatening to eat and or shoot the turtles because they're mutants

-the whole mutant hate sentiment being an allegory for the civil rights movement

But this is a post about Raphael. He's definitely still a funny little dude. But a lot of his humor stems from sarcasm and his cynicism towards the world. Raphael, is well aware humans are not fans of him or his compadres, and often sides with Donatello whenever he and Leonardo get into arguments about helping the humans. Their human friendship circle pretty much just ends with April and that's a dubious friendship at best since they're more or less a bridge towards her next scoop. None of them are really fans of Irma, Casey rarely appears, and the other human characters in the show are usually trying to turn them into kebabs until Dirk Savage the Mutant Hunter which already kind of says enough for itself.

This poor kid is honestly the bravest little dude. More often than not he'd rather run from a fight, or push Michelangelo into one for him. He's scared a lot, really giving off those youngest sibling vibes that are rare for Raphael. He's such a little scaredy cat that he his voice will sometimes sound like a squeaky toy. If Turtles Forever was correct about anything, it would be that Raphael would absolutely burst into tears meeting his Mirage counterpart.

But despite this all, Raphael is still probably the bravest version of Raphael they've ever created. Even though he'd rather scram, and read comics or watch TV. Despite knowing humans have it out for him, and will never accept him into their society. Even though he knows every time he saves them it will be a thankless job, Raphael will fight until his last breath. Like every other Raphael, he will protect the people and city he loves because that's who he is!

One of my favourite episodes in TMNT history has to be Raphael vs the Volcano because it really shows who 87 Raphael is as a person. There have already been a few posts about it recently who have all been far more coherant than I ever will be but let's do it anyways.

Raphael vs the Volcano:

-Donatello's latest invention, a health machine, malfunctions leading Raphael to believe he's unhealthy

-after panicking in the sewers a little bit, he goes back to the lair, only to overhear Michelangelo and Donatello lamenting over the loss of their dear friend.

-assuming they're talking about him, and that he only has a day to live, Raphael runs off, deciding that despite the fact the world sucks he's going to use his last day to make the world a better place

-he does a bunch of good deeds, increasing in danger, wearing a musketeer costume while the other turtles and April try to catch him

-some botanist is mad that a rich lady is taking credit for his discovery so he decides to eliminate all organic life on earth...not really important for Raphael's character except the fact he catches wind of this and takes this as his last deed before croaking.

-Raphael literally jumps into a live volcano to get the canister of anti-life juice, only escaping seconds before it erupts because the turtles arrive in time.

-the lesson of the day? don't jump into live volcanoes.

There's so much to unpack about this episode, but it'd mostly be reiterating the same things I said earlier about him. With a time limit on his life Raphael, despite the way he's been treated by the world will let go of his cynicism and crankiness to help people if it benefits everyone else. The kid shakes the moment he realizes it's been a huge misunderstanding and he's perfectly fine. Throughout the episode he's even saying things like "yeah too bad this is gonna be my last day". Like...he is CONVINCED he isn't making it to adulthood. If you think about it, it's basically what the other Raphs are as well, without the super explosive tempers. They're all just good-natured kids who have circumstances weighted against them, but they'll do whatever they can for the safety of their friends and family.

Please PLEASE give the 87 TMNT cartoon a chance if you've never seen it before. I promise it's actually good, and it has some extremely funny episodes.

#teenage mutant ninja turtles #theotxt #87 raphael #he means so much to me your honor #tmnt 12 #tmnt 03 #rottmnt #tmnt 1987

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