***** What? These guys were my first proper viewing to the franchise, so I'm naturally more inclined to prefer them to subsequent or previous versions.
man, i heard this song from the videogame when i was 5-6 years old. i fuckin' love this game and theme. and, well, it was my favorite tmnt game. i will never forget it.
+Anthony Clay (Steel Accord) i fucking love this one. my first tmnt cartoon i had evern watched. to make it more even nostalgic i even remembered the opening theme song and thats what brought me here. i have not seen this show for more than 10 years and i still remembered the song.
1.) Live by the code of the martial arts 2.) Never fight unless someone else starts 3.) Always stick together no matter what 4.) If all else fails then it's time to kick butt
I definitely can say this is the tmnt I first saw but growing up I could never find out like where to watch besides Saturday in the morning and ended up realistically growing up with the 2012 version but this honestly brings the nostalgia for me of bieng like 3 or 4 watching this whenever I could
Actually, the 2003 series is based on the 1984 comics, which Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman (creators of the turtles) created together. They were way darker than the turtles we know today. In the very first issue, the turtles actually kill Shredder violently (and from what I know, Shredder stays dead). The comics also have blood in them, so... Yup, a lot darker.
libnny gutierrez yeah sad but true. The thing I can't get over is 4kids played a part in this. Wow, good job 4kids good job. That and this is was what TMNT was supposed to be like (dark) they took a lot of stories from the comics.
@@DarkRavenWolf50 and yet the 80s show is still the most referenced when TMNT is brought up it seems. I didn't watch this show a ton, but these were definitely my turtles gowing up. Saw it before I knew the 80s show was even a thing, and when I did, I always thought it seemed kinda lame by comparison. Not saying I still think that, but I just loved how much more dark and gritty this show looked and felt at the time. It feels more like proper 90s and early 2000s comic book cartoons. Also the theme is so good. Another thing that still to this day gets overshadowed by the original show which I always think is a bit of a shame
This was my introduction to Tmnt as a kid. It wouldn’t be till years later that I found out this shows been around sense the 80s. I loved the 2000s darker edgy tone this version had.
@@nine_tails137 I think it probably helps that this was not an adaptation. It was an original project. So, there really was no need to do things like change things like rice balls into donuts, etc.
+Super ahmed dude i have remembered this intro for more than 10 years. its just such an amazing cartoon and since i have remembered it for that long it makes it a lot more nostalgic.
I really liked April in this show, she went from being a damsel in distress to an asswhooping ninja trainee as the seasons went on. The 3rd intro with Casey, April and Splinter doing all those moves was badass nuff said.
mepof but it was really dumb and lame how shredder was a utron. In 2012 is the real one. I know in 2003 they go back in time and met the real one, but wasn't enought
No joke, back in Kindergarten I had a lunch box for the show and I always felt the urge to recite (out loud, mind you) this theme song to myself whenever the teacher led us to the cafeteria for lunch. 😂
Im sure the people that grew up wit the 80’s version will forever cherish those turtles and i love em as well But the 2003 show had something different about it. Don’t know if it was the edgier tone, the character designs, this theme song, hell writing this right now I realize its just EVERYTHING. This show was amazing and will forever be my favorite iteration of the turtles.
I grew up with both if I'm being honest cause my dad found a bunch of CDs from the 80s tv show and gave them to me as I grew up. That being said I watched this as it came out and played the game that came out on PS2 while this show was around so I have a minor bias to the 2003. Regardless I love both of them immensely
It's like going from the Adam West version of Batman to the Tim Burton or The Animated Series version of Batman. One is lighthearted and corny; but not in an bad way, show while the other is an little darker & edgy, but still can be fun & enjoyable. Both are fun to watch.
This was the first and only TMNT series I ever watched, I used to think it was the original, it was probably the best Saturday morning cartoon ever to me
@@Camel75749 now they use a lot of digital cheep methods and i don't like the new shows because they look cheep and with no effort put in them. And yes i like the art style more here .
Grew up with this and a bit of the 80’s show, but this version will always be my favorite. The tone, the characters, the music, it was so good. Helped that it kinda reminded me of the movies that I somehow liked more then the 80’s show back then.
Raph's a hothead and likely has a different definition of someone starting fight. Instead of someone physically attacking him lets say someone throws an insult at him, or is hurting someone else in front of him. that's probably enough for him to justify saying someone else started the fight, and then throw the first punch.
nali I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT SAID "count on Raphael to don't look, first punch" lol I know it doesn't make grammatical sense but i always thought that fit him
Was reading the batman/TMNT crossover comic, when I turned the page to a panel of the five of them kicking butt. Nothing but pure kickassery, and this theme was the first thing that popped into mind...man, there needs to be an animated movie of that comic with this song somewhere.
Serious story but mikey still funny. Leonardo always want to be a good older brother. Ralph always want to be good than leonardo. Donatello is serious. The most badass shredder. The best story liner.
in one reality, they Killed the main characters and you saw the silhouette of the action. They blew up that shredder and stabbed him. In another, they vaporized Splinter. And every time Baxter Stockman appeared, he was with one less body part.
“Never fight unless someone else starts” “If all else fails then it’s time to kick butt” I never watched this show (was born too late to be in the audience for this) but I love the message this sends. In a lot of kids’ movies/tv shows today you see the lesson being taught that fighting is never the option and it’s always better to forgive your enemies and treat them with compassion. That’s great and I’m all for being a friendly, compassionate person who doesn’t like to fight, BUT. That only goes up to a certain point. If someone else is harassing you over and over again or physically trying to hurt you, they’re probably not gonna stop to talk it out and you might HAVE to fight just to protect yourself. What I’m saying is, it’s not “mean” to hit someone back if they already hit you and you’re in danger. I’m sorry for writing a wall but it’s rare to see a kids’ show that teaches this lesson and I’m happy to see it in this one:)
If you were a college student in 2018 then that means you were probably a child during 2012 and would be the target audience for that show. Also I can't really name a modern cartoon that preaches complete non violence.
I’m sorry but the 2003 turtles will always be the best, nothing beats it It Had the best depiction of how the turtles should be and had amazing story and the darker tone was amazing
Class of a cartoon, I’m 20 now and just started watching this again since I was very young and don’t really remember a lot of it😂 Poor children who are growing up with new versions of this show
The story behind every season was so good, the animation too good to be true... It feels like we are devolving, there is no way we could come up with a masterpiece like this again.
Andi Rose W 4kids has been gone for 2 years. Saban bought the rights to the most of the rights of their properties incuding their Saturday mourning time slot showing mostly old 4kids shows. So, blame them for ending it. Now they just produce their 2 main properties, Power Rangers and Digimon and show them on Nick channels on the weekends.
Lyrics to my fave version ever: TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES! Turtles, count it off! 1, 2, 3, 4 (Turtles!) Mutant chain reaction (Turtles!) Livin' undergroooound (Turtles!) Ninjutsu action!! (Turtles!) It's a shell of a toooown! Turtles, count it off! 1, live by the code of the martial arts 2, never fight unless, someone else starts 3, always stick together no matter what 4, if all else fails, then it's time to kick butt! I love bein' (I love bein') I love bein' a Turtle! TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES Turtles, count it off! 1, 2, 3, 4 (Turtles!) There's no one better (Turtles!) Watch out for Shredder! (Turtles!) They're like no others (Turtles!) Those teenage broooooothers! 1,2,3,4 1! 2! 3! 4! TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLESS!
I think the lowest point of TMNT has been the Michael Bay reboot. However, instead of pissing off just 80's kids, he's pissing off 90's and early 2000's kids too.
Wow man after coming back to this for like 6 years the nostalgia though my childhood show I loved it as a kid would watch on dads tv 😂 Much love/respect
The new tmnt series is beast! Splinter died TWICE!(the second time in Owari) and it has MORE darker plots and episodes so overall in my opinion it's great.
I'm not kidding, one of goals in life is to find this show in a physical DVD Boxset and put on my shelf, I loved this show so much as a kid! I enjoyed the original series from the little of it that watched in the very early years of my life in the mid/late 90s and it was okay, I liked it, definitely see why kids from thar generation loved it so much, but this show, honestly this is one of my top 3 shows that I would watch all the way through on a yearly basis, I'm even planning on adding a TMNT tattoo to my collection! Love The Guys, love their crazy stories and I hope one day we get a show or a (n actually good) film series (that understands and respects the Lore it comes from) to carry on this shows vibe and style, if you think about this is TMNT's equivalent to The Batman Series, think about it, the stories mostly take a darker atmosphere, the colours are darker, the main characters wear eye masks that render them pupil-less and then they have spinoff/season where the characters are in a future place and have to deal with new and old threats of different origins....I'm just saying.....
Man, I feel old reading all the comments of people saying they watched this when they was young. Lol, I watched the original Turtles when I was young and this came out around the time I was 18. Hell, I remember buying the Mario Kart GameCube game and getting a demo for a game based on this show. It was a good show. Lol now I am 29 and watching the new Turtles show on Nick. I like seeing the different ways they portray the Turtles.
man I prefer the older shows myself, I grew up with original tmnt and this version as well. I will be 30 next month. I grew up with all the classic 90s shows and old school scooby doo as well, I used to watch them all the time at my grandmas house before she died. Back then she had Comcast before it became xfinity and all that. Man the good old school cartoons like recess and the early 2000s cartoons were lit back then. I still watch some recess episodes from time to time on youtube as well. The newer cartoons are complete trash to me now. I miss watching the original teen titans as well, teen titans go is complete trash to me and they are making a new movie based on ttg!! which is complete bs in my opinion. Well at least we have youtube to relive some of our childhood nostalgia @Zrorro.
You never forget the ones you grew up like 2012 don’t get me wrong but I’ll always love the 2003 tmnt they were the best written and extremely fleshed out
Pluto’s Totally Turtles Channel has treated me good the last few weeks. This, Fast Forward, and Back to the Sewer all come on along with the 2012 show. This introduced me to the show and I am so glad I was able to watch this so long ago!
Now I may have been born in 2008 but every time my dad will give me his phone this version of tmnt showed up on yt and I watched it and it has been my favorite tmnt ever sense
@@Yuji_Itadori2005 hw is saying 2012 is Best i guess its Just prefference and most of us have Just too much of nostalgija towards The show tho i agree on 2003 being best
@@prikolicca i honestly think they ruined the series in the last years. If they kept on with a cartoony style from 1990s or the good story/cool jokes from 2003, they would have been good. They just really deformed them. They look more like frogs than turtles now :/
You never forget your first turtles.
***** What? These guys were my first proper viewing to the franchise, so I'm naturally more inclined to prefer them to subsequent or previous versions.
***** You mean they isolate themselves to their own territory and don't come anywhere near me? Awesome!
man, i heard this song from the videogame when i was 5-6 years old. i fuckin' love this game and theme. and, well, it was my favorite
tmnt game. i will never forget it.
+Anthony Clay (Steel Accord) i fucking love this one. my first tmnt cartoon i had evern watched. to make it more even nostalgic i even remembered the opening theme song and thats what brought me here. i have not seen this show for more than 10 years and i still remembered the song.
deadworld46 yeah i always had the song tune in My head even after years
1.) Live by the code of the martial arts
2.) Never fight unless someone else starts
3.) Always stick together no matter what
4.) If all else fails then it's time to kick butt
That's the way to goooooo!! 😌👏🏽
I love being a turtle
"If butter tells on us, we're going to tell on you. That's ninja code"
Actually a great message
My favorite part of the lyrics
I thought I was the only one watching this today. this show intro was badass. glad to see some fellow fans here.
grew up with this
definitely grew up with this!!!
Yes i grew up with this one too!!
I definitely can say this is the tmnt I first saw but growing up I could never find out like where to watch besides Saturday in the morning and ended up realistically growing up with the 2012 version but this honestly brings the nostalgia for me of bieng like 3 or 4 watching this whenever I could
2022
For me, this is the most grown up, most badass, and coolest version of TMNT! Seriously, I feel like Quentin wrote the scripts! xD
Yahya DeeZy exactly ! Same thing I was gonna say
Actually, the 2003 series is based on the 1984 comics, which Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman (creators of the turtles) created together. They were way darker than the turtles we know today. In the very first issue, the turtles actually kill Shredder violently (and from what I know, Shredder stays dead). The comics also have blood in them, so... Yup, a lot darker.
Silver-Monster I fucking love DARK!
if I'm not mistaken donatelllo actually dies in one of the issues
HydraRazer Yeah, I've heard something about that too!
Perfect blend of humor, dark tone, and action. I loved the first two seasons!!
libnny gutierrez yeah sad but true. The thing I can't get over is 4kids played a part in this. Wow, good job 4kids good job. That and this is was what TMNT was supposed to be like (dark) they took a lot of stories from the comics.
Teen not a problem with the new
Mike I see u everywhere 0v0
Mike
Viacom rules!
This show is pure nostalgia
Try the 87 series if you want nostalgia
@@jakelang806 while the 87 series was the first, the 2003 version was the show most 2000's kids/young adults grew up with and became a cult classic.
@@DarkRavenWolf50 and yet the 80s show is still the most referenced when TMNT is brought up it seems. I didn't watch this show a ton, but these were definitely my turtles gowing up. Saw it before I knew the 80s show was even a thing, and when I did, I always thought it seemed kinda lame by comparison. Not saying I still think that, but I just loved how much more dark and gritty this show looked and felt at the time. It feels more like proper 90s and early 2000s comic book cartoons. Also the theme is so good. Another thing that still to this day gets overshadowed by the original show which I always think is a bit of a shame
@@Joshcoshbagosh I think exactly the same. This one's such a good show and always overlooked because of the 80's show
This was my introduction to Tmnt as a kid. It wouldn’t be till years later that I found out this shows been around sense the 80s. I loved the 2000s darker edgy tone this version had.
2000s was the decade of edge, lmao.
It wasn’t that edgy. It has edgy moments, but it’s mostly passive aggressively goofy
@@alexgomez6723 it’s mostly just using the tone of the original books lmao
@@Substitute_Zero True, but whether or not that was the case, it still was in line with the cultural sensibilities of that decade.
My thoughts exactly
When He Said, ”I Love Being A Turtle”, I Felt That
😌👌🏾
I love being a turtle too 😌 🐢
Same 😁🐢
@SHADOW X I call dibs on Ralph
@@j.t.daluva2095 i got dibs on being the last ronin
On a spiritual level 🐢
Literally every time I need to count to 5 I go “1,2,3,4 TURTLES.” I am 24 years old. This is why this is the greatest theme song of all time.
I am 26, lol. And love them!
If I hadn't seen this series, there would be a big gap in my childhood.
Im glad i watched this, is it also bad that ik the lyrics by heart
I Like it omg it so cool🤗
Yo fax except for the other cartoons and anime I watched😅
Same here.
@@redsupersaiyan3120 No, no it's not.
This is the Ninja Turtles theme I grew up with, and the best written one IMO.
I refuse to think your the only comment and yours is recent!
@@ElFlashos Honestly, I was baffled by that myself.
Hard to believe this was a 4Kids cartoon. But then again, I guess even a broken clock is right twice a day.
@@SnowyWolborg Well at least it wasn't heavily censored from the source material like Pokemon and Sonic X.
@@nine_tails137 I think it probably helps that this was not an adaptation. It was an original project. So, there really was no need to do things like change things like rice balls into donuts, etc.
Shredder:"Watch out for Shredder!"
Mikey:"We shredded the Shredder!"
Damn Mikey, that's very dark. xD
LOL.
They said something like that in the first comic in 1984 when they Shredder
@@riverfoux TMNT 2003: COWABUNGA!
Mikey: I LOVE BEING TITAN!
Splinter: MICHAELANGELO!! (Hit him)
Mikey: Oww! I mean I LOVE BEING TURTLE!
holy shit the nostalgia of watching this as a kid
If you watched this as a kid then youre still a kid man, the original theme song thats some nostalgia right there
+Sebbe well I'm 17 right now and turning 18 next month
+Sebbe Preach!
+Vincent Rodriguez Dude I'm 17 and watched this too I'm lucky I got to watch both versions growing up.
And I watched this as a kid.And what nostalgia are you talking about?
I miss Saturday mornings.......
We all do
ruhan alam I had the DVD’s and watched it always at night alone XD
I miss this to
Those were the days...
@@betterlatethannever4529 what HAPPENED to sarurdays
I love this this TMNT show. I grew up with this. I'm 22 and I really miss watching it.
I'm 22 too and so miss this shows ✨
@@radwamomo773 I grew up watching this series of TMNT.
i miss watching these shoes too a lot
I am 24 and same here this was my favorite show back in the day.
I’m 27 and too
This is the best TMNT intro in my opinion.
+Super ahmed dude i have remembered this intro for more than 10 years. its just such an amazing cartoon and since i have remembered it for that long it makes it a lot more nostalgic.
deadworld46 Ikr.
yahhhh
Super ahmed why did they stop making this series?
Henry Newsflash kid, every show ends.
PART OF MY CHILDHOOD RIGHT THERE
IT WAS A SHELL OF A TIME
I use to HATE this show but when they started showing it on nicktoons I loved it I looked at all the episodes they showed
Hell yeah brother !👏👏👏
+Atilla Bora Aydın shell yeah
same i had turtle van
LET'S KICK SOME SHELL
1) Leonardo’s always in control
2) the wise guy is Michelangelo
3) Donatello he’s the brains of the bunch
4) count on Raphael to throw the first punch
I miss this show.. I mean the new one is OK. But this one is wayyyyyyy better.
always looked forward to watching this on saturdays
Alex OmegaBeast I know right
Alex OmegaBeast SPANGE BOB!!!
Dazah Mitchell The new one had Napoleon Dynamite, you simply cannot top that.
Dazah Mitchell ikr man
I really liked April in this show, she went from being a damsel in distress to an asswhooping ninja trainee as the seasons went on. The 3rd intro with Casey, April and Splinter doing all those moves was badass nuff said.
I had a crush on April in the 2003 version
@@paulgilbert5278 Truth
I’ve been singing this intro in my head for weeks and decided to look it up. The nostalgia and memories of watching this show in the mornings 😮💨♥️
صحيح الاغنية تبقا علقة في الرأس لفترة 🙂🙂
Classic Spongebob, Sonic X and Teenage mutant ninja turtles were my childhood :) It sucks some shows nowadays aren't as good as these gems
Omg yes! I also loved Ben 10, Samurai Jack and Kirby Right Back at ya with Mexican Meta Knight!
What about Zim the invader!?
I didn't really see that when I was younger but I've heard of it.
+Ниязи Бекиров invader zim
+Error_404_No_Username_Found that's the official name
Best ninja turtles of all time hands down
Tavinte Sinclair the best of all the incarnations.
But i personally thing the 2012 show have a better splinter, karai and shredder
raiden stark this version shredders just more menacing
mepof but it was really dumb and lame how shredder was a utron.
In 2012 is the real one.
I know in 2003 they go back in time and met the real one, but wasn't enought
raiden stark forgot about that
Always will be.
No joke, back in Kindergarten I had a lunch box for the show and I always felt the urge to recite (out loud, mind you) this theme song to myself whenever the teacher led us to the cafeteria for lunch. 😂
WATCH OUT FOR SHREDDER
We shredded Shredder!
It still is!
Desorbo
Well,Shredder of the year 2003,is the most epic villain of all the other Shredders,even the new
WATHCH OUT FOR SHREDDA!!!!
🐢 💙 🍕 = Leo
🐢 💜 🍕 = Donnie
🐢 ❤ 🍕 = Raph
🐢 💛 🍕 = Mikey
Noice!
🐢❤🍕
🐢💛🍕
You should've put this 🧡 for Michelangelo because he is orange not yellow
Lol
Im sure the people that grew up wit the 80’s version will forever cherish those turtles and i love em as well
But the 2003 show had something different about it. Don’t know if it was the edgier tone, the character designs, this theme song, hell writing this right now I realize its just EVERYTHING. This show was amazing and will forever be my favorite iteration of the turtles.
You said it!
I grew up with both if I'm being honest cause my dad found a bunch of CDs from the 80s tv show and gave them to me as I grew up. That being said I watched this as it came out and played the game that came out on PS2 while this show was around so I have a minor bias to the 2003. Regardless I love both of them immensely
It's like going from the Adam West version of Batman to the Tim Burton or The Animated Series version of Batman. One is lighthearted and corny; but not in an bad way, show while the other is an little darker & edgy, but still can be fun & enjoyable. Both are fun to watch.
This was the first and only TMNT series I ever watched, I used to think it was the original, it was probably the best Saturday morning cartoon ever to me
Same.
Same here. I grew up with this version of the ninja turtles. 🐢🐢🐢🐢🐀
80's: awesome
00's: awesome
10's: awesome
They're all really good
You missed the 90s
@@Yesitsmyrealname In the 90s, they were pretty bad. Accept for the 1 and 2 movie of TMNT.
2018: We Don't Talk About That
@@Merdicano rise of the tmnt sucks
@@nightsky_877 Yeah, I mean what I said in my comment it was just a joke, but it really isn't my thing
Man this show was amazing. Aged very well!
i grew up knowing this version of the ninja turtles they are and always will be better
BlazeLionheart same I watched the original 86 version and then swapped to 2003 turtles just by watching a couple of episodes
BlazeLionheart thanks
Same
Considering this one is the closest to the comics. Yes, this one is the best.
Yep the story was better then the one now and they looked much better!!!!!
this is the best version for me because the animation is better and the story is epic
MK.PRODUCTIONS agree 100%
i agree 100% too rise does have best animation but this is best tmnt show hands down
I think it's the artstyle you're talking about. Animation-wise 2018 is way ahead of 2003 series. But yeah 2003's artstyle is the best thing we get
@@Camel75749 now they use a lot of digital cheep methods and i don't like the new shows because they look cheep and with no effort put in them. And yes i like the art style more here .
@@b0kkygames607 and that ending of rise was god tier i gotta say
Grew up with this and a bit of the 80’s show, but this version will always be my favorite. The tone, the characters, the music, it was so good. Helped that it kinda reminded me of the movies that I somehow liked more then the 80’s show back then.
0:27 "Never fight unless, someone else starts"
1:25 "Count on Raphael to throw the first punch"
Huh?
Seems legit
Raph's a hothead and likely has a different definition of someone starting fight.
Instead of someone physically attacking him lets say someone throws an insult at him, or is hurting someone else in front of him. that's probably enough for him to justify saying someone else started the fight, and then throw the first punch.
he's a rule breaker lol
+Bobby O because Raphael
nali I ALWAYS THOUGHT IT SAID "count on Raphael to don't look, first punch" lol I know it doesn't make grammatical sense but i always thought that fit him
Was reading the batman/TMNT crossover comic, when I turned the page to a panel of the five of them kicking butt. Nothing but pure kickassery, and this theme was the first thing that popped into mind...man, there needs to be an animated movie of that comic with this song somewhere.
Me in 2020 👀....
Shiii they finally made it
the transition from a goofy action show to a serious edgy comics show was incredible
🐢🐢🐢🐢
COWABUNGA!!!!!
True
this is the best turtle series. dark, gritty and funny
Kane Knightwolf aaaaaaaaaaaatrtyyiumh. Hmjkl kk
2012 was gritty too but not as gritty as this
Serious story but mikey still funny. Leonardo always want to be a good older brother. Ralph always want to be good than leonardo. Donatello is serious. The most badass shredder. The best story liner.
Best tmnt series for me
Same here dude; you’re not alone.
Man. This is the best intro for TMNT.
nah
Yeah!!! Always remember...
*WATCH OUT FOR SHREDDER!!!*
*WE SHREDDED SHREDDER!*
This version had the best animation style
Is it wrong that watch this and I am 22
No
thanks
Your welcome
Frankie Tafuro i'm 23 and i'm watching it as well :3 so...
Frankie Tafuro so? im 24
This is one of the shows that you can watch non stop without getting bored not even a bit
All 4-6 seasons. Not a problem
This one was better than the old and new ninja turtles
yup.
yup
Yup. Like the comic series. The IDW comic is just like this one.
Yup. Like the comic series. The IDW comic is just like this one.
Yup. I loved this theme.
This series scred me as a kid. It had some surprisingly dark moments.
ähvä it did.
Rishabh Vailaya
Yes.
in one reality, they Killed the main characters and you saw the silhouette of the action. They blew up that shredder and stabbed him. In another, they vaporized Splinter. And every time Baxter Stockman appeared, he was with one less body part.
Yeah I cried every time I saw the episode where Donny went to the future.
Donelle Bullock remember that guy Bishop turned into a monster? Bishop turned good later, but he had zero closure.
I grew up with the 2012 turtles. But I will never forget the best of the best.
2012 was the best imo
The 2003 show was better
@@markmagician2471 I'd disagree
'87, '03, and '12 were all good and had their own merits each.
@@astralandyuri9827 2012 was good but 2003 was just too good
“Never fight unless someone else starts”
“If all else fails then it’s time to kick butt”
I never watched this show (was born too late to be in the audience for this) but I love the message this sends. In a lot of kids’ movies/tv shows today you see the lesson being taught that fighting is never the option and it’s always better to forgive your enemies and treat them with compassion. That’s great and I’m all for being a friendly, compassionate person who doesn’t like to fight, BUT. That only goes up to a certain point. If someone else is harassing you over and over again or physically trying to hurt you, they’re probably not gonna stop to talk it out and you might HAVE to fight just to protect yourself. What I’m saying is, it’s not “mean” to hit someone back if they already hit you and you’re in danger.
I’m sorry for writing a wall but it’s rare to see a kids’ show that teaches this lesson and I’m happy to see it in this one:)
Then if you are born too late stop commenting this isnt your show go watch kiddos 2012 and 2018
Dark Lizard 2012 and 2018? What are you talking about?? I’m a college kid XD. If I were born in 2018 I would be a toddler lol.
@@LATFLAME lol gatekeeping much?
If you were a college student in 2018 then that means you were probably a child during 2012 and would be the target audience for that show. Also I can't really name a modern cartoon that preaches complete non violence.
@@fightingmedialounge519 i were kid of 2003 and 1987 series yo.. Not that crap of 2012 and 2018
this was undoubtedly the best tmnt series they came up with.
I’m sorry but the 2003 turtles will always be the best, nothing beats it
It Had the best depiction of how the turtles should be and had amazing story and the darker tone was amazing
best anime intro ever
Samovar maker not anime you weeaboo
My favourite anime is spongebob squarepants
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Right in the childhood
This is the first ever media source to introduce me to TMNT when I was 5 or 6... so This is the best version of them for me
This is the best ninja turtle I have ever seen
Then you must have not watched the 1987 original series
@@ceder8095 i didnt watch them but imo 2003 is best and when i watch 1987 there is no way its gonna be better then 2003 to me
This is the most lit TMNT song ever you’re wrong if you say otherwiseee
Agreed. 👏🏽😌
Goddamn the pure nostalgia being a 9 year old watching this on the 320 quality television
Yeah i loved watching it
Yeah i loved watching it
The nostalgia! The nostalgia!!
the way it loops into it's variants is really nice.
Idc what 80s and 90s kids say 2000’s kids had the best TMNT💯(Ima 2000s kid)
Yeo
This is the best TMNT cartoon
Yes It Is! 😁🐢
2012 is the best in my opinion.
Agreed!
this is literally an entire chapter of my childhood
I grew up with the 1980's TMNT, but this was the better show. The story, music and characters development hit hard
Class of a cartoon, I’m 20 now and just started watching this again since I was very young and don’t really remember a lot of it😂 Poor children who are growing up with new versions of this show
this is the best ninja turtle ever :D
İ miss 2003 version very and this version is very cool
No coolest version
I LOVE BEIN'! (I LOVE BEIN') I LOVE BEIN' A TURTLE!
ORA ORA
Never realised how rapid this song is
NIJITSU ACTION!!
I'd always loved that line!
kooiok
+bristar86 They do ninjutsu!
Cowabunga!
it's your best tmnt theme? 🍕 🐢 ♥
Neironix Really!! Version 3 is the #1 version of the song.
The story behind every season was so good, the animation too good to be true...
It feels like we are devolving, there is no way we could come up with a masterpiece like this again.
This and the 2007 movie were my actual childhood
Ong they were
i miss my childhood with this
God this show..... Nothing will top it. The new one is great, but this was TOO good.
Yep. This show was so kickass back then and still is.
Alex Kelecich I love this opening the most but the classic is the best show.
I grew up on this version and I still love it today as a 27 year old
Aah, much better than 2012 theme.
Even Tho I Love 2012, I Gotta Admit Your'e Correct.
No
i cant believe i still rember this song its been i been like 11 years since this show was aired
Every Wednesday night and Sunday morning I'd watch this along with Sonic X, Yu Gi Oh, and G.I. Joe.
***** I remember watching Sonic X, too! :) Can't believe 4Kids took it off the air and Saturday Morning Cartoons are gone :|
Andi Rose W 4kids has been gone for 2 years. Saban bought the rights to the most of the rights of their properties incuding their Saturday mourning time slot showing mostly old 4kids shows. So, blame them for ending it. Now they just produce their 2 main properties, Power Rangers and Digimon and show them on Nick channels on the weekends.
Back when I was a kid, I was introduced to TMNT by this era and I was completely unaware that the series actually existed long before 2000s TMNT.
I love how they snuck in "it's a shell of time!" 😂
LOL.
Lyrics to my fave version ever:
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES!
Turtles, count it off!
1, 2, 3, 4 (Turtles!)
Mutant chain reaction (Turtles!)
Livin' undergroooound (Turtles!)
Ninjutsu action!! (Turtles!)
It's a shell of a toooown!
Turtles, count it off!
1, live by the code of the martial arts
2, never fight unless, someone else starts
3, always stick together no matter what
4, if all else fails, then it's time to kick butt!
I love bein' (I love bein')
I love bein' a Turtle!
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES
Turtles, count it off!
1, 2, 3, 4 (Turtles!)
There's no one better (Turtles!)
Watch out for Shredder! (Turtles!)
They're like no others (Turtles!)
Those teenage broooooothers!
1,2,3,4
1! 2! 3! 4!
TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLESS!
This show was the reason I was addicted to pizza.
No lie
💀💀💀💀
anyone who seen tmnt is addicted to pizza
Growing up Watching Tmnt, I found out what Pizza was very quickly 😂 Best Show Ever💯
@@Wario_Man I'm addicted to pizza ;-;
ahhh the Nostalgia! I love this series and tmnt fast forward! A lot!
I think the lowest point of TMNT has been the Michael Bay reboot. However, instead of pissing off just 80's kids, he's pissing off 90's and early 2000's kids too.
SalmonberryTeaGameFilmHD And modern kids too.
Alexander Kieler guys your missing the point he got Megan fox to play April if that isn't a plus then you may want to reevaluate your sexuality lol
DarkReaper2597 TMNT Fast Forward sucks!!!!
Wow man after coming back to this for like 6 years the nostalgia though my childhood show I loved it as a kid would watch on dads tv 😂 Much love/respect
This TMNT theme song is such a shell of a time in history.🐢
I used to watch this TMNT cartoon when I was younger lol!
So good
@Fran Cisco you must be having so much fun copying those comments huh ?
I’m happy I grew up watching this masterpiece
Best Theme hands down
Kids shows? Cuz Malcom in the Middle has the best overall TV theme show let's be real lol but for kids shows definitely. Sonic X too
who's here in 2020?
Me
Same this is a bop
Me
me
I am! Also, my mother brought the turtles to my house from my school because i love that awesome show!
This is the Real TMNT, not whatever that crap today is
Right!? I mean come on...we have better tehnology it should be better
also forgive my spelling ^^
Sara Lawliet hah
The new tmnt series is beast! Splinter died TWICE!(the second time in Owari) and it has MORE darker plots and episodes so overall in my opinion it's great.
The 2003 version (this one) is better but the new one is cool to
it's not crap
I'm not kidding, one of goals in life is to find this show in a physical DVD Boxset and put on my shelf, I loved this show so much as a kid! I enjoyed the original series from the little of it that watched in the very early years of my life in the mid/late 90s and it was okay, I liked it, definitely see why kids from thar generation loved it so much, but this show, honestly this is one of my top 3 shows that I would watch all the way through on a yearly basis, I'm even planning on adding a TMNT tattoo to my collection! Love The Guys, love their crazy stories and I hope one day we get a show or a (n actually good) film series (that understands and respects the Lore it comes from) to carry on this shows vibe and style, if you think about this is TMNT's equivalent to The Batman Series, think about it, the stories mostly take a darker atmosphere, the colours are darker, the main characters wear eye masks that render them pupil-less and then they have spinoff/season where the characters are in a future place and have to deal with new and old threats of different origins....I'm just saying.....
I’m hyped for Smite releasing TMNT skins. I hope they add this music track to the game!
Man, I feel old reading all the comments of people saying they watched this when they was young. Lol, I watched the original Turtles when I was young and this came out around the time I was 18. Hell, I remember buying the Mario Kart GameCube game and getting a demo for a game based on this show. It was a good show. Lol now I am 29 and watching the new Turtles show on Nick. I like seeing the different ways they portray the Turtles.
Agreed asuch as I like this iteration of the turtles (mostly because it's the one I first saw) the Nickelodeon show is great as well
Zrorro agree
man I prefer the older shows myself, I grew up with original tmnt and this version as well. I will be 30 next month. I grew up with all the classic 90s shows and old school scooby doo as well, I used to watch them all the time at my grandmas house before she died. Back then she had Comcast before it became xfinity and all that. Man the good old school cartoons like recess and the early 2000s cartoons were lit back then. I still watch some recess episodes from time to time on youtube as well. The newer cartoons are complete trash to me now. I miss watching the original teen titans as well, teen titans go is complete trash to me and they are making a new movie based on ttg!! which is complete bs in my opinion. Well at least we have youtube to relive some of our childhood nostalgia @Zrorro.
You never forget the ones you grew up like 2012 don’t get me wrong but I’ll always love the 2003 tmnt they were the best written and extremely fleshed out
Pluto’s Totally Turtles Channel has treated me good the last few weeks. This, Fast Forward, and Back to the Sewer all come on along with the 2012 show. This introduced me to the show and I am so glad I was able to watch this so long ago!
Anyone remember when Leonardo jumped out of that exploding buildin
I remember this theme song I used to love watching this every day
my thing when I was a kid
Rishabh Vailaya i liked this and fast forward :)
Rishabh Vailaya ，mmmbnbh'
Me to
@Fran Cisco what
@Fran Cisco ok
This song remains me of the game, good time
same... oh, nostalgia...
Mikethespike690 Same. Ugh thr nostalgia.
This by far is my favorite TMNT theme intro of all time!
greatest cartoon ever. I mean the characters and stories. this is 5/5
1000/10
Now I may have been born in 2008 but every time my dad will give me his phone this version of tmnt showed up on yt and I watched it and it has been my favorite tmnt ever sense
this comment makes me feel old af.
I still whistle this song when I’m doing stuff so talk about nostalgia
Forever wishing they had kept this and the original teen titans instead of the new garbage
I was glad at 1st when Titans came back then I actually saw it.
IM WITH YOU FAM. CHILDHOOD NOSTALGIA FTWWW
Same
For get about the original Teen Titans and new Teen Titans.
This is the TMNT I grew up with. I like the 1987 one, and I haven't seen the new one, but this one is just the best to me.
I grew up with the 1987 version. But the 2003 version is far superior and closer to what the original comic was like.
People : The best tmnt show was in 2012
Legends : ARE YOU SURE ABOUT THAT?
That is 2012 not 2013 and yes it is.
@@jeffeasy2685 what it does?
@@Yuji_Itadori2005 hw is saying 2012 is Best i guess its Just prefference and most of us have Just too much of nostalgija towards The show tho i agree on 2003 being best
@@prikolicca i honestly think they ruined the series in the last years. If they kept on with a cartoony style from 1990s or the good story/cool jokes from 2003, they would have been good. They just really deformed them. They look more like frogs than turtles now :/
Nostalgia overload
The only thing I remember of this show is the theme song, don't remember the episodes, oh well I know it was good.
This has gotta be the best opening to a cartoon I've ever seen. And these guys can really sing.
DGMW, I love this theme and this show.
but that was the longest 4 minutes of my life. It felt like an eternity.