[Ickle Angel]

Does anyone know what the difference was between the Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? Its really bugging me. Maybe they were the same thing

[Mcqueen_]

Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles - UK
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - USA

[Moz]

Yeah, they went through dubbing over the word ninja in all the episodes. I never did understand what was so bad about the word.

[MK Chris]

That's really weird, I was wondering that the other day.

[~JACQUI~]

I thought it was cos they thought ninja was 2 violent for the UK thing. i remember seeing it on the news when it was on, cos didnt it start as ninja turtles in britain and then they changed it?

[Moz]

Well, they were kicking the cr@p out of Shredder every week, I don't see what difference a word would make.

[Spoon]

I think they were affraid when kids in America started acting like the Ninja turtles, going in sewers and makinjg their own swords, sai and nija stars. Changing it to Hero was meant to make kids either a. Want to be heros or more likely b. saying "I'm a hero" didn't sound as cool as "I'm a ninja" so they hoped fewer kids would pretend to be nijas.
Stupid but there you go.

[Sidders]

Yeah, but the film was called Ninja.

[Moz]

And why would calling them heroes make kids want to go down into sewers and make weapons any less?

[MK Chris]

It probably wouldn't but at the end of the day people in power are perceived to be doing something at least.

[kendra k]

WHY THE HELL DO YOU PEOPLE SAY HERO?

man, ninja is SUCH the obvious choice.

i <3 raphael.

[Mafro]

"Heroes in a half shell, TURTLE POWER!!!!!!!" Gotta love that theme tune. I watched one of my old Turtles the other day, absolutely classic but the animation is a bit shoddy compared to today's standards, but that makes it even better, I've still got all my figures too. Oh, one other thing, KRANG RULED!!!!! *ahem* Got a bit carried away there.

[Spoon]

Yeah, but the film was called Ninja.

US film, therrefore kept it the same as the US version of the cartoon.
I know the reason but that doesn't mean I agreed with it or anything. Though it was stupid.
Actually the makers of the show probably decided it was getting too violent as they took Michaelangelo's nun-chuks away in the cartoon and he just used a rope and turtle shaped (???) grappling hook.

[Sidders]

Yeah, but the film was called Ninja.

US film, therrefore kept it the same as the US version of the cartoon.
I know the reason but that doesn't mean I agreed with it or anything. Though it was stupid.
Actually the makers of the show probably decided it was getting too violent as they took Michaelangelo's nun-chuks away in the cartoon and he just used a rope and turtle shaped (???) grappling hook.

Didn't happen with Harry Potter though did it?

[Spoon]

Oh yeah, they didn't think Americans would get having a Philosopher's Stone.

[Lew]

hang on a second i always thought it was the other way round, that the US audience didnt like the 'ninja' part and changed it to hero.

looks like i may have been wrong...

[Sidders]

Lewis wrong? That makes a change...

[kendra k]

lewis is WRONG! we like our teenage mutant NINJA turtles...

sorcerers' stone, no?

[Spoon]

Ninja was the original and better name.
Philosopher's Stone was also the original and better name.

[~JACQUI~]

i used to always forget one of them, usually Raphael!

So there was Raphael, Michaelangelo (my fave), Donnatello and Leonardo!

It was leonardo i forgot this time, i knew it had something to do with Da Vinci, but i cudn't think what!

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

ah yes the mystery 5 fifth turtle.... Mona Lisa (or pete best as hes also known...)

[Sidders]

Donatello was my favourite.

[Spoon]

Raphael was mine. It was probably his belligerent atittude I liked.

[Moz]

Donatello was my favourite too. And purple has been my favourite colour ever since.

[~JACQUI~]

I liked Donnatello cos of the purple, but Michaelangelo was a dude!