• ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    37·
    10 days ago

    Well, the Ninja Turtles were originally an unsubtle Daredevil parody…

    (Is “parody” the right word? I think they were part parody and part homage.)

    • kronisk @lemmy.world
      53·
      10 days ago

      That’s why it’s the “foot” clan. The ninjas in Daredevil were called The Hand.

      Edit: and I just remembered, it’s Master Splinter because “Stick” was Daredevil’s sensei.

      • ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com
        22·
        10 days ago

        They were also mutated by the same ooze as Daredevil, iirc he fell in it and it blinded him, then dripped from there into the sewer and on Splinter and the Turtles.

    • Flying Squid@lemmy.world
      14·
      10 days ago

      It was also super violent, so I will forever remain surprised that it became a kids thing.

      But then Nickelodeon decided to give the guy who made the comic book Johnny the Homicidal Maniac a show and we got Invader Zim, so weirder things have happened.

      • JasonDJ@lemmy.zip
        3·
        9 days ago

        Patrick Stump (of Fallout Boy, the band that sang “the ribbon on her wrist says do not open before Christmas”) sings the theme song to “Spidey and his Amazing Friends” and “Hot Wheels: Let’s race”. And both those songs kick ass.

        And I must say that the Panic! and Weezer covers on the Frozen 2 OST also kick ass.

  • MonkderVierte
    31·
    10 days ago

    What human would like to fly in a Zeppelin looking like a human body part?

    Edit: Ok, makes sense:

    • simple@lemm.ee
      254·
      10 days ago

      Lemmy user try not to bring up capitalism in every thread challenge (LITERALLY IMPOSSIBLE!!!)

        • kalleboo@lemmy.world
          8·
          10 days ago

          That marketing copy is just amazing.

          First of all, acknowledging that the blimp is “incredibly wacky”

          Then trying to sell the fact that it doesn’t float, mount or have any powered features as “Just you and good clean fun!”

        • MutilationWave@lemmy.world
          4·
          10 days ago

          I wanted the Technodrome so bad…

          But this unlocked a memory of my very early 20s. We were having a party at my apartment and somebody got a big TMNT doll out. Like a foot long, don’t remember which turtle. We tied it to a hook in the ceiling of the 2nd floor porch and strapped a bunch of fireworks to it including several rockets duct taped to the back of his shell. My roommate set it off while there were at least 15 people on that porch. Fucking hilarious, it spun around crazy fast exploding shit everywhere.

          Kids- we are lucky nobody got hurt blah blah blah

      • NaibofTabr@infosec.pubEnglish
        6·
        10 days ago

        So, you’re not wrong, but… these shows were literally designed to sell the toys. They were basically half-hour commercials.

        G.I. Joe, TMNT, Transformers, X-Men, He-Man, Power Rangers, My Little Pony… they were all built on the same model (hey kids! whine at your parents until they buy our plastic dolls action figures!).