The Raven Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 OK. Ive been having a long running disagreement with the wife and her brother. When they first brought out the cartoon in the 80s it was called Hero turtles here. It never aired here as Ninja until much much later. Ive been told time and time again that they where ninja turtles and they changed to hero ones later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Hero first. Ninja's were considered a bad influence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TMNT#Teenage_Mutant_Hero_Turtles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pistonbroke Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Upon TMNT's first arrival in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Poland, Austria, Germany and some other countries in Europe, the name was changed to "Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles" (or TMHT, for short), since local censorship policies deemed the word ninja to have excessively violent connotations for a children's program. (In Ireland, however, the first season aired as "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" before changing to "Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles").[15] Consequently, everything related to the Turtles had to be renamed before being released in these nations (comic books, video games, toys, etc.) The lyrics were also changed, such as changing "Splinter taught them to be ninja teens" to the "Splinter taught them to be fighting teens." The policies also had other effects, such as removing use of Michelangelo's nunchaku (which were at the time banned from appearing in 18-rated movies) and generally toning down the usage of all the turtles' weapons. After many seasons of never using his nunchaku, they eventually disappeared entirely, replaced by a turtle shell shaped grappling hook called the "Turtle Line".[16] However, when the live-action movie came out in 1990, the "Ninja" of the title was kept even in the UK. In time, nunchaku scenes were retained in previously-censored movies such as those of Bruce Lee. The same went for the PAL releases of the early video games, which had Michelangelo's weapon of choice fully visible and usable. By the time of the 2003 TV series, these censorship policies had been abolished, and no changes have occurred in the content of the show. The name "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" remained unchanged for the 2003 TV series. As a result, in the UK, the 1987 TV series is still called Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles and the 2003 TV series is called Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, hence a disambiguation between the two TV series. On May 25, 2009, Lionsgate Home Entertainment released the 25th Anniversary Collectors Edition on Region 2 DVD in the UK. This 3-Disc set contains all the episodes of Seasons 1 and 2 and 4 episodes from the final season, as well as a 1-Disc DVD with the first few episodes of Season 1. This release features the original, unedited episodes under the Ninja Turtles title, and also marks the first time the show has been released uncensored in the UK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 I remember being obsessed with the game. It was teh awesomest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimojameso Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Loved that programme!! Don't make them like that anymore! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Raven Posted April 15, 2010 Author Share Posted April 15, 2010 I showed them wiki, to which i was told. No its wrong we saw it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Heroes in a half shell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tbourner Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 avHVOHsN3T0 hmmmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jackso11 Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Simple answer is UK didn't like the word Ninja as it sounds violent, so Ninja everywhere else in the world, Hero in england. Until we realised that by calling them ninjas it doesn't mean kids instantly become evil ninjas out to beat people up, then we joined the rest of the world and changed hero to ninja. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin J Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 It was definitely 'Hero' in the UK. I remember thinking it was a pointless decision seeing as we (kids) all knew they were 'Ninja' anyway. Anyway, your wife and brother-in-law are wrong. If they won't accept it, who cares Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 I showed them wiki, to which i was told. No its wrong we saw it. It's definitely correct, I remember seeing ninja turtles when we were on holiday in the US as a kid before it was even out in the UK. When it did come out over here I was like, WTF??!?1! where are teh ninjas?!one! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Man I use to love them! I even had a bedcover with all of them on it including splitter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 including splitter! Who? What countries version was that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob_Mitchell Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Man I use to love them! I even had a bedcover with all of them on it including splitter! same bed sheet as the one now? who's spitter? SHREDDER OR SPLINTER!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abz Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 Who? What countries version was that? Bangladesh same bed sheet as the one now? who's spitter? SHREDDER OR SPLINTER!!! Yep & I have never even washed it! Sorry, I mean't Splinter... Shredder gives me nightmares still Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_p Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 I still have a few VHS tapes from the early-mid nineties, of which, all are titled teenage mutant hero turtles, bar the films I have on tape which are ninja. Teh turtles ruled:d They don't make em like that anymore:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest jdwals Posted April 15, 2010 Share Posted April 15, 2010 That ninja thing is mad - all the time they were worried about the use of the word ninja Storm Shadow and Snake Eyes in Action Force/GI Joe were openly running about the place as ninja's and I think one action figure, Quick Kick I think, came packaged with his very own little set of nunchuks. Sorry, as good as the turtles were, Storm Shadow would have kicked their butt's on his own! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benkei Posted June 2, 2010 Share Posted June 2, 2010 Why are nunchaku so evil, yet a katana acceptable? A ninja blade, or two pieces of wood linked by a chain?! Hmmm?! And why didn't Leonardo ever use them properly?! Years of cartoon non-violence I put up with and he never so much as cut anyone's finger! He may as well have just had two mini-bos and whacked people like donatello! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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