theres a streamer i watch named mike matei who grew up in the 80s and loves TMNT. he said he recently watched the entirety of the old cartoon and it is like 99.9% horribly written filler with unifnished, crappy animation because it was thrown together just for the purpose of promoting toys.

the only turtles stuff i have ever consumed are the arcade beat em up games and the original live action movie, i think. anyway your idea sounds cute, i hope trump learns his lesson by the end and asks to study under master splinter and become the fifth ninja turtle

The cartoons were different from the comics. Which were adult, gory and violent to say the least.

Can't have this without Shredder, Rocksteady, Be-Bop, or John Podesta.

Okay. How about master shredder trains batman instead?

Originally posted by ZOMBIECRUNCH:

Okay. How about master shredder trains batman instead?

We're starting to get into crossover creep a bit too much I think.

Originally posted by gemini:

The sewers of New York City hummed with a familiar tension, not from an impending Foot Clan attack or an alien invasion, but from a threat far more insidious to four pizza-loving mutants: a pizza monopoly. News reports blared from a flickering television screen in the Turtles' lair, showing a familiar figure with a distinct coiffure, Donald J. Trump, announcing his intent to acquire every pizza establishment in the five boroughs. "It's gonna be tremendous pizza, the best pizza, believe me!" he declared, much to the Turtles' horror.

"Twenty dollars for a breadstick?!" Michelangelo wailed, dropping his nunchaku in despair. "This is an outrage! A travesty of pepperoni proportions!"

Leonardo, ever the strategist, furrowed his brow. "This isn't just about pizza, guys. This is about freedom! The freedom to enjoy a decent, affordable slice without corporate greed tainting every bite!"

Donatello, already hunched over a holographic map of New York, tapped furiously at a keyboard. "He's already made significant inroads. His company, 'Trump Pies,' is acquiring pizzerias at an alarming rate. If we don't act fast, every corner will be selling the same bland, overpriced dough circles."

Raphael gritted his teeth, his sai glinting. "So, we bust some heads, right? A little ninja persuasion to make him see the error of his ways?"

"Hold on, Raph," Leonardo cautioned. "We can't just storm Trump Tower. We need a plan. A ninja plan. We need to hit him where it hurts... his business."

Their first move was infiltration. Donatello, using his tech prowess, managed to hack into the online ordering systems of several newly acquired Trump Pies locations. He subtly altered prices, making a single slice of plain cheese an astronomical $100 and a full pie just $5. Chaos ensued, with angry customers demanding explanations and bewildered employees trying to make sense of the digital discrepancies.

it also included an image(before attempting to censor it immidiately)! :D
https://imgur.com/a/YKUcupc

Originally posted by Unmade:

Originally posted by ZOMBIECRUNCH:

Okay. How about master shredder trains batman instead?

We're starting to get into crossover creep a bit too much I think.

Who said crossovers are bad? Anthrax and Run DMC put out a song and it rocked. But I think they were both Def Jam at the time.

Originally posted by ZOMBIECRUNCH:

Originally posted by Unmade:

We're starting to get into crossover creep a bit too much I think.

Who said crossovers are bad? Anthrax and Run DMC put out a song and it rocked. But I think they were both Def Jam at the time.

Two is fine, but you were going into DC, plus Turtles, plus RNC politics...

Seriously you wanna keep every lawyer in business with this project or what?

Originally posted by kingjames488:

Originally posted by gemini:

The sewers of New York City hummed with a familiar tension, not from an impending Foot Clan attack or an alien invasion, but from a threat far more insidious to four pizza-loving mutants: a pizza monopoly. News reports blared from a flickering television screen in the Turtles' lair, showing a familiar figure with a distinct coiffure, Donald J. Trump, announcing his intent to acquire every pizza establishment in the five boroughs. "It's gonna be tremendous pizza, the best pizza, believe me!" he declared, much to the Turtles' horror.

"Twenty dollars for a breadstick?!" Michelangelo wailed, dropping his nunchaku in despair. "This is an outrage! A travesty of pepperoni proportions!"

Leonardo, ever the strategist, furrowed his brow. "This isn't just about pizza, guys. This is about freedom! The freedom to enjoy a decent, affordable slice without corporate greed tainting every bite!"

Donatello, already hunched over a holographic map of New York, tapped furiously at a keyboard. "He's already made significant inroads. His company, 'Trump Pies,' is acquiring pizzerias at an alarming rate. If we don't act fast, every corner will be selling the same bland, overpriced dough circles."

Raphael gritted his teeth, his sai glinting. "So, we bust some heads, right? A little ninja persuasion to make him see the error of his ways?"

"Hold on, Raph," Leonardo cautioned. "We can't just storm Trump Tower. We need a plan. A ninja plan. We need to hit him where it hurts... his business."

Their first move was infiltration. Donatello, using his tech prowess, managed to hack into the online ordering systems of several newly acquired Trump Pies locations. He subtly altered prices, making a single slice of plain cheese an astronomical $100 and a full pie just $5. Chaos ensued, with angry customers demanding explanations and bewildered employees trying to make sense of the digital discrepancies.

it also included an image(before attempting to censor it immidiately)! :D
https://imgur.com/a/YKUcupc

Rule 34 I guess.

Well, seems like Gemini is off to a good start. I like the idea of a hi-jinks ensue comic. The riff-raff vagrants that are the Turtles getting into "Home Alone" shenanigans against the up tight and vindictive Trump administration.

The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles were said to be a parody genre comic book franchise.

Totally tubular idea, dude!

Originally posted by ZOMBIECRUNCH:

The cartoons were different from the comics. Which were adult, gory and violent to say the least.

you should watch the animated batman vs the TMNT film if you have not. like those old comics it is gory and violent, and also the bad guys are furries... its a strange film.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Batman_vs._Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles

I've always wanted to see a cyberpunk treatment, where the turtles are just some street trash teens in a burnt out post industrial ghetto (ala William Gibson) dealing with a gang expanding into their neighborhood.

Splinter'd be the kindly old and wise bodega owner that used to be in the mob, but is now doing his best to be a good influence on the kids.

April, our prptagonist) is actually a psychotic old homeless lady, on and off her meds and all the mutant and ninja stuff is just her making sense it all.

Originally posted by Grimble Grumble:

I've always wanted to see a cyberpunk treatment, where the turtles are just some street trash teens in a burnt out post industrial ghetto (ala William Gibson) dealing with a gang expanding into their neighborhood.

Sounds like the "Neutrinos".

Originally posted by Grimble Grumble:

IApril, our prptagonist) is actually a psychotic old homeless lady, on and off her meds and all the mutant and ninja stuff is just her making sense it all.

or what if the turtles are real, but because of aprils mental issues (and because giant turtle ninjas are not real) nobody believes her? the idea of being right about something but nobody believes you is terrifying, especially in a psychological horror film scenario.

How about Miyamoto Usagi and Alopex reenact Wall Market in Zootopia's red light district?