Good Clean Teenaged Fun

You may be surprised to hear this, but I am a rabid TMNT (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, for the uninitiated) fan. There’s something so charming about pizza-eating, nunchucks-wielding, rat sensei-trained, sewer-residing reptiles, wouldn’t you agree?

Ever wonder how the famously plodding creatures became agile ninja fighters? I’m glad you asked. Well, when a barrel of glowing green radioactive ooze was spilled into the sewers of New York City and landed on four lost pet turtles, it spawned ‘the world’s most fearsome fighting team’.

There are loads more “fun facts” about this foursome to be found online, and if you’re really interested, you can find some fascinating tidbits here. Nothing, however, can beat this one: When first discussing options for a TMNT film, one suggestion “took the Turtles into R-rated territory and included a scene with partially nude nuns on roller skates fighting the heroes.” Sadly, they chose a villain with cheese graters on his arms instead. Go figure.