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Why does it feel like when an M rated fanfic of a kids’ cartoon tries to tackle serious subjects, it always does so in the most hamfisted, unsubtle manner possible?
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I can kinda understand the drama over “sparkly eyed/sideways mouth” Toucan Sam honestly, but as some stated already it’s meant to appeal to modern kids, and that’s the kind of cartoon style kids are used to now. (I mean, remember how they tried to make everything look animesque back in the 2000s? Or how in the ‘90s everything had to be “Disney Afternoon,” or “Ren & Stimpy,” or “Batman,” or “Tiny Toons,” or something?)
 
Though, I hear some kids don’t like the redesign either.
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I think the thing that annoys me most about that design is the lazy gradient beak.
 
Still, I remember when people on Twitter were asking us to name a bigger downgrade than Toucan Sam, and I just pointed out this one:  
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I received almost no arguments to the contrary.
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@TheHappySpaceman  
Not really sure that’s a fair comparison, seeing as that’s a “cartoon turned live-action movie” thing, and an entirely different subject from a cartoon redesign.
 
A better comparison would be like the new Rise of TMNT redesigns or something. (Which even I have mixed feelings on.)
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YO! It’s the green machine  
Gonna rock the town without being seen  
Have you ever seen a turtle Get Down?  
Slammin and Jammin to the new swing sound  
Yeah, everybody let’s move  
Vanilla is here with the New Jack Groove  
Gonna rock, And roll this place  
With the power of the ninja turtle bass  
Iceman, Ya know I’m not playin  
Devastate the show while the turtles are sayin
 
Ninja, Ninja, RAP! Ninja, Ninja, RAP! GO GO GO GO!  
Go Ninja, Go Ninja, GO: Go Ninja, Go Ninja, GO!  
Go Ninja, Go Ninja, GO: Go Ninja, Go Ninja, GO!  
GO GO GO GO!
 
Lyrics, fill in the gap  
Drop that bass and get the NINJA RAP  
Feel it, if you know what I mean  
Give it up, For those heroes in green  
Just flowin, Smooth with the power  
Givin it up, Hour after hour  
Cause in this life there’s only one winner  
You better aim straight so you can hit the center  
In it to win it, With a team of four  
Ninja Turtles that you gotta adore it’s the
 
Ninja, Ninja, RAP! Ninja, Ninja, RAP! GO GO GO GO!  
Go Ninja, Go Ninja, GO: Go Ninja, Go Ninja, GO!  
Go Ninja, Go Ninja, GO: Go Ninja, Go Ninja, GO!  
GO GO GO GO!
 
Villians you better run and hide  
Because one day you might not slide  
So choose, Your weapon but don’t slip  
Vanilla’s in control with the flex of the mic grip  
Rockin the crowd the way it should be rocked  
With the Miami drop that you like alot  
You know it’s hittin, Like a ninja turtle  
When the bass kicks in, You better check your level  
The power of the ninja is strong  
Fightin all crooks until they’re all out cold
 
Ninja, Ninja, RAP! Ninja, Ninja, RAP! GO GO GO GO!  
Go Ninja, Go Ninja, GO: Go Ninja, Go Ninja, GO!  
Go Ninja, Go Ninja, GO: Go Ninja, Go Ninja, GO!  
GO GO GO GO!
 
Ninja, Ninja, RAP! Ninja, Ninja, RAP! GO GO GO GO!  
Go Ninja, Go Ninja, GO: Go Ninja, Go Ninja, GO!  
Go Ninja, Go Ninja, GO: Go Ninja, Go Ninja, GO!  
GO GO GO GO!
 
My youth in a half-shell. ;-D
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I don’t blame you, that’s probably one of the things I’ve hated most since the movies. It’s a relic of a movie franchise no one likes anymore and they need to stop bringing it back as a plot point
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