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''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (also known as ''TMNT 2K3'') is a 2003 American animated series that aired on Fox's Fox Box program (later re-named 4Kids TV) from 2003 to 2009 and was the second animated television show based off the Mirage comic book series of the same name. It is known for having several dark episodes including the infamous "Insane in the Membrane". But there is one episode titled '''"Nightmares Recycled"''' that was considered so dark that it was never completed. | ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (also known as ''TMNT 2K3'') is a 2003 American animated series that aired on Fox's Fox Box program (later re-named 4Kids TV) from 2003 to 2009 and was the second animated television show based off the Mirage comic book series of the same name. It is known for having several dark episodes including the infamous "Insane in the Membrane". But there is one episode titled '''"Nightmares Recycled"''' that was considered so dark that it was never completed. | ||
The basic plot of the episode involves Raphael, Donatello, Casey Jones, and April O'Neil encountering the Garbageman (a minor villain who appeared in only two episodes). They are taken to the Garbageman's Recycle World and later encounter Hun. | The basic plot of the episode involves Raphael, Donatello, Casey Jones, and April O'Neil encountering the Garbageman (a minor villain who appeared in only two other episodes). They are taken to the Garbageman's Recycle World and later encounter Hun... who isn't thrilled to reveal that he and the Garbageman were once conjoined twins. According to the script, Hun eventually hired a shady back-alley surgeon to separate them, after which he threw Garbageman - the smaller, much weaker twin - into a dumpster, quite literally discarding him as 'garbage'. | ||
Animation of the episode had begun by the time the plug was pulled. 4Kids considered the subject matter much too intense for a children's program. ''TMNT'' franchise co-creator Peter Laird later also criticized the script on his blog, in particular Hun's utterly callous rejection of his brother, and offered a more sympathetic scenario (the post is now inaccessible, although his suggested changes to the script have been summarized elsewhere). An attempt to rewrite the script in line with Laird's suggestions ultimately failed, and the episode was scrapped for good. Later on, the show's fifth season as a whole was left unaired until 2008. While plot summaries are available, the script of the episode has never been released. | Animation of the episode had begun by the time the plug was pulled. 4Kids considered the subject matter much too intense for a children's program. ''TMNT'' franchise co-creator Peter Laird later also criticized the script on his blog, in particular Hun's utterly callous rejection of his brother, and offered a more sympathetic scenario (the post is now inaccessible, although his suggested changes to the script have been summarized elsewhere). An attempt to rewrite the script in line with Laird's suggestions ultimately failed, and the episode was scrapped for good. Later on, the show's fifth season as a whole was left unaired until 2008. While plot summaries are available, the script of the episode has never been released. | ||
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Concept art of an older version of the twins.
Status: Lost
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (also known as TMNT 2K3) is a 2003 American animated series that aired on Fox's Fox Box program (later re-named 4Kids TV) from 2003 to 2009 and was the second animated television show based off the Mirage comic book series of the same name. It is known for having several dark episodes including the infamous "Insane in the Membrane". But there is one episode titled "Nightmares Recycled" that was considered so dark that it was never completed.
The basic plot of the episode involves Raphael, Donatello, Casey Jones, and April O'Neil encountering the Garbageman (a minor villain who appeared in only two other episodes). They are taken to the Garbageman's Recycle World and later encounter Hun... who isn't thrilled to reveal that he and the Garbageman were once conjoined twins. According to the script, Hun eventually hired a shady back-alley surgeon to separate them, after which he threw Garbageman - the smaller, much weaker twin - into a dumpster, quite literally discarding him as 'garbage'.
Animation of the episode had begun by the time the plug was pulled. 4Kids considered the subject matter much too intense for a children's program. TMNT franchise co-creator Peter Laird later also criticized the script on his blog, in particular Hun's utterly callous rejection of his brother, and offered a more sympathetic scenario (the post is now inaccessible, although his suggested changes to the script have been summarized elsewhere). An attempt to rewrite the script in line with Laird's suggestions ultimately failed, and the episode was scrapped for good. Later on, the show's fifth season as a whole was left unaired until 2008. While plot summaries are available, the script of the episode has never been released.