@@Talisguy well, I only heard it when listened to it the second time)) But even if I would notice, I would still doubt it, because that going down part may just as well be intended. Wouldn't surprise me.
Yeah I was always amazed at their ability to remain completely unseen and invisible, and it turns out its not due to amazing skill and training its literally cause they're not there.......they didn't bother showing up......🙄
Carson Failla honestly, people should be happy that Nickelodeon BOUGHT the rights to TMNT back in 2010, because otherwise, they would’ve made *MORE* of these bizarre other worldly musicals.
"the usual Christmas Eve sight of children making a band with garbage cans and drums in the middle of New York" I'm tempted to make a Fat Albert joke, but I'm feeling a little sleepy...did someone put something in my pudding?
"C'mon, guys, we need groceries to make our dinner tomorrow. If we can't reach the stores in time, we'll be hungry on our next mission!" "Dudes, can't we just get-" "NO, MIKEY!" "Lame-o. Can we at least dick around with people we don't know, singing repetitive songs and not trying to hide our identity at all? Disguises and stealth are so BOGUS, after all." "My analysis shows we can, Mikey. C'mon, to the other side of the city far away from any grocery stores!" "What? Those blasted Turtles are getting groceries? I HATE food! Except turtle soup, of course... Which I will have RIGHT NOW!"
As a person who grew up in a town plagued by an epidemic of manhole covers theft, I can tell you that apparently you can make money depositing them as scrap metal.
I love how the Deck the Halls version is vaguely Jamaican and the first thing they think of to deck the halls with is, like, slices of pepperoni I just imagine them throwing pepperoni against the hall walls and it slowly sliding down as they pump their fists and say, like, "Mission accomplished!"
Random youtube dork: "Nuuuuuu, you can't review this one, other UA-camrs I know by name have already done it!" Me: "SHUT UP, this is the one I've wanted to see!"
I don't follow many reviewers so I am happy he did this. Phelous talking TMNT or Ghostbusters is always cool with me, just like Linkara talking Star Trek - guess I just explained how I got into these franchises.
*Voice:* Rap Rap! *Me:* Who's there? *Voice:* Interrupting Old Man. *Me:* Interrupt- *Old* *Man:* _HHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!_ *Me:* Well... that was to be expected... *Old* *Man:* Couldn't have said it better myself, chum!
That would explain the teeth, but I doubt it since they aren't overly muscly with tons of pouches and their eyes are fine. Unless turtles are immune to Youngblood disease.
I felt like everyone and their mother who reviewed TMNT stuff had already reviewed this one, so I genuinely had to think "Wait, didn't Phelous already cover this one?.......No, I guess not." I'm happy to see you doing it, though, since you put way more effort into the "backstory" of this thing, and all the obscure connections between people who worked on this and the concerts is actually pretty interesting.
Finding out about the connection this has to the concert, it makes me fear that they had planned an entire line of musical Turtles specials with various themes. Imagine it! We could have had an ARBOR DAY TMNT VHS special! We missed out, darn it!
Dear God, there are so many hard 90s and New York references in this special that you need a guidebook for anyone watching who isn't past the age of 15. "He's turning into that opera guy!" I'm guessing they meant Pavarroti because HYUK! New York Opera! He's famous! And the turtles are from New York! And music! Your Splinter voice always makes me laugh, but the highlight of this? "Hey, keep it down up there! It's Christmas, you asswipes!" (gunshots) Ah, yes. A TRUE New York Christmas. God bless us. God bless us all! I also used to have a hat like the girl who was playing the trash drums. That is something I did not need to remember.
"It's weird it took me this long to cover this." But it sure was worth it in the end... I really needed that after watching the game awards last night.
I stg, I heard 'We Wish You a Merry Christmas' the other day on the store radio, and I literally ended up with these lyrics stuck in my head instead of the real ones. This special has officially ruined my life.
I think I'd take the limited motion and goofy faces of the 1st concert turtles than the Five Nights at Shreddy's faces they have in this one. The giant white teeth jutting out from the flapping mouths are the stuff of nightmare.
I haven't laughed so hard in so long. I know this is months and months old but I love your line delivery on all of your reviews. This one was so over the top.
My guess on the little barefoot girl is that her character sheet had her in pajamas, since it appears that's what she's wearing in lieu of Ghostbuster overalls, hence barefoot, and then no one bothered to correct that with some shoes for the street environment, well either that or Dan Schneider was somehow involved.
HEYYY, I recognize the comics they got for Splinter, those were the Archie TMNT Adventures comics, with the front one being one with a story done by Stan Sakai, and a cover by Ken Mitchroney! That series was a mixed bag of quality, but overall I really enjoy them for the most part. Definitely grittier than you would expect at first glance....usually. XD
Yeah, it's kitschy fun, but it's also a bit sad seeing what the TMNT got reduced to. From ass-kicking protectors of New York to a miserable low-budget fusion of Barney the Dinosaur and Color Me Badd. Small wonder it took a decade after this for the TMNT to get their groove back.
The 1987 series was told they couldn't do a Christmas once they jumped to CBS because the one restriction Eastman and Laird put on the show was no rescue Santa episodes. Well that and the rumor that writers wanted to be a little more open with Irma's religion but CBS's standards and practices wouldn't allow any discussion of religious themes PERIOD. (Part of why they lagged behind Fox cartoons of the same time.)
I had to come back to this because of the Ninja Turtles Next Mutation review. The "I hate Splinter " parts always gets me. Lol I try not to think about it at work, or try to explain my burst of laughter.
There's something mildly disturbing about 16:37. Just seeing Michelangelo having a seizure while his operatic singing voice is still going strong, even through gritted teeth, is unnerving. It's almost like he's being possessed by that Opera Guy and his body is trying to reject the demonic spirit.
"I hate splinter" is the greatest gift we could ever receive from this show
"I hate Splinter" caught me off guard and I had to google "Gotta get a gift" just to make sure these are not the actual lyrics XD
@@Talisguy well, I only heard it when listened to it the second time)) But even if I would notice, I would still doubt it, because that going down part may just as well be intended. Wouldn't surprise me.
@CALvin TV He *is* the only one I've seen pull off a repeating clip joke.
*Splinter* : What are you talking about?!
They really said "I hate shopping in the winter" but the editing was so good it made it sound like "I hate splinter" XD
13:51 E
"Splinter's not athletic."
Ah yes, the *NINJA MASTER* is not the athletic type.
That's because he lived in Korea.
Michael Strong 😂WOW
Clearly, martial arts require FAR less physical effort than GOLF
@@TommyDeonauthsArchives NOT AGAAAIN
@Michael Strong
Well he is old....
"I Hate Splinter" Instant Classic
"I hate Splinter."
You really got me with that one.
Ah hate splin-tur!
Why not Krang? He's woooooorrrrse. That Krang man.
In spirit.
Cause there's not a ghost of a chance I could get through this video without laughing.
17:10 - 17:11
You're welcome.
FENRIR-ART
He was here
He blew ass
And he left
"I hate Splinter!"
Obviously not a fan of skipping stones.
oh come on how could anyone ever hate SKIPPING STONES!
Rather pass kidney stones than celebrate that rat.
Keep. On keep on keep on
Dammit now I have to watch that again XD
I used to watch the VHS with my friends and we *ALWAYS* fast-forwarded through "Skipping Stones". *NOBODY* liked it!!
Gotta get a Gift
Gotta get a Gift
Gotta get a Gift for Phelous
>likes video
I HATE WUSHCEL
@@masterfarr8265 Wushcel's not athletic~.
@@dnmstarsi For you
14:23 "I'm sure he taught them with a "How To Ninja" video tape"
That line aged beautifully
Ninja Turtles for Dummies
I think “Them Dickin’ Around Some Park” was the original title.
That cost $50.
Til it had to be changed because Andy Dick had already reserved that title for a still yet to be released direct to video Christmas special.
Splinter is not athletic? Then how does he do all the stone skipping?
He follows his heaaart, follows his heaaarrt!
Special effects.
Please never stop memeing this to death
@@dragonempress8367 agreed!
Also, he's a ninja master: the turtles say so themselves in the same song.
Ninja Masters are the most unathletic people on the planet. That's why you never see them. They're too lazy to show up.
No wonder I wasn’t able to locate any ninjas.
Yeah I was always amazed at their ability to remain completely unseen and invisible, and it turns out its not due to amazing skill and training its literally cause they're not there.......they didn't bother showing up......🙄
So that's why he wasn't there in Getting Down in your Town : he was just napping, I guess !
Good one🤣
Seriously that "I hate splinter" was put together so well i thought it was what they said. It is now one of my favorite tmnt jokes you do
I'm not so sure they didn't...
Splinter isn't athletic, so let's get him sneakers and skateboards for Christmas!
You know good for the elderly
Old Man
Well they probably thought of the radical granny trope.
@@filletofish2200
HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!
Honestly, since he's so not athletic, I would have bought him a New York Knicks jersey.
@@nozoto Did you really have to go there? 😂
8:35
Leonardo: "I'm not telling."
Donatello: "Start telling!"
*holding a gun*
dont worry fellow weirdo we're ALL gonna be start telling *FOOOOORRRRRR POOOOOOOOO*
He knows where it is, boy, but he’s not telling it
Ah, yes, the origin of the “I hate Splinter” from the Next Mutation.
I mean, this version of Splinter probably has lost his athletic ability after spending most of his time skipping stones.
Ally Gator Animator oh lord...
A true TMNT Christmas special would be the turtles teaming up with Santa while going up against Shredder and Mutagen Krampus.
I agree That would be so cool 🎅 🎄 🎁 🐢 🍕
I would totally watch that
or giving splinter anaculla present, the shredder's head
We got one in the 2003 cartoon, though.
I got that shredder helmet, a guy on eBay makes them :D
Can you think of any jokes of what a Batman Turtles Christmas would be?
Colonel Schraeder Vs. Guru Shreddy! Make this happen!
It makes my day knowing Larry Bundy Jr also watches Phelous.
@@Demonanimator Absolutely, he's one of the few good eggs to come out of the CA debacle.
@@Demonanimator Larry is one of the few rare youtube celebrities to cameo multiple times in our lovely comment sections.
Oh no, Phelous is turning into that opera guy again.
OddBall64
*PRRRRRRRRRRRRREEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE-TENSE*
When the goddamn Michael Bay Turtles are taking jabs at this, _that_ is when you know it is really bad.
You can't win.
Carson Failla honestly, people should be happy that Nickelodeon BOUGHT the rights to TMNT back in 2010, because otherwise, they would’ve made *MORE* of these bizarre other worldly musicals.
Jackson Huffstetler guess we dodged a singing bullet there
@Jackson
And more documentaries about french antiquarians.
and the shredder there was a bigger joke than the one in the concerts
Splinter traded in his Ninja Skills to become a pro-gamer. That's why he's not athletic.
On the twelfth day of Christmas the turtles gave to me.
Magic Conch Shell: Nothing.
Me: (Smashes the Conch Shell.)
A better gift than the actual video.
All hail the magic conch! 🐚
🐚THE SHELL HAS SPOKEN!🐚
@Simple Weirdo I have been... *SGREDDED!!!*
"We forgot to get Splinter a Christmas present!" Just go to the lake and throw some stones in a sack for him to skip, A++ Splinter Present.
Merry Christmas to the Phelous,
🤦♂️ “wahwahwahwahwahwahwahwahwahwah”
Ooooooh... *S H R E D D E D!*
A-skoodooloo-doo-day-dwooy-doo
I was kind of hoping Allison would be looking in the window in the tinfoil hat shredder costume
Metaception
i now understand this reference
"the usual Christmas Eve sight of children making a band with garbage cans and drums in the middle of New York"
I'm tempted to make a Fat Albert joke, but I'm feeling a little sleepy...did someone put something in my pudding?
One of my favorite presents from Phelan: ♫I hate Splinter!♫
You see, the turtles don't have to disguise when they clearly look like people in turtle costumes irl.
I hope Phelous reviews Turtle Tunes in the future. It’s even weirder than this hot mess!
Me too
8:13
Hey,Courtney. I Watch Your Channel and Phelous. I Get A Weird Feeling When Two UA-cam Channels That I Watch Comment On Each Others Videos.
@@itsjoshua2508 it's more of a pleasant surprise
If this is what they do when going to buy a present for Splinter, I'd love to see what they do when they do the groceries.
I literally LOLed at that
I HATE SPLINTER
13:50
"C'mon, guys, we need groceries to make our dinner tomorrow. If we can't reach the stores in time, we'll be hungry on our next mission!"
"Dudes, can't we just get-"
"NO, MIKEY!"
"Lame-o. Can we at least dick around with people we don't know, singing repetitive songs and not trying to hide our identity at all? Disguises and stealth are so BOGUS, after all."
"My analysis shows we can, Mikey. C'mon, to the other side of the city far away from any grocery stores!"
"What? Those blasted Turtles are getting groceries? I HATE food! Except turtle soup, of course... Which I will have RIGHT NOW!"
As a person who grew up in a town plagued by an epidemic of manhole covers theft, I can tell you that apparently you can make money depositing them as scrap metal.
So the entire story is about the Turtles going to Walmart on Christmas Eve to shop for Splinter?
Wow.
The stakes haven't been higher!
I love how the Deck the Halls version is vaguely Jamaican and the first thing they think of to deck the halls with is, like, slices of pepperoni
I just imagine them throwing pepperoni against the hall walls and it slowly sliding down as they pump their fists and say, like, "Mission accomplished!"
Squeedly dweedly dwee dwoo!
I guess next year Splinter will be "Skipping Christmas!".
Hot damn, Phelan’s Shredder got an upgrade!
A sexy upgrade.
@@smb-c3po go to hell
A fun upgrade 😊
I hate how they never got April a gift.
They got her the best gift of all: a PASS from appearing in this special.
🎶I HATE APRIL🎶
"we wish you a turtle Christmas" sounds like "we wish you eternal Christmas"
Michaelanglo:"I Hate Splinter!!!" Splinter:What are you talking about!?
Seeing Phelous wear that Turtle Christmas sweater every year and only get into this NOW is the best way to cap off the decade.
Random youtube dork: "Nuuuuuu, you can't review this one, other UA-camrs I know by name have already done it!"
Me: "SHUT UP, this is the one I've wanted to see!"
I agree, I like seeing different perspectives
I don't follow many reviewers so I am happy he did this. Phelous talking TMNT or Ghostbusters is always cool with me, just like Linkara talking Star Trek - guess I just explained how I got into these franchises.
Somewhere in Phelous's house is a wall covered in pictures of former TMNT performers connected by various lengths of string.
10:28 Don't you mean for the first time for the last time Shredder?
_SHREDDED_
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as you’ve never seen them before: With tails glued together and spiked fingers!
I can’t stop noticing the tiny human feet.
DONT LOOK AT THEM!!!
@@latviandragon2718 *it's too late, the damage has already been done*
@@dreamiidust672 DAMN!!!
Your splinter impressions are on point, sir.
Rap Rap.
Who is it?
We’re the turtles!
You can count on us!
*Voice:* Rap Rap!
*Me:* Who's there?
*Voice:* Interrupting Old Man.
*Me:* Interrupt-
*Old* *Man:* _HHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!_
*Me:* Well... that was to be expected...
*Old* *Man:* Couldn't have said it better myself, chum!
Tommy Deonauth's Archives 😂👍
The highlight is this... thing.
To set up the time and space warp?
My pet turtle is cringing now thanks
Thanks for the ❤ dude
Just be glad you didn’t show it the third movie
''Helped I'm a turtle and I can't get up!''
I think Rob liefield was the designer of those costumes since they have no actual feet.
That would explain the teeth, but I doubt it since they aren't overly muscly with tons of pouches and their eyes are fine. Unless turtles are immune to Youngblood disease.
“Aswuiddlyduddlodoytdoop”
- Abraham Lincoln
I kind of like the idea of Raph having a Brooklyn accent it fits his character
Kudos to Greg Abbey!
Mitch Fletcher So what’s Josh Pais? Chopped liver?
It would actually be kinda interesting to give each turtle a different NY accent.
Shane Cash chopped liver: no that's what i am
Wow! A member of the Village People was involved in a concert that had “Coming Out”in the title, what a shock. 😱
and yet neither their tenure in that band or their involvement with that tour were half as flaming as this special
Heidi Fedor wait really?
Donatello is the gay icon we all deserve
Oh my god... XD
Oh I get it
I felt like everyone and their mother who reviewed TMNT stuff had already reviewed this one, so I genuinely had to think "Wait, didn't Phelous already cover this one?.......No, I guess not." I'm happy to see you doing it, though, since you put way more effort into the "backstory" of this thing, and all the obscure connections between people who worked on this and the concerts is actually pretty interesting.
Finding out about the connection this has to the concert, it makes me fear that they had planned an entire line of musical Turtles specials with various themes. Imagine it! We could have had an ARBOR DAY TMNT VHS special! We missed out, darn it!
these turtles teeth are brighter than those inner-city kids respective futures
"this turtles are soo stupid, hehehe" - wabuu
My day is improved every time I see Phelan dressed up as Shredder
I completely forgot about that fashion magazine. What
*I H A T E S P L I N T E R*
Fire Dust WHAT ARE YOU TALKING ABOUT!?
@@troin3925 I was just repeating the joke he was making in this video.
@@supermariof0521 r/whoooosh
@@supermariof0521 Trion was quoting splinter😅
@@troin3925 the Reddit thing is annoying
I love how your shredder is a perfect blend of 87 shredder and 1990 shredder
Dear God, there are so many hard 90s and New York references in this special that you need a guidebook for anyone watching who isn't past the age of 15.
"He's turning into that opera guy!"
I'm guessing they meant Pavarroti because HYUK! New York Opera! He's famous! And the turtles are from New York! And music!
Your Splinter voice always makes me laugh, but the highlight of this?
"Hey, keep it down up there! It's Christmas, you asswipes!"
(gunshots)
Ah, yes. A TRUE New York Christmas. God bless us. God bless us all!
I also used to have a hat like the girl who was playing the trash drums. That is something I did not need to remember.
I… don’t get some of these references and I’m NOT 15🤣
@@gracekim1998 I feel like crap knowing them...
@@SuperCosmicMutantSquid it's alright, you can fill me in.
"It's weird it took me this long to cover this."
But it sure was worth it in the end... I really needed that after watching the game awards last night.
Merry Christmas to the Phelous. A scoodily-doodily-doink-doink!
I stg, I heard 'We Wish You a Merry Christmas' the other day on the store radio, and I literally ended up with these lyrics stuck in my head instead of the real ones. This special has officially ruined my life.
Love when you do a deep dive into the history of these awful videos. Probably more thought put into these videos than was given at the time.
I think I'd take the limited motion and goofy faces of the 1st concert turtles than the Five Nights at Shreddy's faces they have in this one. The giant white teeth jutting out from the flapping mouths are the stuff of nightmare.
Overall, this VHS tape gets a solid Turtles in Black Socks out of 10.
I haven't laughed so hard in so long. I know this is months and months old but I love your line delivery on all of your reviews. This one was so over the top.
My guess on the little barefoot girl is that her character sheet had her in pajamas, since it appears that's what she's wearing in lieu of Ghostbuster overalls, hence barefoot, and then no one bothered to correct that with some shoes for the street environment, well either that or Dan Schneider was somehow involved.
HEYYY, I recognize the comics they got for Splinter, those were the Archie TMNT Adventures comics, with the front one being one with a story done by Stan Sakai, and a cover by Ken Mitchroney! That series was a mixed bag of quality, but overall I really enjoy them for the most part. Definitely grittier than you would expect at first glance....usually. XD
Hey, that's pretty cool.
I love the Archie TMNT! They're second only to the Mirage version IMO.
Whoa
13:50 and thus a meme is born.
I just saw Mutant Mayhem. Phelous predicted Splinter teaching the turtles using a kung fu tape!
13:50 and this is where the Next Mutation was born.
This is gold! I never saw this growing up and I’m glad I didn’t until this very moment.
Oh hello 👋
I loved Allison's review of this, so I'm so glad you got to do it yourself!
I kinda miss the crappy Shredder costume, but I like the new one a lot
Early 2000s tmnt had a great Christmas episode actually based on mirage comic. Wayne Grayson said it was his favorite episode
"What did they include Vernon?" Uhhh… No Phelan, he was murdered by Colonel Shrader... Somehow, I am not actually sure how he achieved it.
I thought they said "splinter is not a planet" instead of athletic.
I was so sad in 2006 when NASA decided Splinter wasn’t a planet anymore. 😢
11:03 I love how Leo keeps moving his mouth when there’s no dialogue coming out
A man's Christmas spirit is reawakened after being visited by four turtles. Shredder Scrooge A Christmas Farce.
*SHREDDED!!!*
Allison: "Turtlesturtlesturtlesturtlesturtles!"
Wait... it's actually Rap Rap, not Wrap Rap? They screwed up the easiest pun on the planet?
Finally Phelous reviews this so I don’t have to watch Doug “review” it
Alison also reviewed it.
How the hell did they get manhole covers into the sewer? They can't actually fit through a manhole.
Cut them in half then weld them back together I guess.
Pym particles?
Slide them through those grates where they slide the pizzas through.
stevesminty The op means the actual manhole they are covering but that’s another way you can do it and honestly I didn’t think of that
not only can they not fit, but they are specifically made to not fit.
I love how wholesome this video is. I wish you a turtle Shreddermas, Phelous
the "I hate Splinter!" line will never not be funny!
"You guys are pathetic!"
A turtle nightmare during Christmas.
NO STEP ON SNEK!🐍
Awesome, the costumes turn this into a Bootleg Zone episode as well. We got 2 for 1!
No it doesn't... this was officially licensed.
BloodrealmX
It was a bootleg DVD
14:22
This aged well after Mutant Mayhem premiered.
Yeah, it's kitschy fun, but it's also a bit sad seeing what the TMNT got reduced to. From ass-kicking protectors of New York to a miserable low-budget fusion of Barney the Dinosaur and Color Me Badd. Small wonder it took a decade after this for the TMNT to get their groove back.
And it took 4Kids, of all people, to do that.
So glad you finally got to this! Great review, as usual, Pherlous!
Classic Pherlous!
Ermahgerd Pherlous!
woooo!
The 1987 series was told they couldn't do a Christmas once they jumped to CBS because the one restriction Eastman and Laird put on the show was no rescue Santa episodes. Well that and the rumor that writers wanted to be a little more open with Irma's religion but CBS's standards and practices wouldn't allow any discussion of religious themes PERIOD. (Part of why they lagged behind Fox cartoons of the same time.)
If Shredder's pain at Phelous's betrayal doesn't get an Oscar nod.... 😂
13:50 free "I hate Splinter" replay button
14:47 bonus "You guys are pathetic" replay button
Thank you
I had to come back to this because of the Ninja Turtles Next Mutation review. The "I hate Splinter " parts always gets me. Lol I try not to think about it at work, or try to explain my burst of laughter.
"Trim the tree with Donatello?!" OH GOD! THEY'RE GONNA TAKE OUT HIS ENTRAILS AND STRING THEM ON THE TREE
I'm gonna be jamming out to 12 Days of Splinter this December
I fully believe this in in continuity with The NExt Mutation. I'm surprised Bonesteel, Silver and Dragonlord don't have solos
This came out before
@@Shadamyfan-rs8xc See, then that's why they're not involved. Same continuity!
There's something mildly disturbing about 16:37. Just seeing Michelangelo having a seizure while his operatic singing voice is still going strong, even through gritted teeth, is unnerving. It's almost like he's being possessed by that Opera Guy and his body is trying to reject the demonic spirit.
Your turtle videos are always really funny. I really like it when you play Shredder.
I assume the "12 April O'Neal Autographs" were for selling on ebay or the like to get money to buy something he'd ACTUALLY like!
And he can sell the rest of that garbage too
Can I mention how much I appreciate the fact that you tell the background of what you’re reviewing instead of the video alone?
Best critic on UA-cam!
The Wrap-Rap makes me pray for the Rap-Rapture
OMFG THOSE FEET