When I was a little kid I had an awesome sweater. It was
mainly black yarn, but knit onto the front were the faces of the four Ninja
Turtles in neon green (with blue, red, orange, and purple for the masks, of
course). I still have all three of the live-action Ninja Turtle movies on VHS.
I had some of the toys and the NES games. I watched the cartoon. I liked the
Ninja Turtles, and I still do.
I’m certainly not alone in liking the Ninja Turtles. They are
a pop-cultural phenomenon, and perfectly within the scope of this blog to write
about. But, when I began thinking about
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Ah... childhood. |