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Dan: On this episode we discuss Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Turtles in Time.
Elliott: The only movie with the word "turtle" twice in the title. Find another one, I dare you!

Official Show Notes[]

"We're doing another podcrawl, along with Read it and Weep and Too Beautiful to Live! They covered the first two of the original movies, and we covered Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III aka the one where they go back in time and wear samurai garb that is somehow fitted to giant turtles. Meanwhile, Stu reveals Elliott's diaper secret, Dan has an energy drink scam, and Elliott poses a question about inter-generational incest."

Movie Summary[]

Premise[]

The turtles find themselves transported back in time to ancient Japan.

Story[]

Reporter April O'Neil purchases an ancient Japanese scepter that can cause those simultaneously holding it in different centuries to switch places in time. When she is transported to 16th-century Japan, her crime-fighting pals, the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, pursue her. After landing in the past, the Turtles learn April has been captured by the villainous Lord Norinaga. To rescue her, they must team up with rebel leader Misu.

Final Judgments[]

  • It's not good, but if he was a kid he'd probably like it (Dan) @1:07:00
  • Stuart thinks Dan is probably right (Stuart) 1:07:45
  • Good-Bad (Elliott) 1:08:15

Episode Highlights[]

Tangents[]

Movie Pitches[]

Crystal Ships
Two diamond thieves stow away aboard a gay cruise ship to avoid the cops.
@1:22:00

Quotes[]

  • ­Dan, I know it's a reference to Monty Python's Life of Brian, but crucifixion was also a punishment in feudal Japan. So, it was a real danger for them and I'd appreciate a little sensitivity.
           —Elliott @25:05
  • ­That's another installment in 'Dan's Xenophobic Nintendo Memories.'
           —Elliott @36:05
  • ­Do you have to worry about that when you're driving a transformer car? That the gear shift might be the transformer's penis?
           —Elliott @51:50
  • ­And wait, there's more. Now this frog–has boobs.
           —Elliott @1:33:45

Sponsors[]

Listener Mail[]

Mailbag Song[]

No song this time.

Letters[]

"Comedy Weaknesses" from John Lastnamewithheld @1:17:15
 
R-O-C-K in the U-S-A! @1:18:00
"Food at the Movies" from Matt Lastnamewithheld @1:23:00
 
The Dark Crystal @1:24:45
The Big Night (1996) by Campbell Scott and Stanley Tucci @1:26:30
Spanglish (2004) by James L. Brooks @1:26:55
"Froggyland" from David Lastnamewithheld (Elliott's brother) @1:31:15
 

Recommendations[]

  • Found Footage 3D (Year) by Director (Stuart) @1:40:20
  • Ladybird (2017) by Greta Gerwig (Dan) @1:37:30
  • Gycklarnas Afton (1953) by Ingmar Bergman (Elliott) @Time

Stinger[]

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