Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Coming Out of Their Shells Tour

This is the sweetest corny movie of all time. Of course it wasn't going to be perfect. Also the VHS is the first show of the event in New York City. I saw this in Orlando and own the video. I don't remember much from Orlando except swinging my nunchuk or however you spell it around. The songs are pretty awesome you have got to admit. I still watch this VHS 14 years later.. best memories. If you never saw this movie the first time you will think it is corny, so just don't bother. But if you are a fan and remember the tour, pick it up because it will bring back a lot of good memories. Yes there are a lot of sloppy parts in the show, such as the costume being different in the cut shots, and the lip synching, the corny reporter in the boiler room, the whatever machine which is made of foil, and the fighting, but overall a good nostalgic treasure

Sorry, no offense to all those TMNT fans out there and the kids who were five when they first saw this, but this has got to be one of the gayest children's programs I have ever seen, right up there with 'Creating Rem Lazar' and 'Sigmund and the Sea Monsters'.

And please, before anyone gets offended, let me clarify that I'm not using the term 'gay' here the way Eminem does, that is meaning 'lame,' 'stupid,' 'uncool,' etc. In other words not in the derogatory, homophobic, 8th- grader's slur of choice sense.

No, I mean 'gay' as in filled with homo-erotic imagery (watch how many shots there are in the opening crew-setting-up montage of muscular roadies' arms and backs), dance routines so effeminate and mincing they make George Balanchine look like Gene Kelly, a villain who references show tunes, and more bulging codpieces than a Chippendales show.

Not that there's anything wrong with that.

I am not sure how old the last commenter is, but when this video was release I was 5 years old. I don't think I really discovered it until I was about 10 and it was the coolest thing for my friends and I to watch. The copy I had was borrowed so I begged my mom to get me my own copy. I own the video still at 21 and I still love it. The songs are catchy, entertaining and fun for kids. The turtles have a lot of personality and their dance moves are great! The plot fits the show, the turtles have to defeat Shreddar, just like they do on the cartoon and in the movies. The quality is not bad, its just 1990's technology. It was filmed from a live stage show, what do you expect? So yes, compared to the Doodlebops or any of todays costumed musical performers, it is outdated, but in its time it was awesome!

I used to have the soundtrack and the VHS tape for this event. Basically, in the video, Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, and Donatello perform at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, the first stop of the tour, but The Shredder crashes the show, as he plans to rid the world of music with the help of Baxter Stockman and the Foot Soldiers.

Yeah, the concert may sound cheesy, but this was mostly aimed at kids back in a time when the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was at its popularity, with a cartoon, toyline, and a live-action film releasing earlier in the year. The special does have a good lesson about how music can be used for good and the concert has some good songs (like Pizza Power, which would be used in the Turtles In Time game). Plus, the person playing Shredder makes a good villain (even going as far as to roast the audience during the performance). This is one worth watching, even if it is a bit cheesy.

Some of these reviews are taking this show too seriously. As far as media made purely for children goes, this is actually pretty fun. The music is pure 90s cheese, the actors seem to enjoy hamming it up for those excited kids in the audience, and the story, while not Shakespearean, works well when judged by Saturday morning cartoon standards. At least there's some joy here, rather than the tired, cynical laziness of the third TMNT live-action movie.