** X-Entertainment: The 1991 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade !!

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“.. ..Still in top form by 1991 were the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and at the parade, all four of them appeared, riding in on fancy red Cadillacs. Even though they were just as much live action movie stars as beloved cartoon characters by this point, the costumes reflect their animated appearances. The costumes aren’t exactly top notch when compared to the suits we saw in the films, but at least the designers went through the trouble of gluing cute little Santa hats onto each Ninja Turtle head.

There were two Cadillacs, and two Turtles in each. The first one out had Raphael and Donatello, and I’ll take this as a solid admission that they were by far the coolest Ninja Turtles. Your opinion may differ, but let’s review the facts:

Michaelangelo: Party dude who liked screaming party-themed words.
Leonardo: Disciplined leader known for honing his skills and being a fun-sucker.

Raphael: B☻tchy loner who enjoyed obscenities and Critters 3.
Donatello: Oddball scientist who built giant blimps in his spare time.

Come on, there’s no comparison.

All told, it’s kind of a weak appearance for the Turtles. They didn’t get a balloon, and they didn’t have any kind of song and dance number. Despite this, the audience goes absolutely bananas for ’em. In the clip, take note of the crowd noise. I really doubt that the parade’s producers went through the trouble of piping prerecorded cheers over the speakers, so this was a legitimate hometown heroes’ welcome for the lean, green fighting machines.” — **Matt @ x-entertainment.com