Battletoads Cartoon Theater
August 10, 2014
Chances are that unless you had nothing better to do Thanksgiving weekend of 1992, you missed watching the one and only episode of a planned Battletoads animated series. Changing the origins of the 'toads yet again to fit whatever seemed cool at the moment, the cartoon casts the characters as high school students who can transform into the Battletoads when the situation requires. Written by David Wise (the television writer, not the music composer who coincidentally composed the soundtrack for the original Battletoads game), the cartoon was poised to compete with the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles juggernaut that was flying high at the time, but I think once you watch the show, you'll see why it didn't have a chance. It's generic, poorly done, and generally stale even for its time. Enjoy!