e city from any evilness. That is what made them heroes to me and so many other kids. The whole hero idea is what made the show; it gave the kids something to look up to. With weird creations like this you could not help to bring the imagination out in a child. This was something that happened to me. I believe that it also changed children’s favorite food to pizza. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles brought the imagination in me and many other children my age.The turtle craze was subdued as we all grew older and newer shows came about, but it’s still my favorite TV show. I can remember one Halloween when the show had first came out. Every boy wanted to be a turtle. Stores sold out of costumes as fast as they could put them on the shelf. Since I could not make it to the store my mother made me a costume. My costume ended being the best one out there. Trick-or-treating was so much fun that year. My friends and I were running through lawns freely, playing with our weapons, and doing their moves without a care because it was Halloween. All of this was brought out, and we were all rewarded with mountains of candy that seemed to last a lifetime.The influence on me was a great one, but I was not the only one to be influenced by the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. There were at least little amounts of influence on every man my age. It was not just watching the show, and playing with the figurines, it was a lifestyle that I wish I could go back to, one with no worries or homework, but mainly using the imagination. A lifestyle that made my childhood better because everyone needs something or someone to look up to when they are young.Our society gives TV a bad name, though it is something that enhances our childhood, if we had the privilege of watching it. Saying that it causes people, especially younger, to do bad things because of what they see on TV. Also saying that it causes them to be lazy. If anything it makes th...
