Michelangelo (1987 TV series)



Michelangelo is one of the four main turtle brothers and is the most lighthearted and unstable of the bunch. He often plays tricks on the other brothers and has a constant love for pizza and sugar. In an episode he develops a crush on a girl named Kala.BackgroundMichelangelo is known for his love of pizza and innocent comic relief. He loves to skateboard, surf and party party party. Michelangelo has a free-spirited character, with a hopelessly innocent and romantic heart. When he meets Kala, the Neutrino girl from Dimension X he develops a crush on her which is reciprocated.He also seemed to hold the place as the family cook. Making his own pizzas during his downtime or buying food whenever he's outside the lair, even getting Splinter sushi. He has a close friendship with Raphael as the two of them compliment each other with their comic timing, despite the fact Raphael would make fun of him (which is amusingly reversed with their 2003 counterparts) the most. Michelangelo has episodes of him assisting a superhero he admires named Bugman. He also collects comic books of his adventures and his action figures. Michaelangelo was well known for the catchphrase "Cowabunga". With his love for pizza, comic books and skateboarding, Mikey was the turtle a lot of kids related to, what with his innocence and careless personality, which gave most fanfiction writers the impression of him being the youngest turtle of the team, although he would occasionally show glimpses of maturity, particularly in episodes such as "Adventures in Turtlesitting" and "The Power of Three". He also showed empathy to a young alien in "The Starchild" despite the alien's destructive powers. The 1987 version of Michelangelo later appears with a few recognizable cartoon characters in Cartoon All-Stars To The Rescue. PersonalityMikey's personality is that of a biker or punk teenager