TMNT: Coming Out of Their Shells - Nostalgia Critic & Nerd 

To be fair, the turtle getting ignored by the people outside Radio City Music Hall is totally accurate for New York City.

Donatello's actor hurt himself when he walked offstage. You can tell because he grabbed his back out of reflex. Probably pulled a muscle or something.

"And I was just bangin' on some sewer pipes..." Goodnight, everybody!

i like the part when nerd says "they're not real! stop acting like they're f**king real!!!!!!"

I went to one of these "concert" when I was five and my brother and I still laugh over how silly this was.

"..it doesn't end, it just sorta.. stops.." *_Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain_* *(2015)*

(09:57) either Ralph is daydreaming about April in bikinis or he smoked a lot of weed.

I died of laughter at the one string bass part.

This is like my favorite episode of NC

Part of me wishes this would've been a regular show, with the Nerd and the Critic showing up to review things together at least twice a year.

Luckily, I met Raphael (Rob Paulsen) who (bless his heart) is the sweetest man ever! He's kind, nice and very caring. He did mainly Yacko, Such a amazing person

I don't know what's worse: that the music is shit, or that Shredder isn't doing amazing guitar solos!

No wonder Michael Bay was allowed to make an TMNT movie. They thought he couldn't possibly make the franchise even worse.

At least the turtles look better then the ones in the Christmas special. I think these just want to eat my body when the Christmas ones want my SOUL to

I know the Ninja Turtles were very big at the time, but I have to ask...... ........WWHHHHHYYYYYY!?!?!?

I just imagined the turtles saying " remember dudes, marriage is a sacred bond between a man and woman."

I liked the TMNT appearance on Oprah. The kids were both awe strucked and creeped out.

YOU CAN BARELY TELL RAPHAEL AND MICHELANGELO APART!!!!

4:33 Why does Raph have multiple Confederate Flags in his belt?

8:04 I crack up everytime at the Christian rock bit Cowaluejah!

They actually made a Rock Band with The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles? What's next? A Transformers Football Team?

This is like the Batman and Robin of the Ninja Turtles,except the people at the studio were actually enthusiastic for this.

Ralph :I was banging some sewer pipes ME:WHOA RALPH KID'S ARE WATCHING!!!!!!!!!!!!

Technology is improving and that's great but I love these older Nerd and Critic videos for their lo-fi quality. Many people use filters and whatnot to achieve an old-school look but this is the real thing

I really wanna see those 2 get back together and review the new TMNT movie.

That ending still splits my sides to this very day.

The 1-string Base cracks me up. EDIT: Replay button at 7:20 , just so you can laugh at the absurdity.

"You can't play bass with one string", unless you're Rob Scallon and you use a shovel. The question now would be is Rob Scallon a ninja turtle?

7:31 Doug didn't know Rob Scallon yet

The reason why they act like their real because the kids are watching the documentary and they will be "sad" that they're not real

Critic and Nerd: "How do you have a one-string bass?" Djent: Hold my beer

It makes the Country Bear Jamboree sound like Metallica 😂

Great way to prepare us for the upcoming TMNT review!!!!

7:27 Actually, playing the bass with only one string is possible, only you just have limited range of notes to play with and it will be a pain in the ass to move your hand all over.

let's just take a moment and have a minute of silence for true heroes - the parents who were forced to go to these show with their offspring

I think the nerd and the critic crossovers are the greatest thing

This is still one of my favourite collabs. Great work James & Doug.

7:49 That's insulting to Christian Rock.

Man I swear to christ, back in the day right after this review came out, i found this VHS at Goodwill. Nowadays, it's in my precious collection, not to be touched. A true classic!

11:00 the Nerd is about to crack up lol

11:45 - "Where the streets have no shaaame"

"Some of them find the floor more interesting than the giant talking reptiles." They aren't wrong though...

7:22 as a bass player who plays walking basslines in country and rock bands, I can confirm it is impossible for me to play bass with just one string! The only one-string bass I know of that bassists actually use is the washtub bass, but that's for bluegrass.

Critic and nerd should do stuff like this more often

I'm here for AVGN

"That's Heinously Anus!" The best thing I've ever heard from AVGN.

Something about that "....Fuck Dude!" Towards the end just fucking killed me. Daaamn

When they were making fun of the Turtles for having their moves wide open while Splinter was talking to them by going "DUH! DUH! DUH DUH DUH DUH DUH!", I laughed my ass off because the Turtles looked retarded!

7 years later...holy cow I remember when this was released....still gold.

(Cowabunga Corner and Bodacious Boulevard) Me: *facepalm causes atom bomb explosion*

I remember taping their appearance on Oprah. And I labeled the tape Oprah Winfrey interviews....THE TURTLES! And my then-nine year old self thought they’d be touring and they’d come to Savannah....but it turns out it was just this Radio City Music Hall performance and then the album and the VHS tape of the “concert” were released.

10:10 That line aged well

I'm embarrassed to say that I was a kid in this video >.

(16:20) splinter: oh, wrong floor. Where's a button to go back down?

"A totally gnargly dude named jesus he died for our sins" 7:55

I make Christian music and I thought that Christian rock line was Hilarious!

Which is worse? this, the tmnt Christmas special, or the bat credit card?

Looks like Shredder got that costume from a Party City dumpster

Does Raphael have rebel flags on his belt? lol

Holy fuck it's the ALF theme!

Quick question: why the ALF theme for the intro?

Love this review. Both these guys were in their prime when they did it. And furthermore it starts with one of my favourite sitcom themes.

6:52 "What a schmuck" 😂

That part with the pen flick at the end gets me every time. XD

Let's bang on some sewer pipes ! That is some hot shit man.

To this day this is my favorite Nostalgia Critic episode

Sadly my mom bought this video for me at the height of my obsession with the Ninja Turtles.I love it at the time,but hell it's not hard to sucker a kid into anything.R.I.P Momma,I love you and miss you.Thanks for always putting me first even when I didn't deserve it.💖

This 90s Turtle stuff might be hard to watch, but just imagine being cast as a turtle in this thing. You run off to the big city, telling your parents "You'll regret disowning me. I'll be famous! I'll be on Broadway!" and a few months later you're so desperate you'll be in a TMNT music show. I don't really know why, but I love the intro. That candid photo in from of an explosion and the Alf music is perfect.

15:50 Artists of 2010s

Oh, the music ain't that bad for the intended audience. I would have loved it as a kid.

This is not criticism or a analysis it’s a roast and I love it😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

As much as that final song sucks, it really gets stuck in your head.

The modern siskel and ebert.

I really wanna see more crossovers with these guys.

18:02 I love how that one little pen flick was enough to get both the AVGN and the Nostalgia Critic to fight each other.

10:58 James was about to lose it 😂

Splinter looks like an ewok

14:26: oh my god, is that suppose to be shedder?!!!??? (Laughing the whole way).

12:02 Lol @ the one guy wearing a white shirt looking up like "Am I hallucinating"?

not frogs teenage ninja battletoads

6:39 Seriously, Doug, no joke about that statement? Missed opportunity.

this actually happened? I've got no comment

"you cannot play bass with just one string!' gentlemen, you obviously havent heard of davie504

Pizza Power... is actually an awesome song

This should not make me feel that old, but damn. This was like, what, 7 years ago?

12:36 I need that in GIF form.

5:26 Dammit Nerd and NC now I want to see TMNT do Slayer songs, and Country Bears sing Metallica

Nowadays, this would be like if Cartoon Network made a "Steven Universe: Coming Out of Our Gems" Tour. Thank God that hasn't happened . . . yet. XD

what do you get when you have a college drop out on some serious meth, stuff him into a animatronic of shrek, slap on a shell and have its mouth constantly malfunction? you get nightmare fue....i mean tmnt coming out of their shells

6:27 This is what Shädman says to the FBI when they claim that his art is illegal, due to the age/appearance of the characters.

NC (vo): But thank Gosh, April is there to sing a motivational song to get the turtles' morale going again. (Beat) And then the credits roll. The Nerd (vo): What? NC (vo): Yeah, it doesn't even end! It just sort of...stops. Like the editor said, "Forget this stuff! I'm done!" and then ran off the project. The Nerd (vo): Well, good, at least that means the video's over and we don't have to listen to any more music, right? (The video continues to play) The Nerd (vo): Right...? ...The heck, dude?! They just rolled the credits! What the heck else is there to show?! Turtles: (sing) 🎵But we need your help tonight.🎵 NC (vo): Oh, my Gosh, IT'S NEVER GOING TO END!!! Turtles: (sing) 🎵We're the turtles! You can count on us!🎵 The Nerd (vo): You can count on us? Oh, you sure can! You can count on us to be totally FRICKING OBNOXIOUS!! Turtles: (sing) 🎵You got to fight to be free.🎵 The Nerd: HUSH UP! (He starts gagging) NC: (sobs) HUSH UP! Turtles: (sing) 🎵Fight to be free🎵 (The Nerd covers his ears and babbles incoherently with his tongue to block out the singing) NC: HUSH UP! (sobs) Please! Why won't you Hush up? We tell you to Hush up, and then you won't do it! HUSH UP! HUSH UP! NC (v/o): HUSH UP! HUSH UP! (sobs) HUSH UP! (The performance finally fades to black, but then it fades back to the final scene with Splinter appearing on the empty stage from a rising platform from the floor. NC and The Nerd stare in confusion) Splinter: They are definitely happening...musically. NC and The Nerd: (Long pause) WHAT THE HECK DOES THAT MEAN?!

IT'S SO COOL TO SEE TWO OF MY FAVORITE RU-vidRS UNITE!! Nicely done guys, I loved it. :)

I want to see the VH-1 Behind the Music episode when the Turtles hate each other and break up.

14:47 anyone else notice Leonardo's voice changes to the cartoon version?

2:50 hey look it’s the nerd attending the turtles concert to the left! 😂

You know it's bad when you mention that this make Milli Vanilli look good.

I watched this for the first time on you tube. And the best part of the turtle coming out of my shell show was Shredder talking smack to the audience.

Keep coming back to watch reviews/ stuff these two did together, ahhh simpler times

Fun fact: the guy who produced the live show in New York also produced the off broadway production of Evil Dead the Musical

I want an entire Critic & Nerd series.