Super Robo Mecha Force Five!



The Turtles had found a new TV obsession, this time in the form of a Voltron/Power Rangers-like anime series,  Super Robo Mecha Force Five! -- or "SRMFF" for short.   . Acting as a spiritual successor to Space Heroes, SRMFF kicked off the episode with some great anime satire, including archetypal team characters -- the leader, the scientist, the princess, the brute -- and an adorable animal sidekick named Squeakums. I also got a kick out of SRMFF's sensationalized variant on the "captain slap," as well as the Turtles making fun of Donatello by comparing his situation with April to the scientist striking out with the princess. ("I'd like to invite you for space dinner, if you please!")