Oldschool Ninja Turtles anyone?

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If you want a mockery of the original 1987 series, just watch the 2009 'Turtles Forever' movie. Argue that it's "affectionate parody" all you want, it outright spits on the original series and I absolutely stand with all the fans who were pissed off by it.

Well, I'm a fan who absolutely loved Turtles Forever

I felt betrayed by it. On paper, I get the concept of contrasting the goofier, lighthearted '87 Turtles against the darker '03 Turtles, but it was less of a parody and more of an extreme, unrealistic exaggeration which depicted all of the '87 characters as completely ineffectual and physically weak buffoons, especially Shredder. The actual '87 Turtles weren't even remotely like the ones in 'Turtles Forever', and thus the attitude I got from it was less "homage" and more condescending, in a "look how much superior our ('03) series is because we're much darker and edgier!" way.

To be fair, there was a lot of good stuff in 'Turtles Forever' and the treatment of the '87 Turtles is really the only truly contentious part of it which divided a lot of fans. However, me being a devotee of the '87 series, it's enough to make me side on the end of "dislike".

Yeah, the old cartoons were pretty silly. But in a fun way, usually. I remember the Rat King, who was a homeless man living in the sewers with the ability to control rats.

...Yes , the original Mirage Studios comic books from the 80s , which I assume you mean , were more " older audience "-oriented comic books and the concept was simplified and made " nicer " & " more suitable for kids (& more obviously merchandisable points added for the cartoon , too , I suppose) when the TV show was developed , then , in fact , after the cartoon show , a different comic book publisher published " lighter " TMNT comic books at the same time that followed the TV show's approach !
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_M ... ja_Turtles