“Battletoads” was a somewhat popular videogame and there were hopes that the franchise could rival “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”. This pilot for an animated series never led to anything and it’s not hard to see why. It looks bad and the writing is awful.

Three loser teen friends get the power to transform into giant toad warriors to fight against the evil Dark Queen and her minions. The ‘Battletoads’ must use their new abilities to protect Princess Angelica. If they fail in their mission, the Dark Queen will take control of the universe. It’s up to Rash, Pimple and Zitz to save the day.

The Battletoads are pretty ugly to look and never look as aesthetically pleasing as the 80s cartoon Ninja Turtles. They also don’t seem to be distinguishable from one another once they transform into their Battletoad forms. Princess Angelica is pretty forgettable and seems like a poor version of Princess Peach from the “Mario” games and cartoons and Princess Zelda from the “Legend Of Zelda” games and cartoons. The Dark Queen is a pretty generic villain. Some of the Dark Queen’s minions look like cheap versions of Bebop and Rocksteady from “Ninja Turtles”. The animation on all the characters is pretty underwhelming.

If you have seen any of the 80s “Ninja Turtles” cartoon then this is just going to seem like a total rip-off. I think the “Super Mario Bros. Super Show” was a much cartoon series based on a videogame and that came out around the same time. The gags here are all pretty terrible and there is nothing interesting here that was not already featured and done better in the “Ninja Turtles” show. Unless you are a huge fan of the games, I see no reason to check this out and we are no need of any more “Battletoads” cartoons or movies.