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Adolescent Genetically Altered Karate Cows is a television program that appeared in The Fairly OddParents television special, "Channel Chasers".

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This is a parody of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, a real-life comic book and an action cartoon from the late 80's and early 90's that first aired in 1987 as well as a movie series about four turtles-turned-superheroes due to radioactive exposure protecting New York City from an evil ninja called The Shredder. Only the ending credits of this show were seen, as the program had already ended when Timmy Turner and his companions arrived in it.

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This show is the twentieth show visited in "Channel Chasers", after Timmy Turner wished for a Magic TV Remote that allowed him to travel through television as if the programs were real worlds. While chasing Vicky through television channels, Timmy Turner, his future self, Cosmo, and Wanda ended up in this television show.

When they arrived, Timmy and his party were left hanging on the credits, which were scrolling upward towards a giant television screen representing the next program (Maho Mushi). Timmy's adult self managed to rescue him from falling, but shortly afterward was struck with a bolt from a floating robot cow being piloted by Vicky. This caused adult Timmy's Time Belt to short circuit out, and he faded away back to his future as Timmy watched helplessly. This motivated Timmy to face Vicky head-on in the next program, Maho Mushi, where he was finally able to stop her.

The program itself is not actually traveled into, just the ending credits, although three the three titular characters are seen briefly, as well as a robot cow device which may have come from the program itself.

Trivia[]

  • The names that scroll by on the Karate Cow's credits are the names of real Fairly OddParents creators Butch Hartman and Steve Marmel.
  • In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, there are four turtles, but the parody only has three cows.
  • Ironically, all cows are females (males are known as bulls), so it may be odd how the cows are personified to look male.
  • This show may be specifically a parody of the 2003 version of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles judging from the art style, but it also parodies the 1987 version with the similar-looking logo, and similar sounding ending theme.
  • The belt buckle initials on the cows' belts are very similar to the belt buckle initials on the turtles' belts from the 1987 version of TMNT.
  • George Goodchild, the art director of the Fairly OddParents, was a character designer for the 1987 series.
  • Rob Paulsen, the voice of Mark Chang, has done voicework in three TMNT shows. He voiced Raphael in the first 9 seasons of the 1987 series and Donatello in the 2012 series by Nickelodeon, who currently own the rights to the TMNT franchise. Rob Paulsen was also a voice director and recurring cast member on Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
  • Kevin Michael Richardson, who voiced A.J.'s Dad, Santa Claus and Dark Laser, also did the voices for Aguila in the 2007 TMNT movie, the Shredder in the 2012 series, as well as his 1987 counterpart in the Tales of the TMNT crossover episodes with the 1987 series, replacing the late James Avery.
  • Eric Bauza, who voiced Foop, also did the voices for Tiger Claw in the 2012 series and Splinter in Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
  • Ironically, the Adolescent Genetically Altered Karate Cows are similar to Wild West C.O.W Boys of Moo Mesa (the 1992 Saturday Morning Cartoon series), where it was illustrated by Ryan Brown, (the one who created the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) are similar too. This end credits sequence where cows are dressed up as Ninja Turtles to make it look like a mash-up between the Ninja Turtles and Wild West C.O.W Boys of Moo Mesa.
  • Coincidentally, Viacom and Nickelodeon would later obtain the rights to the TMNT in 2009.

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