Let’s be sincere right here, having a crush on an animated character as a child is in no way unusual. Scarlett Johansson just lately revealed certainly one of her childhood needs got here from watching one of many greatest animated TV reveals, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, however I wasn’t anticipating her rationalization to get so deep and be so relatable.
When Johansson was selling her voice position within the Transformers One film, she divulged which one of many Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles she had a factor for. It got here up when she was requested if there was animated character or figurine she was “obsessive about” as a child, and right here’s what she mentioned:
Ninja Turtles have been enormous after I was a child, and I actually, I do know this sounds loopy, however I had a crush on Raphael, which is insane as a result of he’s a mutant turtle… I favored that he was problematic and it truly knowledgeable all of my relationship decisions, like in a while in life. I at all times went with the jerk. Why? Due to Raphael. Sure, it messed me up, you guys. Did I’m going for Leonardo? No. Ought to I’ve gone for Donatello? 100%.
When Johansson was rising up within the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, the primary animated sequence for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was on TV, and she or he remembers precisely which one of many mutant turtles she latched on to. She was tremendous into Raphael, who’s the insurgent of the group who wears the pink masks and is understood for missing impulse management. Whereas it was all enjoyable and video games whereas she was a child watching the sequence, later in life she observed a significant pink flag in her relationship life that stemmed from her attraction to the character.
I don’t learn about you, however I discover this manner too on level. Youngsters’s TV and popular culture at all times tends to make the poisonous character of the group extra good-looking and brooding than the others, and it messes with one’s little mind into on the lookout for these archetypes in actuality… and spoiler alert, a Raphael within the wild doesn’t essentially make the most effective associate long run.
Whereas Johansson admittedly had her section with insurgent sorts as a younger lady, all of it turned out alright for her. She ended up marrying Colin Jost of SNL’s “Weekend Replace” (who waited to ask her out years after they initially met) and they’re completely {couples} objectives. As Johansson cracked after her Raphael admission:
I married Michaelangelo.
That’s completely proper. Michelangelo is understood to be “the humorous one” as he’s at all times cracking jokes and bringing goofy vitality to the squad of turtles, and that definitely feels true to the SNL forged member. Take a look at Scarlett Johannson’s full response on MTV’s Instagram:
Now this has me pondering that one can classify one’s associate into 4 classes, Leonardo (“the chief”) , Donatello (“the genius”) , Michelangelo (“the humorous one” and Raphael (“the insurgent”). Should you’re in a relationship, time to determine which approach you’ve chosen.
Followers of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise have quite a bit to get enthusiastic about sooner or later as a followup to 2023’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem is formally taking place together with an R-rated live-action TMNT film. Ah sure, a brand new era of viewers are certainly about to relive Johansson’s expertise!