At long last, my endless weeks of posting requests for the Samurai Pizza Cats episode were probably ignored or lost in the noise have come to fruition!
As always, the history is more interesting than the assumptions. I always watched the show thinking it was a parody, not of itself, but of the American brand TMNT: anthropomorphic animal heroes, love for pizza, the goofy theme song, it all seems to be a sendup of Ninja Turtles [to the American eye]. What I lose in the exchange is the irony of parodying a show based on what essentially was a parody comic (Ninja Turtles, like Toxic Crusaders, The Tick, et al, are parodies that get taken more seriously than their dramatic counterparts).
I'm pleased to hear that Saban bought back the show from Disney, because the end of the Starz contract means Disney properties aren't carried on Netflix any longer. So now there is a slim hope - which is better than no hope - that the show may appear on Netflix one day.
To close: no mention of Inuyasha is allowed to pass by without referencing this:
