Weren't they a poor rip-off
of the woeful Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?
( Johnny Catfish - Yowsa!, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 14:58, archived)

Probably.
And a harbinger of things to come (Pokemon, Dragonball Z and what have you).
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Thu 7 Jul 2005, 15:00, archived)