▁the ▁time ▁of ▁its ▁initial ▁air ing , ▁the ▁Rat ▁King ▁( vo iced ▁by ▁Town send ▁Cole man ) ▁is ▁featured ▁as ▁a ▁rec urr ing ▁character ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 7 ▁Te en age ▁Mut ant ▁Nin ja ▁T urt les ▁animated ▁series , ▁being ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁villa ins ▁from ▁the ▁Mira ge ▁com ics ▁to ▁make ▁the ▁transition ▁into ▁the ▁cart oon ▁( the ▁others ▁being ▁the ▁Sh red der , ▁The ▁Foot ▁Cl an , ▁the ▁Tr ic er at ons , ▁and ▁Dr . ▁Stock man ). ▁The ▁cart oon ▁counter part ▁of ▁the ▁Rat ▁King ▁was ▁somewhat ▁incons istent ▁in ▁some ▁regards ▁to ▁his ▁com ic ▁version , ▁being ▁shown ▁with ▁bl onde ▁or ▁orange ▁hair ▁instead ▁of ▁black ▁and ▁having ▁a ▁slightly ▁alter ed ▁cost ume ; ▁his ▁first ▁few ▁appearances ▁on ▁the ▁show ▁also ▁had ▁him ▁cont rolling ▁r ats ▁with ▁a ▁fl ute ▁( à ▁la ▁The ▁P ied ▁Pi per ▁of ▁Ham elin ) ▁instead ▁of ▁his ▁mind ▁as ▁in ▁later ▁episodes . ▁Even ▁S pl inter ▁was ▁affected ▁by ▁the ▁music ▁and ▁almost ▁killed ▁the ▁T M NT ▁in ▁a ▁fight . ▁The ▁cart oon ▁version ▁of ▁the ▁Rat ▁King ▁was ▁also ▁dep icted ▁as ▁highly ▁intellig ent , ▁shown ▁to ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁create ▁such ▁things ▁as ▁various ▁chemical ▁con co ctions ▁and ▁bomb s . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁series , ▁the ▁Rat ▁King ▁is ▁shown ▁as ▁a ▁hom eless ▁man ▁living ▁in ▁a ▁dil ap id