We know what you’re thinking: how can a movie about green mutant turtles involve Kung Fu Crackers? Well, putting aside the fact that they all have Italian names and spend their free time skateboarding, munching on Domino’s and uttering things like “Cowabunga dude!,” the actors inside the sweaty suits were all actually Jim Henson-approved white boys. However, the giant rat who taught them everything—Splinter—is played by a black man. Obviously.