Attack of the Killer Tomatoes cartoon

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Hi,

In the animated version of "Attack of the Killer Tomatoes" there are Chad and Tara looking like teenagers in opposite to the real movie, in which they are adults.
What could be the reason for the producers of the cartoon to make such a change for Chad and Tara into teens and in which age could be Tara from the animated series? It has been said in any episode, that Chad is 10 years young, but nobody has told the age from Tara.
For your opinions I would be very grateful.

Regards

Jan

PS: For a better estimation of her age you can see 2 pictures from the teenager girl Tara here:

[DSB]

You're really spending time analyzing a cheesy TV show based on a cheesy movie?