i want you to hit me as hard as you can
collectors assemble for today's episode featuring a blast from the past with
everyone's favorite heroes and a half shell the teenage mutant ninja turtles
in the 80s growing up cartoons were a coveted tradition whether we were rushing home after
school or getting up early on saturday mornings we all made the time for our favorite shows
for me and many others teenage mutant ninja turtles was one to never miss
the cartoon based on the popular comic by eastman and laird depicted four adolescent
martial art trained reptile brothers each bestowed with the name of a master renaissance artist
these names would forever be imprinted in pop culture history michelangelo donatello
rafael and leonardo following the massive success of the 87 cartoon series it was only
a matter of time until the turtles moved from the tv screen to the silver screen with their
live action debut in the 1990 teenage mutant ninja turtles movie thanks to the help of none
other than jim henson himself kids were treated to a spectacular larger-than-life origin story
the movie opened up the beginning of the tmnt cinematic universe and combined with
the cartoon series spawned countless toys and collectibles that continue to this day
so grab a slice of pizza and tighten that bandana as we engage in some serious turtle power
the teenage mutant ninja turtles were conceived as a tongue-in-cheek comic book in 1984
but by 1987 a small california toy company called playmates had created an animated
series based on the comics meant to sell toys this mutation from gritty comic book
series to kid-friendly franchise gave us some of the best toys of the late 80s and early 90s
the first series of playmates action figures featured the four turtles
their sensei splinter reporter april o'neil the villain shredder rocksteady and bebop
and also a foot soldier then literally hundreds of action figures accessories and playsets followed
one of our favorite action figure vehicles was of course the classic turtle party wagon which
featured turtle shell hubcaps dual machine guns and a bomb slide for launching wacko bombs another
favorite was the turtle blimp which was introduced in the first series of figures from playmates
the blimp blew up to be 30 inches long and had a detachable turtle glider with rolling wheels
the action figures that were based on the original cartoon have endured in popularity but there were
also an extensive list of different incarnations and crossovers with other franchises that appeared
throughout the years and though new figures are still being produced today the most sought after
collectibles are of course the classics in fact most of the first series of playmates figures
was originally produced with soft heads on hard plastic bodies which saved the company money in
case the toys flopped the soft heads were soon replaced with the more durable hard plastic heads
now because these soft head figures are so rare they're also worth more to collectors
so consider yourself especially lucky if you still have some of those another high price find
is the 10 back card from the early releases of the original series of action figures from playmates
later packaging had 44 backs or 44 figures pictured on the back of the card so the 10
backs are especially rare and sought after nowadays but of course if you're looking to
fill out a tmnt collection of the best merchandise from your childhood don't stop at action figures
let's talk about some of the other items from the cartoon and movies you might remember
video games there were tons of tmnt video games released in the late 80s
ranging from the arcade to consoles like nes and handhelds like game boy
food food and more food as kids of the 80s we ate tmnt cereal tmnt chef boyardee
crunchy bungas hostess ninja turtle pudding pies and of course pizza
coming out of their shells coming out of their shells was a live-action music tour in 1990
featuring live-action singing turtles as part of their sponsorship pizza hut sold vhs tapes
of the concert footage soundtrack cassettes and autographed posters
joke sets in addition to all the action figures playmates also released several
joke sets to help fans pull pranks each set came with a book of jokes weapons accessories
to use with the action figures and of course something to squirt or shock your friends with
turtle battle fun set for kids who wanted to dress up as their favorite characters
playmates made the turtle battle fun sets for the heroes and also
for some of the most iconic villains like mutant snapping turtle toca from the second movie
or the samurais from the third no modern tmnt collection is complete without at least a few
of the toys and action figures from the 80s and 90s on display but some of the newer merch
released in the last decade has also become super valuable and really fun to collect let's take a
look neca when it comes to encapsulating nostalgia and iconic film and tv characters
into toys the folks over at neca constantly lead the charge their foray into both the tmnt
films and cartoon characters are absolutely perfect from impeccable detail and fun easter
egg accessories all these figure lines are sought after and incredibly popular
matt ryan tobin art mondo's 2018 heroes and a half shell gallery show inspired some really great art
but one of the best has to be matt ryan tobin's artistic vision of the movie posters for the first
and second films both prints and their red variants still sell for several times their
original prices juan ramos screen prints this beautiful black light reactive screen
print by artist juan ramos is an awesome addition to any fan's wall sized at 24 by
36 inches this limited edition series of 150 pieces is a coveted find for any collector
santa cruz skateboard decks this limited edition collection of 10 radical skateboard deck designs
features santa cruz's signature ever slick construction and custom graphics cowabunga dude
playmates retro figure sets
the reissued figures in the retro sewer layer and the retro villains mutant sets come individually
packaged in blister cards but the sets also come wrapped in cool soft packages with handles
well that about brings us to the end of the show if you would like us to cover any of
your favorite toy lines collectibles or you just want to submit some pictures and videos
showing off your shelves at home you can do so by hitting us up at collectors joeblow.com
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