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The winner of the Favorite TMNT toy bracket!

by Kyle Tobey
written by Kyle Tobey

I asked you to vote for your favorite Ninja Turtles toy.

We took the original 20 figures from the 1988 and 1989 Playmates lines and broke it down in to a bracket. The character with the most votes would advance to the next round, while the losers drown in their own mutagen. The Final Four wasn’t a surprise, as the Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello, and Raphael rounded out the last competitors.

The final round was down to Raphael and Donatello.

It was really, really close, but there could only be 1 winner. With 51.1% of the vote, the winner of the favorite toy vote is…

 

 

Donatello!!!

Your favorite toy!

It was such a close vote, but barely squeaking by is Donatello. The nerds have inherited the Earth. You’re the best, Donnie! (Cue Tina Turner)

Check out the full bracket below!

Thanks for being part of our bracket and voting! What other kinds of elimination votes should we do next time? Still think Metalhead is clearly the best figure? Let us know what you think in the comments!

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Vote for your favorite Ninja Turtles toy from the original series – Final Round!

by Kyle Tobey
written by Kyle Tobey

WE ASKED YOU TO VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE NINJA TURTLES TOY FROM 1988 & 1989.

It’s been a long time coming, but we’ve finally reached the finals. There were multiple surprises, upsets, and disappointments along the way. April O’Neil was eliminated in the first round! It’s been crazy, but we ended up with the four turtles going head to head. So, let’s check out the numbers below!

Leonardo vs Raphael

This was the match I was most curious about. Both have been going against each other in almost every incarnation. They have a sibling rivalry that takes it to the next level. In the next cartoon series, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Raphael is the leader over Leo. They’ve fought countless times, but it looks like Raphael is the fan favorite! It looks like the fans are ready for him to take over as leader!

Raphael Wins with 55.7% of the vote!

Michelangelo vs Donatello

I had my doubts if either of these two would make it to the finals. Leo and Raph were basically a given and I felt bad for anyone going against them. But these brothers always felt like support. They’ve always gotten along so it was interesting to see who fans would prefer. Well,  it looks like Donatello came out on top! Maybe it’s because he was the best character in Turtles in Time. I know, this is about the toys. Just saying, maybe it had something to do with it.

Donatello wins with 55.7% of the vote!

Here’s the full bracket!

We made it a long way so far! Here’s the big final!

Vote for your favorite TMNT toy toy in the final round!

Since this is the final round, you have until Saturday, May 12th to vote!

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Turtle Tuesdays! Week 2

by Kyle Tobey
written by Kyle Tobey

THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES HAVE A DIE HARD FAN BASE.

I love seeing people’s collections and displays. Some people only collect a certain character or a certain generation. Some need every comic that comes out, while others need to grade their mint in box figures. We want to see your Ninja Turtles collections. So far, your response has been amazing! ! If you want to be on a future Turtle Tuesday, send us an email! Send an email to [email protected] saying you want to be on Turtle Tuesdays. We’ll respond with some questions for you. If you already sent us an email with a complete survey, we will get to you soon! We want to get to everyone, and we’ve already covered some of you! Keep checking back!

Alex Tighe – Liverpool England

Hello, My name is Alex Tighe from Liverpool England.

What made you start collecting Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?

I started when I was about 4? My Mum and Dad bought me the party wagon and the four turtles. Safe to say I spent the majority of my time playing with them!

My collection is my pride and joy. I get to wake up every morning and just look at the collection. I never really had the money to collect the classic line turtles so my main focus is the 2012 line as I feel this is the first time since the classic line, that playmates really put the effort into recreating a collectible toy line.

What is your favorite piece?

My favourite piece changes daily. At the moment, it’s my 2007 Turtles. I love them so much. Despite loving turtles from a young age, it was the 2007 film that got me hooked again after a four to five year hiatus from TMNT (I was 12 trying to be cool, it was a bad time without the turtles ahaha)

What is your grail collectible?

My grail collectible is my 30th anniversary NECA turtles. Despite having a mound problem in their legs, they’re amazing! Nostalgic and versatile. The amount of poses I get from them is breath taking.

Do you collect anything else?

I collect NECA Alien stuff, but that has been out on hold for the foreseeable future, as I have to finish my 2012 TMNT (Muckman ain’t cheap) and I’m preparing for the new Rise of the TMNT figures arriving at the end of this year.

What is your favorite version of the Ninja Turtles?

I can’t pick. TV show wise I have this discussion a lot. I love the 87 cartoon because it is what started it all for me. Except it was Teenage mutant hero turtles for me ahaha. The 87 cartoon is just a good time. Cheesy and just brilliant.
The 03 series is just as good. The voice acting in this show was probably my favourite overall but the thing that pulls this show down for me was the filler episodes. I know they’re necessary but good lord did some of those episodes drag.

My favourite is definitely the 2012 series. It was a mix of the 87 & 03 series. It has the funny, silly cheese we came to love from the 87 show but it also focuses on the serious adult tones the 03 show thrived on. Film wise my favourite is the 07 film but I love every film. Including turtles 3 and the bay films ahaha!

What is your earliest memory of TMNT

Sitting on my Dads bed with a teenage mutant hero turtles VHS in my hand.

Follow Alex on Twitter @AlexanderTighe

 

Kevin Riedy and son, Jack (Age 7)

What made you start collecting Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?, Tell us about your overall collection!

Jack started watching the show back in 2012. We never missed an episode. I think we have them all DVR’d.
He got me into it. He got the whole family into it. He pretty much has all the Play Mates action figures from every year.
He also has all the vehicles. He keeps the figures in 3 big tool boxes.

What is your favorite piece?

I hand-made a custom Play Set / Lair. 3 levels – street, subway and lair. It’s huge. He plays with it every day, for years.
It has the dojo, Splinter’s meditation room, the living room, kitchen, 4 bedrooms, Antonios’s Pizza (April’s apartment above)
Shredder’s lair, TCRI tower. The upright arcade game and pinball game. I tried to match everything to the show.
It’s made out of lots of upcycled stuff from the house, foam core, paint, glue, dowels, printouts, shoe boxes, bottle caps, etc.

What is your grail collectible?

I made a custom Karai out of an April figure prior to them creating a Karai figure.

Do you collect anything else?

Not really. I used to collect Felix The Cat.

What is your favorite version of the Ninja Turtles?

2012 Series

Thank you,

Kevin

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Vote for your favorite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toy!

by Kyle Tobey
written by Kyle Tobey

It was always hard to pick just 1 Ninja Turtles toy.

How could I? They were all weird and cool. My parents were great and I didn’t have to settle on one toy, thankfully! But what was your favorite? Which toy was the best and made all your friends jealous? I wish I had the Technodrome still! But we want to know what YOUR favorite toy was! This is only including the first two waves from 1988 and 1989.

The toys and show was a smash hit, but it almost never happened! Playmates would only consider making the toys if a television deal were acquired. A 5 episode mini-series was ordered. It aired in December 1987 and had to air 3 times before people caught on!

Before this, Playmates sold mostly dolls and plastic playsets. But they were looking to get in to the Action Figure market, so it was a perfect fit. In the first 4 years of being sold, the Ninja Turtles line made $1.1 billion dollars!

Of all those toys sold, we want to know which was your favorite! It’s a single elimination bracket, so you don’t have to choose out of all of them.

Check out the first round!

If you can’t remember what they look like,

or even if you’ve never seen them before but still want to vote, check out what they looked like below!

Leonardo  Raphael  Donatello  Michelangelo  April O’Neil  Shredder  Foot Soldier  Bebop  Rocksteady  Splinter

Ace Duck  Genghis Frog  Casey Jones  Metalhead  Usagi Yojimbo  General Tragg  Rat King  Leatherhead Baxter Stockman  Krang

Vote for your favorite in each group in the survey below. We’ll narrow it down over the next few weeks.

There are some big matchups ahead! Can Leatherhead take out both Donatello and Shredder in the first round? Casey jones versus Bebop?! It’s already hard to pick for your favorite. Maybe April and Leonardo will split the vote so General Tragg can pull off an upset victory.

I have my favorite that I hope wins (Metalhead!) but don’t let that sway you!

 

Create your own user feedback survey

You have until Saturday, April 14 at 11:59 to vote.

 

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Ninja Turtles News Weekly Roundup

by Kyle Tobey
written by Kyle Tobey

PREORDERS, NEWS, RUMORS, AND NEW RELEASES

THE NINJA TURTLES ARE IN EVERY CORNER OF POP CULTURE. SO HERE’S YOUR UPDATE ON WHAT TO PREORDER, WHAT’S COMING OUT, AND WHERE TO FIND YOUR FAVORITE SHELLHEADS.

 

Vanilla Ice to perform Sacramento Kings’ Season finale.

Vanilla Ice is in the TMNT history books forever. For better or worse. The last time he played the Kings’ final game was in 2016 and his background dancers wore Ninja Turtle outfits. I love and hate this at the same time. Fast forward to 4:54 to see the Turtles part in… whatever this is.

Adam Goldberg’s Ninja Turtles collection

The Goldbergs is one of my favorite shows on TV right now. Last night we got a glimpse of Adam’s original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toys lined up on his shelf. His collection is stacked! I could spot the Turtle Van, all 4 brothers, Baxter Stockman, Casey Jones, April O’Neil, Krang, a Foot Soldier, Ace Duck, General Traag, Ghengis Frog, and maybe Bebop and Rocksteady? It could be the the entire first 2 lines from the Playmates toys that released in 1988 & 1989. I wish I kept mine in as good condition as Adam did.

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Fan Film

We posted about a fan film that was released earlier this week. There is a kickstarter for another floating around online as well. Check out the trailer and Kickstarter.

Bodycount Reissue

Announced in February, we now have a release date for the Reissue and completion of Bodycount! This super dark ultra-violent comic has been out of print for years, but it’s finally coming back on August 21, 2018! Preorder on Amazon or at your local comic shop!

 

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