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Turtle Bits: A Goonies Reunion, TMNT LEGOS On Sale December 24th

by Justin W
written by Justin W

As I’m sure most of you know, there’s a lot of nostalgia surrounding Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. With Rob Paulsen playing Donatello and Sean Astin taking over the role of Raphael, the show features two of the 80’s most prominent and well known voices. Well, now the show is going to have even more retro street cred, as they’ve paired up Astin with his old pal Corey Feldman for some special episodes in season 2! The Goonies, Corey Fieldman, TMNT

The two worked together previously on the much beloved Richard Donner film The Goonies, and haven’t really had much of an opportunity to work together since. There’s still no word on exactly who Feldman’s character will be in these new episodes, but he seems pretty happy to get the chance to work with Astin again: “The coolest part is it’s two Goonies working together again after all these years, which is crazy, because we’re all such good friends.” In the TMNT universe, Feldman is best known for playing the voice of Donatello in the first and third movie, which prompted producer Ciro Nieli to give him a gig on the show. Corey is expected to be featured in multiple episodes, which is a good sign that his character will be rather prominent and important to the series. As Cieli puts it, “his role is a perfect complement to his relationship with Sean, it couldn’t be any better.” Or could it?

 

We’ve been following the development of the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles LEGO line for quite a while now, from the rumor stage to the box art, and now to its official release. While the set was originally slated for a January 2013 release, it would appear that the LEGO shop is going to have the entire lineup available for sale on the 24th of December! That’s right, the online store for this much beloved toy line has finally given these sets their own home pages, with each promising the following bit of holiday joy: “Coming Soon on 24 Dec 2012.” For those who thought they might have to wait a little bit longer, I’m sure this will come as welcome news! If you want to be one of the first to get your hands on these new TMNT toys, check out the entire lineup at shop.lego.com.

Here is a full list of the sets in order of price range:

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Turtle Bits: The Boys are Back in Town!

by Justin W
written by Justin W

Just how much popularity have the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles regained over the past few months? Well, one needn’t look far to find that answer: just visit your local toy store. You might be surprised to find that a lot of their TMNT stock may have been depleted, with the Shellraiser van in particular being pretty hard to find. Originally sold for about $30 retail, the toy is out of stock on Wal-mart.com and fetching nearly twice the price from alternate sellers on Amazon.com.

 

While the toys in stores might be selling out rather quickly, McDonalds might just have you covered pretty soon! It was recently revealed on their Happy Meal site that their next line of prizes would include 8 toys based on Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. With four basic figures of the turtles and four in futuristic bikes, your kids might just be asking to go to McDonalds quite a bit in the near future. Look forward to these toys in January, as the chain is likely looking to spark some sales during one of the slower winter months.TMNT Toys, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

In addition, it would appear that there is a DVD set being prepared for the new series. There aren’t many official details as of yet, but TVShowsOnDVD.com does have enough info to tease us with a potential release date of February 26th. Being that most of the more popular animated television shows (from various networks such as The Hub and Cartoon Network) have recently followed a trend of limited releases including 5-10 episodes of a show before settling on a complete season set, I’m assuming we’ll see something similar from this initial release entitled “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Rise of the Turtles.” If the name is any indication, it may just be the first few episodes for all we know. Whatever the case, fans will probably need to buy whatever they are given if they want to see anything more.

 

As for the new Nickelodeon show itself, it remains one of the top rated animated shows on television, reaching millions of viewers each week. In fact, the series is so popular and such a big hit for Nick that Viacom has promoted the guy who made it all possible to the position of CFO. Formerly head of Mergers and Acquisitions, Wade Davis was the man behind the deal that sent these heroes in a half shell to Viacom for a meager $64 million in 2009. Talk about a guy who really earned his promotion! Thanks to the efforts of people like him, I think it’s safe to say that the turtles are back and regaining popularity at a fast pace. Should we expect anything less from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles?

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Turtle Bits: New TMNT Series Gets Second Season, More TMNT LEGO Sets Unveiled

by Zach Gasior
written by Zach Gasior

Nickelodeon’s new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series has been quite a big hit, hasn’t it? With a line of toys prepared for the release of the show and a new LEGO set coming about, it appeared as if Nick knew that they had something special on their hands. Whether or not they were certain, it didn’t take them long to make up their minds about the future of the show, as it was announced mere days after the premiere that they would be picking it up for a second season. With all of the awesome news surrounding the series, this tidbit seems to have been lost in the noise, but it’s still a pretty big deal. After all, this means that we’ll be seeing the TMNT on TV for at least another year! With the mostly positive reception the show has received, I’m sure fans are hoping for much more than just a second season, but renewing the series mere days after its premiere has got to be a good sign.

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Another good sign about the success of the new series comes in the form of all the toys being made. Much like when Turtle Fever first found its way into our hearts when we were kids, a large library of awesome TMNT toys and gear is quickly being crafted for retail. One of the biggest recent examples of this came from the news that LEGO would be developing a new set based on the series. What began as a rumor (first revealed here in Turtle Bits many weeks back) quickly developed into reality. However, until recently only one set had been unveiled to the fans. Now we have two more sets to gawk at until we can get our hands on them! The two sets are #39102 – Stealth Shell in Pursuit and #39103  – Turtle Lair Attack. As you can no doubt tell from the pictures, one of these is a smaller collection which will no doubt be sold in the budget range, while the other is a full fledged play set with five mini-figures, including Splinter!

 

Needless to say, it would appear as if our heroes in a half shell are doing alright. But what about future projects with the TMNT? What about the much ballyhooed film from Michael Bay? Well, all signs indicate that this film is still going to happen. In fact, at a recent turtle themed event in London, they decided to show off one of the first official previews for the new film. The trailer was little more than a CG-Animated short designed to show off some of the ideas behind the new Ninja Turtles film, but it apparently drew a lot of applause from the crowd. Granted, this wasn’t exactly a crowd full of fans, but rather to people who are generally interested in making money off of the brand. As such, their views are probably going to be a little bit skewed, but it’s still interesting to note that they apparently liked what they saw. Is Michael Bay’s project as doomed as the fans think it is? Only time will tell. Oh well, at least we know that we’ve got two full seasons of Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to look forward to!

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TMNT | I Think His Name is Baxter Stockman Review

by Zach Gasior
written by Zach Gasior

Last week, The Turtles fought an old fan favorite, Baxter Stockman. In the original show he built machines meant to seek out and destroy sewer rats. The new show introduced Stockman as a joke scientist who had a mechanical suit that failed to impress.

He tried to break in what seems to be a storage unit with his robotic suit. The show never explained why he tried to break in, but perhaps in later episodes it will be explained. The Turtles easily defeated Stockman and all seemed well.

His mechanical suit got upgraded, thanks in part to Donatello’s newest invention the tPod. Donatello built the tPod by using parts he found in military dump. Michelangelo was the first to try it out.

The result, involved a humorous scene between the two brothers. Michelangelo found out that Donatello is a fan of Polka. Donatello changed the music for his brother and Michelangelo found out that he liked it so much that he had to dance. Raphael saw the dance and decided that he needed to get out.

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The Turtles had to sneak out, because earlier in the episode they were grounded for trashing the lair. This was how the Turtles encountered Stockman. While they traveled the tPod  downloaded new songs by itself without being programmed.

Michelangelo made one mistake in the fight, he dropped the tPod. Stockman found the tPod after the fight and decided to plug it in his headset jack. As soon as he made the connection his suit got an upgrade, due to the AI chip in the tPod.

Early in the season, Leonardo was inspired by a Star Trek spoof TV series. His favorite show made an appearance once again, but was interrupted by a news bulletin.

TMNT writers have introduced aspects of comedy very well in the show.  Stockman’s rampage was no different. As he attacked his work on live TV, one of his co-workers asked him if he was  Baxter Stockman. Stockman was in clear shock and denied that it was him.

The Turtles knew they had to stop him. The Turtles thought the fight would be just as easy as before, but they were wrong. The fight scenes were action packed from start to finish, but there was one mistake. The Turtles weapons were damaged in the fight, and Donatello’s staff broke. In the next scene his staff was shown unharmed on his back.

Michelangelo provided a cleaver and humorous escape strategy, he threw pizza. His actions, as silly as they are, worked. The Turtles escaped and confessed to Splinter what happened. Splinter helped realized what must be done. They had to clean up their mess using their wits.

The Turtles fought Stockman a final time, and used  Michelangelo as bait. The secret weapon that the Turtles used was a beehive. Leonardo provided the final blow, and removed the tPod from Stockman’s suit.

The episode was perhaps the most action packed since the season premier. Michelangelo was useful. He did play the typical comic relief, but his actions were very resourceful. Even Splinter acknowledged this. Overall an 8.3/10.

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TMNT to be Featured in Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

by Zach Gasior
written by Zach Gasior

Well, it would appear that Nickelodeon’s new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series is a pretty big hit. With the premiere drawing in a crowd of almost 12 million viewers, it’s hard to deny that these four awesome turtles are still pretty relevant to a lot of people. Just how relevant are they? Well, it’s got to be a good sign that they’re going to be getting their own float in the next Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade! Yep, on Thursday, November 22nd, the TMNT will be featured on an exclusive float during the 86th Annual parade that, for many, has become a staple of the holiday season and of popular culture in general. Only the best of the best get featured during this event, so it’s only fitting that our favorite ninjas will be bringing some action to an otherwise typical holiday occasion. Amy Kule, executive producer of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, had this to say about the new addition:

“We are very excited to welcome the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to the line-up this year, where a new generation of fans will enjoy their ninja moves and action-packed adventures. This amazing float will be a dazzling experience for spectators who will have a front row seat for their Thanksgiving Day journey.”

A conceptual sketch of the float reveals that this will be no ordinary scene. Here we will find the turtles in their natural background of the grimy streets and sewers, no doubt fighting off crime in their own special way. There’s no word yet on whether or not the float will include much more of a show for fans than a simple wave to the crowd from their favorite heroes in a half shell, but the scene depicted in this sketch seems to indicate that there might be more at play here than just your average addition to the much beloved Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Let the speculation begin! What do you think? Is this going to be just some ordinary, run-of-the-mill float? Or are they going to go all out? Whatever the case, be sure to tune in for the event on NBC on November 22nd at 9 AM.

 

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