Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Part 2: Shelling Toy Aisles - Vintage Toy Review Playmates TMNT

RetroBlasting concludes its multi-part feature on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with a vintage toy review of the original 1987 Playmates toy line!
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[endofanera]

Now that I’m older I notice my brother and I had a lot of these toys. Im astounded at how much money my parents must’ve spent on all that stuff. Thanks mom and dad.

[Chill]

I wasn't annoyed about the different variations of the TMNT figures. Because they had so many different gimmicks that we as kids actually wanted.

[commanderpower]

I loved Ninja Turtles. They were a major part of my childhood. I was getting so nostalgic with this video, I had so many of those toys including the TechnoDrome and one of each of the turtles, but each of the turtles I had had a different theme. It was good to see how and where all these came from. Very well done. So awesome.

[cybernitemusic]

I love this rant against the “dressed up” turtles. When I was a kid I remember I collected the original Leonardo and Donatello. I wanted the original Raphael and Michelangelo but I remember being so disappointed when they seemed to be sold out and all that were left were other variants. Even as a kid I thought those variations were stupid.

[ewashock]

Ah yes, plagued with charming detail.

[batangbatugan]

Oh my god, that cameo of the Knucklehead is pure genius- short, sweet and downright hilarious! Thank you again Michael for fulfilling my humble request AND for another awesome video. I can see why the toyline was such a big hit to younger kids, the figures and packaging are eye catching and colorful, the designs are unique and imaginative sometimes to the point of overkill. Plus, the toy commercials were amazing with clips from the miniseries mixed in with funny jokes, puns and one liners. And I gotta admit the guys who did the voiceovers were really hilarious and memorable.

[gobotimus]

I must say this was more of a beat down on them dude they where still awesome

[trans]

As a guy who grew up with this infantile preschooler designed toyline, I have to say, if you didn't like these toys aside from a scant few then that's fine, but don't insult the fans who actually adore the creativity and outlandish look of these figures by calling them so. Do not go on to say that these figures hold no value for collectors either. If you haven't noticed there is a boom happening with vintage TMNT figures and sets. I have a large collection of these and I adore them all from the original 10 to some of the more wacky and grossout designs like Muckman, Pizzaface and Scumbug. I even like the torn costume on Wingnut. These toys were very different from the other lines on shelves during their time. They stood out, and they were hefty and the gross out designs were appealing to everyone I knew growing up. These figures were works of art. Not every line is going to be MOTU.

Let me also add that the MOTU figures you rave about were also cheaply produced and featured many reused parts and some figures were just god awful repurposes. The vehicles also looked like preschool lumps of plastic Bashasaurus is a very hollow and cheap looking vehicle. The legs of all these figures also will degrade and fall apart. You praise the MOTU figures but have disdain for TMNT for pretty much the same flaws.

[paulwalters]

As a kid, I hated the differences between cartoon and toy. As an adult and now artist?? I’m AMAZED the artistry and sculpting, creative spirit and all around badassery of the toy line models. There is no single toy line this unapologetically cool.

[JaalKiriam]

"Barley seeds are the right of all sentient beings."-Farmer Optimus Prime-

[CattyMintgum]

I love Hothead from this line, His extending neck feature is pretty cool.
And I LOVE Dragons.

[kelmangregoriobosquez]

Unas Figuras Clasicas en los Tiempos de los 70 🕳⚔️🥷🐢🍕🔵🔴🟠🟣

[jjgillmen]

God, I loved these toys as a kid--had a whole bunch of them, including the Turtle Van and the blue Technodrome Scout sets. Great memories.

[vincentprice]

Dude I thought my friends and I were the only ones who thought the permanent molding of items and spiders was soo dumb but now happy to see you talking about it too! I'm 34 now and its crazy being able to see all the other former kids all grown up with the same exact opinions as my friends and I! Awesome video

[kibagami]

I collected a lot of the figures early on but yeah they got really outlandish. The original Turtles, the Movie Star Turtles and Krang's body were my favorites. I sold my sizeable collection on Ebay many years ago for a pittance. Never sell your old toys, *sigh*.

[tyrannosaurus]

The different shades of green was a awesome idea for the turtles . Same with their weapons and First initial on their buckles.

[joebrevado]

My favorite all time cartoon hero's These were the coolest action figures ever in the 80s I had almost every thing that came out the viecheles bad guys good guys you name it

[Edward_Strong]

Ninja turtles were so polarizing. I was completely obsessed for an extremely long time

[bubbanezatti]

I always thought the sculpting was innovative and gnarley, you totally missed out

[Supramedical]

TMNT was extremely popular when I was in kindergarten up to the third grade. I was in love with the action figures and that's actually what introduced me to action figures, Saturday morning cartoons, and 8 bit video games. Working on rebuilding my collection again.