Category: Special Feature Posts

HOLIDAY DELIGHTS :: “Casey Jones” Jelly Bean Tube (( 1990 ))

HOLIDAY DELIGHTS :: "Casey Jones" Jelly Bean Tube xiii / ..with '89 Casey Jones (( 1990 ))

approx. 11.5″

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HOLIDAY DELIGHTS :: "Casey Jones" Jelly Bean Tube ii (( 1990 ))

HOLIDAY DELIGHTS :: "Casey Jones" Jelly Bean Tube v (( 1990 ))

–>> That’s crick in yir back is why yo’ mama warned ya against running around town with a golf bag filled with sporting equipment all the time.

~ t

HOLIDAY DELIGHTS :: "Casey Jones" Jelly Bean Tube vi (( 1990 ))

HOLIDAY DELIGHTS :: "Casey Jones" Jelly Bean Tube xi (( 1990 )) HOLIDAY DELIGHTS :: "Casey Jones" Jelly Bean Tube xii (( 1990 ))

HOLIDAY DELIGHTS :: "Casey Jones" Jelly Bean Tube ix (( 1990 ))

HOLIDAY DELIGHTS :: "Casey Jones" Jelly Bean Tube viii (( 1990 ))

HOLIDAY DELIGHTS :: "Casey Jones" Jelly Bean Tube xiv / ..with '89 Casey Jones (( 1990 ))

HOLIDAY DELIGHTS :: "Casey Jones" Jelly Bean Tube xv / ..with '89 Casey Jones (( 1990 ))

HOLIDAY DELIGHTS :: "Casey Jones" Jelly Bean Tube xvi / ..with '89 Casey Jones (( 1990 ))

HOLIDAY DELIGHTS :: "Casey Jones" Jelly Bean Tube xvii / ..with '89 Casey Jones (( 1990 ))

tOkKustom :: "HOLIDAY DELIGHTS" - Mikey Jelly Bean TUBE TOPPER fridge magnet vi / ..with H.D. Casey Jones Topper

HOLIDAY DELIGHTS :: "Casey Jones" Jelly Bean Tube xviii / ..with '89 Casey Jones (( 1990 ))

Mutant Military TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: RAPH, THE GREEN TEEN BERET (( 1991 ))

Mutant Military TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: RAPH, THE GREEN TEEN BERET i (( 1991 ))

Mutant Military TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: RAPH, THE GREEN TEEN BERET ..card backer i (( 1991 ))

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” We’re looking for a few good mutants! ”

Mutant Military TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: RAPH, THE GREEN TEEN BERET ..card backer ii (( 1991 ))

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PORTRAIT OF RAPH, THE GREEN TEEN BERET
The Toughest Tactical Turtle!

Accessories: Whip Cream Pistol, Plunger Gun, Anti-Foot Flag, Biting Bulldog Buddy
Favorite Hero: Gomer Reptile
Favorite Weapon: Bare hands

Like a silent green ghost parachuting in the dead of night, Raph is the toughest tactical Turtle to take on the Foot. Trained to tenderize Shredder and rescue April, this guerilla-gripped green good guy always completes his secret sewer mutant missions. Sabotage and espionage are the tools of his trade; for a true Green Teen Beret needs not the weapons of wicked warriors. No, rather, Raph uses his justifiable jungle sense and super soldier skills to make his bare hands his greatest weapon. But if the goin’ gets really rough, Raph’s got wacky weapons to fool the Foot. One shot from his whip cream pistol and he’s just chopped nuts and a cherry away from a victory sundae. So raise the anti-Foot flag high – and wave it proudly. Democracy rules, dudes!

Mutant Military TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: RAPH, THE GREEN TEEN BERET iii (( 1991 ))

Mutant Military TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: RAPH, THE GREEN TEEN BERET iv (( 1991 ))Mutant Military TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: RAPH, THE GREEN TEEN BERET vi (( 1991 ))

Mutant Military TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: RAPH, THE GREEN TEEN BERET v (( 1991 ))

Mutant Military TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: RAPH, THE GREEN TEEN BERET viii / BITING BULLDOG BUDDY (( 1991 ))

Mutant Military TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: RAPH, THE GREEN TEEN BERET xi / ..with General Blanque (( 1991 ))

RAPHAEL and his Screaming Beagles i

RAPHAEL and his Screaming Beagles ii

RAPHAEL and his Screaming Beagles iii

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RAPHAELand his Screaming Beagles viii

“Team Mirage” :: ‘TEAM MIRAGE RACING’; Clear Vinyl Sticker (( 1992 ))

"Team Mirage" :: 'TEAM MIRAGE RACING'; Clear Vinyl Sticker (( 1992 ))

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approx. 2 x 7″

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** TEAM MIRAGE Photos, artwork & Memorabilia courtesy of Peter Laird, unless otherwise noted.

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” “.. .. Team Mirage, the motorcycle racing team which I sponsored for several years in the mid-1990’s. .. .. an off-road style of racing called “hare scrambles”. .. ”

— PL

Peter Laird's Blast from the Past #299: "Team Mirage" @ Southwick (( 1992 )) [[ courtesy of Peter Laird ]]

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"Team Mirage" :: Tommy Norton's Hare Scambles Bike, modified Kawasaki KX125 (( 199x )) [[ courtesy of Peter Laird ]]

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Peter Laird's 'Blast from The Past' # 18 :: "Team Mirage" - 'Hare Scrambles Turtle' by Jim Lawson (( 1992 )) [[ courtesy of Peter Laird ]]

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Peter Laird's 'Blast from The Past' # 18 :: "Team Mirage" - 'Roadracing Turtle' by Jim Lawson (( 1992 )) [[ courtesy of Peter Laird ]]

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05132012 :: “HAPPIE MAMA’Z DAY”

05132012 :: "HAPPIE MAMA'Z DAY"

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Polkadot Cupcake Shop – Ninja Turtle Pies!

Disclaimer: I am not, nor do I pretend to be, a baker or food expert of any kind. In fact I tend to be pretty dumb when it comes to all things cooking. So don’t judge this post as such!

Oh man. It has been a while since I was genuinely excited about posting something. This is totally it.

I am a big proponent of shopping “mom-and-pop”. I love “start-ups”. Be it internet or otherwise. So when I discovered through my good friend Jack that a small online cupcake bakery in New Jersey was offering…wait for it…

NINJA TURTLE PUDDING PIES!!?!??!!?!?

I was a little excited. Ok, a lot excited. So I ate two of the pies that Jack bought (Take that, Jack!), and then I went and ordered some. But before I get into the pies, lets take a tryst back through history to the original pies that these ones pay homage to.

The year was 1991. The TMNT were arguably at the height of their popularity. I was 10 years old.

There were a number of Ninja Turtle food products on the market, from breakfast cereal to corn puffed pizza flavored snack chips. One such entry in this catalog were Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Pies by Hostess. These were simply a variant of their standard fruit pies that they had been making for years, except they were filled with vanilla pudding (to simulate ooooooze) and were green instead of…you know…pie colored.

As memory serves, these things were pretty darn delicious (despite the questionable color scheme). Though really, the childhood memory is probably better than the actual pie was.

Fast forward 21 years (that makes me sad!). Enter Polkadot Cupcake Shop. An online-only cupcake company that (you guessed it!) specializes in all things cupcake. Recently, bless their little hearts, Polkadot has rolled out limited edition “Throwback” Ninja Turtle Pudding Pies! So how do these pies compare to the originals?

Well, Original 1991 Hostess Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Pies obviously don’t still exist for comparison. That’s probably a good thing…cause that would be really gross. So, at 12:30 this morning, I ran out to 7-11 and got us the next best thing. A Hostess apple fruit pie! You see what I do for you? I spent a $1.79 for this review!

The Polkadot pies come 12 in a box, and are individually wrapped in small plastic baggies. The box of 12 will cost you $25 USD plus shipping. For me, it averaged out to about 3 bucks a pie. When buying from independent shops, you often find you pay a bit more than you would from a massive company like Hostess, simply because smaller companies can’t deal in the kind of volume of product that the big guys can. But, like I said, supporting the little guy is kinda my thing.

Size wise, they are a little bit smaller than the modern Hostess pie (Not sure how much smaller, since, by the time I wrote this post…I sorta…already ate both of them. I’M SORRY! I LOVE PIE OK!?!?!)

Yup, still filled with vanilla puddin’! So how do they compare taste wise? Well, I wouldn’t say that either is better. But they are different. The primary difference being firmness of the crust. The Hostess pies are machine made, and made…well…quite some time ago. This makes for a very firm outer crust.

Meanwhile, the Polkadot pie is hand made and made to order so , while delicious, it is definitely a softer pie. They don’t shatter when you break them in half like the Hostess pies do. Which affects presentation more than taste. Some of them got a little squished during shipping, while I’m pretty sure you could step on a Hostess pie and have it keep relative shape.

The bottom line? Since Polkadot is an online only store, it would be a little unrealistic (in both time and money) for you to keep you shelves stocked with these little darlings on a consistent basis. But, if you’re a Turtle fan (which…since you’re here…you probably are) and you want to be able to say “ZOMGS LOOK WHAT I HAVE! I’M EATING MY CHILDHOOD! NOM NOM NOM NOM NOM!” then these are the pies for you.

Besides, it’s a WAY better idea then breaking open that sealed box of Ninja Turtles cereal I know you have lying around. Seriously dude…don’t eat that.

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