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Tag: 1989
DOLLAR TREE :: “ALIEN” ACTION FIGURE; Green & Tan (( 2012 ))
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–>> As TURTLE fans know, crazy Alien epidemics have been all the rage for Don and the rest of the teens since near DAY 1.. so the media’s just gonna need to realize it’s nothin’ new.
DOLLAR TREE’s “ALIEN ACTION FIGURES” aren’t necessarily the answer to Steve Murphy’s mysterious and freaky “SONS OF SILENCE” from the good ol’ TMNTA of the ’90s..
..however, if ya let Tokka “PROBE” your brain for just a little bit – maybe he can help you come up with an oddball play option for your collection that comes kinda close. Well maybe – maybe not.
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One part creepy, one part crappy, maybe a little cute, maybe a little ugly, but absolutely cheap !!
Available for a little over a year now at Dollar Tree stores, and apparently still available at some of them .. these big-eye, big-head..but-ugly buggers with the somewhat menacing looking blasters & unused battery compartments are only articulated at the neck and arms. But again for a buck ..these bugs are super affordable
Far as i can tell, only 2 variants of the same mold exist; green and tan. However, in similar packaging & slimmer scale are two-packs of “Ninja Aliens” using similar generic male body molds for Dollar Tree’s Power Ranger & Wrestling toy knock-offs but with Spider-man like heads.
If ya got a penchant like Tokka does for all things weird & bootleg-like these guts may be up you’re alley. Whadda ya got to loose for only a buck ??!
~ t
Nickelodeon “MUTAGEN OOZE” TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: OOZE TOSSIN’ RAPH & OOZE SCOOPIN’ DONNIE (( 2013 ))
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–>> Sure these guys would be lotsa fun in the monkey cage at the zoo or maybe really handy at the doggy park.
Lotsa flingin’ n’ scoopin.
~ t
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..head swapping for OOZE Don & Raph with the original Nick versions ::
..to BIG a ball joint & TO small A BALL JOINT ON DON !!
..tight fit on Raphael.
Nickelodeon TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES :: MUTAGEN OOZE (( 2013 ))
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–>> .. the next generation of MUTAGEN looks really cool. Shake and move the can around and the pearlecent effect looks eerie and neat !! Almost radioactive !! ALMOST LIKE TOOTHPASTE !!
The ooze seems a little tiny bit thicker than the older versions ..but it’s a bit hard to tell.
The colour and play value is just as good ..however the price has jumped to about 7.99 a can. That may be understandable due to inflation. In the 1990s a 4 oz. can of ooze i think was around 2 – 4 bucks. To Playmates’ defense ..you are getting a little bit more product than in the classic cans aside from the little bonus figure.
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If maneuvered during shipping or if you shake the can around, the Bonus Turtle inside can be slowly shifted to the edge of the container & you can see which pre-TMNT you’re gona get. This is great if you are going for your favourite Turtle or if you are the collector that wants to get just one of each Turtle without having to buy multiple containers of the Ooze. Good work,Playmates !!
Each display has 12 cans per case, my first purchase was the last 5 of the display case they had from the toy store shelf. Only Leo, Don, and Mikey were available in the remaining cans i purchased. I’ll have to try to get Raph later.
The 2000s INDIVIDUAL cans ( as far as i know ) were only available overseas so i cannot compare prices to the equivalent containers. You could only get those cans at retail with the deluxe Mutations figures.
Trying to recall :: Ooze cans were available individually OUTSIDE of North America in the 2000s. Unless i was missing something, the individual cans weren’t not available in the States. You had to buy the deluxe Mutations Turtle figures to get the Bonus Ooze.
The individual cans overseas did come with an exclusive “bonus pre-mutant turtle”. If i recall.. i think the little figures had moving parts. Not sure tho’. Cannot recall at this time.
The third incarnation the TMNT Mutations toys came out during the 2007 movie era of toys.
Similar concept as the classic Mutations but with improved sculpting and detailing of the “baby turtle” forms and improved articulation of the Mutated forms. Still these toys were controversial with some fans.
Never-the-less each of the teens came with a mini T.C.R.I. can of Ooze with a different colour to match each Turtle. Purple ooze for Don, Reddish ooze for Raph.. ect.
..this stuff really does look like toothpaste.
~ t
NINTENDO POWER :: MAY/JUNE 1989 // Vx ” TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES ” { original review }
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–>>The North American version of ** NINTENDO POWER is no more as of last month, yet lives on forever in the memories of a couple of generations now.
Obviously, the Teens have impacted the video game scene within’ and beyond N.P.’s important 25 year video game legacy & coverage.
Featured multiple times in the mag, and handful of times featured directly on the cover .. this was their first N.P. review paralleling their famous N.E.S. introduction way back in 1989.
~ t
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