Yesterday I read the news that Toys R Us is going to liquidate entirely rather than restructure debt meaning that the last national toy chain in the US is shuttering its doors for good. Over the years I witnessed the closures of Children’s Palace, K.B. Toys, and FAO Schwarz, and although I was dissatisfied or … More Random Memories of a Toys R Us Kid
Although the most recent TMNT film “Out of the Shadows” seems to have come and gone somewhat uneventfully, I’m still riding on a nostalgia kick in regards to our heroes in a half shell. The rise of the Ninja Turtles was meteoric at the end of the 1980’s. Like Member’s Only jackets and Cabbage Patch … More Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trading Cards (Topps, 1989)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles is a franchise that just seemingly won’t die. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows is slated to be released this June and is the sequel to the 2014 film simply titled “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”. Of course, to us old fogies in our 30’s we understand the ramifications of … More Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game (NES, 1990)
In my post about the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles NES game I mentioned that the Ninja Turtles were less a popular cartoon and more a phenomenon in the late 80’s and early 90’s. The marketing blitz encompassed every facet of childhood life but the two most important products to children were the video games and … More TMNT Raphael Figure (Playmates, 1988)
If you were a child in the 80’s and early 90’s you were a fan of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. It didn’t matter what sex, race, or religion you were, you loved that cartoon. If you didn’t you would be labeled a social outcast and live on the fringe of society sitting in the corner … More Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES, 1989)
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