Turtles Under Glass!

 A co-worker gifted me this old glass TMNT picture today! Looks like one of those prizes county fairs would give away back in the 90's. Anyone got any info?

Toon Turtles!

 These Turtle boys are finally all together!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Motion Picture Soundtrack

The year was 1990 and "Turtlemania" was in full swing. The Ninja Turtles had a crazy successful action figure line from Playmates, the Ninja Turtles animated cartoon was must see TV and the comics by Mirage and Archie were fire! The next major hurdle for the boys in green to conquer was the big screen! I remember finding out about this mind blowing movie while reading the BK Kids Club magazine that was given out at Burger King in the 90's. We got our "1st Degree Ninja Badges" in our meals and poured over the single photo featuring one of the Ninja Turtles in all his live action glory!

When the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie dropped on audiences in March of 1990, my Dad took me and my brother to see this cinematic masterpiece and we loved every second of it. That year and many years after we were fully immersed in the Ninja Turtle marketing machine. We played the video games, ate the cereal, slept under the warmth of the bedsheets and of course rocked out to the official motion picture soundtrack!

We never did call that 900 number in the ad above, but we did own the soundtrack on cassette tape. I still have my original copy and the exclusive sticker that was included inside the packaging still holds a special spot in my old sticker album right next to some other radical renderings of the Turtle Boys.

I never did own the CD version of the TMNT soundtrack when I was a kid, but a few years ago I remedied that situation and bought a brand new copy off ebay for around $5 and yes, it came with another copy of the exclusive sticker! 

Since you're all here, we might as well take a peak inside the CD booklet and see what's within it's pages. Here we go!

I loved when CDs or cassettes would include the lyrics to songs. It was a great way to sing along and learn the words for yourself. I can still see myself and my brother sitting in what we dubbed as our "Nintendo Room" playing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game on our Nintendo Entertainment system as we listened to the Ninja Turtles soundtrack on our Walkman cassette players. We would swap the NES controller back and forth. While one of us was playing, the other was jamming out to tunes by M.C. Hammer, Hi-Tek 3 and Partners In Kryme while reading the soundtrack insert. Those were fantastic times spent with my brother and that is one of the main reasons why I love this soundtrack so much. It is filled with personal nostalgia and it also features some bangin' 90's jams! 

Do you have any memories of owning or listening to the TMNT movie soundtrack? Do you have a favorite song on the album? Let us know in the comments below and as always...Thanks For Reading!

VINTAGE STICKERS!!!

 These TMNT "Puffy" stickers just came in this morning and now I am stuck in nostalgia overload!!!

Coming To Theaters March 30, 1990

 Can't wait to see this movie when it drops in March! Anyone else wanna go?

Throwback Jam of the Week: 12/27/21

 Throw on your Santa Hat and Ninja Bandana and head to the sewers as we take you back to the 90's! Without further ado, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK!

Artist: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Song: The Wrap Rap
Album: We Wish You A Turtle Christmas (1994)
Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: N/A
Bonus Fun Fact: This song is from the direct to video 25 minute special "We Wish You A Turtle Christmas" which was released in 1994 by FHE!

TMNT Ads in TMNT Magazine!

One of the great thrills of growing up in the 80's/90's was that every great cartoon had it's own magazine. From He-Man to Garfield to The Real Ghostbusters had their own magazine. It was such a feeling of joy to go to the mail box, or P.O. Box in my case, and pull out a the new month's magazine. This is a joy that sadly kids these days will not be able to have. Anyway, when I was growing up one of the magazine subscriptions my Mom did allow us to have was for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Magazine! We had a subscription for a few years starting with issue #1. 

When I saw a recent ebay auction from the collection of Gary Richardson, CEO of Mirage Publishing, pop up with several of these TMNT Magazine issues, I put in a low bid amount and actually ended up winning! It was incredible to flip through these issues after all these decades. They had posters, exclusive TMNT comics, feature stories and of course ads! What better way to sell TMNT items then in a TMNT magazine. Today I would like to share a few of these ads with you in the hopes that stirs up those good feelings from back in the day. ENJOY!

Shampoo Topper?

 Bought this 1990 TMNT item for $2 today! Anyone know what it's from?

The Art of "Six Guns And Shuriken": Part 1

 I am loving the illustrations in this TMNT "Six Guns And Shuriken" book! Which one is your favorite so far?

Reading Essentials

 Currently reading this! Had this book as a kid and can't believe I never read it!! It's got magic lamps, genies, a trip to the old west and cowboys!!! So cool!

Mona Lisa!

 Went to a local toy store this afternoon looking for Turtles. The guy behind the counter told me they just bought a collection! Got about 9 figures and finally added Mona Lisa to my collection!!!

Throwback Jam of the Week: 8/19/19

Throw on your purple bandana and grab your bo staff as we take you back! Without further ado, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK...

Artist: Spunkadelic

Song: 9.95
Album: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Motion Picture Soundtrack (1990)

Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: N/A
Bonus Fun Fact: Spunkadelic was a Canadian hip-hop/R&B group that achieved moderate success in the U.S. during the 90s. They also appeared on the TMNT II: The Secret of the Ooze soundtrack with their song "Creatures of Habit" in 1991.

Throwback Jam of the Week: 8/12/19

Throw on your red bandana and grab your sai as we take you back! Without further ado, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK...

Artist: Hi Tek 3 featuring Ya Kid K

Song: Spin That Wheel
Album: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Motion Picture Soundtrack (1990)

Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: 69
Bonus Fun Fact: This song was recorded by the Belgium group Technotronic under the name Hi Tek 3. The TMNT soundtrack version of this song edited out some drug related references from the original cut.

Ninja Turtles Pie Cards!

Every Turtle fan knows about the existence of the legendary Hostess teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle Pies! They were released in 1991 and were pies covered in a Ooze green frosting and filled with vanilla pudding. These were delicious and if you pulled one of these out of your lunch box, you were the envy of every kid in the cafeteria. Having the Turtles endorse these pies was a huge selling point, but let's not forget the inclusion of stickers and trading cards inside each pie wrapper. I had some of these growing and just recently purchased these sets on ebay to add to my TMNT collection. Let's take a look!

These Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze cards were actually the second offering from Hostess in their pies. There were 5 cards in this set and the backs of all the cards had the same message promoting the release of the new movie. The cool thing about these cards though, was the fact that they were made out of plastic! They did this because the cards were packed with the pies and cardboard would have been destroyed if it was left in there.

These stickers were the original offering from Hostess in their TMNT pies. There were 5 in total in this set. One sticker for each of the Turtles and a fifth sticker showing all 4 Turtles together. The artwork on these was a modified version of the wrapper art on the pies. Hostess just replaced the pies in the Turtles hands with their weapon of choice. If you look at the Mikey sticker he can be seen still chewing on one of the delicious confections!

I honestly have no idea where these hologram cards came from. I know they were not inserted into the Turtle pies as a premium, but they have the same exact artwork as the TMNT pies stickers! There were only 4 of these holograms produced. One for each Turtle, the group shot was left out of this collection. Please excuse the scratches on these scans. The holders they were in really showed some wear during the scanning process. Overall though, these are pretty cool! Now let's take a minute and reflect on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle pies by watching the commercial below.

Why has Hostess not brought these back yet? It's time for them to return fresh from the sewers to you!

Throwback Jam of the Week: 8/5/19

Throw on your blue bandana and grab your katana as we take you back! Without further ado, here is the 20 Years Before 2000 THROWBACK JAM OF THE WEEK...

Artist: Vanilla Ice

Song: Ninja Rap
Album: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)

Peak Billboard Hot 100 Position: N/A
Bonus Fun Fact: The album version of this song has a faster tempo than the movie version. Vanilla Ice can be heard singing this song while stocking shelves in a 2014 Kraft Macaroni & Cheese commercial. The TMNT II comic adaptation has a completely different version of this song in it's pages.