Retromutagen Ooze

Canadian Turtle · 04-01-2008, 03:56 PM

I have recently got my hands on the recipe by Mattel (sold to Kenner and Playmates) for the ooze we all knew and loved as kids. This is the same slime the Ghost Busters, He-Man, and many more used, just in different colors.

This stuff works great!! It's not like the stuff you make from corn starch, this is the actual deal. I am looking for those little containers you could buy them in. (I'll also post in the buy sell section) if anyone has one they could part with that would be amazing!! However because this is not the buy sell section I just thought I'd see if collectors are interested in the recipe, cuz I can post it if you are. I came up with some techniques to get it just right, it's pretty cool even just to make and play with.

**Jester** · 04-01-2008, 05:24 PM

I have 2 of the new Oozes, that came in the clear TCRI looking canister. What about one of those?

Krueger · 04-01-2008, 08:55 PM

Yes, please post the recipe. That should be interesting to make. I'm afraid I don't have any of the old containers. I'm sure others around here do but chances are they won't let go of them. They are pretty hard to come by.

***First of Two Latin Kings*** · 04-01-2008, 09:35 PM

You can say that again.

**Jester** · 04-01-2008, 09:58 PM

About posting the recipe or about parting with your beloved mutagen canister?

HalfcourtGame · 04-01-2008, 10:47 PM

Ya they are hard to find and kinda pricey too. I paid as much for those as I would for a lot of figures. I don't have one to sell but it would be awesome if you posted the recipe.

A little *too* Raph · 04-02-2008, 09:59 AM

Please post the recipe. I was never allowed to have ooze as a kid (some crap about it would stain the carpet or something) so that would be awesome!

*Hero* · 04-02-2008, 10:02 AM

Post it!

Or at least PM it to those interested.

===HERO

***First of Two Latin Kings*** · 04-02-2008, 01:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jester

About posting the recipe or about parting with your beloved mutagen canister?

The part about how they are extremely pricey. My mom wouldn't buy me ooze when I was a kid because she thought that $3.00 was too much for a can of goo. Now you can't get one for less than $20 if it's still sealed and still has the labels.

prophecy718 · 04-02-2008, 02:15 PM

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Originally Posted by Darth_CJJ

The part about how they are extremely pricey. My mom wouldn't buy me ooze when I was a kid because she thought that $3.00 was too much for a can of goo. Now you can't get one for less than $20 if it's still sealed and still has the labels.

man

i was able to get the ooze earlier this year, its sealed and everything

I will not let this go anytime soon

**Jester** · 04-02-2008, 03:25 PM

My mom wouldn't let me because it was messy...

HalfcourtGame · 04-02-2008, 08:08 PM

My mom said the same thing about it "staining the carpets"!

And ya $20 is usually what I see them going for. I got 2 regulars and a Foot ooze sealed for a little better price last summer.

Triglyph · 04-02-2008, 08:30 PM

Guys...they have this thing now...its called google.

http://www.chymist.com/guar%20gum%20slime.pdf

*Roseangelo* · 04-02-2008, 08:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Triglyph

Guys...they have this thing now...its called google.

http://www.chymist.com/guar%20gum%20slime.pdf

Sweet; good job with the Google.

Too bad the likelihood of me tracking down all of those ingredients is virtually zero...

***First of Two Latin Kings*** · 04-02-2008, 10:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by prophecy718

man

i was able to get the ooze earlier this year, its sealed and everything

I will not let this go anytime soon

There's no amount of money you could offer me for them. I wonder how the ooze would work in the sewer spittin' turtles...

Edit: I just checked Triglyph's link-- the ooze that I have (and it was sealed when I bought it) was almost like liquid water. Is that how it's supposed to be? Is the new ooze Playmates puts out made of something different?

Triglyph · 04-03-2008, 02:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Darth_CJJ

There's no amount of money you could offer me for them. I wonder how the ooze would work in the sewer spittin' turtles...

Edit: I just checked Triglyph's link-- the ooze that I have (and it was sealed when I bought it) was almost like liquid water. Is that how it's supposed to be? Is the new ooze Playmates puts out made of something different?

From a toy collector perspective TMNT slime can "go bad". It shouldn't be liquidy. Its a very strange substance that is hard to describe to someone who doesn't know what its like, but it shouldn't be "liquidy". The article is pretty much what it should be, though some of their tests stike me as being for "firmer" slime...But yeah...that's basically what the stuff is. It feels like handsoap in a bubble...which I am sure won't make sense.

Krueger · 04-03-2008, 06:23 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roseangelo

Sweet; good job with the Google.

Too bad the likelihood of me tracking down all of those ingredients is virtually zero...

You can't just take a quick stroll to your local chemistry shop?! I can get you the popsicle stick and the cup if you need...

I love the questions at the bottom of the sheet and after looking at the top of the sheet it looks like some dude used this for a class. I wish they would have had classes like this at my school.

A little *too* Raph · 04-03-2008, 07:12 AM

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Originally Posted by Raphsation

My mom said the same thing about it "staining the carpets"!

I was soooo close to getting the oozer or whatever it was called where you strapped the turtle to the table... anyway, we were IN THE CHECKOUT at toys r us and some lady told my mom about the staining and she put it back on the shelf right there. GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR

***First of Two Latin Kings*** · 04-03-2008, 09:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Triglyph

From a toy collector perspective TMNT slime can "go bad". It shouldn't be liquidy. Its a very strange substance that is hard to describe to someone who doesn't know what its like, but it shouldn't be "liquidy". The article is pretty much what it should be, though some of their tests stike me as being for "firmer" slime...But yeah...that's basically what the stuff is. It feels like handsoap in a bubble...which I am sure won't make sense.

Mine were sealed, and when I opened them the ooze was almost like water, only a little bit thicker. I'm going to put it in my sewer spittin' turtles. So it should be more like the 4kids ooze?

Patraw · 04-04-2008, 10:33 AM

This is cool--I always wondered how they made that stuff too. When I was a kid, I used to "experiment" with various compounds, trying to create stuff like that, but, of course, I didn't know what the heck I was doing, so I was less than successful. I took 2 1/2 years of chemistry in college, but, alas, making slime was never one of our lab experiments . . .

04-01-2008, 03:56 PM	#1
Canadian Turtle Mad Scientist Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Small town Ontario, West of Toronto Posts: 1,246	Retromutagen Ooze I have recently got my hands on the recipe by Mattel (sold to Kenner and Playmates) for the ooze we all knew and loved as kids. This is the same slime the Ghost Busters, He-Man, and many more used, just in different colors. This stuff works great!! It's not like the stuff you make from corn starch, this is the actual deal. I am looking for those little containers you could buy them in. (I'll also post in the buy sell section) if anyone has one they could part with that would be amazing!! However because this is not the buy sell section I just thought I'd see if collectors are interested in the recipe, cuz I can post it if you are. I came up with some techniques to get it just right, it's pretty cool even just to make and play with.

04-01-2008, 05:24 PM	#2
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,216	I have 2 of the new Oozes, that came in the clear TCRI looking canister. What about one of those? __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

04-01-2008, 08:55 PM	#3
Krueger Hench Mutant Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: New York Posts: 481	Yes, please post the recipe. That should be interesting to make. I'm afraid I don't have any of the old containers. I'm sure others around here do but chances are they won't let go of them. They are pretty hard to come by. __________________ "Why are ya screaming? I haven't even cut you yet."

04-01-2008, 09:58 PM	#5
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,216	About posting the recipe or about parting with your beloved mutagen canister? __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

04-01-2008, 10:47 PM	#6
HalfcourtGame Hench Mutant Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Tany Posts: 308	Ya they are hard to find and kinda pricey too. I paid as much for those as I would for a lot of figures. I don't have one to sell but it would be awesome if you posted the recipe. __________________ Please Help Me Complete My Collection I need Scratch! MOC or loose complete and Devil Shredder MIB

04-02-2008, 09:59 AM	#7
A little too Raph Stone Warrior Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ohio Posts: 561	Please post the recipe. I was never allowed to have ooze as a kid (some crap about it would stain the carpet or something) so that would be awesome! __________________ - "You're a claustrophobic" - "You want a fist in the mouth? I've never even looked at another guy"

04-02-2008, 10:02 AM	#8
Hero British Bloke Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Bristol, UK Posts: 2,295	Post it! Or at least PM it to those interested. ===HERO __________________ Go Green Machine My Facebook -My Tumblr - My Art - Figured 0ut - My Awesome Instagram Last edited by Hero; 04-02-2008 at 10:25 AM.

04-02-2008, 03:25 PM	#11
Jester Rat-faced Dude-guy Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Arkansas Posts: 26,216	My mom wouldn't let me because it was messy... __________________ "Clearly, you're Ninja Turtling incorrectly." - Leo656

04-02-2008, 08:08 PM	#12
HalfcourtGame Hench Mutant Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Tany Posts: 308	My mom said the same thing about it "staining the carpets"! And ya $20 is usually what I see them going for. I got 2 regulars and a Foot ooze sealed for a little better price last summer. __________________ Please Help Me Complete My Collection I need Scratch! MOC or loose complete and Devil Shredder MIB

04-02-2008, 08:30 PM	#13
Triglyph Foot Soldier Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 215	Guys...they have this thing now...its called google. http://www.chymist.com/guar%20gum%20slime.pdf

04-04-2008, 10:33 AM	#20
Patraw Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Michigan, USA Posts: 689	This is cool--I always wondered how they made that stuff too. When I was a kid, I used to "experiment" with various compounds, trying to create stuff like that, but, of course, I didn't know what the heck I was doing, so I was less than successful. I took 2 1/2 years of chemistry in college, but, alas, making slime was never one of our lab experiments . . .