04-30-2016, 12:57 PM | #1 |
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TMNT are official NYC ambassadors for 2016
NEW YORK (AP) — Cowabunga, dudes! The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are New York City's official family ambassadors for 2016.
The city's tourism agency, NYC & Company, has announced that the sewer-dwelling reptiles will star in ads to encourage families to explore New York. Agency CEO Fred Dixon says the turtles are "the perfect guides to help families discover the vibrancy and excitement throughout the five boroughs." The crime-fighting ninja turtles — Donatello, Michelangelo, Leonardo and Raphael — started out in comic books in the 1980s before branching out to TV and film. The latest movie came out in 2014 and a sequel is set for release in June. They succeed Dora the Explorer, who served as last year's ambassador.
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04-30-2016, 05:55 PM | #2 |
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Do they get a key to every pizza place in the city?
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04-30-2016, 08:09 PM | #3 |
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More promo for the 2016 movie!
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04-30-2016, 08:28 PM | #4 |
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and not a single alley or sewer was explored...
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Guess who is being kept on to be the Ambassadors again this year!
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https://www.nycgo.com/maps-guides/family-friendly Also, there's some cute Nick Turtles art on its site. Spoiler:
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06-08-2017, 05:27 PM | #6 |
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Sweet! I believe the artist is Patrick Spaziante.
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06-08-2017, 05:28 PM | #7 |
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That art is pretty great. I also like that they're been kept on even though the IP's public light is waning at the moment (no movie to promote, cartoon winding down and a new one starting next year)...
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06-08-2017, 05:37 PM | #8 |
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The turtles will always be NY staples. They get a lotta love in their "home state"!
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06-08-2017, 05:40 PM | #9 |
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Absolutely. Kinda surprises me it took until 2016. Or was this a thing back in Turtlemania, too?
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06-08-2017, 06:14 PM | #10 |
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This is a nice little surprise. I was expecting it to be the characters from The Secret Life of Pets since their movie was such a huge blockbuster and it was set in New York.
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But at least some smart person finally figured out their #1 guys for the job. edit: Never mind... remembered Google's reverse image search. (At least the article version.) Spoiler:
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06-08-2017, 08:42 PM | #12 |
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What other fictional characters have been NYC ambassadors?
Many fictional heroes and icons have lived in NYC. I hope Godzilla 98 makes it. |
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Er, yeah... not sure Godzilla is gonna fit what they're looking for. Reptar might be the closest if Rugrats ever came back. I guess we're just ignoring that Dora has done it twice and not counting it since it was separate series. lol |
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06-09-2017, 12:21 AM | #14 |
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06-09-2017, 06:04 AM | #15 |
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This is pretty awesome and I'm glad the Turtles have gotten recognition two years in a row.
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Very nice! I love the artwork...
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