Old TMNT Figures That Never Appereared in the Cartoon? Why?

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

There were loads of them. I got back in 1992 a figure of a mustached greasy chef called Pizzaface with a wooden leg. I bought it and i never heard of him, was he in the cartoon? never saw him in it.

The original TMNT figures had some strange characters that i think never were in the cartoon. If that's the case, why did they do it? Because in that time period i got peeved off, because i couldn't find main characters like Krang, Baxter, Leatherhead, Shredder or Rat King, meanwhile these unknowns dominated the shelves along with the turtles.

I found it frustrating at the time.

[MrPliggins]

I guess they couldn't include them all in the shows, just like they couldn't make toys of all the characters that appeared in the shows. It would have been cool to see some characters that were toys make an appearance in the show, though.

for instance: Ace Duck....yeah I know he appeared in one episode as a cameo, but I'd like to see an episode that follows his origin on the card cut-out from his action figure. Krang wants to eat a duck brain!

Scumbug: I'd like to see an origin episode for him, because in "night of the rogues" the Turtles obviously knew who he was already.

Ray Fillet: no I don't mean Ray from "Rebel without a Fin" , I mean Ray Fillet.

Fugitoid...of course.. but he appeared in the new show, so that's good enough.

Doctor El: imagine an episode about an elephant mutant... awesome.

[KROW]

Don't forget Sgt. Bananas.

[Coola Yagami]

Well the CBS did a good job (not) in adding all the new toys into the show, but after the show went 'Red Sky', the only 'extra character' were the Rat King and Casey Jones. They never introduced new characters from the latest toys so I guess lots of em were left out.

[Usagi]

I think that the only reason that they did not include any of the extra characters into the older cartoon is that they did not want to do any of the extra work, but wanted to rake in the extra dough from the action figures selling. The writers would have had to do actual work developing the extras' background instead of simply re-furbishing the same storylines.

[Spitfire]

Don't forget Sgt. Bananas.
And Mounty Moose

[KROW]

:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

[Skabbz]

and scratch

[JaffleMan]

Fugitoid "DID" make it to the new toon. he had tank treads though instead of legs.

Ray Fillet also made an appearance from memory but I can't pinpoint the episode.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

WOW! Usagi you're avatar! I got that exact same Usagi toy in 92!

[utromx]

alot of the figs appeared in the comics and tmnt magazine . off the top of my head ray fillet, ace duck wyrm, scratch,hot head, the fugitoid and shoate appeared in either the mirage or archie comics.
and seargent bananas appeared in the tmnt magazine that was out in the early 90's. I wish they could have made more from the comics. man i always wanted a dreadmon and ninjara figure. and the tmnt magazine had a few characters in the comic strip that would have been cool . like lobster dude and a mutant man car named motorhead.he kinda reminds me of nano. and some of the characters from the archie comics gravitated over to the video games too. like hothead and armaggon.

[MikeA]

Many times the figures appeared in shows after they were made....a marketing technique. Many of the figures were created by the sculptors and their staffs. They had a ball coming up with the most ridiculous characters that they could come up with. I remember talking to the sculptor and he specifically mentioned Pizza Face as one of the more memorable WACKY characters that he came up with. They actually designed Pizza Face to come with a removable hat that revealed an alien on the top of his head when removed. They also had his missing fingure in one of his pizza accessories. Playmates nixed the removable hat idea for cost reasons, and felt it would be too graphic to have the fingure be in the pizza...so it was resculpted. Sorry for the rant...just some fun information that some may like to read.

[MrPliggins]

Interesting Pizzaface info... also, many of the characters were designed by comic book artists such as Ryan Brown (Leatherhead, Doctor El), Michael Dooney, Dan Berger, etc.

[Coola Yagami]

well lessee, the archie comics had Scratch, Man Ray/Ray Fillet, Slash, Wingnut, Leatherhead, Ace Duck, Mondo Gecko, Warrior Dragon/Hot Head, Merdude and Tatoo and some others. The cartoon had loads of em. The TMNT game Radical Rescue had Scale Tail in it. I think the others were just too stupid and goofy to be in the show/comics. I mean.. I know the show is childish... but c'mon...

[MrPliggins]

I have every Archie issue and I don't remember Scratch ever appearing...what issue was this?

[Spitfire]

I have every Archie issue and I don't remember Scratch ever appearing...what issue was this?
Scratch was in this issue
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Merdude was in the old show! All of the toys were in the archie comics almost it was cool. I wish they made one of A the Shark(To lazy to spell his name out) and Verminator X

[DrSpengler]

Did Panda Khan ever show up?

Not sure why I'm asking.

[MrPliggins]

I didn't think that was Scratch, just some mutant cat. I don't think he was even a jailbird.

Panda Khan never showed up in anything but the action figures. He did, however, have a comic book of his own, just like Usagi Yojimbo. It was probably Peter and Kevin doing a favor for a friend.
I've never read a Panda Khan comic book, but I have seen them around...

[Spitfire]

I figured it was him and they just made the figure look a little different. I mean that or they based the idea on him

[Coola Yagami]

I didn't think that was Scratch, just some mutant cat. I don't think he was even a jailbird.



It was him. He may not have been a jailbird but he wore the outfit. The comic itself labeled him as Scratch on the first page, you know, the bottom of the page listing all the trademarked characters, and one of the TMNT A-Z Universe books also called him Scratch.

[Spitfire]

I have the universe books all 3 of them let me see if I can find the profiles of all the toys they made of characters that werent in the show and scan them in

[MrPliggins]

I didn't think that was Scratch, just some mutant cat. I don't think he was even a jailbird.



It was him. He may not have been a jailbird but he wore the outfit. The comic itself labeled him as Scratch on the first page, you know, the bottom of the page listing all the trademarked characters, and one of the TMNT A-Z Universe books also called him Scratch.

Oh ok, cool. Thanks for clearing that up. I probably haven't read that comic since it was out.

[RaphaelFan]

Does anyone know if Muckman appeared in the comics or cartoon? Also Triceraton (I think that's his name). I know he was one of the boss fights in one of the TMNT Fighter gams, but not sure of anything else.

Also Chromedome (I think) is another character from 92-93.

[BigApple3AM]

Muckman and joe eyeball, triceraton(s), and chrome dome all appeared in the cartoon.

My favorite cartoon appearance was Mutagen man, that clear figure that you could pour water into or mutagen.

[RaphaelFan]

I remember having the Mutagen Man figure...what was the deal with that character again? I obviously haven't seen the cartoons in years.

[MrPliggins]

Muckman and Joe Eyeball= "Muckman Messes Up"

Triceraton= "Night of the Dark Turtle", also lots of Mirage comics

Chrome Dome= "Planet of the Turtleoids", "Night of the Rogues"

I don't think any of these guys appeared in the Archie comics, but I could be wrong...

[Coola Yagami]

No, none of em appeared in the Archie comics.

Mutagen Man, in the toy and cartoon, was some nerdy guy that accidentaly fell into a vat of powerful acid-like Mutagen. Later his guts, literally, his brain, eyes and spinal cord were placed in some clear glass vial with arms and legs and full of Mutagen. The guy is forced to carry out Shredder's orders because without a steady dose of Mutagen, he'll literally fall apart. So he's literally a good guy forced to be bad. In the cartoon he can transform into any person he wanted, but for a limited time.


Ticeraton was in the Genesis Tournament Fighters games. oddly enough, a Triceraton was seen fighting the TMNT on the cover of TMNT 3 Manhattan Project, but he was never in the actual game. Plus, looking carefully, Casey is in the cover too.

[MrPliggins]

Yeah, I remember once I asked Michael Dooney about that (the box of the Manhattan Project game) and he said that he didn't really know the details fo the game so he just drew a Triceraton in there fighting the Turtles.

[Spitfire]

Yeah, I remember once I asked Michael Dooney about that (the box of the Manhattan Project game) and he said that he didn't really know the details fo the game so he just drew a Triceraton in there fighting the Turtles.
I was wondering that hahaha I figured it was just there because it looked cool well was I ever worng :-?

[tOkKa]

Spitfire666xXxXx Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2004 7:08 pm Post subject:

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Originally posted by MrPliggins:
I have every Archie issue and I don't remember Scratch ever appearing...what issue was this?
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Scratch was in this issue


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..maybe the Cat was alias as Scratch.. i never thought of that..

.. :D .. but in the Copyright on the first page they say the kitty's name is Hallowcat.. (maybe 'Hallowcat' a.k.a. Scratch..) ..thanks ,man.. that's intresting..

..Sgt. Bananas did appear in the TMNT Magazine comics Jim Lawson did.. i think he was in 1 or 2 of those.. his name was Geurilla Gorilla.. (sp??)

,,another weird thing..

Shogun Shoate ..hew was from the original TMNT vol.1 from Mirage.. but the re-named him from his real name Chote..i never got that.. and d4mmit.. mike Dooney was at comic -con in 2003 and he was right there and i didn't ask him.. sh6t !! :x


..P.S. ..Panda Khan .. at the time had his own comic..

..kind of like the Usagi thing.. appearing on the TMNT cartoon and stuff.. Panda Khan's creators were good friends to Mirage.. i even think one of the Creators penciled a few TMNT -Archie stories ..

[MrPliggins]

..maybe the Cat was alias as Scratch.. i never thought of that....

.. :D .. but in the Copyright on the first page they say the kitty's name is Hallowcat.. (maybe 'Hallowcat' a.k.a. Scratch..) ..thanks ,man.. that's intresting..

maybe he was... someone else said he was called Scratch in the comic..


..Sgt. Bananas did appear in the TMNT Magazine comics Jim Lawson did.. i think he was in 1 or 2 of those.. his name was Geurilla Gorilla.. (sp??)

ah yes, I have a magazine with a Sgt Bananas appearance somewhere. It is either packed away in my closet or packed away in my garage...There were other characters featured in those comics too. I bet those comics are pretty rare today...


,,another weird thing..

Shogun Shoate ..hew was from the original TMNT vol.1 from Mirage.. but the re-named him from his real name Chote..i never got that.. and d4mmit.. mike Dooney was at comic -con in 2003 and he was right there and i didn't ask him.. sh6t !! :x

yeah, I asked him this in about 1997. I remember because I asked him what he thought of them using his art on the Next Mutation Chef Boyardee cans, and he said he didn't even know about those. I Don't know why I asked him this. Go figure...

[Mike Bock]

Did Mona Lisa ever showed up? She looks like a weird character.

Sgt. Bannas was awful!!! :dead: :lol: Who in here had his figure? :P

Oh and I read Merdude did show up, was he cool?

[avervisal]

Merdude occassionaly made a guest appearance in the Mutanimal issues, and he even had a three issue mini series with Michaelangelo where he fought the Kraken.

[Coola Yagami]

Did Mona Lisa ever showed up? She looks like a weird character.

Sgt. Bannas was awful!!! :dead: :lol: Who in here had his figure? :P

Oh and I read Merdude did show up, was he cool?

I forgot what ep Merdude was in and if he was potrayed nicely. Mona Lisa was in 'Raphael Meets His Match'. Luckily Bananas was never in the show. Some of those last ones were really horrible.. a firefighter dalmation.. a basketball playing giraffee.... what the shell?

[MrPliggins]

Merdude was in "Atlantis Awakes"....umm.....1993?

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Playmates has the tendency to overdo it when they make figures of series. Like I don't remember lion heart, hot head (this guy with a red face made in fall 1992), sargent bannanas, walkabout, panda khan, pizza face, fugitiod etc. I never saw night of the rogues ep, but can't understand the whole scumbug thing since you all say he was in no ep before that.

[Coola Yagami]

yeah, in Night of the Rogues, shredder introduced Anthrax and Scumbug, and yet April and TMNT already knew em and acted like they fought them before.

Hothead did appear in the Archie comics as the Warrior Dragon, but that was way before he ever appeared as a figure. Plus, he's in the NES Tournament Fighters game.

[Mike Bock]

So Mona Lisa did show up,cool. I would love to see that episode and Merdude looks awesome,his figure was great!!

Thank you all for all the info!!!

Have you seen Scale Tail ? The figure is pretty cool was he a part of the show?

Oh and I do agree some figures where simply huahgggg :dead:

[Spitfire]

yeah, in Night of the Rogues, shredder introduced Anthrax and Scumbug, and yet April and TMNT already knew em and acted like they fought them before.

Hothead did appear in the Archie comics as the Warrior Dragon, but that was way before he ever appeared as a figure. Plus, he's in the NES Tournament Fighters game.
Well they did fight Scumbug in the comic....but I get ur point

[Coola Yagami]

yeah I know, though technicaly, it isn't the same Scumbug lol but I know what ya mean.

I seen Scale Tail, he's a bad-ass lookin figure but was never in the show. He was in the TMNT 3 Radical Rescue game for Game Boy though.

[Mike Bock]

What I really like about the classic show is the load of different kinds of mutants in it ,that made it really interesting. I really miss that.

The new show is amazing but I still think it needs more ooze accidents. :P