Ever noticed something about the FW characters that have been brought back recently?
 

Most of them were not frequent. Aside from Bebop, Rocksteady, Krang, Irma, Vernon and Thompson (and really, Irma's comeback was an elaborate joke and Thompson was more for Whoopi Goldberg to be squeezed into a cameo).

Chrome Dome, Mutagen Man, Joe Eyeball and Muckman were only in one episode each. Mondo Gecko and Metalhead only got two (and their second appearences are rather minor). Slash got three and the Neutrinos got five. Technically speaking, characters people want to forget about like Zach were more frequent.

Wonder why? Maybe there's more nostalgia for the toys of the characters rather than the characters themselves?

That's a no brainer, man. Most people (outside of us hardcore fans) remember the toys far more than the 'toon. Understandably so. With there being so many episodes, so many characters, it was real easy to miss out on stuff. I watched the turtles from infancy & it wasn't until the series came out on DVD that I was able to see most of the toy character appearances. & let's face it, the OT did NOT do justice to most of the mutants adapted from the toyline/Archie comics. Don't get me wrong, I love/like 'em, imperfections & all, but their designs were often simplified or changed entirely (for the worst, typically, Slash immediately comes to mind) & they weren't always true to their clip-card descriptions or comic origins. The Fred Wolf team loved to bastardize stuff. :tlol:

The Playmates toys, from back then though... Man, those sculpts. Nothing tops it. Super memorable. Killer designs, vibrant colors, lots of gross details to look for, etc. Great potential for inclusion in most turtleverses. Those figures/characters deserve to be done right, so I love that Ciro & the gang keeps breathing new life into them. Too bad the toys suck now. Guess you can't have it both ways, eh?

Yeah the toys suck but the non-turtles tend to be pretty decent. Hopefully we get some hope with muckman!

You're forgetting that in Archie these characters had much larger roles. Mondo Gecko was part of the Mutanimals there, Slash was also a major character in Archie.

Although some characters only appeared in the show like Mutagen Man, Muckman, Chrome Dome, etc....their toys help people remember them.

Wasn't the Mutanimals a commercial failure?

They appeared in multiple issues in the main Archie ongoing and got a 9-issue spinoff series. They were still in most of the series compared to other characters at the time.

I know a friend of mine who'd shout: "BUY OUR TOYS!!!!!"

We'll see, maybe more will come =3