Cute TMNT story

Bitsy83 · 05-13-2015, 08:01 PM

Just thought I'd share this with my fellow Shellheads.

So, I'm at work ringing up a young woman who had two young boys with her. The oldest one was carrying a Snakeweed action figure and he comes up to me, showing me his toy.

BOY: Do you know who this is?

ME: Oh, cool! Snakeweed!

BOY: *eyes grow large* How do you know who he is?!?!

ME: *puts hand on hip and smirks* What? You think you're the only one who watches Ninja Turtles?

The mother starts laughing and the kid is looking back and forth in total confusion.

MOTHER: It's true, honey. I used to watch Ninja Turtles a long time ago, too.

ME: Oh yeah. Heck, I was a fan before you were even born.

BOY: You don't know when I was born!

ME: No, but trust me on this...

And apparently the family owns the original movies from the 90s (I had told her about the Mondo Gecko episode and how Robbie Rist voiced him) and she asked me if the new movie was appropriate for kids. I advised her to wait till her kids were a little older since there was a lot of cursing and innuendos...plus she thought the Transformers movies were boring, so I figured she could wait.

This is one of the reasons I love the franchise so much. It's been 30 years since the Ninja Turtles first came on the scene and they're still so loved and popular to this day. It's just so much fun and great to see younger people enjoying it. Also makes me wonder how this generation will revise the Turtles when they're old enough to.

05-13-2015, 08:01 PM	#1
Bitsy83 Hench Mutant Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: My house Posts: 266	Cute TMNT story Just thought I'd share this with my fellow Shellheads. So, I'm at work ringing up a young woman who had two young boys with her. The oldest one was carrying a Snakeweed action figure and he comes up to me, showing me his toy. BOY: Do you know who this is? ME: Oh, cool! Snakeweed! BOY: eyes grow large How do you know who he is?!?! ME: puts hand on hip and smirks What? You think you're the only one who watches Ninja Turtles? The mother starts laughing and the kid is looking back and forth in total confusion. MOTHER: It's true, honey. I used to watch Ninja Turtles a long time ago, too. ME: Oh yeah. Heck, I was a fan before you were even born. BOY: You don't know when I was born! ME: No, but trust me on this... And apparently the family owns the original movies from the 90s (I had told her about the Mondo Gecko episode and how Robbie Rist voiced him) and she asked me if the new movie was appropriate for kids. I advised her to wait till her kids were a little older since there was a lot of cursing and innuendos...plus she thought the Transformers movies were boring, so I figured she could wait. This is one of the reasons I love the franchise so much. It's been 30 years since the Ninja Turtles first came on the scene and they're still so loved and popular to this day. It's just so much fun and great to see younger people enjoying it. Also makes me wonder how this generation will revise the Turtles when they're old enough to. __________________ "Question: Do you like penicillin on your pizza?"