Your First Figure

*Ninjinister* · 10-16-2008, 09:41 AM

How many of you remember your first TMNT figure? Not your first one of a specific series, not your first one you kept carded, but the first one you ever were able to claim as your own.

Mine was Rock N' Roll Michaelangelo. I had been watching the show since its first airing, and was completely and totally bonkers over the Turtles. When they started advertising the toys, I knew that I had to have them. The problem was, my family was never really well-off, and we were constantly struggling financially. I didn't understand the concept of money all that well at the time, so I just kept asking my mom for them over and over (My dad worked bizarre hours and I rarely saw him at that time. This is also the reason why I, at the time, found sort of a father figure in a wizened old rat named Splinter).

Sometime during '89, our family had finally saved up enough for a vacation (vacations in my family have never been extravagant - we were simply driving out of town to stay with relatives for a week. In fact, until recently for a funeral, I'd never even left the state. But I digress...). As we stopped off for provisions for the trip, my mother told my father to pick up a toy for me to keep me occupied. Much to my surprise, he returned with Rock 'N Roll Michaelangelo - my father, not being around much, didn't even remember that I liked the TMNT. He just saw it and thought that it was "something I'd like". It may have been the "ninja" in the title, as back before he got this job, he and I used to sit around and watch cheesy martial arts flicks.

After getting this Mike, I was hooked. My parents reluctantly gave me some rudimentary chores to perform at the ripe old age of four, and every other week on his day off, when my father went to the store for groceries, I would go with him and "help", and I would be able to pick out any basic TMNT figure I wanted as that fortnight's payment.

I've brought the figure to work today after finding it again to show a co-worker who is mildly interested in TMNT.

10-16-2008, 09:41 AM	#1
Ninjinister 無問題 Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Moesko Island, WA Posts: 14,348	Your First Figure How many of you remember your first TMNT figure? Not your first one of a specific series, not your first one you kept carded, but the first one you ever were able to claim as your own. Mine was Rock N' Roll Michaelangelo. I had been watching the show since its first airing, and was completely and totally bonkers over the Turtles. When they started advertising the toys, I knew that I had to have them. The problem was, my family was never really well-off, and we were constantly struggling financially. I didn't understand the concept of money all that well at the time, so I just kept asking my mom for them over and over (My dad worked bizarre hours and I rarely saw him at that time. This is also the reason why I, at the time, found sort of a father figure in a wizened old rat named Splinter). Sometime during '89, our family had finally saved up enough for a vacation (vacations in my family have never been extravagant - we were simply driving out of town to stay with relatives for a week. In fact, until recently for a funeral, I'd never even left the state. But I digress...). As we stopped off for provisions for the trip, my mother told my father to pick up a toy for me to keep me occupied. Much to my surprise, he returned with Rock 'N Roll Michaelangelo - my father, not being around much, didn't even remember that I liked the TMNT. He just saw it and thought that it was "something I'd like". It may have been the "ninja" in the title, as back before he got this job, he and I used to sit around and watch cheesy martial arts flicks. After getting this Mike, I was hooked. My parents reluctantly gave me some rudimentary chores to perform at the ripe old age of four, and every other week on his day off, when my father went to the store for groceries, I would go with him and "help", and I would be able to pick out any basic TMNT figure I wanted as that fortnight's payment. I've brought the figure to work today after finding it again to show a co-worker who is mildly interested in TMNT. __________________