A story I heard today that made me grin...

*discordiatookie* · 01-25-2007, 01:53 PM

I nipped into Argos today to see if they had any more TMNT figs, and they did, but only a Raph (which, i must say, looks totally awesome, my favourite one so far...) So as I was waiting at the counter to pick it up, the woman came over and handed it to me. She then told me that on her first day working at Argos just so happened to be the day that the original TMNT figures came out. So she was stood there crapping herself as there was 200 people queuing up for them outside! WOOHOO! now those were the days!

That's more popular than the Nintendo Wii (in aberdeen that is!)

So does anyone else remember the day the toys came out? my mam queued up for hours on end, the first in the queue outside Woolworths, just for me! now that's what I call a spoilt brat

I cant remember that day, but I remember the week, cos I met Michaelangelo in Woolies, and I can remember seeing all the figures hanging on the shelves, it was too cool...

TheShowstoppa · 01-25-2007, 03:31 PM

I don't remember the day the toys came out, I just went into a store one day and saw them. So I asked mom if I could get them. I got Mikey, Leo and the Sewer Cycle. I miss those good 'ole days.

mikey2007 · 01-25-2007, 11:16 PM

those were the days, i got my first figure for my birthday when i was like 3? i don't remember how old i was, but i remember opening it up, but suprise suprise it was a mikey

, and my brother whose bday is a week after mine got a donny one (which is why i never really liked don much as a child) sibling rivalry lol

jezza · 01-27-2007, 04:43 PM

My most memorable turtle figure moment for me was the christmas I had a box taller and wider than I was (and that was saying something. I was a helluva fat kid) full of Turtles stuff. The top of the box had Casey Jones, Baxter Stockman, Rat King and Splinter (I already got the Turtles themselves and Shredder) when I looked in the top of the box and saw them, I thought the whole box was action figures and nothing else. The dissapointment came when I took them out, although I wasn't completely dissapointed as underneasth was a Turtles rug, bed cover, curtains and bin...plus more. That was one hell of a christmas.

The most memorable moment for my family was when I got the Turtles sewer. My sister still reminds me until this day how I reacted when I first saw it in Toys R Us...kicking and screaming saying "I want it! I want it" and then continuing to burst into tears like the little spoilt brat I was. Sure enough, I got it a week later and was as happy as anything.

mikey2007 · 01-27-2007, 05:05 PM

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Originally Posted by jezza

My most memorable turtle figure moment for me was the christmas I had a box taller and wider than I was (and that was saying something. I was a helluva fat kid) full of Turtles stuff. The top of the box had Casey Jones, Baxter Stockman, Rat King and Splinter (I already got the Turtles themselves and Shredder) when I looked in the top of the box and saw them, I thought the whole box was action figures and nothing else. The dissapointment came when I took them out, although I wasn't completely dissapointed as underneasth was a Turtles rug, bed cover, curtains and bin...plus more. That was one hell of a christmas.

The most memorable moment for my family was when I got the Turtles sewer. My sister still reminds me until this day how I reacted when I first saw it in Toys R Us...kicking and screaming saying "I want it! I want it" and then continuing to burst into tears like the little spoilt brat I was. Sure enough, I got it a week later and was as happy as anything.

man, ur lucky, i never got any of the playsets (Lair, Technodrome) i got a couple of vehicles, but usually all i got was the figures, but i'm not complaining, cuz my imagination still ran wild...i used to set up the turtle figures throughout my house and pretend i was going through the levels like in the old school video games, lol my favorite part was always when i had the turtle van crash over the road and splinter gets taken away (like in TMNT 2)

haha i'm such a nerd, i wonder, am i the only one that did this? i miss the good old days lol

jezza · 01-28-2007, 11:35 AM

I never saw the Technodrome for sale anywhere. I do remember a Blue Peter special though in which you could build your own Turtles sewer. Certain parts of it were better than the official one

*Kendamu* · 01-28-2007, 12:13 PM

I got my first TMNT toy before I knew what TMNT was. I wanted a new toy and Mom wanted me to have something different than usual. So we came across the original rubber-head run of the TMNT toys (this was probably in like 1987 or something) and I told her I wanted the "orange one" because "orange soda is my favorite drink" or "orange is my favorite color" (at the time it was) or something like that.

I took it home and played with it a lot. Then maybe a year later at most when it moved to weekday afternoons on FOX replacing The Real Ghostbusters I saw the toon for the first time (the episode where Baxter becomes a fly) and afterwards ran upstairs to see that this toy I had was from what became my new favorite show.

So, yeah, those were the days.

Dragnskull · 02-01-2007, 01:03 AM

i remember the day i got my first toy, it was the Rat king. I didnt get a toy when they released =/

i got the rat king because the TMNT were all sold out [everywhere.] and all that was left was a few badguys

i played with him for about 1-2 days before my [at the time] stepdad came home with a new toy, Undercover Don...and o man did those two guys battle it out >.<

01-25-2007, 01:53 PM	#1
discordiatookie facehugger Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Aberdeen, Scotland Posts: 2,817	A story I heard today that made me grin... I nipped into Argos today to see if they had any more TMNT figs, and they did, but only a Raph (which, i must say, looks totally awesome, my favourite one so far...) So as I was waiting at the counter to pick it up, the woman came over and handed it to me. She then told me that on her first day working at Argos just so happened to be the day that the original TMNT figures came out. So she was stood there crapping herself as there was 200 people queuing up for them outside! WOOHOO! now those were the days! That's more popular than the Nintendo Wii (in aberdeen that is!) So does anyone else remember the day the toys came out? my mam queued up for hours on end, the first in the queue outside Woolworths, just for me! now that's what I call a spoilt brat I cant remember that day, but I remember the week, cos I met Michaelangelo in Woolies, and I can remember seeing all the figures hanging on the shelves, it was too cool... __________________ Oh Discordia! Charyou Tree! Come, Reap! Don't tell us to grow up and out of it I got my cloak and dagger in a bar room brawl You actually trying to read this tiny text? Damn, you're dedicated! This is all just for effect you know... original TMNT art collection

01-25-2007, 03:31 PM	#2
TheShowstoppa Stone Warrior Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Indiana Posts: 629	I don't remember the day the toys came out, I just went into a store one day and saw them. So I asked mom if I could get them. I got Mikey, Leo and the Sewer Cycle. I miss those good 'ole days. __________________ Courtesy of LUCKFF "I don't know what bothers me more; That this actually worked, or that Don carries around a pigeon puppet." - Mikey: Search for Splinter Pt. 1

01-25-2007, 11:16 PM	#3
mikey2007 Hench Mutant Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lincoln, NE Posts: 304	those were the days, i got my first figure for my birthday when i was like 3? i don't remember how old i was, but i remember opening it up, but suprise suprise it was a mikey , and my brother whose bday is a week after mine got a donny one (which is why i never really liked don much as a child) sibling rivalry lol __________________ "i just love hide-n-seek, don't you?" -mike

01-27-2007, 04:43 PM	#4
jezza Foot Soldier Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 170	My most memorable turtle figure moment for me was the christmas I had a box taller and wider than I was (and that was saying something. I was a helluva fat kid) full of Turtles stuff. The top of the box had Casey Jones, Baxter Stockman, Rat King and Splinter (I already got the Turtles themselves and Shredder) when I looked in the top of the box and saw them, I thought the whole box was action figures and nothing else. The dissapointment came when I took them out, although I wasn't completely dissapointed as underneasth was a Turtles rug, bed cover, curtains and bin...plus more. That was one hell of a christmas. The most memorable moment for my family was when I got the Turtles sewer. My sister still reminds me until this day how I reacted when I first saw it in Toys R Us...kicking and screaming saying "I want it! I want it" and then continuing to burst into tears like the little spoilt brat I was. Sure enough, I got it a week later and was as happy as anything.

01-28-2007, 11:35 AM	#6
jezza Foot Soldier Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Surrey, UK Posts: 170	I never saw the Technodrome for sale anywhere. I do remember a Blue Peter special though in which you could build your own Turtles sewer. Certain parts of it were better than the official one

01-28-2007, 12:13 PM	#7
Kendamu Sewerhead Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Canada Posts: 2,890	I got my first TMNT toy before I knew what TMNT was. I wanted a new toy and Mom wanted me to have something different than usual. So we came across the original rubber-head run of the TMNT toys (this was probably in like 1987 or something) and I told her I wanted the "orange one" because "orange soda is my favorite drink" or "orange is my favorite color" (at the time it was) or something like that. I took it home and played with it a lot. Then maybe a year later at most when it moved to weekday afternoons on FOX replacing The Real Ghostbusters I saw the toon for the first time (the episode where Baxter becomes a fly) and afterwards ran upstairs to see that this toy I had was from what became my new favorite show. So, yeah, those were the days.

02-01-2007, 01:03 AM	#8
Dragnskull Stone Warrior Join Date: May 2005 Location: Humble, Texas Posts: 766	i remember the day i got my first toy, it was the Rat king. I didnt get a toy when they released =/ i got the rat king because the TMNT were all sold out [everywhere.] and all that was left was a few badguys i played with him for about 1-2 days before my [at the time] stepdad came home with a new toy, Undercover Don...and o man did those two guys battle it out >.<