Ninja Turtle Product dissapointment/letdown?

rufus · 08-30-2012, 01:16 PM

have or had a TMNT product that was a disappointment/letdown?

Started picking up the 4kids single release DVDs to complete the spine artwork. Ordered vol 5 and went to line it up with vol 6 and its the same picture.

The Ninja Action turtles. Could never seem to get those to work.

*chrisdude* · 08-31-2012, 12:58 PM

The way the Fred Wolf cartoon DVDs were released. First in volumes, then in seasons, then they split season 7 into four releases - then sold them together, then when back to seasons, and they had random packaging designs. It's just sloppy, and they look bad together on the shelf.

*Storm Eagle* · 08-31-2012, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by chrisdude

The way the Fred Wolf cartoon DVDs were released. First in volumes, then in seasons, then they split season 7 into four releases - then sold them together, then when back to seasons, and they had random packaging designs. It's just sloppy, and they look bad together on the shelf.

In that case, the only one for me is the two season 5 episodes not being placed on the season 5 set, but on the season 10 set as special features instead.

Another one is where the canister of retromutagen ooze I bought turned into water.

*pannoni1* · 08-31-2012, 05:12 PM

I'd probably have to say the latest Archie TMNT Adventures TPB that only contained four issues at more than the price of inflation when the first trade was released over 20 years ago; at least make it around 8 issues so that we can finish the series in 9 volumes!

*Galactus* · 08-31-2012, 09:57 PM

Can't say I've really been disapointed with a TMNT product. I've generaly had a good idea what I'm buying or as a kid what was being bought for me.

The only time I can really think this is when I was a kid a recieved a plastic table which had on both it's face and the single thick middle leg very cool art that was either done by the same people who did the Playmates box art or a very good imitator. I just lent with one arm on the table as I got up from kneeling by it and it snapped and broke and this was less then a week of having it.

Obviously we threw it out but to this day I've never seen this table anywhere else. It's like it never existed.

*zkarlette* · 08-31-2012, 10:17 PM

Those 4kids figures that Had a little gear or something and would " collapse". Never could do anything with those..

*sdp* · 08-31-2012, 10:55 PM

I was dissappointed in NECA releasing 4 Raphaels.

*Mr._Mutant_Man* · 09-01-2012, 03:27 PM

Pizza crunchabungas. Those things were disgusting.

The Dreamwave TMNT series was disappointing too, although a major factor in that was how horribly Dreamwave was managed which put it out of business. With a more competent comic book publisher, maybe we could have had the second coming of TMNT Adventures, sort of.

*Jephael* · 09-01-2012, 06:27 PM

The 4Kids version of Usagi's action figure was a major disapointment! His arms just stuck out, so you couldn't pose him like the original 80s toy.

*Mr._Mutant_Man* · 09-01-2012, 07:16 PM

Looking back at the original toy line, while it is my favorite, what were they thinking with Shredder's sculpt? I always have to prop him against something because he can't stand on his own.

As a kid I was dissapointed that we didn't see all of the Mutanimals in action figure form, like Jagwar. Plus more variants based on the Archie comics would have been neat, like the wrestling costumes. Even if less people read the comics than watched the show, wrestling costume Turtles may have sold just as well, if not better than baseball playing Turtles or farmer Turtles.

cyberweasel · 09-02-2012, 12:23 AM

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Originally Posted by Mr._Mutant_Man

Pizza crunchabungas. Those things were disgusting.

I have to disagree... I miss those things!

Vivi · 09-02-2012, 04:49 AM

I'm disappointed that they never released a shmick metal phone case that makes your phone look like a turtle com.

plasticturtle · 09-02-2012, 08:31 AM

TMNT cereal. I bought it thinking I'd love it. Turns out it tasted terrible.

Victorsaurus · 09-02-2012, 08:59 AM

For now (I have to think about past merch) the US Turtles Forever DVD, I had no idea that they cut out some scenes, seriously, was it really hard to just release the uncut version?

Unpainted weapons, especially for the Viacom basic figures.

Raijin Z · 09-03-2012, 10:38 PM

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Originally Posted by sdp

I was dissappointed in NECA releasing 4 Raphaels.

Don't worry, I laughed.

08-30-2012, 01:16 PM	#1
rufus Stone Warrior Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Lawrenceville,Georgia Posts: 780	Ninja Turtle Product dissapointment/letdown? have or had a TMNT product that was a disappointment/letdown? Started picking up the 4kids single release DVDs to complete the spine artwork. Ordered vol 5 and went to line it up with vol 6 and its the same picture. The Ninja Action turtles. Could never seem to get those to work. __________________ http://www.youtube.com/user/edgartooms ^TMNT Stopmotions.

08-31-2012, 05:12 PM	#4
pannoni1 Foot Elite Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: USA Posts: 3,447	I'd probably have to say the latest Archie TMNT Adventures TPB that only contained four issues at more than the price of inflation when the first trade was released over 20 years ago; at least make it around 8 issues so that we can finish the series in 9 volumes! __________________ http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/sho...d.php?t=37065- MY WANT LIST TMNT FAN CLUB LINK: http://sot.ag/gCjK/ 30 years of Turtle Power!

08-31-2012, 10:17 PM	#6
zkarlette Fashionably late Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: CA Posts: 4,146	Those 4kids figures that Had a little gear or something and would " collapse". Never could do anything with those.. __________________ "If only we'd stop trying to be happy, we could have a pretty good time" E.W

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sdp Detoxed Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Tokio, Italy Posts: 11,203	I was dissappointed in NECA releasing 4 Raphaels. __________________ *Trapt* *urself Page MiscRave!!!* Click to join The Drome Discord server

09-01-2012, 06:27 PM	#9
Jephael That whack job behind you Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Carlisle, Pennsylvania Posts: 8,143	The 4Kids version of Usagi's action figure was a major disapointment! His arms just stuck out, so you couldn't pose him like the original 80s toy. __________________ "I like it. Simple, but effective!" Raphael; The Mean Machines - 1988

08-31-2012, 12:58 PM	#2
chrisdude Foot Elite Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: North Carolina Posts: 2,708	The way the Fred Wolf cartoon DVDs were released. First in volumes, then in seasons, then they split season 7 into four releases - then sold them together, then when back to seasons, and they had random packaging designs. It's just sloppy, and they look bad together on the shelf.

08-31-2012, 09:57 PM	#5
Galactus Foot Elite Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 3,009	Can't say I've really been disapointed with a TMNT product. I've generaly had a good idea what I'm buying or as a kid what was being bought for me. The only time I can really think this is when I was a kid a recieved a plastic table which had on both it's face and the single thick middle leg very cool art that was either done by the same people who did the Playmates box art or a very good imitator. I just lent with one arm on the table as I got up from kneeling by it and it snapped and broke and this was less then a week of having it. Obviously we threw it out but to this day I've never seen this table anywhere else. It's like it never existed.

09-01-2012, 03:27 PM	#8
Mr._Mutant_Man Mad Scientist Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,340	Pizza crunchabungas. Those things were disgusting. The Dreamwave TMNT series was disappointing too, although a major factor in that was how horribly Dreamwave was managed which put it out of business. With a more competent comic book publisher, maybe we could have had the second coming of TMNT Adventures, sort of.

09-01-2012, 07:16 PM	#10
Mr._Mutant_Man Mad Scientist Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,340	Looking back at the original toy line, while it is my favorite, what were they thinking with Shredder's sculpt? I always have to prop him against something because he can't stand on his own. As a kid I was dissapointed that we didn't see all of the Mutanimals in action figure form, like Jagwar. Plus more variants based on the Archie comics would have been neat, like the wrestling costumes. Even if less people read the comics than watched the show, wrestling costume Turtles may have sold just as well, if not better than baseball playing Turtles or farmer Turtles.

09-02-2012, 04:49 AM	#12
Vivi Mad Scientist Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ninja HQ, Moon Posts: 1,076	I'm disappointed that they never released a shmick metal phone case that makes your phone look like a turtle com.

09-02-2012, 08:31 AM	#13
plasticturtle Foot Soldier Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 224	TMNT cereal. I bought it thinking I'd love it. Turns out it tasted terrible.

09-02-2012, 08:59 AM	#14
Victorsaurus Foot Soldier Join Date: Aug 2012 Posts: 153	For now (I have to think about past merch) the US Turtles Forever DVD, I had no idea that they cut out some scenes, seriously, was it really hard to just release the uncut version? Unpainted weapons, especially for the Viacom basic figures. __________________ http://sot.ag/gk6B/ Last edited by Victorsaurus; 09-02-2012 at 09:37 AM.