Turtle Toy of Yesteryear

Ninja Turtles Cartoon Fan · 10-14-2002, 07:40 PM

Hey, guys, remember this thing?

I remember that I just had to have one of these when I was younger. I still have mine, actually, and it still works!

It's too bad they couldn't have made an interactive Turtle Comm. One of the disappointments I had with this toy was that I thought you got actual messages from the Turtles.

But all you could do was message them.

Oh, well. It was still a pretty nifty Turtle toy.

"It's a Turtle communicator. We all carry them now." - Donatello, from "Shredder & Splintered"

~~Reznorite420~~ · 10-15-2002, 07:20 AM

DO I??????? There was a short period in third grade where I brought it to school with me every day!

There was also a newer one that came in the later years that was shaped like the ones the turtles used, but it wasn't as good. All it did was play certain sounds (that weren't even the turtles) such as, "COW-A-BUNG-A-DUDES!" I'm serious; it was so broken in the way they were said! Each syllable was pronouced seperately!

I never got THAT one, that thank God! The original one, (in the pic) was the cooler one.

~~Reznorite420~~ · 10-15-2002, 07:24 AM

But THIS just happened to be my all-time favorite:

**Kali** · 10-15-2002, 07:54 AM

I remember having both those toys at some point in my childhood. I'm pretty sure that pieces of the party wagon are still around.

**DarthRaphael** · 10-15-2002, 09:29 AM

My party wagon is in shambles. Somehow I lost/broke most of the accessories.

I still have the Turtle Cycle, Footski, and a sewer tube in good shape.

~~PWDESAI~~ · 10-15-2002, 01:46 PM

sweet sweet turtles drool am i the only one that loves all boxwork tmnt? i just love it, i'm gonna go on ebay and get the partywagon mib
later

*Kameko* · 10-15-2002, 01:52 PM

*frown* Can you believe that I never had any TMNT toys as a kid? I do remember playing TMNT on the playground, though. And playing with my friends toys.

Donatello the turtle · 10-15-2002, 01:53 PM

i got some action figures around my house i think

Ninja Turtles Cartoon Fan · 10-15-2002, 03:06 PM

I had the Turtle Comm, the Turtle Van, and a few action figures. I always wanted to get a Technodrome, though.

When I was little, I remember how I thought it was kind of a bummer that the bad guys always had to walk and the good guys always had the Turtle van to ride around in. Because I refused to let bad guys into the Turtle van.

That was a big no-no.

And the module would have been cool, too. Driving one of those things in real life would have been awesome.

"Whoever it is, tell them we don't want any!" - Krang, from "Turtles at the Earth's Core"

The Hedge · 10-15-2002, 04:01 PM

I love the box art on the TMNT figures and vehicles, I remember going in to the toyshops and just legging it to where the TMNT would be.
Wasn't there one with Michaelangelo getting his arm bitten off?
I think it was the Footski one, I didn't like that lol.
I don't remember ever seeing the Communicator in toy shops over here, it probably appeared here in 94.

Ninja Turtles Cartoon Fan · 10-15-2002, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by Reznorite420

There was also a newer one that came in the later years that was shaped like the ones the turtles used, but it wasn't as good. All it did was play certain sounds (that weren't even the turtles) such as, "COW-A-BUNG-A-DUDES!" I'm serious; it was so broken in the way they were said! Each syllable was pronouced seperately!

There was a second Turtle Comm? Do you have a picture? I never knew there was a second Turtle Comm. I wish the one that the makers came out with would have been the one the Turtles used in later seasons.

I like the rectangle Turtle Comm better than the round one.

"How are things going?"
"Terrible!"

Donatello and Raphael, from "The Starchild"

~~PWDESAI~~ · 10-15-2002, 06:52 PM

actually the round one was april's because it looked like a compact, and the sorta hexagon one was the turtles. I like the turtles one better than april's. Good news i found the turtle van for $30! MIB

Greed · 10-15-2002, 06:53 PM

All my vehicles are missing at least a peace or two

~~Reznorite420~~ · 10-16-2002, 07:28 PM

Sadly, NTCF, I don't have a pic of the second Turtle Comm toy.

**azure turtle** · 10-17-2002, 06:56 PM

I've always wanted one of those Turtle Comms...

RESOL · 10-19-2002, 10:53 PM

They were the the turtle launcher. turtle van, and my tutrle videogames.

~~Reznorite420~~ · 10-20-2002, 06:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Ninja Turtles Cartoon Fan

I always wanted to get a Technodrome, though.

Ditto. My first reaction to seeing the TV ad for it was, as Michelangelo would say, "TOTALLY AWESOME!!!!!" Like many a child in those days, I wanted to play around with it and act out a whole episode.

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Originally Posted by Ninja Turtles Cartoon Fan

When I was little, I remember how I thought it was kind of a bummer that the bad guys always had to walk and the good guys always had the Turtle van to ride around in. Because I refused to let bad guys into the Turtle van.

That was a big no-no.

Not for me

I remember my sister and I (yes, my older sister likes TMNT too, though nowhere near my level of obesession) used to always play with my toys with no limitatations. In other words, we'd have the foots joining the turtles at times, had the turtles navigate the foot-ski that I used to have, have Rocksteady and Bebop (those were among my favorite action figures of all) commandeer the turtle van, use that Foot Soldier figure on the main part of the sewer cycle (I wanted to act out the arcade game too), among other weird things.

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Originally Posted by Ninja Turtles Cartoon Fan

And the module would have been cool, too. Driving one of those things in real life would have been awesome.

See my comment on the Technodrome toy...

"He's turned the Technodrome into a pumpkin..." - Krang from "Mr. Ogg Goes to Town"

~~PWDESAI~~ · 10-20-2002, 09:49 AM

i didn't like taht mr. ogg goes to town episode, it was ok...
yeah i bought the technodrome 2nd hand from a friend a few years back, that's the only way i got it. I never had teh module, but a friend did and i played with his, it wasn't anything like the cartoon's though.

Steel_Wings · 10-30-2002, 09:13 PM

I remeber having the communcator, the sewer playset, tons of figures..the van, the helecopter, all of which I no longer have...

Steel_Wings · 10-30-2002, 09:16 PM

I always the Technodrome, along with Bebop and Rockstedy...I had Rockstedy..never got Bebop though

10-14-2002, 07:40 PM	#1
Ninja Turtles Cartoon Fan Stone Warrior Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: USA Posts: 835	Turtle Toy of Yesteryear Hey, guys, remember this thing? I remember that I just had to have one of these when I was younger. I still have mine, actually, and it still works! It's too bad they couldn't have made an interactive Turtle Comm. One of the disappointments I had with this toy was that I thought you got actual messages from the Turtles. But all you could do was message them. Oh, well. It was still a pretty nifty Turtle toy. "It's a Turtle communicator. We all carry them now." - Donatello, from "Shredder & Splintered"

10-15-2002, 09:29 AM	#5
DarthRaphael Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Charlotte, NC USA Posts: 913	My party wagon is in shambles. Somehow I lost/broke most of the accessories. I still have the Turtle Cycle, Footski, and a sewer tube in good shape. __________________ I edit your posts

10-15-2002, 01:53 PM	#8
Donatello the turtle Foot Soldier Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 215	i got some action figures around my house i think __________________ mike-donatello..donatello if you build it we will ride..IN TURTLE STYLE

10-15-2002, 04:01 PM	#10
The Hedge Thug Join Date: May 2002 Location: Dublin, Ireland Posts: 87	I love the box art on the TMNT figures and vehicles, I remember going in to the toyshops and just legging it to where the TMNT would be. Wasn't there one with Michaelangelo getting his arm bitten off? I think it was the Footski one, I didn't like that lol. I don't remember ever seeing the Communicator in toy shops over here, it probably appeared here in 94. __________________ "I'm not ill, green is my natural colour"

10-17-2002, 06:56 PM	#15
azure turtle Mango Lovin' Mutant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 9,453	I've always wanted one of those Turtle Comms... __________________ "God, I love being a turtle!" Want to meet the only blue ninja turtle in existence? Come visit me at my Lair!

10-15-2002, 07:20 AM	#2
~~Reznorite420~~ Banned Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 3,851	DO I??????? There was a short period in third grade where I brought it to school with me every day! There was also a newer one that came in the later years that was shaped like the ones the turtles used, but it wasn't as good. All it did was play certain sounds (that weren't even the turtles) such as, "COW-A-BUNG-A-DUDES!" I'm serious; it was so broken in the way they were said! Each syllable was pronouced seperately! I never got THAT one, that thank God! The original one, (in the pic) was the cooler one.

10-15-2002, 07:24 AM	#3
~~Reznorite420~~ Banned Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 3,851	But THIS just happened to be my all-time favorite:

10-15-2002, 07:54 AM	#4
Kali Inactive Moderator Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: California! Posts: 11,101	I remember having both those toys at some point in my childhood. I'm pretty sure that pieces of the party wagon are still around.

10-15-2002, 01:46 PM	#6
~~PWDESAI~~ Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,873	sweet sweet turtles drool am i the only one that loves all boxwork tmnt? i just love it, i'm gonna go on ebay and get the partywagon mib later

10-15-2002, 01:52 PM	#7
Kameko Sister to the TMNT Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Los Angeles, California, USA Posts: 2,756	frown Can you believe that I never had any TMNT toys as a kid? I do remember playing TMNT on the playground, though. And playing with my friends toys.

10-15-2002, 03:06 PM	#9
Ninja Turtles Cartoon Fan Stone Warrior Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: USA Posts: 835	I had the Turtle Comm, the Turtle Van, and a few action figures. I always wanted to get a Technodrome, though. When I was little, I remember how I thought it was kind of a bummer that the bad guys always had to walk and the good guys always had the Turtle van to ride around in. Because I refused to let bad guys into the Turtle van. That was a big no-no. And the module would have been cool, too. Driving one of those things in real life would have been awesome. "Whoever it is, tell them we don't want any!" - Krang, from "Turtles at the Earth's Core"

10-15-2002, 06:52 PM	#12
~~PWDESAI~~ Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,873	actually the round one was april's because it looked like a compact, and the sorta hexagon one was the turtles. I like the turtles one better than april's. Good news i found the turtle van for $30! MIB

10-15-2002, 06:53 PM	#13
Greed Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Chicago, ILL Posts: 931	All my vehicles are missing at least a peace or two

10-16-2002, 07:28 PM	#14
~~Reznorite420~~ Banned Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 3,851	Sadly, NTCF, I don't have a pic of the second Turtle Comm toy.

10-19-2002, 10:53 PM	#16
RESOL Mouser Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Somewhere in the great blue yonder of Texas Posts: 13	My favorite toys They were the the turtle launcher. turtle van, and my tutrle videogames. __________________ I am the one you used to make fun of and call LOSER. Now I am back, back for vengance, back for BLOOD!!!

10-20-2002, 09:49 AM	#18
~~PWDESAI~~ Banned Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 1,873	i didn't like taht mr. ogg goes to town episode, it was ok... yeah i bought the technodrome 2nd hand from a friend a few years back, that's the only way i got it. I never had teh module, but a friend did and i played with his, it wasn't anything like the cartoon's though.

10-30-2002, 09:13 PM	#19
Steel_Wings Random Punk Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: USA Posts: 37	Ahh..the good old days I remeber having the communcator, the sewer playset, tons of figures..the van, the helecopter, all of which I no longer have... __________________ "I HAVE THE POWER!"

10-30-2002, 09:16 PM	#20
Steel_Wings Random Punk Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: USA Posts: 37	come to think of it I always the Technodrome, along with Bebop and Rockstedy...I had Rockstedy..never got Bebop though __________________ "I HAVE THE POWER!"