TMNT: 30-minute Toy Commercials?

*oldmanwinters* · 10-31-2006, 06:03 PM

Some people might think this thread should go in the toy section, but I think it is more general. People constantly complain that Sat. morning cartoons are nothing more than market-driven attempts for Toy companies to sell more action figures. Are they right? Who knows...

But the old TMNT cartoon sure had a lot of random cameos by contraptions and vehicles from the toy line. Here's some samples:

The FlushOmatic in Mich.'s Birthday. Shredder captures Mikey to use him as bait (but planned to kill him anyway). Shredder already had his mutagen-sprayer, laser-blaster armed goons, etc. So why go to all the trouble to haul this thing all the way up from the technodrome. In fact, why even waste time building it? It's just mutagen poured into a funnel that drips down on a turtle tied to the base. Is a machine like this really necessary if you already have the mutagen AND the captured Turtle?!? Seems like Shredder was giving a sly nod to Playmates on this one. I wonder how much he got paid?

And what's this?

The foot-ski from Pizza by the Shred. Can that thing really fit down a manhole? Apparently it can, but not without a lot of sweat from Rocksteady and Bebop! Isn't it odd that the villians JUST HAPPENED to be carrying this thing around? And doesn't it seem like they go through unnecessary trouble to use it? Again, Playmates is likely sending the Benjamins to Krang.

10-31-2006, 06:03 PM	#1
oldmanwinters Overlord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Between yesterday and tomorrow! Posts: 15,499	TMNT: 30-minute Toy Commercials? Some people might think this thread should go in the toy section, but I think it is more general. People constantly complain that Sat. morning cartoons are nothing more than market-driven attempts for Toy companies to sell more action figures. Are they right? Who knows... But the old TMNT cartoon sure had a lot of random cameos by contraptions and vehicles from the toy line. Here's some samples: The FlushOmatic in Mich.'s Birthday. Shredder captures Mikey to use him as bait (but planned to kill him anyway). Shredder already had his mutagen-sprayer, laser-blaster armed goons, etc. So why go to all the trouble to haul this thing all the way up from the technodrome. In fact, why even waste time building it? It's just mutagen poured into a funnel that drips down on a turtle tied to the base. Is a machine like this really necessary if you already have the mutagen AND the captured Turtle?!? Seems like Shredder was giving a sly nod to Playmates on this one. I wonder how much he got paid? And what's this? The foot-ski from Pizza by the Shred. Can that thing really fit down a manhole? Apparently it can, but not without a lot of sweat from Rocksteady and Bebop! Isn't it odd that the villians JUST HAPPENED to be carrying this thing around? And doesn't it seem like they go through unnecessary trouble to use it? Again, Playmates is likely sending the Benjamins to Krang. Last edited by oldmanwinters; 02-03-2012 at 10:39 PM.