1988 Knucklehead

Bill · 03-04-2013, 08:01 PM

Hello Dear Dromers, It was the year 1988 when the original Tmnt toyline began and
this was the first and only vehicle that the bad guys had back then. Imagine what
might had happened it the toyline was called after the first year?

Knucklehead blueprint

Knucklehead Jokebook #6 (photo courtesy by MAXtDie)

Fortunately that didn´t happen. Knucklehead´s toybox art with a Foot Soldier...talking? (an early Alpha One version maybe?) and design were very good, and I believe it foreshadowed
the many good things that were yet to come.

Although it had a brief Tv appearance only in season 2 episode "Enter the Fly" and then
in a larger version in Season 3 "Casey Jones: Outlaw hero" (but this one never made it into the toyline).

I still haven´t found a good review on youtube of the Knucklehead (I think it deserves it), only this video

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjHaVPhoAiE

Here is the toy commercial for the Knucklehead

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmbFZ351Es8

and finally here is featured in the 1988 (Photo Courtesy of Tubulosos) and 1989 playmates toy catalogs

Do you have this Vehicle in your Collection? What do you think about it?
Any memories from your childhood when you bought it that you wanna share ?

Thanks for reading and thanks for all your awesome comments in the rest of my threads.

The Purple Dragon · 03-05-2013, 01:43 PM

i dont have it, but hope i get it soon.i always did like this toy but it was sold out before i did get the money fore it and my toy store did never get it back in store. dident it also appear in the archie issue 9

*pannoni1* · 03-05-2013, 02:20 PM

I have one MIB and while its a cool toy, I wish it had a gizmo that activates string/rope around the figure just like in "Enter: The Fly" on Rocksteady. Sadly, Playmates didn't pass the test. That said, its relatively inexpensive (I paid around $7 for it last year) and a classic example of the claw grip.

ryukenden · 03-05-2013, 03:32 PM

I had a friend who had this. But he kept using it on his Foot Soldier.

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 03-05-2013, 03:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ozzythebulldog

dident it also appear in the archie issue 9

It's in the Chameleon Archie story, where a Foot soldier robot rides this vehicle.

*Mzx10484* · 03-08-2013, 06:55 AM

I was never particularly impressed by this...

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 03-08-2013, 12:19 PM

Mirage in a toy advertising?

~~1987~~ · 03-18-2014, 11:14 AM

i had this one for sure, i got tons of play out of it

Slash2000 · 04-24-2014, 03:58 PM

I had 2 of these because one broke - a Hero Turtles one and a Ninja Turtles one.

I really liked it!

billbot85 · 05-30-2016, 12:53 PM

Never had this as a kid, but I certainly want one now. I loved the giant one that Krang had in the episode "Casey Jones: Outlaw Hero."

slashpieturtlemix · 10-01-2016, 03:37 PM

I love your tmnt vintage posts. I wish there were more tmnt vintage stuff to explore.

Bill · 10-01-2016, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by slashpieturtlemix

I love your tmnt vintage posts. I wish there were more tmnt vintage stuff to explore.

Thanks for your comments, my posts will return....soon

*Candy Kappa* · 10-01-2016, 04:53 PM

The Knucklehead is such a cool & wacky looking vehicle, wanted it so badly when I was a kid.

*wpugh2424* · 10-01-2016, 09:04 PM

Love this toy
I've got my foot soldier on it right now ..
All the vehicles from the original line destroy the new ones

03-04-2013, 08:01 PM	#1
Bill Stone Warrior Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 666	1988 Knucklehead Hello Dear Dromers, It was the year 1988 when the original Tmnt toyline began and this was the first and only vehicle that the bad guys had back then. Imagine what might had happened it the toyline was called after the first year? Knucklehead blueprint Knucklehead Jokebook #6 (photo courtesy by MAXtDie) Fortunately that didn´t happen. Knucklehead´s toybox art with a Foot Soldier...talking? (an early Alpha One version maybe?) and design were very good, and I believe it foreshadowed the many good things that were yet to come. Although it had a brief Tv appearance only in season 2 episode "Enter the Fly" and then in a larger version in Season 3 "Casey Jones: Outlaw hero" (but this one never made it into the toyline). I still haven´t found a good review on youtube of the Knucklehead (I think it deserves it), only this video http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjHaVPhoAiE Here is the toy commercial for the Knucklehead http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vmbFZ351Es8 and finally here is featured in the 1988 (Photo Courtesy of Tubulosos) and 1989 playmates toy catalogs Do you have this Vehicle in your Collection? What do you think about it? Any memories from your childhood when you bought it that you wanna share ? Thanks for reading and thanks for all your awesome comments in the rest of my threads. Last edited by Bill; 01-28-2016 at 02:17 PM.

03-05-2013, 02:20 PM	#3
pannoni1 Foot Elite Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: USA Posts: 3,447	I have one MIB and while its a cool toy, I wish it had a gizmo that activates string/rope around the figure just like in "Enter: The Fly" on Rocksteady. Sadly, Playmates didn't pass the test. That said, its relatively inexpensive (I paid around $7 for it last year) and a classic example of the claw grip. __________________ 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!

05-30-2016, 12:53 PM	#10
billbot85 Mad Scientist Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 1,007	Never had this as a kid, but I certainly want one now. I loved the giant one that Krang had in the episode "Casey Jones: Outlaw Hero." __________________ MY COMPLETE WISH LIST: http://forums.thetechnodrome.com/sho...03#post1120403 GIFSoup

10-01-2016, 03:37 PM	#11
slashpieturtlemix Mad Scientist Join Date: May 2013 Location: Metairie, LA Posts: 1,259	I love your tmnt vintage posts. I wish there were more tmnt vintage stuff to explore. __________________ Owner of Hkohles1gaming, kohlesgoods, and hkohles1. https://www.youtube.com/user/hkohles1 https://www.ebay.com/usr/kohlesgoods https://www.facebook.com/hkohles1gaming

10-01-2016, 04:53 PM	#13
Candy Kappa The Agenda of Existing Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vikingland Posts: 14,596	The Knucklehead is such a cool & wacky looking vehicle, wanted it so badly when I was a kid. __________________ devianArt Instagram Youtube Tumblr Art Blog Patreon

03-05-2013, 01:43 PM	#2
The Purple Dragon Stone Warrior Join Date: May 2011 Location: the streets in norway 😉 Posts: 659	i dont have it, but hope i get it soon.i always did like this toy but it was sold out before i did get the money fore it and my toy store did never get it back in store. dident it also appear in the archie issue 9

03-05-2013, 03:32 PM	#4
ryukenden Hench Mutant Join Date: Dec 2009 Posts: 383	I had a friend who had this. But he kept using it on his Foot Soldier.

03-08-2013, 06:55 AM	#6
Mzx10484 WEM Super Starfinder 200 Join Date: Sep 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 2,085	I was never particularly impressed by this...

03-08-2013, 12:19 PM	#7
Original TMNT Cartoon Fan Overlord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 10,480	Mirage in a toy advertising?

03-18-2014, 11:14 AM	#8
~~1987~~ Banned Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 640	i had this one for sure, i got tons of play out of it

04-24-2014, 03:58 PM	#9
Slash2000 Random Punk Join Date: Oct 2013 Posts: 30	I had 2 of these because one broke - a Hero Turtles one and a Ninja Turtles one. I really liked it!

10-01-2016, 09:04 PM	#14
wpugh2424 Mad Scientist Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Triceraton Republic Posts: 1,525	Love this toy I've got my foot soldier on it right now .. All the vehicles from the original line destroy the new ones __________________ "Go! Move it, will ya? Aw, you're letting him blow right by ya! Can you believe this guy? Come on! Don't just...! Ninja-kick the damn rabbit! Do something!"