Vernon's Belt Pocket

Batman1016 · 06-20-2019, 03:00 AM

Silly question: does anyone have any idea what's supposed to be in the little pocket on Vernon's belt in the '87 cartoon? It's vaguely gun-holster-shaped, with it's odd little angle on the bottom, but it's CLEARLY not that, and I doubt it's a weapon of any kind (or he would have tried to use it on SOMEONE, during one of the many times he'd been threatened during the series run *LOL*).

Any ideas?

- J

*Candy Kappa* · 06-20-2019, 04:22 AM

Maybe NYC have open carry laws in the FW universe

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 06-20-2019, 05:20 AM

I have never noticed him wearing any belt pocket until now.

*oldmanwinters* · 06-20-2019, 08:15 AM

I'd assume a tape recorder or something like that. Didn't April use that mini-purse that hung from her belt for the same purpose?

**Jester** · 06-20-2019, 09:04 AM

????

*Prowler* · 06-20-2019, 10:59 AM

Wow now I've seen threads about EVERYTHING

But in all seriousness now, good call, OP. I've never really cared about Vernon's pocket. hell, perhaps I had never even noticed it.

*FredWolfLeonardo* · 06-20-2019, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Prowler

Wow now I've seen threads about EVERYTHING

But in all seriousness now, good call, OP. I've never really cared about Vernon's pocket. hell, perhaps I had never even noticed it.

Yeah, never did I imagine that Vernon's pocket would get a thread of its own.

Its probably where he keeps his dildo.

*IndigoErth* · 06-20-2019, 03:49 PM

I don't think I ever consciously took notice of that... Hm. Vernon with a gun or other weapon? Somehow I doubt it. lol That guy was afraid of his own shadow. I like Jester's idea, or some other work-related gadget.

Or, what the heck, TMNT was a little ahead of its time in some ways... so it's his primitive early version of a flip phone before they existed in the real world. (Lord knows April would look up info on her computer at work as if the internet existed, too.)

*Original TMNT Cartoon Fan* · 06-20-2019, 04:16 PM

Is that belt pocket always seen in all episodes where Vernon appears?

*MsMarvelDuckie* · 06-20-2019, 04:51 PM

I like the multitool idea. Or maybe a pager, since it was the 90's?

*Prowler* · 06-21-2019, 03:12 PM

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Originally Posted by FredWolfLeonardo

Yeah, never did I imagine that Vernon's pocket would get a thread of its own.

These forums are a box of a surprises. It's as if these forums are a FW series spin-off of some sort, which is fitting, I guess.

*pferreira* · 06-27-2019, 12:40 PM

Pocket for swiss army knife or tape recorder.

~~ABrown~~ · 06-27-2019, 01:33 PM

Wireless Mic Belt Pac?

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...for_shure.html

Batman1016 · 07-04-2019, 11:38 PM

Thanks for your ideas, guys!

Actually, the entire reason I posted this question was for a custom figure project. I'm making the main Channel 6 Happy Hour News Team, and I wanted to determine accessories for Vernon, and whether WHATEVER is in that pocket was ever shown on screen (Personally, my theory is one of those switch-blade combs, 'cuz he seems like a guy who'd keep a comb on him at all times to do his hair. *LOL*)

Anyway, if it never appeared on screen, I'm not worried about what was actually IN the pocket. I just made the figure with a fake belt pocket.

Batman1016 · 07-04-2019, 11:43 PM

For the record, already did April years ago, recently had her featured as a Cool Custom of the Week on Toy News International.

Custom NECA-Style '87 Cartoon April O'Neil

(And yeah, the object on the back of HER belt is a tape recorder.

)

Batman1016 · 07-05-2019, 12:05 AM

So, here's a second question:

Can anyone think of some good character-specific accessories for the Burne Thompson figure? Only ideas I've got are a clipboard, a sheaf of papers, and a black office telephone. Pretty lame. Any iconic, unique, or episode-specific objects he uses?

funatic · 07-05-2019, 01:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Batman1016

So, here's a second question:

Can anyone think of some good character-specific accessories for the Burne Thompson figure? Only ideas I've got are a clipboard, a sheaf of papers, and a black office telephone. Pretty lame. Any iconic, unique, or episode-specific objects he uses?

Framed picture of that blonde floozy who hated turtles for no good reason?

*oldmanwinters* · 07-05-2019, 02:03 PM

Great looking custom of Vernon!

Yeah, I think "Tiffany" as an "accessory" would be hilarious.

His action figure had a bullhorn accessory, if I remember.

*MikeandRaph87* · 07-05-2019, 02:30 PM

It always bothered me that Burne Thompson had a napkin stuck to his shoe as a part of the figure. Why? He did not have a gag related to that.

Batman1016 · 07-05-2019, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by MikeandRaph87

It always bothered me that Burne Thompson had a napkin stuck to his shoe as a part of the figure. Why? He did not have a gag related to that.

Oh, agreed. That's part of the reason why I didn't bother getting his figure to make my custom. Used a Toon Vernon and a Toon Irma for theirs, but I made my own Burne head. Like, none of his figure made any sense. He doesn't routinely carry a sammich, he doesn't routinely use a bullhorn (he was loud enough on his own), he doesn't have stains on his shirt or paper on his shoe, he wasn't a slob (in fact, he was almost always very well put together).

I dunno about a Tiffany photo, because again, he never actually had a picture of her in the show. But . . . I HAVE been known to make a whole custom figure as an accessory to another figure, so it WOULD be kinda hilarious to make a static Tiffany statue-figure as an accessory for Burne! *LOL* Hmm . . . possibilities . . . .

06-20-2019, 03:00 AM	#1
Batman1016 Mouser Join Date: May 2019 Location: Centre Hall, PA Posts: 11	Vernon's Belt Pocket Silly question: does anyone have any idea what's supposed to be in the little pocket on Vernon's belt in the '87 cartoon? It's vaguely gun-holster-shaped, with it's odd little angle on the bottom, but it's CLEARLY not that, and I doubt it's a weapon of any kind (or he would have tried to use it on SOMEONE, during one of the many times he'd been threatened during the series run LOL). Any ideas? - J

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06-20-2019, 05:20 AM	#3
Original TMNT Cartoon Fan Overlord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 10,480	I have never noticed him wearing any belt pocket until now.

06-20-2019, 10:59 AM	#6
Prowler Emperor Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,999	Wow now I've seen threads about EVERYTHING But in all seriousness now, good call, OP. I've never really cared about Vernon's pocket. hell, perhaps I had never even noticed it.

06-20-2019, 03:49 PM	#8
IndigoErth Team Blue Boy Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: U.S., East Coast Posts: 16,295	I don't think I ever consciously took notice of that... Hm. Vernon with a gun or other weapon? Somehow I doubt it. lol That guy was afraid of his own shadow. I like Jester's idea, or some other work-related gadget. Or, what the heck, TMNT was a little ahead of its time in some ways... so it's his primitive early version of a flip phone before they existed in the real world. (Lord knows April would look up info on her computer at work as if the internet existed, too.)

06-20-2019, 04:16 PM	#9
Original TMNT Cartoon Fan Overlord Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Sweden Posts: 10,480	Is that belt pocket always seen in all episodes where Vernon appears?

06-27-2019, 12:40 PM	#12
pferreira Foot Elite Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 2,514	Pocket for swiss army knife or tape recorder.

07-04-2019, 11:38 PM	#14
Batman1016 Mouser Join Date: May 2019 Location: Centre Hall, PA Posts: 11	Thanks for your ideas, guys! Actually, the entire reason I posted this question was for a custom figure project. I'm making the main Channel 6 Happy Hour News Team, and I wanted to determine accessories for Vernon, and whether WHATEVER is in that pocket was ever shown on screen (Personally, my theory is one of those switch-blade combs, 'cuz he seems like a guy who'd keep a comb on him at all times to do his hair. LOL) Anyway, if it never appeared on screen, I'm not worried about what was actually IN the pocket. I just made the figure with a fake belt pocket.

07-04-2019, 11:43 PM	#15
Batman1016 Mouser Join Date: May 2019 Location: Centre Hall, PA Posts: 11	For the record, already did April years ago, recently had her featured as a Cool Custom of the Week on Toy News International. Custom NECA-Style '87 Cartoon April O'Neil (And yeah, the object on the back of HER belt is a tape recorder. )

07-05-2019, 12:05 AM	#16
Batman1016 Mouser Join Date: May 2019 Location: Centre Hall, PA Posts: 11	So, here's a second question: Can anyone think of some good character-specific accessories for the Burne Thompson figure? Only ideas I've got are a clipboard, a sheaf of papers, and a black office telephone. Pretty lame. Any iconic, unique, or episode-specific objects he uses?

07-05-2019, 02:03 PM	#18
oldmanwinters Overlord Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Between yesterday and tomorrow! Posts: 15,486	Great looking custom of Vernon! Yeah, I think "Tiffany" as an "accessory" would be hilarious. His action figure had a bullhorn accessory, if I remember. __________________ Experience the TMNT Fan Commentaries! Check out my TMNT fan comic, "Nothing to Fear"! View my sketch work! I'm selling some of my hard-to-find TMNT items!

07-05-2019, 02:30 PM	#19
MikeandRaph87 Jedi Master Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: JLA Satellite Headquarters Posts: 11,189	It always bothered me that Burne Thompson had a napkin stuck to his shoe as a part of the figure. Why? He did not have a gag related to that. __________________ Michelangelo: This looks like a job for the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Raphael: Sheesh, Mikey this ain't a cartoon!