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--This off the Business Wire.. Cartoon Network's new show line-up..
..as reported before 'TMNT' is in there..however the date has been pushed back::

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Donatello, Michelangelo, Raphael and Leonardo, four turtles trained in the Bushido code, use their skills to battle the evil Shredder and The Foot Clan in the 30-minute action-adventure comedy series that will air weekdays on Carton Network beginning Monday, April 19. "
.. ah well.."Things Change".. haha!! O' LORD..

--As,Promised.. here is the 'Toy Fare' TMNT Slide Show Comic
..from the MArch 2004 issue.. enjoy..

..at some point.. with Mikey's help..i hope to have a page of up of the odd and ends collection of some of the rarer TMNT short comic stories and some of their rare cross-over appearences in long gone books like 'Grim Jack' and 'Miami Mice'.. but..all in time..
..SO stay cool and stay..'EXTREME'..

..NOW 'scuse me.. i gotta program the TiVo!!
..>v<

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--..kinda cool..
.. i'm a bit late with this, but it doesn't seem anyone noticed anyway so ..

Wizard's 'Toy Fare' magazine..for March 2004..
(hurry..it's the one with either an 'Indiana Jones' Kermit the Frog toy on the front.. or a Mego Spider Man and Doc Ock on the cover..it's the same issue..2 differant covers..checkit out now while it's still may be on some stands)..
..err anyway.. their 'BEST OF 2003' features gives off the Toy Fare's staffs' best picks on Figures,DVDs,comics ect.. and..well..
'TMNT' made the Best Video Game for 2003 .. so there..
..as an added treat.. the 'Slide Show' comic feature in the back features a funny as h3ll Turtle comic romp..i'll scan it in tomorrow and post it.

-- Again..check Kurt'sThe Comind Out of Our Shells mp3s.. (yeh all nice n' legal ,feds.. so back off..)
..take a tune and take a listen ..take a CD n' burn it.. the ol' TMNT Pizza Hut Promo is back.. it's like 1990 all over again!!
..so i guess that makes it really umm.. carry the 4.. 19902004 er..

.. yeh i'm tired.. go save n' burn.. g0g0g0g0..
..>v<

Sometimes good just isn't good enough...... As Splinter would say, "All things change as time goes by..." And that's just what's happened. Thanks to the initiative of uber-fan Kurt, MikeysTMNT.com now has awesome high-quality MP3s of the entire Coming Out of Their Shells album! So, go ahead and download these instead of the ones you already have! They're much better than those (which I made back in 1998).

Click here to get 'em!

Kurt used Sonic Foundry Sound Forge 6 to record 24-bit/48KHz wav's with peaks at ~ -4dB and saved these original '1st play' files on 2 separate disks (His tape has been played exactly one time, and these files sound AWESOME- no distortion, great separation, etc.). Then he used SF to resample/lower the bitrate/normalize the files, and now has files very close to what a CD would sound like. He offers compressed MP3s versions to the audience of this site.

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--..as i posted a link to an article about the U.S. government cutting the funding for Close Captioning..
here is yet some further info on this bothering trend to keep the 'vocal' on T.V. programming Vocal and not Text for those in the deaf and hard of hearing community..
..
..from the 'Associated Press'::
'TV captions get cut'..
..The close captioning cut is being applyed to T.V. shows not considered 'educational'..shows like Ninja Turtles.. (yep..that's on "THE LIST" too,folks..)

.. these kind of shows help deaf children "learn about the trends, culture and society around them," said Nancy Bloch, executive director of the National Council on Disability.


..In addition to deaf viewers, captions are also used by people who are learning to speak English and on televisions in noisy places such as health clubs, said the National Council on Disability."
..disabled or not and simple or not,educational or not.. facts of the matter.. like stated before..
This is censorship .. whiel the networks will prolly end up fotting the bill.. thiseems as if the government not only thinks that the deaf are stupid and cannot make their own decisions on what they should and should not watch and comprehend.. but it seems.. the U.S. fedral government thinks everyone is stupid.

..>v<
..This is

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..T-Drome's most excellent & aptly titled 'NTurtle' returns with..
"Season 2 of the new show is going to be making the jump onto DVD immediately after Season 1's release. Some tentative release dates are: May 4th for Turtles in Space and June 8th for Secret Origins.

This would suggest they aren't splitting up the Turtles in Space series, which is possible, but not yet confirmed."

.. now we're cookin'!! 8)

..>v<

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..now that's a TOY!!
..>v<

Hey guys. A day late and a dollar short, I apologize. Being I utilized the rents computer, I was, and still am very distraught as one of the parental units, who ironically is good with pcs, installed the new Norton and deleted a bunch of important program files. The computer is acting screwy. This is the comic I've had done since last saturday and it's sorta sad it's taken to today for me to bring it to you.

Thursday's comic upon the realization of whats going on with the computer, may be late. Hopefully not by much. Lately I've been getting a few comics ahead of myself and I'm goin batty not doing so.

-
big update &..pretty much the "FINAL WORD" on the DVD of the original Turtles show..

"PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Volume One includes the first five episodes from the popular animated TV series, and the DVD features four additional never before seen bonus episodes. The first episodes introduce the turtles and their infamous foes, and explain how Leonardo, Michelangelo, Donatello and Raphael became Ninjas.

DVD Special Features: The DVD features four additional never before seen bonus episodes including The Return of Dregg, The Beginning of the End, Mobster from Dimension X and The Day the Earth Disappeared.*


*..Note that those four episodes are the 1st, 2nd, 6th, and 7th parts of the 8-episode-long "Tenth Season" mini-series written by Jeffrey Scott to put the wraps on this 10-year-long show."

..here is the full scoop from 'Tv shows on DVD'..

-
..Toy fair 2004 continues..
while i did note --Figures d0t Com's Toy Fair Coverage database..
..i didn't mention --American Dream Comic's Toy Fair database..for even more pix..

..one thing we won't see pix on just yet.. but it is..100% confirmed..
.. buggy boys and bunny boys can rest easy.. Usagi is deff making the toy line as a last minute fig thrown in for the 4th quarter or so of the year..

..and if you coudn't get enuff' of your favourite madman.. in some shape or form..
Baxter Stockman..will return to plastic sometime this year.. it's all official.. so..warm up the labs.. n' make the Dojo presentable..2 of your faves are on the way!!
..>v<

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..
T-drome's Splint.. tips off yir toot-telling Tot here.. with info on..
New York's Toy Fair!! February 15-18.. is one of the biggest and best toy shows of the year in the states.. and when alot of secrets will be revealed about upcoming releases for the year's top toys!!

Figure's d0t com's TMNT coverage starts here..!!
Not much newer stuff that we've not seen before ..however some beter looks at some of the TMNT extra players like the Triceratons and the Shredder Clones.. and the real-deal with the 'Space Hoppin' TMNTs.
.. i'll be scouring the next few days for glimples of rumoured re-issues of the Sewer Lair w/ bonus figure,Scuba Turtles, and the mysterious Baxter Stockman..!!
This week ,your Turtle toy dreams come true..and rest assured i got Splinter by the tail.. n' i ain't lettin' go 'til i give ya good guys n' gals the good stuff!! ;)
..>v<

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..in case ya missed it..
..or missed it the first time.. and the Post Man.. misses you.. well.. heck.. here at Mikey's TMNT.. we kinda know how ya feel.. so.. thanks to MATT XE
.. everyday is 1989.. ..and ya won't have to wait 6-8 weeks for delivery..

..Cuz, Concerned citizens..
your Turtle Force Membership is here..RIGHT NOW at X-E!!
..>v<

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It's been a good week to be a Turtle!!
Annapolis is home to the annual 'Terrapin Pride Day'.. where the 'university of Maryland show off shiney shell shinanigans to the whole city and to state officials..!!
With the University's marching band playing pride to the toon of TMNT!!
..>v<

Bring in da noise, and Nick brings in da funk. I do hafta say, you need to take caution, as the "for kids" part of the title isn't handy here. There is some ripe content not for the young of heart. But granted, with south Park, you kids prolly know whats going on. Now, if you read the comic and go... "what's going on? I'm sorta confused" or wanna know what they are talking about, vote for the comic strip and get comic strip 76 & 1/2, which is a bonus strip that only appears AFTER you vote for the comic!

So Read! Vote! And be merry!

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T-drome Tumblings.. ..this continues what Mikey reported a few days ago..

Splinter sez:
"It seems we may have mini-series' co-writer David Wise to thank, for making sure we got the full episodes of the classic Turtles. It seems Artisan/Lion's Gate was all set for to release the edited 72-minute Epic Begins, but the huge stink raised by fans got to David Wise and he helped convince them to release the full episodes. Knowing that fans would likely go ballistic over the edited versions.

If you don't know who David Wise is, he's one of the writers for the series. And also was responsible for The Transformers, He-Man, Isis, Buck Rogers, Wonder Woman, Star Trek: The Animated Series, and Batman: TAS, as well as a LOT of the '87 TMNT episodes. The DVD will supposedly feature all five episodes, without opening and closing credits, except at the start and end of the 5 episodes.

As for cover art, there's been some confusion. Originally the one that appeared on DVDEmpire was believed to be just a mock-up art done by DVDEmpire. But Artisan/Lion's Gate revealed their April cover-art, and it is very similar to what was originally shown. So it looks like that's what we're getting. Note that it's still not the final art. Since it's missing several necessary markings on the case. But it does appear to be what we may be getting.

You can read the full news about this, over at TVShowsOnDVD.Com:"

-Article 1
-Aricle 2

.. YAHHoo.. !! Stay tuned.. Turtle Tykes.. !! ..>v<

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..freeky floppy donkey ding dong!!!!YAAAAA..!!
Mighty Beans featuring TMNT.. are finally here!!

..no,tOkKa..not 'Pork n' Beans!!
..i picked up TMNT Mighty BEANZ at Super Target.. !!
..5 bucks for five crazy beans.. ya knock 'em over n' roll 'em around.. flippin' CAWAZY i tells ya!!

TMNT 'Mighty Beanz',again ..there are 18 'standard' Beanz of TMNT characters.. and 14 'Elite' of Shredder's meanest Bean Brains and Turtle rarities wearing beany clothing and such.
..the 'Elite' beanz are supposed to be rare.. but i only had enuff cash for 4 packs..
..i already have 6 of those rare Beanz ..so either i'm real lucky.. or they aren't all that hard to find.
..well 'nuff from me.. i got some Porky beans to cram up my nostrils.. well.. SEE YA!!
8) ..>v<

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--..here's a disturbing article from the 'Palm Beach Post' ..
'Censor 'Scooby-Doo'? Words fail' ..
..if you are a deaf or hard of hearing television watcher.. or Turtle fan.. this effects you !!

This is an editorial article.. however.. many of my friends are deaf.. and Close Captioning is something we of the hearing world can take for granted or not even worry about.
What the article reveals.. is bothersome.. and delves very much into Censorship !!
..Censorship is extremly damaging ..and that effects all of us!!
..read it and think !! 8
-- T-drome has a new spy Turtle News guy.. with a fairly 'ratty' name..hmm..i think you n' i know who he is..
Splinter!! ..he sez.. ::
"Friday is the start of the International Toy Fair in New York. And we'll try to keep you in the know for all the new stuff that is seen and announced at the Playmates Booth. I've got a couple favors out with some of the Toy Sites, to try to get an answer to the elusive 'Baxter Stockman' figure.
Action-Figure.com gave us some hints at some of the things we could see though. Including Scuba Gear Turtles, and a retooled Sewer Lair w/ a new Sewer Trap accessory and Exclusive Figure. Could this be the Splinter that was originally intended to be included in the first release of the Sewer Lair? Stay tuned for Friday."
..there ya go,Bucky! ! This guy is great!! .. you guys are in for some of the 'toppest' news on TMNT!! ;)
..>v<

TVShowsOnDVD.com has some MORE news on the upcoming release of the Original TMNT Season 1 DVD....

"Though we've been unsuccessful in getting Lions Gate/Artisan to go on-the-record about this (so far, anyway), we do have some tentative word from a source connected with the production of the TMNT release. And good word it is, too! The word is, it seems, that the DVDs will contain the long version of the five episodes from the pilot mini-series, as originally aired. Not the seventy-minute "The Epic Begins" version that was previously planned for these DVDs."

Click here for the entire article.

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..at 30 " x 70" ..(76 X152 cm)..,kiddos..

..NOW THAT's a TOWEL!! ..TMNT beach towels at Target now ($$9.99)!!

..8) .. >v<

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..crusty weekend filler..
--February's 2004 'Previews' mag ..shows some good stuff out for April 2004!! ..above is a crusty preview of some of the newer TMNT t-shirt designs from Changes..
..Retro is the key for Changes:Ninja kicks and Ninja Noggins..Splinter's Dojo.. it's stinkin' of 80s pride

.. but if you gotta ride the new wave of Turtle apperal,C.B. Clothing has some of hip n' trendy TMNT designs with yir Green Teens in their current 2000s form!!
.. all shirts go great with yir facy zut suits and the nerdy boys' zit suits.. errr.. moving on..

-- ..in case ya missed it..Peter Laird's 'Blast..' 82 exposess ol' school inks on the original TMNT #7 !!

--'Tales of TMNT' volume 2 is hot.. already on stands.. Tales fills in the gaps of the Turtles past thru 15 years on Mirage continuity that has never been told..
TMNT Tales #2.. 'Seeds of Destruction" ..in house duo ..Jawson/Talbot spotlights actually..
the master Splinter!!
..it takes Splinter all of his wisdom & ninjitsu skills to ward off an attack by a powerful Foot sorcerer!!

--.. finally.. the TMNT statue ..# 4 'Rapahael ..should start shipping around June..with a price similar to the first two statues.. (Leo and Mikey) $126.00 srp.
..next up is the final statue to complete your sculpture masterpeice.. Donatello .. stay tuned!! ;)
..>v<

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..here is what i am assuming is final box art for "Artisian's" release of the classic 5 parter of the original 'TMNT' cartoon due in April.

..this ..so far is the only art work i could find.. i tryed to blow it up a little..but well for all the good it did me(uugghh!!).
..Looks familier,huh..the ol' Toei TMNT classic art from the old Turtle Vhs boxes!! 8)

This may be tentative work.. but we'll see.
..i'll keep an eye out for better pix.

Side Note::**
..Hey,Nick.. there was no inside joke.. about the 'Sex Toys' .. as soon as you click the link Mikey sent here for the TMNT Game Trainer afew days ago.. there is a banner add at the top of the page advertising said 'toys'.
I was only kidding with Mike.. but i guess it backfired.

I apologise to anyone offended by the comment. I do get pretty Loud with my comments sometimes.. but i didn't intend to hurt anyone..
..i especially apologise to Mike.. for it weren't for him..i'd not be here right now in any copacity..
..thanks..
..>v<

Hey TMNT fans. Greetings and Salutations.

For those who missed the update before, I'll post it here in a bit smaller glory. I am really proud of this image, as I worked REALLY REALLY hard on it. I am a HUGE fan of the TMNT even with lack of funds to buy everything they put out, so this is really great that I can pay homage to the fab four. Click on the image and go to the large image. And remember this is a sneak preview for only you guys, of Mikey's TMNT. :-)



A new comic for you all. Actually two.
Here's today's, aka Thursday's. Note of caution, there is reference to the half-time show. And for good reason. I just couldn't pass this one up.

And Tuesday's comic, which I posted on time mind you, but I've been busy as of late, but yea, it is up as well.

Nothing more than that to really talk about. I'm really excited about this storyline and of course, the one mentioned above. :-) I hope you enjoy it, and for all those who read my updates from here, I want to thank you all, and thanks to Tokka and Mike for allowing me to post on here continuiously with my bad speeling errors too. :-) (oo and... they have TMNT sex toys? or is this an inside joke??? )

Ciao gang!

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..it's been quite a wait.. but..T-drome hoppin' .. and a little Blue Bird named Roseangelo..

The Shredder Strikes series 2..of the Fleer standard trading cards..
(not to be confused with the upcoming 'Upper Deck' Trading Card Came of TMNT)
..here's the lo-down.. ::


100 - cards
100- gold parallel set..(the pain in the arse cards are the same as ser.1 ..the same cars with gold hi-lites.. eesh..)
36- puzzle cards
10- stand up cards
4 - Ninja Masks cards
7 - 'Raising Shell' chase cards

..257 cards total..


..people are nabbing these off Ebay now .. but they should be leeking into stores as i type this.. keep yir eyes peeled.. and when 'Shredder Strikes'.. be careful so he doesn't poke out yir eyeballs !!

!! 8o ..
..>v<

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.. sorry to interupt Mikey's update on
P.C. TMNT game trainer and Erotic Glass Sex Toys..

..but some more info on the month of April's Classic TMNT DVD Release..

.. the 'UNAIRED EPS'.. actually were aired in some markets.. in fact..
they are 4 eps from the final 10th season of the original TMNT toon on CBS before they retired the show and went onto 'Next Mutation' ..
::
Season 1 (original 5-part miniseries aired December 1987):

"Turtle Tracks" (a.k.a. "Heroes in a Halfshell")
"Enter the Shredder"
"A Thing About Rats"
"Hot Rodding Teenagers from Dimension X"
"Shredder and Splintered"

4 'Unaired' Episodes:

"The Return of Dregg"
"Beginning of the End"
"The Monster From Dimension X"
"The Day the Earth Disappeared"

..these were the 'Red Sky' Episodes featuring the ultimate and Final TMNT villian 'Dregg'.. voiced by V.A. and stage/screen legend.. Tony Jay..
....some more of the scoop is her on ::'Tv Shows on DVD'.. ..
.. come on ,Peter Cotton Tail..hop down the bunny trail.. n' fill tOkK's Easter Basket with new TMNT classic DVDs !!

..o' yeh,Mike.. i havn't tryed those glass sex toys either.. lemee know how they work out for ya.. >8)
..>v<

Check out the following link...

NFOrce Entertainment

I haven't tried it, but it looks AWESOME!

Wal-Mart's got TMNT sheet sets and pillowcases and window treatments and bath sets. If you wanna do a little TMNT decorating, hit up your local wally mart, but be prepared to spend over 50 bucks for all this cool stuff.

Khol's also has a watch set on sale for $14.99 ... Looks cool...

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..next month.. (yeh.. happy February..)..
March 23 ..we're lookin' at VHS and DVD vids::

"TMNT - Volume 7: Return to New York
Episode 20 - Monster Hunter
Episode 21 - Return to New York pt. 1
Episode 22 - Return to New York pt. 2
Episode 23 - Return to New York pt. 3

TMNT - Volume 8: Search for Splinter
Episode 24 - Lone Raph and Cub
Episode 25 - Search for Splinter pt. 1
Episode 26 - Search for Splinter pt. 2

My T-drome snoops also mention another Box set of Volumes 5-8.. so.. oii.. we're apperantly looking at 5-6 months between original air dates and DVD releases..

.. so a volumes 9 and 10 release will prolly be set for May or June.. also..the artwork shown there may be tentative..the actual cover art may differ.. we'll see..

..'scuse me.. i need to go shoot some Coke..
..
..i've had a stray can runnin' around the yard all night ,barking like the dickens.. gonna shoot it n' put it out of it's misery..
..>v<

Cowabunga doods and doodettes, a little surprise for some of you.

As things are picking up here at Dribble For Kids I realized that working a head is a nice thing to do. So, I began to work a bit on some of the covers I mentioned to you all eariler.

I promised you all in a month or so, or maybe even sooner, un-veiling the cover I drew for an upcoming storyline which is gonna be big for the D4K gang. The cover is, in homage to the Mirage TMNT comic book, from covers # 1 and # 50 (part 1 of City at War). This is an exclusive that only you all at Mikey's TMNT are allowed to see, and so... because I promised it... BOOYAH!

Here's Part Two of "The Lord of the Sweaters" entitled "Fellowship of the Sweater".

I can't say enough how excited I am. And yes, some of the characters will get to go "Ninja Turtle" on a few characters. ;-)

Okay, moving along to actual TMNT news... As Tokka reported eariler... we got Official TMNT Updates O'Plenty!

And for all those who saw Secret Origins Part 3 today, how KICK @$$ was it today? I think it was. Kudos for Peter and the gang at Doggie Woo for re-inventing the Turtles while yet remaining true to their roots. And even props to them for being able to sit back and laugh/joke on the past. (For those who've not seen it, let's just say... "April in a Yellow Jumpsuit." and that should be enough. ) Anyone who saw the episode and wanna chat with yer fellow Turtle fans, or if you haven't and you want all the poop and scoops on what yah missed, join us on the "Episode Discussion" topic in the forums!

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-Official TMNT d0t com updates aplenty.. Mr.B gives ya scoops on some awsome toys.. including a new Water cannon.. back-pack squirter to soak the FOOT and bad guys.. sure to knock 'em off their wet feet..
.. some new Mini-Plushes of the Current 'Super-Posable' plushes are out.. and include a little added treat on their tags.. "Includes a secret comic strip label that's tucked into the compartment in the shell. The strip was written by Steve Murphy, penciled by Michael Dooney and inked by Dan Berger - and it's tiny!"

- Houston Chronicle chronicles an actor who turns out to be 'Shredder'.. !!

..>v<

Man! I wish I had the money for towels and DVDs!! I am way behind on the new TMNT DVDs, as I only have Vol. 1 & 2. There's never enough money or time in the day to get the money, no?

At any rate, this week's 2nd comic is up. It's full of intriuge, mystery and more importantly... I'm building it up way to much. So if you'd please, give a look-see at "Denial". :)

Enjoy, and I hope you have a good weekend!

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-..here's a crappy picture of a not so crappy TMNT Beach Towel ..poppin' up at stores now for about 10 bucks .. it's a little early for spring breaks and summer time travels.. but still Beach Towels are the best !!
.. even before ya hit the beach or never at all.. the best bath towels are BEACH TOWELS !!
Nothin' like swabbin' dry after squeaky cleaning from the shower or tub with yir favorite TMNTs on a big fat fluffy towel..(even better if it's fresh and Downey smellin' from the dryer..!!)..thanks,Mawm!!

-T-Drome's 'NTurtle' notes on a little note..::
"Just a little note: DVD Volume 7 and 8 are scheduled to be released on March 23rd.
No box pictures yet either, but it looks like Volume 7 will cover the three "Return to New York" episodes and Volume 8 will cover the "Search for Splinter" episodes. .."

..>v<

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..mysterious Matrix and Ghosts in a Shell.. strange things amidst on the 'Blockbuster' computers.. or so says Sanjuro ..bad arse Ronin of the Mikeys TMNT Forums..he sent me some info that may help solve some more of the release date mystery of 'TMNT -classic' on DVD.. and hopefully he won't mind a direct quote (just short of me loosing an ear or 2 to some stray daisho slash..)

Sanjuro::

I work at Blockbuster. As I was watching the TMNT
at work I wanted to see the status of the two new DVDs that were
backordered. * But BEHOLD this new item came up. ..
Well its the "Nija Turtles" but I think that is good enough.
Our computers are usually DEAD on with release dates and we dont get any titles in there until they have a solid release date.
The price is sometimes off, however that would be an amazing price $14.99. $9.99 is the used copy price. Looks like 420 has a
good meaning again after those stoners ruined it.
Cowabunga!

.. so unless i'm stoned..(which i often get accused of anyway)..
..'APRIL 20' is the magic Tuesday to mark you calenders and deffinatly a thing to look forward to when the April Showers hit.. and maybe they'll show the deleted scenes of April O' Neil hitting the showers.. won't that be a DVD extra!! 8)


.. i'm kidding.. .. uuhh.. THANKS a HEAP,SANJURO!!
..>v<

hey TMNT fans.

While tonight is the same ol', same old... I do have some interesting news.

A while back, I promised you, those on Mikey's TMNT.com, that I'd do a tribute to the TMNT. Well... soon coming up, D4K is gonna try to do a massive storyline. Each cover has been a pain, and always one to look for guidance from the great comic gods of yore, Stan Lee, Steve Ditko, Jack Kirby... I found Peter Laird and Kevin Eastman's redo, or re-mix if you will, of the original cover of TMNT 1. For those of you who know what I speak of, it's the cover to issue 50, part 1 of "City at War."

Being I forgot not my promise to you guys and also as a loving tribute to the fab four, I did a concept sketch for the cover of part 2 of the 4 part series. So.. I just wanted to throw a be prepared out there to all of you. :-)

Oo and don't forget to check out the webcomic. And vote for us too. It'd be appreciated.

FORUMS UP AND RUNNING!

Okay, after about two and a half hours of downtime, the forums are back.
We now return to our regular TMNT chit chat.

Thanks for your patience.

ATTENTION!!!!

In my quest to get the forums up to par, I have yet again royally screwed up.

The forums are down for the time being.

I'm working on getting them back up ASAP.

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..N.TRON of Syk0grafix ..sent this link:: ..
Broken Frontier's Pat Lee (of DreamWave) interview....it's mainly about Transformers..DW's seemingly flagship titles.. but there is a little blib on TMNT..
:.."There has been a lot of questions about Turtles. We do have some new plans for Turtles and will be launching information about it shortly. .."
.. DREAMWAVE and TMNT.. it seems are still grinding.. but there is still some gum in the works.. stay tuned!! and thanx ,NTron !! >8)
..>v<

=========

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- Mr.B.. of official TMNT d0t com.. gave us the link to more info on the upcoming ..
TMNT :classic cartoon re-release ..but for the first time on DVD..:
Artisan Home Entertainment does not inform us of their plans, so we don't know anything more about it. We're as curious and hopeful as you are about this news. :)
-Mr.Berger..
..this little blurb.. tells of some un-aired eps featured on the disk..

w0w!!.. i'll keep up on this.. fer sure,dudes!! 8)
..>v<

Hey gang.

Another new update is headin back atcha.

Also just a reminder, (as if you guys need one!!) Part 2 of Secret Origins is on this Saturday (or Sunday, depending on where you live...) where we hopefully we get to learn who or what, Shredder really is! Definately a must not miss!!! And if you may miss it to other circumstances, get your TiVO's and VCR's ready! It's turtle time! ;-)

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.. it's almost time.. official TMNT site has some odd updates that are really cool::
- TALES of the TMNT #1 vol.2 ,Preview..

-Basic TMNT updates and TMNT # 14 preview..

.. the odd thing is .. Mr.B is saying TMNT (animation)# 7 is last book from DreamWave.. i'm getting feedback that # 8 is the final.. yet.. #9 was in the 'Previews' book a few months back.. so .. all i can say is wait.. I've not been to the Comic shop myself scince earlier last week.. so.. i'm very confused.

- ..THE Burger King TMNT promotion ends February 1st.. so get in there while ya can..
.. i've managed to snag the toys.. all of them But the Leonardo.. while there usually is plenty of TMNT toy fondue to go around to the kids.. i've been havin' trouble myself snagging axactly the ones i want and getting more than a few doubles .. it's all good by me.. i like to have a toy to open and play with.. and one to save. And at a buck a peice.. they are a great deal..!! But again.. get yir choppers on some burgers.. and get your toys.. cuz when February hits.. it's all over.. (well for the most part.. n' those of you watching your figure.. remember you can buy the toys seprate from the Kid's Meal) .. ;)

..>v<

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T-drome's :N-turtle.. reports,
Artwork from 'LeSean' is for sale on on his personal site.. the dream guy & penciler for Dream Wave's TMNT fame.. also has work on Arkanium, Street Fighter ..amoung others.. and is just the damm coolest work DREAM WAVE ever saw ..this is a great chance to pick up some sketchy master peices by the animated stylized hand..that only the master ..'LeSean' can deliver!!

..>v<

Hey everyone.

Cool news to share with you all!
Dribble For Kids Version 2.0 is now on the web!
And a new comic to boot! How sweet is that!? Enjoy gang!

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..as the Dreamwave TMNT slowly dies down for the time being..the Exclusive Pat Lee TMNT animaition #1 insentive cover art is still very hot..
Last October the Comapny ploped out an elusive Print Litho of the same art for 30 bucks.. but not alot of fans got thier hands on the pretty poster (let alone the P.Lee cover book)..
"Wizard's Poster Mania" is out on stands right now.. next to it's Toy Fare and Wizard mags.. it's pumped full of Posters from some fave comics.. including one poster of above imagery.. While the poster is kind of less than par.. you still may wanna pick up the mag.. for 5 bucks you get Pat Lee TMNT pin-ups and over 40 other posters to deck out the pastey white walls in your room from Star Wars to Transformers.. the cover of Poster Mania has a Swinging Spider-man.. the one to look for!! 8)

..>v<

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--TMNT offical updates abound.. ..while Danny B. gives you the contest results,Fan icons, and cool 'TMNT 3 -Turtles ..back in time' pix.. the coolest news ??
Ready to spit Hershey's in yir Raphael boxers??
Matt R. sent in this repsonse that he got from Artisan Home Entertainment regarding his inquiry about DVD releases of the orignal TMNT cartoon:
"Thank you for your letter expressing interest in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. You will be happy to know that we are planning to release the original episodes on DVD in April 2004. Thank you again for your interest in Artisan Home Entertainment." ..courtesy Dan B. ..
.. there ya go..
-- New eps start tommorow and Sunday..(in some areas) .. of the new TMNT on FOX BOX!! horray.. i'm gonna go buy some cheese sammiches n' stuff 'em in my VCR!!
.. >v<

Just picked me up a pair of nifty TMNT sunglasses for four bucks at Wal-Mart.... They're kinda snug, so I'll give em to my cousin. But cute nonetheless.

There was also a Razor Jet package that had been ripped and was on clearance for .... ONE DOLLAR! Woo! So I picked that up too. So, like Tokk said in a previous post, check those clearance racks... they're hiding some tmnt treasure.

-- Keep it green!

-->> .. grrooaann~~** ;}


Upper Deck Entertainment Raises Shell with New 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trading Card Game'
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trading Card Game

'Turtles' Unleashed in Stores Nationwide Beginning February 2004  
Trading card game publisher and distributor Upper Deck Entertainment, a division of The Upper Deck Company LLC; the Konami Corp., creators of the widely-popular Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME; 4Kids Entertainment Inc.; and Mirage Licensing Inc., join forces to unleash the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Trading Card Game. "Turtles Unleashed" will be released in participating retail and hobby stores nationwide in February 2004.
The two-player game allows opponents to re-enact the hip and hard-shelled foursome, as they engage in martial arts mayhem against arch nemesis, Shredder and the Foot Clan. "Turtles Unleashed" is a one-on-one fighting game, in which players create their own deck by combining various characters and martial arts moves to fight against their opponent. By using various Attack, Event, Character and Item cards, the first person to have their opponent run out of cards first wins.
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Two-Player Starter Set will contain two card decks (40 cards each), one rule book, and one game mat, and the "Turtles Unleashed" booster pack will contain a total of nine cards. The entire set will consist of 55 Common Cards (8:1) and 100 Foil cards (1:1). Foils include 10 Super Rare cards (1:6) and 10 Ultra Rare cards (1:12).
Upcoming booster sets include the Swift as the Wind booster set (May), and the Still as the Forest booster set (September). Both booster sets will provide 100 all-new cards for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle players to collect and play.

..well crap..!! .. it's official.. the TMNTs own my soul.. now i'll play ya fer it!! 8)
..>v<

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--It's lookin' like we got 3 TMNT vehicles on the horizon.. the 'Turtle Tracker i've already seen.. but the 'Shell Sub' , and the new 'Pogo- Copter' bring a whole new level of retro to the TMNT toy line.. tellin' ya kids, there is more than enuff' TMNT grub to keep even tOkKa on his toes..

-- The Berger King ; Dan.. updates the TMNT official site with more icons,game tricks and full box pictures of the Sub and Copter ..up there.

--..We are also looking at..::
"New episodes of the TMNT toon are slated to begin in the USA on January 17th with episode #32, "Secret Origins" Part 1. Hopefully there won't be any more repeats until mid-May." -Dan B.
.. that's saturday.. so set the VCRs..the TMNTs will be finally getting some answers.. and well .. Baxter's back!!

-- .. little side note..
..i've been getting some feed back as to why alot of the pimping on TMNT products and such & not full out updates on the actual 'Mikey's tmnt' site itself by me
.. i don't really know what to say but.. it is "MIKEY's"..site.
I have my own web site i'm trying to contend with.. and me n' Mike have extremly chaotic schedules.. it's difficult to make connections on these little things ..cuz life is alot more complex now than it was a year ago.
Heck..poor Mikey has had a whole site re-design in the wind for well over 7 months now.

Any actual updates.. like TMNT Music files or what-not added to the site is pretty much up to Mike. I've done some things here and there on this site as far as creating referance pages on some stuff.. but a majority of this is in Mike's hands.. he's the 'boss'.
Of coarse ..if there is a certain somethin' pertaining to his site here in particular,an update he wants me to make or whatever.. i'll do it as he requests.
But generally when something is added to the website itself.. Mike will let you know ..himself ,right here. Nick keeps ya up to date on his Comics and such..
..and tOkKa here has kind of become the unofficial TMNT news hound. It's a shotty system we run here..but it works.. sorry if anyone gets confused by this.
..>v<

Cowabunga dudes and dudettes! A new comic.

For those who want a bit of useless information, like the Jimmy storyline, I drew the current storyline like, forever ago. Of course, one of the choices I made as the comic became a weekly thing again for me, is that Ashley's design got a bit of an overwork, as in the braids in her hair disappeared. It was simpler to draw her, and it wasn't a pain to ink. Well being the current storyline was drawn forever ago, if Ashley's hair looks a bit weakly inked, now you know why. I had to go thru and run over the braids that I drew way back in August or so. But, it does introduce the new character into the strip.

For those wondering, I did not leave her name out on purpose, darn it. I'm not THAT stupid. But it certainly is a different approach to the situation, wouldn't you say?

Also, the D4K Forums are now open on my site, just to let some of you know.

Take er easy kids!

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..Moose's ominous TMNT Mighty Beans.. (for example here @ 'toy webb') .. are about ready to wobble all over the toy isles.. these things are crazy as hell and yeh..kind of like trading cards or yir older brother's moldy ol' Pog collection..they are pretty collectable.. there are 32 on the suckers in all.. prob is ..you only get one sneak peek Bean per 'Try Me' pack of 4.. so ..these lil' Ninja Nutshells are gonna keep ya on yir toes.. the good thing is tho' ..they are real hot and alot of fun.. so it's time to grab your fellow TMNT bobble buds and start pickin' and tradin'.. here is the check list i managed to steal off T-drome forums..

(what we're looking at here are the standard and i am assuming more common Beanz.. that will be available per pack..::

TMNT Mighty Beanz - 1-18: Standard

TMNT #01: Leonardo
TMNT #02: Donatello
TMNT #03: Raphael
TMNT #04: Michelangelo
TMNT #05: Splinter
TMNT #06: April O'Neil
TMNT #07: Mouser
TMNT #08: Purple Dragon Leader
TMNT #09: Purple Dragon: Two Ton
TMNT #10: Purple Dragon: #3
TMNT #11: Purple Dragon: #4
TMNT #12: Purple Dragon: #5
TMNT #13: Baxter Stockman
TMNT #14: Foot Soldier #1
TMNT #15: Foot Soldier #2
TMNT #16: Foot Tech
TMNT #17: Guardian
TMNT #18: Casey Jones


(ok.. what follows are the more obscure ones i'm thinking.. these are the one's yir gonna wanna trade with your buds.. unless yir a social recluse like me.. all i'll prolly be able to trade for down here is to the rats ..maybe they'll trade a scrap crumb of stale Weat thins.. they are called 'Elite'..prolly in homage to the Shredder Elite.. and rightly so.. these guys are gonna be at the top of the bean stalk..)

19-32: Elite //

TMNT #19: Hun
TMNT #20: Oroku Saki
TMNT #21: Shredder
TMNT #22: Foot Elite Guard (Bean is Foot Tech Ninja)
TMNT #23: Hamato Yoshi
TMNT #24: Leonardo: Street Clothes (?) (Bean appears to read Mike)
TMNT #25: Raphael: Street Clothes
TMNT #26: Casey Jones: Masked (?) (Can't make out second part)
TMNT #27: Splinter: Instructing
TMNT #28: Donatello: Welding
TMNT #29: Leonardo: Fighting Gear
TMNT #30: Donatello: Fighting Gear
TMNT #31: Raphael: Fighting Gear
TMNT #32: Michelangelo: Fighting Gear

..silly lookin'.. not to do some magic harpin on the subject.. but boy..they are funny lookin'!!
Now much anticipation has led to the mad quest for the Goose that lays the Golden Beanz.. it's a Giant quest.. so go out and and start stalking your favorite shop.. and when the cows come home.. you can tell yir mom.. you got some Mighty Beans.. and that's about all ya know,Jack!!

..ok.. i'll quit.. i think ya all get the jokes by now.. no more opening cans of worms.. i'm already opening plenty cans of beanz.. ahh ok.. ok.. i'll stop.. but that was a gas.. ok.. ok.. i'll go run out in traffic now.. i mean speakin' of gas.. -- --
..(thanks go to Vinatge Splinter for breakin' the wind on this whole speel here !!)

..>v<

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..i'm gonna assume the 'Michelangelo/Foot Soldier' art work on the previous mentioned TMNT vol. 5 is conceptual pre-production art.. cuz.. the VHS tapes and DVD in stores now show strikingly cool new Khary Randolph / Dooney (??) art work of Mikey Vs. Quarry,Stonebiter, and Razorfist ..it's tricky to tell on the art sometimes cuz this new animated style of work is a bit similar. Vol. 6 has the same art work as it shows in pre-production.

..i was wrong on the Peter Laird thing.. my bad.. 8(
..but there are cool new Bios.. TMNT game demo and Prima Guide previews and some cool commercials i've not seen..on the DVD.. all in all.. great buys!! Seriously..cool..'specially for Monster lovers & Shredder fans..
..next DVD rumblings?? coming soon..
'Return to New York' ..!!
..>v<

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..TMNT volumes 5 & 6 are creeping thier way into stores right now!!

..officially Due out Tuesday ..you should ..in most cases be able to pick them up today..if yir so inclined.. more Mutant madness in' Notes from the Underground'..
..and ol' Crome dome..sends the Turtles on the run in 'Shredder Strikes Back'.. tons of goodies on the DVD versions of these awsome shows.. including more Peter Laird!! VHS has the standard fare.. whatever the case.. they are out now!! Go get 'em!! 8)
..>v<

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-..The Turtle Tracker ..hum-VEE is out now..it's actually a re-release from the 'Next Mutaion' line.. it's actually the exact same toy as the 'Mutant Marauder' (sp) but it spits out Ninja Stars instead of pizzas.. pretty cool!!

- 'Rose Art' is making slews and slews of TMNT activity sets with color-me posters,stickers,markers ..the works.. and i actually may pick some up myself ..i saw that there were tons at Toys R' Us late last night!!

- There is a 'TMNT Wall Clock' w/ sound listed in the January '04 issue of 'Previews'..the picture i took of the Previews page of the clock was just horrible..so i'll try to get a nice scan when i can..
TMNT Wall Clock w/ sound:
"Look up, & see the hardshell hitters help you figure out the time of the day on this wall lock that features the Ninja Turtles Theme sonf playing on the hour,every hour! A light sensor stopsthe clock from playing the tune at night, so you don't miss your beauty sleep. Also includes an on/off switch to turn the tunes of completely,if you need some peace and quiet" ..SRP.. $24.99
.. TMNT Clocks!! ..it's about time!! >8]
..>v<

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-..i got a report of someone seeing TMNT versions ofMoose's Mighty Beans..i have no idea what they look like.. but i'd imagine they are real silly looking like the 'Marvel Super Heroes' Beanz.. and i've been keeping my eyes peeled ..the 'TMNT BEANZ' are listed to comemout on Jan.15th.. which is real soon here. Companies sometimes push up the release dates on toys..so.. it's already the 10th.. and this report is fairly beleivable.. but well .. i'm a blockhead.. i'll post pix or anything as soon as i get my hands on some of these lil' buggers.

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The TMNT Sewer Playsest..kind of the ultimate TMNT Play toy out now.. when it was released last summer..it was running for about 48 - 50 bucks..
..but 5-6 months later.. clearance savings set in.. and nothing beats a 'Target' Clearance sale.. if you still haven't gotten the playset.. cuz the price was not nice.. check the Clearance Toys at your local Target now.. you may just find thr 'Sewer Playset' marked down..really..REALLY low!!.. I hit up 'Super Targets'..the playset was marked down to about 27 bucks.. even better.. at the Regular Target store by me.. ..the Playset was marked down to $$20 !! .. that's more than 1/2 off.. and not too out of reach ta thrifty Turtle fans.. checkit out !! Now's a great time to get the set at a good price.. and when Target sells 'em out.. they may not get 'em back in stock !!
..>v<

Well, I really am glad they've been showing some repeats, as I had to work every other Saturday or so for a while! gives me time to get caught back up on speed on what's going down, yo!

and, because I'm a bit lazy, I posted it on the mirror site right away, and not loaded on my server yet, so I bring you more comic goodness!

And has anyone heard any news regarding Cartoon Network's run on the TMNT, rating wise?
If so, hit me or Tokka up and we'll post it.

Anyhoo... until Jan. 17th for the new episodes, or any more TMNT news develops... cheers!

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-DROME Dome ;N Turtle sez::
"TMNT kids shoes, woo hoo!

It looks as though Dreamwave will be publishing Issue #8 of TMNT. Quite possibly the last from Dreamwave, alas.

This February give your special somebody a TMNT Valentine card! Out in stores now."
..the Valentine cards are pictured above.. heart stickers and envelopes included to send to thw whole class.. !!

..as far as DREAWAVE goes....TMNT # 8 being the last ish?? .. maybe so.. i'm confused.. #9 was listed ..at least i thought it was.. looks like i need to check my records..

- Dan B. Updates the main TMNT page..including catching up all the latest TMNT toys listings..including Posable plushes and Fighting Gear TMNTs ..plus other goodies..

-Mr.B also says.."New episodes of the TMNT toon are slated to begin in the USA on January 17th with episode #32, "Secret Origins" Part 1. Hopefully there won't be any more repeats until mid-May." .. so cue your VCRs again..
..it's time for the Turtles to get some answers.. and gees.. i almost forgot about Fugitoid!! .. sheesh.. it has been awhile.. come on,January 17th!!
..>v<

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The TMNT Site update Slipped by me yesterday..so Danny B. catches us up with :
--The Next Gen of Space Cadet Turtle Toy Prototypes!!

--The already awsome Fighting Gear TMNT get some Mini Fig protos!!

--The Berger King shows ya a real good look at the 'Burger King' promo toys out at the B.K. now!!

--Cool source book and V.Game info start on the main updates section..
..well,oingo boingo..after eating all this Burger King stuff.. i'm gettin' sick..remember..in space.. noone can hear you hurl!! ~~~~**

..>v<

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Chow Down..then shape up..the TMNTs are back at BK now!! Run in for 5 coo' kid toys featuring April and the TMNTs ready for action !! ..>v<

Hey everyone. I hope your christmas was turtle-y!

Mine was, but then, it's like the Shredder got to me! Er, well Baxter did, I should say! I got that new flu that's going around, and right on New Years' Eve. Hence why the lack of updates from yours truly! First, let me say that despite the very large amount of pieces and dice (11 dice are included!!!!) the TMNT board game which comes in a nice little tin can, is a fun and adventurous little game! Definately worth the money! I don't know how much my friends paid for it, but I finally got to play it with myself when I was sick. (maybe a PvP match is on soon? ) Either way: definately worth it. The tin cans are also so much easier to put away and put everything in! It will never fall apart like the old boxes would/do!

While my new years' was crappy, I did get a few comics done. Just with the holidays and all, I've been a bit behind. So Ol' Nick's here to update yah!

First, we have the 2nd part to "How The Grinch Got His Brother Fired".
Second: We Have Jim and Nate doing a little Call and Answer on New Year's Eve
Third: A New Cover for the new year! Issue 2 of Dribble for Kids begins!


Enjoy and here's to the new year!!!

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-..our loverly cover-models display for you the nice n' easy ..tipsy and tricky.. 'TMNT Yo-yo ball'.. this return toy is hittin' toy shelves all over..and will run ya jast barely a little over a ball-bustin' $$3-4 bucks..round that price range..(where's my receipt??) !!

-
..speakin' of ball-busters.. as promised..here is the 'Donatello "Bouncing Buddy' from Hedstrom.... running for about 6 bucks.. all 4 Turtles are in 'Bouncey form' ..ready ta show all the balls on the block the bases and who the real heroes are in the park!!

- Not shown .. there is a series of 'TMNT WATCH' gift packs..
.. for about $15.00 a pop.. a bit pricey.. but they all come in a small variety of Collectable tins.. and a each set is different.. for example.. 1 set includes a Raphael watch and a set of TMNT Fleer Trading cards.. while a Leonardo watch face features a few different interchangable bands.. and another watch includes a TMNT alarm clock.. these sets are pretty cool.. and are marked 'Gift Sets'.. i did not see the manufacturer..but i'll assume it's the same company that makes the TMNT watches 'single' watches.. ..but i'm out of dinero for such delicious time-counting temptations..so.

.. that's news fer now.. more TMNT pumpin' pimpin' ,money wastin' and laundering as it all washes out and busts my balls..
Bounzing Buddy Balls ,that is.. ..oiii..i'm tired!!
8p
..>v<

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- MATT XE does it again..TMNT Cereal returns to XE!!
..MAT rips open the box..disses the Turtes..offers ya ol' school TMNT cereal downloads.. and Bites Shredder's head off ta boot..
..Plus..Michelangelo takes ya shopping..and turns his brother into a gravy boat..or somthing like that..i dunno.


-
Hedstom Co. is offering 4 size play balls (2 ruff n' tumble playground balls and 2 vinyl playballs for indoors and arounf yir yard..)
..way cool TMNT dodger's will wanna pick one up to play freeze tag..at a really cool price;bouncy balls are pretty inexpensive at the shops and are alot of fun!!
..however.. not yet listed on Hedstrom's web site.. are 4 figural TMNT balls. caled 'BounZing Buddies' ..bringin' back the ol' school TMNT sewer balls stylin' .. i picked on of these up late last night.. and i'll try to post a pic of the DON ball i gots. All 4 TMNTs are fat n' round n' squishy.. and ready for a good tossin' !!
..>v<

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..t-drome spyin'..
.. Keep spying the Trading card isles at the store.. the second set of TMNT trading cards should be hittin' it with the rest of all your fave collectable rookies and Garbage Pail Kids..
.. >v<