The other 4 I group together as more or less concurrent. Shredder replaced all of them together once Turtlemania kicked in.

This week's Collector Spotlight features crookedninjaturtle (IG) 📸 From Turtlemania to toy photography, Ben shares the stories, figures, and collecting moments that shaped his journey. Check out the full spotlight! 👊 #MezcoToyz #ToyPhotography Read More: blog.mezcotoyz.com/collector…

ah the turtlemania

The first place as a kid I would go to Toys R Us. I was there at Turtlemania, and I grabbed every TMNT figure i wanted. I was in my teens, i would go to both Suncoast and Spencers, i remeber Spencers having video game figures back in the late 90s, those Crash Bandicoot figures 🔥

Swept up in Turtlemania, I was thrilled to get a free personal pan pizza using the coupon inside my copy of TMNT II on the NES. Cowabunga!

2012 was one of the most heavily marketed Turtles series, rivaling that of 1987 during Turtlemania We need to get back to this.

4/ That’s a bit ironic: at Archie, Steve Murphy (Dean Clarrain) maintained continuity, characterization, and a consistent monthly output. At Mirage, there was no editor and once Eastman & Larid stepped back during Turtlemania, the book had an irregular schedule and no continuity.

Yo Crypt Squad!🐢🍕 It's your eternal pizza-makin', NES-playin' vampire dad, Cap'n Retrovania, crawlin' out of the neon-lit arcade haze straight from the Haunted Pizzeria Clubhouse! It's this rad Sunday late afternoon — the kind where the sun's dipping low, the VCR's still warm from last night's binge, and Monday's creepin' up like Shredder on a bad day. So kick back, grab some leftover pizza (extra cheese, obviously), crack open a cold root beer, and let's crank the time machine all the way back to 1990 — peak TurtleMania! Remember when the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles live-action movie dropped and the whole world lost its shell? That gritty, practical-effects masterpiece with those awesome (and kinda terrifying) suits, April O'Neil slingin' news reports, Casey Jones swingin' his hockey stick, and the boys in the sewer just tryin' to save Splinter while eatin' mad pizza. It was pure childhood magic — ninjas, mutants, skateboards, and one-liners for days. And what better way to ride that wave than with the totally tubular end-credits awesomeness: "Turtle Power!" by Partners in Kryme. This hip-hop jam straight-up exploded during TurtleMania. It hit #13 on the Billboard Hot 100, topped charts in the UK, and had every 90s kid rappin' along: "T-U-R-T-L-E Power! T-U-R-T-L-E Power! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles... Heroes in a half-shell... Turtle Power! Leo, Mikey, Donnie, and Raph dancin' in the background of the video while clips from the movie hit you with all that nostalgia fuel. Pure 1990 energy — one of those tracks that instantly transports you back to crowded Blockbuster aisles, TMNT bedsheets, and arguing who the best turtle was. Cowabunga, Crypt Squad — this one's for all the 90s kids who grew up in the golden age of Turtle Power. Drop your favorite TMNT memory below: the movie, the arcade game, the cartoon, or that one time you wore your bandana to school? Let's keep the TurtleMania alive in the comments! Stay radical, stay cheesy, and I'll catch you in the next rewind. — Cap'n Retrovania 🕹️🍕👊🐢 #TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles #TMNT #TurtleMania #TurtlePower #90sKids #90sKidsRule #90sNostalgia

🚨 Pure 90s childhood flashback unlocked! This is THE iconic photo — Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, Raphael, and April O’Neil living their best lives at Disney-MGM Studios Florida back during the live TMNT stage show. Walk-around characters,that perfect Florida sun, and pure Turtle Power in the heart of the park. Does this hit anybody else right in the nostalgia feels, or am I just old? Who remembers this era? Drop your favorite TMNT memory below! 🍕🐢⚔️ #TMNT #TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles #DisneyMGMStudios #90sKidRule #RetroNostalgia #TurtleMania

RDV à 17h sur la chaine Youtube, pour un nouveau live ou on va retourner en 1990, et replonger en pleine Turtlemania 😁👌 youtube.com/live/A-1x0dXmU-Y…

Dawg i liked ONE post about TMNT once and for the entire week my timeline turned into Turtlemania it's insane how sensitive the algorithm is now

Another CAS recently graded item - This 1990 Ralston Purina Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cereal box with the FREE Leonardo bowl still shrink-wrapped to the front is peak TMNT-era fun. When Turtlemania took over, it hit everything—including the cereal aisle—and finding one still sealed with the premium attached is no easy task. Now graded and preserved in a custom CAS display, this is a true slice of ’90s nostalgia. Today’s Question - What’s the most memorable cereal tie-in you remember growing up? This Month’s Giveaway Win a CAS Collectors Club Master Membership—unlocking savings, perks, and more. How to Enter: Follow CAS, like this post, and drop your answer below. 🚀 CAS Collectors Club Now Live Members can save on grading unique items like this, plus get perks like grading credits, express upgrades, CAS swag, and more. #collectorarchiveservices #tmnt #90stoys #cerealcollectibles @TMNT

🍕 On this day — March 30, 1990 — at the absolute peak of Turtlemania, New Line Cinema's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ninja kicked its way straight out of the sewers and into theaters, turning Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird's black-and-white indie comic into a live-action phenomenon. Directed by MTV video vet @thestevebarron (who'd already helmed Electric Dreams), the film was shot mostly on the soundstages of Screen Gems Studios in Wilmington, North Carolina (those dank sewer and rooftop, and NYC sets were perfect), with some real exterior shots around NC and gritty NYC locations including Time Square. The real magic came from those four shell-headed heroes brought to life through pure practical wizardry — no CGI, just sweat, foam rubber, and Jim Henson's Creature Shop at the top of their game. Each turtle suit weighed around 70 pounds of foam-rubber latex, internal mechanisms, and radio-controlled facial expressions for lifelike blinks, eyebrow raises, and mouth movements during close-ups. Brian Henson and the London-based Creature Shop team pushed the limits of what puppetry and suit performance could do, blending heavy physical stunt work with remote-controlled animatronics. Jim Henson himself was involved in the process (he even visited the set), though he reportedly had mixed feelings about the film's edgier violence compared to his usual whimsical Muppet style. Still, the result remains one of the greatest practical creature effects achievements of the era. The Heroes & Key Cast: - April O'Neil: @Heyjude629 - Casey Jones: Elias Koteas The Turtles (Suit Performers Voices): - Leonardo — David Forman (suit) Brian Tochi (voice from Revenge of the Nerds) - Raphael — Josh Pais (suit voice) David Greenaway (facial puppetry) - Donatello — Leif Tilden (suit) @Corey_Feldman (voice) - Michelangelo — Michelan Sisti (suit) @RobbieRist1 (voice) Splinter: Kevin Clash (voice and puppeteering, with Henson team support). But every hero needs a villain. Enter The Shredder (Oroku Saki), the ruthless leader of the Foot Clan, physically portrayed by James Saito with that menacing armor and presence that scared a generation of kids. His voice was dubbed by David McCharen, giving him that deep, intimidating growl. Right by his side was his loyal (and brutal) second-in-command Tatsu, played by martial artist Toshishiro Obata — the guy who did most of the heavy intimidating and fighting for the Foot. And then there was the ultimate lure for every wayward 90s kid: the Foot Clan's radical hideout — an abandoned east warehouse on Lairdman Island. This place was pure teenage rebellion fantasy: walls lined with arcade cabinets (including the ultra-violent NARC), pool tables, gaming setups, comic books, a full gym for ninja training, and — best of all — massive skateboard ramps where recruits could shred while blasting music. It was designed like a forbidden clubhouse that turned runaways into thieves and Foot Soldiers. No wonder so many of us secretly wanted to join the bad guys for a day. Add in killer martial arts stunt work, rooftop battles, that perfect John Du Prez score, and you've got the ultimate latchkey kid fever dream: pizza-scarfing mutants, a wise rat sensei, Foot Clan chaos, and a whole lot of "Cowabunga!" energy that felt dangerous, funny, and strangely real. Thirty-six years later and it still hits harder than a sai to the face. Who was your favorite Turtle? Did you beg for the action figures the second the credits rolled? And be honest — did that Foot Clan warehouse ever tempt you to switch sides for the arcade and skate ramps? 🐢⚔️🍕 #TMNT #TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles #1990TMNT #Turtlemania #JimHensonsCreatureShop #PracticalEffects #Shredder #FootClan #90sKid #Nostalgia #Cowabunga #80sKidsRule #90sKidsRule

1987 for turning tmnt into a well known brand, 1990 for creating the most gigantic wave of popularity in the franchise, 03 for reviving the brand post turtlemania for the 2000s and 2012 basically being this generation's tmnt for a lot of people Yeah I can see it

“Go ninja, go ninja, go! Go ninja, go ninja, go!” Happy 35th anniversary to the most bodacious, pizza-fueled sequel of the '90s—Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze, which hit theaters on this day, March 22, 1991 - at the peak of Turtlemania! The Shredder claws his way back, snagging the same glowing ooze that mutated our heroes to cook up his own monstrous mutants: the savage, drooling Tokka (a snapping turtle gone seriously wrong) and the ferocious Rahzar (a wolf with major attitude). It's a lighter, more kid-friendly vibe than the first flick—less gritty shadows, more laughs, arcade energy, and family-friendly mutant mayhem. The Turtles dig into their origins while battling the Foot Clan, Professor Perry's TGRI lab drama, and those wild new baddies. Directed by Michael Pressman, it crushed at the box office despite some critics calling it too silly compared to the darker original. But who cares? It delivered pure '90s fun: introducing pizza delivery ninja Keno, that iconic Vanilla Ice Ninja Rap hit blasting at the club, and a massive wave of awesome Playmates toys that every '90s kid (including your favorite NES homebrew dad here) wanted for Christmas. Those movie-tie-in figures captured the new looks perfectly—the Turtles in their updated suits, Tokka and Rahzar with their snarling details, plus all the ooze-themed playsets and accessories. Playmates nailed the excitement of the film, turning every backyard into a Foot Clan showdown. Pure nostalgia fuel! 🍕 And massive props to the practical effects magic—those incredible animatronic suits and creatures crafted by the legendary Jim Henson's Creature Shop. The Turtle suits, Splinter, Tokka, Rahzar—all that lifelike movement, expressive eyes, and detailed puppetry made these characters feel alive and unforgettable. And let's now forget the massive Super Shredder suit! Peak practical effects era, no CGI needed. Key cast highlights: - Paige Turco as the awesome April O'Neil (taking over from the first film) - David Warner as the reluctant scientist Professor Jordan Perry - Ernie Reyes Jr. as the rad pizza boy and martial artist Keno - François Chau as the villainous Shredder - Kevin Clash (puppeteer/voice) as Splinter - The Turtles themselves: Mark Caso (Leonardo), Michelan Sisti (Michelangelo), Leif Tilden (Donatello), Kenn Scott (Raphael) - Voices including Brian Tochi (Leonardo), Robbie Rist (Michelangelo), and more legends - Kevin Nash as the monstrous Super Shredder - Bonus: Vanilla Ice himself in that epic club scene! Yo, Crypt Squad! Who else remembers catching this in the theater back in '91? Your eternal pizza-slingin' NES overlord, Cap'n Retrovania, dragged his crew to the local multiplex, then we hit up the arcade and devoured a mountain of pizza afterward. Cowabunga memories forever! 🍕🐢 What was your favorite part—the Ninja Rap dance-off, Tokka and Rahzar's chaos, snagging those sweet Playmates figures, or just the pure ooze-soaked nostalgia? Drop it below! 💥⚔️ #TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles #TMNT #SecretOfTheOoze #90sKidsRule #TurtlePower #TurtleMania #PlaymatesToys #90sMovie

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of The Ooze (restored 4K) is NOW playing in theaters until March 26 with more theaters added in select cities Turtlemania RETURNS! #TMNTII35 #GoNinjaGo 🍿🎟️ fathomentertainment.com/rele…

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of The Ooze IS BACK IN THEATERS for it's 35th anniversary! March 13-19 (select locations until March 26) Remastered in 4K Turtlemania returns today! 🎟️ fathomentertainment.com/rele…

Mike Patton recorded a cover of the TMNT theme song for the Shredder's Revenge game. During the height of #Turtlemania (1987–1993). As the TMNT went from indie comic to global icons, Patton aged from 19 to 25; he was 22 for the first live-action in 1990! #TMNT #MikePfatton

#TurtleMania by Aled Lewis #Konami @SlimerErasmus @TatoruzuX @MyTMNTChannel @Misaori01 @hamato_the @TheOldTurtleDen

Around for turtlemania but a little young for some things. Always liked it but didn't follow super closely. Watched the ep of Toys That Made Us and the Rise movie on a whim and now I'm here. ✨