The “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” enjoyed quite a heyday throughout the early ’90s.
Along with the success of the live-action comic book film that debuted in 1990, the franchise was bolstered even more by the animated series that began a few years earlier in 1987.
In fact, it was the animated series that inspired the beloved Playmates action figure line that churned out endless versions of Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael, and Michelangelo, as well as the extensive array of mutant villains for them to face off against.
Some of those weird toys even inspired a few sneaky Easter eggs in the new “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.”Speaking of which, since there’s a new “Tmnt” movie in theaters, of course there are new toys on shelves inspired by the stylish movie that refreshes the franchise in exciting and visually stunning ways.
Paramount Pictures and Playmates sent /Film the basic action figures…
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