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Are You Ready for an All-New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cartoon in 2018

Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles LogoI personally think that the 2012 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series is the best there has ever been. From the voice actors to the animation and the stories, these have been excellent cartoons. I did not know that the show was ending and today I learned that an All-New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series is coming. Where the 2012 series was very much honoring the past and paying homage to so much of the Turtles’ lore I am being cautiously optimistic about this next series. The voice cast is all new. I enjoy much of what each person in the cast does. the only person I am not familiar with is Kat Graham. The new show is called Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Did you know that that was also the titles of the first two episodes of the first season of the 2012 series? Strange.

the series is being directed by Rob Paulsen s voice directing the series. That at least is great news. Rob has so much experience with the Turtles in that he voiced Raphael in the original and Donatello in the 2012 series. So, I’m cautiously optimistic of this news. Read more about it below.

Pictured (L-R): Nickelodeon’s Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles voice cast; Kat Graham (April O’Neil), Josh Brener (Donatello),
Omar Miller (Raphael), Brandon Mychal Smith (Michelangelo) and Ben Schwartz (Leonardo).

NICKELODEON ANNOUNCES VOICE CAST OF ALL-NEW ANIMATED SERIES RISE OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

Omar Miller, Ben Schwartz, Josh Brener, Brandon Mychal Smith and Kat Graham Star as the Series’ Iconic Characters Continue reading Are You Ready for an All-New Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cartoon in 2018 →

Review, Toys

Review – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Ninja Ghostbusters

Ninja Ghostbusters in boxes

I received these collector’s edition Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Ninja Ghostbusters from Playmates Toys for free to play with and review. Opinions are my own. I decided that I would unbox each of these figures in a live unboxing on Facebook.

I am a big fan of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I also enjoyed Ghostbusters when I was a kid. Both properties got their start in 1984 and both have teams of four that are based in New York City. Those are just some of the similarities that I found as I began unboxing these figures and talking about them in the video below.

The Turtles and the Ghostbusters made for a good crossover set of figures. I also think that the matches of characters with turtles was well done. Having Donatello be Egon was perfect. Donatello is arguably the smartest turtle while Egon is the smartest Ghostbuster. Raphael was Winston Zeddemore was also perfect in that Winston was more muscle for the group and Raphael is as opposite to Donatello as you can get. Winston was not a scientist and neither is Raphael. You pretty much just point Raph at a problem that the other guys can’t solve and he powers through it. That is what I think of for Winston. He was tougher than the other guys. Then you have Mikey as Peter Venkman. Venkman doesn’t take anything seriously and comes out okay. The same can be said about Mikey in his personality. The only turtle that doesn’t seem to fit right is Leo with Ray Stanz. Ray is not the leader of the group but Leo is. I’m not sure about this pairing but since the other three make perfect sense then this one had to be as it was by default.

Ninja Ghostbusters out of boxes

The figures are solidly made. They have great accessories. The one thing that I do have an issue with is their grips. The guys each come with a proton pack and “spectral blaster” (aka the Neutrino Wand), a PKE Meter, Ghost Trap, and a unique ghost from the movie. The problem is I cannot get anything except for the PKE Meter into their hands. The Neutrino Wands do not fit for me. My friend James over at the Rock Father had far better luck and I did, and way better photos, too. You can check out his #31DayOfHalloween Post TMNT Ninja Ghostbusters are Ready to Believe You!. I don’t know. Maybe I was being too gentle with the toys and they obviously can hold the accessories. I’ll have to try again. Meanwhile you should try and find these guys at Target because that is where they can be found as they are exclusives to that store. Make for great Christmas gifts.