01/31/2006 Entry: "Weirdass TMNT Combo Platter #4."

In what's by far the strangest event since the resurgence of the Ninja Toitles began, giant-sized action figures are being packaged with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III DVDs in neat windows boxes, sold at the radical discount rate of 13.99. There really aren't any good explanations for this, and every time I look at it, fifty more questions pop in my head and make my head go all ninja hurtles. The film came out in 1993; TMNT's current crop of fans (we do not count) can't possibly share its age demo. Even so, TMNT III is nothing for anyone with a vested interest in the current franchise to be proud of, and I can't imagine any bigwigs at Playmates sitting around giant oak tables shaped like miniature golf courses saying, "A good way to make today's kids love today's Turtles is by showing them the single most critically shat-upon aspect of yesterday's Turtles." Only they wouldn't say it like that. They'd say it more dumberly.

Being one of the fortunate losers who can say that they enjoy both Old Turtles and New Turtles, this mashing of eras serves me big plates of delight that figuratively taste like awesome Cool Whip. I've always tried to keep my nerd level in check when it comes to not opening things that would look better opened because they'll be worth trillions of bling clams someday, but no, you absolutely CANNOT open this set, because the sum is worth a hundred times more than its parts. The figure is cool, but there's a million of them, and the DVD is kind of cool, but you can buy it from any gas station with a TigerMart for 2.99. Only together are their strengths fully realized. Only together can they be worth writing about at 11:30 on a Tuesday night.

Some attempt was made to make sense of the madness. It's the "Movie Action Set," including a "Mutant Movie Star" -- a "Box Office Brawler." I am so close to meaning it when I say I'm cracking up right now. And now that I've noticed the movie popcorn graphics all over the box, I really do mean it. This one's for the books. The tubular books.

Chestnuts roasted by Mars @ 02/01/2006 12:06 AM EST

Maybe there was some sort of legal problem with using one of the first two TMNT movies. Was III produced by a different studio than the first two or something? Anyway, all I have to say about this is "pizza time!"

Chestnuts roasted by Gozer @ 02/01/2006 12:07 AM EST

I can't believe that I had no idea that They Live was a John Carpenter work! Carpenter and the Rowdy One... there is something so right about that.

Chestnuts roasted by Bludge @ 02/01/2006 12:08 AM EST

I agree, thats fucking weird. Why not package it with Turtles movie 1? Man, the more I think about it the more I think my head will explode so, i'll just watch Rock & Rule again and make my head go back to uhh a non near exploding state.

Chestnuts roasted by James @ 02/01/2006 12:17 AM EST

Damn! If I only knew this was coming out, or I would have waited to get it. I wish I had TMNT III with a TOY then I could have MOVIE ACTION! woot!

Chestnuts roasted by IHAQ @ 02/01/2006 12:27 AM EST

Somewhere at Turtle Headquarters, there was a HUGE stack of TMNT III sitting around...

Chestnuts roasted by Sixi @ 02/01/2006 12:30 AM EST

Lemme just say this about the update: IT'S ABOUT FREAKIN TIME!!!

I held off my New Blog Topic for so long, and cracking earlier tonight, and I was right about the update being 3 hours after I post it.

Well, MY topic was actually NOT Recurring SNL Sketches, but rather, for ones that ran one-time. Allison basically took up the whole topic on that.

My favorite one-time sketches:

-Jimgleheimer Junction (each censor card depicting a train wreck getting progressively worse)
-the Crystal Gravy ad (the MOST Disturbing ad EVER)
-Moleculo: THE MOLECULAR MAAAAN!
-The Sinatra Group
-James Brown In The Hot Tub
-Canteen Boy Goes Camping (Canteen Boy makes an appearance in a later episode with Jason Alexander hosting)
-the showdown of Partridge Family & the Brady Bunch
-Behind The Music: Fat Albert (Tracy Morgan as Fat Albert and Tim Meadows as Mushmouth)
-Behind The Music: Blue Oyster Cult (the famous Cowbell Sketch)
-the Drunken Asses (the ad where a bunch of drunk singers sing your favorite bar songs, and because they're all tanked, none of them are able to sing the complete song)
-the 1st Debate of Al Gore & George W (strategery)
-Hi-C and Turkey (a sketch about an insurance broker played by Danny Aiello not leaving a house because he wanted Hi-C & Turkey)
-Colonel Angus
-the LI Girls ad as well, because it relates to me SO much, being from LI and all. And yes, they do talk like that.
-The Chippendales Audition with Chris Farley & Patrick Swayze

-Wake Up & Smile (where a talk show celebrates its 20th anniversary show when the teleprompter breaks. Everyone in that sketch is Just. Freaking. Brilliant.)

Possibly my favorite Dana Carvey sketch can be summed up in 3 words: Massive Headwound Harry.

and one of my all-time favorites: the sketch where all of the Recurring SNL Characters in the early 90s (save for Tim Meadows) did a We Are The World-esque song about "Fire Bad!" (it was titled by Phil Hartman's Frankenstein). It had just about every major reocurring character: Cajun Man, the Superfans, Pat, David Spade in Hollywood Minute mode, Frankenstein, Wayne Cambell, Matt Foley, Queen Shaniqua, Nat X, Richmeister, Hanz & Franz and the rest of the casts' characters except for Tim Meadows, who didn't have one at the time

Forgot some more favorite recurring characters:

-Matt Foley, motivational speaker
-Astronaut Jones, if not for his X-E-like cheesey theme song
-Master Thespian
-The Herlihy boy
-Nat X
-The Ladies Man
-Debbie Downer (the ones this season were actually funny)
-Church Lady
-Dog Show (Mr. Bjangles is really a girl! Mr. Bojangles is really a girl!)

Let's go for 600 this time!!

Chestnuts roasted by Invader Norbert @ 02/01/2006 12:41 AM EST

I never saw III, possibly because it looked horrible. That set looks awesome though, I might have to pick it up.

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 02/01/2006 12:46 AM EST

I used to love the Turtles but thought all their movies were turds. This seems like a cool set to have though.

Chestnuts roasted by Kittycatgirl @ 02/01/2006 01:04 AM EST

I love TMNT 3 and I hate talking about SNL.

Chestnuts roasted by dohopoki @ 02/01/2006 01:09 AM EST

Yeah, why saddle the coolest turtle with the worst of the films? TMNT 1 actually fits in with the newer series, (as both more closely fit in with the comics) whereas 2&3 are totally old TMNT cartoon territory. Mind you, I love the old cartoon as much as the next guy, but its brand of...whatever...doesn't translate well to the big screen.

'Course, I haven't seen much of the new TMNT since the beginning. Just got out of the habit, I guess. I'll catch them later on DVD.

Chestnuts roasted by Frostor @ 02/01/2006 01:27 AM EST

TMNT 1 was Awesome.

2 Was okay, but more jokes...

3 Sucked. Hard.

I'm guessing that is the studio's way of getting rid of excess TMNT III DVDs that they have stockpiled...

Chestnuts roasted by Cameron T. @ 02/01/2006 01:42 AM EST

I was liked TMNT I, loved TMNT II (I think it was the Vanilla Ice thing), but for some reason have never seen TMNT III. I have no excuse either, it was on tv the other night! I think it was the family channel or somethin'....

Chestnuts roasted by Togapi @ 02/01/2006 01:56 AM EST

I saw some TMNT gum at Target the other day. There were tiny cartoons printed on each piece of gum. Pretty cool, but I prefer the classic TMNT trading cards that came with the generic stick of rock hard gum. Also, they had Jones Soda Love Potion #6 (yes, I'm pretty sure it was #6 and not #9). I was tempted to get it because it came in a two pack with lip gloss for $10. Anyone try this stuff??? And finally, the dollar tree had Banana Moon Pies. I don't know whether that's an "mmmm" or an "ewwww."

Chestnuts roasted by flygrl358 @ 02/01/2006 02:05 AM EST

For some reason, you put TMNT III together with an action figure, and TMNT III just somehow becomes a million times more irresistable than it should be. It looks like a great set, but boy I remember TMNT III just totally sucked (I was great, and II was still pretty cool.)

Speaking of TMNT II, did they release "Cool as Ice" on DVD yet?

Chestnuts roasted by Destro @ 02/01/2006 02:21 AM EST

TMNT III is on TV tonight. Coincidence? I think not.

Chestnuts roasted by Carri @ 02/01/2006 02:50 AM EST

I saw these the other day when I was looking for Star Wars guys! I may have to go back to K-Mart, though, to read the bios of all the others!

Chestnuts roasted by mtrox @ 02/01/2006 06:32 AM EST

"his method is simple-fight and be filmed." hahaha.

Like Togapi said above, I love(d) and own the first 2 films, but I never saw Back to the Future Turtles.

Chestnuts roasted by Geoffinsanity @ 02/01/2006 08:34 AM EST

I just really like the pop corn shooting movie board thingie. And the foot soldiers looked way cooler in the movies but I always prefered the purple and grey ones of the cartoon. The ones in the comics didn't have sleeves! :o

Chestnuts roasted by Darth Poop @ 02/01/2006 08:50 AM EST

Sorry for the double post but I forgot about the new foot soldiers who wear black and grey. They're a mix of the old cartoon and the original comic book foot soldiers and I love them.

Chestnuts roasted by Darth Poop @ 02/01/2006 08:57 AM EST

I almost forgot, I had a X-E dream last night. Nothing big, I dreamed X-E got a RSS feed. Its a sad state of affairs when my dreams consist of web pages implementing RSS feeds.

Chestnuts roasted by Geoffinsanity @ 02/01/2006 09:11 AM EST

I saw 3 when it was in the theaters. I got in for free and still felt like I wasted money.

Chestnuts roasted by Dragonfire @ 02/01/2006 09:15 AM EST

Geoffinsanity:

I've always hoped for an RSS feed, but never dreamed...

Yet...

Chestnuts roasted by mtrox @ 02/01/2006 09:32 AM EST

It makes me feel funny to think about the one kid who really wants the figure but can't get it because his mom "doesn't know what the movie's rating is". And yes, the first and LAST time I saw that was in theater. Bad stuff!

Chestnuts roasted by Eddie Lightning Frog @ 02/01/2006 09:40 AM EST

Do you think it has to do with the current kid crop's parents and III being the most kid friendly? II went goofy because parents complained about what we knew and know was cool action, and I am guessing III was even more acceptable due to the same reason.

Chestnuts roasted by Bill-Up @ 02/01/2006 10:04 AM EST

That's just so, so inherently wrong. I agree that III was terrible, but I actually don't hate it. In fact, I'd probably buy this. And I don't have a nostalgia website to fall back on as an excuse for the purchase.

Oh, and "ninja hurtles"? Matt, you are so cute.

Chestnuts roasted by Nicole @ 02/01/2006 10:12 AM EST

Sorry it's been a while; I moved into my new home in Oaklyn, 5 minutes from Philadelphia on the New Jersey side, on Sunday, and have spent the last three days trying to figure out what goes where in an apartment with a living room that's the size of my old apartment and a back storage room the size of my mom and stepdad's house. Seriously, though, I'm very happy here. I have a gorgeous view of a river and park, the elderly landlady is very sweet, there's two pizzarias and a Chinese take-out four blocks away, and my biological father (and his pool) lives down the stret.

I seem to be in the minority, but I actually kinda LIKED "Turtles III." Not the best of the trio, but fun in it's own way. I'd love to pick up that toy, especially since Raphael is my favorite Turtle. That was an awesome find.

Chestnuts roasted by starwenn @ 02/01/2006 10:24 AM EST

I can imagine this scene taking place in some suburban front yard this summer...
(Kids are in the middle of playing TMNT)
"You're going down. You know why? Because I'm a method actor!"
"Well...I'm a method actor too!"
"We can't both be method actors."
"Why do you get to be the method actor?"
"'Cause it's my house and I said it first."
"That's not fair! When do I get to be the method actor?"

And somewhere, James Lipton sheds a tear because his boyhood fantasy has just come true.

Chestnuts roasted by Lori @ 02/01/2006 10:36 AM EST

Can I just say how bizarre this is for me? Just last night I, myself, was in Toys R Us and handled this very toy, making remarkably similar comments all around. Weird.

Oh, and I think I'd rather see TMNT III again than watch The Last Samurai. Middle-Age Crazy Ninja Scientologists, Middle-Age Crazy Ninja Scientologists...

Chestnuts roasted by Rhino @ 02/01/2006 11:25 AM EST

One timers:
Rubik's Grenade
Big Red
Little Chocolate Donuts
Julia Child (Save the liver!)
Bass-o-matic 76
KFC Chillers (lettuce in a bag)
Lord and Lady Douchebag
Paul Simon in a turkey suit
Pee-Wee Herman's Thanksgiving special

Recurring thingies:
Miller's run as WU anchor
Nealon's run as WU anchor
Tim Meadows as Ike on WU (I'm sorry, Kevin Nealon, take me back)
Eddie's Gumby, Mr Robinson, Velvet Jones, Stevie Wonder
Mr. Bill
Toonces
Mr. Short-term Memory (Hey! You're Tony Randall!)
Martin Short as Mr. Therm the crooked lawyer (I knew that, why wouldn't you think I knew that?)
Celeb Jeopardy (Buck Futter!)

Lists inconclusive, due to wealth of material for both catagories.

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 02/01/2006 12:14 PM EST

I got in so much trouble when I saw that movie in the theater. I was wearing my brand-new bright red 321 Contact hat, and to mark the world-shattering occasion of a new Turtles movie I brought my personal savings out of all my ingenius hiding places and managed to purchase an Outrageously Enormous Albino Jawbreaker (TM) from the concession stand. Anyway, over the course of the movie my hands got absolutely coated in white jawbreaker stuff, and somehow I ended up wiping it all over my hat. So when my cousin and I rejoined my parents in the cruelly lit foyer, not only did I discover that I had ruined my brand new bright red 321 Contact hat, but I got yelled at for ruining my brand new bright red 321 Contact hat, and my parents made me throw away my jawbreaker, and I had only managed to lick through about twelve of the 8,347 delicious layers, and that on a patch about the size of a quarter on one side. Also, the jawbreaker really made my tongue hurt. Also, the movie sucked horribly.

Wow, there is no part of that story that does not make me sound like a loser. Well, time to go to Weinerschnitzel. Cheers.

Chestnuts roasted by Jedoc @ 02/01/2006 12:19 PM EST

KFC Chillers (lettuce in a bag)

1) I can't believe someone else remembers that.

2)I believe it was KCF or some other variation that had the Chillers (you know, as a parody). Ice Cold Iceberg Lettuce + Mayonnaise = Crazy Delicious? You shook it all up in a bag for some rich, tasty fun! Now with kid's meal with mini-chiller with How Stella Got Her Groove Back toys free!

I also liked the Sub Shack ad, where Jared (and a few others) become fat again because of the high-fat meat sandwiches Sub Shack sold.

Back on a new SNL-esque topic, which sketches do you think had the best theme songs? My picks:

-Toonces (He drives around/ all over the town/It's Toonces the Driving Cat!)
-Debbie Downer (They never did catch that Anthrax guy...)
-Pat (It's time for androdgeny/It's Just Pat!)
-Astronaut Jones (mentioned earlier, I just love it for some reason, probably because of all the intentioal cheesiness of it)

Chestnuts roasted by Invader Norbert @ 02/01/2006 12:27 PM EST

i love the astronaut jones song. i think part of it is the look on his face while he's singing, and the way he holds the guitar. thanx for putting it in my head!

walmart had a bunch of the old "best of" snls for like $4 each. i got phil hartman (his special is actually not that funny, even though i think he rocks), mike myers (excellent), and tracy morgan (lots of good stuff). you had to dig through one of those huge cheapie bins to find them, so there might've been more.

i've never watched tmnt in my life. in any form. am i gonna get kicked off of here?

Chestnuts roasted by schroeder @ 02/01/2006 12:42 PM EST

The KCF Shredders, not chillers, also come in fiesta with spicy mayo.

Funny we should be talking about Shredders and Shredder at the same time. Subliminal......

I think I watched TMNT 3 when I was sick when it came out on tape with my little brother. I do remember it sucking and lacking Vanilla Ice. However, I agree that this must be a genious way to unload the stale copies of TMNT 3, just think about it, I certainly can't see buying it without the cool set up. And the only other point I would make for buying it alone is to complete the trilogy, but it just sucks too much.

Raph is the ultimate box office brawler, and I bet he killed whoever started calling him Raph!

Chestnuts roasted by Fox @ 02/01/2006 12:49 PM EST

Double post, sorry, but I just clicked on a link in the ceral prize section and came across: Sprinkle Spangle Cerel!

Matt, how do you keep doing it? Totally forgotten memories that just flooded back.

Chestnuts roasted by Fox @ 02/01/2006 12:54 PM EST

I loved the turtles movies. However I haven't seen them for at least 10 years. This is an incredibly strange DVD pack.
Jedoc I liked the story. Those jawbreakers used to make my tounge bleed.

Chestnuts roasted by kb @ 02/01/2006 01:26 PM EST

I agree with dohopoki. Except for the TMNT 3 part
flygrl, I think there were some Jones tasters in the last thread? I'd check for you but it's a real monster and my phone wasn't loving loading it anymore.

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 02/01/2006 02:04 PM EST

Casey Jones was a total perv in David Cronenberg's "Crash". Just thought I'd toss that out there for the uninitiated...

Chestnuts roasted by The Yeti @ 02/01/2006 02:10 PM EST

The Yeti:

He was sleazy in the indie movie called Exotica, as well.

What a shitty movie.

Chestnuts roasted by mtrox @ 02/01/2006 02:14 PM EST

He was an intervention Dr. on the Sopranos.

Chestnuts roasted by Darth Muppet @ 02/01/2006 02:35 PM EST

Casey Jones was the killer executed in the beginning of the movie Fallen.

Chestnuts roasted by Geoffinsanity @ 02/01/2006 02:55 PM EST

Casey Jones was a fine man who was Claustrophobic.

Chestnuts roasted by Darth Poop @ 02/01/2006 03:08 PM EST

I didn't mind TMNT III. It wasn't amazing or anything, but it didn't bring me to a Crossroads-like level of hate either. That being said, I would buy ten of those figure/movie combos, even though it would have made more sense to include a recent TMNT episode with it instead.

For those that mentioned Astronaut Jones, you are all my American Idols. I loved those skits because his demeanor during the entire theme song was too funny and the first time I saw it, the ending was completely unexpected.

"Well, why don't you drop out of that green jumpsuit and show me that phat ass!

Chestnuts roasted by Dr. Acula @ 02/01/2006 03:22 PM EST

I wonder what Venus is doing now? Probably pole dancing at some furry strip joint.
Do anthropomorphic turtles count as furries?
Do androids dream of electric sheep?

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 02/01/2006 03:36 PM EST

It's a shame really...I mean, most of us were just too old for TMNT III when it came out--I was 10 by the summer of '93 (I turned 11 that October), so it was the movie that shot right past us faster than the bullet train (how's that for reference?).

Talk about dying trends, and the quick turnaround they choose to make as a new millenium approached and a whole new crop of six-year olds popped up. Honestly, how long was TMNT out of commission before it was revived? 6-10 years maybe? Amazing.

I know, I'm on a little earlier today. I have a day off from work today (Saturday is work day for me, so I have off on Wednesdays and Saturdays). Beauty part of being part of store management is that I can make my schedule, but I'm starting off w/less than 40 hours, but probably by my 3rd week I'll bump it up to 45 (by tacking on an additional half hour to each of my week day shifts). Can you believe I managed to take a day off two days into my job? LOL. They didn't say no, so I guess its ok.

I'm actually required to work more than 40 hours (I think somewhere between 44 and 48 hours--45 is safe). Ah, the perks of having a job in retail w/o having to actually stand at a register all day. Thank the lord.

Chestnuts roasted by Allison @ 02/01/2006 04:00 PM EST

Casey Jones was a burnout in "Pretty in Pink." Leave it to me to throw that one in.

Chestnuts roasted by Allison @ 02/01/2006 04:02 PM EST

The guy that played Casey Jones was in a movie with Steve Martin.Steve Martin played a dentist and Casey jones was his crazy brother.I think the movie was called novocaine.

Chestnuts roasted by Sonny Idaho @ 02/01/2006 04:31 PM EST

Toonces was a GREAT theme song, and I will admit that while that was one of the weirdest concepts for a sketch, it was actually really funny. I have the first Toonces sketch on a video, with Steve Martin and Victoria Jackson as his owners. Toonces changed hands alot in his short little run, and I think Dana Carvey took over as his owner at one point (w/Victoria Jackson still playing the wife). I don't know how well Toonces would go over now.

Starwenn, congrats on the new digs! Sounds really nice from your description, and in my opinion, I don't think you have enough room--kidding!

I participated in a survey on IMDb's boards about who readers' all-time fave cast members were, and I said, hands down, that my all time fave is Dana Carvey. He's had a soft spot in my heart since I was 9.

Does anyone remember this one commercial parody? It's from the mid-late 90s (sometime between '95 and '99). It was a White Diamonds ad, and Elizabeth Taylor (I know she was played by Molly Shannon) was in it, but she was completely blurred over, so all you saw was a black silouette of a woman with big hair coming at you. I don't think it aired more than once. It was REALLY funny.

I guess I get a kick out of it b/c of those damn White Diamonds commercials from 10-20 years ago, with Elizabeth Taylor saying "These have always bought me luck." Did someone forget to inform Liz that HER DAMN COMMERCIAL IS FRIGGIN' DATED?! Honestly, Miss Taylor, we know what you REALLY look like now, believe me, we saw that infamous photo of you in Liza Minelli's wedding!

Chestnuts roasted by Allison @ 02/01/2006 04:37 PM EST

Ok, I found some info on the White Diamonds parody--it aired in December 1993 and never again, so no wonder I haven't seen it outside of the ep it aired on--Sally Field played Liz Taylor. I haven't seen the rerun of this ep since an SNL Merry-thon in 12/1998 on Comedy Central, and it wasn't the greatest ep.

So, I answered my own question. Does anyone remember this sketch though?

Chestnuts roasted by Allison @ 02/01/2006 04:44 PM EST

Allison: I think Toonces would still go over. After all, they got that Falconer character now and he's a puppet also.

Sorta on topic: I've been seeing more toys lately that have extras like DVDs, videos, posters, trading cards, comic books, etc. New trend perhaps?

Chestnuts roasted by JLAJRC @ 02/01/2006 05:38 PM EST

Casey Jones is indeed versatile...and he's never even LOOKED at another guy before.

Chestnuts roasted by The Yeti @ 02/01/2006 05:54 PM EST

Casey jones is not responsible for undeliverable mail if you moved and did not notify us of your change of address.

Casey jones is painted gold on the sides.

Thank you, Googlism. Though I forget you for many months at a time, you always find a way to come in handy.

Chestnuts roasted by JessicaMarie @ 02/01/2006 06:34 PM EST

BREAKING!! Genndy Tartakovsky is signed to do the sequel to Dark Crystal! I have no idea if it's live action puppetry or animated or anything about Dark Crystal besides what's from the X-E review or even if I spelled that name right but I heart Dexter from way back so I'm stoked. I know Poop is excited

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 02/01/2006 09:03 PM EST

Dark Crystal was one of those tapes I had as a kid that I watched, rewound, watched, rewound, put in Star Wars, back to the Goonies, Labyrinth, Dark Crystal...It was a rinse and repeat kindof deal

Chestnuts roasted by Fox @ 02/01/2006 09:14 PM EST

Okay, here are some details:
"Tartakovsky said that unlike in the pricey original film, for which otherworldly sets were built, the puppets this time around will operate amid a CGI backdrop.
"There is a limited budget here, and this will be more artsy, in a 'Sin City' fashion, with characters performing over greenscreen and great backgrounds behind it," he said."
Sounds pretty awesome to me. There's a plot summary too...I don't want to spoil anything so I'll just say it sounds like it won't be vital to be familiar with the original to enjoy it.

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 02/01/2006 09:24 PM EST

By the way Matt, I was in a dollar tree store and they also sell lemon moon pies which is something i've never seen before-RC Cola and a moonpie-don't you know it's alright? (ever heard of that song??)

Chestnuts roasted by Mike the Great @ 02/01/2006 09:24 PM EST

I know Poop is excited.
Funniest thing. My day has been made.
Oh, I am excited too. Thank you squee!

Chestnuts roasted by kb @ 02/01/2006 09:25 PM EST

I read on the Net a few days ago that a new live-action TMNT movie is in the works. Maybe this wacky packaged toy is clever marketing scheme for this upcoming movie?

Chestnuts roasted by Jive Turkey @ 02/01/2006 09:36 PM EST

I read on the Net a few days ago that a new live-action TMNT movie is in the works. Maybe this wacky packaged toy is clever marketing scheme for this upcoming movie?

Chestnuts roasted by Jive Turkey @ 02/01/2006 09:36 PM EST

Okay I'm wrong, it's not a live-action movie but CGI. Interesting...

Chestnuts roasted by Jive Turkey @ 02/01/2006 09:41 PM EST

You could be right because all of the marketing I've seen for the movie thus far seems to aknowledge that there are 3 other turtle movies out there as oppossed to something like Batman Begins.

Chestnuts roasted by dohopoki @ 02/01/2006 10:20 PM EST

Ok..I LOVED TMNT1, liked TMNT 2 (mostly due to Vanilla Ice...even though I was a kid at the time, I was mad that they made the second one childish and "kiddy" and well, stupid), and REALLY LIKED TMNT 3....why on earth did I like TMNT3 you ask? Well because it featured the return of my man, Corey Feldman as the voice of Donatello once again! I freakin love Donatello and friggin love Corey F, so it was always one of my favorite things about the movies.

I would buy that box set in a heartbeat....did they also come with a Donatello action figure, Matt?

Chestnuts roasted by Muppet Baby @ 02/01/2006 10:20 PM EST

Muppet Baby:

There is a TMNT3 Set for each of the four turtles.

Chestnuts roasted by mtrox @ 02/01/2006 10:22 PM EST

TMNT Goodness OH YEAH! Isn't it really weird how things pop up at the same time?

http://ebaumsworld.com/2006/01/turtlestoperdition.html

Chestnuts roasted by Fox @ 02/01/2006 10:36 PM EST

I just broke up with my girlfriend, and you all are the first people I'm telling about it. I am a colossal asshole. I don't know why you guys bother hanging around a prick like me.

I am so very, very sorry.

Chestnuts roasted by The Yeti @ 02/01/2006 11:49 PM EST

Aw, sorry to hear that, Yeti. But sometimes these things are for the best. I was with a guy for 6 years and although we had a fairly mutual break-up it was still pretty rough. About a week after the fact a friend of his told me he was selling all his stuff to buy pot.

Hang in there, though. Hope things smooth out for ya.

Chestnuts roasted by Mystie @ 02/02/2006 12:34 AM EST

Casey Jones was the one that cancelled Arrested Development.

I wonder what Venus is doing now? Probably pole dancing at some furry strip joint.
Do anthropomorphic turtles count as furries?

Dear god, I'm not the only one who remembers the "5th" turtle, Venus de Milo. She killed off Shredder in the first episode of The Next Mutation, so I give her some credit for that.

And I KNEW it was "Shredder" and not "Chiller" for KCF. Forgive me for that, for it was late and not thinking clearly.

Chestnuts roasted by Invader Norbert @ 02/02/2006 09:32 AM EST

re: selling all your stuff to by pot

So, he was like... a chef or something? Yeah, lame, I know.

Chestnuts roasted by ZiZak @ 02/02/2006 09:52 AM EST

Sorry for the double, but I just noticed I misspelled "buy" in my previous comment.

That is all.

Chestnuts roasted by ZiZak @ 02/02/2006 09:53 AM EST

Casey Jones has a candy coated shell.

Casey Jones is the grandfather of god.

Casey Jones is not related to Stacey Jones. For Stacey Jones is the name of his deadliest fighting move; a swift hockey-stick strike across the neck disintegrating his oppenent's body, leaving only the head with a fresh haircut.

Chestnuts roasted by Geoffinsanity @ 02/02/2006 10:23 AM EST

Thanks for the kind words, Mystie. I once knew a fella who, in a panic, traded his car for a bag of pills. He was not at all pleased when he sobered up the following week.

P.S. Casey Jones avoids all controlled substances. He gets his highs from vigilante justice and hoodies with the sleeves cut off.

Chestnuts roasted by The Yeti @ 02/02/2006 11:33 AM EST

So help me God, if you people end up starting a new variation of the Chuck Norris Facts with Casey Jones, I will personally come to each and every one of your homes and stare disapprovingly at you from the doorstep until you are really uncomfortable.

Chestnuts roasted by Jedoc @ 02/02/2006 11:38 AM EST

I predict at least one website devoted to Casey Jones Facts popping up in the next month.

There better be t-shirts.

Chestnuts roasted by Nicole @ 02/02/2006 11:47 AM EST

Hey Jedoc, great minds think alike.

I for one, will applaud such effots. Just make sure I can have a t-shirt. Dammit.

Chestnuts roasted by Nicole @ 02/02/2006 11:50 AM EST

Yeti: It's cool...XE accepts you. It always accepts you, which is why I love hanging out on this blog. Just like-minded folk sharing the love. Relationships are tough- when I broke up with my boyfriend of 3 years I was bummed for a good while, even though I was the one who WANTED it to end, ya know? Hang in there. (*FYI- That ex-boyfriend started dating a mean, ditzy, goth chick a few days later and she began controlling his life, and nobody liked her. HA!)

Chestnuts roasted by Muppet Baby @ 02/02/2006 12:30 PM EST

Invader Norbert: "Arrested Development" was cancelled?? I thought I read in EW magazine that it was barely able to hang on, but it did, and will last at least another year...?? No?

Chestnuts roasted by Muppet Baby @ 02/02/2006 12:34 PM EST

Guess I should have indicated I was quoting Grateful Dead lyrics.

The fireman screams
and the engine just gleams.
- Casey Jones, Grateful Dead

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash is possesed by Garcia's missing finger @ 02/02/2006 12:54 PM EST

Oh, Muppet, you poor thing. You didn't know? Yes, it is cancelled from Fox, and the final three eps probably won't even see daylight until the DVD. However the show is being shopped to other networks and the word is pretty strong the it might move to Showtime to be paired with Weeds. I personally don't subscribe to Showtime, but with Sopranos ending and all my HBO favs cancelled I'd seriously consider the switch if it came down to it...just kidding HBO, but you better bring back Rome!

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 02/02/2006 02:21 PM EST

Muppet Baby: Fox hasn't officially given the ax to AD but seems certain they will. Showtime, has shown a lot of interest in picking it up though. They are just waiting until fox officially drops it.

Chestnuts roasted by Geoffinsanity @ 02/02/2006 02:23 PM EST

squee4242- Genndy Tartakovsky is awesomeness in a can. I love all of his cartoons and I hope his Dark Crystal sequel is awesome which, from your description, looks like it will be.

Alright, story time. My first two posts were about the Foot Soldier. When I was a young’un, maybe 3 or 4, I adored the Foot Soldiers. I adored them so much that I had two of the purple and grey ninjas. Having more than one of a certain figure on purpose was an abnormality for me at that young age but I just loved those guys so much. Currently I’m an army builder, meaning that I buy multiples of figures such as Cobra Vipers and make little garrisons and such. I believe that this strange hobby of mine started with the Foot Soldier and I still love those guys. The love of Foot Soldiers also started my love of background characters. Be they blue shirted Cobra soldiers or faceless Stormtroopers, I love them all. To carry on the tradition of two Foot Soldiers, when the new versions were released I bought two, though I eventually ended up with three, and they rock!

Chestnuts roasted by Darth Poop @ 02/02/2006 03:19 PM EST

The only figures I've got are John and George figures from the Yellow Submarine set. Unfortunately, John is from the first edition(cardboard backing to the package) and George is second edition(fully plastic packaging). It doesn't seem like that big of a deal until you realize that they switched the sidekick/accessories for the second edition, so if you want all of the available figures, you either purchase all from the same edition, or you have to purchase multiples of one if you mix the editions. They were both gifts, from different people, still in the packaging and displayed proudly

Also, I've got an out-of-package John on my desk at work, Yellow Submarine 1st edition. I don't know what happened to Jeremy(the Nowhere Man), who came with him, but my brother found the John figure in a box somewhere and mailed it back to me. It was also a gift when I got it, from a different person than gave me the two I still have in package.

Also, and these aren't action figures, I've got a Nightmare Before Christmas pencil holder, a beanie-baby(Ty brand and everything) Grim Reaper, and a good-luck Chinese dragon(looks like wood, but it may be resin).

Chestnuts roasted by ZiZak @ 02/02/2006 04:04 PM EST

I have all of the yellow submarine figures because the beatles rock!!! woooo!!! And so does Jeremy!!! woooo!!! Deeeek!!!

Chestnuts roasted by Darth Poop @ 02/02/2006 04:12 PM EST

Every sentence about Raphael ends in an exclamation point. They should try and be a bit more selective. I just don't feel as excited about the 5th exlamation as I did the first 4...

Chestnuts roasted by Babe Vigoda @ 02/02/2006 04:17 PM EST

Action figure round-up, eh? Well, I've got a packaged Nancy Pearl action figure on my desk. With trading card and push-button shushing action!

Ah, yes. I can feel the awful jealousy radiating from all corners of the nation.

Chestnuts roasted by Jedoc @ 02/02/2006 04:19 PM EST

ok, last time this season:
HERE WE GO STEELERS, HERE WE GO!

Chestnuts roasted by bitchpants @ 02/02/2006 04:20 PM EST

Jedoc- I have that action figure as well. I guess you could say that I'm an action figure connoisseur. NO? WHAT DO YA MEAN NO? WELL FUCK!

Chestnuts roasted by Darth Poop @ 02/02/2006 04:27 PM EST

Poop

I'd like to have them all, preferably the first edition in mint packaging. Then I could open George and relocate him and the Blue Meanie to my desk as well. I'm too poor and lazy to seek them out at the moment, though.

I forgot to mention that John's left hand is chewed up rather badly, probably from a small dog, but possibly from a large rodent. He doesn't seem to mind.

Chestnuts roasted by ZiZak @ 02/02/2006 04:35 PM EST

I have hundreds of Star Wars guys, including seven from the most recent two waves (Carkoon and Hoth). I'm too old to be spending $42 on toys...I also collect other action figures that strike my fancy at the time, but mainly Star Wars (and mainly the original trilogy).

Chestnuts roasted by mtrox @ 02/02/2006 05:05 PM EST

Um, I have a Miss Clavel doll. That's from Madeline, in case you are just as confused as I was when I recieved a NUN doll as a gift.

Chestnuts roasted by Lizzy @ 02/02/2006 05:49 PM EST

I have never seen TMNT 3 so I'll be picking this set up next pay day. What they ought to do is package each turtle with a different dvd. Like this:

Leonardo: TMNT 1
Michaelangelo: TMNT 2
Raphael: TMNT 3
Donatello: The original cartoon mini-series.

There. That would be perfect. I would buy them all, and I bet a lot of other people would too. Kinda like when I picked up that box set for the new TMNT toon. It had DVDs volumes 1-4 (the first 12 episodes!) plus a four pack of mini-figures (about 2 inches each) all in one bitchin' package for about $30!

I really like getting toys with my DVDs. Other shows should follow suit. I'm a big Spider-Man fan, so when I bought "The 67' Collection" I was bummed there were no extras. However, if they would have packed in an exclusive 60's animated Spidey figure (painted like he looked on that show: Reddish-orange and pale blue and without the web pattern on his chest and arms), then I wouldn't have minded the lack of bonus features at all. In fact I think I'd rather have that figure than any half-assed featurette they could have came up with. Having said that, my dream DVD box set would be "Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends" packaged with a three pak of figures featuring Spidey, Iceman, and Firestar! Now I ask you...which of us here WOULDN'T buy that?!

Chestnuts roasted by Antenna Villain @ 02/02/2006 05:59 PM EST

I don't have a lot of figures because I lack the proper shelving to display any. But my Galaxy Fraulein Yuna with exchangable parts is pretty neat.

Chestnuts roasted by Mystie @ 02/02/2006 06:05 PM EST

Hey Mystie you should change your name to misty that would be more formal it also will remind me of the fine girl from pokemon.

Chestnuts roasted by Darth Poop @ 02/02/2006 06:37 PM EST

Damn you imposter Darth Poop! I never watched Pokemon!

Chestnuts roasted by Darth Poop @ 02/02/2006 06:44 PM EST

Okay, so maybe I watched a little Pokemon but still, it's the principal of the thing!

Chestnuts roasted by Darth Poop @ 02/02/2006 06:46 PM EST

Sorry for the triple post but Bizaro Darth Poop, your grammar is atrocious. You should had typed- Hey Mystie you should change your name to misty. That would be more formal. Also it would remind me of the fine girl from Pokemon.

Chestnuts roasted by Darth Poop @ 02/02/2006 06:51 PM EST

I could change it to Mystie, but it'd be a collasal pain in the ass to change around all the stuff on my website. Plus then the GIS for my name wouldn't bring up the photo of the Snoopy Sno Cone maker from X-E. Although I'm really confused as to why it's even doing it now... unless Google is spying on my and knows I have the same set. o.O

Chestnuts roasted by Mystie @ 02/02/2006 07:43 PM EST

I don't display many of my figures. The ones that I don't have laying all about are in boxes. I collect mostly Gi Joe a real American hero, old and the new, and Star Wars, mostly original trilogy. The only prequel trilogy Star Wars figures that I got were the red guards and clone troopers. I have just made a big addition to my collection. Not so much in the quantity of figures but it’s just a big step. You see, I have ordered a Tri-Clops and a Leech. These will be the first vintage He-Man figures that I own, and the feeling is just… is just great.

Chestnuts roasted by Darth Poop @ 02/02/2006 07:44 PM EST

Hey Darth Poop do you have any A-Team toys or know where I can get some and remember that i am willing to pay top dollar oh ya and dont correct my horrid grammer lol

Chestnuts roasted by Bizaro Darth Poop @ 02/02/2006 08:00 PM EST

Dude, did you come up with that name by yourself and you just didn't realize that I have been posting under that name?

Check eBay or do some searches. There's probably someplace selling Mego A-Team figures.

Chestnuts roasted by Darth Poop @ 02/02/2006 08:11 PM EST

lol nah i was using ur name cuz i like it then i saw u put bizaro so i was like hey let me use bizaro but anyway thanka imma check out ebay right now!

Chestnuts roasted by Bizaro Darth Poop @ 02/02/2006 08:14 PM EST

"We got new poop, classic poop, diet poop, cherry poop and salty lemonade."

First one to name that reference gets a year's supply of my undying love and respect. Scramble, plebs!

Chestnuts roasted by Jedoc @ 02/02/2006 08:58 PM EST

Jedoc- Invader Zim

Chestnuts roasted by Darth Poop @ 02/02/2006 09:22 PM EST

"We got new poop, classic poop, diet poop, cherry poop and salty lemonade."

First one to name that reference gets a year's supply of my undying love and respect. Scramble, plebs!

Yes, Invader Zim, specifically from the episode Invasion of The Idiot Dog Brain.

"I need tacos or esle I'll explode. It happens to me sometimes..."

Chestnuts roasted by Invader Norbert @ 02/02/2006 09:57 PM EST

And Gir said it at the taco place.

Chestnuts roasted by Darth Poop @ 02/02/2006 10:01 PM EST

"norbet and poop, sittin' in a tree. . . "

Chestnuts roasted by dork @ 02/02/2006 10:20 PM EST

Hooray! We're doomed!

Chestnuts roasted by Jedoc @ 02/02/2006 10:54 PM EST

Such a shame that they cancelled that show. And in a bizarre twist of fate, I have DVD volumes 2, 3, and Bonus. I even have the house. Still need 1.

Blast.

Chestnuts roasted by Rhino @ 02/02/2006 10:55 PM EST

Bizaro Darth Poop, using other people's names as sock puppets is kind of a not nice thing to do. How about if you just stick with a nice handle of your own? I think Bizaro sounds cool.
The new uber edition of Sin City came with a teeny version of The Hard Goodbye, which was pretty neat.

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 02/03/2006 12:32 AM EST

I have the house as well. Anime Works did a marvelous job with the Zim DVDs. They're very thorough, with commentary and animatics for nearly every cartoon. I recommend them to everyone.

Chestnuts roasted by Mars @ 02/03/2006 01:24 AM EST

I imagine some kids lost their Nickelodeon privileges over Invader Zim. I can just imagine over-zealous parents looking up Johnen Vasquez and eventually getting their hands on JTHM. Perturbing.

And, just to firmly reinforce the fact that I've got the scientific sensibilities of a twelve-year-old: The MegaPenny Project.

Chestnuts roasted by Jedoc @ 02/03/2006 07:37 AM EST

Wow...I'm really bummed about "Arrested Development"...it's always the CREATIVE shows that suffer.

Oh well, at least "Curb Your Enthusiasm" is still going strong...RIGHT?!?!?

Chestnuts roasted by Muppet Baby @ 02/03/2006 08:50 AM EST

Has anyone else seen/been intrigued by the adverts for Sons & Daughters that's supposed to be coming on I think NBC soon? I dunno, looks like it might be pretty funny to me. I saw them while.. .erm... my wife... was watching ... Dancing with the Stars...

Chestnuts roasted by ZiZak @ 02/03/2006 09:13 AM EST

I'm not really clear about Curb, Muppet Baby. I hate to say it but this season just didn't do it for me. I didn't even see the last few episodes, I just let them sit on my dvr until I admitted I wasn't going to watch them. My problem was the Richard Lewis heaviness of it all, I think, since his improv skills are wanting and it really takes me out of it.
Arrested will be okay, it's too good not to find a home. Zim was lucky to last as long as it did, but at least it got made.

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 02/03/2006 10:41 AM EST

Ok, Jedoc, my mind is officialy blown.

Chestnuts roasted by Rhino @ 02/03/2006 10:56 AM EST

...So much so that I forgot how many 'L's there are in "officially."

Chestnuts roasted by Rhino @ 02/03/2006 10:59 AM EST

squee- Well, to tell the truth, I don't HAVE the channel that "Curb Your Enthusiasm" comes on....so I am watching the series on borrowed DVDs...season 4 is some of the funniest stuff I have ever seen. That episode, "The Surrogate" , with the surrogate mom, the bi-racial doll, and Larry doing his fake heart attacks was amazing.

I haven't seen any of the episodes from this season. *hangs head in shame*

Chestnuts roasted by Muppet Baby @ 02/03/2006 11:40 AM EST

Finding... difficulty.... in determiing.... Bizaro Poop's.... dimensional frequency. Ah, screw it. He can stay. I'd rather install this nifty Chuck Norris Lever on my Portal anyway.
I like Mystie with a Y. Although I myself am a MSTie, an official member of the MST3K Info Club. Many years ago, when "Play Misty For Me" was in theaters, some fan of Bay Area DJ "Dr." Don Rose decided that it would be fun to call him several times and request that song. No Caller ID in this time period, no sir. Well, after a week of this, Doctor Don was seriously creeped out. One wee, and the calls stopped. It was thought to be a stunt at first, but went on too long to be a gimmick. Just some unknown doing a "Punk'd" style prank.

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 02/03/2006 12:51 PM EST

It was once rumored that a "pirate" beat Chuck Norris...It was just a lie so that Chuck could lure more "pirates" to their deaths!

Chestnuts roasted by dan @ 02/03/2006 01:14 PM EST

My god I love Chuck!

1. Chuck Norris’ tears cure cancer. Too bad he has never cried.
2. Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits.
3. Chuck Norris is currently suing NBC, claiming Law and Order are trademarked names for his left and right legs.
4. The chief export of Chuck Norris is pain.
5. Chuck Norris defines love as the reluctance to murder. If you’re still alive, it’s because Chuck Norris loves you.
6. Chuck Norris isn’t hung like a horse. Horses are hung like Chuck Norris.
7. If you can see Chuck Norris, he can see you. If you can’t see Chuck Norris you may be only seconds away from death.
8. Rather than being birthed like a normal child, Chuck Norris instead decided to punch his way out of his mother’s womb.
9. There are no disabled people. Only people who have met Chuck Norris.
10. Chuck Norris can win a game of Monopoly without owning any property.
11. There is no theory of evolution, just a list of creatures Chuck Norris allows to live.
12. In fine print on the last page of the Guinness Book of World Records it notes that all world records are held by Chuck Norris, and those listed in the book are simply the closest anyone has ever gotten.
13. Chuck Norris invented cancer because he was tired of killing people
14. In an average living room there are 1,242 objects Chuck Norris could use to kill you, including the room itself.
15. Chuck Norris can divide by zero.
16. Chuck Norris can set ants on fire with a magnifying glass. At night.

Chestnuts roasted by wil-mer @ 02/03/2006 01:20 PM EST

One wee? I might need a new replacement "K" in my brain. Or get my points cleaned.

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 02/03/2006 02:20 PM EST

Happy Weekend!

and when Chuck Norris goes swimming he doesn't get wet.....water gets Chuck Norris!

Chestnuts roasted by Fox @ 02/03/2006 03:10 PM EST

Chuck Norris was torn from the thigh of Zeus. Afterward, Chuck then proceeded to kick Zeus in the face and build his own home-gym on Mount Olympus.

Chestnuts roasted by The Yeti @ 02/03/2006 04:23 PM EST

Hail to lord Matt!

Chestnuts roasted by Darth Poop @ 02/03/2006 07:37 PM EST

Yeah, but with Misty then everyone thinks I'm some kind of crazy Pokemon freak. Although I suppose a lot of people think that already... partially due to the "POKEMON ARE COMING!!! RUN FOR THE HILLS!" speech I gave in high school back in '98. I don't think I'm ever going to live down squeeling like a fangirl and huggling Pikachu in front of my classmates. I don't even remember why the fuck I was giving a speech about Pokemon in the first place! Watching the seizure episode must have screwed with my mind. o.O

Chestnuts roasted by Mystie @ 02/03/2006 08:30 PM EST

Mystie- Bizaro Darth Poop suggested the name change, not me, the one and only true lord of the shit.

Chestnuts roasted by Darth Poop @ 02/03/2006 08:46 PM EST

Conan O'Brien is on now, and its a great lineup!

Stephen Colbert
Rick Moranis (hes gonna sing)
Sarah Vowell

I wish I was at that taping...

Chestnuts roasted by Invader Norbert @ 02/04/2006 12:43 AM EST

I have so much love for those movies. Ahhh childhood.

Chestnuts roasted by Kevin @ 02/04/2006 02:58 AM EST

I have so much love for those movies. Ahhh childhood.

Chestnuts roasted by Kevin @ 02/04/2006 02:59 AM EST

Back in '98? Mystie was on the BALL.

Actually, I discovered Pokemon early too, thanks to my being a devoted Nintendo fan. I remember getting the Blue cart the week it came out, and looking at the stupid Furbies and thinking, "Kids need to get into something better, like this." I would come to regret that thought.

Chestnuts roasted by Mars @ 02/04/2006 03:45 AM EST

Look Mom, I'm on the Internet! So, I was able to refrain myself from turning into a drooling, slobbering mess when the cable guy came (who was thankfully neither Larry nor Jim Carrey)...but just barely. Now I have a shiny new Internet connection and The Fairly Oddparents are on the TV. I'm never leaving my apartment (except for work) again!!

In other news, I love what I've seen of Invader Zim; unfortunately, I haven't seen too much, but now that I have full control of a digital cable box I should be able to catch some eps on one of the other Nick stations. I'm a big fan of JTHM, even if I only read the collection a couple of months ago. Just my kind of twisted humor.

And I too was one of the few, the proud, the Pokemon fans. I watched it in high school and loved the games...I even bought the special Pokemon edition of the Game Boy Color, which I still have. If I could have followed the show, I'd still be watching it. Pikachu's that cute.

Chestnuts roasted by Nicole @ 02/04/2006 10:43 AM EST

I'm watching "Hook" this morning on TNT. Heaven help me...I'm really enjoying it.

Chestnuts roasted by The Yeti @ 02/04/2006 10:54 AM EST

Hook gets a bad rap. I enjoyed it as a kid, and looking again, it's not bad. It doesn't hurt that it includes one of John Williams's greatest film scores (I'm a huge film score buff, what can I say?).

Chestnuts roasted by mtrox @ 02/04/2006 10:59 AM EST

Also, any movie with Phil Collins in it can't be that bad (I'm only half joking here!).

Chestnuts roasted by Bludge @ 02/04/2006 11:16 AM EST

OMG I was a total Pokefreak around 97/98. Yes, I was in High School (sad but true) and watched Pokemon, religiously. In fact, I bought most of the first season on VHS tape. I collected the keychains (most of them from Japan off ebay), stuffed toys (my fav was the talking Pikachu with the light up cheeks and a giant plush n pillowy Dragonite, oh and Dratini! I loved my lil Dratini!)

I drew Pokemon, sent Pokemon Christmas cards (they had them at EB and Babbages, holographic even with Pikachu in a Santa hat), wore Pikachu shirts (still have that) and saved my money for weeks to buy a Gameboy Color for the impending release of Pokemon Blue.

Pokemon Snap, Pokemon Stadium, Pokemon this and Pokemon that... then one day...

I realized the series was not as good as it used to be. The show was still cute but was getting very repetitive. The games were repeating themselves too much and were not evolving as I had hoped. The Pokemon designs begin to get uglier and stranger and I started to lose interest. By the time Pokemon Silver came out my Pokecraze had peaked and after finishing the game and trying a few that came afterward and realizing it was just the same thing all over again... I just moved on.

Pikachu is still adorable and *if* they ever did a proper Pokemon RPG for the Gamecube (or revolution or DS) I would buy it... but... after seeing so many other anime I realize how quaint and simplistic it was.

But oh how I loved it at the time.

Chestnuts roasted by Kittycatgirl @ 02/04/2006 11:24 AM EST

I have the Pokemon Pinball game for GB, and still haven't caught all of them yet. As long as it's in a pinball setting, i play it. If I have one favorite Pokemon, it Meowth. The one who hangs out with Team Rocket. He's sneaky, goofy, and loyal beyond all reason. If I pass by the show, I stop long enough to watch Meowth get all sarcastic, then move on.

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 02/04/2006 11:36 AM EST

Ok, first off let me say this up front: I hate trendy/popular things. For example, when The West Wing was at the height of its popularity, I wouldn't watch it. Now it is one of my favorite shows. Needless to say, Pokemon is something I wouldn't go near. But I find myself curious, after all these years, as to what all the fuss was about. Should I go back and play one of the original Pokemon games? I just don't know.

Chestnuts roasted by Rhino @ 02/04/2006 12:29 PM EST

I once had a deck of cards shaped like Pokeballs that let you play any regular games but also had this awesome version of Rummy based on the evolution stages...so much fun.
Thanks for the heads up on Hook, it's starting right now! I'm seeing now that I enjoy it for the same reason I liked Wicked and read too much fan fiction (any is too much )
Any fellow Vasquez fans have thoughts to share about Everything Can Be Beaten (preferably spoiler free please)? I haven't been able to pick it up as of yet but it's been out so long somebody out there's got to have read it.

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 02/04/2006 01:19 PM EST

I, too was a Pokemon fan back in the day. Hell, I was a fan before it was cool. (before it was even released in the US)

Like you guys, I had it all: the games (Red, Silver, both Stadiums, Pokemon Snap, Pinball, Pokemon Puzzle League, and "Hey You, Pikachu", which was the worst game ever), I had the original Pikachu tamagotchi-like thing, and was obessed with collecting the cards (I still have all of mine, and I have some pretty rare ones like the japanese Mew from the Fossil set that I pulled from a pack). I have a lot of the stuffed pokemon, especially Pikachu and Poliwhirl (yes, they made one of that).

But I think I can top you all: I have a pet snake named Pikachu. 7 1/2 years old and I got him about 2 weeks before the original Red/Blue games were released.

I can basically pinpoint the exact moment I was no longer into pokemon: It was early July of 2001, I was looking in a collectible shop on my vacation in Florida, and saw a promo card I didn't have. I tried to grab it and buy it, but something inside me said "It's just not worth it anymore." I really don't know if this was before or after Pokemon Gold/Silver came out, but that was at least the point I stopped collecting the cards, anyways.

Then I heard about Pokemon Crystal and then the Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald games, not to mention the rehashed Red/Green ones, then I said "screw it, It's just not worth it anymore."

I hope there's actually a SNT tonight...

Chestnuts roasted by Invader Norbert @ 02/04/2006 02:17 PM EST

Back when Pokemon first started airing on a local Fox station, I was a fan. Then it got popular. My nephew now has all of my Pokemon stuff. I was the same way with anime. Robotech got me hooked. Then it got popular and they started importing a lot more shows, shows that were meant for eight year olds in Japan but because of strong language and violence they got billed here in the U.S. as adult programming. Needless to say I never watch adult swim on Saturdays and the only anime that I watch are Robotech aka Super Dimensional Fortress Macross, and Akira. Not that watching anime is bad; I'm just not into it.

Chestnuts roasted by Darth Poop @ 02/04/2006 02:53 PM EST

Though Robotech is a kids show in Japan and, thanks to crafty editing, here in the U.S.

Chestnuts roasted by Darth Poop @ 02/04/2006 02:55 PM EST

8 hours 25 minutes till Steve Martin. I am so stoked, forgive me.

Chestnuts roasted by kb @ 02/04/2006 03:11 PM EST

Edited from Maceoss:
quick nudity
lots of blood

Kept in Robotech:
heavy storylines
interracial (and interspecies) romance
blowing up of huge amounts of property

Despite the soap opera-ish tendencies, I cheered when Rick Hunter chose Lisa Hayes over that ditz Lyn Minmay.

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 02/04/2006 04:20 PM EST

kingklash- Right on man, right on.

Chestnuts roasted by Darth Poop @ 02/04/2006 04:30 PM EST

I'm always on the ball. It sucked in school, though, because I was always getting shit on for liking anime and such. One time my best friend and I went to class freshman year in our RHPS t-shirts and some asshole actually told us that Rocky Horror is a stupid movie about lesbians. I think it disturbed everyone in my little town that I actually had a personality and my interests weren't limited to "hanging out and shopping."

Chestnuts roasted by Mystie @ 02/04/2006 04:30 PM EST

Mystie- You sound bitter about this. Want to tell me about it?

Chestnuts roasted by Darth Poop @ 02/04/2006 04:33 PM EST

I'm bitter about a lot of things. High school, the job market, my stupid ex who even though says he wants to sell all his material possessions and move to a hippy commune had NO DAMN RIGHT SELLING OUR LUPIN III PACHINKO MACHINE BECAUSE I PAID FOR HALF OF IT!!!

*growlsnapbite**bite*

Chestnuts roasted by Mystie @ 02/04/2006 04:53 PM EST

But...RHPS is a stupid movie about lesbians...Don't get me wrong, there's more to it than that, and it's one of my favs, but I'd say the asshole had it pretty close.

Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 02/04/2006 05:08 PM EST

Don't mess with me, squee. It's that time of the month.

Chestnuts roasted by Mystie @ 02/04/2006 05:14 PM EST

I'll give you chocolate and TransFormers and a dumpy shoulder to lean on, Mystie. Then we all can watch Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust. And Darth Poop and I can fight each other with those giant wooden spoon and fork decorations that some people hang up on the wall.

Rocky Horror is not a stupid movie about lesbians. It's a stupid movie that's fun to sing along with. Now With Bunnies!

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 02/04/2006 05:20 PM EST

RHPS is actually a stupid movie about transexuals, transvestites, cross-dressers & gays of both genders.

Chestnuts roasted by Stevie B. @ 02/04/2006 05:26 PM EST

Don't forget aliens.

Chestnuts roasted by Bludge @ 02/04/2006 06:28 PM EST

I've yet to see RHPS.

Chestnuts roasted by Darth Poop @ 02/04/2006 06:35 PM EST

I had a stuffed Poliwhirl too. And I had forgotten about the Pokemon Puzzle League Games, I had the GBC and N64 versions and played them TO DEATH I had forgotten about the Pikachu tamagotchi thing. It was really cool (or so I thought) even if it didn't do too much. I think Pikachu played a version of high/low and you could feed him right? It somehow hooked up with one of the Pokemon games to give you items but I don't remember ever trying that part out. I just thought it looked cool.

Chestnuts roasted by Kittycatgirl @ 02/04/2006 06:59 PM EST

Just waiting here for the SNT.

Chestnuts roasted by Darth Poop @ 02/04/2006 07:26 PM EST

I just read that Grandpa Munster actor Al Lewis died. CNN also screwed up his obituary by saying he was 83; he was actually 95. Here be his official website: http://www.pscelebrities.com/al.html

Chestnuts roasted by Phil @ 02/04/2006 08:20 PM EST

I was a total Pokemon freak before it was announced for America. I outgrew it before gold/silver came out though. I blame the repetitive cartoon and god-awful Pokemon Snap. My favorite Pokemon was Poliwhirl, but I never used one in the game. I freaking hate Jigglypuff for being so damned annoying in everything. If I ever set up shop on Ebay, first things to go will be my Pokemon merchandise which includes...
-Tons of loose, PVC figurines (a mix of US and Japanese releases)
-All the KFC promo plushes
-My Pokemon cards which consist of the Brushfire starter, and Nintendo Power promos of Mewtwo, E3 Pikachu and Sabrina's Abra. (should probably get rid of these while I can still get about $53 for the promos)

Chestnuts roasted by RewolfJ @ 02/04/2006 08:39 PM EST

I love Jigglypuff! I will shove cucumbers were they don't belong RewolfJ!!

Chestnuts roasted by Darth Poop @ 02/04/2006 09:37 PM EST

I kinda lost interest in Pokemon when they started switching Ash's friends around (Brock/Mystie rule, everyone else sucks) and giving us lame new Pokemon (I sorta cried when Charizard left, that was a great episode, along with the origin of Meowth). The first Pokemon movie was cool, the others sucked.

I liked Pokemon Pinball (of course, it's hard too screw up a pinball game) and the first series of Poke RPG's. Could never beat them though. Never quite understood the point of Pokemon Snap (Let's take pics of pokemon, Yawn.)

Allison, where have you disappeared to? We miss you here.

Can't wait for SNL. Watched Grizzley Man on Discovery Channel last night (it's on again tonite). GREAT Documentary and I can't believe it got the Oscar snub (especially with the overrated Murderball and Penguin movie, I haven't seen Aristocrats yet).

Can't wait to watch the Superbowl commercials tomorrow (could care less about football itself). That would make a great article.

Chestnuts roasted by JLAJRC @ 02/04/2006 10:24 PM EST

RewolfJ : was there a vulpix KFC beanie? I would SO buy that.

Chestnuts roasted by Kittycatgirl @ 02/05/2006 10:45 AM EST