Tag: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Keno with Scooter

Recommended music: Kenó – Pizza y Fainá

On this #TurtleTuesday, we’ve got the return of a character specifically from TMNT II: The Secret of the Ooze, it’s the NECA Keno with Scooter!

This figure made its debut at SDCC 2023, packed in a large pizza box with random stuff like a keychain, a T-shirt, a magnet, and an employee of the month card. Thankfully, the figure was recently made available without all the extras, just a boy and his scooter.

During the film’s opening scene, a multitude of New Yorkers are enjoying a slice of pizza, and Keno is revealed to be a new character for the audience to follow who works at ‘Roy’s Pizza’ and makes deliveries on his scooter. Well, at least he did before his shift ended early due to a run-in with the foot clan and four guys in weird green ninja costumes. 😉

NECA really did an excellent job here in recreating the look of a youthful Ernie Reyes Jr., the scooter in the film, and even the pizza bag and inner cardboard pizza box. If you want to change up Keno’s look, there is an alternate head where his smile is slightly different (while still being the happiest pizza delivery boy in the city), and two extra pairs of hands for doing ninja moves, not just delivering pies.

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From the Archives: Bebop (Cartoon)

Recommended music: Gene Vincent & The Blue Caps – Be Bop A Lula

It’s another #TurtleTuesday, and today we’ve got this NECA Bebop!

Bebop comes with some cool accessories, but most importantly, he looks like he jumped right out of the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cartoon, and he is ready to take on the “toitles”. 🤪

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Ultimate Krang’s Android Body

Recommended music: Lima Research Society – Android Boy

On this #TurtleTuesday, we’ve got another fun character from the 1987 animated series. It’s the NECA Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Krang with Android Body!

Now, this is the version of Krang you may be more familiar with. Yes, it was made in toy form for the Playmates line in 1992, years after appearing in several TMNT video games, which was after the appearance of Krang’s Android Body in the Archie comics. Do you know where it showed up first? The fifth episode of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series “Shredder & Splintered” back in 1987.

NECA released this “Ultimate” version of Krang as the previous bubble walker just would not be adequate. In addition to the new android body is a new Krang with better articulation for controlling the joysticks inside, three sets of hands, two antennae (in case you lose one). six weapon attachments including spiked flails, blaster cannons, an axe, a spinning spike wheel, soap on a rope, a bath towel, a shower cap, two blueprints, and Shredder in baby form from the season 3 episode “Leatherhead: Terror of the Swamp.”

I chose to picture him with a flail from season 3 episode 47 “The Big Break In” as this was the first time since the body’s season one debut where you got to see any attachments. This hulking 9″ figure really stands out on the shelf with the smaller turtles, and NECA included well more accessories than any Turtle fan could have imagined. I’m certainly satisfied with this release, however, NECA has teased an even larger version of the character at shows aimed for future release.

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Krang

Recommended music: Invincible Krang

Good evening Turtle fans! For this #TurtleTuesday, we’ve got another fun character from the 1987 animated series. It’s the NECA Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Krang!

This version of Lord Krang was available in a couple different 2-packs and features the little Utrom in his primary mode of transportation from the animated series, the Bubble Walker. NECA developed a smart design for Krang’s tentacle arms to attach to the walker separately so the “brain” part can be easily added inside. This cartoon version is slightly different from how the vintage Krang action figure worked with holes in the canopy, but both brains can easily be swapped into the larger Krang android body.

The original figure came out around the same time as the season 3 episode “Four Musketurtles,” which showed other Utrom in the same type of transportation. You know the episode. It’s when Leonardo gets bumped on the head and uses an accent believing he is D’Artagnan from The Three Musketeers. 😄 Other colored Bubble Walkers were seen in the season 7 episode “Invasion of the Krangazoids”.

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From the Archives: Baxter Stockman (Video Game)

Recommended music: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 – The Arcade Game (NES) Music – Boss Theme

Also on this #TurtleTuesday, we’ve got a NECA Baxter Stockman figure based on the original TMNT arcade game!

This Baxter appears in his mutated fly form with some guns, and also this giant sticky hand to knock Raphael on his backside.🦟🆚️🐢

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From the Archives: Baxter Stockman (Cartoon)

Recommended music: Baxter Stockman’s Theme Remix 

It’s time for #TurtleTuesday, and today we’ve got this NECA Baxter Stockman!

This figure is based on Baxter’s human likeness from the 1987 Ninja Turtles animated series. It comes with many accessories including this alternate head from an episode where Baxter wanted to cosplay as Shredder (or something like that).🤪

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From the Archives: Attila the Frog

Recommended music: 404frog – Ninja Frog

One more #TurtleTuesday post from the archives, This is the NECA Toys Attila the Frog!

In a move similar to the way Splinter named turtles after Renaissance artists, Shredder named the Punk Frogs after conquerors and dictators. This frog was named after Attila the Hun, leader of the Hunnic Empire.

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From the Archives: April O’Neil

Recommended music: Frikiverso – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Opening Theme

It’s #TurtleTuesday, and this NECA April O’Neil figure shows April as she appeared during the opening intro for the first seven seasons of the 1987 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated series. I’m not sure why she’s driving the turtle van, but I am sure she’s the only licensed driver in the group.

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From the Archives: The Catwoman from Channel Six

Recommended music: Motörhead – Cat Scratch Fever

It’s #TurtleTuesday, and this an April O’Neil figure from NECA!

This is not your typical newswoman/friend of turtles as this figure depicts April as she appeared in “The Catwoman from Channel Six.” Yes, after her genes are inadvertently spliced with a cat in a transporter, and she is transformed into a mutant catwoman.

The figure comes with a cat, and is very cat-like with a cat head, claws, and cat tail. Unfortunately, it would be tricky to make this one into a non-feline April, but there are two other cartoon April releases that fit the bill just fine.

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Keno

Recommended music: Rick Ross – Hustlin’

On this #TurtleTuesday, we’ve got a character specifically from TMNT II: The Secret of the Ooze, it’s the NECA Keno!

This version of the character appears to have come with the same head as the SDCC version which used his more familiar pizza-delivery costume, but also came with a scooter and a bunch of other unnecessary add-ons to inflate the price. This version was easier to acquire coming with the large foot soldier in a two-pack and including a punching bag, an extra head and hands, and a one-of-a-kind accessory as far as I know – a pile of bells.

In the film, Keno is going undercover trying to join the Foot Clan, and after successfully kickboxing some other new foot recruits, must undergo a task where he removes as many bells from a mannequin as possible, all without making a sound. Thankfully, a smoke bomb conveniently hides Raphael, who sneaks in to assist with the bell removal process and hides back out of sight before the smoke fully clears the room.

Yes, NECA could have included a few more bells, and I could have also replaced Keno’s gloves with regular hands 😄… but I like how the picture turned out anyway.

#TMNT

From the Archives: Ace Duck

Of course, I know it’s Tuesday, so this first #TurtleTuesday post from the archives, we’ve got this NECA Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Cartoon) Ace Duck!

When I was a kid, I made the mistake of selling off 95% of my childhood Masters of the Universe collection. The reason? Well, it was to transition into collecting TMNT characters… like this. When I saw NECA was making a cartoon version of the classic Playmates figure, it was a must-buy for me! 🦆


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Kala the Neutrino

Recommended music: Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers – Learning To Fly

Rise and shine, Shellheads; it’s #TurtleTuesday! Today, we’ve got another fun character from the 1987 animated series. It’s the NECA: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Kala!

Like the other Neutrinos, I was excited when NECA finally announced they were making this figure for their cartoon line. The sculpt and paint on this figure are very accurate. The included accessories were just a bonus. They even replicated the wacky hairdo. Unfortunately, Kala’s dainty feet make it very easy to fall over, even with the included stand and hoverboard.

The character actually shows up in six episodes of the classic animated series. Throughout these appearances, she has the strongest bond with Michelangelo of all the turtles. Their relationship reaches a pivotal moment at the end of the Neutrino’s second episode, “Teenagers from Dimension X,” wherein Mikey gifts the smitten Kala “a real earth-pizza.”😛


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From the Archives: April O’ Neil

The penultimate figure on my 2023 Top 10 Action Figure list comes from NECA Toys. At #2, it’s the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Cartoon Ultimate April O’Neil.

There is a pile of new accessories. The figure has a better-scaled (taller) body. It comes with improved head sculpts and paint deco. The original release is even improved with a new head, as seen in this shot.