Toys Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

during run of 1987 tv series, playmates toys produced hundreds of tmnt action figures, along vehicles, playsets, , accessories, becoming 1 of top collectibles children. staff artists @ northampton, massachusetts-based mirage studios provided conceptual designs many of figures, vehicles, , playsets , creator credit can found in legal text printed on of toy packaging. in addition, playmates produced series of tmnts/star trek crossover figures, due playmates holding star trek action-figure license @ time. playmates employed many design groups develop looks , styles toy line, including bloom design, white design, pangea, robinson-clarke, , mchale design. marketing vice president of playmates, karl aaronian, largely responsible assembling talented team of designers , writers, in turn, helped germinate continued interest in toy line.

never before in toy history did action-figure line have such impact on 2 decades, generating billions of dollars in licensing revenue. series highly popular in uk, in run-up christmas, army & navy store in london s lewisham devoted entire basement turtle, including games, videos, costumes, , other items. playmates continue produce tmnt action figures based on 2003 animated series. 2007 film tmnt gave playmates new source make figures, while national entertainment collectibles association produced series of high-quality action figures based on character designs original mirage comics. in 2012, new toy line , new classic toy line playmates announced released.