Episode 91 - Bad Hare Day...

      On this excellent 91st episode of Turtle Soup, we review Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Animated Series (1987), Episodes 1 and 2. In addition, we also discuss the concept of digital letter openers, tackle your listener emails, and break down a couple Dem's Da Rules and Turtles Come Out and Fight That!

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Next Week: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Animated Series (1987), Episodes 3 and 4.

Episode 90 - Breasted Gene Simmons...

     

      On this 90th episode of Turtle Soup, we cover Eastman and Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Vol. 1, #40, 1991 Playmates Wacky Action Figures, Wacky Action Vehicles, Krang's Android Body, Monster Mutant 4X4  Figures, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures, Vol. 1, #25!  In addition, we investigate K-Mart is Christmas, delve into a kaiju-sized Turtles Come Out and Fight That, and... well... breasted Gene Simmons...

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Next Week: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Animated Series (1987), Episodes 1 and 2.

Episode 89 - Meanwhile, Back On The Ranch...

      On this charming episode of Turtle Soup, we review Eastman and Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Vol. 1, #39, 1991 Playmates Vehicles and Miscellaneous Figures, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures, Vol. 1, #24! In addition, we handle your awesome listener questions, figure out that Ronald Reagan is the root of all evil, and Ryan shares some interesting Halloween stories.

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Next Week: Eastman and Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Vol. 1, #40, 1991 Playmates Wacky Action Figures, Wacky Action Vehicles, Krang's Android Body, Monster Mutant 4X4  Figures, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures, Vol. 1, #25!

Episode 88 - Pen Pals and Palm Trees...

      On this 88th episode of Turtle Soup, we review Eastman and Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Vol. 1, #38, 1991 Playmates Head Droppin Turtles and Wacky Action Figures, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures, Vol. 1, #23! Other features are your awesome listener emails, a very special Halloween themed Dems 'Da Rules, and Ryan's obnoxious theater habits.

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Next Week: Eastman and Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Vol. 1, #39, 1991 Playmates Vehicles and Miscellaneous Figures, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures, Vol. 1, #24!

Episode 87 - THEY ATE MY EGGS!!!

       On this fabulous 87th episode of Turtle Soup, we get back to the basics by covering Eastman and Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Vol. 1, #37, 1991 Playmates Mutant Military Figures, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures, Vol. 1, #22! We also discuss the Token of the Cheez-It, some hot TMNT toy news, and receive a package from Australia!

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Next Week: Eastman and Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Vol. 1, #38, 1991 Playmates Head Droppin Turtles and Wacky Action Figures, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures, Vol. 1, #23!

Episode 86 - All Aboard the S.S. Good Times!

      On this special episode of Turtle Soup we review Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Manhattan Missions (DOS) video game for PC! We also cover a bunch of TMNT news, talk a lot about super yachts, and just have a good time in general with our special guest, Dr. Joe Martin!

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Next Week: Eastman and Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Vol. 1, #37, 1991 Playmates Mutant Military Figures, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures, Vol. 1, #22!

Episode 85 - Chill Out! Let's Party! Cowabunga!

      

On this episode we conclude the second arc of the Archie comics line by reviewing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures Vol. 1, #21, Playmates Action Figures: Talkin' Turtles, and the Archie Mighty Mutanimals Mini-Series #3! 

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Next Week: 1991 Manhattan Missions video game (DOS)

Episode 84 - How Now, Mad Cow?

   
      On this episode, we welcome Mr. Grant Olsson back to show and enjoy his colorful commentary as review Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures Vol. 1, #20, Playmates Action Figures: Storage Shell Turtles, and the Archie Mighty Mutanimals Mini-Series #2! We also discuss celebrity nudes, how the hell Mechagodzilla can roar, Ryan's two week flu, and Mr. Bucket.

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Next Week: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures Vol. 1, #21, Playmates Action Figures: Talkin' Turtles, and the Archie Mighty Mutanimals Mini-Series #3!

Episode 83 - In the Mouth of Sadness...

      On this episode, we cover Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures Vol. 1, #19, Playmates Action Figures: Rock 'n' Rollin' Turtles. and Archie Mighty Mutanimals Mini-Series #1! We also manage to discuss the strangeness that is herding sheep, Mr. Bucket, gaming news from Gen Con, and a particularly uncomfortable Shell Shock...

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Next Week:  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures Vol. 1, #20, Playmates Action Figures: Storage Shell Turtles, and Archie Mighty Mutanimals Mini-Series #2!

Episode 82 - "It's No Fun When They Faint!"

   

    

 On this exciting episode of Turtle Soup, we review Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures Vol. 1, #18, TMNT Challenges, and Playmates Action Figures: Sports Turtles! In addition we cover discuss the confirmed sequel news for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014), new TMNT figures, and Mr. Bucket. 

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Next Week: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures Vol. 1, #19, Playmates Action Figures: Rock 'n' Rollin' Turtles. and Archie Mighty Mutanimals Mini-Series #1!

Episode 81 - You Call This... Family?

      On this gigantic episode of Turtle Soup, we pull double duty: reviewing both the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze Archie Comic Adaptation and Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. Included as well, 1 full minute after the end of the main episode, is a full 90 minutes of our first reactions to the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Film (2014) just hours after seeing it's premier!

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Next Week: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures Vol. 1, #18, TMNT Challenges, and Playmates Action Figures: Sports Turtles!

Episode 80 - The Passion of the Ice

      On this huge 80th episode of the show, we bring in some friends and review  Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (Film). We also divine Ice's true Passion, review the title song from the Michael Bay produced TMNT film, play our first listener submitted Turtle Soup rap, cover some Dems 'Da Rules on how to keep a sugar momma, and handle your listener emails.

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Next Week: TMNT II: The Secret of the Ooze Comic Book Adaptation and Soundtrack!

Episode 79 - One Milliondy Years BC!

      On this prehistoric episode of Turtle Soup, we conclude our review of Shell Shock by covering Mirage Comics Shell Shock pt. II. We also tackle the morals of accepting (or not accepting) strange friend requests on Facebook, the finer points of being loud and wrong, and the stress of running sound for a wedding.

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Episode 78 - Old Comic Book Day

      On this episode, we go back in time to revisit the collected early shorts of the TMNT by covering Mirage Comics Shell Shock pt. I. In addition, Ryan reiterates his love for Whoopi Goldberg and allows for a short speculative conversation on the upcoming TMNT film, we handle a Dems 'Da Rules on making time for your hobbies, and receive even more of your voicemails!

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Episode 77 - Domestic Danny and Riverdale Ransom

    

         On this 78th episode of Turtle Soup, we cover Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures: The TMNT Meet Archie and, from Domestic Danny's Bag of Tricks, the Mirage Mikey Christmas Special from December 1990. Also, we handle even more voice mails and email, discuss the news of Jason Biggs' replacement on the TMNT animated series, and Ryan has a personal victory.

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Next Week: Mirage Shell Shock, pt. I

Episode 76 - TEDs Talk

      On this week's episode, we continue covering comics on a high note with Eastman and Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 1, Book 36 and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures Vol. 1, #17! In addition, we also cover all of the cool TMNT figure and toy news, Ryan begins slowly converting everyone Eric knows into X-Wing players, and we play our first listener voicemails!

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Next Week: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures: The TMNT Meet Archie and we break out Domestic Danny's Bag of Tricks for the Mirage Mikey Christmas Special from December 1990!

Episode 75 - Call Me Fishmeal, Brother...

      On this excellent 75th episode of Turtle Soup, we cover Eastman and Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 1, Book 35 and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures Vol. 1, #16! We also discuss X-TREME comics of the 90's, eating raw Ramen (and the potential consequences), and handle some listener emails.

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Next Week: Back to comics with Eastman and Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 1, Book 37 and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures Vol. 1, #17!

Episode 74 - Toitle Recall

     
      On this 74th episode of Turtle Soup, we celebrate a glorious return to comics by reviewing Eastman and Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 1, Book 34 and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures Vol. 1, #15! We also wander around and discuss the mystery of fingerless gloves, contemplate the idea of a digital afterlife, and figure out how the Turtles would handle a controversial protest in Turtles Come Out and Fight That.


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Next Week: Back to comics with Eastman and Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 1, Book 35 and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures Vol. 1, #16!

Episode 73 - I Can't Stop Sucking Grutnip...

       On this episode WE FINALLY COMPLETE OUR COVERAGE OF Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Animated Series (1987), Season 4 by reviewing episodes 36 - 39!  Also included is a racy listener email, some epic X-Wing talk, and some overall critique of the 4th Season as a whole.
On this episode WE FINALLY COMPLETE OUR COVERAGE OF

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Next Week: Back to comics with Eastman and Laird's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Vol. 1, Book 34 and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Adventures Vol. 1, #15!

Episode 72 - The Confederate. Cuff Link. Caper.

      On this 72nd episode of Turtle Soup, we soldier on in our coverage of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Animated Series (1987), Season 4 by reviewing episodes 32  - 35!  That's right! 4 episodes! We also handle your listener emails, Ryan gets called out on an alleged theft, and we roll out Dem's Da Rules: Getting into Animal Man!

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Next Week: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Animated Series (1987), Season 4, Episodes 36 - 39!

Episode 71 - Live from the Blast-o-rama Pleasure Dome!

     

      On this episode, we near the end of our marathon coverage of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Animated Series (1987), Season 4 by reviewing episodes 30 and 31!  As is the normal, we also talk about Ryan's son's nerd cred Easter, the difficulty in changing chairs on the podcast, and brainstorm for our upcoming comic "Christian Vigil-antes".

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Episode 70 - Accidentally Discriminating as Fuggg...

   
      For our 70th episode, we take another hack at finishing Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Animated Series (1987), Season 4 by reviewing episodes 28 and 29! Per usual, we also discuss Record Store Day, the ongoing MIA status of a terribly offensive "friend" of the show, and answer your listener emails.

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Episode 69 - Rat Faced Dude Guy

      Today is a special day, folks! For over a year, we have been talking about eventually posting our flow chart of what we're going to be covering on the show. Well, now is the time. This should hopefully help some of you be able to look forward and see how we'll be handling the journey through the years, but it has another purpose: You can help! If you look through this document and see anything that we don't currently have on the list, let us know! We totally admit that we're probably not perfect here, so omissions are totally likely. So, without further ado, here it is, available in both PDF and Excell format!

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      On this episode, we surprise the world by continuing with our coverage of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Animated Series (1987), Season 4, episodes 26 and 27! In other business, we divulge the secrets of writing Creed lyrics, explore the hidden world of "pusscakes", and handle some Dems Da Rules, listener emails, and Shell Shock questions!

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Next Week: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Animated Series (1987), Season 4, episodes 28 and 29!

Episode 68 - "You are... NOT THE DESCENDANT!"

      

      On this episode we continue yet again with our coverage of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Animated Series (1987), Season 4 by reviewing Episodes 24 and 25. We also take the time to address all of the news: TMNT film reshoots, voice acting announcements, the speculation on potentially damning spoilers that hit the internet concerning some horrible plot points from the upcoming film, more legitimate previews of the film from the recently released licensed Lego set pieces, the amazing new RevolTech action figures, and Out of the Shadows impending release date for Playstation. Of course, we also talk about X-Wing. Or Sex-Wing. Either way...

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Next Week: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Animated Series (1987), Season 4, Episodes 26 and 27!

Episode 67 - OH, THE MUTANITY!

      On this episode, we welcome back Dr. Joe Martin to accompany us through our continuing coverage of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Animated Series (1987), Season 4, Episodes 22 and 23. We also discuss the new TMNT movie teaser that recently dropped, review our experiences at MegaCon 2014, explore playing with your deck in public, and field some awesome new Turtles Come Out and Fight That and Dems 'Da Rules topics. Let's talk turkey!

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Next Week: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Animated Series (1987), Season 4, Episodes 24 and 25!

Episode 66 - Turtles Squirt with Honor!!!

      

      On this episode of Turtle Soup, we cover Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Animated Series (1987), Season 4, Episodes 20 & 21. In addition, we read an awesomely charitable listener email, talk about the Fresno Grizzlies TMNT alternate uniforms, reluctantly discuss the recently released trailer description for Michael Bay's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles film, and introduce a new segment called Turtles Come Out and Fight That!

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Next Week: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Animated Series (1987), Season 4, Episodes 22 & 23!

Episode 65 - G Clef and the Special Slash

                                 
      On this episode, we welcome a new legacy character to the fold with our review of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Animated Series (1987), Season 4, Episodes 18 and 19. As per usual, we also discuss the true nature of mutation by studying Slash's TAS origin and the shocking revelations contained therein, explore the proper way to expose your kids... to Star Wars, and tackle a Dems 'Da Rules full of inappropriate advice and awkwardness! In addition we throw a song, by request, onto the end of this episode titled "Live Every Week Like It's Shark Week". Ryan wrote it, so...

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Next Week: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Animated Series (1987), Season 4, Episodes 19 and 21!

Episode 64 - Pick-a-Piece-a-Mona-Lisa!

      For our 64th episode, we near the half way point of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Animated Series (1987), Season 4 by reviewing Episodes 16 and 17. Along the way, Ryan and Eric talk about their new band, Amazing and Thank You (that just dropped 2 demo songs at amazingandthankyou.bandcamp.com ), go over the deets on Gravedigger's wedding, explore the strange world of laughing when you're not supposed to, Ryan bores everyone with more X-Wing talk, and we tackle a fresh new round of Shell Shock!

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Next Week: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Animated Series (1987), Season 4, Episodes 18 and 19!

Episode 63 - Turtle Recall

      This week, we continue our coverage of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Animated Series (1987), Season 4 by reviewing Episodes 14 and 15. As usual, we discuss the newest TMNT toy releases, Ryan's showdown with a Magic: The Gathering player at the game shop, and tackle some interesting (and controversial) Dem's Da Rules.

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Next Week: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Animated Series (1987), Season 4, Episodes 14 and 15! 

Episode 62 - Ol' Captain Cruelic and the Gorlic Bread Boys!

     
      On this 62nd episode, we cover Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Animated Series (1987), Season 4 by reviewing Episodes 12 and 13. We also manage to answer some interesting listener emails, revisit the topic of scalping games and toys online, play a round of mainly Olympic themed Shell Shock , and somehow wind up discussing our favorite American Gladiators.

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Next Week - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Animated Series (1987), Season 4, Episodes 14 and 15.

Episode 61 - Hungry for Howie!

     
      On this glorious episode 61st episode, we soldier on in our ongoing coverage of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Animated Series (1987), Season 4 by reviewing Episodes 10 and 11. Along the way, we also answer listener emails, add a new chapter to the "Real Man" saga, uncover just what Eric did at Gasparilla, encounter Howie and his songs, and New Drink some pretty controversial subjects.

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Next Week: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Animated Series (1987), Season 4, Episodes 12 and 13.

Episode 60 - Turtle Necker Garbage Copter.

     
      For our 60th episode, we continue our coverage of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Animated Series (1987), Season 4 with in-depth reviews of Episodes 8 and 9. Along the way, we also talk about Ryan's love for Mice and Mystics, Eric's new life plan which involves experiencing Tampa's craziest pirate celebration Gasparilla,  ignite controversy by discussing the announcement of Marvel's new Marvel Universe Live, and seek even further controversy by breaking down the recently leaked Halloween costume of Michelangelo from the upcoming TMNT live action film.

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Next Week: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Animated Series (1987), Season 4, Episode 10 and 11!

Episode 59 - Shredder's Mom's Got It Going On...

   
      With this 59th step in the journey of the TMNT, we continue our coverage of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Animated Series (1987), Season 4 by reviewing Episodes 5, 6, and 7. In addition to this, we also discuss why Ryan shaved his fabulous beard, collecting and painting mini-figs, the concept of a volunteer army, a quick retrospective of hot April moments from the 1987 animated series, and several iterations of Dems 'Da Rules. BONUS!!! At the end of the episode, we include the intro section from our previous attempt at recording this episode the week previous, which was cut short by Ryan's raging cold. Enjoy the coughing!

      Also, from this point, all episodes of Turtle Soup posted on this blog will also be provided in mp3 format to allow our listeners without iTunes to download and listen to the podcast on non-Apple devices. The standard AAC file will also be available as well.

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Next Week: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Animated Series (1987), Season 4, Episodes 8 and 9.

Episode 58 - Tonight He Dines on Turtle Soup...

     James LaRue Avery (1945 - 2013)

      

      On this 58th episode of Turtle Soup, we continue our coverage of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Animated Series (1987) Season 4 by reviewing episodes 3 and 4. We also pay tribute to the legendary James Avery with listener emails and recollections, handle some Twitter controversy, and Ryan goes on a rant about negativity on the Internet.

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