This doesn't surprise me whatsoever. TMNT was everywhere in 1990, at the height of Turtlemania. It was the butt of many jokes, tongue-in-cheek references in ad copy, sitcoms, you name it. Literally everything was competing with TMNT for views and revenue.
Here's a trade ad that really illustrates how big Turtlemania was in 1990 leading up to the release of that first film. #1 video game #1 cartoon series #1 action toy #1 breakfast cereal #1 comic book
What a time to be alive.
I can also remember epic playground fights over stupid shit like New Kids on the Block vs. TMNT, as NKOTB was also HUGE during this era.
Yes! Did you have the right stuff or turtle power!
The period of like 1989 - 1994 were very much my formative years. 1990 in particular.
Thanks for posting this TMNT soundtrack trade advert; I had never seen it before. It's amazing how quickly SBK got everything together, coming onto the film a few months before the release and fulfilling the hype on this advert, especially their wording of the TURTLE Power song.
