Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles PARTY LOOT BAGS

Purchased at a Thrift Shop for $1.

Sold for $15

I got these Ninja Turtles goody bags a mere 6 months too late. For it was I, a 30 year old kid, who had a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pizza...Bachelor Party. I got 8 of my best buds together, for 8 hours, and ordered 8 pizzas (one every hour for 8 hours)...all while we watched the TMNT trilogy.  That's right we each ate one slice every hour for eight hours. The first 6 slices went down like Shredder, but by the time the Turtles were samurai-swording Lord Norinaga, I was ready to throw in the towel. But like our teenage heroes, we all made it through the final slice (well all except one unnamed wuss). If only I had a bag to take home my goodies...

Dinosaurs Watch

Dinosaurs Watch

circa 1991

purchased for $2

Not the mama! Remember Dinosaurs!? This show was an exact replica of the Simpsons... well, aside from the characters being dinosaurs and all.

Super Mario Bros. 2 Mug

Super Mario Bros. 2 Mug

circa 1993

purchased for $10

This is a massive mug. Stellar graphics and crisp colors. Gotta love that Italian Plumber!

Bart Simpson Burger King Toy

Bart Simpson Burger King Toy

circa 1993

purchased for $.25

No kid in the 90's didn't watch the Simpsons... as long as their parents let them! I was fully immersed in Simpson Mania. When I was on a family vacation in Niagara Falls, I convinced my parents to buy me a pair of Jams (you know..longer than shorts, shorter than pants), that said, "I'm Bart Simpson, who the hell are you?" I couldn't believe I was going to be wearing a piece of clothing with the word "hell" on it! I still love the Simpsons...well, up until season 9. After that, the show went to hell.

New Kids On The Block - Stickers

New Kids On The Block

Stickers (circa 1990)

purchased for $0.10

Every kid in the late 80's/early 90's had a New Kids tape. Even the boys. Don't lie. I know it wasn't your sister's. Well, mine was my sister's...New Kids were stupid. But don't fake it, I know you used to play the "step by step" cassette single until it sounded like it was playing underwater.

I got this at a garage sale over the summer. When I asked the guy "how much?", he just smiled and said "what? how much am I going to pay you to take them?". So I gave him a dime and walked away in shame.