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Two new articles! Freddy’s Bubble Gum & the TMNT Fan Club Kit!

I tried out something new today, let's see how it works out. Instead of taking something that can be summed up in three words and stretching it out for sixty pages, I took two things and created two shorter articles. They didn't end up being that much shorter, actually, but they're still much less of a drain to put together. If the feedback's in its favor, maybe I'll start doing this a little more often.

First up, it's Freddy's Bubble Gum! Made by Topps in 1989, Mr. Krueger took his Elm Street franchise to new heights by letting kids chew his unholy Chiclets. I have no idea why I find this stupid gum so interesting, but I can't help myself. I just stare and stare at it, all the time, wondering where the Hell it came from. Going from one side of the universe to the other, the second article deals with the Ninja Turtles...

It's the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Fan Club Kit! An exclusive offer advertised on the earliest Ninja Turtles action figures' packaging, kids received everything from a sticker to a bandana, and even a letter from some guy they'd never heard of. The article provides an in-depth look at the packet's contents, and I kinda go overboard when talking about the really cool envelope. But you know me. I love my envelopes. By the way, tomorrow's my birthday. I'm going to be so fucking old.

Posted by Matt on 02/05/2004. E-mail me!



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That’s cool to hear that Schaumburg had something TMNT in it. Schaumburg is like 20 minutes away and has the 3rd biggest mall in America (used to be the biggest, damn minnesota)

I think I’ll go over there and see if I can snag some moldy bandanas.

Chestnuts roasted by Paul @ 06/28/2004 5:19 PM

That’s cool to hear that Schaumburg had something TMNT in it. Schaumburg is like 20 minutes away and has the 3rd biggest mall in America (used to be the biggest, damn minnesota)

I think I’ll go over there and see if I can snag some moldy bandanas.

Chestnuts roasted by Paul @ 06/28/2004 5:19 PM

That’s cool to hear that Schaumburg had something TMNT in it. Schaumburg is like 20 minutes away and has the 3rd biggest mall in America (used to be the biggest, damn minnesota)

I think I’ll go over there and see if I can snag some moldy bandanas.

Chestnuts roasted by Paul @ 06/28/2004 5:19 PM

whoops

Chestnuts roasted by Paul @ 06/28/2004 5:20 PM

Hey, I just found five of those Freddy Bubble Gum tubes at a garage sale and being a huge Nighmare fan I bought them, $1 for all of them. I was curious about their history too and I found your site first on a google search. They all have different pictures and saying than yours but have no gum in them. Just thought you should know that there’s more out there.

Chestnuts roasted by Carlie @ 07/12/2004 12:02 PM

The Ninja Turtles rockso much that I NEVER miss a show!!

Chestnuts roasted by Katrina @ 10/08/2004 9:33 PM

My name is also Matt. I am now a special effects artist who as a child bought every single piece of Freddy gum. The tag lines were worse than the actual gum product. I believe I had a touch of O.C.D. in the sense that I would line up the vials of gum prominately on display on my dresser. Proud of being supportive of a child molester! Where the parental supervision was I am not sure.

Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 03/07/2007 3:20 AM

I know it doesn’t pertain to this too much,but, I had actually used the Freddy make-up kit when I was younger to go trick or treating. Let me tell you, it was lame. I think you mentioned not being able to remove it for a long time,but, I remember getting to about the second house on my block, and the mask falling right off as the person answered the door. That sucked big time. So, I was forced to walk around in my striped shirt,Freddy glove, which I think was an actual licensed glove, and my face, which had fallen off… Come to think of it, maybe that was cooler that way. “Hey look! I can rip my own face off!”

Chestnuts roasted by Chris @ 03/09/2007 3:27 AM

NINJA TURTLES AND HERO TURTLES ARE THE BEST THINGS TO EVER BLESS THE WORLD!!! TEENAGE MUTANT HERO TURTLES ROCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chestnuts roasted by cheeze @ 10/20/2008 6:36 PM

I’ve been looking for info on this as well. I found, and now own, a sealed box of this stuff.

Frddy’s BUBBLE GUM
Topps
36 CONTAINERS
NET WT 14.4 oz.

COLLECT’EM ALL!

This is posted above bar-code: #511

UPC: 0 41116 10511 1

Chestnuts roasted by Ben @ 11/01/2010 3:44 PM

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