it is worth mentioning that Mike Mozart said it best on this issue, that officially licensed toys are safety tested for your children and have to meet certain standards... even though the cheap bootleg might sell for such a smaller price, there's literally never going to be any safety testing for a bootleg. We're talking about unsafe materials in the making of these things. Like the paint and whatever odd smelling substances may be used in these.
They also have the tendency to not work like the originals and/or fall apart from gentle moving (as shown in this bootleg zone). Considering how some kids treat their action figures, there's bound to be tears after only 3 minutes of playing.
Spin Master is surprisingly pretty huge, owning a lot of popular brands like Bakugan, PAW Patrol, and even _Etch A Sketch!_ And, of course, all the licensed toy deals they have.
These remind me of an episode in the 2003 series where a guy made bootleg toys in the street and then a kid got one and the toy immediately fell apart. Clearly, these guys were really inspired by this series when they made these bootlegs.
I unknowingly got these off ebay, I just thought it was a good price for all 4. They came in the clear baggie packaging. They were sold as loose, so that's just how the seller had packed them for shipping in my eyes. But I noticed they didn't look right, they seemed really old and heavily played with. Their arms were falling off and the paint was a weird color like they had all been sunbleached. Thanks to you I now know for a fact they are bootlegs and not just really old and well played with.
@@edwardjohnson6744 Not sure but it’s worth checking. There’s a seller from the US selling all 4 for only $15 but I am suspicious that they could be bootlegs.
NECA released a really cool TMNT set based upon Casey Jones & Trenchcoat Raphael from the original live action film (based upon scene where the two met up after Casey beats up some purse snatchers) which eventually leads to Raphael's iconic "DAAAMN" scream! I managed to find it while Christmas shopping at Wal-Mart last year, though the box set was apparently released in 2020! So NECA was still making some TMNT figures as of 2020! I thought I'd mention it just in case Phelous wanted to check it out for his other show reviewing officially released toys & other related merchandise!
Thanks for making this video, i found a headless 2012 series Donatello in a bag of random toys at the goodwill that i couldn't identify and now thanks to this i can finally confirm that it's a bootleg :)
Name:includes ninja arsenac weapon:includes ninja arsenac team:incudesninja arsenac favorite food:includes ninja arsenac wow this turtle is one big include ninja arsenac!
My heart skipped a beat when I saw this. I rushed into my craft room (where many turtle toys are just waiting to get re-tooled), inspected my Donny and Mikey figures and realized I got lucky with those two. I picked them on ebay a while back to complete the four, and I was under the impression they were bootleg. If they are, then rejoice, there are bootlegs that actually rival the original in quality. *Follow up Well, got myself some knock off Classic Turtles and karma gave me a good kick in the ass. Crap glue job (two of the shells popped off), rigid and stiff joints in the arms and heads (wrecked one of Donnies arms trying to loosen it up), while the legs, fingers and toes are as loose as all hell (I can't even stand them up right on their manholes and getting them to hold their weapons is neigh impossible). Oh... and Leonardo is missing one of his arm bands... for some... reason. Whatever, I'll just move them to the workshop and see if I can at least make them presentable.
@@phelous quick question, back in 2016, I got the classic collection of Leonardo, and recently I just found out the one I got was a bootleg, I'm just wondering are bootlegs still worth something like their officially licensed counterparts?
The only thing these would be good for would be customizing. Like buying another set of the Playmates Mirage comic style turtles & then cutting off the belt loops, bandoleer straps & sheaths off these bootlegs figures & super gluing them to the Mirage comic turtles. An idea I had if I could afford to do it.
So you got to ask yourself: *is it REALLY WORTH the cheaper price?* - And immediately follow up with this answer: *HELL NO!* Remember, most of these use toxic/hazardous materials, and NONE of these were SAFETY TESTED for your children!!!
Kinda lucky the bootleggers didn't include the arsenac as promised, otherwise, people would be dying as soon as they touched the bootlegs. No seriously, arsenic is no joke.
Man my mom got these for my son. I don’t think she knows they’re a bootleg and I didn’t want to burst her bubble, but luckily they didn’t fall apart like yours so it’s whatever he doesn’t care if it’s licensed or not.
I got ripped off! I just received my Nickelodeon Bootleg TMNT figures in bags and they're not coming apart no matter how many times I move and pose their limbs. And Raphael doesn't come with different color green sockets in his elbows.
you should have those toys paint's and part's tested china bootlegs are notorious for having high concentration of lead and mercury in them. in the Philippines some bothleg's are tested positive for high mercury content specially china boothleg's
when i showed my mom bootleg zones she thought your name was PHALIS, i told her it was phelous, or as you still call it in your bootleg zones logo phaylous
I had an official Donatello from this line with a warped peg in its leg and a Raph with a melted (possibly melted, that is) wrist band, which revealed the peg underneath, which means that even the official versions have problems.
I always wonder how do these things get on the store shelves...they just buy these things from this suspicious Asian company and never stop to think ''hmm, what if they're selling bootlegs instead of the legit ones?'' I never understood that.
A lot of local small chain stores aren't able to compete with say Walmart or Target so these really shady bootleg companies will do bribes with inspectors or managers to get them in stores. It's not nearly as common anymore as it was in the 80s, 90s and even the early 2000s as a lot of inventory stock is tracked digitally and it's becoming harder and harder to hide the paper trail. But nowadays bootleggers use sites like eBay and Amazon where everything is automated and digital. The other big thing is Thrift Stores as that is where I tend to find truckloads of Bootlegs and Knockoffs
Love your toy reviews man, I watched them all in two day lol. Are you going to review the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classic Collection Bootlegs from china? You can get all 4 on ebay for $30.00
Thanks! I was thinking of passing on those guys cause they didn't seem that different but people do seem interested so I might actually pick them up eventually.
Foreign things randomly get shipped to Western stores I once found a Chinese Die Hard 2 DVD at a Wal-Mart in a small town about an hour away from Toronto, and a friend of mine told me that he found a Japanese pack of Magic the Gathering cards at a Target in Arizona
wish toy companies would make toys better ike they used to i had this problem with the batman animated series edition figurines of batman his leg broke off and i couldnt get him to sit down
GrimeyDonahue I've tried finding decent collectibles and comics like people supposedly do on those collectible tv shows, hmm not around here they don't lol. I'd like those just for the heck of it.
+SciFiFan2012 if you still looking, you can get a ton on aliexpresscom . i ordered the neca ones there, but the shipping time is rather long so i dont have them yet
I got a set of these off ebay for $8.99 + free shipping and they are awesome. Look great, no smell, spent a while setting their poses and had no issues with limbs coming off. Also Raph had no bright green pegs. I guess I was lucky.
+Immortan Joe Maybe you came across the legitimate ones that were repackaged, or another bootleg that was better? Or... You were clearly blessed by the Gods of Valhalla!!
Just a very late comment to say that I love the Krang-voice you do.
'Ninja Arsenac: Now includes Raphael! All 4 of them!'
it is worth mentioning that Mike Mozart said it best on this issue, that officially licensed toys are safety tested for your children and have to meet certain standards... even though the cheap bootleg might sell for such a smaller price, there's literally never going to be any safety testing for a bootleg.
We're talking about unsafe materials in the making of these things. Like the paint and whatever odd smelling substances may be used in these.
Not to mention the company will be around to sue after your child dies!
But seriously, Phelous is probably going to die young from this....
So you got to ask yourself: *is it REALLY WORTH the cheaper price?*
- And immediately follow up with this answer: *HELL NO!*
They might contain Arsenac
@@Tareltonlives Ha! We should be so lucky!
They also have the tendency to not work like the originals and/or fall apart from gentle moving (as shown in this bootleg zone).
Considering how some kids treat their action figures, there's bound to be tears after only 3 minutes of playing.
I N C L U D E S
N I N J A
A R S E N A C
Spin Master is surprisingly pretty huge, owning a lot of popular brands like Bakugan, PAW Patrol, and even _Etch A Sketch!_ And, of course, all the licensed toy deals they have.
Bakugan is the one I remember the most
These remind me of an episode in the 2003 series where a guy made bootleg toys in the street and then a kid got one and the toy immediately fell apart.
Clearly, these guys were really inspired by this series when they made these bootlegs.
XD
Zubatsu the Waifu Pimpbot lol
Wasn't that also an episode of the original PowerPuff Girls?
Yes, but they weren't toys though.
Which TMNT 2003 episode was that?
I unknowingly got these off ebay, I just thought it was a good price for all 4. They came in the clear baggie packaging. They were sold as loose, so that's just how the seller had packed them for shipping in my eyes. But I noticed they didn't look right, they seemed really old and heavily played with. Their arms were falling off and the paint was a weird color like they had all been sunbleached. Thanks to you I now know for a fact they are bootlegs and not just really old and well played with.
Do you remember what seller on eBay you bought them from?
@swnerd-2320 - No, it was over a year ago now... would it be on my ebay records still? I could check
@@edwardjohnson6744 Not sure but it’s worth checking. There’s a seller from the US selling all 4 for only $15 but I am suspicious that they could be bootlegs.
We need a hashtag for Ninja Arsenac.
#IncludesNinjaArsenac
The Shotgun Gamer Which has no results.
#includesNinjaArsenac
It's just extreme battle damage TMNT, that's all. He's called the Shredder for a reason!
NECA released a really cool TMNT set based upon Casey Jones & Trenchcoat Raphael from the original live action film (based upon scene where the two met up after Casey beats up some purse snatchers) which eventually leads to Raphael's iconic "DAAAMN" scream! I managed to find it while Christmas shopping at Wal-Mart last year, though the box set was apparently released in 2020! So NECA was still making some TMNT figures as of 2020! I thought I'd mention it just in case Phelous wanted to check it out for his other show reviewing officially released toys & other related merchandise!
Thanks for making this video, i found a headless 2012 series Donatello in a bag of random toys at the goodwill that i couldn't identify and now thanks to this i can finally confirm that it's a bootleg :)
Ah yes, the four Fine warriors: Leonardo, Sichaelangelo, ДОНАТЕЛЛО, and Includes Ninja Arsenac!
Who would've thought seeing Phelous playing with action figures would turn out to be so entertaining?!
Name:includes ninja arsenac
weapon:includes ninja arsenac
team:incudesninja arsenac
favorite food:includes ninja arsenac
wow this turtle is one big include ninja arsenac!
incudesninja arsenac
Why don't you use "Ctrl+C" & "Ctrl+V?"
Ok Nickelodeon needs to hire you to be 80’s Kraang’s va cause that’s on point to the og.
"Includes Ninja Arsenac!" is my favorite character
Wow, I love it when you do your shredder, splinter, and krang impressions . it all ways cracks me up.
My heart skipped a beat when I saw this. I rushed into my craft room (where many turtle toys are just waiting to get re-tooled), inspected my Donny and Mikey figures and realized I got lucky with those two.
I picked them on ebay a while back to complete the four, and I was under the impression they were bootleg. If they are, then rejoice, there are bootlegs that actually rival the original in quality.
*Follow up
Well, got myself some knock off Classic Turtles and karma gave me a good kick in the ass. Crap glue job (two of the shells popped off), rigid and stiff joints in the arms and heads (wrecked one of Donnies arms trying to loosen it up), while the legs, fingers and toes are as loose as all hell (I can't even stand them up right on their manholes and getting them to hold their weapons is neigh impossible). Oh... and Leonardo is missing one of his arm bands... for some... reason.
Whatever, I'll just move them to the workshop and see if I can at least make them presentable.
Maybe they misspelled "Ninja Arsenic". It's a lesser known ninja tool for assassinations.
This is the one place I'd never expect to recognize an artist I follow.
"Includes Ninja Arsenac!"
Does it also include "Ninja Old Lace"? (1,000,000 bonus points to anyone who gets it.)
lol
I mean, it does make sense for a ninja to use arsenic to quietly kill enemies though...
Nicholas Tosoni tee
could also be a reference to "the runaways" (which is just a reference to the film, too)
Cary Grant was a Ninja!
The funniest thing is, Nick TNMT has probably the darkest ending in the history of TNMT
CookieMastah what happens im ok with spoliers
champion of alola nick It's better if you just watch it
Its call "carmaggedon"
+CookieMastah Also, the Nick TMNT ending is pretty stupid and confusing.
Teenage Ninja Mutant Turtles?
James Armstrong how?
The only 0/10 for 9 years on Bootleg Zones until Super Ninja in 2023. (10:42)
man i love your reviews., greetings from Argentina!!!!
Thanks! You're in the land of many TMNT bootlegs! Haha.
Hey Bernardo, could you send us some bootlegs with attitude?
we could send you some...from Chile!
Peucoman Hagamoslo!!!!
@@phelous quick question, back in 2016, I got the classic collection of Leonardo, and recently I just found out the one I got was a bootleg, I'm just wondering are bootlegs still worth something like their officially licensed counterparts?
10:42 Chaz's WWE theme.
Watching this makes me think if there's any Toon Turtles bootlegs
More Kitbash fodder!
You have blessed us Phelan!
The only thing these would be good for would be customizing.
Like buying another set of the Playmates Mirage comic style turtles & then cutting off the belt loops, bandoleer straps & sheaths off these bootlegs figures & super gluing them to the Mirage comic turtles.
An idea I had if I could afford to do it.
Ninja Arsenic? No wonder people should be warned!
So you got to ask yourself: *is it REALLY WORTH the cheaper price?*
- And immediately follow up with this answer: *HELL NO!*
Remember, most of these use toxic/hazardous materials, and NONE of these were SAFETY TESTED for your children!!!
Just found out about the Classics line bootlegs!
Crazy stuff!
when it turned out to be all raph i peed my pants in laughter
2:18 - perfect Lorenzo Music
Includes Ninja Arsenac! The Fifth Turtle.
God I never get tired of that RPG sound effect you always use for your jumpcuts 😂
I've been wondering what Playmate was until you mentioned spinmaster... Oh, to be Canadian.
Kinda lucky the bootleggers didn't include the arsenac as promised, otherwise, people would be dying as soon as they touched the bootlegs.
No seriously, arsenic is no joke.
They might actually contain arsenac-I mean arsenic
the silver part on the side of leo's bandana look's like lead paint
I hate the pose and facial expression they gave Raph on the packaging, both official and bootleg.
Sora Song I know what you mean it’s basically just showing his head is arms and also one of his legs
@@cooldudethebrony1753 What would've been a better pose and facial expression?
Figured that nick version of the turtles would have been better at keeping the copyright
Does "Ninja Arsenac" mean "Ninja Arsenal" or "Ninja Arsenic"? I didn't know the turtles used poison on people.
Man my mom got these for my son. I don’t think she knows they’re a bootleg and I didn’t want to burst her bubble, but luckily they didn’t fall apart like yours so it’s whatever he doesn’t care if it’s licensed or not.
Arsenac sounds like some sort of prescription drug.
Or like some kinda pyromaniac/chemical using Transformer.
I got ripped off! I just received my Nickelodeon Bootleg TMNT figures in bags and they're not coming apart no matter how many times I move and pose their limbs. And Raphael doesn't come with different color green sockets in his elbows.
weprin2 Oh yeah? Guess they're making some with slightly better build quality then. Interesting.
Except for one pro, My Donatello comes with already broken belt strap.
+Phelan “Phelous” Porteous INCLUDES NINJA ARSENAC!
+Phelan “Phelous” Porteous YOU LIED TO US PHELOUS!!!
Next season the turtles are going to play for Arsenac London
you should have those toys paint's and part's tested china bootlegs are notorious for having high concentration of lead and mercury in them. in the Philippines some bothleg's are tested positive for high mercury content specially china boothleg's
Ahh! They're lepers!
I got baggy versions with comperesin with original they wasnt bad they they didnt fall apart but 1 year passed they accept Leonardo they are broken
when i showed my mom bootleg zones she thought your name was PHALIS, i told her it was phelous, or as you still call it in your bootleg zones logo phaylous
I wonder how the quality of those looks now, ebay is crawling with them. I wonder how well those could be used in custom figures makeing...
Ninja Arsenac
I had an official Donatello from this line with a warped peg in its leg and a Raph with a melted (possibly melted, that is) wrist band, which revealed the peg underneath, which means that even the official versions have problems.
You know how you say Donatello in russian?
Wait for it...
Wait for it...
Wait for it...
Wait for it...
Wait for it...
Wait for it...
... Donatello!
No. Its Ahohattello
So far this is the lowest score on bootleg zones,also N I N J A A R S E N A C!!!!
The new real TMNT Leonardo has two different size swords? Kinda like katana and wakizashi.
yeah
David89 The 3rd Mario bros. That's cool. Don't often see that rather realistic combination in pop culture.
I'm thinking about buying the Classics line. Can you give me any tips for avoiding bootlegs of them (aside from watching out for ones from China)?
10:42, Is that the WWF theme song for Chaz?
SilenceEnigma u mean WWE
The 2003 and 2012 serious can be a little vauge. Given the 2012 series could get pretty serious and the 2003 serious could get pretty goffy.
OMG The cheapest put together bootlegs in da world
I DONT KNOW HIM!
Aohatenno!
Joseph Cortina Донателло is Russian, not English.
I always wonder how do these things get on the store shelves...they just buy these things from this suspicious Asian company and never stop to think ''hmm, what if they're selling bootlegs instead of the legit ones?'' I never understood that.
+HyperGolem You'd think they wouldn't want to risk that. Especially since they can lose money because of it, for obvious reasons.
Usually it's because stores don't buy these. You won't see these in any Walmart because they buy directly from who ever makes the real stuff.
A lot of local small chain stores aren't able to compete with say Walmart or Target so these really shady bootleg companies will do bribes with inspectors or managers to get them in stores.
It's not nearly as common anymore as it was in the 80s, 90s and even the early 2000s as a lot of inventory stock is tracked digitally and it's becoming harder and harder to hide the paper trail.
But nowadays bootleggers use sites like eBay and Amazon where everything is automated and digital.
The other big thing is Thrift Stores as that is where I tend to find truckloads of Bootlegs and Knockoffs
Clonekiller66 Yeah a lot of these seam to be dollar store stuff or stuff one would find if they search bodegas or cheepo shops
i have the bootleg nickelodeon
tmnt Leonardo and Donatello but their wrists does not pop off easily in my one
👏 INCLUDES 👏 NINJA 👏 ARSENAC 👏
I LOVE INCLUDED ARSENAC
you should put links so we can buy the bootlegs you talk about....if we so choose.
Phelan are you Rich how do you get all this stuff
I gotta say I learn quite a lot from these videos even if I’m not a toy collector 😎👍
April 2021
Does anybody know what theme music is this? 5:30
good for kit bashing if your making a diorama
The perfect episode to precede Galaxy Warriors
Arsenac is a Pill that reduces Inflamination
Will you ever do the new classic knock offs?
The more articulated a figure is, the more fragile the ripoff.
Why do they look like the 2003 Turtles? Same seyes and everything
DDDDOOO GODZILLA BOOTLEGS NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Btw my brother wrote this and I just noticed
What about doing a Cozzilla thing
Honestly, I'd prefer Ninja Arsenic.
they fooled my mom i got fakes and i told her and she said they look real
Love your toy reviews man, I watched them all in two day lol. Are you going to review the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Classic Collection Bootlegs from china? You can get all 4 on ebay for $30.00
Thanks! I was thinking of passing on those guys cause they didn't seem that different but people do seem interested so I might actually pick them up eventually.
He did do a review
They are worse than these
never seen these before! I have the real ones and the battle shell ones. But i do also have bootleg Revoltechs. :(
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Gioh!Zuma
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How the heck did you find a Russian version of TMNT figure in the Canadian store?!
Foreign things randomly get shipped to Western stores
I once found a Chinese Die Hard 2 DVD at a Wal-Mart in a small town about an hour away from Toronto, and a friend of mine told me that he found a Japanese pack of Magic the Gathering cards at a Target in Arizona
wish toy companies would make toys better ike they used to i had this problem with the batman animated series edition figurines of batman his leg broke off and i couldnt get him to sit down
THIS COMMENT INCLUDES NINJAARSENAC!!!!
7:12 Mikey conga.
2:14 That just says Donatello >.
Heya,Great vid Bruh
😀
NinjaArsenac sounds like a gamertag
Teenage mutant ninja lepers danananana na naaaaaa
I thought it said contains ninja arsenic like the poison
NINJA ARSENAC!
I left my turtles in El Segundo.
#IncludesNinjaArsenac
I have one bootleg mikey its not broken
I guess it's time to get the super glue
The worst bootlegs at bootleg zone ever. and not even on the fun way.
Official Viacom gets ♾/10
Bootleg gets -11928282927292728/10
2:10 but..names are don't translate..ahh whatever !
LOOKS LIKE I HAVE BOOTLEGS
Not that anyone is condoning buying bootlegs, but hypothetically, how can one do it?
+SciFiFan2012 find them at flea markets
GrimeyDonahue I've tried finding decent collectibles and comics like people supposedly do on those collectible tv shows, hmm not around here they don't lol. I'd like those just for the heck of it.
+SciFiFan2012 if you still looking, you can get a ton on aliexpresscom . i ordered the neca ones there, but the shipping time is rather long so i dont have them yet
ebay is another option if you don't have any good flea markets near buy. but you will end up paying top dollar.
I got a set of these off ebay for $8.99 + free shipping and they are awesome. Look great, no smell, spent a while setting their poses and had no issues with limbs coming off. Also Raph had no bright green pegs. I guess I was lucky.
+Immortan Joe Maybe you came across the legitimate ones that were repackaged, or another bootleg that was better?
Or... You were clearly blessed by the Gods of Valhalla!!
well, obvious Raph's the best, so- win.
I actually have a set of these by accident trying to get a NECA set on eBay and... Yeah these are awful.
The one on the right is real