It Came from the Toy Chest: Toddler Mutant Ninja Turtles

Toddler Mutant Ninja Turtles: Heroes in training in a half shell! Toddler Power! Yes, I know that in my last ICFTTC I said that Glimmer would be the next one... she was going to but Fate intervened and
I found the Nickelodeon TMNT Toddler packs. I usually saw only the Mike and Raph package and only caved in when I found all four Turtles. I know that the 2003 Toyline had a set of Toddler Mutant Ninja Turtles, but I wasn't THAT into that line. (MOTU, Marvel Legends and a sprinkling of SOTA's Street Fighter were my lines to collect.)

So, Nick had Playmates make their ToddlerMNT. Didn't bother getting the Ooze for the turtles because the TMNT Ooze stinks horribly. (I got splashed with Ooze at a TRU and man that thing smelled funky... in a bad sense of the word.)

Now let's take a look at the TMNT Ninjas in Training packs:

As you can see in my carded figures pic, it's obvious why they were left on their pegs. they're a bit beat up and Leonardo popped off his tray.
 Also, they look adorkable as seen on the pic above. Any TMNT Toy that can recreate the famous pose from the first NES Game... is awesome in my book... And yes, I'm aware that the NES Game Cover is from the Comics...

Yes, the Toddlers cannot do it PERFECTLY but their mostly pre-posed bodies are on a pose that can be pretty close to that Iconic piece of Art.
Now let's discuss the actual Figures, shall we?

Articulation:
The Turtle's Articulation is Very Limited. Their heads only rotate Left or Right. The Arms are on a hinge joint that also rotates. There is also an extra articulation point that is Possibly a "Happy Accident" due to the figure's assembly. they have a Waist Twist and it cuts their shells when you turn it and it looks horrible.
2.5

Paint and Sculpt:

Seems like I'm loving that pose a bit TOO Much!!

This is Playmates and a Retail Toyline, so paint hits are reduced... Not Casey Jones or Shredder levels of reduced paint applications, but the paint is minimal. and I mean 2 dots of black paint for the eyes  the yellowish color for the plastron and the last hit on the caparace (A Brownish color, different for each turtle)
The Sculpt is obviously inspired by the 2012 nickelodeon reboot of the franchise. Each Bandanna is a separate piece not sculpted on the head. Speaking of heads, each turtle has their own head. Mikey is happy, Donny is concerned, Leo is determined and Raph is angry but not snarling like his teenage self. And when put next to their Teenage Counterpart you can see the similarities between them. (Of course the Larger Teenage Toys have the better Articulation and Detailing, due to their size. Now don't get me wrong, there ARE a few overlooked Details on the Toddlers like Raph's cracked Plastron, or Donny's teeth that are unpainted. Same with Mikey's smile. I know that the logistics to paint those tiny tiny areas could be a pain for a mass retail line for kids. It's a shame that some of these details are overlooked because of costs.
4.5

Accessories:
Each Turtle comes with his main Weapons. Except Donatello who only has 1 Bo Staff. (Also, if he had 2 he wouldn't be able to grip the second one due to his open left hand.) It feels a bit of a rip-off compared to their Teenage versions who have a lot more weapons, but getting 2 mini figures with accessories is odd in this day and age. so here they get a 2.5

Overall:

The Ninja in Training packs get a 3.17 for their score. It's not a bad score. For what they are (a novelty item at best.) They are so adowabwy cute! Also, they are a lot better than the crazy horrible variants like Pancho Villa Mikey here or the Troll Turtles. At least those Toddler Turtles make sense canonically. Pancho Villa Mikey does not.