Is the Mutant Mayhem Sewer Lair Playset the best one? I Compare to All

Is the Mutant Mayhem Sewer Lair Playset the best one? I Compare to All
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TMNT Mutant Mayhem Sewer Lair Play Set Review | Pixel Dan's Ultimate Guide
Welcome to the Pixel Dan Channel, where we dive deep into the world of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! In today's video, I, Pixel Dan, am thrilled to review the brand-new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Mutant Mayhem Sewer Lair Play Set from Playmates. Join me as I explore every nook and cranny of this epic play set, uncovering its hidden secrets, and sharing my honest opinions.
🐢🕵️‍♂️ Key Highlights in This Video:
🚪 Hidden and Trap Doors: We'll take a close look at the intricate design of the Sewer Lair, including the hidden and trap doors that add an element of surprise to your ninja adventures.
🧗‍♂️ Swinging Ladders: Discover how the swinging ladders in this play set add an extra layer of excitement to your TMNT playtime.
🏦 Vault Entrance: I'll guide you through the Vault Entrance and showcase its cool features, making it an essential part of your Turtles' hideout.
🪢 Zip Line Adventure: Watch as we test out the thrilling zip line and see how it enhances your play experience.
🚂 Train Tracks: Explore the intricate train tracks that can transport your heroes from one side of the Sewer Lair to the other.
🧪 Ooze Galore: Learn about the multiple ways you can utilize the included ooze for creative play and epic adventures.
🔧 Flimsy Plastic Concerns: I'll discuss my concerns about the plastic used in the play set, particularly how it affects features like the trap door and the port-o-potty elevator, providing you with an honest assessment.
🔍 Comparison to Past Sewer Lair Sets: We'll take a trip down memory lane and compare this Mutant Mayhem Sewer Lair Play Set to all the other Sewer Lair play sets from various TMNT cartoons and movies. Discover how this one stacks up against its predecessors.
If you're a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fan or a collector, you won't want to miss this in-depth review. I'll provide you with all the information you need to make an informed decision about adding this exciting play set to your TMNT collection.
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[@Pixel-dan]

What's your favorite part of this one!?

[@Belmont_79]

The telephone/periscope 👍

[@AK47MR408miniPIT]

The new portapotty elevator and the basketball hoop

[@dontquoteus5379]

I think the idea with the ooze ball is that it will not be stable and if you roll it on a flat surface (like a hardwood floor), it will cause it to go in random directions.

[@syadkir]

The nicest was seeing you doing what you do best again - a thoroughly detailed, cordial and impartial review - a great communicator well-worth watching. (I also like the hunts, cons and niche-celeb stuff, but THIS is why I follow you. Top notch.)

[@vengeance1701]

The TMNT sheet:)

[@idkwhattohaveasausername5828]

The 2012 sewer lair is still the definitive version imo as it’s a mix of them all, but this one is pretty good as well.

[@Pixel-dan]

I could see that.

[@Dillontheautobot]

I had so many memories with that toy

[@Pixel-dan]

That’s awesome!

[@NoaNaseem]

I had it as kid and loved it had so many story likes with it!

[@thespaceram2879]

The 2012 tmnt sewer playset is the best one by far.

[@wilfred9]

I’m hyped for this one seeing I have almost all of the figures from this line. Though with the rereleases of the original figures and vehicles, I wanna see them bring back the OG sewer lair and the Technodrome.

[@megamike420]

For the zip line just wrap the string around the subway light pole a couple more times to make the line more taut. The ooze ball looks like it would sit in the funnel perfectly so you could fill it with ooze then put it upside down on the funnel to let it flow.

[@Dillontheautobot]

I got the notification for this video and im like omg yes hes reviewing it and ever since i was a kid in 2012 ive been watching pixel dan tmnt video's because i know he will provide the best info so thanks pixel dan for making the best tmnt videos on KZbin in my opinion of course

[@Pixel-dan]

Oh wow! Thank you for being here for so long!

[@emerje0]

This really does look like a lot of fun and I agree with how awkward the cardboard backdrop looks with all the villains on it. Sometimes designers get a little too into their own heads about what a toy should look like on its own and not enough about how it'll actually look when played with. But I just got Origins Snake Mountain in the mail and there's that poll for the new MOTU crowdfund so I'm in a playset kind of mood right now, this still looks like a lot of fun!

[@Pixel-dan]

You going to get them all!?

[@emerje0]

@@Pixel-dan MotU ones for sure, don't really have any interest in actually owning the TMNT set, just admiring that one from afar.

[@Pixel-dan]

I got ya!

[@alexgarbe1971]

I'm picking nits right with you on that cardboard backdrop. It does ruin the pretend play a bit to have a static image of Superfly and others on there and then add the figures to it, even though the artwork is really nice. Would be really awesome if they made the backdrop two-sided or enclosed alternates or something. Or maybe some static stickers of them so I can modify the background on my own without damaging anything.

[@Pixel-dan]

Good point!

[@VoltageApollo]

i remember when i was a kid watching your 2012 TMNT videos and playing with those figures. Now seeing the next new era of TMNT is kinda weird i miss being a kid.

[@domg4538]

Thoughts about the plastic: 1. Plastic for a lot of toys does seem lighter and more flexible which can be good for assembly but bad for holding together 2. Saves on shipping cost being lighter 3. Plastic now is more likely to have recycled elements 4. Might be different to lower production cost. A Snake Mountain it might not be but might still be fun!

[@makumusik]

I hear you can connect the vintage one with this new one through the green pipes, the exact way you show on 20:55, just connect the pipe to the hole behind that ladder on the new one

[@paulfamily169]

Couple things. 1. With The Ooze ball the idea is to leave the stopper off and the ooze is the. Supposed to ooze out onto the villians after being rolled down the tracks (I havent been able to get it too ooze out in that fashion but thats the idea. 2. The Subway folds up and slots i to the grooves of lowered section next to the ooze pipe. 3. On the Portaloo theres pegs for the baby turtles, I assume this is so that ooze can be dumpped and ooze down the grates. While I agree there are a number of play features that just dont work as it should, this is a fantastic set and has become a centre piece to my collections. I absolutely love this line and despite being aimed for kids is something Ive loved collecting.

[@Pixel-dan]

Yes! And thanks for the notes!

[@michaelrlomax1977]

Playsets once so many and now so rare. Great review there Pixel Dan, bring up and going into all the little things. A lot of people appreciate a reviews like yours.

[@Pixel-dan]

Thank you!

[@sourdust6558]

The playset incorporating the Z-Line and Ooze Shute from the 2012 playsets is awesome

[@_The_Worst_]

😮...That's a lot of assembly...💯✔️

[@johnwright-b2l]

The 87 and 2012 sewer lair playsets were the best.

[@mrmashleolive]

Cowabunga! These are fantastic, i want them all lol 🐢🍕👍

[@PixelPipes]

I can appreciate that big playsets aren't common anymore, but they're making it big while stretching the build budget thin. And large portions of cardboard and very flimsy plastic aren't signs of quality.

[@Pixel-dan]

True

[@brainlock72]

I think I have the 2012 set? It was on post-holiday clearance at Walmart a few years later, I believe? It was after I moved in 2015. I saw this one the other day, probably at Target? It barely registered other than, “oh, that’s out? Neat.” And I didn’t look at it further. This one, I agree the added mutants detracts from the setting, and without them it could be a great generic setting for a variety of lines. Or general ACBA fun. I’m sure a few decent artists could paint over the mutants, or create a new backdrop instead? I can already see the porta-potty getting painted blue, and a Superman checking out the phone booth. 😂 I might give this a second chance. IF I had any room, anymore. 😭

[@Pixel-dan]

Oh no! Out of room?!

[@scottduncan5525]

i wish Godzilla x Kong had a great playset like this and not fully cardboard. although im not the biggest fan of having chracters baked into the background of stuff like this, now you have 2 superflys if you already have the figure

[@antonius9]

I just watched 14 of your latest videos, give or take, and I enjoy your videos every time. Thanks for everything you do, Dan.

[@Pixel-dan]

I appreciate that!

[@AK47MR408miniPIT]

When I was 10 years old when the first turtles came out I used a jump rope to used a zip line i use Mike and Don cause there easy to used the zipline its there weapons all the time

[@HansLollo]

Boy, I thought Origins Grayskull had bad plastic, but this here is almost gummy.

[@Pixel-dan]

Kind of

[@shadowcat9420]

I am curious to know if anyone has replaced the cardboard backdrop with a custom backdrop or build.

[@marcbrunson6986]

It looks big because it looks more to scale with the figures. That's actually a good thing. I've always loved the original playset from the first toy line. I have the technodrome from the Michael Bay Out of the Shadows movie. I wish I had bought the sewer lair playset too. I like the van can be pushed through an area of it. Maybe the ooz creates a weight in the ball to make it continue rolling?

[@Pixel-dan]

You may be right

[@carlosaugustosoria4805]

The truth is that it is a very good playset, but I prefer the vintage Playmates playset and the one from 2012 for me they are the best, but that Party Wagon fire pizza 🍕 Van is great 😁, greetings 👍🏻👋🏻🇦🇷

[@jonwes]

The subway section slides over the left side of the playset. Where the blanket is on the sticker on the floor so that the subway entrance is sort of flush with the street near the payphone.

[@KryptonateHoffman]

Hey, those pieces do connect. There’s a rectangle shaped piece that’s fits into the other piece right by the weight bench.

[@LuigiDude6]

Finally! I've been waiting for you to review the sewer lair for a while now! Another great video as usual, Dan! Also, the tabs on the subway station are to move it closer in to the sewer lair. There are holes in the gym area by the ooze pipe, and it can peg in there.

[@Pixel-dan]

Hope you enjoy it!

[@natethegreatandliam1727]

I enjoyed 😊

[@natethegreatandliam1727]

To two 2

[@tetsuoswrath]

Kid me would use the chandelier as a Shell-e-bro for Donny to scan the city for new pizza joints and crime to fight. Surprised there wasn’t/isn’t already an X Men Turtles mash up wave.

[@msingleton]

Great review! $80 is a decent price but they should have pushed it to $99 and given us some better plastic. It drives me crazy when they engineer all these features but they don’t work due to poor materials.

[@calvinj7496]

The ooze inside the ball is probably a way to keep the ball bottom heavy and concentrate its weight bellow so it has an easier way to stay on the train tracks.

[@Tim85-y2q]

I think it's also supposed to be visual where the entire ball is supposed to represent "ooze" and the interior slime is just for movement/looks/to add a play feature.

[@SupermanKalEl7828]

I think the Mutant Mayhem Sewer Lair Playset is Totally Phenomenal. Very Informative and Entertaining. Thanks for sharing Pixel Dan!

[@Pixel-dan]

Yes! Thanks for watching!

[@SupermanKalEl7828]

@@Pixel-dan The Pleasure is yours friend!

[@garyhall3006]

So I'm just guessing that if when you put the slime in the ball it's used as a counter weight knock down the bad guys. As for the open peg holes on the subway section that tells me as a HUGE TOY FAN COLLECTOR AND ALSO SRUDY LOTS OF OLD TOYS AND PLAY SETS AS WELL that they might end up coming out with more players to connect to the subway to add more sewer sections and top level city sections kinda like what Mattel has done for the new he man playset castle greyskull but awesome video and presentation of this turtles play set Dan good job on being picking on everything people need too know what they are buying so no kid ends up being disappointed peace bless you all have a good one

[@MarkERoth]

I get the feeling the payphone periscope was included just for us who remember what a payphone is. I had so much from TMNT growing up. Maybe when I'm done collecting MOTU I'll start collecting TMNT again just to keep in line with my childhood collecting habits.

[@Pixel-dan]

Who could be done with MOTU!?

[@MarkERoth]

@Pixel-dan as much as I'd like the line to go on forever I can't see that happening

[@Pixel-dan]

Oh no

[@FifthOfNovember_Original]

For that elevator, you probably just need to press the unlock button at the same time when you bring the elevator up to floor level.

[@Pixel-dan]

I’ll try that again!

[@AbdulAftab-il6kh]

I thing the red button hat thing is like it drops down below and covers the Gillian eyes so they can’t see

[@Bart0408]

Dan, on the screen behind you…is that the Hyperstone Heisr game from Sega? A game still in my possession 🤭

Dan rocking the presentation every time!

[@Pixel-dan]

Thank you! Thank you!

[@toyscavenger]

I like the new playset, I got the pleasure of viewing it early with my son before the release and by his reaction alone, this has shot up into the top 2 for me. (Can't beat vintage for me) For a six year old i think this will go down into his memory as something he will want when he's 35! ❤ he loved it.

[@Pixel-dan]

That’s amazing!

[@530mentes9]

great episode! dug that you had the compare and contrast of the previous!

[@jonwes]

Hmm... I didn't have that issue with the elevator. It is a bit wobbly, but it will lock into place when I move it up. The stairs worked fine for me too. There does have to be some decent weight on the top, though. I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't the softer plastic making the tolerances inexact

[@Tim85-y2q]

I don't think it's inherent, it's just easier for the soft plastic to slightly warp and once it does, that's it.

[@huntersetzer5732]

Putting the ooze in the ball might also help woth knocking over the villans, kinda like a wieght.

[@thunderpunchheman]

Great review, P Danny. I'll leave my boxed for a while until I can figure out where all these playsets are gonna go...

[@lt.creggar5903]

For around $80, this should be better.

[@Belmont_79]

Thanks Pixel Dan for this great review and sharing with us this awesome playset, I'm not a 100% TMNT fan but i like it specially the vintage ones, blessings! 🤘

[@user-c0br4k4in0m3rcy]

Great review! Along side the vintage one is my favorite incarnation of the sewer lair. What about origins snake mountain?

[@mikeledger2614]

We all agree about the backdrop … this set could be used for other figure lines too but it’s so specific to tmnt it’s maybe not as appealing to all buyers..THAT SAID! The set is maybe better than the original in many ways. AMAZINGLY COOL! I want it!…maybe someone will custom make a new backdrop!

[@Hamilton-The-Unstoppable.]

I really like this one but my favorite one is from 2012 that was my first and I still have it to this day.

[@Pixel-dan]

The 2012 one was great! Still can't believe I reviewed that one over 10 years ago!

[@Hamilton-The-Unstoppable.]

@@Pixel-dan yup I remembered when you revealed it, The play set was amazing.

[@Pixel-dan]

Wow. You've been a subscriber for that long!

[@Hamilton-The-Unstoppable.]

@@Pixel-dan yeah.

[@Pixel-dan]

Thank you!

[@anthrorangerxcosplaydigita8007]

2012 playset was the best

[@MaestroDrake]

But wait, Dan? Did the Technodrome connect to that playset? The new one is supposed to come out soon!!!

[@mattsmith2515]

Another great video Dan thank you! 😃 I have this is in a box still to open with all the figures too. Might take a while to setup by the looks of it! 😄

[@Pixel-dan]

It does take a bit

[@iansweeney8406]

I have no interest in ninja turtles but an enthusiastic Pixel Dan always cheers me up. Nice vid.

[@Pixel-dan]

Glad you enjoyed!

[@gigashock237wilde7]

Nice, but I'm pretty much sticking with the 2012 one. It works really well with my other lines... despite the plastic starting to warp a bit. 😅 I am wondering if the same can be said about the new one.

[@Pixel-dan]

Fair enough!

[@AbdulAftab-il6kh]

On the subway thing the a hole maybe your supposed to attach it to the secret vaul door thing

[@alyssacourtney5322]

Is there a newer version of this exact play set out please I’m confused as smyths sell 2 versions of the same one

[@littlemonis2068]

till now i really love the 2012 sewer lair ,this one looks good a must have would have been cool if it came with the crazy color effects like the movie

[@Pixel-dan]

Yea. I do wish it had those colors too.

[@alyssacourtney5322]

Can you please tell me is this the first release one or the second please I’m trying to find the item number down the corner of the box of the new one I’m told the difference with the new one to old is plastic surround instead of all cardboard I’m trying to look for the item number of the new one

[@theotakux5959]

I didn't even know they did a playset for the 2012 series

[@johannesmakila2459]

This seems decent for it's price. I am not too thrilled about that cardboard backdrop but it is what it is.

[@gregoryeichelman7684]

What is the slotted part behind the phone booth for?

[@FandomEntanglement]

I’ve been very curious about this play set. That’s a shame to hear about the quality of the plastic (though not at all surprising). Still, it looks really great and like something that my 3-year-old would probably love to play with as he gets a bit older! I haven’t seen it yet, but I don’t get to do Target runs very often! Might have to check pretty soon, although this is a pretty massive set which there really isn’t much room for at the moment. This is shaping up to be a fairly decent line and we’re only in the first wave!

[@pinfarmer]

Glad you mentioned the rubbery plastic. It makes the playsets floppy and extra cheap

[@Pixel-dan]

Yea, I hate that.

[@JMan1380]

Does the slime give the ball more weight? Probably better to knock down figures.

[@Rocket1377]

The original 80s one is still the best. Being able to connect it to the Technodrome is a feature that no other playset has been able to match. There is also way too much cardboard used on the modern versions.

[@Pixel-dan]

Connecting to the techno was fantastic

[@Tim85-y2q]

IDK if you remove the cardboard from this one it pretty much is comparable in size to the vintage set.

[@Pixel-dan]

True

[@EdDIE-lt5wu]

Your great Dan I would have cracking up every time I got it to sit on someone’s head too 😂

[@Pixel-dan]

Ha! Right?!

[@josh--el]

Is the slime ball a very light when it’s empty? I’d think that maybe the ooze is meant to increase the weight so it’s more likely to knock over the villains

[@Pixel-dan]

True

[@natew5544]

maybe the ooze gives weight to the ball and changes the balance of it to make it roll properly?

[@Pixel-dan]

I think you’re right

[@mikeboss416]

I wonder if getting one of these on the cheap (resale) does anyone think the accessories would scale well with the original G1 sewer set ? I found one of these for $30 perhaps missing a few bits, but I thought it would be cool to use the weight bench, the portopottie , etc. Just hoping it would scale ok !

[@daves8503]

Ooze in the ball might just be for weight so it rolls and bowls better

[@theartisanrogue]

I’m always leery of what’s happening with the plastics in 80% of modern toys, from mass produced stuff like this set to toys from Dollar Tree’s action figures, quality of plastic seems all over the place. I don’t know if it’s EPA standards, cost cutting for more profit, or just lack of longevity of product life since most companies know that many of these toys are destined for adult collectors that just assemble and display them and rarely touch them again. I’ve collected some off brand or rack toy items that are made from plastic so durable it would make an N64 gasp. Specifically what comes to mind is a Robo Dino line from Dollar General that is made like 80s level quality.

[@Supermuttt]

I never liked when they did the characters in the background either. Anyone know when they are releasing the mega mutant for this line?

[@Smurftopia]

If they’re gonna give us a cardboard background, at least give us a few versions so we can swap them out.

[@Pixel-dan]

Oh I like that idea!

[@Cosarandominc1989]

now this is my second favorite tmnt playset

[@Pixel-dan]

Next to?

[@Cosarandominc1989]

2012 one Is the best

[@Pixel-dan]

Oh nice

[@alexandrepolska3066]

Superfly is amazing.

[@Craigers8637]

Love the figures esp the villains

[@shadowcat9420]

After watching this, I had to run out and grab one myself

[@horrorfan6669]

FINALLY I have to say this one is my favorite

[@Pixel-dan]

Oh yea?!

[@horrorfan6669]

Well I mean it’s my favorite out of all the releases sewer lair playsets

[@Ardude641]

I think I’m going to get this soon I’ll think about it tho

[@SpiritSonic74]

I really like it but my own ku problem is that the sewer lair should have been 2 floors instead of one m

[@Pixel-dan]

Maybe so!

[@AbdulAftab-il6kh]

You know I thing the big ooze ball is supposed to go to the the pipe

[@canadiansamurai990]

Pixel Dan, could you ever do a review of the Epic Sewer Lair playset from Rise of the TMNT or is it a bit too late?

[@Pixel-dan]

I did do one!

[@SondicoDenann]

Almost a bad as assembling furniture from IKEA! 😂😂😂

[@clemsontgr84]

OOOOoooooooze. Got a nice ring to it.

[@AbdulAftab-il6kh]

Thankyou so much

[@giancarlogil]

Thanks a lot... Great video, but I´m not convinced with this playset!!!!

[@Pixel-dan]

Oh yea? What parts didn't you like?

[@mostafafarweez3161]

Wow, what a playset 😍💚💚💚💚

[@Pixel-dan]

It really is incredible!

[@joverbey123456789]

Thank you for the review it looks a little flimsy for my kids right now.

[@AbdulAftab-il6kh]

The telephone thing is April to talk to the turtle and no one find ou

[@Jeremiah_unknown]

I wish they made it bigger

[@OfficialEricElemen]

I like the zip line

[@pixelforge4858]

surprised you are not talking about the motu eternias choice yet

[@Pixel-dan]

Yet! You interested?

[@pixelforge4858]

@@Pixel-dan very. and this was a great video.

[@Pixel-dan]

Thank you so much!

[@Stygian360]

I'm a simple man, I see a new P Danny video and I must click

[@NormalVillager-1]

Just brought it today

[@BrianEllis-u9q]

Anyone use this for customizing as a 1:12 play set for classified or Marvel Legends?

[@raphandmikeyandrenetandbishop]

just like in turtle forever movie

[@GachaAngelaorViola]

Could you do a toy room tour

[@AK47MR408miniPIT]

Where is shredder

[@Pixel-dan]

🤫

[@whatnotandstuff]

I don't have the playset, but i had the 2012 set and i used to dump the ooze done the chute so it's always fun to see that feature come back. Speaking of the ooze, i picked up 2 canisters and they feel just like the ooze from 2012, not only that, but it also felt like the ooze from the 2007 mutation figures. A part of me thinks that they never changed their "recipe" for the ooze

[@Pixel-dan]

Probably didn’t

[@thebatmanfan2854]

I just got one