CJ Products Expands Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Licensing Agreement with New Pillow Pets

CJ Products, the creators of the popular Pillow Pets foldable plush, has recently announced the expansion of its licensing agreement with Nickelodeon Consumer Products to include Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pillow Pets plush products.

The company previously created illuminating Dream Lites of the popular heroes in a half shell. The new licensing agreement will extend the line to include 18-inch foldable plush toys of Raphael, Leonardo, Michelangelo and Donatello. Considered one of the most popular kids television programs of the 1980s, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles first debuted as a successful comic book series and then became a hit animated television show, a live-action television series and later spawned four blockbuster theatrical releases. Since its launch in 2012, Nickelodeon's all-new CG-animated version has re-energized the iconic characters of this popular franchise. "The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles fan base continues to grow with the recent live-action feature film and Nickelodeon's hit animated television series," says Jennifer Telfer, CEO of Pillow Pets. "We are excited to foster this relationship and turn these iconic half-shell heroes into cuddly plush [toys]."

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Pillow Pets will be available summer of 2015.

Nickelodeon and Funko Expand Multi-Year Licensing Dead to Include "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"

Nickelodeon and Funko prepare to spread Turtle Power this summer, with the launch of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles"-themed products. The new product line includes vinyl figures, mystery mini-figures; bobble heads and Hikari vinyl figures featuring series favorites, Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo, Donatello, Splinter, Shredder, April O'Neil, Bebop, Rocksteady and more. "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" joins Funko's roster of Nickelodeon licenses which includes an extensive "SpongeBob SquarePants" product line.

"Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' is hotter than ever and we are so excited to expand our partnership with Funko to offer die-hard fans and collectors an opportunity to interact with their favorite characters from the iconic series with this cool stylized line of figures," Manuel Torres, Senior Vice President, Global Toysand Publishing, Nickelodeon Consumer Products, says.

"Working with the team at Nickelodeon on 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' projects has been amazing. They let Funko do what Funko does best, and that is create crazy, whimsical and cool items for the Turtles brand," Brian Mariotti, CEO of Funko, says.

The "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" product line includes: "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Series 2 Pop! Vinyl, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Hikari Japanese Vinyl Figures, "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Wacky Wobblers and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" Mystery Mini-Figures.