Toy Bender

Update: The Blogging Gods have smiled upon me today. Not only did I get a link from Great White Snark, but Topless Robot has linked to this post. Thank you both and welcome visitors from those sites.

Edit 2: Wow, I also got a link from Neat-O-Rama! Super sweet, I love that blog. Thanks for stopping by Neat-O-Rama fans!

Who asked for this Mickey Mouse Transformer? I know I certainly didn’t. On my my big old list of wants, a Disney based toy is nowhere to be found and they really can’t make one more appealing by dressing them up as Optimus Prime.

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Woot, it’s Friday! And while I may be out of items to post you and I’m working really hard at the moment (really, I’m just waiting for a report to run) I decided to do a mostly non-toy related post that is nothing at all like something Poe Ghostal does.

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It’s time to go over the issue of toy repackaging again. No, not the kind that toy companies like Hasbro and Mattel do where they keep making the same figures and putting them in different packages. I’m talking the kind done by scum bags. I know this isn’t a new issue to toy collectors, but since I’m seeing it more and more it’s time to address it once again.

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If there was one toy loss that sucked the most for me, it would have to be the loss of my original G.I. Joe Skyhawk. Now, I wrote before about how I lost the Soundwave I wanted so badly, but this one hurt a tad more only based purely on the circumstances.*

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When animals come into contact with radioactive material, the results usually aren’t so good. That’s why it takes kind of a leap of logic to accept that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles wouldn’t look like hideous freaks. This statue (or action figure with old school McFarlane articulation) is an attempt to show how disgusting a Mutant Ninja Turtle might look like:

Yeah, that’s pretty friggen gross and certainly a far cry from the super cute versions of the turtles found in the original cartoons and action figures by Playmates.

By the way, is anyone here a big Ninja Turtle fan? I know that a lot of people are hot for the NECA figures, but are any of you buying the regular line of figures? I thought about buying Shedder’s daughter after seeing TMNT, then I didn’t. Yeah I know, great story.

Thanks to: Slashfilm

Them babies is terrorists, I tells ya. Every last one.

Now from the news from stupid people file comes the story that some paranoid, idiot parents believe that there is a talking doll that promotes the Islamic religion. The doll is the Fisher Price Cuddle n’ Coo talking doll that makes annoying baby noises and says, “mama.” Moron Carol McCroy thinks the baby says, “Islam is the light.”

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I just saw this one The Soup and I couldn’t help but sharing. I realize the subject matter may not appeal to the readership here, being that it’s a baby doll and not a radical action figure. Bear with me though, it’s good if you actually click on the link. I mean seriously, how can you not think this is hilarious? Not only is it a baby doll with a wiener, but it will also piss in your face if you tickle it. There’s been dolls that have been known for their urinary prowess before, mostly notably Betsey Wetsy, but none so graphic or hilarious.

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If there was one type of action figure I couldn’t care less about, I’d have to say it was wrestling figures. I haven’t watched any kind of professional wrestling on purpose since I turned eleven. However, there are a few exceptions to the rule and Andy Kaufman is a big, big exception:

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It’s Friday and I’m super lazy! In order to do the least amount of work possible, I figured we could watch some YouTube videos or something and call it a post. How’s about it?

Since everyone has got MASK on the mind, I figure we should check out the cartoon’s opening:

Everything about that show was awesome, except for that stupid scooter robot. Did anyone like that guy?

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Over on the G.I. Joe collecting message board Hisstank.com, there was a bit of a hubbub over a business card. The person who started the thread found a business card for a toy seller at his local Wal-Mart in the toy section. Jumping to conclusions, the poster thought the guy was a scalper who left his card there in order to sell the items he just purchased to a poor, unfortunate toy collector.

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That’s it, the Indiana Jones toy line is as good as dead. Cool Toy Review’s questions to Hasbro regarding the line pretty much a confirmation that the Indiana Jones toy line is over:

Cool Toy Review: Is the German Mechanic figure shown in the second Raiders of the Lost Ark wave scheduled for January going to include any accessories (wrench, removable hat and shirt etc…)?

Also, would it be possible to see a picture of the stands that will be included in this wave as well as Mola Ram without his head dress?

Hasbro: Right now, we are not going to be revealing any more details or information on this wave due to the likelihood that it will not make it out.

Cool Toy Review: What is your internal “doomsday date” to determine the future of the Indiana Jones line at retail? Or, what specific date in the coming months is the “point of no return” for Indy’s future? Will there be enough time to “rescue” the line to produce and distribute post-Temple Of Doom/Wave 4 if the Indy line indeed starts to sell at a faster pace?

Hasbro: Right now, it’s highly unlikely that the line will continue significantly beyond the holidays this year.

The writing is pretty much on the wall for this one, kids. If you’re not familiar with why the line is tanking, I’ve worked out the reasons.* This is also an expansion of a comment I made on a Topless Robot post that put the blame on collectors for the death of the line.

Also, please keep in mind that there’s a good amount of conjecture, but I’m willing to bet that I’m right on my educated guesses.

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Since there wasn’t anything big that caught my eye I’d like to just share some random things that are on my mind. Please take note that this post is in no way ripping off Poe Ghostal’s Odds and Ends posts. Yep, this is a totally original post!

Yeah… totally original.

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It’s been awhile since I went through the searches that have brought visitors to ToyBender and since I’m bored, I figured why the heck not do it now? I’ve compiled a list of my favorite search strings in the last few months for your entertainment.

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Well Mattel just scored a pretty big win against MGA. A jury recently awarded them a whopping 100 million dollars and CEO, Isaac Larian, for copyright infringement and general buggery. That’s a big chunk of change that MGA now has to fork over for basically stealing the Bratz doll away from Mattel (as the Judge and jury would have it).

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Dear Hasbro,

How’s it going? Good? Awesome. Hey, I have something that I want to bring to your attention. Recently while not working I saw a thread on HissTank.com that exploded with complaints. I know, I know you are used to the angry internet masses that get upset for no reason, but in this case I really think it would be beneficial to you as a company if you listened to us just this one time.

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