The Toy Aisle that Time Forgot! The Contest!
This is a post in two parts. The first part can be found on Poe Ghostal’s awesome blog “Poe Ghostal’s Points of Articulation” and it details the amazing toy aisle in the Northwoods of Wisconsin that contains toys that are now at least a decade old. This post is the one where you can win your very own piece of insane toy history!
That’s right, I’m giving away a Playmates Star Trek:The Next Generation Dr. Beverly Crusher figure that had been sitting on a store peg hook for a grand total of sixteen years. Now she’s not exactly mint, I mean she’s been in a store for longer than most Twilight fans have been alive, but this is a rare opportunity to own your very own piece of toy history. How many other people can say they owned a vintage Next Gen figure that was bought brand new at retail in 2009? Nobody else, that’s who!
All you have to do to get your hands on this figure is to leave a comment below letting me know who your favorite Star Trek character is and why. The winner will be randomly selected. Be sure to leave your real email address so I can contact you to let you know that you’re the winner kid. Otherwise someone else will be selected. Thems the breaks!
So now get to it, kids. Who is your favorite Star Trek character? Mine is T’Pol. I’ll give you one guess why.
May 8th, 2009 at 4:05 pm
Can I have two guesses why yours is T’Pol?
Mine is Pickard. I mean, dude is suave. And Patrick Stewart is a peeyump.
May 8th, 2009 at 7:40 pm
My favorite character? Geordi La Forge. Now, I know nothing about him or Star Trek in general — I actually had to look the character’s name up in the Wiki — but my dad used to watch Star Trek: TNG and I’d occasionally see parts of it. Of course, I recognized Geordi as LeVar Burton from Reading Rainbow… so that’s why I liked him.
May 8th, 2009 at 9:28 pm
Does the incarnation of Kirk in Twisted Toyfare Theater count? Cuz he’s totally my fav.
May 9th, 2009 at 12:23 am
Damn you LBAM! You beat me by less than 3 hours!
Hmm… I’d say William Shatner’s Toupee. That sucker eats up the scenery.
May 9th, 2009 at 3:10 am
Pickard!
May 9th, 2009 at 6:14 am
Bones by far is my favorite.
May 9th, 2009 at 10:41 am
Read the fine print kids. You have to tell me why they are your favorite, you can’t just name a character!
May 9th, 2009 at 9:15 pm
Alright, why is that Kirk my favorite?
1. Ladies’ man.
2. Carries a spare merkin.
3. Tries to get Picard laid.
4. Said to the Borg: “You can’t do anything to me I haven’t already paid Thai hookers to do.” (I have edited the actual quote slightly because I don’t want my door kicked down).
5. Always up for a good probin’.
My second choice, if that’s allowed, was Thor from TTT when he got assimilated by the Borg. Does he count?
May 10th, 2009 at 11:00 am
My favorite is Boba Fett. I liked when he saved Hogwarts from Skeletor.
It was a nail-biter though.
May 10th, 2009 at 11:18 am
Well Toot Farts, sorry but that doesn’t count.
May 10th, 2009 at 3:04 pm
Always the bride’s maid, never the bride.
May 10th, 2009 at 9:32 pm
This is tough… it’s gotta be Data or La Forge.
La Forge. He was blind, and he overcame it by wearing an awesome visor.
May 11th, 2009 at 5:10 pm
I think my favorite is Data. I kind of consider him a friend.
These old toys are amazing!
May 16th, 2009 at 3:51 pm
tribble, because that is the only episode pf star trek I’ve seen.
positives:
cute
soothing purr
can be used as a food tester
negatives:
racist
born pregnant
May 20th, 2009 at 1:17 am
Picard, of course. He spoke French and read Shakespeare. Yep, I’m pretentious. I also like seeing him sing The Alphabet Song: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjNKyoRudOQ