Mr. and or Miss T.- Can you imagine... You're a 7 or 8 year old--or a jackass 15 year old and you're a big T fan. Why not. He's done great work in the community and you want to see him get his action figure. The folks at Galoob did too-- but made Mr. T look like a circus clown.Ahh, Just Look At Him: What a shameful display. It looks like T is wearing cake makeup and is out on the town. According to reports, the feathered earrings were detachable.
He looks like one of the Isley Brothers...
Miami Vice- Crockett and Tubbs- I'm an insane Miami Vice fan. The good news is that someone finally made an action figure of Detectives Sonny Crockett and Ricardo Tubbs. The bad news? They made them in 2005. And you know what else? These don't look a thing like them.Sonny Crockett: Doesn't look like him at all. Not to be nit-picky but I don't even think Crockett ever wore a get-up like that. He'd be ashamed.
Ricardo Tubbs: The Crockett figure looks more like Tubbs. As fancy a dresser as Ricardo is, you think he'd like those clothes? Philip Michael Thomas said he dresses as sharp as a tack--and the doll is dressed like one of Lombard's flunkies. I'm so disappointed, I'm calling Philip and telling!
Oscar Goldman: Positively Nostalgia ProofCheck out those snazzy duds. This is of course an odious replica of Oscar Goldman, a character from both the Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman. Although I'm a fan of kitsch, there isn't a darned thing to do with this. It's junk.
Selling Points: Check out those snazzy duds. Despite the height differentials, Oscar Goldman's biggest asset is that he'll be "spare parts" for your broken GI Joes
Bionic Big Foot: Just Plain Horrifying.I'm at the point where I don't have to pretend to be tough. That being said, this crude thing still scares me. Why wouldn't it? It's horrific. In the later seasons, this was Steve Austin's big foe. Seeing the oddly human characteristics mixed with the animal deal is enough to truly scare me.
Part 2: I had one of these and I eventually broke it. See, I conquered my fear of Bionic Bigfoot and now I miss it
The Intruders: By 1975, Hasbro was grasping for straws when it came to GI Joe. To keep the train rolling they introduced these thingsStats: He was a bit shorter than GI Joe and as ugly as all get out.
The Horror: This looks and was ungainly. He could barely stand, a total waste of plastic or whatever he was made of...
Reoccurring Theme: Yep, he creeps me out too.
Michael Jackson: The 1984 VersionMichael was indeed a Superstar of the '80s just like this nifty box stated. Things were moving fast for Michael back then. You know what? He never really looked like his action figure. There's something wrong about it.
Picky, Picky, Picky: Look at that dull expression on Fake Plastic Michael's Face. It's like he's inanimate or something.
My Dream: I wish GI Joe had made a Michael Jackson Action Figure with a big rifle, hand grenades, maybe even a canon for "haters." Sgt. Michael Jackson, I can see it now...
3 comments:
action figures are big business...there's a mag called toyfare that someone sent to me recently. There are action figures for dang near everything. I was completly in the dark. Who knew?
I've always been disappointed that my mama would never buy me complete sets. She would buy me a few action figures but not include the helicopters, cars, etc to go with them. BOOO!!! I was pretty bummed.
Mr T shoulda been apart of the Village People. hehehe! ok, i'mma stop.
those miami vice figures look terrible.
Ha!! "...like one of Lombard's flunkies."
WELL DONE. As a huge fan of Miami Vice, those figures are amazingly horrible. Is that a camera around Crockett's neck? What is he, an undercover tourist all of a sudden?
Even though I love the show, I still will win any debate on "Who was better: Crockett or Tubbs"? I choose Tubbs, but that's not why i am rambling here.
And Michael Jackson. WOW. I find it ironic that his current face has more plastic than the entire first run that action figure had. His facial expression looks like he is just starting to feel the effects of "Jesus Juice".
Well done, as always, Jason.
Yeah action figures are a big business Shawn. I think that's good and bad. While my collection might be worth a bit, sadly no one is willing to sell their 1970's GI Joes for 5 dollars. Darn it!
I probably have a few complete sets of the later GI Joe things, but the earlier ones were a bit more fun. Doesn't Mr. T look ridiculous? If I'm not mistaken, he fell apart in my hands...
And oh yeah, those Miami Vice figures are awful.
Thanks Steve. That sure does look like a camera, I hope it's not his badge.
I choose Tubbs too. He was more thorough it seems. As the show progressed, he matured as Sonny got more easily distracted. Then again, nothing says "over-the-line" more than shooting your partner while you're under.
The Michael Jackson doll probably traces the beginnings of an addiction to plastic surgery. He really should have stopped in the '80s, really...
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