TV and Film Toys

Jar Jar Binks (Movie Heroes)

Engineernerd — Sat, 02 Jun 2012 14:05:25 +0000

I feel bad for Jar Jar. Haters have used him so often as a symbol of what they don’t like in the prequels, he hardly ever gets any new merchandise. From my memory, it’s been a long time since we’ve seen a movie version of him in action figure form. Appearance: I was excited to [...]

Blanka

Errex — Fri, 01 Jun 2012 14:07:17 +0000

I love video games. I don’t get to play much nowadays, but one of my early favorites was Street Fighter II for the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo consoles. I know there has been a number of licensors over the years that made action figures based on the SF intellectual property, but generally speaking, their [...]

Name That…Monkey Wearing Oven Mitts

Engineernerd — Thu, 31 May 2012 05:19:33 +0000

Well, that’s what it looks like to me, a monkey in oven mitts.

Cobra Commander (Dollar General)

Engineernerd — Wed, 30 May 2012 14:13:24 +0000

I’ve documented how I no longer have my vintage mail away Cobra Commander. So it’s no surprise this black suited CC that was part of the Dollar General series appealed to me. Appearance: I’ve always seen the hooded version of Cobra Commander as a more ceremonial version. He’s not going to wear that hood just [...]

Name That…Tube

Engineernerd — Tue, 29 May 2012 05:46:26 +0000

This reminds me of the monochrome monitors we had when I was in college.