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Teenage Mutant Ninja Hulk

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

So, what do you get when you cross a gamma-radiation contaminated man with a mutagen-induced mutant turtle? You get this guy. Teenage Mutant Ninja Hulk (Well, maybe he’s more middle-aged than teen-aged).

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My question is – Is this guy more of a Hulk toy or a Ninja Turtle toy?

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Green skin: Could be Hulk. Could be Turtle.

3-fingered hands: Looks like Ninja Turtles.

Elbow pads and wristbands: Looks like Turtle gear.

Two toes: Ninja turtle.

Knee pads: Turtle.

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Angry green humanoid: Hulk and Turtle i guess.

Constipated, human facial expression: Hulk

Holes in shoulders?: Neither.

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Blue jean cutoffs: Hulk.

Belt: Ninja Turtles

I’m not sure if that shed any light on the subject. All I know is this is a cheapy-as-hell Mexican toy. It’s flimsy, hollow plastic, and it looks to be made up of random, poorly made molds of TMNT arms and legs with Hulk torso and head. The badly painted-on pants give the toy a nice touch of crappiness, and the holes in his shoulders give the guy a little bit more mystery. Maybe those were places where a cape or parachute connected.

So, the new Incredible Hulk movie is coming out this summer, and this comedic monstrosity is what the unfortunate Mexican children get to play with when they ask for a new Hulk toy.

“Cowabunga! Hulk smash!”

Posted in Cartoons, Comics, Ninja, Superhero, TV and Movies, Weird | 7 Comments »

Damned Dirty Hippie (or Naked Hippie Stuntman)

Friday, April 18th, 2008

Here we are again. A down-on-his-luck homeless toy. They’re always getting in the way when rummaging through the toy bins at fleamarkets and toy shows.

And what do we have here? A filthy, dirty, naked… stuntman. (You remember this guy’s buddy don’t you?)

I never would’ve expected to find another one of these guys, but here he is. A guy with the same entirely flesh-toned body, decorative belt, boots and underwear.

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This guy’s generic-as-hell, poorly made and just plain awkward… which has got me thinking. What if there’s actually a toyline out there made to look like trash. I can picture it now – an assembly line of people brushing this dirt on the toys. I see the mold makers throwing out all the good ones, making sure the bad molds with flack are used for the final production run. And to top it off, they’ll leave no production markings, so you can’t trace where and when this toy came into existence. (maybe this will be the future production plan for a Weirdo Toys store).

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Where do these guys come from?

How do they get so dirty?

What the hell.

I’ve gotta wash my hands again!

INFO UPDATE:

I did some snooping around, and I may have some idea what these guys are. It’s possible they’re from a toyline called The Karate Defenders. They were made by Imperial Toy in 1986. They were outfitted with cloth outfits and various weapons such as kamas and katanas. This is the only photographic evidence i could gather.

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Karate Defenders photo courtesy of GORT at ToyTraderz.com. Thanks!

Posted in Human?, Used & Abused, Weird | 7 Comments »

Kewpie Mario Bros.

Tuesday, March 18th, 2008

Question: What happens when a classic doll-turned-mascot of a Japanese mayonnaise company is combined with an equally iconic Japanese video game mascot? You get a weird, effeminate, childish mustachioed plumber.

Kewpie Mayonnaise --> Kewpie Doll + Mario = Kewpie Mario

I’m sure you recognize the iconic Kewpie Doll. You may not know it, but this character is actually a mascot of the ever-popular Japanese Kewpie Mayonnaise. Freaky huh? And if you’ve encountered any Nintendo game (you know, the Wii of course) in the last 20+ years, you’ll recognize Mario as the mascot of the brand and a celebrity in a bunch of its games (Oh yeah… and there’s his second-rate brother Luigi who’s always left out of the spotlight).

Kewpie Mario Bros. – Stack Attack!
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I first discovered these guys over at the Kotaku video game blog where they featured Kewpie Nintendo characters. I’m not sure if these keychains are licensed by Nintendo or anything. They were sold in an unmarked bag and the figures themselves have no markings either. (You think Nintendo would allow their most iconic plumber brothers to wear hats without their initials?)

Mario Kewpie
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Luigi Kewpie
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What’s funny about these little guys is the fact that they look like little kewpie kids in disguise. The painted-on hair and moustaches topped off with a little piece of fabric glued onto their noses helping create the illusion of a fat plumber.

One last thing. These guys are TINY! I was expecting them to be 4″ tall or something. Nope. They’re just under 1.5″.

These fellas are in desperate need of a Super Mushroom (dipped in mayo of course).

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Posted in Cute, Import, Video Games, Weird | 8 Comments »

Gross Out Gang – Skilcraft 1987

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

Gross Out Gang
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Warning: This next little bit is just my jabbering on about the blog and my discovery of the Gross Out Gang.

This entry is particularly special to me, because a couple of months ago, when I started this site, I had a simple vision of sharing some weird toys with toy collectors around the world. I hoped to learn some things about the oddball toys I’ve featured, and if lucky, I’d have the opportunity to make contact with others like myself with information or better yet – toys they’d like to donate, sell or trade

It all started with my first toy entry. This lip guy was one of my favorites. I found him years and years ago, and I had absolutely no idea what he was (I admit I hadn’t really done any “research” prior to creating this site, but I didn’t really feel the need to at the time). Just weeks after my first toy entry, I stumbled upon this pie guy, who I immediately recognized as a related character. It wasn’t until I found this Japanese toy website (the only other site I’ve found that presents any info about Skilcraft’s Gross Out Gang figures), that I had any clue what these things might be. I finally had an idea of what I was looking for. And, I don’t know if it was desperation or destiny, but i discovered this old Skilcraft toy ad on eBay and bought it solely for the image of the Gross Out Gang (It may sound dumb, but at least I was finally going to get a look at the entire gang).

Things have been going well enough for this site. Some people drop by and are genuinely interested. Some leave in the split second it took them to arrive. I’ve even had friends and family bring odd toys my way hoping they’re “weird enough” to be featured on the blog, but finally, just a couple of weeks ago, I actually struck a deal with a reader who discovered my blog and its articles regarding the Gross Out Gang. And now, with pleasure, I’d like to announce my first “toy blog vision” has come to fruition. The Gross Out Gang now have a home at weirdotoys.com (now I just need to make the visions for this site a bit more” grand”).

Now let’s meet the gang!

Nose Ark (he’s missing the crutch shown in the ad, but hey, beggars can’t be choosers)
He uses his super nose to sniff out oil in the ground of danger in the air. He can smell Airheads a mile away!
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Egg Brain
Incredibly enlarged brain gives him super intelligence, light years ahead of ordinary geniuses
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Wired Wilma
Braces like high tension wires conduct electricity like lightning rods. She can give Airheads the charge of a lifetime.
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Seezall
With his four enormous eyes and special glasses, he can see far into the future and back into the distant past.
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Blow Hard
His enormous lips could actually blow a semi off the road. When he whistles, it unleashes a devastating tornado!
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Fat-so
He makes the earth quake with a mere footstep! Can eat over 100 times his weight in matter of any form.
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If any of you happen to see a little nose-crutch lying around and want to give it a new home, just contact me. Please. Anybody?

Info Update

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I found four of the Gross Out Gang figures still in their packages, so now I know all the characters names, their origins, etc. You can read all about it in detail here.

Posted in Bizarre, Funny, Gross, Human?, Ugly, Used & Abused, Weird | 6 Comments »

Outer Terrestrial Creatures by Marty Toy

Sunday, November 11th, 2007

Here’s a look at some more toys I picked up at the Allentown Antique Toy Show last weekend.

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… and whadaya know! They’re still in the box! I usually don’t care about that sort of thing, but it’s good to get a look at this one just to see the cheesy 80s space graphics on it (and Outer Terrestrial Creatures has to be the least-catchy name for children’s alien toys I’ve ever heard).

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It also gives me a bit of insight on the toys’ “selling point.” The box reads “Bend Us for Somersault Action.” I tried it, and it left a lot to be desired. “Somersault Action” basically means, “Tap us on the head hard enough and we’ll flip over and fall on our backs (like any other toy you push hard enough).”

The box also shows me the other 3 aliens I have left to find for my collection. Strange thing is, the ones I have are different colors than the ones featured on the box. I’m not sure if there were changes from prototype to production or if there are actually color variations of each character.

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