Goodnight Maggie Smith

Very sad news for Actress Maggie Smith, star of stage, film and 'Downton Abbey,' has died aged 89. Not only will she be remembered as Professor McGonagil but also as Jean in the movie, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969).

Maggie Smith (December 28, 1934 - September 27, 2024)

 

Cho and Snape Kinder Joy Funko Pops

The local Walmart's got the Harry Potter Kinder Joy eggs made in Italy a few weeks ago. The previous ones I picked up were made in Vietnam. I finally managed to get the Cho and Snape Funko Pops. They still have about two trays of the Vietnam eggs but no more of the Italy ones. I still need Luna and Professor Trelawney.

Cho and Snape Kinder Joy Funko Pops

Cho Insert from Harry Potter Kinder Joy

Snape Insert from Harry Potter Kinder Joy

More Harry Potter Kinder Joy Funko Pops

The local Walmart's restocked the Harry Potter Kinder Joy Funko Pops earlier this week. I picked up a few more and managed to get a few new ones. I now have Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Dumbledore. I'm still on the hunt for Snape, Luna, Cho and Professor Trelawney.

Here are the inserts for the trio:

Harry Potter Insert from Harry Potter Kinder Joy

Ron Weasley Insert from Harry Potter Kinder Joy

Dumbledore Insert from Harry Potter Kinder Joy

Harry Potter Kinder Joy Funko Pops

I think the Harry Potter Kinder Joy Funko Pops were supposed to be out last year in time for Christmas. However, I didn't find them until the first week of January. From my research, there is supposed to be twenty-four mini figures in this set. I only have five different ones plus three doubles. I have two of Hagrid, two of Hermione, one of Draco Malfoy, one of McGonagall and two of Mad Eye Moody.

Grouip Shot of Harry Potter Kinder Joy Funko Pops

The backs of all the inserts only show seven mini figures, which are Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley, Professor McGonagall, Hagrid, Dumbledore and Snape.

Group Insert of Harry Potter Kinder Joy Funko Pops

Hermione Granger Insert from Harry Potter Kinder Joy

Draco Malfoy Insert from Harry Potter Kinder Joy

Mad Eye Moody from Harry Potter Kinder Joy

Hagrid Insert from Harry Potter Kinder Joy

Professor McGonagall Insert from Harry Potter Kinder Joy

I was finding them near the checkout lanes at the local Walmart's and Dillons. However, I only found a few left at Walmart's and none at Dillons last weekend.

Harry Potter PEZ

This is the Harry Potter PEZ dispenser that I picked up with the Hermione Granger PEZ dispenser. Like her, he is also from 2020 and is based on the book version. He also comes with raspberry, cherry and lemon flavored PEZ candy.

Harry Potter PEZ still in package

Here is a picture that I found online to show what he looks like out of the package:

Harry Potter PEZ out of package

Women Wednesday: Hermione Granger PEZ

I picked up a Hermione Granger PEZ dispenser at the local Walmart's last week. This is the book version and not the movie version, which I do not have. The store had several of her and Harry Potter but no Ron Weasley. The trio came out last year but I found them in the Christmas candy aisle this year. She comes with raspberry, cherry and lemon flavored PEZ candy. This is the first picture that I took with my new tablet that I also got last week (it's still not as good as my digital camera but that may be due to the lightning).

Hermione Granger PEZ still in the package

The following found image is what the Hermione Granger PEZ dispenser would look like out of the packaging:

Hermione Granger PEZ out of the package

Goodnight Helen McCrory

More sad news for Harry Potter actress, Helen McCrory dies at 52 following battle with cancer. She is best known for playing Draco Malfoy's mother, Narcissa, in the Harry Potter movies. She appeared in tv, film and theater projects, which earned several awards. In addition to the Harry Potter movies, she has appeared in Fantastic Mr. Fox, Skyfall, Doctor Who and Penny Dreadful.

Helen McCrory
(August 17, 1968 - April 16, 2021)

Goodnight Alan Rickman

More sad news for Alan Rickman, Actor Known for ‘Harry Potter’ and ‘Die Hard,’ Dies at 69. While most will know him as Severus Snape in the Harry Potter movies, others will know him as Hans Gruber in Die Hard, the Sheriff of Nottingham in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Sir Alexander Dane/Dr. Lazarus in Galaxy Quest and so many other characters in movies. Few may know of his tv roles mostly on the BBC but he also was the voice of King Philip on an episode of the American animated series, King of the Hill.

Alan Rickman
(February 21, 1946 – January 14, 2016)

Countdown to Halloween 2015 Day 5: TeeFury's Halloween Collection Wave 1

There is only two days left for TeeFury's Halloween Collection Wave 1. I can only assume that there will be more waves. Here is the banner and no, this is not a sponsored post:

There are many horror-related t-shirts but here are my favorites that I would like to have.

Brightness Witch is obvious a mash up between tv's Bewitched (I really should post more of that show because it's one of my favorites) and Hermione Granger from Harry Potter:

There is a cool Halloween Monsters t-shirt featuring a bunch creatures trying to get out of a giant jack-o-lantern:

Of course, we all know who the Mistress of the Dark is (it's Elvira in case you don't know):

The Prince of Darkness t-shirt is a great tribute to the late great Christopher Lee and two dollars per t-shirt is given to charity:

Midnight Hunter Batman And Harry Potter

I found a 1999 Midnight Hunter Batman action figure for fifty cents at a local thrift store this morning. I was lucky enough that he came with his sword that glows in the dark along with the green parts of his costume. The Midnight Hunter Batman goes with my Night Fury Robin that I found at a local thrift store years ago.

I also found an unopened View-Master pack of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Part 2: The Final Chapters for a dollar at another thrift store. The three reels features actual scenes from the movie and there is three sets in the series.

Here is a picture of my Midnight Hunter Batman action figure and Harry Potter View-Master reels:



Here is a picture of the Midnight Hunter Batman still in the package: