A couple months ago I randomly saw an episode of Futurama, Season 5, Episode 6 "Less than Hero", wherein the main characters don superhero outfits as the New Justice Team of New New York. This episode was notable for me because (1) as much as I'm a fan of (the vast majority of) Matt Groening's work, I've only seen about 10 episodes of Futurama in my entire life. And (2) I loved Leela's Clobberella design. I liked the obvious nod to Barbarella with the name, and I was drawn to the costume parallels to Electra Woman from the Electric Company. Even Clobberella's weird rolling pin emblem is bizarrely similar to Electra Woman's "EW" logo. I decided to check if there had ever been a toy made for this costume, fully expecting to find nothing, but surprise surprise, all three heroes (Captain Yesterday and Super King as well) got figures in the 2009 Toynami line. I snagged her on eBay before the episode was over. She's essentially a statue, but she's really fun. Let's check out Clobberella below!
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Showing posts with label The Simpsons. Show all posts
Showing posts with label The Simpsons. Show all posts
Wednesday, December 24, 2025
Saturday, December 6, 2025
The Simpsons - SELMA & PATTY BOUVIER!
The Simpsons is one of those franchises that been a constant source of entertainment for most of my life. It's hard to think of a single episode that doesn't make me laugh out loud at some point. But when it comes to my toy hobbies, the overabundance of toys always seemed too overwhelming to even consider collecting. Plus the civilian nature of the the characters doesn't really fit in with my collection. But there are a few iconic B-characters that I always knew I would make an exception for. I'm obsessed with villainous twins, and surprisingly The Simpsons has graced us with two pairs; the troublemaking classmates of Bart's, Sherri and Terri; and Marge's grunting disapproving sisters, Selma and Patty. I stumbled across Selma at FiveBelow back in August and have been anxiously awaiting her sister Patty ever since. And only three months later I have the set. They make a fun grumpy pair (even if they don't come with their signature cigarettes). Let's check out the Bouvier twins below!
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
The Simpsons - WITCH MARGE!
The Simpsons has created a lot of great traditions over its record-breaking run, but I think the best one would have to be the annual Halloween Treehouse of Horror episode. I'm proud to say I watched the first one as it was broadcast back in 1990 (The Raven and How to Cook Humans segments still seem permanently fused into my psyche). I certainly haven't watched all 34 Treehouse episodes (although they are all grouped together on Disney+ right now) but I always appreciate the merch that comes from them. This Witch Marge figure comes from the 8th episode segment Easy Bake Coven (1997) where Marge and her sisters are exposed as witches in puritan Springfield (Sprynge-Fielde) and inadvertently invent Trick-or-Treating. I just watched the segment right now and it's pretty clever. Other common Halloween Marge toys we commonly see of are Skeleton Marge and a Blue Cat Marge, but this green witch version is always my favorite. Let's check her out below!
Tuesday, October 31, 2023
World of Springfield - VAMPIREDNA!
Happy Halloween! I've wanted to purchase and review this figure for many years. I first saw this Edna Krabappel as Vampiredna at a vintage toy shop about a decade ago, but the shop owner wanted a ridiculous price for her. (Flash forward to 2023 and you can get her on eBay for ten bucks). The Simpsons were a major staple of my childhood and young adulthood. But the World of Springfield action figure line from Playmates, as beautiful and perfect as it was, was completely overwhelming for me. I steered clear. But one sub-genre I always thought about collecting was the Treehouse of Horror figures themed on the annual Simpsons Halloween episodes. The character designs from these episodes are always zany and fun. So when I saw this Edna figure, I knew she would be my first WOS purchase. But I actually didn't recognize her. It turns out she is from a 1993 issue of Bartman by Bongo Comics (which has seemingly been collected and reprinted several times). It's a shame she never appeared on the show.
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