Monday, September 24, 2018

Elmo II


Elmo returns to BPA and this time has figured out decent foot placement. This Elmo is a giant compared to his first appearance. He has a button on his chest which makes him speak but it no longer works on this figure so I don't know what he said. He was part of a "Playtime Talker" series from 2000. He comes with a removable bike-style helmet that says "SKATE" on the side. This is the 5th Sesame Street post, after the aforementioned first Elmo appearance, Snuffy & Alice, Rosita, and a Honker. You can also hit the Muppet tag to see all the Muppet related skaters.

Monday, September 17, 2018

Super Bat


The Super Bat on his flying skateboard was advertised to "protect you from all evil, villains, and bad guys!" This dude is from 1966, making him one of the oldest toys seen here on BPA. He's kind of a gummy material that is also just sticky enough to get covered in dust and hair (these are sometimes referred to as a jigglers). I think he also came with a cape. The back of the packaging (which I don't have) gives a few tricks:

A. Boss or Wheelie - his normal position
B. Fly-Away - a manual
C. Hot-Dogger - just looking up while skating
D. Head Dip - looking down while skating
E. Kamikaze - a nose manual
F. Butt Breaker - looking up again but I guess a little more than the hot-dogger. It warns that nobody but Kabunga can do this but offers no further explanation about who this Kabunga is.

Monday, September 10, 2018

Dewey Duck II


Dewey Duck riding a board from a 1988 Kinder surprise set entitled "Donald and His Friends." There is a rarer version with blue hat and board that is Huey. This is the 2nd time Dewey has appeared solo in addition to the set of all 3 nephews skating.

Monday, September 3, 2018

Edd


Edd AKA Double D from Ed, Edd n Eddy, seen here as a Subway promo toy from 2003. This is a show I never watched, so this entry lacks the deep insight you've come to expect here at BPA.