Monday, November 29, 2021

Bart Simpson XII


Bart Simpson from the World of Springfield collection. These were released between 2000 and 2003 and featured a pretty thorough cast of characters. This is the original Bart figure from the initial wave in 2000. In addition to his skateboard and can of spraypaint, he also came with a slingshot and Santa's Little Helper.

Daredevil Bart from the same series previously appeared here on BPA.

 

Monday, November 15, 2021

Connector


The Skateboarder from Matchbox's Connectors (sometimes branded as Socket Poppers). These guys heads, arms, and legs pop off so you can switch them around. The skateboarder doesn't seem to have a name. He was packaged with a humanoid pterodactyl. His skateboard is connected to his feet so any figure you want as a skater has to at least have this guy's right leg. I've seen dates between 1989 and 1991 for these guys.

 

Monday, November 8, 2021

Little Bobdog


I picked this guy up in a lot of pins and had a bit of trouble tracking him down. I initially thought he was from an anime show but that search did not yield the answer. Then I got lucky and saw a figure of the same character on ebay - Little Bobdog, the company mascot of the Japanese company Sunward LTD. I'm not sure when this pin is from but Bobdog was created in 1988 so sometime after that.