Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Universal Monsters








This line of Universal Monsters, from Little Big Heads, came out in 1999. I have no explanation why only the Mummy is wearing protective gear. I would've liked to see the Bride of Frankenstein included here.




Monday, October 22, 2018

Tony the Tiger II


Tony the Tiger appears in pin form from 1994. His previous appearance was as a set of 4 monochrome figures.

Monday, October 15, 2018

Snoopy IX


Snoopy is the undisputed king of licensing, this being his 9th solo appearance (not to mention 2 appearances in Peanuts sets). This half-3d magnet with a flat back which I actually can't find to check if there is a date on the back (he'd normally be on my fridge but the magnet fell out and I haven't glued one back in yet).



Monday, October 8, 2018

Smurf Pin


A variety of Smurf items have appeared on BPA, and this isn't even the first pin. A generic Smurf is seen here doing a handstand on a board that is going fast enough to kick up a cloud of smoke. Pretty impressive. Previous Smurf appearances: Roll-Along Smurf, Surfin' Smurfs, Invert Smurf, Smurf Mug, Smurfette pin, and Smurfette figure. This puts the Smurfs 1 back from Snoopy in number of appearances (and tied with Garfield).

Monday, October 1, 2018

Fred Shred


Fred Shred is made by Sprig Toys and is made of "sprigwood" (recycled wood & plastic). He came with a skateboard, snowboard, and a surfboard (that looks a little more like a skimboard or wakeboard). He's part of a larger set of people all shaped the same that come with a variety of accessories.

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.