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In a world where properties like "Strange Brew", "Slap Shot", and even rapper Emenem can merit their own action figures, what else can be made into a toy? Will we see a full line of "Cheers" action figures someday (complete with bar playset?)? How about a line dedicated to the girlish boy music group Hanson? Hell, what about a toy line dedicated to radio shock jock Howard Stern and crew? What far out toy ideas will they come up with next?
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Actually, the Bret "the Hitman" Hart action figure from Toy Biz' WCW line looks a good deal like Howard Stern, if you wanted to customize one. And walking through a toy store recently, I was surprised to see a fashion doll of the cute orange-haired pop singer Vitamin C (formerly Colleen Fitzpatrick of Eve's Plum, a very cool band). I figured Britney and Christina would have Barbie-like dolls, but I didn't think Vitamin C was quite on their level. I actually got a kick out of seeing that doll, just because I think she's a neat girl. A company has made little toys of the members of Limp Bizkit and Powerman 5000 called SMITIs, which are like Kubricks or the little Playmobil people. So far nobody, McFarlane included, has made action figures of any musicians I like. But I would happily buy a Brian Setzer figure, or a Tori Amos, Rivers Cuomo, Morrissey, Robert Smith, Mike Ness, Chris Isaak, or Ben Folds.
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How about a Warren Zevon figure DAMMIT! I just picked up a Sigmund Freud action figure for my friend who is majoring in psych!
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There's a Jenna Jameson figure - so I'd like to see a whole host of Adult movie stars figures........well, not a Ron Jeremy one!
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Rob has that one life sized!!!
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I want Melrose Place action figures.
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Where do you get those wonderful toys?
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I would also like action figures of Jules Winfield and Vincent Vega from Pulp Fiction, Tyler Durden and "Jack" the Narrator from Fight Club, and highly detailed, movie-realistic versions of the Ghostbusters. I'm holding out hope McFarlane or Art Asylum go after those licenses.
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I want Sid & Marty Kroft action figures.Just imagine a Sigmund the Sea Monster playset complete with:Johnny & little brother,the nanny(Mary Wickes) Sigmund & the whole family Ooze with both sea cave home(comes with shellivision & shellophone) & pool shed hideout. Also H.R. Puffenstuff with Jimmy & Golden Flute,the two keystone cops with rescue racer,Witchy-poo on Vroom Broom & vulture(Nelson?) with Witchy-poo castle playset & H.R. Puffenstuff talking trees set.
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I'd like to see Grand Theft Auto III action figures...come on, they have Final Fantasy toys. By the way, I'm Sacman. You may remember me from such message boards as Americandreamcomics.com, He-man.org, and the infamous DCMB's. Hi everybody.
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Allan..you do they have come out with some of those you mentioned...I know you'll be able to get them at the con!
Lets see they had 2 version of HR & Sigmund the variants being Presidential candidates.
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The 2 midget Keystone cop guys...
and someone else Ill check later...
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has anyone ever made A Clockwork Orange action figures?
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honestly, i think todd mcfarlane productions did. ... or was going to (or IS going to?)
the same dept that made the beetles figures and KISS figures.
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groovy, hopefully theyll make a durango95 for the figures to cruise in!
im sure the giant porceline wang will be sold seperately!
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and movie-sized!
take note, llance!
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Viddy well, little brother. Viddy well.
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Unfortunately, even though Alex from Clockwork Orange is rumored every year, McFarlane Toys has yet to make him, nor is he currently on the schedule. They had fans vote for the Movie Maniacs lineups the last couple years, and he always scores highly (along with Hannibal Lecter, Tyler Durden, and Pinhead from Hellraiser). But instead they make stuff like Candyman. Feh. Maybe it's a licensing problem. But I too would buy a cool Alex figure, me droogies!
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Candyman was one of the stupidest horror movies I have ever seen...and Ive seen alot!
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What I'd like to se from McFarlane's music line is a boxed set of the original line-up of The Ramones.....
It's actually surprised me that noone has snapped up the licence to do action figures of the Monkees.
Other than that, music wise...I'd kill for an Iggy Pop action figure...has anyone done Hendrix yet? I thought I saw that somewhere.
Movie and televison franchises? Well, they finally got around to doing Big Trouble in Little China, Reservior Dogs, Snake Plissken from Escape from New York/ LA, and The Evil Dead franchise...so almost all my wishes have been granted. I got some really obsure ones though, that probably have little or no chance of seeing the light of day, like:
Sonny Chiba as "Terry" from the Streetfighter flicks of the 1970's...
Forest Whitaker as Ghost Dog
Don Johnson and Mickey Rouke as Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Emilio Estevez and Charlie Sheen as "James" and "Carl" from Men at Work
Estevez (again) as "Otto" and Harry Dean Stanton as "Bud" from Repo Man
George Clooney and Quentin Tarintino as "Seth and Richie Gecko" from...um,... From Dusk Till Dawn
Comics? I'd love to see an Adam West Batman and Burt Ward Robin.
The Rocketeer
and countless others....
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How about some Marx Brothers figures for me rufie and Silvie?
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Then...there's shit that I can't believe no one's produced, because of the fact that fanboys would fucking sell the house for complete sets...
A Highlander line, for instance....
I'm a longtime fan of the first film, but none of the rest ever did anything for me, nor did the tv show, but I have friends who are fanatical about the damn stuff....'course, I think alot of that has to do with the fact that since the late 1990's, the film and video distribution rights on the first 2 films have changed hands like 4 times, and I haven't even got a clue as to who owns the televisions series...
Other stuff I would like to see personally, would include:
A Buckaroo Banzai line
Bruce Willis as "David Dunn" and Sam Jackson as "Mister Glass" from Unbreakable
Burt Reynolds as Hooper ....I love that flick.
A Masters of the Universe assortment that was sculpted to look like the feature film counterparts of the action figures....
A Flash Gordon line modelled after the classic cliffhanger serials of the 1930's and 40's
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they could make a line of Weekend Update with Norm MacDonald figures: - Bloody Gloved OJ
- The Crack Whore
- The Assistant Crack Whore
- Anal Raping Prisoners Two Pack
And yep you guessed it...
- Frank Stallone!!!!
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Or, how about Chris Rock as Shmee the Bee?
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Anal Raping Prisoners Two Pack
Ive made my very own Nowhereman meets Rob Kamphausen in the shower room customs!!
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