Topic: toys

Gallery: The Cutest Toy Pop Culture Duos You Will Ever See

Gallery: The Cutest Toy Pop Culture Duos You Will Ever See
Holmes and Watson
Bunson Honeydew and Beaker
Jay and Silent Bob
Captain Hook and Smee
Barney and Betty Rubble

If you’ve ever wished you could snap up your favorite pop culture duo and keep it in your pocket, now’s your chance. Artist Andrew Kolb’s series “Two of a Kind” takes well-known characters and turns them into wooden dolls that may be the cutest things I’ve ever seen. The characters run (naturally) in pairs, and of the inspiration for the series, Kolb says, “The idea stems from the recurring theme of pairs comprised of one who is tall and thin and the other who is short and stout.” Each set of figures starts with the same basic templates; then Kolb unleashes his artistic talents, and they turn into unique renderings of pop culture regulars. Like what you see? Check out more of Kolb’s work on his Tumblr. More »

5 Ways to Make a Cabbage Patch Kids TV Movie Not Suck

5 Ways to Make a Cabbage Patch Kids TV Movie Not Suck

The Cabbage Patch Kids, either the most coveted toys of your childhood or the stuff of your adolescent nightmares, are returning to the small screen. THR reports that a production company has bought the rights to the human-like dolls and will be creating an animated TV movie. Already we think this is a terrible, scraping-the-bottom-of-the-barrel sort of idea since most of the intended audience won’t even know what these dolls are. But as Jesus might have said, “Lord, if this bad movie has to happen, your will be done.” Here are a few general rules to keep the TV special from making us claw our eyes out. More »

Video: Little Kid’s Christmas Reaction Explains America’s Illiteracy Problem

Video: Little Kid's Christmas Reaction Explains America's Illiteracy Problem

Hey guys. It’s almost Christmas! What does that mean? Presents! Yess. And just in case you were wondering whether you should get toddlers educational gifts to put them on the right path in life, we have this instructional video of a little boy reacting to his parents giving him books for Christmas.

Just to reiterate: Acceptable gifts for toddlers today include: 1) Electronics. 2) Toys. 3) Candy. 4) More TOYS. You know, when we were that age, we were more interested in the boxes we got than what was actually inside them. More »

Gallery: The Best Movie Merchandise From Our Childhood

Gallery: The Best Movie Merchandise From Our Childhood
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In Mel Brooks‘ Spaceballs, there’s a scene when Lone Star finally comes across Yogurt (the yoda parody played by Brooks himself) and asks him what the power of the universe is. “Merchandising!” Yogurt replies, and proceeds to show him all the toys and apparel that Spaceballs will be able to sell to children after the movie.

It’s a pretty meta-moment in typical Brooks’ style, but one that spoke to me even as a kid. Because obviously, I wanted every crappy piece of plastic that was stamped with the logo of my favorite films, TV shows, and Sega games.

But they weren’t all terrible. Here were some legitimately awesome movie and TV merchandise that I wish my parents’ had bought for me. More »

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