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In accordance with prophecy, we finally get Elf Jovie, and she's a repaint of the generic elf girl from Day 3. She's just as back-heavy on Day 11, but now has blonde hair and is wearing pink. This has been … Continue reading →

Are you fricking kidding me?! More snowballs? I'm not even taking a new photo, they don't deserve it. Is the Elf license really that expensive that Jakks had to spend an entire twelfth of the month on plush orbs? If … Continue reading →

Called it! Day 9 of the Elf Advent Calendar is the second half of yesterday's. We already had a bunch of cardboard candy canes sprouting up from the display area of this set, but now we have a full one. … Continue reading →

If you thought yesterday's snow balls were uncool, wait until you see what Elf Advent Calendar Day 8 is: a stump! A... thing! It's a red-and-white striped post on a clear disc base. The flat-sided peg on top suggests this … Continue reading →

We had a walrus, then a puffin, so you can probably already guess what Day 7 of the Elf Advent Calendar is going to be. That's right: two plush snowballs! Wait, what? The mogwai balls at least made sense, but … Continue reading →

Continuing on from yesterday, Elf Advent Calendar Day 6 is another adorable animal, the Arctic Puffin. He appears with the other creatures saying goodbye to Buddy, but he also gets an early-bird appearance (no pun intended) in the opening credits. … Continue reading →

Okay, we're back on track now, because Day 5 of the Elf Advent Calendar is Baby Walrus, one of the animals who wished Buddy well on his trip to New York (and then broke down crying). He's looking very cute … Continue reading →

Elf Advent Calendar Day 4 and... is this Miles Finch? The author? I guess I was wrong about these figurines going in order, because Miles Finch definitely did not show up before Buddy left the North Pole. He does have … Continue reading →