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Elf Advent Calendar review - Day 8

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

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Elf Advent Calendar review - Day 7

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

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Elf Advent Calendar review - Day 6

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

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Elf Advent Calendar review - Day 5

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

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Elf Advent Calendar review - Day 4

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

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Elf Advent Calendar review - Day 3

Yesterday was Papa Elf and today is just some random femme elf citizen? the Elf Advent Calendar is sure taking its sweet time! It really feels like this mold will be reused later in the month for an Elven Jovie. … Continue reading

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Elf Advent Calendar review - Day 2

So it seems the Elf Advent Calendar is going in story order: yesterday we had a sign welcoming us to the North Pole, and today we've got Papa Elf, the first character to appear in the movie. Between this set … Continue reading

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Elf Advent Calendar review

Told you the Gremlins wouldn't be the only advent calendar we had this year. Buddy picks up all kinds of friends as he navigates his way from the North Pole to Manhattan!

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Gremlins Countdown Calendar review - Day 31

And we end our Halloween countdown with Greta, the female Gremlin. NECA's supposed to be making one sometime, but theirs isn't out yet (as of this writing - it's the middle of January for me, but it's the end of … Continue reading

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Gremlins Countdown Calendar review - Day 30

Once again one-upping NECA, Jakks' Phantom of the Opera Gremlin not only gets his white mask and his gray hair, he also gets a black cape! It's a separate piece of plastic, glued in place between the head and body, … Continue reading

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