Category Archives: Playmates

Soon Forget: Muta-Party Wagon

Posted on October 15, 2024 by OAFE

This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Our figure today is Playmates' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Muta-Party Wagon. Party Wallop was not the first attempt at turning the Turtle … Continue reading →

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Soon Forget: Simpsons Series 17 and 18

Posted on July 20, 2024 by OAFE

The new Simpsons figures have begun to show up, so before we review any of those, let's take a look back at when Playmates had the license. And now, some more OAFEry:My Toy Shrine Flippin' through Previews - August '14 … Continue reading →

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My Little 'Jira

Posted on April 6, 2024 by OAFE

And now, some more OAFEry:Four Horsies of the 'Pocalypse Here's to everyone visiting home this week More on King Kong's rights situation The Applejack Problem Silence your cellphones - or else!

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Soon Forget: Nickelodeon Zog

Posted on July 27, 2023 by OAFE

This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Our figure today is Playmates' TMNT Zog. In 2015, with the Nick Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles toyline continuing along, Walmart got a … Continue reading →

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Soon Forget: Darkwing Duck Series 2

Posted on March 8, 2023 by OAFE

This is the latest in a series (of indefinite length and regularity) of blog posts memorializing cancelled toys. Our subject today is Playmates' second series of Darkwing Duck toys. Playmates' 1991 Darkwing Duck line had a decent selection of characters … Continue reading →

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The Aliens/TMNT crossover that never was

Posted on November 26, 2022 by OAFE

You've seen He-Man, you've seen Star Wars, but now how about the Xenomorphs? No, not like that! And now, some more OAFEry:Toys spark joy SDCC 2015 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Toys and Action Figures Rustin's Spoils of the Week … Continue reading →

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TMNT Ultimates: Scratch addendum

Posted on October 27, 2022 by OAFE

Like Antrax, Scratch had a long path to toy-hood. In 1990, prolific TMNT character designer Ryan Brown pitched a set based on Edward Lear's 1870 poem "The Owl and the Pussy-Cat" - you know, really tapping into the hottest trends … Continue reading →

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Matt Frank draws Titan Tech Godzilla and Kong

Posted on October 25, 2022 by OAFE

This is just some cool art of everybody's favorite cyber monsters:   And now, some more OAFEry:MM3: King Kong deluxe boxed set review Godzilla vs. The Transformers Gamera is really neat Illustrated King Kong addendum Godzilla Mystery Minis - Shin … Continue reading →

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TMNT: "Antrax addendum" addendum!

Posted on May 24, 2022 by OAFE

Yeah, you read that right, this is an addendum to an addendum. Last week we told you about all the steps it took for Antrax to become a real character, beginning with this Mega Mutant concept: And now, some more … Continue reading →

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TMNT: Antrax addendum

Posted on May 19, 2022 by OAFE

Remember the saga of Baxter Stockman, and how two unrelated characters were combined into the fly we know today? He was far from the only time that happened. And now, some more OAFEry:Rustin's Spoils of the Week #73 ATFC '12 … Continue reading →

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