Comments on: Eight Wacky Action Figures (Plus a Quiz!!)

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 08 May 2009 23:38:00 +0000

PS: I also used to have a nice little bobblehead collection; Mr. T, Jesus and Hitler!

By: Adam

Adam — Fri, 08 May 2009 23:36:00 +0000

Ironically enough, I *HAVE* the Crazy Cat Lady action figure in my office! Two of my associates found it in a store in New Orleans during Mardi Gras and bought it for me. It refers to an inside joke we have about feral cats around our work.

What’s even more interesting is that they bought it in a voo-doo palm readers little shop!

By: kristi

kristi — Fri, 08 May 2009 20:41:00 +0000

My boss has a Nancy Pearl, librarian (we obviously work in a library) some weeks my coworkers dressed old Nancy up in theme outfits, like Superman or for Halloween or Christmas. They got pretty creative, too! One of them even had the photos on a website somewhere I think.

By: Christopher

Christopher — Fri, 08 May 2009 19:10:00 +0000

Several years ago I got the “Uncle Duke Action Figure” that came with the latest Doonsbury paperback. It came with an assortment of weapons and alcohol bottles.

By: Chrystani

Chrystani — Fri, 08 May 2009 16:36:00 +0000

L-O effin’ L on those “glow in the dark miracle Jesus hand”… Man I’m in my office crackin’ up on that one… I know my coworkers wonder…
I have a action figure called dreidel man… No really.
And my She-Ra from when I was a little girl..

By: Lydia

Lydia — Fri, 08 May 2009 16:31:00 +0000

My husband has Albert Einstein and Leonardo Da Vinci (which is very similar in design and accessories to the Van Gogh figure). He and his coworkers take them (and some other assorted action figures, like a bobblehead nutcracker and The Flame) on their business trips and take photos of them all over, a la the Travelocity Gnome.

I want that Marie Antoinette!!! Does anybody else remember the post about the beheaded dolls? Those were awesome too!

reCaptcha: They’re accursed

By: Bert

Bert — Fri, 08 May 2009 15:43:00 +0000

McFarlane Toys made a Bob & Doug MacKenzie action figure set a few years ago complete with Great White north Backdrop, Coleman stove, and coller full of stubbys. They talked as well.

I have to say though, “The Jesus” action figure is hard to top. Not JC of course, but Mr. Quintana from the Big Lebowski.

By: KS

KS — Fri, 08 May 2009 15:40:00 +0000

I used to have a set of “Young Frankenstein” action figures. They were even gray, since the movie was black & white. I think they got lost in a move tho. Darn! Oh well, I still have my Charlie Brown “Great Pumpkin” collection.

By: Therese

Therese — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 17:18:35 +0000

I want to BE the juggling mom action figure. I’m not sure I’d be as adept as she appears to be from this picture. Good job, Andréa!

By: Tdave

Tdave — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 06:56:21 +0000

I had a second hand G.I.Joe that had a footlocker full of accessories. A cowboy figure, I don’t remember him having a name, with accessories (i/e campfire stuff). An Evel Kneivel with a working rocket-car. You turned a crank to get a wheel spinning then shot it across the floor.