The Goofiest MOTU Commercial Ever

June 21, 2010 | Poe

…and let me tell you, MOTU commercials know from goofy. But this one…well, you’ll just have to watch it for yourself.

I don’t know whether to feel sorry for the announcer (who I believe is Victor Caroli, who did a lot of these ’80s boys’ toys commercials–and the narration to Transformers: the Movie), or to respect him for being willing to rap a disclaimer. Still, I have to believe there was a lot of laughing in the recording booth for this one.

P-p-p-p-p-power, Master Power. Some guys got it, some guys don’t.

Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear vintage commercial

May 24, 2010 | Poe

Remember when movie marketing consisted solely of movie trailers, teaser posters and maybe a cardboard standee in a theater? OK, me neither, but I still say we now live in a golden age of clever movie marketing.

Case in point: the above video for “Lots-o’-Huggin’ Bear,” a new character in next month’s Toy Story 3. The video was made to look as if it’s yet another converted VHS recording of a 1980s commercial, in the vein of My Buddy or Teddy Ruxpin.

Oh, and don’t miss the Japanese version.

He-Man vs. Skeletor, Street Fighter-style

April 6, 2010 | Poe

I have no idea what M.U.G.E.N. is or how it somehow brought this into existence, but it’s here now and it’s made from 100% uncut awesome.

Real Ghostbusters: The Collect Call of Cthulhu

August 24, 2009 | Poe

H.P. Lovecraft’s birthday was last week (August 20). I’ve been a fan of HPL’s eldritch fiction since I was a teenager, and share with him an affinity for all things weird, cosmic and New England.

In honor of HPL’s b-day, I present to you with the Real Ghostbusters episode “The Collect Call of Cthulhu.” It was written by Michael Reaves, who went on to write many of the best episodes of Batman: The Animated Series, Gargoyles and numerous other T.V. shows and novels. The episode is crammed full of Lovecraft and Cthulhu Mythos references–the kind that would probably be old hat nowadays, but back then I imagine it would have been quite a thrill for Lovecraft fans (I was a bit too young for HPL at the time, but a few years later I would have gotten the in-jokes). I should add that the depiction of Cthulhu himself is quite true to Lovecraft’s description.

And to keep things toy-related–I would have loved a Cthulhu RGB figure. The closest we got back then was Tendril.

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DCUC Wonder Twins Packaging in all its Glory

July 8, 2009 | Paul

Poe is away doing whatever it is he does on Poe Base Alpha, so it’s up to me the Power Pal known as Paul to bring you this extra juicy video from Mattel:

Yep, it’s the promised Wonder Twins San Diego Comic Con ’09 exclusive packaging in action. This is clearly a cool package with some awesome lights and sound effects. What do you say, Mattel fans? Does it beat last year’s King Greyskull’s cool packaging? I’d say it comes close at the very least, but I guess that depends too on if you’re more a He-Man fan than a DC fan.

Ol’ Coal Eyes is Back!

December 21, 2008 | Poe

This video was sent to me by Ed Lee, a PGPoA reader. It’s an extremely well-produced tribute to both Rankin-Bass Christmas specials and the Chairman of the Board himself.

Lee writes, “We work in the Boston area and did this at a local studio. It’s a video tribute to some of the old Rankin-Bass characters. We used a lot of the figures from the Playing Mantis line [and] created the band and singer from scratch and the song is an original recording.”

Enjoy!


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