Article Archive for March 2010

Peep, Peep Art – Good Enough to Eat …
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Posted in Food, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 31 March 2010
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The Washington Post had it’s annual Peep Art Show … yep, that kind of Peep Show … The entries are all amazing … But winning entry … crazy cool … You will definitely want to check out the video with all the details plus the other Top 5 entries … LINK HERE. And yep, there’s […]

Disney Pixar CARS: Talking CARS … Only in Japanese
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 31 March 2010
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Ricky S. sends us us some nice photos of a new Tomy Takara set of talking CARS … But the audio is only in Japanese – the Japanese voice-over talent for the Japanese version of CARS … The upside to this is you wouldn’t get the ****** scared out of you when you step on […]

The World’s Second Greatest Job (One More Week to Apply)
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Posted in Marketing on 30 March 2010
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A honeymoon website will send you & your partner/wife on a 6-month tour of the best honeymoon resorts around the world – you have to blog about it and they will pay you. “Runaway Bride and Groom to find the right candidate to do 6 months of research… researching the most romantic and ultimate wedding […]

Pit Stop Toy Shop Launcher Contest WINNER!
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 30 March 2010
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19 Launchers, 1 winner! Dozens of contest entries, 1 winner! Who will it be? The contest with prizes provided by Pit Stop Toy Stop was to guess which one of the HIS CARS with launchers would go the furthest … WINNER! Shifty Drug! “… with an astounding launch of 14 feet-5 3/8 inches, Shifty Drug […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Mater Tall Tales Wrestling CARS
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 30 March 2010
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More photos from “Big56Matt,” from Toyfair … First the 1:55 Mater Tall Tales Monster Truck Mater CARS … Since they have Monster Truck tires, nearly everything from this short will be in the Megasize-Deluxe card. Lightning McQueen = Frightning McQueen And Mater is Tormentor … Tormentor is shown below with Dr. Feel Bad. And …Rastacarian […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Brian Parks Coming After Bessie …
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 29 March 2010
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He might be called Mega Size or Deluxe but does it matter? 🙂 Get Your Brian’s Here … So, he might be here after Bessie … Or maybe a Trunk Fresh Semi Cab? (okay, I’m kidding). I hope I’m kidding. Maybe they should split the difference and just called Mega Deluxe? All signs point to […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: The International Lenticular CARS are Lenticular Carded
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 29 March 2010
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Sure beats writing words … It’s not easy translating an Italian name … Hey, wait a minute! Um, isn’t Jay Leno also Italian? Okay, Vern is probably not Mediterranean … 🙂 Should Vern’s “light” be lenticular so he can turn it on and off? Thanks for the photos, “Steven H-B.”

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Oversized, Megasized Or Deluxe?
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 28 March 2010
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A rose by any other name? A large CAR by any other name? In late 2008, the “oversized” line was launched which was good … As there was clearly some CARS in CARS WORLD that are larger than your average Piston Cup racer. (If you want to quibble about scale in the oversized, you can […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Target 4-Pack & Hauler SALE!
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 28 March 2010
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The 4-pack racers and the Haulers are on sale for $9.99 starting today and running until next Saturday night (Sunday is Easter). Thanks for the heads up, “Boston Scoot.” AND the Pit Crew sets are another $1 off from $15.99 this week to $14.99). While the Pitty & racers are exclusive to Target, Walmart will […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: The Error of Our Ways On the Shelves …
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Posted in Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 27 March 2010
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A roundup of error CARS … Regular Kathy Copter in a lenticular package … Thanks, “Robert.” “NeoSK” found this happy dreaming Sulley … Sweet dreams Sulley! Dreaming of a world where there is Monsters, Inc. 2? “Tom (Lost)” found this oddity … Either the world’s dumbest switcher or someone who LOVES LOVES orange SUV’s named […]