Article Archive for December 2012

80% of Kids Don’t Know Toys R Us Has a Jingle
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Posted in Advertising on 18 December 2012
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Clearly, Toys R Us is either not running enough ads or kids today have better things to do … (can you spot the two TV actors all grown up later? plus one singing star (who also worked as a kid actor for a while)) So, they held a facebook competition to pick a new Toys […]

The Pope Gets a New Popemobile – 1:1 Scale Version
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 17 December 2012
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The Pope cannot find the Popemobile oversized diecast from Mattel so he had to settle for the 1:1 scale version … You can read more at AutoBlog.

Mattel is All In On Dreamworks Turbo Es Car Go – the Snail Race Car Film
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Posted in diecast on 17 December 2012
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Mattel certainly believes that Dreamworks: Turbo-Es Car Go will be a massive merchandising hit … Head of DW Animation says, (Jeff) “Katzenberg also noted that Turbo, which hits theaters July 19, has the most potential of any film DWA has ever released in terms of consumer products potential (the story follows a snail who acquires […]

Disney Pixar CARS 2: Disney Store Combat Ship On Sale
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Posted in Disney, Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Disney Store on 16 December 2012
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The Disney Store massive Combat Ship playset (+carrying case) box set is back on sale, I’m unclear if the BONUS20 coupon code takes another 20% off of $39.50 or if $39.50 reflects the 20% already but if you’re interested, test it out and let us know. The rest of the post is essentially a recopy […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: The Queen – Royal Choice
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Disney Store, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 16 December 2012
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The Mattel Disney CARS line is unusual in that since Disney is the licensor, there are some crossover releases that are “canon” if they are in scale and is an acceptable placeholder if there’s no matching Mattel release  or in other cases, a better scale than a Mattel release (for instance, the Disney Store Combat Ship […]

Amazon Disney Pixar Blu Ray Sale
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Posted in Disney Pixar, movies on 15 December 2012
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If you’re missing any Pixar Blu Ray’s – Amazon has an $8 back deal on buying two of these packs or a sale on most other Pixar Blu Ray for around $20.

Beer, Doritos, Bacon & a Deep Fryer – Now, That’s Cooking
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Posted in Food on 15 December 2012
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What to bring at the next pot luck … ” … mixing equal parts flour and beer and then tossing in some diced bacon pieces. I was a little worried that the Doritos would lose their crunch after being deep fried, but they didn’t seem to at all. The hot oil also caused the batter […]

Mattel Disney Pixar CARS: Micro Drifters Set Now Called “Design & Drift Speedway”
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS on 15 December 2012
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The Drift Challenge Track Set is now called the “Micro Drifters Design & Drift Speedway Track Set” … Thanks for the heads up, “John H.” “With more than seven feet of track and the ability to launch nine vehicles at once, this gravity set has lots of opportunity for animated action! Kids can manipulate the […]

Mattel Pixar CARS 2 Diecast: Singles 2013 CASE D (Coming Next Month)
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Posted in Disney Pixar, Disney Pixar CARS 3, Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS 3 on 15 December 2012
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While CASE C will be a nice retail case, CASE D is one that completists might just want the entire case … NEW – Luggage Truck (from Airport) & UK Ramone with Paint Gun. So, while UK Ramone in the London Rescue 12-pack is not listed as an exclusive, this is clearly a different version […]

DeLorean Cabs – Real in NYC (Sans Mr. Fusion)
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Posted in Travel on 14 December 2012
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While you can actually take a DeLorean Cab in NYC, no hovering, driving on the tunnel roof or flying … sorry … though sometimes 25 MPH on the Major Deegan does seem like flying … 🙂 You can check it out here.