Articles in the Film Category

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Race O Rama Only Check List Checklist
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 25 November 2008
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For those who are just starting out collecting CARS, here is a listing of all the CARS announced or listed from the collectors booklet so for now for WOC: Race O Rama. Some are already out (CASE A & B) but of course, you can decide if you’re collecting them again on the “repeats” or […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Printable Black Friday & Holiday Printable Guide
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 25 November 2008
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Here is a checklist of what’s coming and or what’s already out that’s ‘new.’ This is mostly intended for openers or those who only collect one, anyone else can write in the margins 🙂 This is a JPEG file – just drag off to print. The ones in the RED highway sign are CHASE ones […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Inflate THIS!
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 24 November 2008
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This holiday season, there are plenty of cute looking inflatable setups for your front lawn … Something quasi-traditional? … I say, quasi-traditional because is that only a couple wise men? Or is that next door neighbor Fred standing with Joseph before the wise men arrived? Okay, how about something less likely to get you stoned […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Black Friday Mack with Bumper Save!
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 24 November 2008
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It’s all true – everything you’ve heard is true! Brandon of the CARS Drive-In Gallery was nice enough to send along a pic … It’s all true! Yesterday in my Black Friday post, I figured they just randomly slapped together a photo but I guess I should have realized that since they did not disclaimer […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: BLACK FRIDAY 2008
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Media, Retail, Toys, TV on 23 November 2008
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Once upon a time, the day after Thanksgiving was so named because retailers began to turn a profit for the year with the amount of stuff they would sell in the next 5 weeks … that is not really the case anymore but it sounds IMPOSING – BLACK … FRI-DAY! Still not as good as […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: The DNA of CARS
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Internet, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Media, Retail, Toys, TV on 23 November 2008
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For those who have not seen it, ScoobyDoo (not the real one, our friend here at the site) points out that YouTube has it online … not sure how long it will stay up but here is the inspiration for John and the gang at Pixar … that if you put the eyes on the […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Oversized-Mega Sized Update & Completists
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Posted in Advertising, CARS, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 23 November 2008
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CASE B of the OVERSIZED have not been easy to find: Because … a) WM is holding back for Black Friday and the “Blitz” Week After … b) There is a general quarantine due to the glue issue … We have out top bears working on it – top bears. It’s rare to see the […]

No Disney Pixar Diecast CARS Christmas: Backup Plan – Rudy Can’t Fail & Woodstock
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 23 November 2008
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Since this will be the last Christmas without real CARS seasonal CARS (no, mock ornaments and mock bulbs do not count), and since the Christmas tree fire incident of 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007 and the squirrel incidents of 2004 & 2006 – I think this year, I’ll go with a flying reindeer, and a […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Can’t Hide From CARS Collectors
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 22 November 2008
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In today’s times, Samuel, Mark P & JestrJef only needed a few hours to conquer the new Lewis territory … and as far as we can tell, wiped out all the new launchers 🙂 We saw, we drove, we dialed and we have launchers! “Samuel R.” who alerted us to the find – had 10 […]

Mattel Disney Pixar Diecast CARS: Toys R Us, Where the Other One?
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Posted in Advertising, collecting, diecast, Film, Marketing, Mattel Disney Pixar CARS, Retail, Toys, TV on 22 November 2008
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Don’t forget, TRU (Toys R Us) like last year – in some stores – they will be setting up a SECOND CARS sections near the front of the store somewhere so look and or ask if there is another Disney Pixar CARS diecast section – it may not be readily apparent. At this store, it’s […]