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by: -RoG-
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There was plenty o' jewelry available, and as you can see, Death is always in fashion.
I think the rainbow bracelet on the bottom left was inspired by Tetris blocks.
As you can see, there are other masks available if Mexican wrestling ones aren't your cup o' tea.
He may be all sliced up, but Leatherface still looks oddly happy.
Are you the puppet or the puppeteer? I know... I JUST BLEW YOUR MIND.
I really meant to buy some of these grab bags before I left, but it slipped my mind.
Guess I'll have to make another trip back to Olvera Street to uncover what's in these bags.
Gotta give the shop owners kudos for taking the time to decorate the bags (or forcing their children to).
This is what authentic ninja outfits look like.
Anybody up for a game of Snakes & Ladders?
It's hard to read but the box cautions you to "avoid the sharp matter & point".
What the hell are they putting into these puffer balls!?
Fajitas es muy delicioso!
Your Christmas tree will never look this good.
It's good to know that their beards will continue to thrive in the afterlife.
I think I'll stick with regular lollipops.
I've had many nightmares in my life. Rarely do I get to see them live and in person.
Skulls for 50 cents. What a deal!
This is how the Last Supper would've looked if it was awesome.
All aboard the happy van to Bolivia!
Dia De Los Muertos is represented in this display case like a rainbow of undead awesomeness.
Don't fear the reaper... fear an army of reapers with scythes and balls.
Hey pig.
$2000 for a ferris wheel horse sans the ferris wheel? NO.
I can always appreciate a nice hand-carved chess set.
Suddenly, I feel like a bowl of Fruit Loops.
Yes... dad.
From here on out Spider-Man and Batman will be known as...
SUPERMAN: THE CITY GUARDER!
Beastly Fist Corps? BEASTLY FIST CORPS!? That's gotta be the greatest toy name I've ever heard of!
BEASTLY FIST CORPS!
Benign Girl. Well... I... guess it's good she's cancer free?
Transformers? No. Transformable Robots? Yes.
When you need every absurd version of Batman ever produced, look no further than the Batman Power action figure set!
Viva Vader!
This isn't just a super dinosaur... it's a SUPER SUPER DINOSAUR!
This package is glorious. Not only is the Transformers name covered up by Prime's truck at the bottom, not only is it called an InterChangeRobot Convoy, not only is Optimus plastered all over the package... but this toy looks NOTHING like Optimus.
Super China Toys proudly presents: The Transformable Unicorn!
All album covers should be this impeccable.
I was really excited to find a fresh bath of Mexican Monografias.
Unfortunately, none of these covered anything controversial like the ones I've reviewed in the past.
I think we have ourselves a new contestant in the ongoing battle for world's finest cologne.
And with the Chango Macho bottle, our little tour of the sights of Olvera Street has come to an end. I'll definitely be going back there sometime (I do have some $1 mystery bags to pick up after all), and I highly suggest all of you check it out in person if you're ever in the Los Angeles area. Vamos amigos!
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Reader Comments
The packaging for all the knockoff superheroes and Power Rangers (because they surely can't count as actual superheroes) are among the greatest things I've seen.
And, by the way, I am damn sure that the Beastly Fist Corops package has a mistake with the spelling of the name... I can see it says Beastly FLst Corps.
As for the InterChangeRobot Convoy, well who knows! Maybe his name is Transfo after all.
And fantastic article, by the by, really funny stuff.
Silver, hehe yeah I think it is spelled incorrectly as "FLst Corps". Even better!
HowardC, yeah I actually reviewed one of the Optimus Prime Japanese "Convoy" toys a while back... the Optimus Prime Pepsi Convoy to be exact! Check it out.
The k.o Convoy looks like an extremely goofy Motormaster with Menasaurs head attached.
But when you think about it, "Transfo" is actually pretty clever. Any kid looking at it will think it's the word "Transformers" covered up by the truck, and that they should buy it because Transformers are cool. But when Hasbro sues the company for violating their copyright they can just look all innocent and say "What? This toy is clearly named 'Transfo'". And while the truck on the front may look like Optimus, it could just be a truck. No way to prove otherwise.
Now I'm not certain if these toys were produced by devious masterminds of infringement, or if they just got lucky.
From now on, I'll consider Mr. Incredible, Raphael, Naruto, and Buzz members of the Justice League!
Actually, after "Final Crisis" (which I didn't read) they very well could be!
Also, love how "Super-Warrior: Ninja-force" featured all the "Turbo" Power Rangers (Or "Carranger", in Japan).
except the chess set, that looked pretty cool
DarkfireTaimatsu: are you sure? a crab bag sounds like something i'd rather avoid...
By the way, the Spider-Man that is on the first photo depicting a bootleg toy pack seems to be so shocked about the "Catch all baddy" line that he is just staring to it in disbelief.
I want one of those Luchador masks.
and not to sound like an anime nerd or anything but they even got the wrong naruto generation in there.
And yeah, I kinda wish that it would be easier for American and Japanese comics companies to arrange crossovers with each-other. Because, if only Marvel and DC would team-up with Shônen Jump, I would love to see Naruto fighting alongside those guys.
(Although X-Entertainment already reviewed the bootleg toys)
RoG, I salute you.
I love how they colored Spidey's eyes black with silver around them in the Naruto package, instead of the other way... looks like he's stoned.
Elite Ranger: The four on the left look like Dino Thunder/Abaranger (especially the white one). Can't tell on the other two, too much glare (but the silver one looks like Titanium Ranger, possibly, from Lightspeed Rescue).
I think I picked up some "Super Warrior Ninja Force" figures at recently-mentioned supermarket, though they looked slightly differently designed.
Another thing about skeleton ZZ Top: They have an extra guitarist!
I definitely want one of those fortune teller reapers.
Beastly FLst Corps: Jungle Fury/Gekiranger knockoff.
So... are the Transformable Robots called "A Tower of Strength" and "Steel General"?
Vader t-shirt definitely looks cool, as has been said.
The unicorn's plastered with Mystic Force/Magiranger artwork, but I don't recognize it from any of the shows.
Very funny post, reminds me of the mass garage sale articles (which I always get a good laugh out of whenever I re-read them).