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I remember one time having a Ponch mego and was playing in the tub with him. Not sure how it happened but the stopper came out and down the drian went Ponchs helmet. I stayed in that tub till I had more wrinkles then a kid my age aught to have trying to stick my finger in the drain to get it out but all I did was manage to push it down further. So Mom tells me to get out of the tub then she went to drain the tub of course I said I don't know why it wont drain. Well Dad had to take the plumbing apart to find out what was stopping it up. Needless to say I didn't get Ponchs helmet back and I got a pretty good woopin for it. Ahhh Memories.
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I got my Batman stuck on the roof once, wanted to see if he could fly. He did, got a beating for that one
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I thought there would be more stories like mine huh.
Here is another one.
The first time I saw a removable cowl Batman was at my Grandparents house my Uncle Bryan had it and I was amazed I asked him where he got it and he told me he made it and it was really easy and then proceeded to tell me how I can make one for myself. First I had to take my regular Batman and cut his mouth and eyes out then put the head in the oven so that the plastic would expand so it will fit a Planet of the Apes astronaut head. So as soon as I got home I ran to my room and grabbed up my Batman and to the kitchen I ran I remember being excited I grabbed up the sharpest knife we had and just as I was getting ready to cut into batmans face my Mom walked in and grabbed the knife out of my hand and yelled out "What the hell are you doing?" so when I explained what I was doing she asked me where in the world did I get the idea to do this I told her Uncle Bryan told me all about it. Man did she get to the phone quick I'm not sure what happened to my Uncle but he never played anymore tricks on me after that. LOLComment
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That is a great idea!
Let me go try that right now!
Where my knife?
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"When things are at their darkest, it's a brave man that can kick back and party."Comment
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My friend used to live in a four storey house.
We went to the roof, opened the window and pitched Captain Kirk in free fall (I was first, JJ Abrams!!!) all the way down into his Dad's turtle tank in the garden. It was a perfect landing.
Kirk was still in great shape (he's standing next to me now), but the turtles needed some therapy for the shock of getting a flying Shatner on their heads.
My friend's Dad was seriously NOT amused....
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"When things are at their darkest, it's a brave man that can kick back and party."Comment
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^LOL!
I can hear Shatner's voice in my head...
"Captain's LOG. We've BEAMED DOWN to a strange PLAnet inhabited by giGANtic TURTLES!Comment
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Man, these are some great stories!
I can't say a Mego really got me in trouble with my parents, unless you count the grumbles and mumblings my Dad made when I handed him yet another broken figure to repair. He kept a bag of Mego parts in the basement, just for such an emergency.
I did get into danger over a Mego though. My friend Michael was playing with my Superman and decided to make him fly. He threw him into our neighbor's back yard...the neighbor with the very mean, large DOG. The dog was chained, but Superman violated the Neutral Zone and the dog ran over and immediately retrieved the figure. Now this was probably 83 or so, so Megos had completely dried up around here. I was mortified as I watched the dog chew on Superman and put his filthy paws all over him.
Rather than go ask an adult for help like a sane person, I decided to hatch a plan. I had Michael and his brother Nathan go toward the front of our neighbor's house and attract the dog's attention. Sure enough, the dog lunged out at them, it's chain fully extended. That's when I made a B-line for Supes, quickly snatching him up. The dog noticed, and before I could clear the yard, he was at my heels.
Luckily, like Foghorn Leghorn in so many cartoons, I made it to the end of the chain at just the right moment and leaped out of the yard. Superman had teeth marks in one of his upper thighs, but oddly enough, no tears in his costume.
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^Yeah, I thought of that the first time I saw The Sandlot years ago. No blind James Earl Jones as a neighbor though.
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I wish I had exposed to them sooner or they had lasted longer in the '80s
I was wondering how many of you use to pitch a fit at the store for a figure. I use to do that with Heman when they first came out. I learned being a brat didnt help, lol.Comment
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My first mego was Superman and I was so proud of him that I took him to kindergarten with me on the Monday after I got him. The teacher took him from me and let every kid play with it for a little while before tacking back and putting it in her desk where it stayed until the following Friday.
I never ever took another toy to school.Comment
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Ohhhh I would have been MAD!!!!!
I'm loving the story so far!!! Chris that is for sure a Sandlot moment and I could see me and my cousins doing some crazy stunt like that to save a Mego :-) although with my cousins luck he would have got bit by the dog and I would have got my butt whooped for it LOLComment
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