Mego Museum Podcast: EMCE Toys Joe Sena & Dr Mego

[LadyZod]

This is one of those things I look forward to. Like my days off, vacation, comic cons, and my tax refund check... the Mego Podcast. A little bit of sunshine in a stormy week.

[jacoblb]

I very much enjoyed part 1 and look forward to listening to part 2.

I'm curious as much as anyone else as to who else is lined up for future episode interviews? Castaway? Zica?

[megoscott]

I'm trying to screen the 2nd one for language now, I am sure I will miss something.

Part 2 is really great!! Hope to have it up tomorrow.

[drmego]

Straight from the horse's mouth

It isn't in part 2, but I can tell you that Craig contacted me through
a mutual friend of ours, but it was presented to me as a Buck Rogers
license, not someone with the license wanting to make figures.

As always, I was willing to supply advice, experience, and bodies
but I was not interested in paying for a Buck Rogers license.

Next thing I heard, the "Buck Rogers guy" had decided to make
his own body.

This might be addressed in Part 2 but I believe Zica wanted to go w/the Emce body for their Buck Rogers line. It would be interesting to hear what happened with that or if that was just a rumor etc.

[Chris]

It isn't in part 2, but I can tell you that Craig contacted me through
a mutual friend of ours, but it was presented to me as a Buck Rogers
license, not someone with the license wanting to make figures.

As always, I was willing to supply advice, experience, and bodies
but I was not interested in paying for a Buck Rogers license.

Next thing I heard, the "Buck Rogers guy" had decided to make
his own body.

Thx, Doc. I pictured the story more dramatic. If I bring hot chocolate to MegoMeet is there any chance....

[ZICA]

It isn't in part 2, but I can tell you that Craig contacted me through
a mutual friend of ours, but it was presented to me as a Buck Rogers
license, not someone with the license wanting to make figures.

As always, I was willing to supply advice, experience, and bodies
but I was not interested in paying for a Buck Rogers license.

Next thing I heard, the "Buck Rogers guy" had decided to make
his own body.

Actually I never contacted Paul. I'm guessing it was either Winston Dunlop of Executive Replicas or Steve Forde of Go Hero. I was offered the Buck Rogers license by Steve after my Midnight Men 3.75" action figure project got canceled. Once I bought the license I only contacted Cast-A-Away Toys because I was impressed with what they were doing on the Captain Action figures. For reasons I won't get into, things didn't work out with Cast-A-Way Toys so I decided to make my own action figure body and do everything myself. Simple as that.

[Chris]

Actually I never contacted Paul. I'm guessing it was either Winston Dunlop of Executive Replicas or Steve Forde of Go Hero. I was offered the Buck Rogers license by Steve after my Midnight Men 3.75" action figure project got canceled. Once I bought the license I only contacted Cast-A-Away Toys because I was impressed with what they were doing on the Captain Action figures. For reasons I won't get into, things didn't work out with Cast-A-Way Toys so I decided to make my own action figure body and do everything myself. Simple as that.

This is extremely interesting and it all ends happily which makes it such a great story. Thx for clarifying.

[sprytel]

I'm trying to screen the 2nd one for language now, I am sure I will miss something. .

Oh, sorry... I wasn't trying to create work for anybody.

My Lenny Bruce comment wasn't even really referring to the language... rather the way way Joe follows in that great insult comic tradition of shocking and taunting his audience. His "it's just a doll speech" was right up there with that old Shatner "get a life" bit. "You... you with the Mego Robin.... have you ever even kissed a girl?" I found it all highly entertaining.