The Top Ten Most Needless Action Figure Additions

[palitoy]

Topless Robot - The 10 Most Needless Action Figure Additions

Another piece I wrote for Topless Robot is up today, I poke fun at Mego, don't kill me.

[EMCE Hammer]

What's a "Meho-loving Heston fan?" I think you missed an opportunity at comic gold by not exploring why there was a grandma and grandpa Walton but no Jim Bob. Seriously, no Jim Bob? I can see leaving out Chachi or Ike Godsey or cousin Oliver or that brat Nelly, but no Jim Bob? Come on.

[boywondermax]

Awesome.

[Marvelmania]

Very fun read and I agree 100% on the Neptunian!

[SUP-Ronin]

I agree but I still love the Neptunian. How about the Uncle Owen and Aunt Berue from Star Wars??? Lame. I would like the charred version, did they ever do that???

[palitoy]

While I can take credit for a couple of errors in that, I didn't write "Meho", must have been my editor.

As for Jim Bob, I've watched about six minutes of the Waltons in my life. It was cringe worthy and over the top as the Waltons proved they weren't racist.

[censy]

That was hysterical, thanks Brian.

I was definitely one of those kids, who was so dazzled with the apes figures, I ignored the fact that the astronaut was so generic. I simply reasoned that he was a different astronaut, as if there were ones turning up constantly on the Planet of the Apes.

Chris

[English Paul]

Three of my favourite Megos are on that list - how dare you?

OK, so i'm kidding, although I do like the naiveity of the Astronaut and nobody wears a sweater like Chopper does. Thinking about it, I wonder if Choppers sweater was ever influenced by the famous Starsky cardigan and if there is a link anywhere between the two.

[EMCE Hammer]

While I can take credit for a couple of errors in that, I didn't write "Meho", must have been my editor.

As for Jim Bob, I've watched about six minutes of the Waltons in my life. It was cringe worthy and over the top as the Waltons proved they weren't racist.

I'm....challenged. It just now hit me that "Meho" was a typo for "Mego." Too much alcogol for breakfast I guess.

[Monsterama2000]

Great article. I have to admit to owning a Chopper figure when I was a kid. But never had Starsky and Hutch. My parents probably picked him up cheap.

Erick

[Meule]

Hehehe, that was fun, thanks Brian

[DCSTING]

Great article although I have to admit, I am a fan of the Neptunian.

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

Kromedome rules! WOOOO!!!!!

As an aside.... I have NO IDEA where my weird Kromedome fixation comes from. He's one of my all time fave characters now. (And I never even had one as a kid.)

Don C.

[johnmiic]

Is a and Meho-loving Heston fan, a fan from Mexico that collects Mego knock-offs?

[jwyblejr]

Love that picture of Chopper. Looks like he's scratching his butt.