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  • Werewolf
    Inhuman
    • Jul 14, 2003
    • 14744

    Inadvertently creepy classic toys

    Not stuff like Hugo, Creepy Crawlers or Slime that was meant to be scary or gross. I'm talking about stuff that supposed to be friendly or cute but something went horribly wrong. Ventriloquist dummies are kind of borderline. I'm pretty sure they were secretly creepy on purpose.

    A couple of my choices:

    Big Loo by Marx. His expression looks absolutely deranged. He has got that, I'm going to get you when you sleep, look.

    There were a lot a dolls aimed at girls in the 60s and 70 that were nightmare fuel. So, so, so many scary baby dolls. But the top of my list is Mrs. Beasley by Mattel. Those big dead eyes and exaggerated grin, yikes. It actually gave me nightmares as a child after seeing it in a toy catalog.
    You are a bold and courageous person, afraid of nothing. High on a hill top near your home, there stands a dilapidated old mansion. Some say the place is haunted, but you don't believe in such myths. One dark and stormy night, a light appears in the topmost window in the tower of the old house. You decide to investigate... and you never return...
  • sprytel
    Talkative Member
    • Jun 26, 2009
    • 6604

    #2
    Oh, this definitely needs pictures! Here are the toys Werewolf is referencing:

    Big Loo

    BigLoo-15.jpg

    Mrs. Beasley

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    • PNGwynne
      Master of Fowl Play
      • Jun 5, 2008
      • 19695

      #3
      My first thought was '60's Little Miss No-Name. I think she was meant to be sad and winsome, riffing on the Big Eyes paintings. But she creeps me out, like maybe she'd stab you when you put some change in that outstretched hand.

      It's definitely her eye fabrication, similar to Trolls and the (ugggh) Sunshine Family.

      Mrs. Beasley I don't mind, she is cuter with her glasses and my sister had one. Big Loo is truly bizarre and reminds me of Scott McCloud's Art Deco from Zot!​
      WANTED: Dick Grayson SI trousers; gray AJ Mustang horse; vintage RC Batman (Bruce Wayne) head; minty Wolfman tights; mint Black Knight sword; minty Launcelot boots; Lion Rock (pale) Dracula & Mummy heads; Lion Rock Franky squared boots; Wayne Foundation blue furniture; Flash Gordon/Ming (10") unbroken holsters; CHiPs gloved arms; POTA T2 tan body; CTVT/vintage Friar Tuck robes, BBP TZ Burgess Meredith glasses.

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      • Earth 2 Chris
        Verbose Member
        • Mar 7, 2004
        • 32712

        #4
        The Sunshine Family. Hands down. I think Neil Gaiman must have seen these before he wrote Coraline.

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        • sprytel
          Talkative Member
          • Jun 26, 2009
          • 6604

          #5
          Originally posted by PNGwynne
          My first thought was '60's Little Miss No-Name. I think she was meant to be sad and winsome, riffing on the Big Eyes paintings. But she creeps me out, like maybe she'd stab you when you put some change in that outstretched hand.

          It's definitely her eye fabrication, similar to Trolls and the (ugggh) Sunshine Family.

          Mrs. Beasley I don't mind, she is cuter with her glasses and my sister had one. Big Loo is truly bizarre and reminds me of Scott McCloud's Art Deco from Zot!​
          Little Miss No-Name

          little-miss.png

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          • Werewolf
            Inhuman
            • Jul 14, 2003
            • 14744

            #6
            Originally posted by Earth 2 Chris
            The Sunshine Family. Hands down. I think Neil Gaiman must have seen these before he wrote Coraline.
            Yeah, those are all kinds of wrong.

            I'd add Kenner's Dusty and Remco's Littlechap family to the disturbing fashion doll pile. Dusty looks like a 50-year-old chain smoker and there's just something off about the Littlechap dolls, Libby especially. There's just something unsettling about them.
            Last edited by Werewolf; Nov 30, '23, 11:04 PM.
            You are a bold and courageous person, afraid of nothing. High on a hill top near your home, there stands a dilapidated old mansion. Some say the place is haunted, but you don't believe in such myths. One dark and stormy night, a light appears in the topmost window in the tower of the old house. You decide to investigate... and you never return...

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            • Werewolf
              Inhuman
              • Jul 14, 2003
              • 14744

              #7
              Originally posted by sprytel
              Oh, this definitely needs pictures! Here are the toys Werewolf is referencing:
              I forgot to thank you for the pics. Big Loo is seriously messed up. But I still think Mrs. Beasley edges him out in pure creepiness.
              Last edited by Werewolf; Nov 30, '23, 11:01 PM.
              You are a bold and courageous person, afraid of nothing. High on a hill top near your home, there stands a dilapidated old mansion. Some say the place is haunted, but you don't believe in such myths. One dark and stormy night, a light appears in the topmost window in the tower of the old house. You decide to investigate... and you never return...

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              • sprytel
                Talkative Member
                • Jun 26, 2009
                • 6604

                #8
                Originally posted by Werewolf

                I forgot to thank you for the pics. Big Loo is seriously messed up. But I still think Mrs. Beasley edges him out in pure creepiness.
                No problem. This was a great idea for a thread. It has been a lot of fun looking up all these horror shows! (Plus, it is good practice with the new forum.)

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                • sprytel
                  Talkative Member
                  • Jun 26, 2009
                  • 6604

                  #9
                  Originally posted by Werewolf

                  Yeah, those are all kinds of wrong.

                  I'd add Kenner's Dusty and Remco's Littlechap family to the disturbing fashion doll pile. Dusty looks like a 50-year-old chain smoker and there's just something off about the Littlechap dolls, Libby especially. There's just something unsettling about them.
                  Dusty

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                  Littlechap

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                  • danadoll
                    Micronaut Nut!
                    • Apr 11, 2005
                    • 1846

                    #10
                    Big Loo is pretty terrifying, the others are quite creepy, and I agree about Dusty (tanning bed, much?)...”cough, cough!” LOL!

                    Dana
                    "Do you want a doll?" Kurt

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                    • publiusr
                      Museum Super Collector
                      • Aug 23, 2015
                      • 230

                      #11
                      I see Dusty all the time at the truck stop…poor thing’s on ecstasy…

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                      • RonnyG
                        Career Member
                        • Apr 23, 2014
                        • 909

                        #12
                        All good choices, but I was never freaked out by Mrs. Beasley.

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