The Peculiar Purple Pieman and Sour Grapes: Kenner vs Boss Fight

[Werewolf]

I haven't seen anyone really compare these yet.

The original Kenner Pieman was already pretty nice. He has a fabric hat, shirt and apron. For the time it was a terrific representation of character. The only real complaint I have is his berry bird Captain Cackle should have been made out of a softer plastic. His little feet, which are used to clip him onto Purpie's arm, are prone to breaking and chipping. He did originally have a pleasant grape scent which is sadly long gone.

The Boss Fight Pie Man looks great. Very cartoon accurate. Just awesome looking comes with a lot of accessories including Captain Cackle and two other berry birds. The downside, just like the Boss Fight Strawberry Shortcake figure, is his hat is a very heavy solid lump of plastic. Even on the included stand he will tip over very quickly wearing it. They should have learned by now to make these hats hollow and out of softer lighter plastic. His apron is very soft and flexible they could have used that kind of plastic. Seriously they couldn't figure out a tall, slender figure with very thin limbs plus a very heavy hat equals face plant. Luckily the vintage Kenner hat does fit and that is what I will be displaying him with.

He does very strongly smell like grapes.

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[Werewolf]

Sour Grapes.

Kenner's Sour Grapes doll wasn't as a good of a representation of the character as their Pieman. The head is too big, it doesn't really look like her, the make-up isn't right, and the hair is thin and rooted only towards the top of the head. Her fabric dress is simple but perfectly fine for the time. But it should have been a lighter purple. Dregs is the wrong color and should be a lighter purple.

Boss Fight's Sour Grapes is fantastic. A lovely cartoon accurate sculpt with the correct make-up and hair style. Dregs is also a lot more cartoon accurate and better painted. Grapes like the Pieman comes with a large number of accessories. A jar of grape jam, basket of grapes, money, two Dregs in different poses, an alternate surprised head and two fists. I don't really get the fits but whatever. Her lower dress is made out of a soft flexible plastic. Again, why not use that on the Pieman's hat?

She is scented and strongly smells of grapes.

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