The 90s Are All That

[Spark Of Spirit]

IMO, all three are pretty terrible with DVD releases. There are tons of great shows that could get limited runs at the very least, that more than enough people would pick them up.

[Avaitor]

I wen to Toys R Us today, and saw a set of Nicktoons plushes for sale there. They had CatDog, Jimmy Neutron, Goddard and Dudley from TUFF Puppy.

I don't have any interest in these characters in particular (well, maybe Goddard if I didn't already have one of him- I'd rather have Sheen than Jimmy, though), but I think it's cool to see stuff for older shows like these. I'm hoping there are ones for Rocko and Real Monsters, too. I'm not even a huge A!RM fan, but I'd love an Ickis.

[Kiddington]

I'd actually buy a CatDog plush if I seen it... if it was cheap enough, that is. I mean, yeah, most of the show is as forgettable as dirt, but I dunno; part of me still wouldn't mind having one.

Nicktoons merchandise has always been such a crapshoot as it is (for the shows they don't market much, anyway; Spongebob and Rugrats always were in a league of their own), so if they started selling stuff for the older properties, I'd almost feel inclined to support it, even the less impressive ones (except Rocket Power, fuck that). I dunno.

[Avaitor]

It actually did look kind of cute, ngl. But I'm not loaded with cash, so I wouldn't send my money over to a piece of merchandise for a show that I was never big on.

I went back to Toys R Us today, since I was in the area, and I saw that they had more plushes. They had Timmy, Cosmo, Chuckie, and



This gem.

[Kiddington]

Whoa.

I haven't been to Toys R Us in probably 3-4 years, but shit, I need to get down there NOW. Hopefully the store here is carrying some of this stuff as well (and hey, I'm not broke anymore, so I can actually afford a couple!  ).

[Avaitor]

They also have little action figures and PVC sets for all of the shows I mentioned aside from CatDog. And although I didn't see plushes for them, I'd assume that they also made some for Tommy, Angelica and Wanda.

Tell me if you see anything different to what I found. I remember Rocko, Real Monsters, Danny Phantom and I think even Ren & Stimpy were mentioned in being a part of this deal, so I'd like to see if there's stuff for them too. I seriously want a Spunky or Ickis plush.

Also, Jazwares, the guys who made these, also have been doing toys for Adventure Time, Regular Show and Hanna-Barbera, and they should all be lumped together in the same area. In fact, I was about to buy an Elroy plush if I didn't find Reptar. I might get that and maybe Chuckie too sometime soon.

[Kiddington]

I probably won't be able to make it down there today (or tomorrow), but Thursday I should be in the area, so I'll check it out then.

When was this deal mentioned, by the way? I never heard anything about new Nicktoons plush sets.

[Avaitor]

Sorry to link to tz, but...

Heh, I've seen their Fanboy & Chum Chum toys before, for like a week. I can't believe that shit actually used to be a hit at one point.

[Kiddington]

Hate go off topic here, but man... that place absolutely looks and runs like shit anymore. Damn.

...but anyway, sounds cool. Yeah, hopefully we do get some Rocko plushes at some point. If there's one Nicktoon that's been criminally underused for merchandise over the years, that's gotta be it.

[Avaitor]

You know, I've just realized, Shout! hasn't announced a new set for any of their shows that aren't Rocko lately.

Do you think the other series are underperforming? It's kind of sad if they are.

Edit: Never mind, Arnold's third season is coming out at the end of January. The full season, too! No more halves?

Although it's a Shout! online store exclusive, so it looks like a half-victory, I guess?

Season 2, Volume 3 of Wild Thornberries will also be exclusive to the site, so I'm guessing this will be the future for their other shows. This wouldn't have happened if they didn't cut the seasons in bits.

[Spark Of Spirit]

Sales probably dropped a bit when they started splitting releases. But I think they will eventually finish most of them.

[Avaitor]

I do wonder if this means that they might rerelease season 2 of both shows in full season sets and put them online. I'd totally buy HA!'s if they do.

[Kiddington]

I was just reminded of this.

UNBELIEVABLE

[Avaitor]

I think they showed that as recently as the early aughts. That's a lot of mileage for such an old ad.

[Kiddington]

The copyright disclaimer at the beginning says 1997, but I swear it's older than that. This looks like it was made at least anywhere between 1992-1995.

But yeah, it reminds me a lot of this. Another ad that still got a lot of use years after the fact.