New Article Up: I’m proud to present this firsthand look at the vintage Return of the Jedi Play-Doh Action Set, complete with 20-year-old clay and the means to create your very own Jabba the Hutt. Enjoy.
Matt! Put your favorite fruit juice in the molds and freeze them, with a little toothpick in the middle. Then you can have Jabba and "Sex Slave" Leia ice pops!
Ghosted by Needle @ 03/13/2003 7:51 PM EST
I used to own a Play-Doh farm set. In the end, I ended up with a blue horse ten times bigger then the red barn, a yellow cow with three legs, and a brown, mutilated chicken.
My favorite thing related to Play-Doh is the commercial for the Fun Factory in which the kid says "I’m going to eat your spaghetti." (I know there’s a Play-Doh commercial on X-E but it isn’t that one.)
On the other board someone asked about an old Ghostbusters game. That was simply called Ghostbusters and it was for the Commodore 64 (I don’t think there was an Apple version). As the person mentioned, you had to buy equipment for the Ghostbusters using money you earned from jobs. But if ghosts damaged the city, you had to pay for it. It was both a side-scroller and a driving game. The best part was the driving, because you could use your Ghost Vacuum to suck up ghosts without stopping. You could have the Ecto-1 from the movie, or save money by buying a VW Beetle. I remember it misidentified the main villain as Zuul, not Gozer.
Ghosted by Action Jacktion @ 03/13/2003 8:23 PM EST
Wow, this is probably my favorite article in a while. Great job. "Burnt turkey" is exactly what I thought when I looked at the Gamorrean. Fantastic job. I just gotta ask, though…
WHY DIDN’T YOU EAT THE PLAY-DOH!!!!????
Come on, you all know that’s what you did. So hard to resist…when they made those sets that made Play-Doh look like food, it was hopeless for me. I used to INHALE that stuff. Yum Yum Yum
Ghosted by Sargasm @ 03/13/2003 10:32 PM EST
Oh, and the mummified Play-Doh picture made me fall out of my freaking chair! Sorry to double-post. I love this site more every day
Ghosted by Sargasm @ 03/13/2003 10:34 PM EST
I found all three Cheese references!
And yes I want a cookie.
Ghosted by Jokir @ 03/13/2003 10:40 PM EST
The highlight of X-E is always the 20 year old foodstuffs.
I think you could do an article out of the ancient playdough alone.
And I remember that Ghostbusters game, but for the NES. It was really hard, but looking back, it was extremly stupid.
Ghosted by Piscez @ 03/13/2003 11:38 PM EST
Hey, Matt– Silly Putty works much better than Play-Dough, and it doesn’t dry out!
It’s quite entertaining pulling off Leah’s head, then molding it to Jabba’s…
well, nevermind…
Ghosted by Orgg @ 03/13/2003 11:52 PM EST
Hey, Matt– Silly Putty works much better than Play-Dough, and it doesn’t dry out!
It’s quite entertaining pulling off Leah’s head, then molding it to Jabba’s…
well, nevermind…
Ghosted by Orgg @ 03/13/2003 11:52 PM EST
Luke looks like such a hipster with that black turtleneck.
Ghosted by Angela @ 03/14/2003 8:36 AM EST
Play-doh is 1½ cups flour; ½ cup salt; ½ cup water; ½ cup vegetable oil… and a whole lotta dye.
When I was in middle school, they actually had a computer class where we learned how to play video games: ghostbusters and captain midnight. 1987? Ray Parker Jr? Press some Brie into those molds.
Ghosted by msa @ 03/14/2003 8:50 AM EST
I also had the Ghostbusters game on my computer (Atari 1200XL).
The ghost vacuum ruled!
Ghosted by AtomicPunk @ 03/14/2003 12:09 PM EST
I must admit to not being fond of the taste of store play-dough. Although I ate it anyway, since I had a set of breakfast food molds. Mmmm, swirly orange eggs and orange toast with mysterious orange butter and orange bacon… I used to have red and yellow, but after about a day all I had was two containers of orange. Now, homemade play-dough is edible and should be considered food.
Ghosted by Sundragyn @ 03/14/2003 12:25 PM EST
Um, Matt, you do realize that you had only needed to rehydratae the 20 year old play doh. just throwing it into a little bit of water normally does the trick.
Ghosted by Michael @ 03/14/2003 1:21 PM EST
Salacious Crumb? WTF?
Ghosted by elbertdw @ 03/14/2003 5:12 PM EST
I used to have the other set, the endor one. It had Chewbacca in it, and a bunch of Ewoks to dismember.
Also, I don’t think you need play-doh to make Jabba, just a few burritos and a magazine to read while you’re on the can.
Ghosted by Casey Jones @ 03/14/2003 7:07 PM EST
Is there anything you won’t eat. Last article you ate 10 year old gum, now play-doh?
Ghosted by Baron Von Zipper @ 03/14/2003 11:40 PM EST
Damn, I used to have that set as a kid. You need to sell that on ebay and make some doh. Get it, doh? I got nuthin…..
Ghosted by Hip Hop Hooray @ 03/15/2003 5:37 AM EST
Damn, I used to have that set as a kid. You need to sell that on ebay and make some doh. Get it, doh? I got nuthin….. It’s A Trap!!!!!
Ghosted by Hip Hop Hooray @ 03/15/2003 5:38 AM EST
I’m reminded of a somewhat similar kids product. Basically, you would have these monster molds that you would let harden overnight, and then you could paint the features directly on them. Anyone remember this toy?
Ghosted by Jammer @ 03/15/2003 12:28 PM EST
Oh man I remember that. IIRC, you would put this liquified shit into the mold, put it over some Ice, and wait a while. I use to make so many of the things that my dad once threw them into the campfire instead of lighter fluid or one of the other sure "Fire" starters he used. Those things were damn flammable too, the fire was huge that night.
Ghosted by Psychosis555 @ 03/15/2003 11:05 PM EST
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Matt! Put your favorite fruit juice in the molds and freeze them, with a little toothpick in the middle. Then you can have Jabba and "Sex Slave" Leia ice pops!