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Tamagotchi Mobiles!

On the way to work yesterday, I couldn’t help noticing a line about 64 miles long wrapped around Toys ‘R’ Us like a hungry boa. Apparently there for some event tied to the brand new “Tamagotchi Connection” toys, enthusiasts from all around the world congregated at Geoffrey’s headquarters for a spirited round of “let’s wait 80 hours to see new Tamagotchi toys yeeaaahhhh!” Something like that. Just before navigating my way through the giant noodle and into my building, something caught my eye and wouldn’t give it back:

Tamagotchi-style Volkswagon Buggies! Herbies from Hell! There was a row of five of six of ‘em parked outside Toys ‘R’ Us with enough security hanging around to make me think our terror alert had been raised to Neon Carrot. Sadly, they could very well be repainted “Pikamobiles” from a few years ago – Pokemon had the same deal going with the same yellow cars. Poor Pika.

Posted by Matt on 08/11/2004. E-mail me!



Discussion Thread: 108 comments
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FIRST! I WANT ONE OF THEM THAR AUTOMOBILES

Chestnuts roasted by ROCKY @ 08/11/2004 11:03 AM

Dang it, second post.

Chestnuts roasted by Beta-Theta @ 08/11/2004 11:05 AM

Sorry I haven’t posted in awhile, but see that New York is being invade again by though blasted Tamagotchi creature. It seems the year 2004 is year to go retro as Tamagotchi are reintroduce to the world, the orginal pokemon games (blue & red) are redone for the gameboy advance as leaf green and fire red. Don’t get me started how Bandai is also trying to redo digimon with a CGI movie, though I kind enjoy the thrid season of the franchise.

Chestnuts roasted by Beta-Theta @ 08/11/2004 11:12 AM

My Mom was thinking about getting a Bug when I take her old car to school. Maybe she’ll want one of these. Now, if they had Stargate Bugs…

Chestnuts roasted by Goz @ 08/11/2004 11:13 AM

Maby the Tamagotchis are the terrorists??….think about it

Chestnuts roasted by bri-guy @ 08/11/2004 11:16 AM

May be instead of formal president Bill Cliton as Tamagotchi, may be president Bush is next Tamagotchi monster with his, hmmm, I don’t know. I just we have to stick with sexual Bill, the Tamagotchi.

Chestnuts roasted by Beta-Theta @ 08/11/2004 11:19 AM

Bri-guy may have a point there Matt since New York lately has tighten security.

Chestnuts roasted by Beta-Theta @ 08/11/2004 11:20 AM

Those Pika Bugs you speak of weren’t just painted like everyones favorite (or most reviled) Pokemon, they were molded to its features too. Ears on the roof, big freaking tail out the back. Tell me one of those wouldn’t be fucking sweet to drive.

Hamburgers and aliens, Matt. You know you want to. ;)

Chestnuts roasted by A-wel Cruiz @ 08/11/2004 11:25 AM

Pika, Pika chu. Pika chu chu chu. Pika Pika chu chu. Pika-chu. Pika, !@#$#$%^$&, chu. ):@

Chestnuts roasted by Pikachu @ 08/11/2004 11:25 AM

Whoa! Pikachu is swearing. Looks like Ash was not watching the sites pikachu was visiting again.

Chestnuts roasted by Beta-Theta @ 08/11/2004 11:28 AM

X-Entertainment: Pikachu, Pika Chu, Pika Pika Chu Chu :)

Chestnuts roasted by Pikachu @ 08/11/2004 11:34 AM

Let’s power up the ol’ portal, type in "Pokemon" in the randomizer and….

ZAPITTY ZAP!

PIKA PIKA, YA LOUSY SACK OF CRAP!

Ohh-kay, this is why I don’t use my portal too often.

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 08/11/2004 12:27 PM

Hahaha!
Matt, you are so lucky; you get to witness all of this awesome city stuff daily!

//hopes to go to college in NYC next fall

Chestnuts roasted by Denise @ 08/11/2004 1:06 PM

A line that long for Tamagotchis? They’re too old to be hip and not old enough for nostalgia. Maybe it was every Tamagotchi slobbering fan that exists…they just all came to New York to see painted Beetles.

Chestnuts roasted by Mars @ 08/11/2004 1:25 PM

The lines were for the Beetles, hopefully.

Chestnuts roasted by Samoht @ 08/11/2004 1:44 PM

It’s a very rainbowed car… next thing you know Jerry Falwell will vilify Tamagotchis for being gay, like the purple Teletubby.

That would have been even funnier to see that paint scheme on a big-ass SUV. Tamagotchi Hummer?

In Toronto they pay people to have ads for movies on their cars, and for Anchorman they got a guy to put a fake papier-mache satelite dish on his Econoline van. That guy must have caused more accident than a dozen snowstorms, it was so distracting to see him drive by.

Chestnuts roasted by Yzziefrog @ 08/11/2004 1:45 PM

Matt, my friend, you made my day by chosing my entry for the coloring contest! Who could have dreamt that those 20 minutes of not doing my job would have rewarded me so fantastically! Can’t wait to see what’s in the box…

Chestnuts roasted by Jeff (normally posts as Doc) @ 08/11/2004 1:55 PM

The return of the Tamagotchis!
I don’t know about you but i’m kinda sick of all the ‘return of…" stuff. The creative department must be lacking. We need new stuff!

Chestnuts roasted by Jenner @ 08/11/2004 2:42 PM

I never knew they had cars in Hell.

Chestnuts roasted by Croliss @ 08/11/2004 2:49 PM

Actually I don’t mind all the comebacks of all the old toy and cartoon lines (so long as they don’t go fucking around with it like they did with He-man, among others). It only proves we grew up with ALL the good stuff.

Chestnuts roasted by Croliss @ 08/11/2004 2:53 PM

http://filmforce.ign.com/articles/537/537199p1.html">IGN Interviews Kip Dynamite

Chestnuts roasted by ME @ 08/11/2004 3:41 PM

http://dvdtalk.com/cineschlock/comiccon04/celeb_01.html">Corey Haim looks like he is waiting for that inevitable call from Nickelodeon to play Matt in a X-E show. In case Matt does not get around to taking Mugzy’s advice of X-Eing The Coreys extra on the Lost Boys DVD, here is a http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/read.php?ID=11834">review of the movie’s special edition.

Chestnuts roasted by ME @ 08/11/2004 3:59 PM

I own a New Beetle. Thanks for the picture, Matt.

/Wish I lived someplace cool.

Chestnuts roasted by Cameron T. @ 08/11/2004 4:11 PM

BTW: From looking at the car, these are either ’99 or ’00 models, so they aren’t new. Which means that they probably ARE re-used pika-mobiles. Unless they just bought a bunch of used Yellow NBs.

Chestnuts roasted by Cameron T. @ 08/11/2004 4:13 PM

Ladies and gentlemen, next up on our stage, Used Yellow NBs!

Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 08/11/2004 4:26 PM

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