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10/24/2006: Mad Scientist Toyzzz.


Continuing on with my “toys that have nothing to do with Halloween but kind of do” series, here’s a look back at some of the smaller toys from the Mad Scientist collection. You know the one. The one fronted by that weird Dr. Wily-esque guy in a lab coat. The only that had big playsets that let you dissolve clay monsters and create visuals like the climax scene in either Gremlins movie. The toys featured in this article are on the simpler side, but they were some of my favorites, because I do so love shallow tubs full of neon ooze with funky titles.


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Discussion Thread: 113 comments

K- Isn’t there allready a pretty shitty game called “XII”?

Ghosted by Kid Nicky @ 10/26/2006 11:20 AM EDT

I think he was referring to Final Fantasy XII.

Ghosted by Bizzar @ 10/26/2006 11:44 AM EDT

I WAS referring to Final Fantasy XII. And yes, the guy was referring to FF XII too. Not only because it was in the context of our conversation that started with me FINALLY paying it off, but also because of the following statement: “yeah, they’re already here [I gaze longingly at the stock room door] but we have to hold them til the street date and all”

Knowing our track record, though, Nicky may be referring to FF XII as well :P

Ghosted by K- @ 10/26/2006 12:00 PM EDT

Besides, the only other game they list as stocking with 12 in the title is “Barbie: 12 Dancing Princesses”

Hahaha, I guess I’d give that a whirl just for the kitsch value.

And I apologize. For those who don’t know, Roman Numerals standing alone in my posts with no other context = Final Fantasy

Ghosted by K- @ 10/26/2006 12:05 PM EDT

K-
i did pick up the velvetine version. and i am proudly displaying a long live the black parade pin on my bag. i agree that the velvetine version is well worth the money because of the essays and the artwork. my favorite track so far is mama, beacuse of the range of emotions and styles that it hits. and also because how often does this kind of music have liza minelli sing a line.

Ghosted by danny @ 10/26/2006 12:28 PM EDT

My neighbor and I wanted to put our money together to get that big freakin’ Mad Scientist kit thingy. But, our moms wouldn’t let us. Probably because they knew we would fight about who got to keep it.

And my last name is Wiley, so I thought it was awesome that the dude’s name is Dr. Wily!

Ghosted by Justin @ 10/26/2006 12:51 PM EDT

I had the lab where you would put “flesh” on the monster skeleton, and then throw him into the vat to dissolve. That was awesome. Funny thing is that I had totally forgotten about that great toy before reading this article. The more I read this site, the more toys I remember having. Man, I must have been one spoiled little bastard; I had all sorts of awesome toys back then.

Ghosted by tanta07 @ 10/26/2006 12:57 PM EDT

arete, I thought I was the only human on the planet who wondered what future historians and archaeologists will think about us! Nice to know I’m not the only crazy person on here. heehee I mean that in the sweetest way possible :)

Ghosted by broomstickjockey @ 10/26/2006 1:11 PM EDT

Glad to see I’m not the only Parade member, Danny. I usually single out 3 tracks whenever I get a new album that is amazing throughout.

I’ve been listening to Dead! on You Tube for weeks and it’s only better with the effects. This is How I Disappear is very personally relevent and snags a spot because of it. Finally, I was so afraid because Disenchanted got re-written and I loved it when it was Shut Up and Play. But Gerard is right, Mikey deserves the credit for believing in it and getting it to become the masterpiece it is.

The chorus of Famous Last Words is a serious contender on my tattoo list, now. Also, I’d like to know why the Dead! hoodie isn’t in their store yet.

Ghosted by K- @ 10/26/2006 1:38 PM EDT

This Mad Scientist, that I don’t remember, has obviously been revamped into the Dr. Dreadful of today. But, Dr. Dreadful pretty much only has gross food related labs, I think.

Ghosted by Ryane @ 10/26/2006 1:58 PM EDT

I used to have Mad Scientist too.
I wonder if he was related to Dr.Dreadful

Ghosted by Joker @ 10/26/2006 2:07 PM EDT

Wow, I hope Matt is OK???

Ghosted by Old E @ 10/26/2006 2:39 PM EDT

Ol’ Matt is probably on a secret Viacom mission and will relate and regale the tale when he gets back. So, in the meantime, who wants to look for change under the couch cushions in the X-E lounge? Hey, I found a Killer Duck feather!

Ghosted by kingklash @ 10/26/2006 5:15 PM EDT

All I found was an old M.U.S.C.L.E. figure and a packet of Sharkelberry Fin Kool Aid.

Ghosted by Old E @ 10/26/2006 5:55 PM EDT

Check out this sweet pumpkin carving website.

Ghosted by Chris Martin @ 10/26/2006 6:49 PM EDT

The X-E lounge, while lavishly decorated, comes up short in the snackage: too many expired cans of chef boyardee fare. The fridge, on the other hand, is bitchin’. Sorry I drank all the Candy Corn soda. Not like anyone else was going to, though.

Soylent Green is Kermit!!!

Ghosted by K- @ 10/26/2006 8:52 PM EDT

You guys will love this. Click my name for a video of every Friday the 13th death scene in chronological order.

Happy Halloween

Ghosted by Fox @ 10/26/2006 9:57 PM EDT

HOLY CRAP! LIVING ICE! That’s the name of the cool toy I had when I was little but could not remember the name of. Matt, you always amaze me.

Ghosted by Jinx Mesmer @ 10/26/2006 10:32 PM EDT

I remember putting I-Chomp in the freezer now that I think about it. I’m not sure why I did that. Possibly to keep him rigid and make a better toy. Possibly because it was called living Ice and I thought something un-Earthly would happen if I brought it to a frigid home.
He did develop little crystals which I called warts.

Did it say, “Hey, freeze this shit.” anywhere in the instructions? Has anyone else ever frozen it?

Ghosted by Jinx Mesmer @ 10/26/2006 11:22 PM EDT

Someone send I-Ninja after Matt. Clearly he’s been buried by his piles and piles of crap. Not unlike Principal Skinner did way back when.

Ghosted by ChibiSoma @ 10/26/2006 11:54 PM EDT

Am I late?? Has the August mega-party started yet???

Ghosted by gramsci @ 10/26/2006 11:57 PM EDT

He promised a post every day this week. He promised!

Ghosted by Kyjlm @ 10/27/2006 12:01 AM EDT

Hey every one New poster here just thought I’d introduce my self before I started posting.
…………Well enough about me, Id just like to take this time to thank the magnificent bastard who created this site, Im 21 but inside me beats the heart of a 24 year old with fond memeries of the 80’s.

I feel I could mention it to you guys. Does any body find it odd that I a male owned a cabage patch kid when I was little. I told some one else that and they almost laughed them self into a coma.

Ghosted by cushe @ 10/27/2006 12:14 AM EDT

No way Cushe, I am a 27 yr old male, and I had a cabbage patch kid too! Gee, I kinda miss Dougie. I remember alot of kids had them boys and girls.

Ghosted by Doc SCarealot @ 10/27/2006 12:23 AM EDT

Welcome Cushe! It isn’t strange that you had a cabbage patch at all. My best friend as a kid was a boy named Jason, I named my boy Cabbage Patch Kid after him, and my Cabbage Patch boy and girls played with his Cabbage Patch Animal thingie (what were they called?)…and his mom made clothes for them!

On an unrelated note, I had a dream about the X-E blog last night. In my dream, someone directed a post at me saying to stop posting because they were never funny and I cried in front of my laptop. I’m pretty sure that means X-E has invaded my psyche a bit too far. That or it means I need to get more of a life.

Ghosted by MissJess @ 10/27/2006 1:41 AM EDT

Ditto. I’m nearly 24 and I had a Cabbage Patch Kid. The only thing I remember about it was that he was a Ginger. He was later replaced with a My Buddy, with which I took a ball-point pen and played Connect-the-Dots with his freckles.

Ghosted by ColonelCatsup @ 10/27/2006 2:03 AM EDT

**gush** In the words of stimpy YEEEEEE yeeee.
Im not alone. Doc SCarealot Mines name was joey and he was dressed in a yankees uniform so I guess that gives him some redeeming value. And yeah they were for girls and boys nooow I remeber.

MissJess cool. What are these strange creatures of the cabage patch you speak of ? The seem so familiar just cant place a face on the product.

Ghosted by cushe @ 10/27/2006 2:05 AM EDT

ColonelCatsup , dont even get me stated on “My Buddy” I played with him till I was like 10 or 11. I also had a sick fasination with chucky so that was the closest I was getting to him. Till I got my chucky doll that is.

Ghosted by cushe @ 10/27/2006 2:08 AM EDT

KOOSAS!!!!

Sorry. Cushe-They were called Cabbage Patch Koosas. The animal friends of the CPKids. I feel much better that I know the name now. It took a lot of google-ing…but I found ‘em.

Ghosted by MissJess @ 10/27/2006 2:29 AM EDT

koo…saaaas? Cool. God lord those thngs are wierd looking. They have all the unatural in-human cherubic features of cabage patch kids with a bestial twist. I knew I’de seen those before Thanks.

Ghosted by cushe @ 10/27/2006 2:44 AM EDT

I remember my cabbage patch kid, he had short curly hair and his name was rosco. When I wanted to have him be a girl I named him roseanne. I quickly changed him back to Rosco though but when I was jealous of the girls clothes my older sisters had for theirs I told them he was a girl I just changed him. My Grandma made some Cabbage patch kids with those cheap doll heads and I remember the next door neighbor ripped the head off of my sisters doll and my grandma always put off sewing the head back on and never did it! HA!! My Grandma also sewed a bunch of clothes for them. I had a troll doll that was a little smaller then my CPK so I put on some CPK clothes on him. For a while I lugged him around more then the other dolls, I actually put pj’s on him when it was time for bed a few times! He had yellow hair.

Ghosted by Goob @ 10/27/2006 2:55 AM EDT

I always thought bald Cabbage Patch Kids looked like Alfred Hitchcock… Find a bald Cabbage Patch Kid, put in a suit and tie and imagine it saying “Good evening!”

Ghosted by Jason @ 10/27/2006 9:18 AM EDT

I’m pretty sure my sister had a Cabbage Patch Kid. I don’t think I did. I did, however, have Rainbow Brite sheets and a big plush Lurky that I loved to death. My friends always tell me never to reveal that stuff, but I think at X-E it’s ok.

Ghosted by Rhino @ 10/27/2006 9:42 AM EDT

I never had a cabbage patch, but I did have a koosa. I guess he was supposed to be a dog or something.. All I really remember is that the way his ears were shaped, and since they were all hard, they were perfect to chew on.

Mmmmmm… koosa ears.

Ghosted by RUrahrah @ 10/27/2006 10:00 AM EDT

Jeebers! My heart is dying a slow death with every hour I spend at work actualyl working ad not reading a new halloween post..

On the side note:

My Cabbage patch doll was Christopher. He was originally Bert (or Burt, i forget), but I was not about to roll with a kid named Burt (or Bert). He ruled the land, even after My Buddy, even After the WWF pillow guys came out; I had Macho Man OOooooooooooooH YEAH! DIG IT!

Then…he was lost, LOST forever!!! /tear….

then i discovered girls…but the GI Joes stayed, damnit!

Ghosted by Fitzyroo @ 10/27/2006 10:41 AM EDT

I had two CPkids I had a girl named Martha and a boy named Barry-Malcolm he was blad, but I don’t think he ever looked like Alfred Hitchcock?

I remember my Mom and Grandma making clothes for Martha and matching clothes for me! I used to bring Martha to school and we’d be wearing the same outfit.

When naming your CPkid did you go for the name given on the birth certificate or name or give a name you wanted? I went with the birth certificate I don’t think I’d be creative enough to think of a name like Barry-Malcolm.

Ghosted by IHAQ @ 10/27/2006 11:35 AM EDT

Barry-Malcolm, eh? Can’t say I really understand the hyphenated first name. Were the Cabbage Patch Adults just indecisive?

Ghosted by Rhino @ 10/27/2006 11:50 AM EDT

Never had a CPK, but I did have a Pound Puppy that had my name inscribed on his dog collar. Named him Butterscotch because that was his color reminded me of.

Ghosted by JLAJRC @ 10/27/2006 11:51 AM EDT

I’m a guy, and I had a Cabbage Patch Kid too. He and My Buddy would always be with me. Anyone else ever actually name My Buddy? I’m pretty sure I had a sweet imagination as a kid, but I still went with Buddy as My Buddy’s name.

Ghosted by Fox @ 10/27/2006 12:20 PM EDT

I had an old sock.

Ghosted by kingklash and "Mr. Crispy" @ 10/27/2006 12:27 PM EDT

I got a rock.

Ghosted by Invader Norbert @ 10/27/2006 12:33 PM EDT

I still have my Cabbie. Her name is Carrie, and she’s burried under the blankets on my bed somewhere. She even has her original yellow felt dress with the appliqued pink satin heart. I also had a Pound Puppy I named Buster (I went through a phase of calling everyone that, and it somehow stuck to the dog), but he’s long gone, sadly.

Starwenn goes to the Icee/Slurpee machine in the X-E lounge to get herself some Artic Blast or Pitch Black frozen goodness. Every lounge needs an Icee/Slurpee machine. Oh, and she put out her own fresh, home-made pumpkin bread, since everything in the cupboards expired in the last decade and nostalgia-lovers cannot live on smelly pasta alone.

Ghosted by starwenn @ 10/27/2006 1:29 PM EDT

My CPK’s name was Petunia Vivian. I remember scribbling on her butt with green marker so I could sign my name next to Xavier Roberts or whoever’s name was down there.
Remember the CPK’s that could eat? And there was some horror story about one eating a kid’s hair or something…at least, that’s what my mom told me. I was freaked out, but maybe it was just my mom’s way of saying “I’m never fighting department store crowds for one of those things again.”

Ghosted by Jessica Marie @ 10/27/2006 1:39 PM EDT

I remeber that. I actually saw a news cast with the little girls hair stuck in the dolls mouth and the more she struggled the more hair the doll took in, The kittle girl looked very upset. There was some kind of epidemic with that.

Ghosted by cushe @ 10/27/2006 1:52 PM EDT

well i always thought it was weird my male cousin had a cabbage patch but i guess not.. my toy vision didn’t expand far past gi joe and video games

I always thought bald Cabbage Patch Kids looked like Alfred Hitchcock… Find a bald Cabbage Patch Kid, put in a suit and tie and imagine it saying “Good evening!”

ha this literally had me laughin out loud! we should make our own countdown entries

Ghosted by drbong @ 10/27/2006 3:15 PM EDT

The little buggers had plastic “snacks” like celery, carrot sticks, and cheese sticks that were pushed into their pie-holes and activated the mechanism for “eating.” Then, they developed a taste for flesh, then, since cannabalism is generally frowned upon as unacceptable snacking, decided on hair as a substitute.

*whirr*
*whirr*
*whirr*
*munch*
*munch*
*munch*
*squish-squoosh*

Ghosted by kingklash @ 10/27/2006 3:19 PM EDT

I had a bag of used hypodermic needles and a soap on a rope.

Ghosted by Deuce @ 10/27/2006 3:41 PM EDT

I only kept the name on the birth certificate for my first cabbage patch, the rest I re-named for one reason or another. I know one came with the name Jessica…and something about having a junior of myself freaked me out. I never had one that ate food, but I did have a bald one that smelled like powder, and after some time, came to look like it was stricken with a mystery disease that caused it to be riddled with white legions all over its head. I also had one with hair you could crimp. It made my hands sticky. I’m bored.

Ghosted by MissJess @ 10/27/2006 4:17 PM EDT

Oh yeah, the crimpy ones. I remember being mildly intersted in those…were they around the same time as the flesh-eating CPK’s?

Ghosted by Jessica Marie @ 10/27/2006 4:55 PM EDT

I’m shocked and awed that you all can remember their names. I had one, but I have no clue what her name was.

By the way, 100th post. :)

Ghosted by broomstickjockey @ 10/27/2006 5:06 PM EDT

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