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07/16/2008: X-E’s ‘08 Summer Megaparty: Gazzler!

Since I seem to have disgusted a great many of you with yesterday’s entry on the Bullshot, tonight I’ll stick to something that everybody loves: Bubbles!

Course, saying that “everybody loves bubbles” is a clear invitation for some smarmy prick to post a comment about how he or she hates them. If that happens, tomorrow’s post is about the Karen Ross Congo figure.


From Funrise’s Gazillion Bubbles collection, meet GAZZLER! As I understand it, Gazzler is a three-eyed mutant lizard dog who exists solely for the purpose of spitting hundreds of bubbles at speeds that exceed all human comprehension. And as if the traits listed in the previous sentence didn’t make Gazzler impressive enough, note that he’s been inhumanly stitched onto a gun, transforming him from a bubble-spitting mutant to a bubble-spitting mutant that you can shoot!

It’s tough to imagine the path of action that brought Gazzlers into production, but I’m glad they’re here. Bubbles should be fun for everyone, but there’s no denying the female-targeted stigma they hold once the wand-wielder gets beyond age five. Guys need bubble fun too, and nothing makes bubbles more acceptable for men than a three-eyed mutant lizard dog who throws them up at top speeds.


Gazzler performs his task well, though the velocity at which he hurls his bubbles means that the fragile orbs only get to live for a second or two before popping from the pressure. On the flipside, it’s obvious that Gazzler’s secret purpose is to allow small children to beam other small children in the face with lots and lots of bubbles. For those ends, he’s an amazing achievement in mutant lizard dog bubble-shooting technology.

Whereas most mutant lizard dogs live and breathe through the magic of accursed ichor, Gazzler just needs a couple of “AA” batteries. I’m also just now realizing that if you don’t provide Gazzler with his included stock of bubble liquid, he makes an absolutely amazing portable fan. I’m sitting here all refreshed, with a face full of nice, buzzing Gazzler throat air. This is the highlight of my day and I’m not afraid to admit it.

I made a sucky YouTube video of Gazzler in action, because I know you’re having a tough time believing that there’s a mass-produced series of three-eyed, bubble-blowing mutant lizard dogs. In terms of proof, visual aids are always effective.

In closing, Bullshots are awesome and everyone should drink spiked beef stock.


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Discussion Thread: 98 comments

I can’t stand bubbles. Must be from being forced to eat them when I was a child.

Ghosted by Brian @ 07/16/2008 11:23 PM EDT


first fuckin comment! dude wish i woulda had one of those as a kid!

Ghosted by punkass1 @ 07/16/2008 11:23 PM EDT


I do not accept that closing statement!!!

And screw it I’m a girl, but the appeal of the mutant lizard dog and his guzzling skills, well I can’t even put it into words….if I could go back in time I’d take that mutant-lizard-dog-bubble-guzzling-ass-kicking gun over the delicate wand any day of the week (I wonder if that means I’d come back in the future as a lesbian….)

Ghosted by Romi @ 07/16/2008 11:26 PM EDT


I want to find a bottle of bubbles, like, RIGHT NOW.

Ghosted by Neg @ 07/16/2008 11:26 PM EDT


Wow, could this look anything more like the creepy creature I just made on Spore?

Ghosted by Brett @ 07/16/2008 11:27 PM EDT


Holy crap! With this and a Super Soaker, you could rule the world like Dr. Doom.

Ghosted by arthurcluck @ 07/16/2008 11:29 PM EDT


You could actually shoot an actual “Bubblebeam” at people. Take that, Fake Wartortle. We know you’re just a squirrel with a fake turtle shell on you.

He doesn’t guzzle, he GAZZLES!

Ghosted by Invader Norbert @ 07/16/2008 11:30 PM EDT


I want one of those immediately! Also bubbles rock. That’s not up for discussion! =)

Ghosted by ULTRAMAN @ 07/16/2008 11:34 PM EDT


I was going to say I hated bubbles, you know just to be a smarmy prick and everything.
But after seeing him in action I don’t think I can, where do you get those wonderful toys??

Ghosted by JoshC @ 07/16/2008 11:38 PM EDT


I want that!
…Even though it looks like it only works 60% of the time?

I really hope random people stumble upon that video on youtube. It would be a purely what-the-fuck moment for them, for sure.

Ghosted by Denise @ 07/16/2008 11:42 PM EDT


Norbert, I love you, you goof~

Ghosted by Neg @ 07/16/2008 11:43 PM EDT


I hate bubbles, but I love Karen Ross. She was clearly the best character.

Her devotion to Charles was admirable, but her standing up to his father was heroic.

Bruce Campbell cameo ftw!

Ghosted by Smarmy Prick @ 07/16/2008 11:44 PM EDT


Being a nerd, I read popular science. It was there that I first discovered Zububbles. Part of the “best inventions” something deal, they had a multi-page article on how this guy made colored bubbles. It actually took two guys and a number of years for them to finally get it. You can read the article here http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2005-11/11-year-quest-create-disappearing-colored-bubbles
After all that effort, I decided I had to have some. Black bubbles – come on. “Summer, ‘07″ the website said. It’s a year later, and nothing. It’s like, “here’s pure childhood fun, we don’t know when you can have it.” http://www.zubbles.com/

Ghosted by Douglas Brown @ 07/16/2008 11:46 PM EDT


That gif had a really weird sexual rythem to it. Made reading the post a little difficult.

But I powered through it. Yeah, I like bubbles over bullsnot…er bullshot.

Ghosted by Bill @ 07/16/2008 11:46 PM EDT


Please no more Congo figures : (

Ghosted by mezzanine @ 07/16/2008 11:48 PM EDT


I love bubbles, especially when they issue forth from something as cool as that but…could we still have the Karen Ross Congo action figure review?

Ghosted by FyarlGirl @ 07/16/2008 11:49 PM EDT


More Congo figures would be nice. =)

Ghosted by ULTRAMAN @ 07/16/2008 11:52 PM EDT


Cobra…..Bubbles?

(Wow, I need to watch that again…Haven’t had my annual summer viewing of Lilo and Stitch yet).

This is totally off tangent, but I’m considering blowing part of my first paycheck on Pokemon Diamond (or Pearl…). I haven’t played a Pokemon game since Yellow. Is it really that fun? How many hours can I expect in the main game?

Ghosted by Cameron T. @ 07/16/2008 11:54 PM EDT


CameronT. GET POKEMON DIAMOND OR PEARL! The main quest will take you a while to complete, and even when yur done there’s still some cool sode stuff to do. But that’s not the real reason you should get it. The REAL reason you should get it is because there’s ENDLESS replay value online! Plus the battle system is BETTER THAN EVER! You have to put alot of strategy into building yur teams. Picking the right types, teaching them the right moves etc.. , just get it.=) If you do , then we can battle. I’m a HUGE fan of the Poke games. The regular ones anyway.

Ghosted by ULTRAMAN @ 07/17/2008 12:02 AM EDT


Last I checked I had 212 hours, but like how am I supposed to factor out trading and breeding time :O

Ghosted by Neg @ 07/17/2008 12:05 AM EDT


Okay, I just asked and the answer I got was 30-40 hours.

Ghosted by Neg @ 07/17/2008 12:09 AM EDT


Bill, I was just about to say that. I’m glad I’m not the only one that was somewhat uncomfortable watching that. Wow, I wouldn’t have taken Gazzler for a squirter.

What?? Get out of here with that! Oh, DJ D, that’s just the limit!

Oh, I meant to mention that thanks to our recent trip into the Congo, it’s now at the top of my Netflix queue. Apparently it’s a lost gem that I must see again, according to you folks. I didn’t remember all that awesomeness lo those many years ago the first time I saw it.

I never want to speak of Bullshot ever again.

Ghosted by DJ D @ 07/17/2008 12:14 AM EDT


Karen Ross is awesome… did she also have a shoulder cannon? You’re re-awakened my love for Congo!

PS Bubbles are cool too.. but not as cool as monkeys that bash your head in with rocks!

Ghosted by Anonymous @ 07/17/2008 12:19 AM EDT


No summer is ever complete without bubbles!

I posted this in the last thread but think it might get missed, so here I go again. For those with love of the Robot/Galactic/Adventure Heroes/Super Hero Squad lines – Hasbro is releasing a Combat Heroes line of stylized GI Joe characters.

For some reason the link won’t post, but here’s Snake-Eyes, Timberwolf and Zartan: http://i.toynewsi.com/g/index.php?mode=view&album=GIJoe%...

The next image is Bazooka and Firefly.

Ghosted by jjwspider @ 07/17/2008 12:21 AM EDT


It’d probably break the thing, but it would be awesome to put touchabubble fluid in this and see what happened. BUBBLE BULLETS MIGHT BE A POSSIBILITY.

Ghosted by Bookstore Ninja @ 07/17/2008 12:25 AM EDT


That thing is fantastic, and so are bubbles. My uncle used to inhale on his cigarettes then blow bubbles for me when I was a kid on Grandmas front porch. not only did they look fucking AWESOME, but when they touched down they’d make their landing spot smoke for a second like a ring of fire.

Smokebubbles own, give Gazzle a pack of Marlboro’s.

I would like to see a Karen Ross article. In fact I would love to see that as a theme to this summer megaparty. We should put that to a vote, like as if we suddenly magically earned the right to tell Matt what to do.

also, Cameron T. mentioned an anual summer watching of Lilo and Stitch. Does anyone else have crap they do to celebrate every summer?

Ghosted by Justin B @ 07/17/2008 12:57 AM EDT


I want a Gazzler, even though he sounds like a dentist’s drill.

Ghosted by JLAJRC @ 07/17/2008 1:00 AM EDT


Okay, Gazzler looks very cool. Sub-fortuitiously though, bubbles haven’t been a big thing around my house for a long while.

Ghosted by DocDragon @ 07/17/2008 3:31 AM EDT


I friggin’ hate bubbles.

Bubble suck.

I hate bubbles.
I hate bubbles.
I hate bubbles.
I hate bubbles.
I hate bubbles.

Bubble Ghosts are even worse. And don’t get me started on Bubble Bobbles.

Ghosted by The De-Bubbler @ 07/17/2008 3:48 AM EDT


Congo figures, ftw.

Ghosted by Neg @ 07/17/2008 4:20 AM EDT


WELP, looks like were gettin some more Congo figures reviewed! =) I think someone is posein as a different poster on PURPOSE in order to taunt Matt in reviewing the Congo figures. Hmmmmmm.=/

Ghosted by ULTRAMAN @ 07/17/2008 4:25 AM EDT


How can anyone hate bubbles? Bubbles are awesome and if you don’t like them you obviously don’t have a soul.

Ghosted by Eddie Lightning Frog @ 07/17/2008 4:50 AM EDT


I was really clumsy and always spilled most of my soapy solution before getting any really good bubbles going. This thing would have been cool to have. Maybe I’ll buy one for my sister.

Ghosted by GloomyJack @ 07/17/2008 6:40 AM EDT


Bubbles are pretty cool. But they’re so much better when they shoot out the mouth of mutant dinosaur, lizard thing.

Oh, and I someone mention getting Congo on Netflix…Geez, I have Netflix and didn’t think about that. I’ll have to add it to the queue later. I’ve never seen it and I don’t want to be out of the loop. At least no more than usual.

Ghosted by DC @ 07/17/2008 7:21 AM EDT


I gotta disagree with one point- I almost immediately envisioned the “path of action” that brought these to life. Someone remembered the nasty bubble blowing super heroes that opened at the neck that my mom would never let me have (I wanted Spider-Man), but
A) they had no licensing deals in place
B) kids these days are out of shape and all that exhaling through a straw is asking too much, so we’re on to battery power…

Ghosted by jimbutsu @ 07/17/2008 8:06 AM EDT


I was only a mediocre fan of bubbles as a kid…but now that I have a daughter of my own, I get to discover just how fun they can be. I don’t remember how we found out she liked bubbles (I think it was a wedding or something) but as soon as she could walk and talk she’d beg me to blow bubbles for her so she could pop them. She’d eventually get tired and want to blow bubbles herself. She always blew too hard, so I had to get her something almost the exact same as this, though it was more ‘gun’ themed rather than ‘mutant alien feral animals’ but she loved it, till it ran out of bubbles, and we found that it only worked with the original brand of bubbles, and that using a different brand had killed it forever :(

Ghosted by random bob @ 07/17/2008 8:37 AM EDT


Bubbles are fun and finding something that can enhance that fun makes it even better. Also they are a GREAT distraction for kids!

Ghosted by gingela5 @ 07/17/2008 8:55 AM EDT


Karen Ross review!?!?!?! NOOO!!!!

Ghosted by Nizzler @ 07/17/2008 9:03 AM EDT


Now that De-Bubbler mentioned it, Gazzler does look like a demented version of the blue lizard/dragon from Bubble Bobble/Bust-a-Move.

Ghosted by JLAJRC @ 07/17/2008 10:22 AM EDT


Hey all….bored to death in class.

Dark Knight came out Yesterday right? Or tomorrow?

I feel awesome, I bought a fuckton of new clothes…several cute fancy tops and a pair of black slacks and 2 pairs of white sneakers that are backless and socks. Cost me 52 dollars for everything.

Mystie if you read this….see if there is a DOTS clothing store in your area! ASAP! Great plus size stuff usually under 20 bucks. It’s the real nice modern looking kind, not old lady ish or anything. They had some sweet dresses and skirts too.

Ghosted by mandy_Reeves @ 07/17/2008 10:25 AM EDT


Bubbles don’t turn me on like meaty drinks. Fleeting and inessential, they offend my proletariat sensibilities. Whereas a stiff vodka drink fortified by boiled muscle extract emboldens the spirit and prepares us for more of the necessary labor to sustain the community. Nazdrovya.

Ghosted by Rev. Back It On Up @ 07/17/2008 10:43 AM EDT


Do I need to have seen the last Batman to see this one? I just could never get past Katie Holmes and watch Batman Begins, but I really want to see this new movie. I’ve seen the Burton movies and read The Dark Knight returns, is that good enough?

Speaking of comics, you guys see the new Black Canary Barbie? Any thoughts?

Ghosted by squee4242 @ 07/17/2008 10:44 AM EDT


That Barbie looks like a hooker. You know there are going to be some angry parents over this.

Ghosted by DC @ 07/17/2008 11:00 AM EDT


The Black Canary Barbie is nice, but nowhere near as nice as the 12″ Harley Quinn a friend of mine had (and, wisely, would not let me touch).

As for not seeing Batman Begins, squee4242, you should see it. It’s excellent, and Katie Holmes isn’t in it all that much. Christian Bale is great in the just-barely-sane style of Batman. That said, it’s not like you’ll be lost if you see the new one first. It’s Batman. You know what’s going on. The characters are a little different than other incarnations, but not different enough that you can’t follow it.

Ghosted by Narse @ 07/17/2008 11:11 AM EDT


I need one o’ them three eyed bubble monstahs.

Ghosted by zharicant @ 07/17/2008 11:23 AM EDT


You shouldn’t need to see batman begins to enjoy the dark knight. But the first one is worth watching even with the Holmes included.. I wonder how the Gazzler would handle some bullshot? At least the color and consistancy would be correct.

Ghosted by Jabu4u @ 07/17/2008 11:33 AM EDT


Saying you hate bubbles is like saying you hate the sky; it just doesn’t make an iota of sense.

Did anyone ever see those “trick” bubbles? They look like your normal, run-of-the-mill bubbles but they consist of a thicker, stickier liquid so when they come into contact with something they just plant themselves there and don’t burst. If you pull them off your clothing they leave a mark (that’s not permanent). It’s pretty funny seeing everyone enjoying the bubbles only to have them become completely vexed a moment later when they’re sticking to their hair and clothes and making a sticky mess.

Ghosted by Clockwork @ 07/17/2008 11:39 AM EDT


Broth, Matt, not stock. Stock is made from bones. Broth is made from meat. Spiked beef stock, if served over ice, would congeal due to the high gelatin content and become more or less a greasy beef fat flavored Jello shot. Now THAT would be something I’d like to see you try.

Ghosted by Chris @ 07/17/2008 11:48 AM EDT


In my bubble-related euphoria I completely forgot the word “broth.” I knew “stock” wasn’t correct but didn’t expect many X-E readers to understand the sheer impossibility of what I was saying.

Chris, your reward is a 1000 word essay on the Karen Ross action figure.

Ghosted by Matt @ 07/17/2008 12:01 PM EDT


Wow, I had no idea what the difference between stock and broth was until now. See, X-E is educational.

Ghosted by DJ D @ 07/17/2008 12:08 PM EDT


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