09/29/2003 Entry: "New Article: Krang Goes Babysitting!"

Ever wondered what would happen if Krang, the evil pink brain from Dimension X, was roped into babysitting half of the Marvel Universe? Click here to find out! When you're done, do me a favor and pay a little visit to Play Along Toys, who were nice enough to send me some packages of the "Marvel MiniMates" figures, free of charge. Enjoy!

http://www.msnbc.com/news/946039.asp

Just found that pretty cool, sometimes I feel X-E's too far from the center of the internet to get noticed by a site like MSNBC.

Chestnuts roasted by "MR. GAME & WATCH" @ 09/29/2003 05:11 PM EST

LOL...He got out of hand

Chestnuts roasted by AL @ 09/29/2003 05:13 PM EST

That was awesome. "I'm blind, goddamit!" I think my new excuse for not doing things has been found.

Chestnuts roasted by Melanie @ 09/29/2003 05:24 PM EST

I love this site, but these kinds of stories are my favorite. Too bad there are so few of them!!

I realize they probably take longer to come up with than your other stuff, but you should do them more often. I crack up when I read them, and I usually bookmark them so I can read them often.

Chestnuts roasted by Jazzy @ 09/29/2003 05:26 PM EST

Kick-ass, Matt. Like Twisted Mego Theater, but better.

One note: "Jane" is more commonly known as "American Maid" from "The Tick." Which brings up the question...what happened to Betty?

Chestnuts roasted by Paul @ 09/29/2003 05:31 PM EST

It's read, it's HILARIOUS. I love it when Matt does these. Krang's ender is the best.

As for Betty... "She got out of hand".

Chestnuts roasted by "MR. GAME & WATCH" @ 09/29/2003 05:37 PM EST

I prefere "a little misunderstanding better" than "he got out of control".

Chestnuts roasted by VigosCrazy @ 09/29/2003 05:47 PM EST

Great skit. I love these.

If you all enjoy this type of thing, hop on over to Action Figure Adventures www.actionfigureadventures.net. Just click on my name in this post. There, you can find more action figure skits than you'll know what to do with. We're about to update with new material.

(Sorry if this is stepping on any boundries.)

Chestnuts roasted by G'Noose McJailbait @ 09/29/2003 06:21 PM EST

I will never stop loveing you matt

Chestnuts roasted by random bob @ 09/29/2003 06:28 PM EST

I'll never stop misspelling either

Chestnuts roasted by random bob @ 09/29/2003 06:28 PM EST

Matt, you rock!

Chestnuts roasted by Nemesis @ 09/29/2003 06:44 PM EST

ACTION FIGURE ADVENTURES!

Hoorah!

I am appeased!

Chestnuts roasted by Evin @ 09/29/2003 06:59 PM EST

I MUST HAVE the Lego Venom. I will go insane if I don't.

..the company sending you those toys, good idea on their part methinks. o.o

Chestnuts roasted by Hollow @ 09/29/2003 07:47 PM EST

I must have those chocolate bats!

Chestnuts roasted by pikachulover @ 09/29/2003 07:56 PM EST

Krang = undisputed evil villian ever, besides megatron and unicron.

oh and you gotta love venom

Chestnuts roasted by Steven @ 09/29/2003 08:02 PM EST

And no cameo from Moss Man Arm Skeletor? But I'm concerned for his safety after being tortured by Pee Wee's Playhouse...

Chestnuts roasted by Onslaught Six @ 09/29/2003 08:03 PM EST

more krang!

shameless.

Chestnuts roasted by The Fhoi Myore @ 09/29/2003 08:07 PM EST

I gotta say, Matt. You are the king of action figure sketches. Actually, come to think of it, you're pretty much the king of anything obscure or that happened to be a major part of my childhood.

But I do have one question. Why the Hell would Krang and Venom want to fuck...oh...wait a minute...it's Krang and Venom we're talking about here...never mind...

Chestnuts roasted by Nate @ 09/29/2003 08:32 PM EST

"Ooof!!"

Pure genius, and poetic justice for those of us that actually paid money to see the movie (there's a first date I'll never forget).

Chestnuts roasted by Ben Affleck's burning career after Gigli. (gobble gobble) @ 09/29/2003 08:51 PM EST

Perfection.

Easily, the funniest thing I have ever read.

Chestnuts roasted by Tessie @ 09/29/2003 09:05 PM EST

Venom eats brains. His new dad is a brain.

No good can come of this.

Chestnuts roasted by Gavok @ 09/29/2003 09:39 PM EST

Generic whispering. Understand?

No, no I don't. Not at all. Anyone care to explain it to me? I guess I'm a little slow.

Posted by Chaos Mage @ 09/29/2003 04:24 PM EST

Tch I hate explaining things... but then, I hate not knowing stuff either.

It's like in a cartoon, when a dude has an idea, and gathers his friends around and whispers his plan to them, and all you hear is pssspsssspssspssspssspsss... Hence, generic whispering.

Or am I barking up the entirely wrong dog?

Chestnuts roasted by Beatnik @ 09/29/2003 11:28 PM EST

I thought that the ending statement really resonated, in light of the current political climate. It's not pro-violence, rather shows us the effects.

Chestnuts roasted by Les Jordan @ 09/30/2003 12:06 AM EST

HAHAHA
You rock!!!
If you're ever in Canada I'll hook you up with some free movie passes
Cheers!

Chestnuts roasted by Alison @ 09/30/2003 12:48 AM EST

Great skit, Matt.

That Action Figure Adventures is pretty funny too. Looks like you might have some competition. :)

Chestnuts roasted by Ipsilon @ 09/30/2003 01:04 AM EST

I always get a chuckle out of watching Matt and his crazy buddies' adventures! AAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!

Chestnuts roasted by Skelletor @ 09/30/2003 01:24 AM EST

That was bruce banner

I hate myself

Chestnuts roasted by Flat @ 09/30/2003 01:42 AM EST

Matt...you are my SEX GOD lol! Brillant as always :)

Chestnuts roasted by Katie @ 09/30/2003 01:59 AM EST

Well, if people are shamelessly plugging their own action figure comics, I've never done anything like that myself, but my brother, John, back in the days when he was the news editor at the John Abbott College Bandersnatch, used to do this one called Gay G.I. Joe Theatre, though only a couple of them are online.

Chestnuts roasted by Steve Brandon @ 09/30/2003 03:19 AM EST

Hahaha, god that was funny. I love this site.

Chestnuts roasted by Kevin T @ 09/30/2003 05:42 AM EST

You know, showing this to people who have english as their second (or third) language has been amazing.

Chestnuts roasted by OhgodTheRats @ 09/30/2003 05:48 AM EST

The best line in this is "I thought you said two, not 27!" and the reply? "Shit happens."
I know when I get married I'm gonna come home one day and that's going to happen lol

Chestnuts roasted by Kiften @ 09/30/2003 05:55 AM EST

Eeeeeexcellent drama. I'll bet that Venom and Krang are just hurt little boys inside. Or something.

Anyway, I had yet another evening class with the Matt-doppelganger last night. I was sitting at a table with a fully-rendered, inked version of Optimus Prime graffitied on it (that's what happens when artistic people get bored, I guess) and was studying the theories of William Riker (the political scientist, not the other one), but still couldn't use it as a segue ('cause he was sitting on the other side of the auditorium. I love parentheses). Probably just as well; how do you really start a conversation with "You know, you look just like this guy with this website." and not end up with some sort of court injunction thingee against you?

Um. John Cleese is going to be on Will & Grace as Karen's love interest. Silly English K-ni-ght. That's all I got. Thank you. Goodnight.

Chestnuts roasted by Molten @ 09/30/2003 06:25 AM EST

I read the site constantly and never really comment. But that was to fucking funny! I was wiping tears from my eyes.

Keep up the great work!

Chestnuts roasted by PWalk @ 09/30/2003 10:12 AM EST

I just had to post and say that I own all the Marvel Minimates and they are totally awesome! I just got giddy when I saw an article featuring my favorite little toys.
Oh, and someone way up there asked if there were Ultimate Marvel Minimates, and the answer is yes. There are Ultimate X-Men. They be mad wicked.
For anyone who is curious, you can easily find these things at any comic shop.

Chestnuts roasted by Kodo @ 09/30/2003 10:58 AM EST

That was hilarious Matt. Now I have to get some of those little Marvel legos.

Chestnuts roasted by J-Dog @ 09/30/2003 11:08 AM EST

Just wanted to say the absolute best part of this little story was the daredevil walking into the corner. :D

Chestnuts roasted by Frantic @ 09/30/2003 01:54 PM EST

Yer a fuckin' genius Matt. I laughed my ass of when Elektra said she had cancer. Does that make me a bad man?

Chestnuts roasted by Sparky @ 09/30/2003 02:40 PM EST

Those marvel things are called Minimates.
They have made Ultimate spiderman as well as the ultimate x-men.
They rock, i work for Art Asylum/Play Along

glad you enjoyed them Matt

Chestnuts roasted by R Hunter @ 09/30/2003 03:00 PM EST

Thanks Beatnik!

I get it now, I just wasn't reading carefully enough. I thought it said GENETIC whispering, but in reality it says GENERIC whispering. I guess I just wasn't paying attention.

I am no longer confused, but I feel dumber. Thanks for pointing it out though. I will try to improve my reading skills so you don't have to explain obvious stuff to me again.

Chestnuts roasted by Chaos Mage @ 09/30/2003 03:05 PM EST

actually i should have been more specific.....The ultimates team itself.......i mean ultimate spiderman looks liek spiderman and i dnt care much for ultimate x-men there are already 40 million diff x men comics comming out every month anyway but thanks for noticing my comment :)

Chestnuts roasted by Scourge @ 09/30/2003 04:13 PM EST

oh my ......spelling errors from me? that cant be good *looks outside for impending doomsday*

Chestnuts roasted by scourge @ 09/30/2003 04:14 PM EST

Fuck Yeah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Chestnuts roasted by Dubiel @ 09/30/2003 07:22 PM EST

Is American Maid's real name Jane? Did I miss that episode of The Tick? I just looked on a Tick website and they just listed her name as American Maid. I'll do some more investigation on this (but I don't know why I'm wasting my time). And maybe it's just that I don't know Marvel comics, but why does Dr. Octopus look like a girl? Was that some plot twist DC guys like myself aren't privy to?

Chestnuts roasted by inkmage @ 09/30/2003 10:30 PM EST

I think I want those minimate toys now ... errr wait need money (Starts counting pennies)

Chestnuts roasted by Geek @ 09/30/2003 11:05 PM EST

Krang

Chestnuts roasted by FireFly @ 09/30/2003 11:13 PM EST

I can't say for sure, but I'm pretty sure Octy was all man. The figure, it seems, had feminine eyes, and with a high hair style, it resembled one, so Matt stuck that in there.

Also, the Daredevil running into a wall thing was the most pointless and hilarious thing ever.

Chestnuts roasted by Saf @ 10/01/2003 06:43 AM EST

That was good. My favorite part, was when Venom got bored.

Chestnuts roasted by Thanos @ 10/01/2003 07:41 AM EST

Oh. My. God.

I've loved X-E for about two years now, but THAT was the funniest thing I've ever seen. The picture of Venom holding DD's head on a stick saying, "He got out of line." is the fucking greatest thing EVER. I *have* to get that put on a t-shirt or something, yo.

Chestnuts roasted by Big Daddy Payne @ 10/01/2003 11:47 AM EST

this is really great! haven't commented before but this article will keep me laughing all night.

thx for this!
-keen

Chestnuts roasted by keen @ 10/01/2003 03:07 PM EST

That's the last time I let Krang borrow my body. He promised lots of pain before anyone died...But NOOOOO!!!! There wasn't much pain at all, damn him!!! That's ok, I'm not gonna demand my body back until after he's done with the wife, TEE HEE HEE.

Chestnuts roasted by Crow Warrior @ 10/01/2003 03:48 PM EST

Bang up job. You really put the particular traits of them figures to their use.

Chestnuts roasted by Terd @ 10/05/2003 12:10 AM EST

Long time reader/First time poster.

I really enjoy this site, and I especially love the action figure stories. This latest one had me doubled over in laughter. I'd like to get some of these Marvel MiniMates, but I've only seen them at one place in my area, and the asking price ain't worth it. They are cool-looking though, and it was a smart move for the company to actually give you free toys to plug on your site, Matt. Your Internet star is rising...

And the last time I checked, American Maid was never named Jane. I do recall another woman hero on the show called Jungle Janet. She was some big Amazon woman who worked in some team along side the likes of 4-Legged Man, Feral Boy, and Captain Musilage.

Chestnuts roasted by BS @ 10/05/2003 06:17 PM EST

Wow, I'll bet that this is the single funniest article Matt has ever posted. I'm amazed that his articles keep making me laugh after all these months.

Chestnuts roasted by Major Poo @ 10/06/2003 02:56 PM EST

Funny shit man! MORE! MORE! MORE!!!

Chestnuts roasted by Belthazor @ 10/07/2003 08:40 PM EST

I loved the story, but one question. Wasn't that Bruce Banner, not Doctor Octopus?

Chestnuts roasted by Randito Bandito @ 10/09/2003 05:57 PM EST

That's Lobot playing the part of Krang's body, iddn't it?

Chestnuts roasted by Bawb @ 10/10/2003 04:15 PM EST

Don't make me fart...You won't like me when I fart.

Chestnuts roasted by Gray Hulk @ 10/13/2003 02:12 AM EST

Doc Ock swapped heads with Cancer chick.

Chestnuts roasted by mlsq42 @ 11/02/2003 01:10 AM EST

Great article especially about Venom treating all the other kids terrible. TMNT is one of the best cartoons, the old one not the new

Chestnuts roasted by Romper Stomper @ 11/13/2003 04:28 PM EST

Venom is awesome....damn spiderman getting out of line.....

Chestnuts roasted by Skater1929 @ 11/26/2003 01:00 AM EST

'Krang, just try to make sure none of them die, okay?'

Knowing Krang, absolutely a set-up.

Loved it. There's this whole underlying wittiness to it that's interesting.

Torture through glass jars; that's never been thought of before...

Last line - knockout.

Chestnuts roasted by Mika @ 01/06/2004 10:44 PM EST

Hey that post on msnbc about this site is how i found you Matt!
http://www.msnbc.com/news/946039.asp
And i've been following you ever since, religiously, 4-5 times a day, reading blogs...past reviews and articles....my eyes keep leaking (mostly because I have to hold in my laughter so the co-workers don't get suspicious) and my work is suffering, but by god i go home with a smile on my face at night!

Thank you thank you thank you!

Chestnuts roasted by -Jen- @ 01/27/2004 04:50 PM EST

I thought Betty was Barney's wife not the chick from the tick, so what the hell happened to Betty?

Chestnuts roasted by Liqu0rhead @ 01/30/2004 02:23 AM EST

SHE DEAD

Chestnuts roasted by Streetlight_Manifesto @ 02/10/2004 12:06 PM EST

They said there are twenty seven kids, but all I see are eight: Rhino, Doc Ock, Electra, Daredevil, Spidey, Venom, Hulk, and Hulk. Where are the remaining nineteen?

Chestnuts roasted by NES Boy @ 04/05/2004 07:29 PM EST

Funniest. thing. ever.

Chestnuts roasted by Casey @ 04/21/2004 11:46 AM EST

I laughed til I cried.
Make more!!!!!!!

Chestnuts roasted by Superstar Barbie @ 04/29/2004 12:11 AM EST

i got the "sold American" thing!

Chestnuts roasted by soupershitler @ 05/21/2004 09:16 PM EST

i think it is the next thing. maybe it will get as big as "happy campers"

Chestnuts roasted by isaac @ 05/24/2004 07:11 AM EST

Nice little story. Venom was my fave.

I wonder if there are more stories like this around?

Chestnuts roasted by Grax @ 06/13/2004 07:32 AM EST