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Pumpkins are scary, and this post is before the update.
I really am sorry.
Chestnuts roasted by Warx @ 10/10/2005 09:09 PM EST
Sweet. I never knew they had those! I had ummm... oh what was his name. Dwork? Maybe ... He was the coolest looking one 
Chestnuts roasted by Ryane @ 10/10/2005 09:12 PM EST
I feel bad about the first post...
...but where is the soda-involved porn?
Chestnuts roasted by Warx @ 10/10/2005 09:14 PM EST
Yeah I was just wondering that too. I was SO looking forward to seein that! :'( Whole night's ruined, now... 
Chestnuts roasted by Ryane @ 10/10/2005 09:18 PM EST
I (and I am sure many others) love the early articles. I think many of us stumbled on XE via random Google searches which led us to this site. True, the writing has matured, but some of my favorite things here came 3-5 years ago.
And that video was beautiful.
Chestnuts roasted by kb @ 10/10/2005 09:20 PM EST
Matt- I demand to see you defile a bottle! And I enjoyed the music in the video. I couldn't help but dance. smiley face!
Chestnuts roasted by Darth Poop @ 10/10/2005 09:22 PM EST
I never had one of these, but one of my friends had one called 'Slobster'. I wouldn't have remembered it this long at all if it wasn't for the fact that one day he wore it to school a couple of years later sewn to a red baseball cap for 'Silly Hat Day'. I don't remember what silly hat I was wearing.. just that his put mine to shame.
Chestnuts roasted by Makenai @ 10/10/2005 09:31 PM EST
That was probably the most macabre video I've ever seen.
Chestnuts roasted by Jessica Marie @ 10/10/2005 09:34 PM EST
Great article, but I couldn't download that video or the video from the last article that had a video in it. Please help me!
And still no Frankenberry on LI...
Chestnuts roasted by Invader Norbert @ 10/10/2005 09:42 PM EST
Are you on a Mac?
Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 10/10/2005 09:43 PM EST
In celebration of the ICY 70 degree weather (Dear Texas: you suck and I hate you) I bought my first box of apple cider for the season. So I've been sitting under my A/C vent, drinking cider and pretending it's actually autumn.
Listen, I'm going to level with you. This place is killing me slowly. Look out your window. Are the leaves on the trees some color other than green? And, if so, can I crash on your couch? I'm clean and quiet, and I am willing to bring with me the entire Booberry stock of my local Walmart.
Chestnuts roasted by Jedoc @ 10/10/2005 09:55 PM EST
I mentioned this awhile back but most of the BOGLIN auctions I have seen on ebay are from the UK. I am not sure why that is. I never had one but I have always wanted one. I have made due with the FIRE AND ICE DRAGON puppet for now (Clicka the name).
We have BOO BERRY, FRANKENBERRY, and the Count down here plus SCOOBY DOO'S SCARY BONE cereal which is very good too.
Chestnuts roasted by The Manimal @ 10/10/2005 10:12 PM EST
I had completely forgotten about these toys. I never had one, but I remember looking at them in the toy store. They actually seem like a pretty neat idea....
Chestnuts roasted by Cameron T. @ 10/10/2005 10:35 PM EST
My brother had a Boglin when we were younger. The rubber that was used to fabricate those goddamned things was the most foul-smelling substance ever. It smelled so bad that my bro and I looked all over the much balleyhooed cage-shaped box to see if the used-eighteen-times-condom-smell was intentional and perhaps one of the Boglin's selling points.
Chestnuts roasted by The Yeti @ 10/10/2005 10:40 PM EST
I got news for ya -- half of that smell was the Boglin. The other half was your HAND SWEAT.
:o
Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 10/10/2005 10:41 PM EST
Wal-Mart had a ton of Chocula, Booberry, and Frankenberry, although only Chocula was in the official Halloween cereal aisle. I think they should do a limited edition of Frute Brute and Yummy Mummy for all of us who've heard of but never tried them.
Also, I spotted some candy based on "It's a Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" there but didn't buy any. Also had Halloween Corn Chips.
LOVED the video.
Chestnuts roasted by JLAJRC @ 10/10/2005 10:42 PM EST
where the hell can you buy 3-liter pepsi?
Chestnuts roasted by dohopoki @ 10/10/2005 10:52 PM EST
My only abiding memory of Boglins was that in a long-gone convenience store of my youth, they had a bunch of ostensibly for sale, unpackaged toys hanging up behind the counter. There was a dark blue-colored Boglin right in the center, which stayed there right up to the store's closing, and which I always desired, but never got.
Chestnuts roasted by Frostor @ 10/10/2005 10:52 PM EST
Matt, just so you know you put the wrong date on the article, it’s the 10th man the 10th! 
Happy Thanksgiving to all Canadians!
I always wanted a Boglin, I remember this kid that lived by my babysitter he had the coolest stuff and I always wanted what he had, Boglin, My Pet Monster, Gizmo...this guy was my hero!
Chestnuts roasted by IHAQ @ 10/10/2005 10:58 PM EST
Oh, silly IHAQ -- I try to post them a few hours before their specified day. The Boglins entry is meant for Tuesday.
Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 10/10/2005 10:59 PM EST
Ummmm right, sorry bout that, I blame it on no sleep taking care of my one month old!
It's off to bed with me!
Chestnuts roasted by IHAQ @ 10/10/2005 11:03 PM EST
IHAQ thanks and I hope you had a good one. My leaves aren't even yellow yet, but on the plus side Ghostbusters is playing on TBS. And Matt those things are delightfully creepy.
Chestnuts roasted by Phil @ 10/10/2005 11:04 PM EST
God, now I really want to go on ebay and buy a few boglins.
I'm serious, I love those damn things. The box reminds me of the boxes the Street Sharks came in. I used to have every single one of those... man, ebay here I come...
Chestnuts roasted by Chilipeppers @ 10/10/2005 11:12 PM EST
No, I don't have a Mac, Matt. The videos load on my Windows Media Player and it reads....wait a sec, as I was typing this, I got it to work! Huzzah!! Where's the XXX Litre Porn goodness???!
I was in Target today and I came across a Magnum PI costume that had a hat that read "Magnum PI" on it. Reminded me of the Ben Cooper costumes from the last article, mostly the Yoda one.
Matt, do you know where you got your Monster Triple Pack from last years countdown? I'm that damn serious and desperate about getting some Frankenberry...
Chestnuts roasted by Invader Norbert @ 10/10/2005 11:18 PM EST
I wish everything came in a package that also doubled as a cage. It would make life much more awesome to pick up something like....oreos in a box that was like a cage.
You know it would.
Be quiet.
Chestnuts roasted by The Wukong Effect @ 10/10/2005 11:31 PM EST
I really think we should have a survey where each of us send in our jack'o'lantern carving masterpeices for voting/ approval somewhat like the art contest. I just really like pumpkin carving so I wanna see what everyone else does so maybe I could steal it for next year. Of course this would need to be done near the end of the season.
Chestnuts roasted by Phil @ 10/10/2005 11:34 PM EST
Also do any Canadian readers here from the southwestern Ontario area know where I can find some Booberry or Frakenberry without having to cross the broder? I have been deprived of cereal since the 90's because people decided to start eating healthier...bastards. You non-cereal eaters ruined my life! (In terms of cereal consumption)
Chestnuts roasted by Phil @ 10/10/2005 11:40 PM EST
Dude, VH1 should be sending you mailbox money.
Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 10/10/2005 11:52 PM EST
I request Matt make x-entertainment's first full-length movie: Boglin Puppet Theater, The Next Generation!!!
Chestnuts roasted by Kevin @ 10/10/2005 11:53 PM EST
I came. I saw. I squeeled with glee...!
Chestnuts roasted by phunqsauce @ 10/11/2005 12:58 AM EST
I was in Target today and I came across a Magnum PI costume that had a hat that read "Magnum PI" on it
Invader Norbert, you're shitting me, right? A Magnum PI costume, in 2005? Damn, did it even have a fake, glue-on Tom Selleck 'stache? That thing should be on someone's "scariest ride" list, that's for damn sure!
I will be heading off to Chicago tomorrow, and hopefully on Wed, I will be hitting up the American Science & Surplus store, and seeing what kind of cheap crap I can lay my hands on!! OH JOY!
Chestnuts roasted by kidneyboy @ 10/11/2005 12:59 AM EST
"I'm the best!" hahahaaha i totally did think of mario bros when i read that...how sad
Chestnuts roasted by Karrie @ 10/11/2005 02:05 AM EST
I've been reading X-E for about two years now and I've never posted any comments on the blog before, but I suddenly realized I should, because I too have noticed that there is a major lack of cool Halloween stuff in the stores today.
I'm doing my part to fix this by decorating the Hollywood Video store I work in with tons of cobwebs, cheap plastic skeletons, and rubber insects. I also make sure to play "It's The Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown" at least once a day on the big in-store TV.
Thank you, Matt...you always inspire me to celebrate and enjoy life!
Chestnuts roasted by Antenna Villain @ 10/11/2005 02:23 AM EST
Oh man! You rule - I totally remember these being in the front of Kay-Bee toys when I was young! Thanks for reminding me what these things were called.
Chestnuts roasted by lucas2600b @ 10/11/2005 03:23 AM EST
Kidneyboy, yeah TARGET has Magnum P.I., Miami Vice, Daisy Duke (the Catherine Bach one), and a handful of other retro costumes. I don't know, I think the Magnum P.I. is a little too "hey, check it out, guess who I am. That's right, MAGNUM P.I.!".
From the last thread: I can report that in Florida it was Lionel Play World instead of Kiddie Land.
Chestnuts roasted by The Manimal @ 10/11/2005 05:31 AM EST
There I was. I was a little boy in the eighties. I was obsessed with anything monster. Halloween was my special time.
As all little boys, I loved toys. action figures of course, but I still hadn't grown out of stuffed animals n such.
I knew about boglins and wanted one so very badly. They were a my buddy for me. A cool ass puppet with a design and exicution that I haven't really seen even today. And they were creepy. I could surely scare my sister with this. Hell, my mom even.
Alas we didn't have much money, never did but I got along fine anyway (being somewhat of an idiot when it came to where things came from) as cast offs from goodwill or garage sales often did the trick.
But boglins were new. Maybe the one kid down the block that nobody knew well for some reason had one, I cant quite remember, but if he had, I wouldn't have been able to glory in it anyhow.
So there I am in autumn, walking down what I recal as a not so well lit hallway in some department store. Walking down an isle ahead of my mom so as to have ample stopping time to look at anything that took my intrest as we couldn't stop to look at every little thing I wanted to look at.
There it was. I couldn't belive it. I wasted precious looky time afraid to even approach the display, thinking they might cease to exist if I approached closer.
Mom nearing, I made my way hastily over. Boglins. Halloween HALLOWEEN boglins. I picked up Blobkin, my obvious favourite (skulls are cool and defenately awesome, but Jack o'lanterns are only Halloween, my day) and gloried in him. I picked up and gloried in Bog o Bones so he wouldn't feel bad or neglected (and to make sure of my choice, already knowing I was sure) and took in every detail of my prescious find.
I couldn't belive I had found this. I couldn't belive the company that made these things would make this. Surely it was just for me.
I did a quick check, was this a dream? (I often had/have dreams of the perfect toy find only to wake up and have it be a total dream. How I still long for the 15 car train transformer with each car becoming a robot AND all adding together to become the biggest transformer of them all, plus the cartoon commercial it came with...ah bastard dreams)
Anyway, I knew I must have it, more than anything I ever wanted before. I looked to mom, oh she was on me already (and past come to think of it, I always had a 15 foot pass and catch up space or so)
"Mom, I ..."
"No, c'mon Damon, not today"
"No, you don't understand, this.."
"Not today Damon, maybe later"
"But..."
She kept walking. I didn't know what to do. I had to have it. She was 20 feet away...30 Ah crap.
I did the look at mom at the toy back and forth dance you do when you cant bare to set something down but know you don't want to chance losing sight of your parents.
I set it down and promised,
"I promis Blobkin, I will come back for you. I swear I will get you somehow. You are mine by right."
I never got Blobkin. I went back, what, a week later. Gone. I asked every toy person I saw for two years if they were comming back. Two empty halloweens for me.
That turned into, what, 20 years of missed oportunity?
It has become the one thing from my childhood that I never got over not getting.
The orriginal reason I found X-Entertainment (awesome place where everything I loved is still alive) was a search engine result for Boglins.
Thanks to Matt I know that others remember that beautiful little beast from that long ago day. I am not alone (though quite possibly the most obsessed) in my memory of Blobkin and his brother.
Though Matt's orriginal article didn't mention the Halloween brand nearly enough (for me) this article makes up for it. I am heartily thankful that the article I really had come for has finally been written. Thank you matt profusly.
I never have gotten that boglin. I don't know how this ebay really works. I don't think I can order things online anyway, no credit card or something. If I did order somethin online god knows If I could rationalize spending whatever outragous price he would be. But At least I have the hope that Blobkin may still be out there for me to fulfill my promise to, though years later and maybe a little worse for the ware.
I'm not sure why this little guy has ment so much to me, but I love 'em. Matt, I know that you know what I mean.
Happy Halloween people.
Chestnuts roasted by spooky @ 10/11/2005 07:12 AM EST
What Spooky said, except replace "Blobkin" with "Pee-Wee's Playhouse playset."
I saw Magnum P.I. at Target yesterday too. If I remember correctly: it's a hat emblazoned with Magnum P.I., a mustache, and either a Hawaiian shirt or a lei. I was too distracted because I (finally) found the creme-filled Halloween Peeps pumpkins. Still no sign of cocoa cats in my area anywhere.
Chestnuts roasted by mtrox @ 10/11/2005 08:44 AM EST
I had a vague memory of these things and i remember wanting one, but they were "boy's toys" so I got stuck with a Barbie 
in an unrelated note, who saw the Steeler game last night?? was that a good one or what?
Chestnuts roasted by bitchpants @ 10/11/2005 09:55 AM EST
Hey, has anyone else seen the "Sunkist" halloween edition cans featuring "The Munsters". I saw one in a coke dispenser on display. If I'm not mistaken it had a picture of "Grandpa" on it.
If anyone's seen them for sale, PLEASSSSSE let me know. I love "The Munsters". Thanks
Chestnuts roasted by Texican @ 10/11/2005 09:59 AM EST
The closest thing I have to a toy I never got over not getting was Barbie Loves McDonald's. It was my answer in that thread about what you would buy if you had a time machine. However, what was more painful was the Christmas that I really wanted Dixie's Diner. I saw it in the JCPenney Christmas Catalog (on the same page as the Pee-Wee's Playhouse Set, which is what made me think of it.) It was so neat - a perfect little diner with excellent detail. You could buy a formica-looking counter, booths, a pool table, a light-up jukebox...I looked at that catalog almost every day and pined for it. As was the case with most kids, it was one on a list of several things I wanted. Well, deciding they couldn't get me everything I wanted (what parent can?) they bought me some things off of my list and thought the diner would be a cute thing for my little sister. Oh the pain... She promptly lost nearly all the pieces and broke off parts of the diner. What didn't get broken got scratched or messed up in some way before being thrown in the closet and forgotten. It hurts even now just to think about it. The few you can find on eBay are way too pricey for me to justify their purchase. If only I had made it more clear that I wanted that diner more than anything else on the list. If only...
Chestnuts roasted by Lori @ 10/11/2005 10:15 AM EST
That is why god invented the asterisk system. Things on a gift list at normal priority level are left without an asterisk. Things you really want get an asterisk. Things you really, really want get two asterisks. Things you NEED get sixty-two asterisks.
Chestnuts roasted by mtrox @ 10/11/2005 10:27 AM EST
I was afraid to click on the movie link until I'd read through some of the posts. Assured that I wouldn't be questioned by my co-workers, or worse, my boss as to what I was watching...I carefully clicked... and now I can't stop laughing. EXCELLENT WORK once again Matt!!!
Chestnuts roasted by bad karma @ 10/11/2005 10:44 AM EST
Oh, how I wanted "Bog-O-Bones." I got one of the ordinary Boglins a few months earlier, and when I first caught sight of the skeleton-themed "Bog-O-Bones," I was in love. Alas, I never did get one. I had to count my blessing with my ordinary, Plain Jane, non-skeleton-looking Boglin. Hurumph.
Chestnuts roasted by tanta07 @ 10/11/2005 12:21 PM EST
Cocoa cats/bats sound so good... they even LOOK good, and now I crave them, even though I never really liked the peeps, and they aren't vegan and I know they will probably suck anyhow
They remind me of the Hostess snowballs I used to ALWAYS want but I'd choke down most of the first one and wouldn't be able to eat the 2nd, then mom would get mad and vow to never buy them for me again.
Chestnuts roasted by Ryane @ 10/11/2005 12:26 PM EST
I remember Boglins! I used to have one when I was a kid, it was a olive green and purple and rancid.
Chestnuts roasted by Review the World @ 10/11/2005 12:36 PM EST
Hey Jedoc, I'm with you. I live on the Gulf Coast where our current icy weather is 80. In two weeks our leaves will go from green to dead. Anyway, I too, wanted a Boglin and got...a Jem doll. Totally outrageous, yes, but in now way as cool as a Boglin.
Chestnuts roasted by violetdied @ 10/11/2005 01:32 PM EST
Of course, now I want Hallowe'en Boglins. The both of them. Now!
I've got me an itch to relate a story about the Jack O'Lantern's origin, but I'll save it for the weekend. Once I get it straight in my head. Two to three-part story. Watch for it.
Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 10/11/2005 01:41 PM EST
O_O! Halloween Boglins! Awesome! ^_^
Like 8 years ago I managed to snag a Bog-O-Bones & a Blobkin complete with their cages (& one had the trick-or-treat bag, I gotta see if I have it).
My cousin got the Blobkin & I got the Bog-O-Bones. I'll need to bust Bog-O-Bones out for Halloween, cause that day is what he was made for.
Hey, has anyone ever managed to capture the Boglins commerical on Video? o_O? In all the years since they've come out, it's one of the few toy comericals I've never saw.
Funny dancin' Bog-O-Bones too, lol.
-Chris/Boglin
Chestnuts roasted by Chris/Boglin @ 10/11/2005 01:43 PM EST
Jeez, Matt, you had the pervert in me (who also kept scrolling back up to see Scott Valentine's pubes in the review of "My Demon Lover"prepared to see some X-rated soda-sex video, but, instead, I got treated to 20 seconds of a Boglin puppet. But that's ok--the music redeemed it. That was funny.
I remember those Boglins, though not in detail.
Lori, I can't help but feel your pain about "Dixie's Diner." Although this experience never happened to me, it hurts.
Kidneyboy, definitely report on the fun crap you get your hands on at the Surplus store!!!!! I can't wait to hear it!!
I was in Target on Sunday--didn't go looking for that Magnum PI costume though.
I got my iPod Nano on Sunday, which is my early Christmas present. I got it early, and good thing I did--when I got to Best Buy, they only had the 2 GB(500 songs) version, and only in white!!! I downloaded 122 songs so far. I may download the last Dennis Miller book into it, since it is only on CD and not in print (I own all his other books, as well as a RARE 1990 stand-up video "Black and White," which was literally filmed in B & W, the Off-White Album on CD, and "Live from Washington DC" from 1993 on DVD. I asked for "The Raw Feed" on DVD for Birthday (Oct. 19)/Graduation (Dec. 18)/Christmas. You tell me I don't have quite a collection.)
I really want Dance Dance Revolution Mario Mix for Game Cube for christmas this year. I got the GC in January, and I have the Mad Catz MC Grooves Dance Mat and game, but I gotta have the Mario game, although it requires a compatible mat. Dammit, I don't want the second mat, but my current one is ONLY compatible with the other dancing game. I even tried playing Sonic Advance 2 on the Mad Catz mat--there's an experience!
Chestnuts roasted by Allison @ 10/11/2005 02:09 PM EST
Allison, no worries, I will sooo tell everyone what kind of awesome stuff I find!
#2 on the vacation plans? KMFDM in Milwaukee on Friday. I guess they are playing in Chi. on Thursday, but I only have so much money/time. 1 for the money, 2 for the show, 3 to get ready, now go cats, go!
Okay, I'm out the doe, I might post from my friends in Chi. so yeah. Bye everyone! AS&S here I come!
Chestnuts roasted by kidneyboy @ 10/11/2005 02:22 PM EST
Take pictures of the merchandise if you can!
Chestnuts roasted by Allison @ 10/11/2005 02:29 PM EST
Spooky- that was a nice story. It made me a little sad, but it was nice.
Great entry on the Countdown, Matt. The video is something I'll probably watch every time I need a pick-me-up. Fantastic.
Chestnuts roasted by Rainbowfeet @ 10/11/2005 02:47 PM EST
Dixie's Diner...oh my goodness, I had that! Except...for some reason, I don't really remember the diner having much furniture...but it did have tiny plates and silverware which ended up getting lost on the first day (I know it).
And I believe that one was a Lionel Kiddie City purchase... Kiddie City was kind of far away so we didn't go there often. We always went to the Toys R' Us in Tyson's Corner, VA; that place was like our holy land.
Hmm...Boglins. You know, I'm pretty sure we had one of these- I vaguely remember seeing one around, like our Snugglebumms. I don't really remember buying them or anything- they were just always "there".
Chestnuts roasted by nuzzles @ 10/11/2005 03:10 PM EST
BK and halloween, any kids in these masks get extra candy from me.
http://www.bkmasks.com/
Chestnuts roasted by RAS @ 10/11/2005 04:33 PM EST
That video clip is the best thing ever. EVER.
Chestnuts roasted by Black Zarak @ 10/11/2005 05:37 PM EST
dude, when i saw the boglin in the banner at the top of the page the other day, it jogged my memory cause my friend still has one to this day. and then an article about them. awesome. the video was great too.
Chestnuts roasted by mikey @ 10/11/2005 07:29 PM EST
I just saw my first Christmas television commercial. It makes me happy. Not too soon for me.
Chestnuts roasted by kb @ 10/11/2005 07:58 PM EST
I'm kind of pissy these days, because Target, Wal Mart, and the craft stores all have their Christmas stuff out in force. It distracted me from what was important: candy and Magnum P.I. costumes. In fact, I put the blame for why I didn't at least get a picture of the Magnum costume squarely on the distracting wreaths next to it.
Chestnuts roasted by mtrox @ 10/11/2005 08:38 PM EST
Magnum costumes??? At first I didn't believe but then I saw it on Target's website. I really wouldn't have known it was Magnum PI if there wasn't a label on the hat. The model online just looked like an average joe in a hawaiian shirt.
Chestnuts roasted by Carri @ 10/11/2005 09:02 PM EST
Finally, attention! And I do plan on going as Magnum PI, but not in THAT stupid getup! I'm using stuff laying around my house, but I still need the fake mustache, it's what separates a Magnum costume from a Micheal Moore one.
And are there any locations on Long Island that jhave Frankenberry? I'd love your help!
Chestnuts roasted by Invader Norbert @ 10/11/2005 10:53 PM EST
Oh man RAS, I should have known better when I saw the link was a Burger King thing, I HATE that king dude, freaks the hell out of me! Damn now I cant get the image out of my head!!!
Chestnuts roasted by IHAQ @ 10/11/2005 11:12 PM EST
So, the whole funniest mom in America thing angers and enfuriates me as she isn't...well, funny.
Oh, on topic stuff, those amazing BK masks earlier are priceless. Seriously, I so would rock The King as he is, in fact, the creepiest mascot ever.
Chestnuts roasted by AJ @ 10/11/2005 11:22 PM EST
those burger king costumes are freakin awesome!!
Chestnuts roasted by diamondzdigidul @ 10/11/2005 11:52 PM EST
Matt,
First off I love the site and have been a reader for years alghough I rarely post on the blog here.
Second, I was excited when I saw this countdown entry because I still have a Boglin in my room to this day! That may be weird, 'cause I'm 22, but he sits on one of my bedposts. He's of the "deluxe" variety you mention, his moving eyes still function, and his paint/skin is still lookin' good. How weird is that?! I think I got him when I was like 6 years old or so.
Chestnuts roasted by Yowza @ 10/12/2005 12:30 AM EST
Oh and I think the box is still in my attic somewhere although I haven't seen it in probably over a decade :-p
Chestnuts roasted by Yowza @ 10/12/2005 12:36 AM EST
Matt - if Halloween was a religion, you'd be the Messiah.
Boglins are awesome.
The one I had was one of my favorite toys ever... I had forgotten about the Halloween species until today.
One more time, Boglins are awesome.
Chestnuts roasted by Mr. Boligarky @ 10/12/2005 01:33 AM EST
I vote that for next year's Halloween Countdown we rename this "The X-Entertainment Bloglin".
Chestnuts roasted by Lori @ 10/12/2005 10:03 AM EST
Yahoo has a pic of the Smurfs and their village being bombed. To see pic, click on my name. You guys have to check this out for yourselves.
Chestnuts roasted by J-Dog @ 10/12/2005 11:30 AM EST
Remember the Jurassic Park Dinosaur figures that boasted "Real Dinosaur Skin"?? Basically it was just the rubber boglin skin in one section of the figure.
Chestnuts roasted by Veritech @ 10/12/2005 12:48 PM EST
were you expecting actual dinosaur skin???
Chestnuts roasted by hobo pete @ 10/12/2005 02:01 PM EST
If it doesn't have the JP logo, IT'S EXTINCT!
Chestnuts roasted by RewolfJ @ 10/12/2005 02:14 PM EST
OMG!! The Smurfs Village commercial aired on my local news last night (CBS-3/KYW-TV in Philadelphia, PA--the station I interned at). My boyfriend and I cracked up over it.
Fast fact: Did you know the Smurfs were created in 1958 as comic book characters in Belgium?
Let's just believe we discovered it.
Chestnuts roasted by Allison @ 10/12/2005 02:26 PM EST
Here is a link to see the ad!
http://bareknucklepolitics.com/?p=76
Chestnuts roasted by Allison @ 10/12/2005 02:33 PM EST
this link is better--its more direct.
http://www.bareknucklepolitics.com/videos/smurfbomb.wmv
Chestnuts roasted by Allison @ 10/12/2005 02:35 PM EST
Fast fact: Did you know the Smurfs were created in 1958 as comic book characters in Belgium?
Yes I did, and that the guy who drew it was named Peyo, and his family gave the OK for Unicef to make that ad. That pic is one of the most disturbing things I've ever seen. I wonder what the real ad is like.
Chestnuts roasted by Invader Norbert @ 10/12/2005 02:35 PM EST
Great timing, Allison. Now seeing that ad, it really IS the most disturbing thing I've ever watched, it made the Burger King stuff seem normal!!
Chestnuts roasted by Invader Norbert @ 10/12/2005 02:39 PM EST
Gargamel has really upped the ol' smurf attack, huh? I can't help but think that they could have used the boglins in those "horror" movies in the 80's.
Chestnuts roasted by bloodybrilliantme @ 10/12/2005 02:53 PM EST
Jurassic Park toys sucked . . . mainly because they had nothing to do with the movies and even featured dinos not in the films!
Chestnuts roasted by veritech @ 10/12/2005 02:56 PM EST
What's next, using the G'nap as a biological weapon?
Chestnuts roasted by kingklash @ 10/12/2005 02:59 PM EST
I've been waiting for actual moving footage of the Smurf ad to show up...gawd bless the internet. I can see Smurfs being firebombed, Boglins grooving to shitkickin' tuneage or f'n sweet footage of Mt. Dew being poured whenever I want...what a country!
Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 10/12/2005 03:00 PM EST
Wow. Can you imagine being a little kid and that being your first Smurf sighting. How will the Smurfs ever have a successful re-issue if that commercial is a whole generations introduction to the cartoon?
For the record.... I would've liked it more if Gargamel piloted the plane that dropped the bombs. With that Cat of his dressed up in Red Barron attire and co-piloting.
Chestnuts roasted by Carri @ 10/12/2005 04:50 PM EST
Those Smurfs are dirty commies and they had it coming to them. Take that, Karl Marx!
USA! USA! USA!
Aw, forget it....
Chestnuts roasted by The Wukong Effect @ 10/12/2005 05:42 PM EST
I'm pretty sure the commercial won't actually be airing in the USA during real ad breaks...I'd guess it'll just show up on the news. In Belgium the Smurfs never really disappeared so it's probably not going to be seen by kids unfamiliar with them...besides it's only supposed to air later at night so I don't worry that it'l be traumatizing toddlers.
Chestnuts roasted by squee4242 @ 10/12/2005 07:00 PM EST
Ah ha! I never saw your original write up on Boglins until you just mentioned the Halloween one. But I must thank you from the bottom of my blackened spookfilled heart that you have answered my question of just what the hell kind of puppet I once had in the bottom of my toy chest. I had one of these things and I played with it all of the time. I remember being creeped out by just how life like they looked and felt. Truly remarkable little things, Boglins.
Chestnuts roasted by Mr. Madman @ 10/12/2005 07:43 PM EST
Carri, to answer your question, they're actually planning to make a Smurfs movie set for release in 2007. For a planned Trilogy. Go, please kill me. Anyway, MAtt, you mentioned in the article tnat most peopledon't want articles on obscure toys anymore. SO, is that why your article on Super-Naturals apparent never got put on the site. Or are you just lazy? I think I am in the minority when I say this, but I really want you to do more of those articles on obscure toys.
And, speaking of Boglins, God I wish I lived in the 80s just so I could play with one of those.
Chestnuts roasted by TOM @ 10/12/2005 09:40 PM EST
The Smurfs movies are tied to Nick somehow, so with any luck I'll get to meet my destiny and make a fucking Smurfs commercial.
TOM, I will be covering (or should say, covering again) several of the lines as time goes on.
Chestnuts roasted by Matt @ 10/12/2005 09:41 PM EST
Wow, matt that video was hawtt.
I might need to donate a lil' something.
Chestnuts roasted by Guy man person dude boy @ 10/12/2005 09:56 PM EST
They scare me
Chestnuts roasted by Yelinna @ 10/13/2005 01:21 AM EST
I heard about the Smurfs movie. Matt, I'll anxiously await the day you get to do some commercial for the smurfs.
That cat, by the way, is Azrael. I always can find something irrelevant to inject here.
I'm glad everyone enjoyed that rather interesting commercial. And I'm also glad I wasnt the only one who knew that they were created in 1958.
Chestnuts roasted by Allison @ 10/13/2005 03:42 PM EST
that was the best movie ever.
why am I writing this at 4am?
Chestnuts roasted by FangsFirst @ 10/14/2005 03:58 AM EST
kingklash must DIE!
Chestnuts roasted by ? @ 10/14/2005 10:47 AM EST
Hey Fangs, why ARE you writing this at 4am???????
Chestnuts roasted by Allison @ 10/14/2005 02:29 PM EST
I've had a Boglin for years that I got for free at a yard sale (The woman REALLY wanted to get rid of it) and I wanted to know what it was since then. This article helped me figure it out. Thanks
Chestnuts roasted by Radio @ 10/15/2005 10:02 AM EST
Come on now...admit it... you devoted X-E FREAKS wanted to see Matt get naked and screw a 3. litre bottle of pepsi.
That is hardcore just to mention Matt, a 3. litre pepsi would have a huge cap and the angle of the bottle neck would be like...... omG enough is enough..
Nice puppetry dude! Someday we should smoke a few bowls and play Boglins, afterall, i live near you
rock on, crescent fresh
Chestnuts roasted by Skynet1984 @ 10/15/2005 10:47 AM EST
AWESOME! I just found one of my boglins...one of the non-deluxe types, the little purple dude...out of the box, yet in pristine shape. I showed it to my 2yr old son, who promptly ran away screaming...hehehe.....I LOVE having grown up through the 80s We had the COOLEST stuff.
Chestnuts roasted by FallenGuardian @ 10/18/2005 06:44 AM EST
I loved these things, I worked at the Pictorium at Great America in Santa Clara, CA, and had to make a spiel about the show and safety, and whatever, but the whole thing was done in a spotlight. There was a balcony you had to stand in front of, and it only took a day before someone was hiding in the shadows making the speech and we took turns holding up the Boglin over the balcony to make the speech. Never got busted, my Boglin buddy got ripped from my car! Criminals love them too!
Chestnuts roasted by stevicus @ 10/18/2005 07:20 AM EST
omigod...you have a lot of time on your hands. on the other hand, i not only read your boglins piece--entertaining, AND i'd forgotten all about these till now--i also took the time to post a comment. so...um...good job
Chestnuts roasted by april @ 10/19/2005 01:02 AM EST
I've actually got somethin' kinda exciting in Boglin related news. A few years back I was a Colour Co-Ordinator (read as poorly paid painter) for Bluebird toys and one of the lines we worked on before Mattel bought out the company was Boglins. Now obviously Boglins are made of latex or possbly some cheap rubber, but the ones I spent time on were made of resin. I have photographs of the finished colour schemes somewhere I'm sure so I was thinking that next time I was in my hometown I would root through my old stuff at my folks house and see if the photographs still exist.
Because they were resin, I had to tape toilet paper to my hand to stop the flash on the inside of them tearing my hands to ribbons. Plus, the weighed a ton. They were slightly different looking to the originals but one of them was a sort of fish / boglin hybrid, rather than the Boglin cousins.
Chestnuts roasted by Mikee Teevee @ 10/19/2005 11:08 AM EST
I always loved Halloween Boglins. Thanks for the link. I enjoyed the video clip also.
Chestnuts roasted by Maurice @ 10/26/2005 10:05 AM EST
the soggy boglins were the only ones i ever had and you've left out slogg, the frog one, still got 'em but there's bits missing.
Chestnuts roasted by el-bastardo @ 10/27/2005 01:44 PM EST
I've been praying for a reason to write about Boglins again for five years now, and it's finally come my way. In 1988, Mattel sought to boost their always-cool but ever-fledging line of rubber monster puppets with the introduction of two very special 
