Aw, Dad, you’ve done a lot of great things, but you’re an old man now, and old people are useless.— Homer
Aw, Dad, you’ve done a lot of great things, but you’re an old man now, and old people are useless.— Homer
Just when you thought the day couldn't get any better, we bring you the first look at the Series 2 environments. Enjoy.
Hey everyone, the first pics of the Series 8 Playmates World of Springfield Toys are out. The twins will of course come in a two pack like the past release of Itchy and Scratchy. we personally love the Ripped Willie in this set but all the figures look awesome.
December 9th's episode of The Simpsons marks the last episode of executive producer Mike Scully. Scully has been with the show for 4 years and critics agree that during those 4 years the show just has not been the same. Tonight's episode, ironically titled The Blunder Years is where a hypnotist unlocks a repressed memory in Homer, who recalls childhood times with Moe, Carl and Lenny — and his finding of a corpse. Paul Newman has a voice cameo.
One thing we have all been taught in life is that nothing is free, so when something comes along that IS free, you better get it while supplies last ( or before the EBays and scalpers find out ). Inworks, the producers of the latest line of Simpsons Collector card ( the ones who did the 10th Anniversary line ) are promoting the new line which is to be out January 9th. The promo card is number Pi and features alien Kang as "King Kang." It's available at no charge (with a limit of one per person) by writing to Inkworks with a self-addressed stamped envelope. A page on the Inkworks Web site has the address with specific instructions. The offer expires Jan. 31, 2002. No word if Inkworks plans further promo cards for this Simpsons set.
Series 2 was originally scheduled to arrive in stores early this month, but Inkworks moved that back to Jan. 9 at the last minute in a posting on the Inkworks site.
Continue to the rest of this article to find the details on the Series 2 set.
I know most of you Simpsons collectors out there don't read the Wall Street Journal but this may actually be of interest to you. A story about TOY EXCLUSIVES ( like the Simpson Exclusives )that retailers are requesting so many from manufacturers because without any competition they can charge higher prices, even doubling their profit margins or more. Exclusives now total 20% of sales at Toys "R" Us with an expected rise to 30% in 2002. Read the full story:
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A Hunka Hunka Burns in Love: Julia Louis-Dreyfus is the voice of Gloria, a comely cop who catches the eye of Mr. Burns in this madcap romance. Thanks to a fortune cookie (written by Homer) that says he'll find true love on a particular day, Mr. Burns sets out for a night of "womanizing," much to Smithers' dismay. He eventually meets Gloria, who agrees to a date but ultimately finds the tycoon too old. Burns allays her fears by drafting Homer to testify to his youthful rowdiness. The courtship commences, assisted by Homer — and a vial of a "rare and powerful" physical stimulant. When Mr. Burns pops the question, a charmed Gloria accepts. But not everyone is happy for the couple.
While some of us may be relaxing during this period of no new big World of Springfield (WoS) or Simpsons toy releases, others are curious as to when the next WoS series is coming out.
The New Force company says the new wave 7 figures and playsets will first leave the factory on 12/2. Other collectors reports that Toys ""R"" Us will receive them between 1/7 and 1/15. Other stores may receive them sooner but chances are none will show up before Christmas. This will be a longer waiting period between waves than the last three were. The Celebrity Series 1 will ship about 6 weeks later and the first Celebrity 2-pack about 2 weeks after that. The longer delay may be caused by Playmates' problems to produce the toys due to the series huge popularity. Questions and concerns on the series' production amount are still lingering and only rumors of increase or decrease in it are all we have now.
Hey party people... the Simpsons are coming out in Blocko form soon and here's a quick preview. There will be 3 different packs, each with 3 characters. Above you see Homer, Marge and Lisa; Bart, Grandpa, Apu; Burns, Smithers, Carl. Each somes with accessories. We will try to carry these in our store as well and of course we'll keep you updated in their release.
Recent rumors between collectors have been flying around that Wizard World may carry an exclusive sometime soon of the B-Sharps figures ( Homer, Barney, Apu and Skinner ). This is different than our recent report that the B-Sharps are going to be a Toys R Us exclusive 4-pack. Can there be two different packs with two different variants in clothing or design? For now it's unclear but we're excited either way and we'll keep all you collectors updated with the latest news.
Collectors have received some inside information from a retailer who will remain unnamed about more changes to the 2002 line-up from Playmates. Playmates has mentioned they would try to sell Main Street to the retailers again sometime and now it looks like it is on the list for Fall 2002. A Fourth Celebrity Assortment is also on paper, but no names were named. Finally, no 10 inch Figures are listed, raising suspicion that they may be cancelled.
