Recommended music: Catherine O’Hara, Danny Elfman, and Paul Reubens – Kidnap the Sandy Claws
For this #SomethingElseSunday post from the archives, we’re kicking off a new series of ReAction figures from the collection. From the Funko ReAction The Nightmare Before Christmas line, it’s Barrel!
While the look of this youthful character’s head (both with and without his removable mask) now reminds me of Jared Leto’s look for Joker in the Suicide Squad film, for the 23 years before that, he was just a cute 5-year-old from Halloweentown who served as a costumed henchman for Oogie Boogie. The film’s composer, Danny Elfman, voices Barrel in both the film and the soundtrack.
The action figure captures his film appearance well, despite the line’s limited paint applications and articulation. In addition to the mask, a small vampire doll is included as a rare (for this line) second accessory. In the film, the doll is seen when Jack Skellington (as Santa) leaves it for a child on Christmas, only for it to come to life and fly after a pair of children, until the (real) Santa returns and replaces it with a normal doll. This has nothing to do with Barrel but is a wonderful way to add value to this release. An additional release of this figure also included a lollipop accessory, but this first release did not.
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