Tag: #SomethingElseSunday

From the Archives: Inigo Montoya

Recommended music: Mark Knopfler – The Swordfight

While I love that McFarlane Toys was able to release a couple waves of 7″ scale figures based on the 1980’s classic film “The Princess Bride”, it’s frustrating how poorly the likenesses turned out on nearly every figure in the line.

This Inigo Montoya figure is the lone exception, in my opinion, and still does a great job (even at a lower price point) of capturing the likeness of Mandy Patinkin in his greatest role.

“Hello, my name is Inigo Montoya; you killed my father; prepare to die.”

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Koozebanian Mama

Recommended video: Muppet Show: Planet Koozebane

On this #SomethingElseSunday, we’re celebrating 70 years of the Muppets! From Palisades Toys Muppets line, it’s Koozebanian Mama!

The long-nosed Female Koozebanian creature made her debut preforming the “Galley-oh-hoop-hoop” mating ritual in 1974 on The Muppets Valentine Show which served as the first pilot for The Muppet Show series. During the show’s seventh episode in 1976, a re-recorded version of the sketch aired to a much larger audience who tuned in for that night’s guest, Florence Henderson.

Though the character showed up in the opening “The Muppet Show Theme” for seasons 2-5, and had brief cameos in a handful of Muppet Show episodes and films, she never a big role, so her inclusion with the Kermit action figure in his reporter outfit dubbed “Koozebane Kermit” is still an interesting choice.

Besides Kermit in his trench coat and a microphone like the one seen in the episode (but not on Sesame Street), the set also includes a male and child Koozebanian creature, some Koozebane landscape, and pair of creatures known as Merdlidops.

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