One of my favorite things is bootleg and knock off toys I would see in the local 99 cent shops and gift stores around SF when I was a kid. These are ones I would make if I had the ability.
I saw these bootleg "Finding Nemo 2" figurines in a dollar store today. At first glance, there wasn't anything particularly notable about it, besides the yellow Marlin and incorrect sequel name.
But the BACK of the box is where things get weirder…
The back has promo renders of the Finding Nemo characters on it. But the one of Nigel carrying Dory and Marlin in his beak has been edited to have them all be covered in oil!
It turns out this pic and the Finding Nemo 2 logo were swiped from a series of parody posters made by blogger Chibiboto.
The posters were made in 2010 in response to the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, highlighting how much damage it had done to the environment. I guess the bootleggers looked up "Finding Nemo 2" on Google, and mistook the Nigel one for a real poster!
So here he is! This plush is a Jamaican Pikachu bootleg who you could only get from gift shops in Jamaica. I got mine from Mercari so I'm unsure of where he originally came from besides a random gift shop. His tag usually says "Jamaica Pokyman" but mine is a more generic "Jamaica bear" tag. I am after one with the "Pokyman" tag but that'll probably happen later on. If you want more info on this little guy, PatMac has a great video on him. I hope you all enjoy this goofy boy!
So, this video popped off on Instagram, resulting in the unfortunate gaining of hundreds of Instragram followers. Which means I now need to once again increase my Tumblr following to keep it as my top platform.
the furry and the collection I
my fursona Manzana depicted with my collection of small animatronic toys (and one wind up). may be redrawn later as I am still planning on expanding the collection.
includes:
-Flipper, the furby connect
-Gen1 teddy ruxpin
-Baby teddy ruxpin with a replaced lower jaw cosmetic
-Baby furby named Warren
-Gen1 Mother Goose
-Hector (probably the only one in the collection who is almost completely not working)
-Mysterious wind up toy dog made in japan in the 1950s
-Bosco the Furby Boom (eyes don't work and neither does the speaker, but the high frequency used to communicate with other furbies of the era and all the movements do work)
-Kiwi the Snow Leopard furby
-Benjamin the Zebra furby (he was a gift, along with Flipper)
-2023 Furblet (the rock music one-I believe their name is Ooh-koo)
-2023 customized Coral Furby, named Tora Tora Tiger (or just Tora or just Tiger)
-Beneath the arm is Gabby Bear (french teddy ruxpin bootleg, fully functional, maybe haunted, definitely spiritually charged
- Worlds of Wonder Snoopy (fully functional aside from a fluttery lower jaw motor, a little scarred)
-Playskool Pterodactyl I got from my friend when we were kids, partially customized
-NiB Millenium Furby