Uploads from Barbeque Socks, tagged 90s

TMNT style dinosaur

nobody@flickr.com (Barbeque Socks) — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 10:06:28 -0700

recently picked up this awesome ninja turtles knockoff figure from a seller in the uk. i know there are at least 4 other dinosaur figures in this series, and it was available in the US and UK. if anyone knows the series name or has any of the other 4, please get in touch! i know that he is definitely not from the TMNT KO series Satyr Masters from Abyss or Amicable Herculean. hopefully the series he's from has a title just as ridiculous!

Terrific Trio

nobody@flickr.com (Barbeque Socks) — Sat, 26 Feb 2011 08:08:38 -0800

Barbeque Socks posted a photo:

The Ricky Coogan figure on the left is one of my holy grails! he's the Alex Winters character from one of the most underrated movies of the 90s, Freaked. He still has his tag, which reads "Hideous Mutant Freakz," the original release title of the flick. He was made by a company called Out of Character, not Applause as i had originally thought.

the Birdman figure is a hollow plastic bootleg from Mexico. like most bootlegs, it can't stand on it's own. What's confusing is that i'm 99.9% positive there was never a legit Birdman figure made anywhere in the world pre 2000s. if anyone has any info on this please let me know!

the third figure is also from Freaked. they were both sold through Suncoast in about 93. i really like these because they're obviously made before the technology was available to make them look anything like the actors, so they look pretty generic. With these 2 i also got a figure of the Dog Boy (played by Keanu Reeves) which i don't want to keep, so if anyone is interested in trading or buying him, please get in touch. i'm still looking for the Mad Cowboy figure (which i can't believe was made) or any info about possible figures, which is highly doubtful. the movie was so unsuccessful it's a miracle these were ever made at all!

New dudes!

nobody@flickr.com (Barbeque Socks) — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 14:27:33 -0800

Barbeque Socks posted a photo:

some new little guys acquired through recent purchases, trades, and gifts! a bunch of these guys have been haunting my dreams, so it's really excellent to have them finally!

Daring Dinos

nobody@flickr.com (Barbeque Socks) — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 00:32:22 -0800

Barbeque Socks posted a photo:

i am always looking out for lesser known toy series from the early 90s, especially monster and skateboard themed ones, so i got pretty stoked when i picked these up today at a flea market for a buck a piece. introducing...DARING DINOS ADVENTURERS!!

The packages have one of the most ridiculous origin stories i've ever read:

"Daring Dinos are mutant dinos that came to life when a mad scientist accidentally went back in time to the Jurassic Period and the monster period simultaneously when he pushed the wrong button on his time machine.

He brought back dino/monster beings in his time machine to the 20th century. That is how we got Frankensaurus (Frankenstein monster), Vampire-A-Dactyl (vampire), and Mummy-O-Saurus (mummy).

It just so happened, these guys came to like sports and so we have Skate-O-Saurus (skater), Skateboard Actyl (Skateboarder), and Baseball-A-Saurus (Baseball player). These guys are not harmful, they are just different and unique. They’re...Daring Dinos!"

these were made in 1993 by Meritus industries inc. i think the card art is pretty awesome!

i wouldn't mind finding Frankensaurus if anyone has one. I'm also always looking for other weird early 90s lines, like Slammers, Socket Poppers, Pocket Horrors, Creepy Zone, Snailiens, Battletoads, Spew Crew, Sungold MONSTER, Skateboard Smackups, etc!