WHAT ONCE WAS OLD COMES NEW AGAIN!!!!                                                      Is it just me or is everything that was cool in the 80's now hip again in the new millenium?? He-Man has new action figures and a new cartoon and so do the Ninja Turtles... I see care Bears and Strawberry Shortcake when I go to the toy stores, and commercials for Glow worms on TV... And Target even sells brand new Garbage Pail Kids!!! I must say seeing a baby that hurls named "Brittney Spews" is very funny... But this story is more about 2 of the coolest toys from the 80's that they tried to make cool again and it just didn't work. My Pet Monster and Teddy Ruxpin!! Last christmas I was in the toy store lookin for some old Beetlejuice and Police Academy action figures so I could finish my collection when I looked over and saw none other then My Pet Monster!! And let me tell you that the title doesn't lie becasue as a youth he was my pet monster! I remember renting the live action movie and sitting with my blue and purple buddie watching with delight. If only the movie was any good... I wouldn't have lost interest in it and watched punky brewster instead. But either way no matter what I did My pet monster was there to do it to! And he had the coolest orange handcuffs that you could wear and break off like you yourself was a pet monster of some kind. And the new My Pet Monster was no different, in fact unlike all the new He-Man and Ninja Turtles, My Pet Monster was un-changed in any way. He looked and feeled just as he had in 1985. Right down to his corduroy tummy and plastic wart filled nose. In fact that's prolly why My pet monster didn't work as well as some other remake toys you see at the local toys 'b' we... Classic Ninja Turtle:                       NEW Ninja Turtle: Classic He-Man:                             NEW He-Man: Classic My Pet Monster:                   NEW My Pet Monster: You see it's the same!!! YAY! But the spoiled kids of the new millenium didn't think having a pet monster was a fun time so he was reduced to the closeout bin for only $10!! Being the good guy that I am I bought two Pet Monsters and put them in the Toys for Tots bin so someone could enjoy having breakaway orange cuffs on Christmas morn. But Monster wasn't alone in the "It just doesnt work anymore" section of the store, oh no he was not alone!! Next to him was a smaller not as cool as he used to be Teddy Ruxpin doll! Why wasn't he as cool as he used to be you ask?? Well the answer is a simple one... HE DOESNT TAKE TAPES ANYMORE!!! No longer can you make Teddy sing Thriller or Milli Vanilli songs... you now have to buy new special "book cartirges" that look like small 8 track tapes. Plus Teddy was half the size of the classic Ruxpin and I didnt see his gay yellow weiner looking friend guy anywhere either. Just look for your self at the 2 Teddy's side by side... It's an outrage!! AN OUTRAGE I tell you! What fun is it making him actually tell stories in his real voice?? No wonder he was in a clearence bin!! I loved Teddy and have many great memories but they all involve him singing Culture Club songs and stuff I taped off TV by using the mic on tape player... who cant enjoy listening to Teddy do the news?? So now I'm sure you're asking yourself... what was the point of all this?? Well It should be rather obvious. The point is... Nothing will beat CHiPS in terms of acting and and production values no matter how hard ER and Law and Order try!! <<Return To Main>>

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