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That escalated quickly!

Yup! This is happening…

Discuss away… and remember, this is supposed to be fun! Please do not take any of this seriously!

UPDATE: down to 15% now… could this reach single digit territory? As a famous pop culture icon would say: “Fascinating”!

HAPPY LIFE DAY! Today’s Featured Visual Guide update celebrates the 45th anniversary of the cringe-worthy cult classic: The Star Wars Holiday Special. Click below to check out The Vintage Collection’s Chewbacca (Life Day). You can also indulge yourself with more Life Day goodness by checking out a full review of this figure. This Hasbro Pulse/ShopDisney exclusive is still available at ShopDisney.com.

November 17, 2023, celebrates the 45th anniversary of The Star Wars Holiday Special and the public consciousness of Life Day. Hasbro created the Chewbacca (Life Day) figure to commemorate this and hopefully make The Vintage Collection collectors happy. It worked for us. (more….)

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We are staying with The Vintage Collection for just a few more days as we wrap up some more of the missing pieces in our Visual Guides. Here’s a look at the Lucasfilm 50th Anniversary Droids Boba Fett. Click below for our full Visual Guide. You can also visit a review of this figure right here.

We’re not going to lie. The Vintage Collection Droids Boba Fett looks gorgeous. But upon further inspection, you’ll discover how lazy Hasbro was because they did nothing to help the character’s screen accuracy. It’s ultimately another disappointment. (more….)

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Welcome to another entry in our The Vintage Collection: The Ninety Six column. Hasbro recently committed to collectors that they will be “focusing” on characters in The Vintage Collection that fall under “The Ninety Six” banner. If you’re new to this, it means that there needs a modern counterpart for every classic Kenner figure. Between 2020 and 2021, Hasbro’s made an admirable effort by focusing on these characters. But there is more work to be done, and we’ll figure out where we are step by step. Today we assess Snaggletooth.

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In 1984, new packaging for Star Wars figures was introduced for the European market. A cost containment initiative, the new packaging sported three languages of the Return Of The Jedi logo for a “one size fits all” approach. Although a “three-logo” design was created for The Power Of The Force line (as evidenced on some ‘boxed’ toys), it wasn’t carried over to the basic figure line’s card design. They continued to use the three Return Of The Jedi logos instead. Although the word “Trilogo” is found nowhere on the packaging, the term is universally adopted by all Star Wars collectors to describe this line of figures.

Today we revisit Snaggletooth. It didn’t come in standard Trilogo packaging. Instead, it was packaged in what the collecting community deems as “Trilogo Hybrid” packaging. The card front is nearly identical to the Kenner Return Of The Jedi Snaggletooth figure, while the back features the Trilogo logo and figure group shot. You’ll notice that the card art for this version is significantly “darker” than the first STAR WARS version. The review’s Collector Notes are updated with this information. See the full card art and additional notes by revisiting 1979’s STAR WARS Snaggletooth figure HERE.

Today is the 41st anniversary of The Star Wars Holiday Special, one of the most challenging Star Wars things to get through in one watch, yet still has some charm, like the Boba Fett animated short. Happy Life Day to all!

Entertainment Tonight met Jon Favreau at the recent Saturn Awards and he talked at length about Gina Carano (who stood right next to him, looking quite delightful) and the Mandalorian series. And then the Holiday Special was brought up, since a few elements from the special, like the rifle, are in the new series, and Favreau remarked that he is actually a great fan of the Special. Admittedly, he likes some segments more than others, and then Favreau said that one day he would love to do a Holiday Special on Disney+. And if fans want that, they should let Disney+ know.
Ignoring the possibility that Favreau may have just made a fun remark… what would you like to see in an all new Holiday Special? Rey and Kylo singing “I just called to say I love you”? A Finn and Rose ballet number? Old man Lando watching some spicy droid movies? Luke entering a lightsaber tossing contest? Chewie presenting the best Porg recipies (without any subtitles, of course)? Leave your ideas in the comments!
You can watch the whole interview with Favreau and Gina Carano on YouTube!

A new version soon(ish) on Disney+?

Snaggletooth • Star Wars • 1979

Is the vintage Kenner Snaggletooth figure supposed to be Zutmore or Takeel? You may be surprised to learn that evidence exist for making both cases. Or is Snaglgletooth an amalgamation of both of those characters thanks to poor reference images? Discover the nuances of this perplexing figure in our Research Droids Reviews today. Be sure to add your own experiences to the conversation! Reminisce your own childhood stories of this figure in our comments. Share your life-changing vintage Kenner adolescent experiences with us!

It’s beautiful! You’re going to love the Boba Fett (Animation Version) from The Star Wars Holiday Special. See why this one is a must-have purchase in our Research Droids Reviews today! Be sure to leave your thoughts in our comments section, vote in the poll or even comment about it on our Facebook page. Click the banner below for the direct link to the review! As always, you can also send your review requests via email if you’d like to see something that we didn’t cover yet.

If only my good friend Adam May were still here with us to see this news. Bea Arthur’s character from The Star Wars Holiday Special has not only been made canon, but her character is also same-sex oriented (and married). ComicBook.com has the full story.

Mamma mia! Sideshow Collectibles reveals the Hot Toys’ “Animated Debut” Boba Fett 1:6 scale figure. This is purely amazing.