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August 8, 2018 12:19 am PDT
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Your 80's nostalgia merch just got Precious
Its nearly impossible to go anywhere these days without tripping over a Funko Pop. The vinyl toys have taken the pop culture world by storm, with characters ranging from Star Wars and Game of Thrones to Rick and Morty and RuPauls Drag Race. Theyve been referred to as Precious Moments for Generation X, and there could be some truth to that. Like Jasons purchase of a single Mr. Rogers Pop, I once purchased a single Pop of Jax Teller from Sons of Anarchy, with the intention of never buying any others. 300+ Pops later...With all the madness surrounding Funko, Precious Moments decided it didnt want to be left out of the nostalgia game. You remember what the figurines look like, right? Those sugary cute pastel colored ceramic figurines of little kids and old couples? Well, these figurines are coming straight out of Saturday detention. Cue Simple Minds. My first reaction when I saw this was to feel very old. After all, The Breakfast Club is one of the defining movies of my adolescence, which doesn't feel that freaking long ago. The second was to see if I had any extra shelf space. Precious Moments also offers a set of Princess Bride characters and one of Marty McFly from Back to the Future. A Golden Girls set is rumored to be in the design stages. And speaking of the Golden Girls, the merchandise license to the 80s NBC comedy is red hot right now. Just over the past few months, weve seen Golden Girls Monopoly, Clue, Trivial Pursuit, Funko Pops and Dorbz, t-shirts and even hot sauce. And then theres this, arriving on shelves just in time for the holidays. Is it just me or does Dorothy look like Phil Spector?[Images: Bradford Exchange/Geekologie]Original Link: http://feeds.boingboing.net/~r/boingboing/iBag/~3/GyPJ-vhrNdQ/your-80s-nostalgia-merch-jus.html
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