Now here is a lovely little oddity I found on Facebook several weeks back. Ever wanted blow-up versions of The Flintstones, Jetsons, Yogi Bear, and more? I imagine most of you will say "no", but if you said yes, you could get just that for 25 cents in 1972! Below is a display card for these toys, which were produced in Taiwan, and sold through vending machines. But the main reason I want to showcase these is because of just how off-model the characters look here. Earlier Hanna-Barbera merch was known for not being completely faithful to the source material, but these ones might be among the most egregious examples of that in action. Why does Quick Draw McGraw look like that? Since when did Top Cat wear a t-shirt? And why is Pebbles taller than Bamm-Bamm? I have no clue, but given that these were only 25 cents, I guess I can't whine too much.
The lettering is unfortunate, isolating the "Cartoon Blow" part: you almost expect to see a tiny spoon.
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ReplyDeleteOn the preliminary model sheets, TC did indeed don a tee.
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