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Pod Stallions 121: The Alien Franchise

Mantooth — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 03:17:22 +0000

What has two arms, two mouths and gets you right in the chest?

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It’s ALIEN, of course, and since 1979 it’s titular character has appeared (tho altered) in multiple big budget flicks, with varying and often disappointing results. With the new Alien: Romulus currently face-hugging the public in a retro way, we thought we’d cover the good, the bad and the Italian (yes, we get to the ALIEN rip-offs!) in our latest convo.

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Pod Stallions 121: The Alien Franchise

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Pod Stallions 121: The Alien Franchise

Mantooth — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 01:24:58 +0000

What has two arms, two mouths and gets you right in the chest?

It’s ALIEN, of course,

Pod Stallions 121: The Alien Franchise

https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/PodStallionsEpi121-Copy.mp3

and since 1979 it’s titular character has appeared (tho altered) in multiple big budget flicks, with varying and often disappointing results. With the new Alien: Romulus currently face-hugging the public in a retro way, we thought we’d cover the good, the bad and the Italian (yes, we get to the ALIEN rip-offs!) in our latest convo.

In cyberspace, everyone can hear you scream…from listening to the ALIEN-ating new episode of Pod Stallions!

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The Zython from Mattel’s Space:1999 line.

Mantooth — Tue, 12 Feb 2019 13:04:00 +0000

The Zython was offered in the 1977 Mattel Catalog as an alien character to go alongside with Mattel’s Space:1999 action figure line. It never appeared in the series but was a rather welcome addition to the line which desperately needed more flair.

However, sales on Space:1999 merch weren’t strong enough to warrant a wide release and the Zython seems to have only been offered via this contest for a German comic book above (Thanks Eddy for the scan). It’s speculated that less than 300 of these were made, we’ll probably never know for sure but a few have trickled out of Deutschland over the years.

But of course, this is Mattel we’re talking about here, they’d never let a good toy mold go unused, so Zython would later appear in the amazing Mexican version of Big Jim (known as Kid Acero), which was produced under license by a company called CIPSA, who would dub him Nocton an alien enemy of Kid Acero.

So, while I’ll probably never own a Zython (the last one went for just under a grand), I was able to buy a Nocton in the 1990s and still have him to this day. One day I hope to track down his scepter.

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Toyco Alien Attack

Mantooth — Fri, 29 Sep 2017 04:00:00 +0000

Today’s update is the answer to one of those riddles that plagued for years. The play set you see above has been something I’ve been trying to track down for well over 20 years and it’s a wealth of toy history (and re-used molds) inside, more after the jump.

Despite the Woolco price tag on this one, I vividly remember buying this set at the pharmacy next to my grandparents store (oddly the same place I bought my last Star Wars figure General zzzzzz Mandine) there were three types of sets available a Dungeons & Dragons fantasy version (which I would also pick up that summer), this one and I think a war theme.

The insides were what you expect, some cardboard for a back drop, a thin sheet for the ground and some pretty nice figurines. I really dug that the box was it’s own carry case.

In the end, while these things held a mild distraction at best for two weeks during that summer. I was on the cusp of being a teen and toys weren’t really doing much for me. I was finding myself more into records (still something of a problem for me) and sneaking into R rated movies.

I have no idea what happened to either set and they became fond memories.

And then i became a collector and one who likes information.

For years and I mean years, I had no idea what this set was even called let alone who made it. I’m not positive how i stumbled onto “Toyco” but i kept it as an Ebay search for at least ten years until i finally found this set.

These are the astronauts included with the set, their origins are unknown to me but I know they’re at least from the 1960s. I also found them in a dollar store a few years back, so they’re molds still get used. I’m also positive that if you go to my parents house right now, you may be able to find one.

The real stars of this set were the amazing aliens, little did I know as a kid that they were knock offs the Colorforms Outer Space Men from the 1960s, the very same characters I lusted over in this set.

It seems kind of fitting that i reunited with this set as I’m late in career as a toy collector these days, more interested in stories and friends than buying new things. I’m still into records but i sadly just waltz right into R rated movies now…..

Thanks for reading, hope you have a tremendous weekend.

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Pressman Space Creatures Commercial

Mantooth — Fri, 16 Jun 2017 04:00:00 +0000

Another goody from the archive! The Pressman Space Creatures Mask Kits are a wonderfully Star Wars inspired idea that I adore. These kits were designed by Award winning Special Effects wizard Dick Smith, who did several kits for Pressman and I know at least one Oscar winner who was inspired by these as a kid.

The Pressman execs showing off the masks back in the day.

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