4 Frightening Facts about MOTU Slime!
Simple as it was, SLIME was perhaps my favorite of all Masters of the Universe toys. The neon green pseudosnot taught me that toy slime wasn’t just what it literally was, but also whatever we imagined it to be.
In Masters of the Universe lore, Hordak uses Slime to turn randos into zombie slaves. He’ll trap adversaries in his wretched Slime Pit, pour the junk over their bodies, and voila: Instant fealty!
Fans rarely bring up Slime without mentioning the Slime Pit, which kind of sells it short. Released in 1986, the glop was super enjoyable even when you weren’t doing weird things to action figures.
Show of hands: How many of you cared for your Slime as if it were some sick baby raccoon rescued from the side of the road? (Or maybe more accurately a potted plant from your beloved, inanimate yet so alive.)
Below are four frightening facts about Masters of the Universe Slime.
Note: None are actually frightening. Read More…
6 Fun Facts about Shark Bites Fruit Snacks!
Today we celebrate Shark Bites fruit snacks. We should be doing that every day, TBH.
They’ve gotta be the most famous fruit snacks in history, right? For people in a certain age group, just hearing “Shark Bites” summons all sorts of warm fuzzies. Shark Bites made good days great, and saved bad days from being the worst days.
Here are six fin-tastic facts about the best fruit snacks ever: Read More…
Dino Drac’s February Funpack!
Fight the February blues with Dino Drac’s latest Funpack, available now for an extremely limited time!
WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE FOR 3 DAYS! UNITED STATES ONLY!
This month’s box is loaded with over 10 collectibles from the ‘80s, ‘90s and 2000s. I can’t imagine that any Dino Drac reader wouldn’t connect with multiple things in this baby.
As y’all know, this Funpack endeavor is the literal only thing keeping Dino Drac going. If you dig the site, subscribing is the best way to guarantee more articles. The cost is $25 per month (including shipping), and you can cancel at any time without penalty. For as long as you remain onboard, you’ll keep getting joyous packages every single month!
Scroll to the bottom for ordering info, or keep reading to learn about everything that’s in this month box!
Leading the charge is this awesome Doctor Jekyll action figure, made in 1994 as part of Spain’s legendary Super Monstrous collection. Love how they worked the Jekyll and Hyde personas into one single figure!
These beauts are well over 20 years old and were never widely available in the States. Yours will come in a custom Dino Drac baggie! Consider it a little slice of Halloween in February. Read More…
Five Retro TV Commercials, Part 22!
I’ve been encoding old VHS tapes like crazy lately, collecting more commercials than my computer and two external hard drives can reasonably handle.
This article is a small step in clearing the cache, but it’s mainly an excuse for me to gush about giant squid and microwave pizza.
Hurricane Hordak! (1986)
I’m not sure that any 1980s toy line had better TV commercials than Masters of the Universe. (And it’s not like there wasn’t plenty of competition!)
While the cartoon series was famously criticized for being a commercial in of itself, I don’t remember many times when He-Man’s animated antics made me beg for action figures. By contrast, some of Mattel’s 30-second spots made me literally shake with lust.
The commercials that hit hardest always had some tie to the Evil Horde, like the one featured here. Something about Hordak’s crew brought the artistry out of Mattel HQ. (Would we have cared nearly so much about the Slime Pit without its incredible TV commercial?)
Hurricane Hordak was the second of three distinct Hordak figures in the original line, remembered as much for his swank golden armor as the fact that his right hand was now a spinning mace. Read More…