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Sneak Peek of the Week of December 2nd, 2012

2 Dec

December 2, 2012

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It will be one of those weeks around bmj2k.com.

On Monday, this being the big Conspicuous Consumption Holiday Binge Buying Season, Allen Keyes turns his gaze, laser-like, upon some First World Problems we only seem to have in the Western Hemisphere. The Northern part, to be exact. (Sorry Mexico.)

On Tuesday it will be a day of either black armbands of mourning or joyous laughter of delight as we recap the last regular episode of American Chopper. After this week, all that is left is the 2-part Build-Off.

Then on Wednesday we have the justification for the picture above. It is a Tale of My Father, the first of what may be too many stories of my Dad, Mr. Blog Senior. This week’s tale takes place in the early 70’s and I can totally see Dad wearing that shirt. (He already had the sideburns.) But that would make that woman my Mom and now that picture is totally creepy. Maybe I should change it.

On Thursday we’ll open Larry Hagman’s will and see a few surprises within. Who knew Larry Hagman was such a big fan of Project Runway?

Then on Friday it is the Imponderable and frankly I can’t choose. Will it by Robosquirrel or the Serbian Vampire? Whichever it is, the other will be next week. (Which makes this also a Mini-Sneak Peek of the Week of December 9th! Bonus!)

Saturday Comics comes back to the schedule next week, featuring 10 favorite comics of all time. (Um, sort of. I bend the rules and sneak 15 in. Maybe this should be a two-parter.)

I’ll see you all next week here at bmj2k.com, and remember the password… YARTEX!

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The Treasure Chest of Terrible Toys: Fully Jointed Action Kojak

10 Nov

November 10, 2012

This week The Editor’s and Staff present a new rotating Saturday feature, The Treasure Chest of Terrible Toys. This does not mean that Saturday Comics is gone, it just needs a breather. Don’t worry, it will be back.

“Who loves ya, baby?” No, that’s not Mr. Blog hitting on someone at closing time, that’s the famous catch phrase of 1970’s New York’s #1 cop, Kojak:

For some reason they replaced that iconic opening with… this… generic… thing…

If you stop that last clip at the 25 second mark you see Kojak making the scene at my part of town, the Coney Island boardwalk.

Kojak was an insanely popular show. It was a tough and gritty cop show and I do mean gritty- his police station looked absolutely filthy and his assistant, Stavros, was an utter slob. Hard to believe, but this guy was Telly Savalas’ brother.

I have many early memories of myself, as a young Mr. Blog, going to sleep while the Kojak theme played from the living room tv at the other end of the apartment.

But not only was Kojak a number one cop drama, it was also a Saturday morning hit with the kids, #1 in the ages 8 to 18 demographic.

Wait? It wasn’t? Are you sure?  Then how do you explain this?

Removable costume? Would you ever want to take off that pinstripe gangster suit monstrosity? Not me.

This toy comes with a gun, lollipops, and a cigar. In 2012 none of those would make the cut. When is the last time you saw a child’s toy that promoted smoking? And while we are at it, when was the last time you saw a toy from an adult cop show directed at kids? Did Hill Street Blues have a toy line? Law and Order SVU? And did Toy “R” Us carry a line of Homicide: Life on the Street playsets?

And speaking of playsets, Kojak had one too, though I could only track down the ads, not the actual toy.

Not only do I want that set, I really want that other figure, which may be a crook, a narc, or judging from his pose in the first picture, some guy demanding Kojak’s lunch money.

The holiday season is coming up and I want that set. Really, is $8.88 too much to spend on your old pal Mr. Blog?

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