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7/20/2010Bootleg Tuesday - July 20th

Yep, it's that time again -- and for once, it's on time as well! Join us for a quick look at yet another Transformers knockoff in...

Bootleg Tuesday - July 20th

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7/15/2010Bootleg Tuesday - July "13th"

Hey there, Articulated Dis... coursers! I'm a couple of days late, I know -- busy days, what with final preparations for upcoming event coverage and all -- but there's no way we'd leave you without your weekly bootleg fix! Click through to see what transformational items are spotlighted this week in...

Bootleg Tuesday - July "13th"

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7/6/2010Bootleg Tuesday - July 6th

While you might wonder why anyone would want to buy any of the knockoffs spotlighted in this feature, the truth of the matter is that most of them, being tied to media at least several years old, would be fairly difficult to acquire anyway. However, while I purchased today's items nearly three years ago, they remain readily available even today. If you're even the slightest bit curious, I encourage you to click through to this week's...

Bootleg Tuesday - July 6th

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6/30/2010Bootleg Tuesday - June "29th"

I might be a day late, but one's always at least a dollar short when we're talking about knockoff toys! Well, almost always -- on rare occasions one can find counterfeit toys for less than a buck -- but perhaps I should stop trying to turn a common saying into some witty bootleg-related remark and just get to the stuff already, eh? Like last week, today we'll be looking at more knockoffs on the half shell in...

Bootleg Tuesday - June 29th

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6/22/2010Bootleg Tuesday - June 22nd

Whether we're talking about action figures, tennis shoes, permanent markers -- Shapie and Sharbo brand markers, anyone? -- or some other kind of merchandise, you can bet that, if it's popular, someone's eventually going to knock it off. And while they're currently in a bit of a slump, no one can deny that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have spent far more than their share of time in the spotlight over the course of their 25+ years! As such, you can probably guess what that means for the purposes of this week's installment of...

Bootleg Tuesday - June 22nd

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6/15/2010Bootleg Tuesday - June 15th

If you've browsed the toy section of Dollar Tree at any point during the last decade -- to say nothing of other discount and drug stores during the holiday season -- you've probably encountered some permutation of today's spotlighted figures. Keep reading for a closer look at them in this week's edition of...

Bootleg Tuesday - June 15th

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6/8/2010Bootleg Tuesday - June 8th

Last week, TAO gave me a reprieve from the horrors of bootleg scrutiny... though I'm not sure how grateful I should be given the abominations he unleashed upon us all in my absence. Fortunately for us -- or unfortunately, depending upon how much you like wanting to gouge out your own eyeballs at the sight of awful knockoff toys -- my selections for this week are hardly nightmarish. Find out what they are in this week's installment of...

Bootleg Tuesday - June 8th

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6/1/2010Bootleg Tuesday - June 1st

Wes sent me an email today saying he wouldn't be able to "muster the strength or courage" for today's piece on bootleg toys. He was complaining of headaches, dizziness, and apparently some nausea, all of which are side-effects of lead paint inhalation, so I'm sure it's nothing to worry about... All kidding aside, I am going to take up the bootleg challenge once again, trying my very best to stomach these horrdenous toys, brought to you by our friends over at The Undiscovered Playthings bootleg action figure blog. Enjoy my trip back down bootleg lane.

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5/25/2010Bootleg Tuesday - May 25th

Over the last few months, we've seen quite a few Transformers knockoffs -- many of which, despite their unscrupulous origins, were fairly decent toys. Today's items, however, are decidedly not more than meets the eye. Click through to see them in...

Bootleg Tuesday - May 25th

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5/18/2010Bootleg Tuesday - May 18th

Spider glider, spider glider, radioactive spider gli -- oh, hello! Today's spotlighted items had me singing a familiar Saturday morning childhood song (heck if I know what that synthesized voice was actually saying), but I suppose it's time to hunker down and get to the entry itself. Are you ready to check out yet another counterfeit curio version of everyone's web-slinging hero? If that prospect causes you to quiver with fear and leak salty tears from your nostrils, you'll likely want to avoid clicking through to this week's installment of...

Bootleg Tuesday - May 18th

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5/11/2010Bootleg Tuesday - May 11th

With the world -- and Articulated Discussion -- thoroughly ensconced in the loving grip of the pax Iron Manica, I thought it would be appropriate for us to look at a knockoff of the Armored Avenger this week. Unfortunately, I don't actually have any bootleg Iron Man figures for us to examine! But I do have a knockoff with red and gold coloring, so I suppose that'll have to do. Come marvel at this figure with us in the latest installment of...

Bootleg Tuesday - May 11th

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5/5/2010Bootleg Tuesday - May "4th"

Greetings, and welcome to another installment of... what's that, you say? It's Wednesday? Yeah, we're running a little late here -- but don't think we'd let a week pass without giving you a look at some tasty lead-slathered knockoff goodness! 'Cause much like Jell-O, there's always room for...

Bootleg Tuesday - May "4th"

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4/27/2010Bootleg Tuesday - April 27th

Last week, we looked at knockoffs of the Air Defense Team: a trio of Mini-Cons that combined to form the mighty Star Saber. In today's feature, we'll also be looking at knockoffs of these Mini-Cons... but given their size, you might find that their official size group no longer applies!

Bootleg Tuesday - April 27th

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4/20/2010Bootleg Tuesday - April 20th

Following the noxious horror of last week's installment, I decided to go return to safer quarters by selecting a bootleg with no paint whatsoever. Still, even though you won't be laughing at my diminishing health, I hope that you'll find something worthy of note in this edition of...

Bootleg Tuesday - April 20th

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4/13/2010Bootleg Tuesday - April 13th

Buoyed by the majesty of the spider-bat, I was all set to return to reviewing nifty Transformers bootlegs -- but since you all enjoyed our dip into decidedly murkier waters last week, I've attempted to appease your sick desire for horror with another unlicensed incarnation of everyone's favorite web-slinger. Having handled this particular bootleg, however, I wish I hadn't...

Bootleg Tuesday - April 13th

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Author: Wes