When the popular Jem doll came out in 1985, naturally Mattel had to make a competing Barbie doll. The result was Barbie and The Rockers.
That’s Barbie, Dana, Diva, Dee Dee, and Derek. Ken was also in the band, but he didn’t join the band until 1987, and this puzzle is from 1986.
I personally had Diva, and like all the dolls she came with a cassette tape which I still have. It includes such classics as “Dressin’ Up,” “Born With A Mike,” “Stretchin’ It,” and, of course, “The Rockers™ Theme.” Party on!
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Don’t forget to check out parts 1 and 2 of this series!
Today we have F, G, and H.
Who knew The Force was some kind of weird spinning tub drain? Anyway, please note the following:
- Greedo: Scared of a little energy field, pointing his gun at the floor.
- Han: Clever, brave, loyal, daring, pointing his gun straight ahead.
Which one shot first, now? Yeah, that’s right. Suck it, Lucas.
Just as I was complaining about character revamps in my earlier post on the Smurfs movie, American Greetings decided to go and give Strawberry Shortcake a new look — AGAIN. In fact, I had her current image (the middle one) in mind while I was thinking about how ridiculous it is that companies feel it necessary to update their characters with “hip” clothes, etc. Yet now they’ve done it again by giving her hot pink hair (isn’t that more raspberry-esque? Or perhaps watermelon?) and turned her trademark strawberry hat into a baseball cap. I suppose I should give them some credit for styling her t-shirt after her old pinafore, but still. Agh. Not to say the new character isn’t cute, but it’s not Strawberry Shortcake.
Luckily, you can continue to enjoy her classic look with this activity from Strawberry Shortcake’s Busy Book, from 1982.
I’ve been posting all original content up till now, but here’s a bit of news I couldn’t resist sharing:
Classic children’s cartoon characters The Smurfs are heading to the big screen for their 50th anniversary.
Studios Columbia and Sony have scooped the film rights to the original 1958 Belgian comic book series - which later became a TV show.
The as-yet-untitled film will combine live action and animation.
“We’re very excited to introduce a new generation to Papa Smurf and the other Smurfs in all of their glory,” said Columbia president Doug Belgrad.
The film is due to be written by David Stem and David Weiss, who penned the second and third Shrek movies.
The Smurfs are best known in the English-speaking world through their 1980s Hanna-Barbera cartoon series.
But the small, blue characters first appeared 50 years ago and were created by Belgian cartoonist Pierre Culliford, known as Peyo.
Via BBC News
What’s your thought on this? Personally, I think when they do these remakes, they ought to retain the original style, i.e. 2D animation. I hate the “updated” versions of classic characters — they’re classic for a reason! I think it’s insulting to today’s kids to assume they need to be given characters dressed in funky clothes or using bathroom humor to enjoy a movie. And computer animation is fantastic for effects and for some movies, but when it’s used for everything it just looks lazy.