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Being an 80's child I like most of my peers really got into the Ghostbusters
craze when the first film was released in cinemas in 1984, of course my
brother Carl and I hassled my parents to take us to the cinema to see
it.
Going to
Walthamstow Cinema was
always a huge treat not only because we were going to watch a film but because
the building itself was so magical to me as a child.
It was only a 10 minute walk from my house but in those days it felt like an
adventure as we had to go along the main road which was always scary but after
a few minutes there we were in front of the huge building, having been built
in the 1930's it was decorated inside with what I later learnt to be Art Deco
designs.
Alfred Hitchcock who grew up in nearby Leytonstone (where I used to go to the
Swimming Pool with my friends every week) was a regular visitor to Walthamstow
Cinema as a boy, I like to think this is where his love of films originated
and what drove his desire to make iconic films in later years.
As usual I've digressed but if you'd like to read a little more about the
place; there was a recent push to save and restore it which you can read about
here, and of course the link above which talks more about the history of the
place.
I have to say though, I
never did understand his need to eat, what with being dead and all, or why he
looked the way he did, but he was cute and funny and he let Peter Venkmen have
it after being called an "ugly spud" so he was great in my book!
As for toys,
well back then, I don't remember any on sale, or I would certainly have begged
for a Slimer! We didn't have the crazy amounts of merchandising we do now, also
being an American film, merchandise would have needed to be imported so most
shops didn't do that unless they knew they could shift the stock.
It wasn't
until or 3 years later, after The Real Ghostbusters Cartoon became a hit, that I
started to see Ghostbusters toys in shops.
I had a few of those, Peter, Ray,
Winston, Egon and a few ghosts... Mr. Staypuff, Granny, Dracula, Frankenstein's
Monster but sadly, no Slimer. In case you're wondering, yes I still have them!
It wasn't until the 90s when Extreme Ghostbusters came out that I finally found
a Slimer and bought it for my son as he loved him as much as I did.
So, when Funko released their Funko Pop! Ghostbusters range in 2014, and I saw their version of Slimer, I had to have one, it took me several years before I managed to find one but when I did, he was worth the wait...
Isn't he the cutest?!
I love how they've moulded the slime in such a way that it gives him a stand but also makes him look like he's floating, like he does in the film.
I love that the slime looks wet even though it isn't and that they haven't over done it, there's just enough to look like it's dripped off him and formed a puddle on the floor but not so much that the figure loses detail.
In case you're wondering, he stands at around 3 and a half inches tall, that doesn't sound like much but he certainly feels substantial in your hand, and is balanced very well weight wise, so never tumbles over while on display.
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Several years after this figure came out, I managed too find this one, he didn't come with is box but that's ok, I wanted to put him on my shelf so I could look at him often anyway.
If you've read any of my previous Funko posts, you'll know that although i have a few, I'm not that enamoured by most of them. I find the human figures mostly non descript which is why my collection mostly consists of non human entries, except for my Bob Ross keyring, which I'll maybe get around to showing you someday and my Grady Twins which I've already posted about.
Anyhoo, that's it for now, I have another Slimer to show you, so I better leave off here and post about that one...
Take care,
