@@cerealgeekTV I don't know. Of course, I'd never heard of Acrobad, either. I never saw the She-Ra cartoon as a kid, since it was tied to a line of dolls. I had no idea He-Man and Skeletor occasionally appeared in it.
Yeah, Acrobad was probably an early concept for the toy design that evolved into Tung Lashor. The early sketches for both characters are posed in the same crouched stance, and the jester character was going to have a tongue-shooting action feature at one stage, just like Tung Lashor. It's interesting to see just how different the finished Tung Lashor toy looks, not just when compared to Acrobad, but also compared to Tung's concept design, which is what Filmation based his cartoon appearance on.
Yeah, the first time Josh Van Pelt scanned Ted Mayer's artwork for The Power and The Honor Foundation I could not believe what I was looking at - I won't go into detail here...that's for episode 24 of Friday Night Trivia! :)
A figure of the concept artwork 1:34 ? Yes! A figure of the design featured in the show 2:05 ? No, thanks! Maybe Acrobad will be produced in Mattel's new Origins Sketchbook series?! That's just what that line seems made for!
Well, given that Mattel have used a piece of Filmation concept artwork (I own) and a piece of Mattel concept artwork (The Power and The Honor Foundation own) as a basis for additional toys, there's nothing stopping them from turning every piece of concept artwork into a figure...:)
@@cerealgeekTV The gist: he was alluded to as being a flea-man, a la "The Ghost of a Flea." Thus he'd have the high jump/agility gimmick but attached to something more charismatic than "jester making a mean face."
Nice theory, but no - The storyboards for the episode refer to all new animation for the character - Though this does make me want to reexamine the character model sheet design again! :)
Guaranteed, as kids, we would've bought him regardless - Because, from what I've seen, some of the figures being released now, that adults are buying without issue, make Acrobad look like a work of art! :)
Acrobad or acrobat, just take the t out and put in a d. Who have the perfect villain name. Or maybe not. Yeah would become a very annoying character. If had been used more. The possible toy. A peg warmer maybe and the butt of many jokes. By the MOTU figure collecting community. With customizers refusing to do Classics versions. Should be sentenced to the MOTU/Princesses Of Power character prison. Well Crackers The Clown would be there. So let's add Acrobat. Any other characters to join these two.
Honestly, I guarantee if an action figure had been released as a kid, we'd have all owned one...because Masters of the Universe vintage toys were awesome...and if they had a cool action feature, then we were sold! :)
I like the "Name that Pokemon!" type secrecy there, when it's clearly Tung Lashor.
Given the level of detail I give, if you know, then you know...BUT...not everyone would know! :)
@@cerealgeekTV I don't know. Of course, I'd never heard of Acrobad, either. I never saw the She-Ra cartoon as a kid, since it was tied to a line of dolls. I had no idea He-Man and Skeletor occasionally appeared in it.
Yeah, Acrobad was probably an early concept for the toy design that evolved into Tung Lashor. The early sketches for both characters are posed in the same crouched stance, and the jester character was going to have a tongue-shooting action feature at one stage, just like Tung Lashor.
It's interesting to see just how different the finished Tung Lashor toy looks, not just when compared to Acrobad, but also compared to Tung's concept design, which is what Filmation based his cartoon appearance on.
Yeah, the first time Josh Van Pelt scanned Ted Mayer's artwork for The Power and The Honor Foundation I could not believe what I was looking at - I won't go into detail here...that's for episode 24 of Friday Night Trivia! :)
A figure of the concept artwork 1:34 ? Yes! A figure of the design featured in the show 2:05 ? No, thanks! Maybe Acrobad will be produced in Mattel's new Origins Sketchbook series?! That's just what that line seems made for!
Well, given that Mattel have used a piece of Filmation concept artwork (I own) and a piece of Mattel concept artwork (The Power and The Honor Foundation own) as a basis for additional toys, there's nothing stopping them from turning every piece of concept artwork into a figure...:)
Yes-siree-suroo or no-siree-soraw?
Dr. Drome seems to have been based on W.C. Fields.
GREAT shout on Doctor Drome! :)
I alluded to Acrobad in one of my SPOP fanfics, more specifically that in my fic he was a flea monster. Might have to draw that take sometime!
Wait...a flea monster?! :)
@@cerealgeekTV The gist: he was alluded to as being a flea-man, a la "The Ghost of a Flea." Thus he'd have the high jump/agility gimmick but attached to something more charismatic than "jester making a mean face."
His face kind of looks like The Joker from Batman. I wonder if Filmation reused any animation from their Batman cartoon.
Nice theory, but no - The storyboards for the episode refer to all new animation for the character - Though this does make me want to reexamine the character model sheet design again! :)
Sounds like a stereotypical fast talking Bronx type.
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Strange, George was from Connecticut.
Good point! :)
Thanks, as always, for the love! :)
Jack Nicholson in shorty shorts
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LOL - You ain't wrong! :)
With W.C. Fields as Dr. Drome.
Yikes! I'm glad they never made a figure of acrobad.
Guaranteed, as kids, we would've bought him regardless - Because, from what I've seen, some of the figures being released now, that adults are buying without issue, make Acrobad look like a work of art! :)
Acrobad or acrobat, just take the t out and put in a d. Who have the perfect villain name. Or maybe not.
Yeah would become a very annoying character. If had been used more. The possible toy. A peg warmer maybe and the butt of many jokes. By the MOTU figure collecting community. With customizers refusing to do Classics versions.
Should be sentenced to the MOTU/Princesses Of Power character prison.
Well Crackers The Clown would be there. So let's add Acrobat.
Any other characters to join these two.
Honestly, I guarantee if an action figure had been released as a kid, we'd have all owned one...because Masters of the Universe vintage toys were awesome...and if they had a cool action feature, then we were sold! :)
@@cerealgeekTV That's very true.