The Simpsons, Series 2 - Action Figure Reviews

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Series: The Simpsons, 2

Craftsmanship:

- Love the color and sculpting

- Size and scale is perfect across the board

- Great display pieces for fans of The Simpsons

Playability:

- Stick them to their bases and leave them alone!

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The Simpsons, Series 2

by McFarlane Toys

Radioactive Man and Fallout Boy perfectly rendered in plastic (left); Good and Evil Homer dance the night away (right).

Across the board, I’m unable to find any faults or coloring complaints with the figures. Even Homer’s butt crack is included with the “Clown Homer” setup! If there’s anything that can be pointed at it’s that if you look hard enough some of the glued seams can be seen.

There is no articulation for any of the figures, which means poseability is non-existent. This means the sculpting and default poses are it – what you see, is what you get.

Good/Evil Homer

Though I like this round of collectibles, Good/Evil Homer is probably my favorite for the way it so easily captures the dumb-happy look on each of their faces. There’s an air of “fun” about them that’s greater than the other figures. I also really like

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the contrast of the colors of the two figures. These two figures can stand on their own, too.

Treehouse of Horror I: The Raven

On McFarlane’s official site, this set is referred to as “Treehouse of Horrors” but typos aside; this is actually a good encapsulation of the whole third act of the first Treehouse of Horror. Putting

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everything together is simple, except for getting Bart/The Raven inserted on his peg, which is on top of the picture frame. The hole in the Bart’s foot cannot be pegged there because there isn’t enough room. After trying again and again to make it work, I finally just snipped off the peg and glued Bart in place!

Radioactive Man and Fallout Boy

“The goggles! They do nothing!”

The above tagline will forever be etched into my memory and for anyone that has seen the episode of The Simpsons it’s taken from will instantly recall the scene as Rainier Wolfcastle (as Radioactive Man) is swept away by a wave a green acid. Even though the pose and setup here is in no way evocative of the action in that scene, I can’t help but hear that line every time I look at it. The poses are “heroic” and Milhouse (as Fallout Boy) is as gormless looking as ever. And once again, I really like the colorful look.

Krusty and Homer attempt one of the hardest clown tricks ever (left); The Simpsons take on Poe (right).

Homer and Krusty

The source of this figure is the climax of the episode “Homie the Clown” where Homer and Krusty have to complete a loop on a mini-bicycle so gangsters don’t do them in (over a $48 debt). As I mentioned previously, this figure also includes a view of Homer’s butt crack. The genius behind this figure is that there are magnets in the feet of Krusty (he’s pedaling the bike) which allow the figures to grip the bottom of the loop or the top of the loop, placing the figures upside down and midway through the stunt. It’s a really cool feature of the figure and not one that could have been done so smoothly without the magnets.

Homer and Krusty have complicated faces (with open mouths) and hair to sculpt, but whoever was in charge did a great job with both.

Each of these figures retails for about $15US – if you look around they can be found for less – and for fans of The Simpsons this is a great line-up to choose from. For my money it would be Good/Evil Homer that’s the best of the bunch. Just realize that these aren’t like the Playmates toys that can be played with – no articulation and no accessories mean you’ll put them on their bases and leave them on display.

- Omni

(May 5, 2008)


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