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April 8, 2016 By Brian 8 Comments

G is for Godzilla

One of the best parts of taking part in the Blogging from A-to-Z Challenge is that I don’t need to work too hard for an article title. It’s also much easier to come up with a topic idea, especially when it’s a day like today. What else could I possibly do for “G” than Godzilla?

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This big guy has been staring at me for years. This Shogun Warriors Godzilla is one of the first toys I remember owning as a child — I mean, you can’t really forget something like this, right? Sadly, this is not THE Godzilla I owned as a child, but it’s a fine substitute.

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Sure, his fist shoots off, but the best feature has to be the flaming tongue!

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Here’s a much more recent acquisition. This Godzilla toy by JAKKS Pacific is ludicrously large, measuring it at almost four feet long. I loved it as soon as I saw it, but never thought I would buy one because it would take up way too much room in the overly-crowded cave, but fate would not be denied. When a nearby K-Mart went out of business, I found a shelf full of these for $12 each — a deal simply to good refuse. In fact, I almost bought them all, but the thought of trying to convince my wife to give up the guest room to store a half dozen giant Godzilla toys was all that stopped me. I’ll probably have to pay someone to take this off my hands when I decide he’s just too big to stay (and the mess he makes!).

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I do love the look of this guy. It may not be the Godzilla I grew up with, but he’s got a quality about him that grows on you.

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I think I’ll call them Felix and Oscar.


Tomorrow, I’ll be covering the letter “H” and it is sure to be INCREDIBLE! See you then!

 

Filed Under: Toys Tagged With: A to Z Challenge, Godzilla

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  1. Rich says

    April 8, 2016 at 12:06 pm

    My brother and I must have made my mom rent that original black and white Godzilla a dozen times… No exaggeration ! We went to a place called Star Dust Video… 🙂

    Reply
    • Brian says

      April 8, 2016 at 1:00 pm

      Ha! I rented all those Kaiju movies back in the day. 🙂

      Reply
  2. George says

    April 10, 2016 at 7:41 pm

    G is for Great minds think alike!

    http://www.gijigsaw.blogspot.com/2016/04/g-is-for-godzilla.html

    Reply
    • Brian says

      April 11, 2016 at 2:20 pm

      I can’t believe you didn’t go with GI Joe. You feeling alright? 😉

      Reply
      • George says

        April 11, 2016 at 7:45 pm

        Feeling fine. GI Joe would have been too easy.

        Reply
  3. The Rebel says

    April 10, 2016 at 11:26 pm

    That Jakks Godzilla is da bomb! I wish I have the space for that one but alas I had to settle with the NECA 24″ (head to tail measurement it seems) version….which was equally good I think with its electronic scream and all. But one can still dream of getting that Jakks’ version on one’s shelf now….can we?!

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    • Brian says

      April 11, 2016 at 2:21 pm

      You can borrow mine any time. 😉 Honestly, I need the space back — we can turn it into a time-share.

      Reply
  4. Mike Bartley says

    April 13, 2016 at 11:47 am

    $12 ……..crap I want one for that price

    Reply

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