Ok, I've got memories of all sorts of rubber jiggler type monsters and other creatures that were found in the late 60's and early 70's in gumball machines and dime stores. I remember there was a gumball in Miami Bowl (a bowling alley on the southwest side of Chicago) back then. My parents always picked them up for me when they went bowling, as a surprise (though they soon became an expected gift! LOL!).
I remember a platypus type, one that was a simple lizard, and some really freaky ones like these:
(http://www.undermountain.org/RU-03.jpg)
(http://www.undermountain.org/RU-08.jpg)
(http://www.undermountain.org/RU-15.jpg)
Does anyone know of a major website that shows pictures all sorts of these things? I'd love to find some of the ones I had. Especially the green plain looking lizard one, the playtpus, etc. I'm dying to find pics and info on them. Any and all rubber lizard, monster, and other items from gumball machines. Anyone?
I've got the one pictured at the top and a few more that were UK Gumball toys, I'll post images when I get time to take some photos. They seem to come up on ebay often also.
They were made after the Basil Wolverton and Norman Saunders drawings on Ugly Stickers by Topps.
http://www.normansaunders.com/Ugly,01.html (http://www.normansaunders.com/Ugly,01.html)
(http://farm1.static.flickr.com/163/376662725_8e71b866bb_o.jpg)
I had hundreds of these things as a kid. I remember catching a large bass with a yellow alligator I got from a vending machine. :D
I've got tons of that stuff, but not close up photos. It's hard to get nice shots of those tiny things. Those pics at the top of the thread are pretty good.
I'd like to do a proper photo shoot of my rubber Ugly Stickers one of these days.
Thanks Toy Ranch! Wow, I remember even more of those! :)
Still trying to find the platypus one, the lizard one, and some of the dinosaur-like ones.
Can you try to draw a picture of some of these? I might have the ones you are talking about, but I'm not sure.
Given my pathetic art skills, I'm not sure it'd help. :D
But yeah, let me try to at least draw out a few and see if I can get them to look somewhat recognizable. Hopefully I can get it close enough that someone would recognize them.
Quote from: Barlow on June 02, 2009, 02:10:20 AM
Thanks Toy Ranch! Wow, I remember even more of those! :)
Still trying to find the platypus one, the lizard one, and some of the dinosaur-like ones.
Was this the platypus monster? These are a few of mine, I've got to find the rest. These are from the UK, 1970s....
(http://www.blackengine.co.uk/images/jigglers.jpg)
I've seen that one somewhere, but no, that isn't the platypus one I'm thinking of. It was thicker, and more like a real platypus.
Quote from: chrisnurse on June 02, 2009, 02:51:54 AM
Was this the platypus monster? These are a few of mine, I've got to find the rest. These are from the UK, 1970s....
(http://www.blackengine.co.uk/images/jigglers.jpg)
The only one from the "rubber uglies" set in this picture is the wide yellow one with the hairy arms. The others are different rubber monsters. Not that they are diminished in any way by not being part of that set.
Quote from: Toy Ranch on June 02, 2009, 07:59:59 AM
The only one from the "rubber uglies" set in this picture is the wide yellow one with the hairy arms. The others are different rubber monsters. Not that they are diminished in any way by not being part of that set.
I know they ain't. I've got a lot of the old rubber uglies boxed up somewhere, the rest are later (70s) UK gumball critters, but the platypus sounded very much like the little guy at the front.
I also had a number of very small, harder plastic rubber uglies - they were pencil toppers, does anybody know if these were cheap copies?
I'd say they others are HK gumball critters. We had them here, too. They are all very cool! :)
Quote from: Toy Ranch on June 02, 2009, 08:20:27 AM
I'd say they others are HK gumball critters. We had them here, too. They are all very cool! :)
I used to love these things, there were much smaller, bady cast oily rubber versions of those generic guys that we got in the UK, none of those lasted as they'd get covered in fluff, hair and dirt :(
Were those the squishy rubbery toys that felt something like Creepy Crawlers? I never like them much they felt like cold flesh. My brothers had them. I think they all found their way into the garbage.
Quote from: ChattyLMS on June 02, 2009, 06:28:43 PM
Were those the squishy rubbery toys that felt something like Creepy Crawlers? I never like them much they felt like cold flesh. My brothers had them. I think they all found their way into the garbage.
Creepy Crawlers were made with a Mattel toy called a Thingmaker. A liquid called Plastigoop was poured into a mold and cooked in a heater to harden. They were a denser and more rigid type of rubber than these other toys, but same basic idea, yes.
Quote from: Toy Ranch on June 02, 2009, 07:01:38 PM
Creepy Crawlers were made with a Mattel toy called a Thingmaker. A liquid called Plastigoop was poured into a mold and cooked in a heater to harden. They were a denser and more rigid type of rubber than these other toys, but same basic idea, yes.
Creepy Crawlers
(http://www.journalofantiques.com/Aug07/Playing%20Around/thingmaker01.jpg)
(http://tbn3.google.com/images?q=tbn:VdbnEbIORjVH_M:http://cs.artjewelrymag.com/artcs/blogs/artjewelry/Jill/creepy-crawler-molds.jpg)
Plastigoop
(http://tbn3.google.com/images?q=tbn:vzUT4V5ir-pcXM:http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U5oCnmbbzwI/SOEM-YQF1GI/AAAAAAAABc8/tRz_xSLjQkQ/s320/plastigoop.jpg)
I loved this thing!!
Quote from: Scatter on June 03, 2009, 01:09:38 AM
Creepy Crawlers
(http://www.journalofantiques.com/Aug07/Playing%20Around/thingmaker01.jpg)
(http://tbn3.google.com/images?q=tbn:VdbnEbIORjVH_M:http://cs.artjewelrymag.com/artcs/blogs/artjewelry/Jill/creepy-crawler-molds.jpg)
Plastigoop
(http://tbn3.google.com/images?q=tbn:vzUT4V5ir-pcXM:http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_U5oCnmbbzwI/SOEM-YQF1GI/AAAAAAAABc8/tRz_xSLjQkQ/s320/plastigoop.jpg)They just don't make cool things like this anymore it seems like.
I loved this thing!!
Wow, I still have 2 of these, the 1st & 3rd monsters in the first post!
You know, one of the things I love about this board, is that I might never have thought of these thingies again, but I sure as heck had some of them. This is at least an 8.5 on the cool meter.
Michael
Wow, I loved those. Like the rest of you all, I had so many throughout my youth.
Man, how entertained we were by those.
Quote from: gracebuster on June 09, 2009, 10:53:22 AM
Wow, I loved those. Like the rest of you all, I had so many throughout my youth.
Man, how entertained we were by those.
I had the old ones that went in the oven. So I was entertained with 3rd degree scarring.
I love those rubbers ugly toys. I want to have those toys are really fitted on my collection. Those toys will be mine after this month.
We have one of the newer thing makers on the shelf here as does my friend. He bought some old molds and the last time he was out we fired them up with the kiddos. They worked great. Got the goo from this guy:
http://www.dr-goop.com/# (http://www.dr-goop.com/#)
Just make sure if you buy old molds that they are not too pitted or you creatures will be as well.
My original Creepy Crawlers-made bumblebee circa 1965/66...
(http://i54.photobucket.com/albums/g107/backlotcharlie/EBAYMAY2010084.jpg)
I found him cleaning out my Dad's house a few months ago. I hadn't seen this little bugger for close to 40 years, and he was my favorite CC (as far as how the colors turned out); I was amazed this guy still existed.
Cool Bee-I remember making lots of those.
Here's a photo of me circa 1960's scaring my little sister with some rubber Thingmaker stuff on my face.
(http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab97/monolith_06/sc0011ddbd.jpg)
I still have some old Mattel Creepy- Crawler and Thingmaker castings packed away somewhere, as well.
Also I still have these molds from 1966-Batman, Superman, Tarzan and a skeleton.Maybe I should get some new
Goop and cast some new ones.
(http://i853.photobucket.com/albums/ab97/monolith_06/sc0e7dca0d.jpg)
That is such a great pic! ;D
I posted these awhile back, but they seemed relevant to this thread. I found these mint unopened sets at a drive-in theater flea market back in the late 70's or early 80's. They were old store stock, so they had never been opened. The tops slide off to reveal the unbroken plastic interior wrap. I'd love to tear into these things and cook up some bugs (I was quite adept at layering multi colors back in the day), but I guess I'll keep 'em pristine and eventually try putting them up on ebay (I paid five dollars apiece for 'em). Oh, and I got the Fighting Men set too.
(http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/6006/crawlers4uma1yz4.jpg)
(http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/9127/crawer4uma22cz8.jpg)
(http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/2397/creeple4uma2vr6.jpg)
(http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/135/creeple4uma4zf6.jpg)
The Superman and Tarzan are great, but the Batman one when we were kids was a bit frustrating because there was not a figure in the mold.
Great pics! She looks mighty terrified, yet not surprised by your actions. ;D
Yeah-I always wanted a Batman figure as well.
I probably had a real insect in that jar I was holding in the photo,too.
dlhenderson---Wow! Nice minty Thingmaker sets! I don't think I've seen any unused sets since I
bought mine back in the '60's.
Man dl.........I admire your restrain. Ain't no WAY I could have kept from ripping open that cellophane and firing up the old Thingmaker!
Getting back to the rubber Uglies, here's a website showing the Topps Ugly Stickers along with the corresponding rubber Uglies:
http://www.gumballcharm.com/_pages/rubberUglies.html (http://www.gumballcharm.com/_pages/rubberUglies.html)
and here with some variants:
http://www.normansaunders.com/RUgly,01.html (http://www.normansaunders.com/RUgly,01.html)
There's even some larval forms:
(http://jdetrich.homestead.com/uglylarvas.jpg)
I used to love getting those rubber uglies and the stickers as a kid, still have some of them.
Always loved Norman Saunders art work, he did SO MUCH cool stuff.
I've been looking for the skeleton mold and the shrunken head mold for a few years on eBay. They always go for far more than I want to spend.
My hope is that one day I'll just stumble across one.
Then again, perhaps I just shouldn't be cheap.
That is a beautiful stuff or collection you have man. I'd like to see a gumball machine in person because I don't even see one of a gumball machine. However, I have some of your collection too man when I was child in that time.
I love those old dime and quater machine monsters. I use to love the rats and bats and had quite a collection as a kid. I have recently started to collect that stuff again. I literally have dozens of old 50's & 60's rubber bats and rats.
Quote from: Barlow on June 01, 2009, 04:35:41 AM
Ok, I've got memories of all sorts of rubber jiggler type monsters and other creatures that were found in the late 60's and early 70's in gumball machines and dime stores. I remember there was a gumball in Miami Bowl (a bowling alley on the southwest side of Chicago) back then. My parents always picked them up for me when they went bowling, as a surprise (though they soon became an expected gift! LOL!).
I remember a platypus type, one that was a simple lizard, and some really freaky ones like these:
(http://www.undermountain.org/RU-03.jpg)
(http://www.undermountain.org/RU-08.jpg)
(http://www.undermountain.org/RU-15.jpg)
Does anyone know of a major website that shows pictures all sorts of these things? I'd love to find some of the ones I had. Especially the green plain looking lizard one, the playtpus, etc. I'm dying to find pics and info on them. Any and all rubber lizard, monster, and other items from gumball machines. Anyone?
Yes, these were the Rubber Uglies that were based on the Topps stickers creature drawings of (primarily) Norman Saunders in the mid-60s. My understanding is that there were around 44 stickers made & about half that number were made in to Rubber Uglies. Many folks generically refer to all rubber critters as "Uglies" but only the true "Uglies" were the ones created from the stickers. All were given names and may have more than one name, since reissues of the stickers often gave the monsters new names. The ones you have pictured are (from top) Alvin, Kenneth, and Sandy (Alvin is also known as Edward, Kenneth as Irene, and Sandy is sometimes called Eleanor, but I believe Alvin, Kenneth, and Sandy these are the preferred names).
Here are some of my Rubber Uglies
(http://i.imgur.com/ub2QGtM.jpg)
That is a really great collection of Ugly Sticker Monsters!
Quote from: japfeif on December 09, 2013, 07:46:20 PM
Here are some of my Rubber Uglies
(http://i.imgur.com/ub2QGtM.jpg)
You've got some good ones there. I've never seen a couple before—that brown one in the middle and the blue one directly under it. They are all cool.
Those are super cool. There is a bunch there i've never seen.
Quote from: japfeif on November 02, 2013, 12:59:58 PMYes, these were the Rubber Uglies that were based on the Topps stickers creature drawings of (primarily) Norman Saunders in the mid-60s. My understanding is that there were around 44 stickers made & about half that number were made in to Rubber Uglies. Many folks generically refer to all rubber critters as "Uglies" but only the true "Uglies" were the ones created from the stickers. All were given names and may have more than one name, since reissues of the stickers often gave the monsters new names. The ones you have pictured are (from top) Alvin, Kenneth, and Sandy (Alvin is also known as Edward, Kenneth as Irene, and Sandy is sometimes called Eleanor, but I believe Alvin, Kenneth, and Sandy these are the preferred names).
Quote from: japfeif on December 09, 2013, 07:46:20 PM
Here are some of my Rubber Uglies
(http://i.imgur.com/ub2QGtM.jpg)
Great info! I'm glad you bumped up this fabulous old thread.
:)
Quote from: dlhenderson on June 14, 2010, 12:42:01 PMI'd love to tear into these things and cook up some bugs but I guess I'll keep 'em pristine and eventually try putting them up on ebay (I paid five dollars apiece for 'em). Oh, and I got the Fighting Men set too.
(http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/6006/crawlers4uma1yz4.jpg)
(http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/9127/crawer4uma22cz8.jpg)
(http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/2397/creeple4uma2vr6.jpg)
(http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/135/creeple4uma4zf6.jpg)
Yes, yes, keep them pristine, and tell me when you're ready to sell them!
8)
I used to have a ton of Rubber Uglies back in the 70s and early 80s. I love their designs, they are just so Lovecraftian!
Quote from: raycastile on December 10, 2013, 12:43:47 AM
You've got some good ones there. I've never seen a couple before—that brown one in the middle and the blue one directly under it. They are all cool.
Thanks! There are a couple of these that aren't true "Uglies" (in the context of being part of the original set based directly on the Ugly stickers) but I like anyway! The blueish one you mentioned, do you mean the 8-legged thing on the front row? My understanding of that one is he was not actually based on any of the Ugly stickers like the other creatures, but was originally sold alongside them, at least one carded set I have seen has him grouped with several actual Uglies. Folks seem to call him "Moon Bug", the Ugly with no sticker!
The folks on the Rubber Ugly Forum (http://rubberuglies.proboards.com/index.cgi? (http://rubberuglies.proboards.com/index.cgi?)) are much more informed than I on this stuff!
Awesome! A board devoted to Rubber Uglies!
8)
Cool, I didn't know it existed!
Marvelous. I'm signing up right now. We could all use more jiggle in our lives.
I have landed on Planet Ugly. The oxygen levels are low, but breathable. I am testing soil samples now. I think the planet is capable of supporting UMA life forms.
I don't know how I missed this thread its first time around. I have a shoebox full of those characters stuck away somewhere in the basement. I never gave much thought to them, but I really enjoyed playing with them as a kid. it was kind of like a low rent Hamilton Invaders, pitting the Uglies against my toy soldiers...
Quote from: raycastile on February 01, 2014, 08:12:34 PM
I have landed on Planet Ugly. The oxygen levels are low, but breathable. I am testing soil samples now. I think the planet is capable of supporting UMA life forms.
Not much activity at Planet Ugly. The Uglies must have turned on their owners and devoured everyone.
Quote from: ChrisW on February 03, 2014, 09:17:59 PM...but I really enjoyed playing with them as a kid. it was kind of like a low rent Hamilton Invaders, pitting the Uglies against my toy soldiers....
Sounds like great fun!
8)
Some great pics on the rubber ugly site.
market place too! watch out wallet.... OH NO!!!
That rubber uglies site is the deadest toy message board I have ever seen. Talk about one hand clapping.
The new special lady in my life, Tammy, has been helping me get the new mini museum in order.
(http://i221.photobucket.com/albums/dd54/gracebuster/gracebuster007/photo4_zpse7138889.jpg)
Coolness, Danny! She's lovely and it's lovely to see this heartwarming pic (on many levels)!
Nice! Glad to hear that the display is coming along. Any lovely lady with a third eye is perfect in my book!
She's a cutie pie. It's good that she has an all-seeing eye to keep close watch on you.
of the "few" things I kept those rubber monster creations are so special to me. Our MINION made some great newer versions of the thing maker toys for me.
Nice to know the museum is being reconstituted Danny! And a lovelier helper I cannot imagine!
A Chlorophyll Monster jiggler based on the monster from Mad Doctor Of Blood Island (1969) sold for $525 on eBay.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Chlorophyll-Monster-of-Mad-Doctor-of-Blood-Island-Jiggler-VERY-RARE-Hong-Kong-/173592180518?nordt=true&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m43663.l44720 (https://www.ebay.com/itm/Chlorophyll-Monster-of-Mad-Doctor-of-Blood-Island-Jiggler-VERY-RARE-Hong-Kong-/173592180518?nordt=true&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m43663.l44720)
(https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/JoAAAOSwaG1bxTZx/s-l1600.jpg)
(https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/ky0AAOSwQIFbxTaG/s-l1600.jpg)
Sam Sherman mentioned a scarce jiggler version of the Chlorophyll Monster on his commentary track for the Image DVD of Mad Doctor Of Blood Island and this is it, evidently. I had never even seen one of these things before. It's supposed to be one of the scarcest jigglers in existence.
I wrote to Stephen Bell, the Etsy seller who makes the "Fiend Without A Fridge", "Tingler-tron", and others. In his reply he gave me a link to this eBay auction. When I checked it today it was sold on the Buy-It-Now for $525. Cool to finally see a pic of it. BTW, Stephen may be making Chlorophyll Monster jigglers later on at some point. He expressed a desire to make a jiggler of the Chlorophyll Monster pulling off it's own head as depicted by the great Gray Morrow in the poster for Beast Of Blood (1970).
NEAT TO SEE SOMETHING I HAVE NEVER SEEN BEFORE! AWESOME!
Wow! It's like old home week, with Danny, Jeff, Andy and Ray!
Quote from: horrorhunter on October 16, 2018, 07:38:13 PM
A Chlorophyll Monster jiggler based on the monster from Mad Doctor Of Blood Island (1969) sold for $525 on eBay.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Chlorophyll-Monster-of-Mad-Doctor-of-Blood-Island-Jiggler-VERY-RARE-Hong-Kong-/173592180518?nordt=true&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m43663.l44720 (https://www.ebay.com/itm/Chlorophyll-Monster-of-Mad-Doctor-of-Blood-Island-Jiggler-VERY-RARE-Hong-Kong-/173592180518?nordt=true&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m43663.l44720)
(https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/JoAAAOSwaG1bxTZx/s-l1600.jpg)
(https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/ky0AAOSwQIFbxTaG/s-l1600.jpg)
Sam Sherman mentioned a scarce jiggler version of the Chlorophyll Monster on his commentary track for the Image DVD of Mad Doctor Of Blood Island and this is it, evidently. I had never even seen one of these things before. It's supposed to be one of the scarcest jigglers in existence.
I wrote to Stephen Bell, the Etsy seller who makes the "Fiend Without A Fridge", "Tingler-tron", and others. In his reply he gave me a link to this eBay auction. When I checked it today it was sold on the Buy-It-Now for $525. Cool to finally see a pic of it. BTW, Stephen may be making Chlorophyll Monster jigglers later on at some point. He expressed a desire to make a jiggler of the Chlorophyll Monster pulling off it's own head as depicted by the great Gray Morrow in the poster for Beast Of Blood (1970).
How did I MISS this auction?! How have I not seen this THREAD, for that matter?!? :o
Quote from: Ugly_Thing on October 17, 2018, 08:47:01 AM
How did I MISS this auction?! How have I not seen this THREAD, for that matter?!? :o
I figured you would dig it the most, UT. ;D
Got some Slurfies and other little rubber creepies comin' soon that I'll be posting in this thread. You seem to be knowledgeable in all things
jiggler so hopefully you can identify some of them for me.
I hope Stephen Bell comes through with a Chlorophyll Monster jiggler for us. I wanted to get the original posted above but it was way out of my price range. Super cool to see it though (and nab pics).
This is also at BIN on eBay:
(https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/3T0AAOSwdmlbxl4K/s-l1600.jpg)
So creepy and ridiculous, I love it!
Quote from: horrorhunter on October 17, 2018, 11:47:48 AM
I figured you would dig it the most, UT. ;D
Got some Slurfies and other little rubber creepies comin' soon that I'll be posting in this thread. You seem to be knowledgeable in all things jiggler so hopefully you can identify some of them for me.
I hope Stephen Bell comes through with a Chlorophyll Monster jiggler for us. I wanted to get the original posted above but it was way out of my price range. Super cool to see it though (and nab pics).
Let's see those jigglies!
Is Stephen Bell the guy that made my waterbear, or is he the 'Rubbermonsters' dot com guy? (One of the two has a gorgeous Fulci zombie & a baby from 'It's Alive', too!)
Quote from: Allhallowsday on October 17, 2018, 12:49:06 PM
This is also at BIN on eBay:
(https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/3T0AAOSwdmlbxl4K/s-l1600.jpg)
So creepy and ridiculous, I love it!
Ben Coopers legendary
Creature People! I chewed/tore/used mine to bits during my babyhood, sadly.....not into current prices, but SOON I'll once again own them ALL!
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8105/8652076239_9dc5a180a7_b.jpg)
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/0e/ea/2b/0eea2bbbb5bda3cc14078d24370ecf2d.jpg)
The Creature People were the evolution of another beloved Ben Cooper line, the 'Super Bugs'/'Weirdy Wigglies'!
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/81xlE8akabL._SX425_.jpg)
(https://farm5.static.flickr.com/4164/34659340095_28d07133ff_b.jpg)
The 70s BC jiggly stuff has a very tactile feel unlike anything else.
Quote from: Ugly_Thing on October 17, 2018, 01:22:19 PM
Let's see those jigglies!
Is Stephen Bell the guy that made my waterbear, or is he the 'Rubbermonsters' dot com guy? (One of the two has a gorgeous Fulci zombie & a baby from 'It's Alive', too!)
Stephen Bell goes by Stexe on Etsy. Yeah, he made the waterbear. I have a couple ordered from him- "Fiend Without A Fridge" and "Tingler-tron". He said he may have to make another batch of Fiends so it may take a few days. Anyway, looking forward to getting them. That Tingler has a motor in it to make move across the floor and vibrate. Very cool stuff for fans of those films. Thinking about getting one of his "Zanti-magnets" and Thing jiggler as well. Too many monster toys, not enough money. :laugh:
Quote from: horrorhunter on October 17, 2018, 03:53:45 PM
Stephen Bell goes by Stexe on Etsy. Yeah, he made the waterbear. I have a couple ordered from him- "Fiend Without A Fridge" and "Tingler-tron". He said he may have to make another batch of Fiends so it may take a few days. Anyway, looking forward to getting them. That Tingler has a motor in it to make move across the floor and vibrate. Very cool stuff for fans of those films. Thinking about getting one of his "Zanti-magnets" and Thing jiggler as well. Too many monster toys, not enough money. :laugh:
Ah, right on. Yep, I recognized the chassis of his 'Tingler-Tron' right away; he's using Hex Bugs! The Hex Bug things are
marketed as toys for
children, yet they are roughly the size of a slim fingertip, coated in textured rubber, and vibrate furiously. (clears throat) And never mind the 'storage tube' they are packed in. (They're
literally do-it-youself dildo kits, containing tiny servo motors encased in phallic housing -- one has to wonder, was
mom the target audience here, or?)
:o
(https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/71BTYZvFR9L._SL1500_.jpg)
Quote from: Ugly_Thing on October 17, 2018, 05:02:27 PM
Ah, right on. Yep, I recognized the chassis of his 'Tingler-Tron' right away; he's using Hex Bugs! The Hex Bug things are marketed as toys for children, yet they are roughly the size of a slim fingertip, coated in textured rubber, and vibrate furiously. (clears throat) And never mind the 'storage tube' they are packed in. (They're literally do-it-youself dildo kits, containing tiny servo motors encased in phallic housing -- one has to wonder, was mom the target audience here, or?)
The optional usage probably wasn't lost on a few desperate moms. :laugh:
This isn't old, but it sure is BIG. I bought this rubber bat at Party City a few years ago around Halloween. The wingspan is over 2 ft.
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1919/44688888894_a8ab28a89f_b.jpg)
Looks cool hanging up.
I bought this rubber Skull-Bat a few years back from an eBay seller.
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1936/45413552301_3a8009b8ea_b.jpg)
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1909/44498553115_f65aa3ed53_b.jpg)
Does anyone know anything about it? Like the official name of it, when it was made, who made it, was it part of a series, where they were sold and for how much?
Ugly_Thing, do you have the lowdown on this critter? :)
Quote from: horrorhunter on October 18, 2018, 02:52:53 PM
I bought this rubber Skull-Bat a few years back from an eBay seller.
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1936/45413552301_3a8009b8ea_b.jpg)
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1909/44498553115_f65aa3ed53_b.jpg)
Does anyone know anything about it? Like the official name of it, when it was made, who made it, was it part of a series, where they were sold and for how much?
Ugly_Thing, do you have the lowdown on this critter? :)
Pretty cool, man. I've seen flying skulls of
all sorts, from crude golf ball-size jobbers to a huge, oily black one that one of my uncles had on his bar in the 70s.
Yours seems to be soft rubber, but non-jiggly, and it deffo 'utilizes' the classic Imperial bat -- the texture, size, and scale is the giveaway here.
Any sort of makers marks, coo, or a date underneath those wings/belly?
This example, which appears to be yours, is purported to have been manufactured in the early-80s:
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5023/5694605865_7845964400_b.jpg)
Quote from: horrorhunter on October 16, 2018, 07:38:13 PM
A Chlorophyll Monster jiggler based on the monster from Mad Doctor Of Blood Island (1969) sold for $525 on eBay.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Chlorophyll-Monster-of-Mad-Doctor-of-Blood-Island-Jiggler-VERY-RARE-Hong-Kong-/173592180518?nordt=true&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m43663.l44720 (https://www.ebay.com/itm/Chlorophyll-Monster-of-Mad-Doctor-of-Blood-Island-Jiggler-VERY-RARE-Hong-Kong-/173592180518?nordt=true&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc&_trksid=p2047675.m43663.l44720)
(https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/JoAAAOSwaG1bxTZx/s-l1600.jpg)
(https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/ky0AAOSwQIFbxTaG/s-l1600.jpg)
Sam Sherman mentioned a scarce jiggler version of the Chlorophyll Monster on his commentary track for the Image DVD of Mad Doctor Of Blood Island and this is it, evidently. I had never even seen one of these things before. It's supposed to be one of the scarcest jigglers in existence.
I wrote to Stephen Bell, the Etsy seller who makes the "Fiend Without A Fridge", "Tingler-tron", and others. In his reply he gave me a link to this eBay auction. When I checked it today it was sold on the Buy-It-Now for $525. Cool to finally see a pic of it. BTW, Stephen may be making Chlorophyll Monster jigglers later on at some point. He expressed a desire to make a jiggler of the Chlorophyll Monster pulling off it's own head as depicted by the great Gray Morrow in the poster for Beast Of Blood (1970).
I'm still trying to figure out how that is the Chlorophyll Monster. Looks nothing like him.
Quote from: Ugly_Thing on October 18, 2018, 05:21:39 PM
Pretty cool, man. I've seen flying skulls of all sorts, from crude golf ball-size jobbers to a huge, oily black one that one of my uncles had on his bar in the 70s.
Yours seems to be soft rubber, but non-jiggly, and it deffo 'utilizes' the classic Imperial bat -- the texture, size, and scale is the giveaway here.
Any sort of makers marks, coo, or a date underneath those wings/belly?
This example, which appears to be yours, is purported to have been manufactured in the early-80s:
(https://c1.staticflickr.com/6/5023/5694605865_7845964400_b.jpg)
I can't find any markings on it at all, UT. The wingspan is just over 10" and it is soft rubber and non-jiggly, as you mentioned. It does look like something from the '70s or '80s to me, and the bat portion reminds me of Imperial product. Maybe Imperial made these things. I had seen them in a few eBay listings over the years and just thought they looked wild-cool so I finally grabbed one. I guess a lot of the rubber monsters are hard to nail down considering so much of this cheap stuff was made over the decades and it wasn't taken seriously enough to record until the last few years when people started collecting it. I have a lot to learn, and I guess some of it we'll never know. Thanks for helping with your input, UT.
Here's a big fly jiggler.
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1947/31583182458_138b89ede9_b.jpg)
It's about 4" long and really oily. I've been keeping it wrapped up in a paper towel inside a plastic bag. When I put it away I wrapped it back up so the legs would fold under it. It's a little stiff and the legs want to point upwards due to the way I had it stored.
A herd of slurfies I just snagged via evilBay:
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1928/30518035517_b403ba641a_b.jpg)
These things remind me of the Saturday morning cartoon version of Lovecraftian Horrors. So, I dig 'em.
Quote from: horrorhunter on October 20, 2018, 06:30:17 PM
Here's a big fly jiggler.
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1947/31583182458_138b89ede9_b.jpg)
It's about 4" long and really oily. I've been keeping it wrapped up in a paper towel inside a plastic bag. When I put it away I wrapped it back up so the legs would fold under it. It's a little stiff and the legs want to point upwards due to the way I had it stored.
A knockoff of the iconic Ben Cooper 'Super Fly'! Coincidentally, I JUST had one of mine out earlier today, riding (and jiggling) on the dashboard while we went out for gyros! Great minds, am I right??
Also, among those later Slurfies you just showed is a Kenneth knockoff! (He's the deep red chap at the very top.) I'm into him if you'd ever care to trade at some point...
Quote from: Ugly_Thing on October 21, 2018, 05:23:11 PM
A knockoff of the iconic Ben Cooper 'Super Fly'! Coincidentally, I JUST had one of mine out earlier today, riding (and jiggling) on the dashboard while we went out for gyros! Great minds, am I right??
Also, among those later Slurfies you just showed is a Kenneth knockoff! (He's the deep red chap at the very top.) I'm into him if you'd ever care to trade at some point...
Thanks for the info, UT. :)
Are those Slurfies in that pic all knockoffs? They're all soft rubber and hollow. I got them all really cheaply in an eBay lot. They still look pretty cool though, so I'll probably hang onto them. Are the original Slurfies all filled out, in other words
not hollow? Anything else you could tell us about the Slurfies would be appreciated.
More rubber creepies and jigglers:
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1958/30518019967_a28c8070cb_b.jpg)
Any info on the stuff in that pic, UT? Can you ID the two weird ones at the top left. The sprawling one looks like a knockoff of an Ugly to me (it's hollow). The one that stands up on a cone-like torso with pincers seems more substantial even though the torso is hollow as well. The bat glows-in-the-dark and is Imperial I assume, or maybe a knockoff of the Imperial bat if such a thing even exists.
Some of the big lizards, gators, and snakes seem to be real-deal from the '60s. They came in an eBay lot with other '60s toys like the MPC King Kong Window Box Playset and 2 Palmer Kongs.
Quote from: horrorhunter on October 21, 2018, 06:18:14 PM
Thanks for the info, UT. :)
Are those Slurfies in that pic all knockoffs? They're all soft rubber and hollow. I got them all really cheaply in an eBay lot. They still look pretty cool though, so I'll probably hang onto them. Are the original Slurfies all filled out, in other words not hollow? Anything else you could tell us about the Slurfies would be appreciated.
I'll try and share everything I know on the subject, man....buckle up!
(Deep breath/beer.)
Oh yeah, the Slurfies you've got pictured are 80s stuff. They'll often be marked 'Hong Kong' or 'HK' right up until the mid-80s. Unlike the Uglies in which case most mold re-usage dried up
decades ago, (butchered) Slurfies are still being manufactured to this very day!
Your examples came from a large bulk bag. They were sold well into the 90s -- along with a half dozen or so
severely deficient Ugly sculpts mixed in -- in places like party supply stores & bulk vending, under the name 'Party/Scary Monsters', or something similar.
Regarding "soft rubber", unless you've got particular examples
in-hand, it's not always easy to tactilely differentiate; a jiggler aficionado will be able to tell straight away, however. ;) Soft rubber & jiggly/oily rubber are two very different materials. Due to things like current toxic material restrictions, the 'golden age' jigglers of the 60s and 70s will likely never be replicated. The STRONG chemical odor is at once offensive and appealing, like flicking the tongue over a sore tooth. Imperial comes close as of late with some of their more silicone-based goodies, but it's not the same.
Some definite & reliable tells: Detailing/paint apps. SIZE. Aroma. Hong Kong. Least amount of molding lines/flaws/flashing/etc.
Original Imperial Slurfies:
(https://i.pinimg.com/originals/15/25/f4/1525f4676420522116c3bc8fc7fb901e.jpg)
(Having a t-shirt made featuring this image.)
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Later bulk bagged/giveaway/vending Slurfies:
(https://www.picclickimg.com/d/l400/pict/332619994908_/Vintage-1960s-1970s-Rubber-UGLY-UGLIES-SLURFIES-MONSTER-JIGGLER.jpg)
The differences should be glaringly obvious. Incidentally, a
fine Slurfie being eyed by the
right collector can command as much as ten bucks, but even most OG Imperials rarely break a fiver. 90% of the
later stuff? .25-a buck each, on average.
(There are also HUGE versions of the main few sculpts that were manufactured as vending display card eye-catchers. They're blandly painted but very neat.)
Regarding your current post, you're looking at a fun lot of 70s/80s buggies & lizards. Not sure if the dangling red spider is a 60s original or a copy....it was a very popular dime store design of the day....you'd have to give him a sniff. Maybe a couple flat-bellied late 60s fellas, as well. I also see a couple more of the 'Party Monsters' up top -- bedraggled versions of Florence & Al! Interestingly, that Al is painted just like Mumm-Ra the Ever Living! 8)
Just remember the Slurfie song while you're hunting for them:
"HEY gang, don't hurt me, it's little old me SLURFIE! Cooler than your best friend, I'll stay with you 'til the END!
You won't see me every day, but every few years I'll come say HEY! That's right! There's no cure for me in sight, I won't go without a FIGHT, I'm the Slurfie, the SLURFIE!"
Thanks, bro!
Yeah, I thought the Slurfies and the ones that came with them were probably newer cheaper knockoffs because they were so flimsy and hollow. They came in this lot:
(https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/3XMAAOSwEbhbuPK4/s-l1600.jpg)
I gave $12.30 for the lot including shipping so I'm good with it. They're new to me and I like the way they look. Ignorance is bliss sometimes in the collecting world. :laugh:
Yeah, man, I believe the big gators, snakes, and the 2 darkish green weird looking lizards are from the '60s. They came in that eBay lot containing '60s toys, and I bought enough lizards and bugs when I was a '60s Monster Kid to remember details about rubber stuff from that era to be fairly certain on those. They're solid and heavy, and of higher quality than the newer knockoff junk including the Slurfies. I still can't believe I got that lot for less than 300 bucks. Man, that thing was packed. I kept the MPC King Kong Window Box Set which is complete and legit rare (much harder to find than the MPC King Kong Jungle Set which sells for around $500 these days). Also, kept the cool lizard/gator/snake jigglers as we see. I sold the complete set of Ideal Tarzan Playset figures, the 2 extra Palmer Kongs, and the extra King Kong Jungle Set pieces for almost what I paid for the entire lot. That's eBay for you- if you know what you're looking at and allow for bad pics and faulty descriptions you can score some great deals once in awhile.
Thanks for all your help, UT. You're the Jiggler Guru as far as I'm concerned. Tipping my bottle of Sam Adams Pumpkin Ale to you, my friend. :)
Quote from: Ugly_Thing on October 17, 2018, 08:47:01 AMHow have I not seen this THREAD, for that matter?!? :o
It's an oldie but goodie! The SEARCH function can be used to locate long buried treasures and other delights within this board.
;)
Quote from: horrorhunter on October 20, 2018, 06:48:30 PMThese things remind me of the Saturday morning cartoon version of Lovecraftian Horrors. So, I dig 'em.
A combination that's tough to beat!
8)
These are probably fairly recent, but seem appropriate for this thread.
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1933/31634542888_c5c4308055_b.jpg)
I bought them from an eBay seller who I don't think had a clue what they are. I don't even remember what they called them. I call them Rubber Chompers for lack of a better name. The bottoms are marked "STL", or at least I think that's what it's supposed to be- the "S" extends over the "L" to form a "T" in a stylized logo. Also marked "COPYRIGHT" and below that "Made In China". I think they're cool looking, and they were inexpensive, so I bought them. If set on a flat surface and pushed down they take off on their wheels when let go as the mouth gradually opens. Pretty cool. Anyone know anything about them?
All I know is that they're wild cool, and a must for a kid of any age!
8)
My Diener Space Creatures set:
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1907/45525225301_42181baa82_b.jpg)
Some current custom rubber monsters made from urethane rubber:
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1911/43722610420_4a584d848c_b.jpg)
Fiend Without A Fridge (w/magnet), Tingler-Tron (w/vibrating motor), and bonus MPC Weird Monsters Vampire repro. Check out Stexe (Stephen Bell) on Etsy for these and more.
Quote from: horrorhunter on October 22, 2018, 08:21:45 PMThese are probably fairly recent, but seem appropriate for this thread.
(https://c2.staticflickr.com/2/1933/31634542888_c5c4308055_b.jpg)
I bought them from an eBay seller who I don't think had a clue what they are. I don't even remember what they called them. I call them Rubber Chompers for lack of a better name. The bottoms are marked "STL", or at least I think that's what it's supposed to be- the "S" extends over the "L" to form a "T" in a stylized logo. Also marked "COPYRIGHT" and below that "Made In China". I think they're cool looking, and they were inexpensive, so I bought them. If set on a flat surface and pushed down they take off on their wheels when let go as the mouth gradually opens. Pretty cool. Anyone know anything about them?
So can anyone identify the above?
???