Today is Stupid Toy Day. I actually have a gripe with this one because most of the lists of stupid toys I can find on line has perfectly good toys and not the actual stupid stuff. Beanie Babies, Mr. Potato Head, and Tamagotchi don't seem like fair targets for ridicule when you know what is really out there.
The dumbest toys I can think of are bootlegs. While there are plenty of fun parody bootlegs like the stuff made by Obvious Plant, the real ones are almost always stranger. With names like "Super Special Heroes" or "Sense of Right Alliance" and figure packs consisting of like, Batman, Spider-Man, a half painted Shrek, Buzz Lightyear and a randomly colored Power Ranger. And that's only the action figures. After you see a faceless Naruto share a package with an almost faceless Ben 10, you start to appreciate the craftsmanship behind the Potato Head gang.
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