‘Nightmare Feddy,’ ‘Anna Montana’ and other Chinese import toy knock-off fails
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Several years ago I first became aware of “Nightmare Feddy,” a Chinese bootleg doll of Freddy Krueger from the popular A Nightmare on Elm Street
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Apparently I’m not the only person obsessed with “Feddy.” I’m no toy collector, but I’ve wanted one of these Chinese failure figures for years now — I’ve kept my eyes peeled for one in the wild, to no avail. They turn up regularly on eBay, usually priced between $40 to $80. Yeah, I want this dumb conversation piece, but not forty bucks worth.
But still, just look at this stupid thing. Look at its shoes!
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“Nightmare Feddy” might be a scarce, improbable collector’s item, but a trip to your local Dollar Tree will undoubtedly reveal shelves upon shelves of strangely-titled knock-off toys which are good for similar ESL laughs.
Here’s a treasury of Chinese toy knock-off fails:
Feddy’s cousin: “Monster”
“Spook Chasers”
“Anna Montana”
“Demon Donkey”
“Galaxy Empire”
“Batman”
“Star Knight” — this is also a highly valued collector’s item.
“Iron Storm”
“Lovely Fairy”
“The secretive goo”
“Ninja Hero Rider”
“Star Trek” — They got the name right, but absolutely nothing else.
“Power Mans — Invincible Troop Warfare”
“Power Overlord Top King”… now with “chest shine””
“Toy Special 3” looking rather “special”
What young boy doesn’t want a fighting “Sassy Jackie” doll?
“Dark Rider Batman”
“Sense of Right Alliance.” Who can forget this classic superhero team? Fake Shreck, who let you in here?
“Souperman” — a hero for a cold winter’s day.
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“Spaderman”
“Specialman”
“Amicable Herculean”
“Knight Rider Becames Robert”
“John Lennon $15,000 reward.” Beatles/Indiana Jones/Western mashup.
“New Style Ninja Tortoise”
H/T: Knocking Off