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Santa Jesus Had Better Bring Me Some Madballs.
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MAD Magazine Celebrity Madballs
I know that both Jesus and Santa Claus would have enjoyed Madballs. My father can tell you stories of how obsessed I was with them. I never completed the full collection because something happened in early 1988 that caused all the Madballs to disappear. At a time when many people were relaxed with the thought of Ronald Reagan unable to run for president again, I was a complete wreck. Every store from Circus Toys to Toys By Roy had cleared out their remaining Madballs merchandise. Now the characters themselves didn't catch on as well as planned but nevertheless we saw comics,cartoons,wind-ups, and pencil holders covered with those disgusting and zany spheres. (Shame they never worked out a breakfast cereal license.) The birth of the Madballs was meant to mirror the line of toys and dolls targeted at younger girls such as My Little Pony and Popples. But, the majority of boys were too busy collecting G.I. Joe figures and they never gave Madballs the bounce that was needed to stimulate a demand for a toy that in essence was actually just a gross looking ball. What in the hell are you supposed to do with them anyway? They have no purpose. That is exactly what makes them so rad. My favorite Madball was Slobulus with Bashbrain coming in at a close second. Other toys that failed in the same time period, such as The Visionaries, were pathetically lackluster compared to the genius of the Madball. You would be surprised how rare it is that I actually see one for sale in a thrift store. I am not sure how many Madballs were made but it seems as though they have all but disappeared. If you still have a Madball then please remember to cherish it every day and if you pick up any clues on the whereabouts of these remaining jewels please contact your local sheriff. Maybe Ronald Reagan is responsible for the disappearance of the Madballs; perhaps he blew them up.
-Chaired
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If anyone had a eyeball madball then email me pronto----bandcgage@frontiernet.net
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stacy
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If any one has any mad balls , i would like to buy them . please E-mail .
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Mike
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Madballs? Highballs? Bumpsketballs? All balls are the best balls of them all? Hell, you've alot of gall to say that all balls are madball but all ballmads aren't ballicarily madllsnedsc.
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Geoffrey Chaucer
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Good to know you're ok, Recondo. I hope you enjoy your new life and have a long, happy career as a sculptor.
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wendy & lisa
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I am in France now. I am no longer associated with G.I. Joe. I enjoy long walks on rainy days and I am a professional sculptor. However, I am still allergic to bananas.
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Recondo
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You'd think that Recondo could find his way back to you. I guess he is no survivalist. Maybe he is just having fun on the beach all of these years?
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Mike Seaver
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I lost my GI Joe Recondo action figure in the water at south padre island as a child. That horrible memory of him floating away haunts me to this day.
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wendy & lisa
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Give a hoot. Don't pollute your minds with My Little Phony.
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Woodsy the Owl
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I am sorry friends, but I cannot join your search for these balls. For I am on a much more important search for M.U.S.C.L.E. men.
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Jim Ponds
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im sure the hulk would but there is nothing like a good blaster at your side.
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exedore
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Well then, it looks like we have a real versus here: Incredible Hulk vs. Han Solo...who would prevail in this wicked fight?
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Blue Nurse
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i lost a han solo figure on chistmas day in the snow in minnesota when i was 5. now i have 2 but im still pissed.
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exedore
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I don't give a crap, my phone number is 867-5309
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mc sweetie
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I know for sure that there is a Mego brand Incredible Hulk action figure somewhere in Ohio. I lost him there in 1980.
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Mad Scientist
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Hey, I remember those things! I also had spinjas, which ended up all lost in the back of our volkswagon.
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Patrock
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santa brought me a fucking sore throat/head cold lastnight. im gonna kick his cheery ass next time i see him.
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breetai
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I want a Madball. I will help you find some of them if you promise to give me the blue one.
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Grover
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