Bootleg Zones: Real Ghostbusters Fei Tigen Admiral

This Real Ghostbusters knock off is actually a bootleg of Butthead from The New Adventures of He-Man but recolored to look like a demon or ghost of some sort.
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[@GrowlyGal]

I'm gonna guess that "Fei Tigen Admiral" is a mistranslation of.... ghostbuster. Fei could be fairy and gets applied to a lot of paranormal things as a loose translation. If tigen somehow means cancel, there's your buster. I'm guessing Admiral gets in there somehow from a word like hunter or something along those lines.

[@schtive81]

"When there's something strange in the neighborhood, who ya gonna call?" "HE-MAN!!" "HE-MAN!!" "HE-MAN!!" "HE-MAN!!" "HE-MAN!!" ...Somebody had to do it.

[@TheSeptet]

Aw man, I thought it was gonna be He-Man...

[@BloodrealmX]

@Brian Hebert "BY THE POWER OF FIREHOUSE... BUSTING MAKES ME FEEL GOOD!!!"

[@SuperCosmicMutantSquid]

THANK YOU

[@eddihurta7173]

Saying Butt-Head alot should ask for a Beavis & Butt-Head boot leg review.

[@weprin2]

Butthead: Hey Beavis, this toy has the same name as me, Huh huh huh huh! Beavis: Really?...……..cool, heh heh heh heh! I'm gonna find one that says Beavis.

[@SmartassX1]

A Monty Python Black Knight reference could work well with this character too.

[@Lino]

Fei Tigen sounds a little like fatigue which is what you’d suffer trying to play with this..

[@goufr3540]

Rather odd to see a Bootleg of a Ghostbusters figure based on a He-Man figure and not have it related to the Galaxy Warrior Black Hole. At lease his quality is still crap, so somethings never change.

[@rayvenkman2087]

The wonders of bootleg toy collecting...

[@EnclavegovtofficialUSA]

It would be if there was a "new adventures of galaxy warriors" line

[@mcmistle9892]

When there’s something not normal, in your suburb, who you gonna call? Bootleggers!

[@gagaplex]

Maybe Fei Tigen is just his name?

[@weirdkitty07]

fei tigen, to cancel, so basically he's the cancelled admiral. Ha. Venkman would know what it means, so he's probably just messin with him.

[@SirRosser]

He-Man plus Real Ghostbusters? Sure, why not? Throw either Thundercats or Ninja Turtles into the mix and I'm 100% in. In an unrelated note, I need to find a new storage area for my 80's action figures...

[@dubuyajay9964]

Can we plz have a He-Man/Thundercats cross-over bootleg plz?

[@RokuroCarisu]

I can confirm that "Fei Tigen" is not German.

[@erikhawkke4861]

Well, that is something you don't see everyday.

[@coolghouls9269]

I know I'm late but I think the reason the rubbery parts are sticky is due to plasticizer leaking out. This happens to a lot of vintage toys including original my little ponies.

[@wstine79]

Wait a minute. These Ghostbusters sound like Dave Coulier & Buster Jones.

[@Clay3613]

This has to be the rarest bootleg of all time.

[@renamon5658]

Looks like fei tigen skipped leg day

[@dethdust]

The arm stickiness is caused by rubbery plastics interacting with the clear packaging plastic over decades.

[@Cycl0id]

Doesn't feel like October without Halloweenie. :(

[@emac94]

Wait a minute.... The company that made this knockoff is called Goop?! Curse you gwenith Paltrow!

[@Ma121Hunter]

Fei is Mandarin in origin, it can mean: to not be not wrong incorrect non- un- in- to reproach or blame (colloquial) to insist on simply must Tigen apparently means friendly or nice. www.dictionnairedelazone.fr/dictionary/definition/tigen Im not sure what this language is, French perhaps? Anyway, Fei Tigen Admiral would roughly translate to the unfriendly admiral.

[@kaprelesartware]

cool looking figure. reminds me of some of the TMNT villains 80s toys. he looks severely constipated though. maybe that is why his leg keeps falling off

[@guss1309]

Fearsome Flush is King Wick merged with his throne!

[@Speems]

Aw man, I thought it was gonna be He-Man!

[@gracekim25]

I think I’m close to seeing all 136 episodes now…. This marathon is almost over (sort of) 11.2.22

[@IsaacMayerCreativeWorks]

Perhaps a misspelled en.wiktionary.org/wiki/fettigen I'm gonna say it means "greasy admiral." It would explain the feeling of the plastic

[@BATCHARRO]

He looks lika a cross between Abobo and Red Skull.

[@gracekim25]

I keep thinking it means tiger or something

[@UndeadHavoc1]

This The New Adventures of Real He-Busters line is lookin' pretty snazzy so far. I wonder what they thought of next :o

[@FireRising86]

Huh uh uh, huh uh uh... you said butt.

[@rasmusdegn9690]

Uh-huh-huh-huh shut up Beavis i mean Fei Tigen.

[@gablefanproductions01]

Phelous will you ever get your hands on the legendary "Sense of Right Alliance"?.

[@doraeguyakaneddie6586]

Antnony GableGate Shrek is my favorite member of the Justice league

[@feralchangeling97]

Ohhh noooo.

[@jackwhitty4938]

Phelous what are your thoughts on 2016's Ghostbusters film?

[@bryangaylor9480]

You are the boot of leg

[@piotrsegal9528]

I wonder if they actually had any idea about what they were bootlegging...

[@counterstrike2A]

Only 2300 more subs till a million!!! I can't wait

[@psycher7]

Not a single rear admiral joke? Missed opportunity.

[@sesquipedalianloquaciousne4035]

I think "Fei Tigen" is actually Chinese

[@thomasjenkins7506]

they couldn't even steal a figure from masters of the universe so it fell into the galaxy hole. they had to grab a figure from the new adventures of heman. yuck.

[@fyrbornxtg5000]

Spook chasers

[@MIN0vision]

Makes no Sense in german

[@imaajfpstnfo]

If it's German it could be EXTREMELY butchered English. "Fei" in German is pronounced "phy" and "Tigen", the way you pronounced it, is technically correct, but the 'e' between 'g' and 'n' is often swallowed and the 'i' isn't stretched out. The German pronunciation of "Feitigen" is "PHY-tee-GN", so if the person writing this was REALLY FUCKING BAD at English, that could have meant to say 'fighting'. Admiral is just 'Admiral' in German, no way to fuck that up, so that might support the bad English hypothesis. Iunno. The translations you mentioned don't make sense to me at all. Not sure where you got those. Also, no idea why google translate suggests it's German. "Fei" isn't a German word, neither is "Tigen", well, unless you count Bavaria, at least "fei" is a word, there, but that dialect is like what Scottish is to English. Maybe actually worse than that. It's pretty much its own language.

[@RichardWatt]

What - like Gaelic to English?

[@fi-fithedestroyer5871]

Maybe he's called Fei Tigen because he's fatigued and thus his leg falls off

[@SamanthaPortUkulele]

Have fibromyalgia and therefore chronic fatigue, can confirm my legs routinely fall off.

[@solouno2280]

21/10 best pun ever

[@smb-c3po]

Phelan's on pot and he's one of the gassiest citizens in all of Canada, guy.

[@dubuyajay9964]

@@SamanthaPortUkulele Sorry to hear that.

[@SamanthaPortUkulele]

@@dubuyajay9964 yeah, losing my legs all the time is really tough but I've learned to live with it plus it makes it easier to fit into tight spaces

[@rodster6campingprepper]

The accessory that comes with him is obviously a crutch.

[@michaelmooney4024]

Since Fei, Ti, and Gen are all sounds used in Mandarin and it's made in China, I figured I'd see if I could figure it out, but I couldn't find anything that made perfect sense. Fei Ti (非体) could mean "non-physical" or if reaching a bit "without a body". I couldn't find a suitable Gen, however. It could be 根, this Gen meaning root or origin, combining to mean something like "from the non-physical," but it wouldn't typically be said that way. Therefore, I can't say for sure without more evidence, and even the fact it is so close to relating to the figure in some way doesn't help because there is at least one other I know about TiGen (体亘) could potentially refer to stretching limbs, even though only his neck stretches. I tried my best, but ultimately I can neither confirm or deny that Fei Tigen is Chinese. Of course, the lack of Engrish makes it likely I wasted my time.

[@smittywerbenjaegermanjensen]

飞 could also mean fly, so idk ..

[@megatron6713]

I don't know man, sounds to me like you, hands down, came the closest to explaining that shit, I'd say out of any of the guesses from my friends or the comments yours makes the most sense, but the lack of engrish on the card doesn't necessarily indicate anything one way or another, I've seen china produced products, (legit and knock-off alike,) that were just well translated

[@EnclavegovtofficialUSA]

Ew, video essay

[@LaNoLaCola]

When something strange, comes in your mail. Who you gonna call? Phelous Bootleg Busters!

[@beats0me]

I ain’t afraid of no bootleg

[@wstine79]

Bootlegging makes me feel good.

[@thekeeperofsecrets1615]

So who would the rest of phelan's team for busting bootlegs be? My money's on old man being a part of it

[@M50A1]

@@thekeeperofsecrets1615 Basically all the reoccurring dingo pictures characters would be on the team

[@thekeeperofsecrets1615]

ReM50 I could see it

[@Tareltonlives]

Maybe they thought it was Coulier!Venkman since he is, after all, a butthead.

[@wumpus976]

Why do people always put exclamation points in things like that?

[@U014B]

"Fei tigen" means "non-tiger" in Chinese, according to Google Translate. I mean, it's not _wrong..._

[@nicholastosoni707]

Fei Tigen Admiral: Even Baltard Is Ashamed.

[@fenrir-art4742]

We cannot repel a bootleg of that magnitude.

[@Hauptseite]

When there's no more glue, inside your house, who ya gonna trash!? FEI TIGEN!

[@Kaefer1973]

As a German I can say, I want a "Highway Haunter" so desperately! Oh yeah and "Fei Tigen" isn't German, nor is it Low German.

[@monkmichel9477]

There is "fertigen" in german which means something like "to build" or finish/assemble something, a product. There is also "Tiger" which means tiger in english (surprise).... Fei and tigen however make no sense.

[@dreamlandnightmare]

I ran it through Google translator and got "to cancel".

[@monkmichel9477]

To cancel is "abbrechen" in german.

[@dreamlandnightmare]

Google translator is far from perfect.

[@dubuyajay9964]

Is it Sutterlain?

[@TommyDeonauthsArchives]

Who you gonna call? *The* *Great* *Cornholio!* Wait... that's Beavis.

[@rayvenkman2087]

Slimer getting his slime on Butthead at Ghostbusters HQ. "Knock it off butthole!"

[@FrenchPaul1988]

Butt-Head meeting Janine: "hey baby... Wanna, like, do it ? Huhhuhhuh."

[@yushatak]

I think I figured out the name. At least one of the Real Ghostbusters toys has a pronunciation "joke" (more likely a form of censoring to avoid immature kids knowing what it means?), "X-Cop" like "Ex-Cop" since he's dead. Fei Tegen Admiral can be pronounced as "Fight Again Admiral", as in a zombie.. I think this was an attempt at a creative name, but they didn't understand how to do this quite right. xD

[@dubuyajay9964]

China, can we please get a Bootleg of Ghostbusters Quasimodo with angel wings?

[@TheMellowFilmmaker]

It's ironic that a bootleg says it's from the "real" ghostbusters line.

[@Indigodelta383]

The red color make is face look like hamburger meat

[@BugsyFoga]

More like the real new adventures of the Spook Chasers

[@rayvenkman2087]

Extreme Spook Chasers

[@dubuyajay9964]

@Vivian Fedorov "Here we are looking like a bunch of Baltards!"

[@doraeguyakaneddie6586]

I would not call these I’d much rather take my chances

[@TimTE01]

I have a soft spot for Butt-Head as my Dad and Uncle are pictured together with one (we got him one for Christmas based on the name) & the latter has since passed. So it's neat to see him bootlegged in such a strange way.

[@Bengette]

Almost sounds like "Fat Egon."

[@rayvenkman2087]

He wasn't wrong about the twinkie.

[@TemmiePlays]

Real Ghostbusters...bootleg? Something isn't adding up here.

[@dubuyajay9964]

Fei Tiegen isn't Korean, is it?

[@TemmiePlays]

@@dubuyajay9964 it is not, lol. I think Phelan is correct on this one.

[@dubuyajay9964]

@@TemmiePlays Chinese?

[@OzzieAstaroth]

Fei Tigen takes it all in stride, always giving two thumbs up! As a long time fan of He-Man, even going into "New Adventures," I can tell you that many laughs were had at the name "Butthead." Pretty much any toy that wasn't He-Man or Skeletor, from NA, didn't sell very well. Its so funny seeing so may price adjustments on that figure's card. They would go so far as to pair other figures with He-Man and Skeletor just so they could sell them. I actually think the color scheme of Fei Tigen is much better than the actual Butthead figure. Maybe if the original had that design, they would have sold more. Heh

[@FaeQueenCory]

“Fei Tigen Admiral” Fairy Tiger Admiral?

[@a.dennis4835]

Fight again Admiral?

[@pjgathergood6987]

"Fabulous supernatural powers were revealed to me the day I held aloft my Proton Pack wand and said - "By the Power of Slimer. ...I Have the Bootlegs!"

[@ironmaster6496]

The Real Ghostbusters? More like the TRUE Fei tigen admiral (or something) Also isnt it ironic that theres a Bootleg with the word REAL in it?

[@smb-c3po]

Is "spliff" a type of marijuana joint or did I make it up?

[@dubuyajay9964]

Well considering that the "Real" Ghostbusters weren't the originals...

[@counterstrike2A]

Who you gonna call? butthead busters

[@SamanthaPortUkulele]

Damn this bootleg's... legs.

[@ColonelMustache]

Butthead more like Bumleg HAAAH

[@adrienfourniercom]

Beavis and Fei Tigen ?

[@masonpelzer8052]

He-phelan

[@byronchandler5000]

It wasn't that funny! I've learned that from the Lorenzo Music Peter Venkman.

[@byronchandler5000]

@Keenan frank Leave KZbin and never EVER come back! I have the right to comment on who I want!!!

[@Tareltonlives]

Coulier Venkman taught me about fluffer-nutters though

[@SteelWithIt]

I think I've figured it out - "Fei Tigen" is a horrible misspelling of "Fighting."

[@drygonfyre]

I was really hoping Phelous would get frustrated enough to purposefully tear off all the remaining limbs toward the end there. I don't imagine it would have been difficult.

[@awesomeperson531]

Where was He-man at the end?

[@Nobody18718]

Maybe they were trying to spell Frighten General

[@glub-kitchen-imp]

It's looks like they either remade the mold for Fei Tigen head or they tried to mix the mask with Butt-Head mold for Fei Tigen because the head details are slightly different

[@MrZerothejedi]

Nondescript positive comment :)

[@TehComs]

You know, with that weird color scheme and the bum leg, the guy does have a weird zombie vibe. no pun intended

[@totz_the_plaid9625]

I think he'd work better as a knock-off TMNT villain.

[@masterfarr8265]

Finally something for the Spookchasers to chase

[@SamsonScorpio]

I live for the skits. All shall kneel to Baltard!!!

[@SwiftNimblefoot]

Damn, don't you just hate it when you open an old toy and it breaks instantly? Btw, if you wanna see gross sweaty rubbery plastic, look up the 1989 Monster Pretender toys from Transformers. The rubbery shells literally ooze an oily liquid in some cases...

[@iKadaj]

omg that toilet thing!!! i remember being a little kid and seeing "looks who's talking" and the toilet came to life and all, i was so terrified to go to the bathroom after that! i STILL have moments being 30+ years old where i'm not really totally comfortable having to sit on a toilet sometimes so i don't think i ever fully recovered, lmao xDDD THAT TOY THING IS HORRIFYING!!

[@petcatmartialsportiest7736]

Fei is Chinese. It means roughly, "no" and Tigen is slang German for "start" roughly. Basically it's like "no va" does not go, in Spanish, so it's literally the admiral that will not start. It's nonsense.

[@smb-c3po]

I actually have Dracula and Quasimodo and Fearsome Flush in my closet right now, also that'd be hilarious if there existed a figured called Beavis and he wasn't linked to that old MTV show from the golden era of that network.

[@Ratciclefan]

This thing is so ugly. lol

[@pjgathergood6987]

As a massive Masters of the Universe fan (but a "pretend it didn't happen" New Adventures non-fan) and a pretty big Real Ghostbusters fan, this is a weird but fascinating bootleg. I never much cared for NA character designs; in principal he actually seems to fit RGB far better, with that demonic face. Just a shame bits keep falling off of him. But then maybe, just maybe... he's a zombie and the limbs falling off bit is a surprise feature they didn't mention on the packaging?!... Why yes, that's surely it!!

[@SilverSpoonRiche]

so if his original name was Butthead does that make him a Rear Admiral? heah heah heah heah rear heah heah

[@ladydeath4437]

I remember Fei tigen admiral from one of The Real Ghostbusters episodes... Not!😂😂😂

[@TheMoogleMaster]

A Bootleg of a He-Man related figure that isn't connected to the Galaxy Hole?! *Gasps*

[@ghostbusterguy20011]

can't believe a leg broke off in the middle of your review lol this is one of the funniest reviews I've ever seen from you

[@kanchouscorner2074]

I believe Fei Tigen is just a horribly misspelled "fighting".

[@KasumiKenshirou]

This toy was made to appeal to the yuppy larva in Ghostbusters II.

[@SwiftNimblefoot]

Who knew Butt-Head or whats his name was a ghost all along! :)

[@renamon5658]

Ghostbusters my cousin's childhood

[@ser6Ijvolk]

Slimy, lazy, and the leg falls off: 7/10 - IGN, Phelous.

[@wstine79]

Bootlegging makes me feel good.

[@ChrissehCat]

Seeing the other toys on the back of the packaging hit me with a wave of nostalgia. I'd go over to my cousin's house when we were kids and he had all that stuff, was usually dressed up in the little suit and everything. Simpler times.