Pound Shop Clearance: Huntik Hatter Slingers | Ashens

[@purplefire7694]

I swear, every time he says "Bloody hell" I just hear "Are we still doing these?" in my head.

[@Larry]

I've always been fascinated by all these franchises that some marketing people thought were going to be the next big thing, but all died on their arse. Such a shame.

[@Cereza64]

Larry Bundy Jr Oi m8 wasn't expecting to see you here

[@KougajiCalling]

Larry Bundy Jr Yeah those are always entertaining.

[@fusionsigh]

Larry Bundy Jr hello again nice to see you

[@anthonyseboe4646]

nice to see your'e still alive.

[@TheRealColBosch]

"Matt Hatter is the next Harry Potter!" is definitely a phrase that was said at some point during a meeting.

[@h.u.n.k493]

The amount of things he manages to collect and forget about overtime make me imagine that Ashens has a warehouse full of this shit, like one at the end of Raiders of the Lost Ark.

[@robertjusic9097]

Dormammu or he's a goldfish..

[@pedrochevez2090]

Dormammu Or a cheap version of Charles Foster Kane

[@mannmctrash]

Or a man with a secret hording problem

[@EmperorDank]

XD I wouldnt be suprised if he had a warehouse like that

[@willrigdon1566]

Or at the beginning of the one which doesn't exist

[@Solidus_Edge]

Ashens utterly baffled by a yo-yo with a magnet on the end of it.

[@boogiestreet594]

YES¬!

[@DevinGates]

Every time I come back to this, I end up screaming, ITS A YOYO!

[@ClankyOtter]

This is my favorite ashens vid because of that

[@freshrot420]

@@DevinGates There's even a picture of it in action in the instructions! Seems like a great way to launch metal discs into your or others faces.

[@majesticeagle5461]

I don’t remember, did yoyos look different six years ago? Because that isn’t a yoyo

[@thekungachunga4578]

You know, all things considered, this is probably the best Poundshop special that's been made in terms of the quality of the products.

[@samholdsworth3957]

Yeah no

[@mirkinzaathnar3167]

@@samholdsworth3957 better example?

[@joeburnett9496]

Huntik was a great show

[@mirkinzaathnar3167]

@@joeburnett9496 that's clearly not the question asked

[@joeburnett9496]

@@mirkinzaathnar3167 oh no i wasnt answering your question, i just wanted to express how much i loved this show lol

[@cheesi]

Ashens not only mentioning Guilty Gear but also confusing it with Jojo I think is one of the best things I've heard today. I son't mean that in a mean spirited way, it really just made me smile.

[@SeraphimKnight]

Tide is still one of the most popular clothes detergent in america mate

[@georgefellows1302]

Yes but ashens does not live in america

[@SeraphimKnight]

no shit sherlock

[@jamvan1000]

Tide is so popular over here, that they are being used as a currency in some drug deals.

[@adamcrawford1390]

I wonder why we still get it though but the UK doesn't. doesn't seem like something that would be affected that much by regional differences...

[@eltontaylor162]

Seraph Only in the KZbin comments section would you have somebody coming to the defense of laundry detergent. haha

[@AdamYJ]

I remember Huntik when it was on Saturday mornings here in the US. It was a fun globe-trotting adventure show with a battling monsters twist. Kind of Indiana Jones meets Yu-Gi-Oh. I know that might not sound impressive, but it was fun. I think it only got one season here in the States. I think the show was originally from Italy or something, so I don't know how long it lasted elsewhere.

[@aftertheelectrike1847]

Very late reply, it lasted between January 12 2009 and December 11 2011.

[@samholdsworth420]

Kid shows r 🏳️‍🌈

[@frinkulon9176]

Ashens is literally the ONLY entertaining toy review channel on the entirety of KZbin

[@renjilover11]

Try Grand Illusions. That dude blows my mind on the reg

[@TaurusOxford]

That's not true - look up Vangelus.

[@faroutalan8740]

Oliver Carter Thew Adams :)

[@alexrje]

Toy Galaxyyyy

[@MediumRareOpinions]

There's also Bootleg Zones on Phelous's channel, but his primary thing is film reviews, the Toy reviews are a bit of a sideline.

[@David315842]

Kevin McNally played Gibbs in that movie. Matt Hatter Chronicles was indeed a CGI series that was a Canadian-UK co-production with the voices being recorded in the UK, including kids TV presenter; Dave Benson Phillips. The show lasted from 2011-2015 amazingly enough. That wave you got was probably a later one, which would explain a lack of a Matt Hatter figure. Huntik: Secrets and Seekers was an Italian-American co-produced series that lasted from 2009-2012.

[@recurveninja]

prove it nerd

[@David315842]

And like any old twit, instead of using your computer to find out about these things yourself like I did, you just post abusive comments. :D

[@VNCstudios]

David315842 Wow an actual useful youtube comment. Who would have thought?

[@dominusstorm6582]

Further detail (from personal memories): They were broadcast on CITV ( Children's ITV) in the UK around about 2012-ish

[@MiloTheMightyDude]

I would love to see somebody rip those shows apart by reviewing them.

[@vissova]

Every time I see the "everything must go" intro, I expect Ashen's eyes to look directly at me before he says "including _you_" Because that seems like something he might do.

[@softcatsocks9618]

You're supposed to SLING it like a goddamn yo-yo. It's called the SLINGER. cmon ashens do you really need detailed instructions for that

[@blobbem]

Yes, he does pick up on that in the video.

[@ikmnification5737]

If he realized it sooner, I think he would actually have shown some interest in the concept. If I was 10, I would have been into those...better than Mighty Beans or whatever.

[@blobbem]

Eh, it's subjective. From the sounds of how Ashens was reacting to the whole concept, I don't think he would have been interested.

[@outwrangle]

I can see why they didn't become popular. Kids probably beat the shit out of each other with those.

[@downloadsteve8809]

It seems obvious to me that you throw that ting like a Yo-Yo at the disks on the ground, and thats the only permitted way to pick up the disks. Thats just me though, im dumb as shit quite often lol.

[@WraxTV]

Of course he's an enemy. His name is "Da Foe." Also, I don't think New Boy can hold a candle to Oldboy.

[@NALGames]

I'd only heard of Huntik due to Poundland too - like you with the box of packs of Slingers, I once found a fairly large stock of boxes of Huntik trading card booster packs. Gave them my pound for a box of them, opened all the packs at home, gasped in awe at all of the monsters, got bored and lost them soon after. Marvellous.

[@PipPanoma]

Huntik was amazing! Well, to my 12 year old mind at least. They had these creatures that came out of jewellery (medallions, rings etc.) or some old artifacts. They also had some sort of magic powers, which as you've noticed, weren't very well represented in the figures. Not to mention the awesome theme song! I suggest you look it up.

[@Arthanias]

The Gray Pet I didn't like it very much, it had an edgy pokemon vibe going on

[@blacknote6945]

The Gray Pet who remembers freelancer?

[@april7635]

yes he was so cool

[@april7635]

I also liked the kinda final bit where they find ou that Dante's best mate was the head of the suits

[@StillSaber]

actually their called amulets and some are also rings

[@FPrimeeGFX]

omg Huntik was such a good show!

[@narutohokage20]

FPrimee Man, that shit was pretty good, too bad it didnt do so well...

[@blacknote6945]

Ahoyhoy heard about the second season

[@cotoons6476]

Yeah

[@theambivalentps2bloke60]

Slingers.. why not just give your kids socks filled with small change & they can knock each other out with them instead

[@victoriasmith2512]

Gotta love him

[@Bigrignohio]

That sofa is REALLY looking pretty bad. I wonder if he can get it reupholstered with matching fabric. Because . . . continuity!

[@mixiekins]

save the sofa 2017

[@mishumydog]

#StopSofaAbuse2k17

[@ourDreamcatcher]

Luckily it's modular. Maybe Eli's got spares?

[@Bigrignohio]

ourDreamcatcher I believe it was mentioned in an earlier video this is the last piece.

[@TheHutchy01]

That fabric probably hasn't been made since James Callaghan was Prime Minister.

[@isabellamorris7902]

Oh my gosh I remember when this format was a thing! I find this really interesting - failed toylines and old semi-popular TV shows.

[@GorlWorldComments]

2024 the rewatch of the best channel on youtube, Dr Ashens

[@MoonQueenWolf]

God, it really doesn't help that the Black Knight's sword is ribbed while the tip/head is a different color from the rest of the blade.

[@Powoga]

He probably found it in his mom's drawer, and she's too embarrassed to tell him that it's not a sword.

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

😂😂😂

[@DarrenTS13]

That Slinger game is perfect for Barshens.

[@ASilentS]

Tide detergent no longer exists in the UK? I always figured it was a huge multinational megacorp.

[@strangevision99]

SilentS It still exists but it gets very little shelf space in shops.

[@ASilentS]

In the US it's like a wall of Tide.... a Tide-al wave.

[@ChrissehCat]

I am from the US, just bought some Tide yesterday and I can confirm this.

[@skootergirl22]

WE have one called DAZ which I assume is similar to the yanks tide.

[@mishumydog]

SilentS as far as I know it never did in Australia/Tasmania

[@maddmaxx94]

Gibbs is played by Kevin McNally. You're welcome comment section :'^)

[@SmolPotatowo]

Thank you for telling me, member of the comments section :^)

[@sugargoated4834]

you know how defoe is evil? He's DE FOE

[@flareonapocalypse1320]

Huntik was the best show ever. Perfect for a kid like me who was really into mythology. The characters also felt more real, and not as obnoxious as cartoon characters usually are.

[@someitguy2175]

"Mr. Spock, have I won yet?" is the best thing I have heard in a long time.

[@VampiricReflection]

Blackbeard looks like Thorin Oakenshield

[@MediumRareOpinions]

Frankie Strange I would not be surprised if it's a reused or slightly modified mold.

[@NecroBanana]

Frankie Strange Indeed he does.

[@maboimarki]

Frankie Strange omg he does. I had to re-watch the video but that's hilarious.

[@jakespacepiratee3740]

He looks more like Hagrid.

[@Scourge88Monastik14]

Ikr!!😂😂😃

[@thepokekid01]

It's okay, Tide still exists today. This is not like your "cockle" reference that left half your audience bewildered.

[@dominusstorm6582]

Oh the memories, shows like 'Huntik' and 'Matt Hatter' aired in the UK on CITV about 5-6 years ago at around 7am weekdays. These were how I spent my time before school :D

[@8bitPikachu]

can we see the rest of the metal disk thingys? please.

[@Chaos89P]

There's something about those Slingers discs that intrigue me as well.

[@randominternetsurfersurfin7595]

Chef Excellence an excellent request.

[@grategoogleemooglee]

Chef Excellence How about creating a bag for requests?

[@Adrastia]

They just seem like they took some random collection of artwork and gave them the names of gods.

[@8bitPikachu]

i still wanna to see them thou

[@KingofPotatoPeople]

The story goes that several U.K. Stores were convinced by an over enthusiastic sales rep that the Matt Hatter chronicles were going to be the next big thing. The series flopped badly and big department stores used them to keep their pegs warm.

[@ChesapeakeRipper]

I actually used to watch Huntik (on like 4kids or something like that) the show was pretty ok imo always wondered if they would make figures an i guess they did just never saw them around here (US)

[@ChocolateMilkMonster]

Its pretty satisfying watch Stuart open the packageing up without getting a thin piece of cardboard on the back of the plastic.

[@SeaSwine9-Vid]

I see the Matt Hatter toys in my shop quite a bit but the one figure I want, Phibeous the fishman fellow, is never in stock. I had the same problem with the Secret Saturdays' Owlman figure. Such a neat design.

[@NomadsBoyTv]

I swear you are so quick with your comments and its amazing.. You never fail to make me laugh when I watch your videos.

[@uuu12343]

It's genuinely quite impressive that he managed to guess dante's name with that logical deduction

[@j.s.connolly8579]

"Dad can you get the figure out of the package for me?" "Yea come back when your Seventy Three when I've fucking figured it out!" BRILLIANT!!!

[@scottcowan7343]

Last time I was this early, These toys were full price.

[@TheLilKay]

Those Huntik figures are awesome

[@SoulSukkur]

why does the video make the jump cut so long before the audio does

[@RattPoison80]

@TempoFunktron I'm still trying to figure out his black magic

[@TackyFlamingo]

TempoFunktron it only took a decade

[@recurveninja]

Huntik had a cartoon. Wasn't bad iirc.

[@Arthanias]

RecurveNinja It was edgy pokemon imo

[@zixise]

Arthanias that sounds terrible

[@Chaos89P]

I remember seeing about it on Nicktoons Network. Never watched much of it, if at all, in spite of the fact that I was intrigued.

[@Cashmoneez]

I just remember the sick theme song.

[@blacknote6945]

RecurveNinja two seasons too

[@BodywiseMustard]

20:37 that jump cut was amazing, the audio was seamless

[@TechyBen]

Ashens. Your like an old dad who cannot tell the obvious. Everyone watching was like "you throw the magnet ball at the disks, and it springs back on the string!!!" but it took you 5 mins to figure it out. :D PS, I want to watch that monster hunting cartoon now... but only as a version re-enacted by Ashens using those figures! :D

[@melatoninqueen6914]

Wtf why on the disk things were there a mix of Greek , roman and Norse gods ?

[@NecroBanana]

Hailey Walters WE WUZ GODZ N SHEEIT

[@frankschneider6156]

+Hailey Walters You are right, they are missing ninjas .... and teletubbys

[@arrowhead5217]

NecroBanana WE WUZ KANNGZ

[@Xegethra]

They had an Egyptian one as well. I guess it is easier to use something that already exists than to make up some more.

[@leetri]

It's like Smite but exceptionally more shitty.

[@WeaselJuice]

All these 'cheap' toys are really, actually, well done.

[@bruckner6290]

this is what we all needed

[@rememberwhatmakesyouhappy]

Awww, we remember watching Huntik. The figures go for considerably more than a quid on eBay!

[@DasOmen02]

Be glad you didn't see the fourth pirates of the caribbean. Honestly I quite liked the first three but if you want to talk about dismal, look no further than the fourth one. My god it was horrible

[@hoodie3497]

DasOmen02 Oh god the fourth one.....fingers crossed for the fifth!

[@Puddingfuzz]

Your jump cut game is getting better and better every video

[@idwak2120]

I hate it when Ashens misses to show a sad onion.

[@inesevenzele2437]

I saw Huntik on TV few years back. It was prity good.

[@punkizm]

I hope you didn’t throw those Huntik figures away, some of those sell for around $20 a piece on eBay... the cheapest Lok figure (blonde kid) is about $50 including postage and No packaging

[@JayDragonarcProductions]

That was my thoughts too - incredibly jealous that he found these in a pound shop as I'd love to get these now that I know they exist! PS - I wonder if Sophie and the Suits ever actually got released? I've never seen them about...

[@Zestypanda]

You throw the ball like a yoyo....I can't believe you didn't pick up on that...

[@jamiedickinson4079]

Zestypanda He did

[@VMIFerrari]

14:50 "What are you doing to the letter 'A', Simba"? LOL!

[@FinalFantasyIXIIII]

I can confirm Huntik was an actual cartoon that air on tv, at least it did in America at some point. It was pretty awesome too, if i recall correctly

[@steveroberts1938]

We still have Tide in the US. Did it disappear from the UK?

[@TheKulteska]

we still have it to its called daz in the uk.

[@jaderannosaurusrex6582]

So I see people talking about Huntik, but not Matt Hatter - never heard of the former but watched the latter when I was younger. The plot (as far as I recall, anyway): Matt's dad had a cursed projector that brought villains from horror films (film reels) to life. He had two buddies (one male and one female because of course) and I THINK they fought the villains in an alternate reality...? I dunno man, it was ages ago. One thing I do remember is that Doc Fossil was an evil paleontologist who could bring dinosaur fossils to life and he was pretty cool.

[@fhernachingerzwerg]

Yay! A new ashens video! Made my night haha!

[@adminadmin-hp8mi]

Alena H sup ashens

[@moxgirl5]

"It looks like a smelly oven glove that's on fire" LOL xD

[@Yarumasi]

22:40 Christ it's like someone made a figure of Doctor Insano from the spoony experiment just more Hitman esque

[@TwinCoconuts]

Love it!

[@awmperry]

Definitely need a Barshens Sling-Off now. :-D

[@milestonedrums]

Love it!!! Wrap the house!! Excellent Ash!

[@thebossinator9887]

Can someone explain how mars and ares are two different characters

[@matthewcoyle4131]

TheBossinator I dunno read the Heroes of Olympus series by Rick Riordan it has a plot about that.

[@Modelik]

TheBossinator Ares = Greek, Mars = Roman. Basically the same god and backstory but different names.

[@thebossinator9887]

Matthew Coyle I did

[@matthewcoyle4131]

TheBossinator Well, that's the only story I can think of with a reasonable reason both exist simultaneously so I'm out off explanations

[@KyleKatarnBanthaHerder]

I'm not an expert on Greek and Roman mythology, but I think there are a couple minor differences between Ares and Mars, at least in terms of myths and how they were viewed. Not enough to warrant having separate characters of them, but I think Mars was viewed more favorably by the Romans than Ares was by the Greeks, and his traits in myth may have been more in line with the ideals of an honorable warrior for the Romans, while Ares was sometimes rather crude, cruel, merciless, and paranoid.

[@razerow3391]

That magnetic thing is by Upper Deck! I used to collect their basketball cards. I am in the UK so that is even weirder... But yeah... Basketball was big in our school lol.

[@razerow3391]

the numbers are to add up scores. lol. And yeah it is Gods... War of the Titans. Says on the packaging, on the device.

[@razerow3391]

I really wanna play it...

[@osmosisjones6267]

They put in both roman and Greek gods, god that bothers me

[@AirknightTails]

Osmosis Jones Except Ymir as he's a Norse God

[@DrForrester2001]

Not as much as "Egyptian God" bothers me. I mean come on, they couldn't be assed to come up with like, Ra, or Osiris? Just, "Egyptian God"? Talk about getting the short end of the stick.

[@osmosisjones6267]

Egyptian gods did get shafted but why did they put both Greek and roman gods, they're essentially the same

[@SketchingPandaRen]

I was Egyptian GUARD

[@harrisonstockley8698]

to be fair most roman gods were bastardised versions of greek ones.

[@diewwas55]

I actually really enjoyed Huntik when I was a kid. Had a sick theme song as well...

[@geoserenity]

fancy jump cut and a soul blade mention. what more could you want?

[@diesel_dawg]

@Ashens In the Poundland I work in, we sold the Matt Hatter character and his flight backpack. Matt himself looked rather jaundiced. lol

[@ZC-Infinity]

I actually like the Slingers toy. Interesting mechanisms and a pretty solidly put together peripheral. Maybe if it was sold in America or Japan, where pointless trading games are all the rage, it would have taken off. Toys from Simba?! Somebody contact Phelous! We have his next MMZ episode! Perhaps Steffi Love has finally met her match...

[@Furysonofrage]

the slingers sound like something I would've loved as a kid. hell, I could probably have fun with them now. Then again, I can also see my brother using them as a projectile.

[@PsychicRadroach]

I am absolutely offended there was no "Cheapo!" intro.

[@groovylobster]

Ashens not being able to figure out the magnetic YoYo thingy has to be one of the least pleasurable viewing experience's i've ever witnessed.

[@YadonTheCat]

Guilty Gear? Nah mate, you're thinking of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure

[@randominternetsurfersurfin7595]

Silent Wyvern there's no need to be mean about that. I know you don't like the series but insulting it's fans when they weren't being jerks is just wrong.

[@matthewcoyle4131]

Rob Brunswik Persona is based on Jojo.

[@tawmifm]

Persona is the incestual child of JoJo and Megami Tensei.

[@Canadiansamurai]

Doom2Guy or the Guilty gear character Eddie/Zato-1

[@SharkNinjaBlueStar]

Glad I wasn't the only one thinking it....man, if Ashens was into Jojo...

[@ashrafurrahmanahmed3666]

I researched Huntik after this, turns out it scored 8.1 on IMDB. I'm seriously gonna watch the full 2 seasons.

[@RedShocktrooperRST]

Probably explains why you've not seen these two series, Huntik is Italian-American and Matt Hatter is on Teletoon.

[@TommyDeonauthsArchives]

RedShocktrooper Never heard of Matt Hatter, but I do know that Huntik is a Spinoff of Winx Club and 4kids co produced both series.

[@Preeve]

RedShocktrooper Both have aired in UK.

[@davidhatred1583]

slingers looks loads of fun!

[@dancoster7332]

My local 99p shop was turned into a poundland... There is now two poundlands opposite each other

[@GoldKnightProduction]

Real talk, I was in Toys R Us the other day. They had Slingers. Marvel branded Slingers. Five Nights at Freddy's was on one end of the aisle, Marvel Slingers were on the other.

[@KonaSquid]

armpits

[@happyrama2764]

KonaSquid Agreed

[@KonaSquid]

:3

[@ryanmulherin2682]

KonaSquid JAUFFRE

[@Derp311]

Same.

[@adamcrawford1390]

I respectfully disagree with your notion.

[@Bendetoma]

Man that Slinger thing may be a piece of trash, but those metal discs make a damn satisfying sound when they fall on each other.

[@Spudcore]

Medusa's looking a bit haggard. I thought gorgons were supposed to be stunningly beautiful, the better to mesmerise people and turn them to stone. Oh well. Cool series of figures that, I'd have been very happy with that back in my action figure days. I like how the Huntik villain's name is Defoe, presumably because The Bad Guy was a bit too on the nose.

[@Tensen01]

"Are you SUPPOSED to use the magnet thing?" Dear lord Ashens, you really are super dense at times... As soon as I saw it I understood what it was... it's Jacks played with a Magnetic Yo-Yo.

[@RcNerd]

doctor Spock have I won yet ? 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@matthewcoyle4131]

Rc-Nerd *Mr.* Spock. He is a first officer after all.

[@LibraGamesUnlimited]

What I find funny about a lot of the figures is: no matter how poorly made they are, most of them, would make good decoration on a book shelf. Granted the ones with the crappy paint jobs would need to be on the high self where you can only see them from a distance but most of them (as long as they can stand) would be find on lower shelves just being looked at. :)

[@IceHockeyJedi]

Wow, a 20 minute video from Ashens! (spends 10 minutes trying to tear open plastic)

[@robertjusic9097]

IceHockeyJedi amd talking over it exactly when opening it so we can't hear shit

[@angelovanderstad2264]

HUNTIC!!! THATS IT! YOU BEAUTIFULL MAN!! you have no idea how long ive been looking for that name! all i could remember were the characters in the cartoon but not thayre names are the shows name! now i know! its nostalgia time boys!!

[@anthonyseboe4646]

It's a shame you only post about 3 videos a month. Anyway, could you do another popstation review?

[@StephanieLærkeAndersen]

Dr Ashens is the only person on KZbin I genuinely find amusing. I've got some 1970s horror Top Trumps here I would love you to look at. However they cost me a small fortune so I may have to send you copies instead, but the illustrations are quite staggering to say that these were for children.

[@GusBDamme]

the actor who plays Gibbs is Tim Allen if memory serves correct

[@jamescarter4183]

huntik was a huge cartoon in the U.K. For kids around 2006-2007 such a good show

[@chriswatson7488]

Tesco are selling off blind bags and other tut. Quite a bit of it looks terrible and is £1. Worthy of a vid :)

[@robinw.8083]

Clearance specials are some of my favourite ashens vids

[@TheEnixSquared]

Tide is alive and well in Murica

[@AnnoyingOrange420]

Apparently they call it "Daz Go Pods" in the UK and only sell the little capsules

[@magnatcleo2043]

And it's really popular on the black market. No idea why, but a lot of people apparently steal it to sell on the black market.

[@Preeve]

Samatosh Regular Daz is a different unrelated product to Tide too. It's really odd how the little pods are the only things related to Tide.

[@stevenandbobthedog]

Yeah it's marketed as a tasty snack here now

[@TheDarksteel94]

Aaah yes, Huntik. I quite enjoyed that show, interesting premise for a kids show.

[@Deadgirl97]

That Moon Girl ain't even the skinniest toy I've seen, there's much worse. Have you seen the Winx figures? God I hated those.

[@Scourge88Monastik14]

They're ugly n triggering. Gimme my Xena!😍

[@Landrew0]

On June 21, 1879, Frank Winfield Woolworth opened his first successful five-cent store in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. Inflation soon made it more practical to become a "five and dime" store. The five-and-dime survived almost to the modern era, even though 5 and 10 cent items ceased to me a mainstay of these stores many decades before, although the great depression of the 1930s gave the name iconic status for a time. The dollar store, or pound store is a revival of that concept; first appearing in the late 80s, these stores made a fortune selling items that cost less than a dollar (sometimes far less) particularly since the appearance of cheap offshore imports. Department stores and others often sold the same items, but often at much higher prices, simply because they thought they could, and in many cases, they could. However, the dollar store opened up a new market niche, which had not existed before, at least not in the literal price range of a dollar (or a pound). We are already seeing "$1+" stores, "$1-2," and even "$5 stores," although I've seen this concept fail miserably in my neighborhood. The concept may have seemed sound, but the perception was that it's the same old $1 stock, overpriced a $5. Too much, too soon I suppose. If anyone thinks I've plagiarized this bit, you're insulting my writing ability. Hope you enjoyed it.

[@redcomet_622]

slingers were apart of the resurgence of Pokemon knockoffs that should've happened during the late 90s but instead came out in 2010

[@KawaiiKaabii1993]

Monsta like if beyblade and bakugan had a bastard love child lol

[@SSBBPOKEFAN]

OH MY GOD! I remember Bakugan! I had a DS licensed Bakugan game based on the "first gen" series, and it wasn't bad from what I remember. Used the Touch Screen a bit more than I woulda liked, but all in all, I had fun.

[@hockeyhacker97]

1:38, Tide is still one of the largest Clothes detergent companies here, so while I get the pun, it is still around here so wouldn't be an old reference even though they started in the mid 40's much older then the 70's which you listed.