Secrets of MOTUC Moss Man from Mattel - to flock or not to flock, that is the question

[@nerdrock8087]

The main reason I bought the Classics Moss Man was the 'new head'. To me, that head made him completely different than just being a flocked Beast Man. I LOVE him. He is absolutely one of my favorite figures. I never saw one in a store as a kid, and since MOTU Classics were pretty pricey, I was very selective about which ones I bought.

[@spectorcreative1872]

Yeah, so glad we did this head

[@Rat_King_Reviews]

Moss man was the first Motu classic I ever bought and then stinkor and I loved his flocked ears!

[@spectorcreative1872]

Flockem if y’a gotem

[@Bernhard2024]

Oh, I remember the insanity with the flocking/unflocking ears, lol-)) He was sold out in 5 minutes or so, I remember. But i love his second head, because in the Classics line he steps out to be only a green, flocking Beast Man. He is indeed one of MotU`s most interesting characters.

[@spectorcreative1872]

Man I still have nightmares about those ears....

[@Tim85-y2q]

Was really impressed how the flocking on this figure was drawn back from the joints. It's an unsung little touch, but very well done.

[@spectorcreative1872]

It was not easy! We went through a LOT of designs to get it right.

[@spectorcreative1872]

Not easy to do I tells y’a!

[@christopherbaker9676]

I saw it in Walmart for $40 is that the normal price on moss man figs

[@DevilMaster]

This reminds me how I got the original Moss Man in 1988... for a couple of hours. My grandma gave it to me as a birthday present, but then I noticed that the flock was falling off pretty quickly. I showed her the problem and she agreed with my fear that it would end up "hairless" pretty soon, so I put it back in the original box, glued the box back, making sure to align the background drawing, and brought it back to the toy store together with my grandma, telling the salesman "I already had one". Then I got Mosquitor as a replacement.

[@jeremiahdaniels4531]

Moss man is one of the 1st figures I bought in motuc when I started collecting again as an adult.

[@spectorcreative1872]

And a great fig to start off with!

[@butchersblade7068]

The vintage Mossman was the first figure I remember getting as a kid, and the Classics version is still one of my favorites to this day.

[@spectorcreative1872]

Green Furry Beastman that smells like Mr. Clean is awesome!

[@antwan1357]

I remember moss man was the most prized possession of every kid and every kid didn't want to get him dirty.

[@spectorcreative1872]

Or in the slime pit!

[@blackphoenix77]

I got a Moss Man from the Classics line a few weeks ago and I flocking love him 😁

[@spectorcreative1872]

It was top grade flock

[@brentboyer79]

The yellow Beastman armor from the weapons pack immediately went on my Mossman.

[@spectorcreative1872]

Nice!

[@ChrisNerd77]

Great figure and nice video. I always loved this toy and character.

[@spectorcreative1872]

And he loves you right back! Moss Man is great that way

[@ElectricTiki74]

One of the best and most memorable toys ever (vintage). I hope Origins does one.

[@spectorcreative1872]

Me tio

[@jeremyburdge8573]

I got this figure for Christmas one year and left the vintage looking Beast Man head on him and use the ape styled on a a vintage Mossman figure.

[@spectorcreative1872]

He does make a good Xmas gift with the whole evergreen thing

[@jeremyburdge8573]

@@spectorcreative1872 lol yeah and the pine tree smell wow

[@Dented_Battle_Armor]

Absolutely love Classics Mossy. Love the vines bandolier with knife

[@spectorcreative1872]

That was supposed to be part of his 200X figure too, but it never happened.

[@stephenhornyak1186]

I love moss man. One of my favorites as a kid.. One of 3 figures I bought doubles of to display both heads. I am a MOC collector so I was able to cut a little flap in the top of the bubble to swap his head.

[@spectorcreative1872]

Yeah Moss Man remains very popular. Must have been the smell.

[@Beedo_Sookcool]

Fun video! Thank you! I got a real kick out of him being depicted as a nature god, as it ties in beautifully with the ancient "The Green Man" phenomenon -- loads of different cultures from around the world having a man covered with (or made of) plants, embodying nature, spring, and rebirth. I can imagine quite a few Eternian taverns called "The Moss Man" because of this connection.

[@spectorcreative1872]

Yeah and this was a way to get him to be around in Preternia too.

[@wayneepoo]

While I had the original Moss Man as a kid, I honestly never recall him having a scent. Stinkor, for sure, I remembered, but not Moss Man. I wish the flocking on the Classics figure had looks a little nicer like some of the flocked protos look, but he still turned out to be pretty awesome. And of course, obsessive fan that I am, I had to end up getting both the flocked and non-flocked ears versions!

[@spectorcreative1872]

I would have done the same. Wait, I did.

[@andrewgrant2990]

And let's face it 1 place you needed extra deodorant is at Comic-Con! Another great video!

[@spectorcreative1872]

My favorite SDCC giveaway ever!

[@jeffdavis6657]

I don't remember my Moss-Man being scented. But the early 80's was a long time ago too.

[@spectorcreative1872]

Pine!

[@The_Burning_Sensation]

I had Moss Man as a kid, and I loved the way he blended into any foliage. He just disappeared. My siblings and I would set him out in the front yard, in plain sight, and challenge each other to find him. Kind of like hide and seek with a toy. One day, after my sister gave up and said she couldn't see him, I realized I didn't remember where I'd put him... and he was gone. I found him two weeks later when I ran over him with the lawn mower. :(

[@spectorcreative1872]

Oh no! I hope he wasn't hurt

[@The_Burning_Sensation]

@@spectorcreative1872 He survived... but he never danced again. :/

[@WeHadThat]

Nice video! I'm so glad that you guys gave him both heads. I would have wanted him even if only one head was included, but it's great that we have them both! I could done with fewer 'smell chips' mixed in with the plastic though...like maybe none -Haha! After being out of the package for years, he still smells!

[@spectorcreative1872]

Yeah, I have to keep mine in a separate plastic box because he still smells! Stinkor too.

[@WeHadThat]

@@spectorcreative1872 Oh, that's good to know about Stinkor! It's bad enough having a room smell like fake pine, but fake skunk... -Haha!

[@MrMark-hm9lk]

I got him unflocked ears. Love him

[@spectorcreative1872]

Its all about the ears

[@barthakingsley6482]

With everything that went into the production of moss man he should be the most desired and sought after figure. Fang-Or for some strange reason happens to be currently the most expensive figure on eBay. My argument is that Moss Man had a lot more going into him and offers more than any other figure in the line and was probably the most difficult of all the figures to make, therefore, in my opinion he should be commanding the highest premium of any of the others.

[@spectorcreative1872]

Fang-or? Really? I would have never guessed

[@AntiDecepticonCampaign]

Got a megaconstrux one/flocked with air freshener. I did not know how much i was going to like this... Oddly satisfied. What a history behind such a peculiar object, it gave me pause when i realised this when i opened it. Am i alone in this? Im weird right? I am amazed by this and think as a part of american culture I just think it's such a weird thing to happen in history and to be cheezy kind of a beautiful thing.

[@AntiDecepticonCampaign]

Cue ogre from revenge of the nerds. OGRE: NNNNNUUUUUUUUUEEERD!!

[@spectorcreative1872]

Not at all. Most people feel the same

[@mikeweaver6532]

I always thought Moss Man was more like Swamp Thing and I'd wager that might be part of his popularity.

[@spectorcreative1872]

Well fans do love swamp people

[@mikeweaver6532]

@@spectorcreative1872 so much so they pine for them :D

[@sleekthegeek6669]

I remember moss man having a scent.

[@spectorcreative1872]

Pine!!

[@michaelautrey6641]

im patiently waiting for a moss man origins.

[@spectorcreative1872]

Well they have the Beast man sculpt....

[@essex4515]

He's a fantastic character and I loved the redesign in 200x and the added lore from Classics. I think with all that we can safely say he got bumped to Tier Two coolness Did you find a pic of the Four Horsemen's 200x design?? Omg, I would kill to see it. Thank you for the Classics extra head!!

[@spectorcreative1872]

Alas no. But maybe they have

[@BuckarooBanzai84]

How has there never been a Moss-Man Chia-Pet?! It works so well! LOL! =)

[@spectorcreative1872]

Oh there has actually!

[@BuckarooBanzai84]

@@spectorcreative1872 I GOTTA find that! XD

[@eadghe]

The original Moss Man, that I had back in the 80s smelled so good. I didn't knew that it was designed that way, I simply thought he smells good. I'd recognize that smell in a split second and can even pull it out of my memory, yet it can't be described. Smelling a muscular dude, who only wears panties. No homo, Mossy.

[@spectorcreative1872]

Pine is a fun scent

[@benflay6038]

Love this guy had original so why wasnt panthor flocked?

[@raziel4435]

If I remember correctly there was a vote either online or at a convention.

[@JulioGomezNYC]

It was voted not to at SDCC

[@spectorcreative1872]

I'll get to that when we discuss Panthor

[@xeppozanfilms]

I have reservations about getting masterverse moss man because I don’t think he got scented. That would be very disappointing.

[@spectorcreative1872]

No nor is he flocked

[@The_Pie_apocalypse]

Moss man went out like a bitch in revelations

[@spectorcreative1872]

Smells like pine

[@mikesmith2718]

Found it nvm the comment on the secrets of grizzlor video lol

[@spectorcreative1872]

Awesome!

[@kaassoufflex9023]

I have some images of the Horsemen concepts...

[@XFactorz17]

Are you going to share them?

[@kaassoufflex9023]

XFactorz17 the quality is not great but I can share them.

[@spectorcreative1872]

Post em!

[@Paulies-dn38416]

What happened to wun dar

[@spectorcreative1872]

I forgot to put the teaser for the "next time" video. So I took it down for about 30 min while the new one was uploading!

[@Paulies-dn38416]

@@spectorcreative1872 Its ok Ive watched it, great as usual. When will fisto be done? will you explain why he's so rare etc?

[@Kitsunekun2]

All I can say is "What the Flock?"

[@spectorcreative1872]

Say it! Say it!

[@goodknight37]

Flock Moss Man Mwaaaaahhh

[@spectorcreative1872]

Flock is flock

[@ronsorage78]

I loved mossman....until my brother put him into my slime pit....

[@spectorcreative1872]

Oh no!!!!! I wonder how many others had that same issue.

[@ronsorage78]

It's said right on the packaging for the slime pit that he was the only figure you shouldn't put in there lol

[@SmokeForPants]

I hate flocking and I hate scented plastic. Classics Moss Man was one of the few characters to which I had a childhood attachment that I sold off. I just couldn't stand how soft he looked and the pine smell was spreading to my other figures. I know you got a lot of heat for not flocking Panthor, but I loved how you guys did Classics Panthor. No flocking to bury the details and that new helmet was rad. It made no sense why Panthor would be flocked, but Battle Cat wasn't -- they're both cats! Even the flocking on the regular release King Grayskull annoyed me. If you were going to do that, it should have been fur like Grizzlor had. I guess I could remove the flocking...

[@spectorcreative1872]

Well clearly a figure not made for you! But I guess why there is so much variety in MOTU.

[@robd1329]

Go flock yourself.lol

[@wasabi-in-my-eye3134]

Too bad evil seed wasn't flocked.

[@spectorcreative1872]

You know I never actually thought about it. Would have been a cool variant