Then came the news that Mattel had renewed its trademark for the property (this was back in 2015), a development that had long-time fans speculating about possible plans for an actual, honest-to-goodness reboot. I figured the line had a good run, but perhaps there just wasn’t room in the current market for another incarnation. ![]() Until a few years ago, my hope for a proper Mighty Max revival was halfhearted at best. There was just something oddly cozy about them. I always gravitated toward the smaller playsets for some reason, even though you could do much less with them in terms of general play. The individual playsets spanned a whole gamut of sizes and styles, from the larger Doom Zones and behemoth Skull Mountain to the more compact Horror Heads, Shrunken Heads and Monster Heads. Also, the packaging art was gruesome and irresistible, which I’m sure helped propel my unending quest to collect every last playset, a herculean task that I’ve come insanely close to completing. It combined the gross-out factor of Creepy Crawlers, Goosebumps and Doctor Dreadful, the alluring kitsch of tasteless Halloween decor and the intoxicating allure of unexplored, minuscule hidden spaces. I can’t really overstate the fact that I was, and continue to be, completely obsessed with this toy line. The catchy TV commercials and tie-in cartoon only fueled the fire. Needless to say, I was hooked from the moment I saw them in Toys ‘R Us. Each playset was essentially a monstrous head or body that opened up to reveal a detailed interior scene, usually replete with skeletons, snakes, bugs, dungeons, perilous pits, graveyards and other equally unsettling details. Mighty Max, as the product line was heroically dubbed, was similarly miniature in nature, though instead of being presented as compacts modeled after makeup containers, these bite-sized playsets were themed after decidedly more edgy fare-the repulsive, the bizarre, the horrific, the weird. ![]() Kids can pack up and carry the compact anywhere with the wearable wristlet strap.Before that strategic and stylistic metamorphosis, Polly Pocket’s success managed to spawn a sibling line from Bluebird Toys (distributed again by Mattel in the US), one aimed at boys as well as kids with a, shall we say, alternative taste in toys. The playset has fun activities and areas to discover: pod homes for Poppy and Branch micro dolls, dolls with hair to comb and style, and 13 Trolls themed accessories.įor additional fun, Pop & Swap accessories can peg into different areas of the compact for easy play and display. This positively fun Polly Pocket and DreamWorks Trolls compact features an adorable Poppy head with soft hair on the outside and an exciting Trolls world inside for Branch and Poppy dolls, both included. ![]() This Trolls theme compact has surprise and adventure at every corner and features a wrist strap for easy, on-the-go fun! Makes a great gift for ages 4 years old and up. Take a break and share some sweet treats in the Trolls garden before hanging out in their pods to rest after a long day. Kids can send the dolls down the slide, comb their hair, or utilize the Pop & Swap features to peg them onto the stage for a rockin' sound session. Experience double the fun with DreamWorks Trolls and Polly Pocket in this collaboration compact! The adorable Poppy themed exterior with hair opens to reveal the Trolls world where Poppy and Branch dolls can play all day! There are 13 whimsical accessories and 5 storytelling features in the compact.
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