Who Wants Kids to Play with Him
Doctor Who, that is (or should I say “The Doctor,” as I have found out today that his full name isn’t Dr. Engelbert P. Who, as I had originally thought. My apologies). Underground Toys, owners of the Doctor Who figure license, will release Time Squad, yet another line in the vein of Hasbro’s Superhero Squad/Combat Heroes/Robot Heroes/etc. There’s only one pack with “The Doctor,” and that’s shown above, and includes the
Supreme Dalek, Davros, the Slitheen, and Weeping Angel. The second pack includes
Cyberman, Black Dalek, Scarecrow, Vashta Nerada, and Sontaran, while the third has a Bronze Dalek, Sycorax, Natural Ood, Pyrovile, and Clockwork Man, which you can see here.
One can only hope that the bisexual adventurers of Torchwood might make it into the line later, which could really open the door for children’s toys of adult properties. I’m crossing my fingers I’ll be able to buy a Rocky Horror Picture Show Transvestite Heroes toyline before I die.
About The Author
Robert Bricken is one of the original co-founders of the site formerly known as Topless Robot, and its first editor-in-chief, serving from 2008-12. He brought the site to prominence with “nerd news, humor and self-loathing” as its motto, raising it from total internet obscurity to a readership in the millions, with help from his savage “FAQ” movie reviews and Fan Fiction Fridays. Under his tenure Topless Robot was covered by Gawker, Wired, Defamer, New York magazine, ABC News, and others, and his articles have been praised by Roger Ebert, Avengers actor Clark Gregg, comedian and The Daily Show correspondent John Hodgman, the stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 and Rifftrax, and others. He is currently the managing editor of io9.com. Despite decades as both an amateur and professional nerd, he continues to be completely unprepared for either the zombie apocalypse or the robot uprising.