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It seems that for every pop culture icon, at least 2,374,551 knock-offs enter the market, trying to make a dollar off of the famous name. But some of them are so bad, so laughably terrible, that it's impossible to imagine anyone mistaking them for the real thing.

I mean, there's Groot and then there's Greg. RoboCop and SilverCop. Sonic and... Blue Speed Mouse.

If someone has bought one of these abominations — and I really hope nobody did — it's just because they forgot their friend's birthday and walked into a store 5 minutes before the party, saw a stupid thing on a shelf, and thought it would make a funny joke of a present. That's it. I refuse to believe there's another reason why people would spend money on this stuff. Many just take a picture of these items, send the image to an Instagram account called Ugly Bootlegs, and put it right back. And that's enough.

Here are some of the most absurd pictures Ugly Bootlegs has received so far.

More info: Instagram

#1

Technically Not A Bootleg But....

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Ian Milne
Community Member
5 years ago

At least it was only his arm...

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    #2

    Too Good #spinner 📷: @danksimpsons

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    Toujin C'Thlu
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    That's actually clever, if rather weird.

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    #3

    Technically A Bootleg, Definitely Not Ugly & 100% Badass.
creation By @labmonkeynumber9

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    Aisling Allan
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    This is just the best.

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    #4

    Who's Ready For The New Avengers? 📷: @comicbook_ads

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    Brett
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    “The worlds collide”

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    #5

    Still Not Dead. I Literally Have Had About 50 People Send Me This In The Last Couple Of Days. Created By The Psychologically Questionable, And Obvious Genius @obviousplant

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    Guy Levin
    Community Member
    Premium
    5 years ago

    Yeahhh that's a parody by obviousplant

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    #6

    Enter Caption
📷: @wherethetoysare

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    Brett
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Me after all my online school classes for the day

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    #7

    Blue Speed Mouse™
📷: @turtles_are_dank

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    Davor Jelacic
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    One size fits most is the real joke here

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    #8

    Elsa™️
📷: @dannydevitostoupee

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    FauxRealFauxSho
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    “Mom, I think you should have bought something elsa, pun fully intended.”

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    #9

    🔥🔥🔥
📷: @foldedshirts Via @ermsy

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    Ray Martin
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    E.T hates Mondays.

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    #10

    When Sunday Turns Into Monday.
.
📷:@juliemarie.03

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    Brett
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    This is funny I would buy it and frame it

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    #11

    @fakefiles Brining The 🔥🔥🔥!

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    Cip IESAN
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Just don't!

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    #12

    Prongles™
"Once You Pop, That's Great!"
📷: @puppycodes

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    Maisha Mir
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    "once you pop... that's great!" 😂😂

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    #13

    The Simpsons Band™
📷: @kalaka_toys
so Many Questions!!!!

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    Cip IESAN
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    The Simpsons Band Of Brothers...

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    #14

    I'm Just Going To Place This Here....
📷: @toyfiend

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    Queen fhk
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Wtf oh my God

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    #15

    #pangea

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    Raine Soo
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Geography lessons for all!

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    Never miss a story that brings joy to the world. Add us on Google

    #16

    The King Of The Magic Rings ™
📷: @pepparkaksninja .
.
still My Favorite

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    Falcon
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Ah yes, the famous character from Lord Of The Rings. Jedi-Stormtrooper with a claymore.

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    #17

    Transformable Thomas™️
📷: @skreeeeongk_boom

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    Olivier Caissy
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    And they thought the Avengers was the best crossover ever, shows what they know.

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    #18

    These Would Be Sick For A Reboot. #wouldyoubuythis 📷: @zeeemdee

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    Kisses4Katie
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Their..fingers.. 😱

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    #19

    Enter Caption™️
📷: @t3_toys

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    Ian Milne
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    ET is giving a Hitler style salute.

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    #20

    Enter Caption
📷: @bootleg_daycare

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    Ray Martin
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    It's Michelingelo

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    #21

    Enter Caption™️
📷: @lord_tello

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    Brett
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    I think he might be enjoying himself a little too much...

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    #22

    Boy & Mom Sampson
📷: @ohmyerotica

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    Brett
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Why is mom Sampson staring into my soul?? 😭

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    #23

    My Buddy @specialedtoys Finally Found His Grail. I’m Eventually Going Back To France Just To Find These Belle Merde.

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    Brett
    Community Member
    5 years ago (edited)

    ET has seen some stuff

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    #24

    📷: @satangrabsbackward

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    Analyn Lahr
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Run away!

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    #25

    Sipdre-Nma™
📷: @clarkchan53

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    Ray Martin
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Spidyslexia Man

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    #26

    Alien-Man™
📷: @theeremedy Via @luis_lugo_23

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    Raine Soo
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    I can't get over the inspirational message. What sort of hokum is that?

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    #27

    ✨¡¡¡need A Pair!!!✨
📷: @cfritolemon

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    Bee Jairrels
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    When your too broke to buy Nikes

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    #28

    Squad Goals™
📷:@bigfriendlyjoe

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    Smitten Kitten
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Apart from the probably highly poisonous paint, I like these coz they're not made of plastic.

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    #29

    Enter Caption™️
📷: The @kalaka_toys Collection

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    Jonathan
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Looks like someone took 'eat my shorts' a little too literally.

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    #30

    Mexican Bootlegs Are Rad!!!
📷: @nostalgic_collector

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    Brivid
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    These are supposed to be Ninja Turtles. I am a child of the 80's but I can't figure out what is wrong with them. Does anybody know?

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    #31

    🔥🔥🔥
📷: @ivimotubootleg

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    Brett
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    I’ll take whatever this toys designer is having please

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    #32

    Kat Kot™
📷: @clarkchan53
.
who Would Eat One?

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    Francis
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Kot is a german word for sh*t :D

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    #33

    A Tick Tock Orange Juice™️

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    Young Minami Kotaro
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    "FOR THAT FRESH SQUEEZED FLAVA" say no more...

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    #34

    Can't Get Over How Rad This Thing Is! Excellent Design, Excellent Execution. @betterdaystoys Is Killing It!

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    Brett
    Community Member
    5 years ago (edited)

    See kids this is what your children will look like if you marry your cousin don’t do it

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    #35

    🚨mighty Car 🚨.
. $35 Shipped In The Us #movingsale

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    Paizleypie
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    I pity the fool who doesn't like this.

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    #36

    Enter Caption™️
📷: @kalaka_toys

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    Brett
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    What’s this? And why is Bart humping it?

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    #37

    #🍄 #🍕 📷: @bootleg_daycare

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    Andrew Gibb
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Teenage Mutant Ninja Pedophile

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    #38

    Funny Person™️
modern And Elegant Fashion

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    Julia Atkinson
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    'Development Own Elephant Space'?!

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    #39

    Should I Buy One?

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    Toujin C'Thlu
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Peruvian Homer?

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    #40

    Enter Caption
📷: @starlight.house.collectibles

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    grafxgal60073
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Didn't know ET's bestie is Chuck Norris

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    #41

    Enter Caption.
📷: @t3_toys

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    Olivier Caissy
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    You fed him after midnight, didn’t you?

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    #42

    Enter Caption™️
📷: @yumyum_toys

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    Kisses4Katie
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Elmo and his cousin Olm

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    #43

    Enter Caption 📷: @gummivenus Via @simpsonstreasuretrove

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    Brett
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Momo and Bart Simpson had a baby?!

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    #44

    Game Child™
📷: @armpit Via @ermsy

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    Vorknkx
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    That's what you get when Game Mother and Game Father love each other...

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    #45

    Silver Cop™️
📷: @motu_kollector

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    Olivier Caissy
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    GoldCop and BronzeCop sold separately! Limited edition TitaniumCaptain also available.

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    #46

    The Sinpsons™️
📷: @rorro.ignatius

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    Hans
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    A sin, really.

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    #47

    Supre Heroes™️
📷: @goawaychris

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    Brett
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    The smurfs are my favorite supre hero!

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    #48

    The Sinpsons™️
📷: @kalaka_toys
.
anyone Beat This Game?

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    Dayton Alder Ernest
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    It's a sin.

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    #49

    📷: @junkfed

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    Toujin C'Thlu
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    This is kind of cool

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    #50

    Enter Caption™️
📷: @cfritolemon

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    Toujin C'Thlu
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Remember that Rugrats episode where Tommy suddenly grew into an adult and played basketball in Sacramento? Yeah, I don't either

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    #51

    Ninja Hero™️
📷: @kalaka_toys

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    Scagsy
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Michaelangeyellow

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    #52

    Space Robot™️
📷: @j_greenblatt

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    Young Minami Kotaro
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    It's true.. c3po is space robot right?

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    #53

    R2 Kill 2™
📷: @starwarsbootlegs

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    Sian Edwards
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    R2D2 is packing some serious weaponry!

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    #54

    Galaxy Cop
📷: @toddjamesreas

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    Analyn Lahr
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    25 dollars for that?!

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    #55

    📷: @falcontoys

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    Olivier Caissy
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Yoda and his extended family, including Yogurt.

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    #56

    Enter Caption 📷: @officialscatmancrothers

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    Brett
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Mutant ninja hippos hippo power!

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    #57

    New Arrival™️
📷: @caioconceicao

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    Bubbs Art
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    This is what shrooms do to you

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    #58

    Return Of The Jed No Eyes
📷:@uptomyneck_

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    Toujin C'Thlu
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Zombie Chewbacca

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    #59

    🐣🐰happy Easter 🐰🐣 .
.📷: @steveseeleyart

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    Jihana
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    To be honest, those are cool

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    #60

    Klingon Mutant Ninja Turtles™️
.
does Anyone Have Info On These?.
.
📷: @lexigoesthrifting

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    Sky Render
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Heroes swinging Bat'leths, petaQ Qapla'!

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    #61

    Argentine Et’s For My Buddy @specialedtoys

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    Anna Feldman
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Is it me or does the ET figure look like the Globglogagalab

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    #62

    Tooly™️
iamking©️

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    Sargundeep Singh
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Tooly is definitely king LOL

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    #63

    Happy Birthday Malcolm X... #olmectoys Is One Of My Favorite Toy Lines Of 80’s/90’s. If You’ve Never Of Them I Encourage To Check It Out.

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    Candace Fitzpatrick
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    What’s wrong with this? It’s a collectible figurine of Malcolm X.

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    #64

    Enter Caption™️
📷: @rorro.ignatius

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    Plinkety
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    And no-one ever suspected that He-Man's secret identity was Colin, the chartered accountant from Chiswick

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    #65

    Enter Caption™️
📷: @doctor_petete_

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    Damon Tripodi
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Cobra Queen?

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    #66

    Seems Legit.
📷: @freakishpleasures

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    Sian Edwards
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    I think this was probably official Japanese Star Wars merchandise.

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    #67

    Heros™️
📷: @finttoys

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    Damon Tripodi
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Children's perfume Good Lord what does it smell like?

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    #68

    Enter Caption.
.
📷: @beefunicorn_toys Via @chiqsland (Check Out Her Illustrations)

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    Damon Tripodi
    Community Member
    5 years ago (edited)

    He-ET-troll? ... From the cabbage patch?

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    #69

    Enter Caption
📷: @kraneowolf

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    Tianjun Xu
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Looks like teeth marks ngl

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    #70

    Enter Caption™
📷: @prakosoanto

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    Bridget Price
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    squint your eyes and it looks a bit better

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    #71

    #sharphandjoe And #sungold Friends
📷: @scar1321

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    Andrew Gibb
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    They do the mash. They do the monster mash

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    #72

    Check Out @artisdead. On Sale Now!!!

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    Dave van Es
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Did BartHulk eat Barts shorts?

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    #73

    I'm Still On The Search For This Guy. If You Are Selling One Please Dm Me.
📷: @manfromakron

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    Toujin C'Thlu
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    He-Bart?

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    #74

    Roaring™
📷: @elcristalencantado

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    chuck.dont.surf
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    The trigger placement tho...

    #75

    Enter Caption

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    Cip IESAN
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    SpongeBart SquarePants?

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    #76

    Butterfly Woman™️
📷: @toyboxing .
.
one Of My Favorite Toy Lines #olmectoys. Technically It’s Not A Bootleg But They Did Base They’re Toy Lines On Existing Popular Toys.

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    Cip IESAN
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    A butterfly is half cat?

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    #77

    Magnetic Star Warriors™
📷: @obscuraantiques

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    Bacony Cakes
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Mmmmmm... 70's.

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    #78

    I Know, I Know Not A Bootleg But...
📷: @coppercowboy

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    ƒιѕн
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Its like they just gave up the farther down they went.

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    #79

    Enter Caption 📷: @borjaprieto

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    Analyn Lahr
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    I'm more interested in the rug.

    #80

    Enter Caption 📷: @toynerddave

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    Damon Tripodi
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    ... wow

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    #81

    Enter Caption.
.
📷: @rorro.ignatius

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    VolkswagenPanda
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    OH I thought he was flipping us off with his right hand

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    #82

    Enter Caption.
. 📷: @aho_aho_art

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    Damon Tripodi
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Looks like a British royal

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    #83

    Enter Caption.
. 📷: @toywalker

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    Young Minami Kotaro
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    It’s fun to stay at the Y-M-C-A.....

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    #84

    The Corps™
📷: @toys1980

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    Tianjun Xu
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Actually pretty good!

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    #85

    Truly-Gang™️
📷:@chances_toy_collection

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    J
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    The face looks like Bart Simpson.

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    #86

    Team Force™️
📷: @mdrsalomao

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    Julia Atkinson
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Includes Young Abe Lincoln!

    #87

    The Only Reason I Want To Go Back To Paris Is To Buy Some Of These!
📷: @rhythmnsound

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    murphy's law affected one
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    more sacrifices

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    #88

    Samson Turtle™️
📷: @rorro.ignatius

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    #89

    Seems Legit
.
. 📷: @retrogimmicktoys

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    PotatoNinja5000
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    I think the worst thing about this is the suggestion that Wolverine is taller than Magneto.

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    #90

    When You Thunk You’ve Seen It All.
ninjas™️
📷: @cololopeztattoo

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    Toujin C'Thlu
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    At least the artist is creative

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    #91

    Build Your Own Snake Charming Yoda.
📷: @toydejour

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    Conner Partin
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    so star was is a western?

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    #92

    Superhero Alliance™️
📷: @motu_kollector .
who Would Watch This Movie?

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    Gonzalo Terán
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    And without reading a single Batman comic...

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    #93

    Galactic Man™
📷: @toynerddave
#ripradioshack

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    Andrew Gibb
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    your move qweep

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    #94

    44magnum™ ➡️
📷: @tf_kollector

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    Bacony Cakes
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    I am reminded of Gun-tron.

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    #95

    ¿sup?
sorry I Haven't Posted In A While. I'm Not Dead Yet.
__________________
mobile Cop™
📷: @savage.division

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    Gonzalo Terán
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    I would buy it... Closer enough than the Galactic Man...

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    #96

    #horrorbusiness .
📷:@germanmpw

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    Smitten Kitten
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Slipknot action figures?

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    #97

    Enter Caption
.
.
📷:@ianburkard

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    Raine Soo
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Worst paint job I've ever seen.

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    #98

    @ebay This Is Why I Am Broke

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    Conner Partin
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    he stole homer dohnuts

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    #99

    Idk If It's Licensed But It's Pretty Rad!
📷: @gregmishka

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    Mariano Ferraz
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    That's the Brazilian version of the A team. It was licensed, not bootlegged.

    #100

    Action Figure™️
📷: @chances_toy_collection

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    Andrew Gibb
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die

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    #101

    Dark Hero™️
📷: @rob_clops

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    Tianjun Xu
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Close, but no cigar

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    #102

    By The Power Of James Earl Jones.
📷: @kalaka_toys

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    Damon Tripodi
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Castle Darth skull?

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    #103

    Enter Caption
📷: @thriftstoreart

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    Andrew Gibb
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    ET wearing Donald Trumps tie

    #104

    Seems Legit™
📷: @buzzoff_82

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    Dog Lover
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    He-Michael Myers

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    #105

    Fantastic Stars™
📷: @hemania

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    #106

    💖👽💖
📷: @pins_and_love

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    Young Minami Kotaro
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Too many of them.. can't take it anymore.. please

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    #107

    Future Strength™
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    #108

    Sport-92™️
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    Tagzwoelf
    Community Member
    5 years ago

    Poor guys... all constipated

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