Mad Men Action Figures - I Am Not the Only One
We have a lot of strange action figures out there. From Bruce Campbell, to Jesus (yes, Jesus), Moses and Pope Innocent III, to Jane Austen and Sigmund Freud, to President Obama. (oh and the pictured ones below? Take a guess and I'll tell you at the end of the post...)
This makes me wonder, aloud, "Why not Mad Men Action Figures?"
Apparently I am not the only one thinking about this:
"I'd like it anatomically correct, an ideal likeness. A friend of mine, J.K. Simmons, plays Jonah Jameson in the Spider-Man movies, and they did a computer rendering of his face so that the action figure looks exactly like him. But I don't think you could technically call a Roger Sterling Barbie an action figure. It's a doll." —Mad Men's John Slattery on the Roger Sterling not-an-action figure
And here's a whole hypothetical post on what these figures would be like from SpunkyBean. Here's my favorite quote that happens to be about that smirking sales guy, Pete Campbell:
Think of it, we could all have the members of Sterling Cooper on our desks ready to play with whenever the office just gets to be a little too much. We women can remind ourselves that at least we aren't relegated to getting coffee and pats on the rear aren't acceptable in the office place anymore. Men can pretend they are as alluring as Don Draper and as crafty as Rodger Sterling. Someone could make a fortune on these figures. Do you think they would come with mini packs of cigarettes?
(pictured above, on the left, Ronald Reagan and on the right, Winston Churchill)
--Laura McMullan
Jeff on August 20, 2009 at 06:24 AM
It is Ronald Reagan, not Regan. Regan was Reagan's Secretary of the Treasury and Chief of Staff.
Ron on August 20, 2009 at 06:34 AM
Joan must come with numerous way too cool outfits, plus her pen pendant thing...
Does Peggy come extra, removable padding?
Horse riding Betty!
No shoes in Cooper's office...
Sally Draper, complete with dry cleaning bag...
Cookie the Dog's Owner on August 20, 2009 at 07:16 AM
If we're going to have Mad Men action figures, the product line should include a Don Draper '62 Cadillac Coupe de Ville Action Playset and a Sterling Cooper office dollhouse that folds up into its own carrying case. Dave Brubeck and Nat King Cole CDs sold separately.
ladegerate on September 11, 2009 at 01:03 AM
Hi,
I am definately gonna have this because I really liked this and it seems to be different....and I am sure every is gonna like it!
north face jackets on November 28, 2010 at 07:43 PM
If you're not a frequent shopper already, Macy's has some pretty good deals on a lot of stuff and regular sales to boot.
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