8. Tonka WWF Wrestling Buddies (1991)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-2wbj-W1ig WWF Wrestling Buddies, which were essentially pillows shaped like cartoon versions of various Superstars you could punch, throw, body slam, and so forth without getting hurt, and they were the stuff of legend-- right up there with those ice cream bars the company so mercilessly teased us with not too long ago. The Buddies came in a few waves, and had a few different commercials. Whereas one managed to have the kids and their suckered-in father engaging in pillow-grappling within a makeshift ring inside their bedroom, this one gets the nod for our list thanks to the house which is shaking so badly that it attracts the attention of law enforcement officials. Rather than call in for reinforcements and setting up a perimeter to prevent whatever possible eldritch horrors might have been summoned from the basement in the name of Destrucity and is now rocking the house to its very foundations in a bid to be free, the senior officer instead sends his junior partner in alone to investigate. Once inside, they attempt to sew confusion between officers of the law by launching an assault with none other than the Big Boss Man. Realizing the horrible mistake he's made on his new partner's first day, the sergeant suffers a crisis of conscience and radios in to make sure his colleague is okay, but it's too late. "Nothing, Sarge" is all he hears back, as Damien has found a new victim for his venom and the officer learns that yes, everyone does have a price for the Million Dollar Man...'s Wrestling Buddy. Incidentally, seeing as his name is "Murphy," this commercial might be giving us an origin story as to how RoboCop came to assist Sting at Capital Combat.
David Oxford
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Former Nintendo Power writer, current Nintendo Force writer. Wrote the book on Mega Man (The Robot Master Field Guide). Was once fired by Vince McMahon. Dabbles in video games, comic books, toys, and fast food curiosities. Once had a new species of exotic bird named after him. It died.
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