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Painted Memories: Say His Name Three Times





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Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice!



Say his name three times and he'll appear! 

Beetlejuice...

 Beetlejuice...

Beetlejuice!

Today I received the larger than I thought Vanishing Vault. This thing is almost twelve inches long, and a good four inches wide.

For those of you who read my post on obtaining Beetlejuice figures, then you recall I settled for picking up the Phantom Flyer. You'll also recall, shortly afterwards, my lack of patience as I opened them all.

I knew right from the start that the ideal way (for me) to display this line would be with the Vanishing Vault, so I immediately went to work on seeing if I could track one down. The key was finding one cheap, because quite honestly my initial reaction to the line wasn't a strong one. I'm happy to say that not only did I find one for under $20.00, but it was also in brand new, unopened condition.

You saw the box above, but let's rip into this thing and get it all assembled!





So far, so good. Love the detail and all the way the figure displays inside.





For a line that relatively disappointed me, the Vanishing Vault is doing quite the opposite. I love all of that wonderful detail etched into every inch of it. Not to mention the paint job. It all just works perfectly.


For those of you wondering what the tiny version of Beetlejuice is all about, look no further then the instructions above on the back of the box. He's all a part of the shtick of the toy. Make your full size Beetlejuice figure vanish, and reappear as a tiny one. It's a goofy trick that kids would fall for.


Overall, I'm really happy with this particular "playset" and the figure I've incorporated into it.

Speaking of which, with my purchase, I also received a loose version of Shipwreck Beetlejuice. He's missing his three headed green monster, but overall he's in pretty good shape.


He has an action feature where when you squeeze his legs together, green tentacles pop out of his head and his arms fly up. That's the photo way at the top of this post.

Now that I have the Vanishing Vault in my collection, and I've actually taken a moment to set up my toys, I actually dig this line a lot more.


I'm by no means going to actively expand on it. I won't rule it out. However, it's not a line I would turn my nose up at if I had a few dollars to spare, and found one of the figures for really cheap / complete.

Just goes to show you. Sometimes you just need the right piece to tie it all together.

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Beetlejuice - The Movie (Kenner)



Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice! Say his name three times, and this miscreant freelance bio-exorcist appears.

It seems like every time Tim Burton directs a movie, he gets the majority of the credit for its success.

In 1988 Bettlejuice was released nationwide, and pulled in a whopping 73.7 million dollars. Not bad for a film which was made for only 13 million.

Kenner purchased the rights to create a toy line based on the film, and in 1989 released two series, one sub series, and a handful of vehicles/playsets.

The figures came packaged in a white/lime green packaging which featured each character depicted in a drawing at the top right of the card. The bottom right of the card was reserved for a photo of the "action" each respective figure had - Most of which was removing heads to reveal hidden ones underneath.



While series one had six figures, series two only had two. The packaging also got a re-coloring, and now contained a majority of lime green color as opposed to white. The overall design (however) remained the same.



A sub series of four figures entitled "Neighborhood Nasties" was produced during the second wave of figures. Unlike the first two waves of figures, these particular toys had no correlation with the film. The packaging was the same as that used for wave two.



One playset and two vehicles were created for the series - Though none of them were based off of things seen in the films. Though I suppose you could pretend that the grave was.



The series did fairly poorly on the market - Mostly because many children had never seen the film. The secondary market seems to have forgotten about these toys as well, as a mint in package figure sells for as little (or sometimes as much) as a dollar or two. The vehicles and playset can be found for between five and ten dollars.

It's sad to see that for a film that did so well, the toy line never found a home. But, for those who have seen the film, this is certainly a great set to track down, and it won't cost you much. The difficult challenge is actually finding all the individual figures, as they are pretty sporadic on the secondary market.

Join us next time for our look at Blood Wolves!

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