The Great Toy Test » Specialty http://thegreattoytest.com Toy Buying Guide for the Modern Family Wed, 18 Nov 2009 02:25:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Futurama Mini Figures: Kidrobot http://thegreattoytest.com/futurama-mini-figures-kidrobot/ http://thegreattoytest.com/futurama-mini-figures-kidrobot/#comments Sun, 20 Sep 2009 04:17:33 +0000 The Great Toy Test http://thegreattoytest.com/?p=150 KidRobot Futurama mini figuresTime warp to the 31st century with cast of Futurama! Kid Robot has teamed up with Matt Groening and David X. Cohen for the second time to bring you Futurama Mini Figures [$9]. From the cryogenically frozen Fry to the ancient Dr. Zoidberg, 12 iconic characters, including 2 chases are coming at you blind boxed in the very near future.

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Caribou Lodge Yo-Yo Works Hulk SmashInspired yet? Check out the YoYo Nation online store and check out some of the coolest, slickest yo-yos you have ever seen, we’ve come a long way since the one dollar Duncan yo-yos from the 1970s. Think about getting one of the hottest Yo-Yos out there, the Wooly Marmot Yo-Yo, Hulk Smash Edition by Caribou Lodge YoyoWorks [$115.00] is a wonderful work of art that will have you addicted to yo-yoing in minutes. Your skills will get better with one of the Yo-Yo instructional videos you can also pick up at YoYo Nation, Cosmic Yo-Yo Ultimate Trick Collection [$17.99] a 2 DVD set. You get expert instruction, high-quality video, and loads of tricks to keep you busy for months! Watch any trick from multiple angles and in slow-motion. They even included an option to loop any trick (regular speed or slow motion) so that you can really study every nuance of any trick. The two performers on this DVD knock out some amazing slack string, off-string, freehand, and laceration tricks.

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