Blobby Farm
All of us here at Tiny Pineapple are thrilled nigh unto incontinence to announce the new home of Maria Samuelson’s fantabulous Blobbies:
“Where,” according to the press release, “frumpy, free-range plush toys roam the countryside of Newbraska. You’ll also find bibs, finger puppets, cards, buttons, and whatever else we can come up with to entertain you. Peruse the site, buys a little something, and spread the word.”
(I’m not sure how Emma’s Lady Skewampus would feel if she knew she was being referred to as “frumpy,” but we’ll just skip some of the less-flattering adjectives when we read her the news.)
To celebrate the launch of the new site, Maria is sponsoring a “Design a Blobby” Contest, for which Emma and Zoe have been preparing for the last two weeks, so you’d better get to work.
The character descriptions alone are worth taking a lunch hour to browse. Take, for instance, the following for Blobzilla (which I should have snapped up when I had the chance):
When dark clouds of foreboding settle over Newbraska, tiny twins who live in a matchbox sing a siren song over the still waters of the sea to awake Blobzilla from his slumber in his tent at the public campgrounds. He gets up, scratches, stretches, tests his flaming belch and sets off to save the land.
…or this for Martin Sheen, Jr.:
Martin was found in the crack of a thrift store couch along with $1.37 in change, a pink barrette, and Burt Reynolds. Mr. Sheen is currently watching Stakeout 2.
Comments
kylie
ah yes, this is fantastic news! I need to do an entry myself about this.
ames
Just one question: Where or what exactly does Blobzilla scratch? The length of his limbs would seem to render scratching impossible.
Chris
His pits. I would definitely say he scratches his pits.
Kate
Hurrah and all such exclamations of unparalleled bliss.
I LOVE Blobbies, and have professed this love somewhere or other, but have waited for the OFFICIAL website to really sing the praises of the Blobby. That way I can discuss my OWN collection and feelings thereabout in an entry AND feature BlobbyFarm.com in Kate’s Holiday Gift Ideas du Jour.
scott
Got some.
Can’t wait until they arrive.
Blobbies are great.
jenny
I am the proud owner of Jack Van Impe I, not to be confused with Jack Van Impe the Lesser, whom many [apparently] consider to be the antiChrist. I have not had the privelege of watching his (lower-case “h”) show, but I do not doubt that his charm and charisma pale in comparison to the powerful magnetism of my Jack.
(By the way, both front- and rear-view photos of my Jack showed up on the first page of Google Image Search’s results for “Jack Van Impe”! Another testament to His (capital “H”) undeniable “je ne sais quoi”…which I think is French for “big bad pompadour.”)
(Goodness, but my recent posts have been heavy on the wigs! Purely unintentional…)