I've brought action figures to work every day this month, much to the amusement (delight, even) of my coworkers. Many of the figures made brief yet memorable appearances, like the various guests who danced around the Christmas tree with Rudolph and Clarise. (Rudy and Lady C have gone home, along with the tree, and are on display at La Casa del Terror until New Year's Day.) Others came and stayed an extra day or two, like the Rocketeer--not truly an action figure (really just a slightly posable vinyl figure issued in conjunction with the movie), but still a fitting end-of-year tribute to his creator, Dave Stevens, who passed away in March. But the month (and the year) have just about reached the end, so I decided that the last Bring Your Action Figure to Work Day of 2008 should be truly spectacular, so I brought in one of the most jaw-dropping pieces in my collection: Teryl from Battlefield Earth.
That's right. It's a John Travolta Action figure. And he talks. A lot. Some of my fellow laborers have been justifiably astonished that anyone wasted the plastic to actually make an action figure from one of the biggest box-office bombs of all time, but they should remember that the toys for that movie were made before anyone knew how much it would suck. Said coworkers also openly wonder about my sanity (or lack thereof) for actually owning a Battlefield Earth action figure, but since he was acquired from the discount bin at KB Toys, I can't feel overly guilty about the purchase.
All that said, he's a pretty freaking cool toy--much better than that movie deserved. He's reasonably posable, his pistol lights up, and he makes about a dozen sounds, including several lines of dialog from the movie, like Man is an endangered species," "That's the first intelligent thing you've said yet," and, my favorite, "Rat brain!"
Teryl brings Bring Your Action Figure to Work Day to a fitting, fabulous close for this year. But there will be more toys in 2009. Oh yes, there will be more.
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