Originally published at: Courts rule, again, that Duke Caboom is not Evel Knievel | Boing Boing
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If Duke Caboom is from Canada it’s obvious he’s a Super Dave homage.
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I’m pretty sure I remember Knievel suing the makers of his own toy for a bigger share of the profits, too.
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It’s clear at least that the toy Duke Caboom is parodying the rather disappointing Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle that many people such as myself who were children in the 1970s remember.
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Disappointing? I still have one.
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I wanted the Evel Knievel Stunt Cycle badly. Then I got a knock-off for Christmas which used an air pump instead of spinning. I was very disappointed. About 10 years ago I checked to see how much they were on the internet and I found a few for $6. I didn’t get one - the time had passed.
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I guess my experiences were much like those depicted in Toy Story 4 – I could never get the cycle to perform the stunts depicted in the commericals. But maybe that was my fault.
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Evel barely stays on it, it is so much fun. I remember building ramps with yellow phone books and sending the bike on epic Evel-style jumps where the bike makes it and Evel is a broken mass.
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So, basically, Super Dave.
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Kind of realistic for the actual Knievel, I suppose. The guy was hospitalized many times. Finally, in his later years he became a painter – a less dangerous pursuit.
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It would also regularly career out of control, out of the room, and startle the dog, who hated the thing.
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There aren’t enough of these. I loved his Letterman stuff, and didn’t realize, until after he passed, what a legendary comedian he was away and apart from his Letterman shtick.
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Bob Einstein was comedy royalty. And Super Dave wouldn’t engage in a lawsuit like this because it sets a bad example for the kids.
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