Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2019/09/25/gallery-of-knock-off-halloween.html
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Okay the Hermany Grinder isn’t real as I can see the Obvious Plant logo.
Well it’s real in the sense it got made but it was not mass produced.
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Blue Speed Mouse a lot less creepy than a recent movie I can think of.
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I personally think “Notionless” is a way better title than Clueless.
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The Aladdin costume title (“A-Lad-In A Costume”) is my fave
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I still miss '80’s Purple Singer. Gonna go listen to his hit album “Lavender Precipitation” now.
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This is like those B-movies they would rush-release straight to dvd to confuse people in the video store: new “Pirates of the Caribbean” film comes out, suddenly there’s a film called “Pirates of Blood Lagoon” with similar looking graphics sitting right next to it on the shelf.
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Pubescent Frog of Silent War = my new band name
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I’m confused why they couldn’t have just used “artist formerly known as Prince,” which I’m guessing is not trademarked(?)
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But is he sane?
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All I know is my Juice Demon costume cost way more than $30. If you’re gonna do something, do it right.
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Ha, these are hilarious! I love the Minegame one. Of course, I didn’t need to pay licensing fees for the one I made…
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For many, dare I say most, Halloween is about being a knock off character for a day. Being officially licensed seems antithetical to the spirt of the holiday.
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The titles are way, way better than the costumes.
Some of this is simply brilliant, maybe even poetic.
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If Apple Cabin ever needed to stock a Halloween store…
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And so unnecessary, Aladdin is a name, not a brand, and the The Book of One Thousand and One Nights is as public domain as you can get !
I guess the manufacturer think with Disney you better be safe than sorry.
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God those textures.
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