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07-09-2003, 04:21 PM
By Joal Ryan
Apparently, he's not known as the incredible Hulk for nothing.
A plush version of the big-screen monster has turned up in London sporting what a British tab has indelicately termed "a giant green willy."
Per the report in London's Sun, a six-year-old tyke won the anatomically blessed toy at a fair--her prize for winning a beanbag toss.
At first, her Hulk appeared innocent enough--he was ripped, green and mean-looking. Upon closer inspection, according to the paper, little Leah Lowland noticed the hero's purple cut-off pants were bulging. In the front.
As they say in Marvel Comics, 'nuff said.
Actually, Lowland's mother has quite a bit to say.
"A hulk with a bulk like this just shouldn't be allowed," the woman I.D.'d only as Kim is quoted as telling the Sun. "Considering the doll is only 12-inches tall, it's amazing how big his willy is."
The paper estimates the length of the toy's, um, action figure at two inches.
As depicted in a pair of photos found on the Sun's Website, the Hulk does not appear to be happy about being exposed. Either that, or he's feeling inadequate about his fast-shrinking box office. (So far, the film has grossed about $118 million in U.S. theaters--still short of production costs. It opens in the United Kingdom on July 18.)
The Lowlands aren't happy, either.
"It sounds funny, but kids should not be exposed to this kind of thing," mother Kim says, according to the Sun. "It should be taken off the shelves."
Ah, but is it on shelves? Has Europe been invaded by hulking Hulk toys?
Unlikely, say stateside toy industry sources.
Experts say there's no way the doll came off the assembly line with a monster member--that the toy must have been enhanced somewhere along the way, perhaps by a fair carny looking to have fun, or someone looking to get publicity in the paper.
Spain's Play-By-Play Toys, which produces Hulk tie-in toys for Europe, and reputedly was the manufacturer of the bulked-up Hulk doll in question, could not be located for comment Wednesday. There have been no reports of U.S. consumers finding similar surprises.
'Nuff really said.
Apparently, he's not known as the incredible Hulk for nothing.
A plush version of the big-screen monster has turned up in London sporting what a British tab has indelicately termed "a giant green willy."
Per the report in London's Sun, a six-year-old tyke won the anatomically blessed toy at a fair--her prize for winning a beanbag toss.
At first, her Hulk appeared innocent enough--he was ripped, green and mean-looking. Upon closer inspection, according to the paper, little Leah Lowland noticed the hero's purple cut-off pants were bulging. In the front.
As they say in Marvel Comics, 'nuff said.
Actually, Lowland's mother has quite a bit to say.
"A hulk with a bulk like this just shouldn't be allowed," the woman I.D.'d only as Kim is quoted as telling the Sun. "Considering the doll is only 12-inches tall, it's amazing how big his willy is."
The paper estimates the length of the toy's, um, action figure at two inches.
As depicted in a pair of photos found on the Sun's Website, the Hulk does not appear to be happy about being exposed. Either that, or he's feeling inadequate about his fast-shrinking box office. (So far, the film has grossed about $118 million in U.S. theaters--still short of production costs. It opens in the United Kingdom on July 18.)
The Lowlands aren't happy, either.
"It sounds funny, but kids should not be exposed to this kind of thing," mother Kim says, according to the Sun. "It should be taken off the shelves."
Ah, but is it on shelves? Has Europe been invaded by hulking Hulk toys?
Unlikely, say stateside toy industry sources.
Experts say there's no way the doll came off the assembly line with a monster member--that the toy must have been enhanced somewhere along the way, perhaps by a fair carny looking to have fun, or someone looking to get publicity in the paper.
Spain's Play-By-Play Toys, which produces Hulk tie-in toys for Europe, and reputedly was the manufacturer of the bulked-up Hulk doll in question, could not be located for comment Wednesday. There have been no reports of U.S. consumers finding similar surprises.
'Nuff really said.