Daily Archives: January 8, 2021

Photo-A-Day, Toys

Vintage Childhood

Fire Truck
Photo-A-Day 2.0 #00739

When I was a kid I had this vintage pedal car fire truck. I mean, it was brand new at the time and now it is vintage. It was made out of metal and had little ladders on either side. It has been sitting in my parent’s basement for years now. When they moved it became mine again. The kids are booth too big for it and it does not work properly anymore. It needs to be restored if anyone is to actually use it in the future. That is not something I have any interest in doing. I have no grand aspirations of my grandchildren riding around in it some day. I just don’t. I enjoyed it as a kid and it was fun. But it is time for it to move on.

I listed it on Facebook and found a buyer. A young man who does have aspirations of refurbishing it. Great. I am glad that someone will continue to enjoy this and put in the work to restore it.

Press Release, Toys

Funko is Kicking off First Ever Two Week Funko Fair January 19th

Funko Fair

I’m so excited for the Funko Fair that is kicking off January 19th. This will be a two week virtual event with all sorts of fun activities. You can learn more about it below in the press release.

Funko Rings in New Year with Inaugural Funko Fair
Two-week virtual event introduces new products for 2021 across Vinyl, SODA, Funko Games, Paka Paka and Loungefly

EVERETT, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Funko, Inc. (“Funko,” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq: FNKO), a leading pop culture consumer products company, is kicking off 2021 with its first-ever Funko Fair, a two-week long virtual affair that will introduce fans and partners to new products expected to hit retail later this year.

“Funko is always discovering new ways to surprise and delight our fans by bringing the best of pop culture directly to them. Funko Fair is all about virtually showcasing the newest products that our incredible creative team has been working on for the past several months,” said Brian Mariotti, Chief Executive Officer at Funko. “This is a terrific opportunity to usher in 2021 with a fresh slate of consumer products that celebrate imagination and pop culture.”

The following licensors have confirmed their participation in Funko Fair: Warner Bros. including DC, The Pokémon Company International, NBCUniversal, Five Nights at Freddy’s and many more. Additionally, there will be days designated for Disney, Marvel and Star Wars branded products by Funko.

Loungefly will also showcase their latest accessories.

The Fair kicks off the morning of January 19th with a new episode of FUN TV, a monthly short form production co-hosted by Brian Mariotti and Mike Becker.

For the full plan for Funko Fair, fans can follow along by tuning into Funko’s social media channels @originalfunko.

ABOUT FUNKO

Headquartered in Everett, Washington, Funko is a leading pop culture consumer products company. Funko designs, sources and distributes licensed pop culture products across multiple categories, including vinyl figures, action toys, plush, apparel, board games, housewares and accessories for consumers who seek tangible ways to connect with their favorite pop culture brands and characters. Learn more at https://www.funko.com/, and follow us on Twitter (@OriginalFunko) and