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Netflix Stream Team, Television, Toys, Transformers

It is a Pretty Great Time to Be a Cartoon Loving Dad #StreamTeam

Fort Selfie

This is my very first official Netflix #StreamTeam monthly post and it fits me to a most perfect “T”. Seriously, I love cartoons and I love that I have two wonderful kids with whom to share my love of cartoons. Shows that I used to watch as a kid are getting new life or being rebooted on Netflix. Case in point, Inspector Gadget. In 1983 the oblivious secret agent, Inspector Gadget was on ever 7-10 year old’s television set every day after school. You can’t walk by a child of the 80’s and say, “Do, da, do, da, do..” without them saying “Inspector Gadget”. This stuff sticks with you. Inspector Gadget was always helped out in his misadventures by his niece Penny and very intelligent dog, Brain. Somehow, with their help, he always foiled the plans of the nefarious Dr. Claw.

Inspector Gadget Show Still

While I do wish that the original series was on Netflix I am happy to see that a brand new series has been created. This new series updates things about the series. Penny is now a young adult and an agent in her own right. Brain is still her trusty sidekick. Dr. Claw is trapped in ice with Mad Cat and his claw is missing. Uncle Gadget is enjoying retirement. But, now there is the nephew of Dr. Claw named Talon who tries to get Dr. Claw and M.A.D. back into its former glory.

The kids and I watched a few episodes of the series together in a wicked cool fort that I made with a fort building kit that was sent to me for this month’s Stream Team post. We also received matching Inspector Gadget shirts. So, we hung out in the fort taking silly selfies with our new Selfie Stick and using a little flashlight to light ourselves as we took selfies. Eva on one side of me laughing like a crazy person at all the antics of Inspector Gadget. Continue reading It is a Pretty Great Time to Be a Cartoon Loving Dad #StreamTeam →

Photo-A-Day, Toys

Batman vs. Snake Eyes: Team Up or Fight?

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Photo-A-Day #2851

Looking around my desk at work I see that I have a Batman figure and a Snake Eyes figure. It occurs to me that these two guys would make a great pairing. Both are silent fighters. No quippy remarks from either one. Both are imposing figures. Both are skilled in martial arts. Both have more weapons stashed on their respective persons and humanly possible. Both have an affinity for black.

While these two will probably not be teaming up or fighting each other anytime soon it is interesting to think of the possibility of this happening. I was discussing this on Facebook with Andrew Kardon of Mommy’s Busy, Go Ask Daddy. He suggested that this team up would be the quietest one ever. We both thought of the G.I. Joe silent issue (#21 in the original Marvel series in the 80’s and in the IDW series more recently).