June 05, 2006
Mr. Butts comes to our World?
I don't know about you but that coming at me would put me off smoking.
Kath
Holy crap, that's total nightmare fodder and I don't even smoke.
He doesn't scare me. I'm pretty sure I saw him get his butt kicked (no pun intended) by Barugon years ago. How tough can he be?
When I saw this picture earlier, my first thought was also Mr. Butts from Doonesbury.
Kinda looks like he's attacking the stop smoking guy, doesn't it?
It looks like Grandpa Munster was reincarnated as a Marlboro
Ah, no worries. Television commercials here in Japan have shown that all you need to stop him is Nicorette gum.
Is that Jack Nicholson in that costume? Or his Joker-face Photoshopped in? Or am I imagining things?
Sweet Moses, I don't even smoke, but that thing makes me want to stock up on Nicorette anyway!
He's scarier than a freaking crack-addicted, child-molesting clown!
Not that I've ever met one of those. I just think that if I did I would be scared.
Looking at that picture, I think 3 things.
1.Somewhere, Frank Gorshin weeps.
2.The tobacco lobby has gotten threatening.
3.I see a new Just For Men commercial!!
Great. First that kitten-squishing Domo-Kun fella ruins my 'night life,' as it were, and now Butts-Man up there will have me trembling with fear every time I light up.
Man, the Japanese are some scary people...
If Mister Butts ever went up against any of the Japanese monsters, the outcome would be a rerun of Godzilla Versus Bambi.
In any event, is Gary Trudeau getting royalities from this, or should he contact a(n international) lawyer?
PLEASE!!!!!!
Do a Hulk story where he fights this thing!
PLEASE!!!!!!
But you've gotta love how that Pfizer logo just sneaks in there, too.
Good ol' American advertising. :)
I don't smoke either, but that makes me want to take it up just to quit.
I was thinking Nicholson too...but look at the hand gesture. He's a wrestler! Put Hulk Hogan in the ring against this guy. Or maybe the current incarnation of the Power Rangers.
Heck, put Master Shake up against this guy. The dialog would be priceless.
Man, I would so love to get really drunk and smoke that. '
Seriously, you'd get, like, 5 days worth off it. Like Homer and that sandwhich.
Or maybe the current incarnation of the Power Rangers.
Seconded. Who are we calling the current one's though? Mystic Force (U.S.), Bokenger (Japan) or SPD (UK)?
Actually, if this guy goes up against a Ranger team, the best fit is Wild Force, because if you just add a horn, he'd make a perfect Org.
I was thinking the Disney version, "Mystic Force." Although, even better would be the imitation Power Rangers that someone did a satirical redubbing of years ago. And in all honesty, they're ALL Japanese made (with the American kids inserted into the US version, like Raymond Burr was in "Godzilla.")
My money's still on Master Shake, however. Or maybe the new Adult Swim character, Korgoth of Barbaria. If Mr. Butts tried to fight him, Korgoth would manage the impossible - he'd cut a cigarette and leave big puddles of blood on the ground. (Anything Korgoth cuts bleeds.)
I LOVE IT! Of course, I'm smoking a cigar as I type this, so maybe I'm the wrong audience. Or the right one. Either way, I want a t-shirt with that guy on it.
Kathleeen David: I don't know about you but that coming at me would put me off smoking.
Luigi Novi: Why would an Asian guy in a black jacket holding a microphone put you off smoking? That's weird.
:-)
Thomas E Reed:
"I was thinking the Disney version, "Mystic Force." Although, even better would be the imitation Power Rangers that someone did a satirical redubbing of years ago."
Are you referring to "Dynaman," that was on "USA Up All Night" back in the late '80s? My friends and I used to watch that on occasion. I'm reasonably certain that whatever show they redubbed eventually became the first US incarnation of "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers." One of the villains was definitely Rita Repulsa, with her little red outfit and fluffy bunny tail(!).
I wondered about that show at the time...after all, even with the original Japanese dialogue, this was still a show which featured (in one episode) a giant frog who kidnapped brides from their weddings with the intent of marrying them himself, and staged wedding ceremonies to which he wore a top hat and a red bowtie!
Team Leader: You will be Dyna-Pink!
Female Ranger: Oh, no! I hate pink!
Team Leader: Too bad! It's the only color left!
There's been a British TV campaign along these lines, with these cigarette characters for a few years for Nicorette gum.
Indeed, this campaign has been wrecking havock in Western Europe for more than a month... Really, it seems it's doing the world tour: watch out America, It's coming from behind!
Or you could just scream like General Chang: "Cry havoc, and let slip the Dogs of War!"
If you thought that thing was real coming at you, you may already be smoking something mighty powerful. And illegal.
RLR
Actually, if this guy goes up against a Ranger team, the best fit is Wild Force, because if you just add a horn, he'd make a perfect Org.
I can see it. Cancer Org (or 'Ciggie Org' to his mates). One horn would make him a Duke Org (like Jindrax and Toxica, but hopefully a tad more competent)
Are you referring to "Dynaman," that was on "USA Up All Night" back in the late '80s? My friends and I used to watch that on occasion. I'm reasonably certain that whatever show they redubbed eventually became the first US incarnation of "Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers." One of the villains was definitely Rita Repulsa, with her little red outfit and fluffy bunny tail(!).
I wondered about that show at the time...after all, even with the original Japanese dialogue, this was still a show which featured (in one episode) a giant frog who kidnapped brides from their weddings with the intent of marrying them himself, and staged wedding ceremonies to which he wore a top hat and a red bowtie!
Team Leader: You will be Dyna-Pink!
Female Ranger: Oh, no! I hate pink!
Team Leader: Too bad! It's the only color left!
What weird memories some people have.
First incarnation of "Mighty Morphin Power Rangers" was based off Zyuranger, not Dynaman