Calvin's Canadian Cave of Coolness: AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA It's Maskatron!!!!!

Saturday, March 9, 2013

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA It's Maskatron!!!!!

5 comments:

Jordan said...: "Maskatron" didn't exist in either TV show; he's only a toy.

It's fairly obvious that they wanted to adapt their excellent "Fembot" concept (with the robots that look like specific people) but they knew that boys wouldn't buy a female doll ("action figure") so they invented a male version.; March 9, 2013 at 4:30 AM
Unknown said...: i thought i remembered him in the show... though he was more of a robot guy who changed appearances...; March 9, 2013 at 5:44 AM
M. D. Jackson said...: There was one episode where John Saxon guest stars as a friend of Steve Austen's who gets replace by a robot who looks just like him. Austen takes almost the whole episode to figure out his friend is a robot (even though he does robot things like lifting up cars because Steve Austen can) before using his bionic powers to fight the robot. At one point I think the robot`s face gets pulled off which is where the toymakers perhaps got the inspiration for maskatron.

Eventually Steve rescues his real friend who has been trapped by the bad guys, and Steve he never shows up on the show again, ever.

Okay, remind me again why we liked this show so much?; March 9, 2013 at 12:24 PM
Kal said...: Cause it had MASKATRON...AAAAAAAAAAAAAA; March 9, 2013 at 4:24 PM
Jordan said...: What was great was, when Maskatron (the toy) put on his "Steve Austin" mask, he looked exactly like Steve Austin (the toy).

Kenner used the same mold! They had none of the problems the TV show did (involving using the other actor etc.) You could easily have the "real" Steve and the Maskatron version side by side, without special effects, and they were identical-looking! That appealed to me, conceptually.; March 9, 2013 at 7:52 PM

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I forever stand vigilant to protect this planet from the myriad of forces that are always against us. Be it the octopus, zombies, aliens or the robots my team of human agents, and our feline allies, circle the globe in a never ending struggle for human freedom.

I learn all I can on every subject that interests me. I especially enjoy ancient history because in the past there are valuable lessons to be found. Also, if I ever get my time machine to work properly, it would be good to know a bit about possible destinations and what to expect when I get there.

I greatly appreciate beautiful design. Be it manufactured or found naturally I am fascinated by the process of invention. I am attracted to the unique, the strange, the haunted. I like to share what I find on this blog.

And not let us forget the 'Cephalopod Menace' who, if allowed to, would wrap their tentacles around all that is good and pure in this life and crush it until it remained no more. They are creatures of pure spite. Hate is all they know. Death is all they do. They are our most ruthless and determined enemy.

So we fight. Selena has the celebrity contacts, the cat is ruthless and without pity, Roosevelt's ghost has the experience and I do the wetwork.

Fighting for the future of the planet doesn't have to be a chore, however. We can take the time to appreciate all that is cool in this world even as we cut the octopus into bite sized chunks.

This is the reason there has always been and must forever be, a Cave of Cool. Be sure to wipe your feet before you enter.