The 15 Most Unintentionally Hilarious Bootleg Toys

15 RobertCop

Yes, it's RobertCop. It looks like a silly photoshop, but pictures abound of the same box in various settings (it's something of an internet sensation -- fans of RobertCop have even given him his own Facebook page).

The beauty of this is that when tweaking the name for their bootleg knockoff toy, they could have went with "Robo" anything and it would have made perfect sense as a toy. RoboDetective, RoboWarrior, RoboMonster -- this is the world's easiest thing to rename. But instead, they replaced the Robo part. With Robert.

That's awesome because it doesn't in any way explain why he is made of metal. It almost implies that cops are all robots in America, and that RobertCop is what happens when a robot gets killed in the line of duty and they resurrect it by fusing it with a guy named Robert. He's part cop. Part Robert. He's RobertCop.

14 Darth Vader -- Star Knight

We like to think that the characters from Star Wars are so universal that even in the darkest corner of some knockoff toy sweatshop, they'd know Darth Vader when they saw him. But no, apparently there is some sad shop in the far East where they pick up a Darth Vader action figure and say, "He looks like some kind of traffic cop."

And while having Darth Vader guest star on an episode of CHiPs is the greatest idea in the universe, something went wrong in the execution (perhaps the addition of the tiny little training wheels). Also, is he a "knight" or a policeman? They're totally not the same thing.

Still, the inclusion of Boba Fett in a sidecar could have saved this.

13 Titanic Bot

This also looks like somebody's wacky Photoshop, but it's real -- here's video of the actual toy in action:

Of the several million questions this toy raises, the biggest has to be, "how does a child play with this?" As in, what is the kid supposed to be imagining as he's playing? This is a fighting robot (it seems to have some kind of sword) so, what is it fighting? The Lusitania? The Hindenburg? Or does it fight other large inanimate objects from non-action movies? Is there a transforming Cider House out there?

And yes, the robot's flailing arms are made up of the part of the hull where people would be sleeping in their cabins at the moment it transformed. For the duration of the robot battle, all you'd hear from inside this thing are muffled screams.

12 Super Transformable Tomas

Never mind the fact that some toymaker chose the gentle characters of a public television children's show to create a violent tool of robot war. And never mind that trains with smiling, talking faces are way creepy enough.

The truly creepy thing about Transformable Tomas is, unlike any other "combine to form..." Voltron-type mechs where vehicles are being joined, Tomas and his friends (Henry and James) fuse their actual bodies together. It's like a Saturday morning cartoon version of The Human Centipede.

We can only imagine the conversation Tomas had to convince his pals to follow through with his carnival of lunacy.

Henry: Tomas, are you sure tucking our bodies into each other's orifices is the best way to fend off the undefined, impending danger you keep telling us about but never seems to come?

Tomas: Yes, yes. Totally necessary for our safety. Now get back into position and shove your face into my anus.

11 Change Robot

This toy gets an A+ for accuracy. There's no way you're going to pick up a "Change Robot" and not know exactly what you're getting into.

And what kid doesn't want to play with a cassette tape, despite the fact that no one under the age of 40 can even remember what the hell a cassette tape is? The box art is equally amazing, as it depicts an intense battle between F-14s and Change Robots, some of which are still inexplicably in their giant cassette tape forms.

10 Superman "Fly 'Em High"

Did Superman tell you he could fly? Because he's a goddamn liar.

Though we admire how he maintains his badass "flying through the air" fist post as he's slowly drifting to the street with his sad parachute.

9 Spader-Man

This toy assures us that not only is James Spader a superhero, but also that he lacks the creativity to come up with an alias. We assume he spends most of his time sneaking into people's apartments and hiding seasons of The Practice around like Easter eggs. Either that or else he goes around stabbing people with a spade.

8 Spider-Man Fisherman/Archer

We're trying to figure out what aspect of fishing and archery can be considered "heroic" unless orphans are involved. Also, can Fisherman Spider-Man really be called an "action" figure? Seems more like a "sitting around for hours, drinking beer and telling racist jokes" figure.

Again, once you get past the reasons this is ridiculous on the surface (we note he took the time to draw a spider on his tackle box to eliminate any confusion) you have to try to imagine some poor kid playing with this. Spider-Man, sitting there, not using his spidey powers or swinging from buildings or fighting Doc Ock. Fishing. In dead silence. In his costume.

7 Polystation 3

You could do a whole article on just sad knockoff game consoles, but this one seems to be on another level as it combines the disappointment of a knockoff with the lame graphics of cheap portable with the inability to take it anywhere.

Your new Polystation comes with its most popular game, "Soccer", on a 3" by 4" "Hygh Defunitian" screen. If you want to play a different game, you have to buy a different Polystation (other titles include "Formula 1" and something called "Space Guardian", which likely doesn't really exist).

6 Transformatrix Optimus Prime

This dandy of a knock off can be found at a number of dollar stores, probably right next to the can labeled "Meat Product." It actually resembles Optimus Prime, at least until you try to transform him, at which point you must remove his head and arms. This makes it less a "transformer" and more "a robot with leprosy".

If you leave the arms and head on, you end up with a nightmare tractor holding a battle ax, which admittedly is kind of awesome.

5 Toy Story 3 Woody and Buzz Lightyear

At first glance these don't seem that bad, aside from the fact that Buzz is roughly the size of Herve Villechaize. But some failures only become apparent when you see them in action:

For some inexplicable reason, Woody screams "FIRE! FIRE! DROP THE GUN!" complete with machine gun sound effects while his chest lights up like Iron Man. Either he has serious PTSD or a rampaging crystal meth addiction. If this is an indication of the quality of the rest of the bootleg Toy Story line, we might have to take the packaging's advice and "collections them all".

4 Superman Returns (with a Dinosaur)

Superman Come Back is probably the best toy ever associated with Superman Returns because it had the good sense to have absolutely nothing to do with the movie and instead put Superman on a goddamn dinosaur.

We'll even forgive that fact that Superman appears to be wearing a "C" on his chest instead of an "S", because they went all out and gave him a mullet and a face that looks like the result of melting Sylvester Stallone's head. But best of all? The tag pointing up the dinosaur's anus inviting the customer to "TRY ME."

3 Super Hero Batman

Super-Hero Batman looks like a racist joke in body paint and comes with a light on his chest in case he can't find himself in the dark. He also has a giant bow and arrow, presumably so he can stand in it like Wiley Coyote and launch himself at criminals.

2 Silverbat and Superbat

At first glance, we're not sure what Batman is doing on a skateboard or why he's gleefully punching his fist through gravel with radio antennae on both sides of his head. The description on the box, however, is incredibly instructive:

THIS JUSTICE MAN ON SKATEBOARD HASA AMAZING "NON-FALL" ACTION GO FORWARD AND TURN RIGHT AUTOMATICALLY AS SOON AS HE COMES TO AN "EDGE".

We're confused as to what the twice mentioned "non-fall action" could mean, especially since "not falling" isn't an action. Presumably his skateboard has training wheels. We especially like how the toymakers put "edge" in quotation marks, like they're referring to a metaphorical edge. We think the edge represents the line between Batman's need for vengeance and his sense of justice. It's a tortured, tormented line he must ride everyday...on his skateboard.

Silverbat is no less a mystery, although the box assures us that it's battery operated. Batman is wearing a random pile of mismatched clothing, presumably because it's laundry day at Wayne Manor, and it appears from looking at the horse's front legs that all the batteries do is make it kick itself in the face over and over again. Which, again, makes it a toy we'd totally buy.

1 TMNT Gun

Nothing says "Turtle Power" like filleting your enemies with 200 rounds of searing metal death. Almost as baffling is the fact that the toy boasts a "moving barrel", which you may notice is something a gun should never, ever have.

The fact that the gun isn't turtle colored or green or branded in any way, indicates that this is a gun designed for shooting teenage mutant ninja turtles. Now look at the turtles at the bottom of the box. Specifically, look at the expression on the face of Leonardo, on the far right. "Billy? Why are you pointing that at us? Billy? We can talk about this..."

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