What happens when you play the Claw Machine too much...

[Matthew Hunter]

Ladies and gentlemen, let me warn you of what happens when you discover the secrets to winning at claw machines, and that the claw machine at the grocery store you go to at least twice a week is cheap, easy and always full of stuff. Also that the claw machine at the local Wal-Mart is pretty easy at certain times.

Keep dropping quarters and winning now and then over a period of 3 or 4 years, and be careful, THIS might happen to you!

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f115/MatthewHunter/claw1.jpg

Left to right: Scooby Doo, Hong Kong Phooey, Fraggle, Chilly Willy, Chris Griffin, Bart Simpson, Homer Simpson, Taz, Porky Pig, Sylvester, Batman, Popeye, Mickey Mouse, 1 of the 101 Dalmations, Dumbo

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f115/MatthewHunter/claw2.jpg
Top to bottom, left to right: Taz, Donald Duck, Woody Woodpecker,
Bugs Bunny as Daffy Duck, K-9, Sylvester, Daffy Duck as Bugs Bunny, Baby Daffy, Taz, Tweety, Speedy Gonzales, Foghorn Leghorn, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Marvin Martian, Yosemite Sam.

A few of these may turn up on ebay at some point...I'll let you folks know when they do, if you're interested. Seriously...they're beginning to invade my apartment!

[Brandon Panther]

Dude, I'd pay 20 bucks for the Woody Woodpecker doll!

[Mr. Semaj]

Lucky.

Last time I won any crane game was two years ago.

[Kyle G.]

Nice! I have several Looney Tunes, Popeye, Mighty Mouse and Lantz characters but have never seen any non-Scooby HB. I wouldn't mind having that Hong Kong Phooey.

[J. B. Warner]

I must be going to all the wrong arcades - I've never found any Looney Tunes plush in any crane game I've seen! All I ever find are cheapo stuffed versions of characters from Bee Movie and Kung-Fu Panda - I think DreamWorks has the crane game market cornered around my neighborhood.

[thornhill]

At a diner, I watched a child try in vain to win at one of these claw machines for a good half-hour. She spent six dollars before giving up, running to her mother screaming about how she hates the world and wants sweets. It was out of order the whole time.

[Bugsy-Kun]

You had a great collection of plushies cartoons. I have yet the Woody and a big Marvin doll. but i don't win at this claw machines.

[Cartman]

What's with the green Taz?:confused:

[J Lee]

I'll just repeat my post from the Misce-Looney-Us blog from last May:

Actually, it would be more appropriate if the grip machine had stuffed dolls of Popeye, Betty Boop and Koko in it, since if you check the database for the original U.S. government patent, you find:

1770305 Jul, 1930 Fleischer.

[Matthew Hunter]

What's with the green Taz?:confused:

There was a "multicolored Taz" series released by Nanco, the company that makes most of these things. I've seen green, red, purple and blue as well. I've also seen a red Tweety, so I imagine they did a similar series with him as well. For the record, Garfield got the same treatment.

[Matthew Hunter]

I'll just repeat my post from the Misce-Looney-Us blog from last May:

Well, I've seen Popeye characters from time to time, but the only one I've managed to get is the "Mardi Gras" Popeye in the photo. I've also seen Bluto and Olive Oyl, and "baby" versions of Popeye and Olive, who look extremely ugly! Thank God they never did a Baby Popeye cartoon series!

[Jack G.]

Popeye in a Jester's outfit? :confused:

[nickramer]

Popeye in a Jester's outfit? :confused:

Yeah, I thought Popeye was supposed to be the king of the Mardi Gras.

[Daffysleftfoot]

http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f115/MatthewHunter/claw1.jpg

Left to right: Scooby Doo, Hong Kong Phooey, Fraggle, Chilly Willy, Chris Griffin, Bart Simpson, Homer Simpson, Taz, Porky Pig, Sylvester, Batman, Popeye, Mickey Mouse, 1 of the 101 Dalmations, Dumbo



The Fraggle you have there is named Boober (Buber?) I believe.

[larriva9/11]

I got Jack Benny's Oscar, in case anyone's interested

[samtheq]

Nice collection, but what I want to know is, what's is this "secret" I've heard people refer to? When I've won, it has more to do with "that's light enough and positioned right" than anything else!

brant

[Madison Carter]

but what I want to know is, what's is this "secret" I've heard people refer to?

Nobody else nearby and a nice, big brick. Or baseball bat, either works.

[Glowworm]

For a second there-I thought that that green Taz was suppose to be like the Incredible Hulk!:D I've never actually played a stuffed animal crane game. My boyfriend won one and got me a fairly large stuffed Stitch!