Yes boy and girls, it's officially EGON WEEK!
Egon Week was my little brain child to honor the late, great Harold Ramis, who passed away one year ago on February 24th. Sure, on the 24th of this month, there will be many a tribute out there to Harold, but why just one day?
As the kick off to Egon Week, we'll be looking at one of my favorite figures of Dr. Spengler! Kenner's Real Ghostbusters Screaming Heroes Egon!
Kenner no doubt had a herculean task to accomplish when releasing he next series of figures after the wildly successful first series and Fright Features lines.
They indeed struck lightning in a bottle yet again with the Screaming Heroes.
Here, Egon is decked out in a red flight suit, worn underneath what looks like a very high tech leotard. Nothing says Ghostbusters meets Jazzercise quite like these figures.
This particular Egon figure was great because not only does red look absolutely badass on him, but he also came with a PKE meter!
Sure, the first series of figures had the Proton Packs, but the Sreaming Heroes Egon came with a friggin' PKE METER! The absolute PERFECT accessory for Egon.
The whole premise of this series was that you would take the included ghost and attach it into a hole on the hero's armor.
The ghost would stay into place while you twisted part of the figure. In Egon's case, he twisted at the waistline.
Go ahead, grab your Screaming Heroes Egon figure really quick. We'll do this together.
Got it? Good.
Now get the big ugly blue ghost.
Don't have one? Well, I suppose any of them from the line will do.
You got the green one that came with Venkman? Okay, that works.
Lock it into place and twist Dr. Spengler around a whole bunch of times until you hear a bunch of clicking noises.
Got it? Okie dokie.
Once wound tight, there was a small red lever on the waist. When the lever was moved, Egon spun around fast enough to poke an eye out if you weren't careful enough.
While I tried at least seven and a half times to get a photo of Egon spinning, it constantly came out looking like he was trying to strut his stuff on the cat walk.
These figures were indeed nothing short of fan-freakin-tastic. With the idea that the boys in greay (or red in Egon's case) are out doing what they do best, and a sneaky ghost clings on to them and gives them one of the best "oh shit" reactions known to man, Kenner has us hooked from the start.
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Egon week continues through February 24th!
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