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10 Star Wars toys that unintentionally look like other celebrities

Mark Frauenfelder at 11:17 am Tue, Feb 5, 2008

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Topless robot has an amusing set of side-by-side photos of Star Wars Toys and the celebrities who look like them. Link

Mark Frauenfelder is the founder of Boing Boing and the editor-in-chief of MAKE and Cool Tools. Twitter: @frauenfelder. Come and hear Mark speak at the ALA conference in Chicago on July 1.

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Stacyj

Okay, having read the article I must admit I’m now far more eager to buy the ’12-inch Han Solo’ than I have any business being … but come on! Zach Braff!
Outtacontext

My cousin used to work for Hasbro as a sculptor in the late 80s and 90s. One of his first jobs was to model GI Joes. One of the perks for a job well done for middle management was to get your head sculpted as a GI Joe action figure.
Moon

NOBODY wants to have anything to do with John Kerry – even the Star Wars nuts!

/Even his wife – good ketchup, though!
MikeG

IIRC Ralph Nader used that Kerry lookalike in a bizarre little film he made.