Toy OTD: Mezco Animal House Figure: Kent 'Flounder' Dorfman (2003)

This figure is one one of my favorite examples of Mezco's caricatured sculpts. The likeness is good, and it's an appealing, funny sculpt using simpler shapes. The paint work is great, though there's not a lot of articulation (seldom a problem with me). Maybe his chubbiness could've been pushed more, but otherwise very cool.

I saw these figures in stores for quite a while, so I'm assuming they didn't sell all that well - that might explain why I'm not seeing more toys in this caricatured direction from Mezco. I was hoping that the Goonies figures would be made this way, but their designs and sculpts are noticeably more restrained, so I'm assuming consumers didn't generally embrace this approach. It's a shame, because there aren't many other toy lines doing it.

You should be able to get this toy for a good price - there's one for sale at figurerealm.com for $14.95 + shipping, and I'll bet you can find an even better deal if you dig about a bit, or set up a search on eBay.