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General Mills Count Chocula Action Figure- SpartanNerd Unboxing and Review

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See a video review of this toy here!

It’s that time of year again…and I received my very first Christmas present from a student. General Mills Count Chocula Action Figure by Jada toys.

Now I have eaten this cereal, and if you read the SpartanNerd blog, you also probably have also. It is WAY too chocolate…more like a dessert really. Chocolate cereal pieces with marshmallows. So much nutrition! And if you haven’t eaten it (plenty of international readers it seems,) check out this article, that when I read I learned a lot myself.

I am going to review this figure, but not offer a rating as it is a Christmas gift, and I am very appreciative! (Check out my review of the San Diego Comic Con Ninja Turtles from last year)

PACKAGING

The packaging looks like a more squat and fat version of the cereal box.

You have an image Count Chocula and the General Mills branding featured prominently.

As you turn it around, you can find the nutrition labels, which aren’t that at all, are they? Instead more like a contents list.

On the back you have some Jim Lee DC Comics featuring the Monster Cereal characters up to the point of the early 2020’s. (Carmella Creeper has been added to the family in the past couple of years.). But there is Count Chocula, Franken Berry, Berry Boo, Frute Brute, and Yummy Mummy all featured in this comic, which actually doesn’t seem to pull together a coherent story. But it does kind of show off the personality of each character.

There is a flap that you open to see the figure on the inside. And a large “groovy” image of Count Chocula on the back of the flap. (It turns out that this was a mask to cut out on vintage cereal boxes. I didn’t know! Keep reading!)

You can see Count Chocula inside the window, stuck in his blister card. He has an alternate head with a more surprised expression, and a box of Count Chocula cereal.

FIGURE REVIEW

Normally I would give a photo about what is in the package, but this time the above items are it.

Jada toys made this, and as far as I know the only thing I have with Jada toys is a carded set of micro-machine style GI Joe vehicles.

If Jada would make more of these, I would buy them.

But I know that Jada has been putting out high-level Street Fighter figures for awhile. This action figure is supposedly 1/12 scale, so in scale with vintage Masters of the Universe figures for a small comparison, but kind of in scale with Mythic Legions for a large comparison.

PICTURED: Masters of the Universe Origins TMNT Stealth Ninja He-Man, Jada Toys General Mills Count Chocula action figure, and Mythic Legions Legendary Barbarian. Showing off the 1/12 scale of Count Chocula with the variance of sizes in that scale.

The box says 21 points of articulation on the nutrition panel. So here they are…

  • Rotating head on a ball joint that can also look up
  • shoulders that can swivel up and down and out
  • swivel-hinged elbows
  • Rotating wrists
  • waist twist
  • Upper-thigh joints
  • thigh cuts
  • double-jointed knees
  • Vertical up-and-down ankle
  • Rocker feet on a swivel at the ankle

So I only count 20 points. BUT, they could be counting the cape. By the way, it is a removable cape and probably should count as an accessory. You could put it on almost any other figure.

ACCESSORIES

Count Chocula came with an alternate head that shows an expression that he seems to make a lot in animation. It is a google-eyed surprise face…the same face a kid is making when served this food of course.

What is happening here?

There is a miniature box of cereal with images on the front and back but no side labels or nutrition facts. One side basically is the same image from vintage boxes. The back is the same mask from the inside of the package, but this time with the instructions “Cut out mask! Fool your friends! Play monsters!” And that is how I knew this mask was a feature.

PICTURED: Figura Obscura Father Christmas brings joy to the orphanage, while MASTERVERSE Revelation Orko babysits. Looks like Count Chocula is donating some cereal! (Last year’s gift, Loyal Subjects San Diego Comic Con TMNT set is shown here)

PLAYING WITH COUNT CHOCULA

You just don’t get more 1980’s than this.
DC Comics literally did the comic panels on the back of the box. It is funny…this is a different kind of Batman Off-World. Count Chocula fits right over Batman.

SPARTANNERD RATING

I am going to rate this…FUN/FUN. That’s right! Thanks for the gift! I love it, and Count Chocula isn’t anything but fun. Spending time with this action figure made me think of how actually goofy this character. Is. I mean…a vampire with no fangs…instead buck teeth. He kind of looks like a 1950’s host of a show or something, but then you see all the chocolate coloring all over him. he has an instant appeal as a cartoon character. So many vampires instantly look threatening. No fear is possible when looking at this guy. And now I am getting too philosophical!

So let me know in the comments Hub City Geeks if you eat this cereal. Do you have other action figures in this line? Let me know in the comments! Merry Christmas!

The Loyal Subjects Con Exclusive CheeBee TMNT…SpartanNerd Review

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I was gifted this cute set for Christmas by one of my own loyal subjects! I told her I would certainly post a review.

It came in this beautiful collector friendly package. we get the classic logo on the front

On the back and sides you get more pics of the figures. But the real magic is back on the front side.

Yep. It opens up revealing the figures in their blister and a manhole cover, making this a photogenic scene!

The blister just slides out and is a double designed to hold them in place. This a a more modern order, Raphael, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Leonardo.

The manhole cover in front of the box is a very nice place to display or photograph the figures.

The sculpt and paint are spot on. They have a bigger head than usual, indicative of the CheeBee style.

These are non-articulated mini statues. So this is the pose you get.

We also got some trading cards, one for each figure, with a kid-friendly bio on the back.

The static nature of the figures puts them into a classic category of minis. So let’s do some fun comparisons.

Here they are with Dollar Tree Mer-Man, who did NOT come in a collector friendly package.

Compared to Eternia Minis Buzz-Off and Jitsu. The Eternia minis don’t stand as well because they have extremely oversized arms and tiny legs. The TMNT minis are totally stable

By far the best comparison is the Fisher Price Little People Skeletor and company.

As these were a gift, I’m not going to offer a rating. They are in line with similar minis or something like Funko Pops. A very nice addition to my collection!

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