Kidrobot x The Simpsons Collectible Vinyl Mini Figure Series

The Blot’s heading out of town today but I wanted to direct everyone’s attention to a new product Kidrobot is releasing today, a line of 3 inch collectible The Simpsons mini figures. The figures have bodies similar to Kidrobot’s Dunny series but look like your favorite citizens of Springfield. There are 24 figures in all, including 3 secret chase figures.


The Simpsons vinyl mini figures come as a blind assortment, meaning you won’t know which figure you’re buying until you open it and have a retail price of $7.95 each. If you head to the Kidrobot online store you can purchase a case of The Simpsons figures for a special reduced price. That’s 24 figures for $181.00. Interestingly enough, due to licensing restrictions Kidrobot can only ship these figures to certain locations. To see if your country made the list of allowable countries click here.


There’s been a lot of discussion on the internet as to whether Kidrobot’s production of a line of The Simpsons figures (along with their line of Cartoon Network [adult swim] mini figures) signals the company’s “selling out.” I don’t really have an opinion on this one way or the other. There are some great things that can happen when a company like Kidrobot starts partnering with larger brands like The Simpsons and the Cartoon Network, then again there are also some drawbacks. This is especially true if Kidrobot ultimately decides to leave what has built them into such a successful company and becomes more corporate.

If you’re interested in finding out more about this topic I suggest you head over to Kidrobot founder and president Paul Budnitz’ blog and read his response to this very topic. You can find the post addressing this issue in its entirety here.

Kidrobot x [adult swim] Chase Figures

The line of Kidrobot x [adult swim] vinyl mini figures came out last Thursday and since then pictures of the line’s chase figures have been circling the web. I had a lot of high hopes as to who the mystery figures might be, and boy was I way off base.


Turns out the two chase figures are of Aqua Teen Hunger Force’s Chicken Bittle, a character introduced in the ATHF movie, and Crackhead Morel Orel. I definitely didn’t see either of these two coming. The Morel Orel figure is pretty funny, but all in all I think the line is pretty disappointing in both choice of characters and the overall quality of the figures.

Kidrobot x [adult swim] Mini Figure Series

Designer toy manufacturer Kidrobot has struck a deal with the Cartoon Network’s [adult swim] to produce a new line of blind box vinyl mini figures. (link) The figures are being released on April 17th and will include “18 characters in all, including two secret chases.” (link) Kidrobot makes some of the best designer vinyl figures in the industry, and I’m sure these toys will be as great in person as they are in pictures.


The Kidrobot x [adult swim] vinyl mini figure set will retail for $7.95 each and include characters from all of Adult Swim’s stable of shows including Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law, The Venture Bros., Metalocalypse, Frisky Dingo and The Blot’s favorite Adult Swim show Robot Chicken. I’ve included a few pictures below, but if you’d like to see photos of all 18 non-chase figures, including the mini-vinyl figures of characters from Moral Orel and Squidbillies, click here.