So, I have a couple of Action!Stitch toys to show you today. Sorry, no video as yet, though, if history is our guide, these items are most likely to shuffle around in a circle to the tune of "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"
Firstly, a walking Stitch is dressed in a Bistro SMAP chef outfit. Doesn't seem like it's been licensed by the SMAP boys, but those lipstick prints on the chef hat are unmistakable.
Next is Pooh, who has decided to dress up in a Stitch outfit and go walking in the Hundred Acre Woods. Why? Well, because.
Edit: Added a vid so you can see the SMAP boys in action.
What is it, and why is tiki flailing all over with glee over this piece?
Well, first off, it's a walking Stitch plushie. These are pretty common UFO prizes in Japan and the rest of Asia.
You'll notice he's dressed as a chef. They make a lot of varieties of these walking dolls, including ones dressed in odd costumes (like the Pooh I showed the other day, or Totoro).
If you'll look closely, you'll see the lip prints on his chef's hat. That means Chef Stitch has been a guest star on Bistro SMAP!
SMAP, if you're not into Japanese pop culture, is very cute, but not terribly talented boy band. They have their own show on Japanese TV, SMAPxSMAP, which includes a segment where the boys get together and cook. They all dress up in costumes similar to this one, complete with lipstick. I actually got to see a bit of this last time we were in Japan.
I've posted a YouTube segment from the show so you can see the costumes.
I also just found a clip of Madonna visiting the show - it strikes me as quite Lost in Translation-esque.
Haven't done this for a while, so I inserted some AAs into this spooooooky walking black cat Stitch. Now, you'd think a Halloween inspired character would be accompanied by some appropriately scary music, wouldn't you? Well, I guess you could consider it scary, especially if you're afraid of clowns.
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