Don't ask me why, but the other night at dinner we got talking about toys we had when we were younger, namely Playmobil (aka the "Peg" people... although I was definitely thinking about the Fisher Price Little People, and I think the "Egg" people are Fisher Price Little Tikes), Lego, Barbie, and other action figures. Then, someone said "blog post"... so here goes relating this all to swimming/biking/running.
Turns out, the Playmobil people probably would not have made the best triathletes. Although they do have a gym and a swimming pool for training, there was only a cyclist Playmobil person (no swimmers or runners... and he wasn't even wearing bib #1).
Barbie fared a little better... we had Bicyclin' Barbie in 1995 (this advertisement is not the best quality, but pretty funny), and Olympic Swimmer Barbie made an appearance in 2000. Barbie has also played baseball, basketball, and soccer, as well as made numerous appearances in the Olympics as a downhill skier, gymnast, ice skater, and "athlete". Unfortunately, Barbie has never attempted a marathon, or any other running or track and field event for that matter.
However, of all our childhood toys, Lego has done the best in terms of athletics. The training facilities available to the Lego people are state-of-the-art, placing them leaps and bounds ahead of the competition in the ToyLand rendition of the Tour de France (yeah, there's a whole set). And yes, the Lego people have made it out to a few marathons. #20
I can't believe there's a Tour de France LEGO set complete with a team car!
ReplyDeleteThey should make a TAF LEGO set, complete with TAF red team jerseys, multi-colored compression socks, orange shorts, and funfetti cake
Hahahaha... that would be awesome!
ReplyDeleteFeatured among the "training facilities" - TAF Store, Broughton Track, Pullen Park Aquatic Center, and EB2 Parking Deck?!?
i am just getting caught up on all of this...really should be in bed as tomorrow is my "first day of work". but i do have a set of playmobil golfers, tennis players, and horseback riders...i believe i also have multiple kinds of bikes for playmobil as well. but NONE of them can bend their knees, so that may be a total fail after all :-)
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