Mexican Toys - Homer Parodies - Alex

Here's a little something I stumbled across on eBay recently. A Homer Simpson Alex parody. Now, don't quote me on this, but from all my hunting, I'm pretty sure they're made by a company/artist called 'Mexican Toys'. They do parodies of all sort of characters, justice league for example, but Alex is of course where, my interest lay.

It's a beautiful item, a smooth paint job, the walking stick is a loose accessory, slides into the left hand & it's about 5.5inches tall. Overall a stunning figure, I'm incredibly pleased with it. By far one of the greatest items I've found on eBay all year.

I'm unsure how limited they are, I only found a few sites listing them, or with details about them. My suggestion if you want one, seek one out as soon as possible. The eBay seller I bought from claimed they were handmade(though there's no artist signature & I personally wonder, considering the perfectly smooth quality of the paint), so there's a chance the numbers are very low. I think it's a wonderful piece, completely worth adding to ones collection.

The Simpsons Kubrick-fied or 'Kubrick in Yellow'

Well, as it's been mostly blogs about recent acquisitions(& old ones) recently, I thought I'd change it up a little today. I'm a big fan of pop culture, absolutely LOVE seeing parodies of things I love, in other things I love. So today, I bring you 'Kubrick in The Simpsons'.
Now, there was MANY MANY reference to his films & this blog could get a little long, but I'm going to try & limit myself as best as I can.
So enjoy, Kubrick in yellow.

A Clockwork Orange
Treehouse of Horror III - Episode 64

Dog of Death - Episode 54


Duffless - Episode 75


Homer the Smithers - Episode 145


Treehouse of Horror XXI - Master & Cadaver - Episode 468

The Simpsons writers do wonderful work, there's been dozens of Stanley Kubrick references throughout the years(amongst hundreds of other classic films), so here's a few of my favourites.
I'd just like to point out, this is only a small collection of the Stanley Kubrick references in The Simpsons, I've added a bunch of links at the bottom of the post for more information. Space Odyssey & The Shining is particular have MANY other references throughout the series.

Full Metal Jacket
Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song - Episode 100

Bart the General - Episode 5


2001: A Space Odyssey
Lisa's Pony - Episode 43


Brother, Can You Spare Two Dimes? - Episode 59




The Shining
Treehouse of Horror V - The Shinning - Episode 109








Dr. Strangelove
Homer the Vigilante - Episode 92

For additional info, more images etc. Check out some of these links(of course, youtube is also a great source):

- Actualidad Simpson: De Cine
- Movie Simpsons Tumblr
- A List of References Stanley Kubricks films in The Simpsons
- Films Spoofed by The Simpsons