Comments on: Fritz http://www.collectiondx.com/node/1865 CollectionDX-Japanese Toys - Toy Reviews, Toy News and Toy Collections. Soul of Chogokin, Japanese Robots | International Toy Culture en Wed, 31 Oct 2007 23:26:38 -0400 Drupal TotalFeeds Module Comments on: Fritz http://www.collectiondx.com/node/1865 http://www.collectiondx.com/Image-Lib/feedlogo.png 144 37 Igor http://www.collectiondx.com/node/1865%2523comment-999 The Igor portrayed by Bela Lugosi in Son of Frankenstein and Ghost Of Frankenstein wasn't really the assistant to Dr. Frankenstein though. "This must be settled the way nature intended....with a vicious, bloody fight!" Onyx Blackman Principal, Flatpoint High The Igor portrayed by Bela Lugosi in Son of Frankenstein and Ghost Of Frankenstein wasn't really the assistant to Dr. Frankenstein though.

"This must be settled the way nature intended....with a vicious, bloody fight!"
Onyx Blackman
Principal, Flatpoint High


]]> Wed, 31 Oct 2007 23:26:38 -0400 Nekrodave http://www.collectiondx.com/node/1865%2523comment-999 Whoops! http://www.collectiondx.com/node/1865%2523comment-998 Haha...okay, so before this article, if you'd asked me who Dr. F's hunchback assistant was, I would've sworn that it was "Igor"! And, no, the confusion came <i>way</i> before <i>Young Frankenstein</i> (in fact, in that movie, if you recall, the joke actually <i>depended</i> on the audience assuming that Marty Feldman played a hunchback named "Igor"...hence the humor of "Eye-gor" to Wilder's "Fronkensteen").<br> Wasn't I just IMing you last week about how weird it was that Sideshow hadn't made a Dr. F or Igor 12"? I had no idea this toy existed...<br> Anyway, I did some digging. A user named "sfc" on <a href="http://everything2.com/index.pl?node=Igor">Everything.com</a> explains it nicely (see the fourth post down). Fritz was the hunchback assistant in the first <i>Frankenstein</i> film with Karloff...but in <i>Son of Frankenstein</i>, Dr. F Jr. has a hunchback assistant named Igor...played by none other than Bela Lugosi!<br> So, I think we just have another case of a later character creating the lasting impression in the media, let alone people's minds (just like everyone thinking of Kharis, rather than Imhotep, when someone mentions "the Mummy").<br> -- Sanjeev Haha...okay, so before this article, if you'd asked me who Dr. F's hunchback assistant was, I would've sworn that it was "Igor"! And, no, the confusion came way before Young Frankenstein (in fact, in that movie, if you recall, the joke actually depended on the audience assuming that Marty Feldman played a hunchback named "Igor"...hence the humor of "Eye-gor" to Wilder's "Fronkensteen").

Wasn't I just IMing you last week about how weird it was that Sideshow hadn't made a Dr. F or Igor 12"? I had no idea this toy existed...

Anyway, I did some digging. A user named "sfc" on Everything.com explains it nicely (see the fourth post down). Fritz was the hunchback assistant in the first Frankenstein film with Karloff...but in Son of Frankenstein, Dr. F Jr. has a hunchback assistant named Igor...played by none other than Bela Lugosi!

So, I think we just have another case of a later character creating the lasting impression in the media, let alone people's minds (just like everyone thinking of Kharis, rather than Imhotep, when someone mentions "the Mummy").

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Sanjeev


]]> Wed, 31 Oct 2007 22:42:19 -0400 Sanjeev http://www.collectiondx.com/node/1865%2523comment-998 Frtiz vs Igor http://www.collectiondx.com/node/1865%2523comment-997 Not sure what you mean by "the whole Fritz vs. Igor" thing. What thing? Do you refer to the confusion between the two characters (that you're perpetuating here by calling Fritz ,"Igor"!) I'm not sure if there was an instance of a mad doctor having an assistant named Igor before Young Frankenstein came along and clouded the issue. I suppose the fact that both character were hunchbacked links/confuses them. You are right though. I probably did go a bit easy on this one. I guess I just wasn't in the mood to really tear into it. Almost all of these Sideshow figures have something about them that aggravates me, yet as a whole I DO like them, so maybe I just didn't want to be overly negative. Also, the original 12" Frankenstein DID come with an "abnormal brain" prop, so it wasn't that big a deal to me. But the lack of a hump is a pretty big omission. One last thing. Sideshow DID release a Marty Feldman "Igor" 12" (along with the Monster and "Dr. Fronkenstein"!) "This must be settled the way nature intended....with a vicious, bloody fight!" Onyx Blackman Principal, Flatpoint High Not sure what you mean by "the whole Fritz vs. Igor" thing. What thing? Do you refer to the confusion between the two characters (that you're perpetuating here by calling Fritz ,"Igor"!) I'm not sure if there was an instance of a mad doctor having an assistant named Igor before Young Frankenstein came along and clouded the issue. I suppose the fact that both character were hunchbacked links/confuses them.

You are right though. I probably did go a bit easy on this one. I guess I just wasn't in the mood to really tear into it. Almost all of these Sideshow figures have something about them that aggravates me, yet as a whole I DO like them, so maybe I just didn't want to be overly negative.

Also, the original 12" Frankenstein DID come with an "abnormal brain" prop, so it wasn't that big a deal to me. But the lack of a hump is a pretty big omission.

One last thing. Sideshow DID release a Marty Feldman "Igor" 12" (along with the Monster and "Dr. Fronkenstein"!)

"This must be settled the way nature intended....with a vicious, bloody fight!"
Onyx Blackman
Principal, Flatpoint High


]]> Wed, 31 Oct 2007 19:02:47 -0400 Nekrodave http://www.collectiondx.com/node/1865%2523comment-997 Ummm....Igor? http://www.collectiondx.com/node/1865%2523comment-994 I never got the whole Fritz vs. Igor thing...<br> Anyway, don't you think you're being a tad kind with this review? I mean, other than the face sculpt, that's <b>NOT</b> Igor! To leave out some sort of hunchback look is pretty damn poor. The figure should be able to stand <a href="http://www.cineyestrellas.com/images/Frankenstein_1.jpg">like this</a> without tipping over...otherwise, why bother making this figure?<br> A much lesser offense, but an offense nonetheless, is the "normal brain". What? The prop that was on screen for a couple seconds before being smashed? The "<i>ab</i>normal brain" is the key accessory...that's just stoopid.<br> Also, I want a matching Marty Feldman from <i>Young Frankenstein</i>! Sideshow, are you listening!?<br> -- Sanjeev I never got the whole Fritz vs. Igor thing...

Anyway, don't you think you're being a tad kind with this review? I mean, other than the face sculpt, that's NOT Igor! To leave out some sort of hunchback look is pretty damn poor. The figure should be able to stand like this without tipping over...otherwise, why bother making this figure?

A much lesser offense, but an offense nonetheless, is the "normal brain". What? The prop that was on screen for a couple seconds before being smashed? The "abnormal brain" is the key accessory...that's just stoopid.

Also, I want a matching Marty Feldman from Young Frankenstein! Sideshow, are you listening!?

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Sanjeev


]]> Wed, 31 Oct 2007 13:36:39 -0400 Sanjeev http://www.collectiondx.com/node/1865%2523comment-994