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Welcome to a slice of my adolescent nightmare, denizens. This is Mr. Gameshow. Granted, it’s a really twisted PhotoShop take on Mr. Gameshow. Here, have a look at an untouched photo of him: <\/p>\n

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Not much better, right? I didn’t really think so either. I don’t have any stories about Mr. Gameshow (aka “Gus Glitz”). I’m sure most people don’t even remember him. Galoob probably lost a huge amount of money on this dud of an electronic doozy. He might have been sold for a year at most before being pulled from the market. I’ve never met anyone who even remembered this toy, let alone knew someone who owned one. I never played any of the games and I’m not even sure why I wanted him in the first place. Probably a symptom of all the horror movies that I watched as a kid. Who knows. <\/p>\n

Amazingly, my Mr. Gameshow still works, even after sitting in hot attics for years. I recently found all his components and set him up (the damn thing takes four AA batteries and four C batteries!), just to see if there was any damage. Took a little while to get him fired up and working properly (all the little belts inside him had stuck in place, so it took a bit of gentle jiggling to get him back into fighting shape), but after a while, he was swinging his arms and clacking his massive jaw, just like old times. I didn’t take any video of my toy, but you can get the general idea from this clip: <\/p>\n

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I know. You’re all shocked that Mr. Gameshow wasn’t more popular. I’m sure Energizer and Duracell were rooting for him (eight<\/strong> batteries!!). I’m not really sure what I’m going to do with good ole Gus Glitz. Of course, if I ever decide to put on that Halloween extravaganza, I’m thinking he would make a great centerpiece, don’t you? <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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