Monsters University: Projectionist Scare Cards - UPDATED

As SOON as I saw Monsters University back at the college advanced screening in April, one of the first things I thought of was "Man, I hope they release those scare cards to collect. That would be awesome!"

While this isn't an officially released set of movie accurate scare cards, it comes pretty close.

These cards were only given to movie theater projectionists. It was a very creative way for Dan Scanlon and his crew to get the digital projection instructions to the projectionists so that they could present the movie in the highest possible quality. They are extremely rare since, to get them, you either had to be a theater projectionist, know a theater projectionist or know someone who knows a theater projectionist (like me).

First of all, this set of cards comes in a plastic, protective case (which I thought that was really cool since I consider it a collector's item).

When you open it up, you'll notice a note from Dan Scanlon included on the back of one of the cards:

On the back of each additional scare card, there are instructions for the theater projectionists to follow:
 

There are nine character cards total plus one top cover card:

Again, as you can see, these cards aren't exactly 100% movie accurate. The banner across the the upper right corner on each card says the film's title and release date rather than the scare company. Also, the backs of the cards (like mentioned) have projectionist instructions on them rather than the monsters' stats. Either way though, I'm still super excited to have these. A HUGE thanks to my good friend Brian Hughes for sending me this set of scare cards for Christmas!

MORE ON SCARE CARDS: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW-

The only official (film accurate) Scare Cards ever released so far were available as exclusives at the Disney Parks and at the Disney Store- both for a very brief time.

The Disney Parks cards were given out for free during their "Monstrous Summer 24 Hour Event" which took place on May 24th and 25th 2013. There were 29 cards/characters total, which came in packs of five (randomly selected). Below are the cards that were available to collect during this 24 hour period (I unfortunately don't have these ones yet):

• "Frightening" Frank McCay
•  Earl "The Terror" Thompson (Rookie Card)
•  Hank "The Tank" Knapp
• Walter "Wailing Walt" Freidman
• Betty Stevenson
• Raj "The Roar" Kapoor
• Darryl Payne
• Earl "The Terror" Thompson (12th year card)
• Tracey, Stacey and Casey Kowalski "Kowalski Sisters"
• "Screaming" Bob Gunderson
• Carla "Killer Claws" Benitez
• Carl Johnson
• "Jumping" Jerry Jablonski
• Clive Carver
• Dorothy "The Pink Widow" Newbern
• Rufus Remerez
• Jason Chiang
• James P. Sullivan "Sulley"
• Randall Boggs
• George Sanderson
• Bob Peterson
• Joe Ranft
• Ricky Plesuski
• Nick "Lanky" Schmidt
• Pete "Claws" Ward
• Ted Pauley
• Harry "Bud" Luckey
• Augustus "Spike" Jones
• Josh Rivera

The Disney Store then released an additional five cards in October 2013 to help promote the Blu Ray release (I have these ones, see my full post about those HERE). These cards were also available in packs of five, but this time each pack included the same cards:

•  Scott "Scary" Squibbles
• "Terrifying Terri and Terry Perry,
• "Dangerous" Don Carlton
• Art
• "Rookies of the Year" card featuring Mike Wazowski and James P. Sullivan.

So, total between the "Monstrous Summer Event" packs and the Disney Store packs, there were 34 "official" (movie accurate) scare cards released. All 34 cards can be seen together in the eBay image below (image not my own).

Note: Within the official 34 scare cards, there is however, NO Johnny Worthington OR Rosie Levin...those characters' scare cards are only found in the projectionist set like the one I have.

 

Image from eBay

I really hope Pixar releases mainstream scare card packs to buy at the store...there's so many they could make! But until then, I'm very happy with my set of projectionist cards.

UPDATE - More scare cards have been released; this time as "tear outs" in a Monsters University coloring book that was released in July 2014. They're not the same quality as the "official" ones talked about/seen above, but come pretty close. In addition, one new character card was released with the book that wasn't available in the Disney Parks/Store selection -  Carol Dallmar! Read my full write up on this coloring book and included scare cards right HERE.

Cars 2: Yukio (Super Chase)

Happy New Year!

I'm so exited to FINALLY have all three of the 2013 Cars 2 Super Chase diecasts! In addition to Yukio here, the two other Super Chase cars released this year were Takeshi and Hiroaki.

For those of you who are less familiar with Mattel's 1:55 diecast line of cars, "Super Chase" cars mean that there are only about 4,000 units produced of the character. They're extremely difficult to find!

All three of these Super Chase characters appeared in Cars 2 while Mater and Mcqueen watched what seems to be the Japanese version of the TV show "Wipeout." Yukio (as seen in the screen shot above) was the car who you see go through the obstacle course.

Have you had any luck finding these Super Chase cars? Let me know in the comments below! Be sure to be on the look out in 2014 with the release of 5 more Super Chase cars-The circus cars from the Cars end credit scene! (preview image seen below)

Image from Take5aday.com

Toy Story: Vinylmation PAGE UPDATE- Evil Dr. Porkchop Chaser!

Today's post is a page update to the Toy Story Vinylmation page...visit it HERE (and scroll down a bit) for more on the Dr. Porkchop Chaser!

Cars: Kori Turbowitz

Welcome! Today's blog post is yet another character from Cars, Kori Turbowitz! As seen in the screen shot above, Kori is the field reporter who covers the Piston Cup Championship for the RSN Network at the beginning of the film (and shows up multiple times later on).

Kori is a 1:55 scale diecast from Mattel and was released only one other time- in a "Race O Rama" series movie moments 2-pack with Lightning Mcqueen.

Cars: Tex Dinoco

Well, today is my last night in CT with my family and tomorrow Brita and I head back to ID. I've had an amazing Christmas break and I'm so grateful for our families! It'll be sad to leave again...but I gotta get back to school! I'll be so happy to be done soon so I can just live back here for good.

I'm very exited to start posting the Pixar collectibles I got for Christmas, so stay tuned for those soon! I'll be starting those on Tuesday...all the pictures have been taken and are ready to be posted.    : )

ANYWAY...Today we have Tex Dinoco, the team owner of Dinoco in the original Cars! Tex is a 1:55 scale diecast car from Mattel.

This Tex is a re-release and was available only at Toys R Us as part of their "Radiator Springs Classic" series. Tex has also been released in the "World of Cars", "Supercharged", "Lenticular Eyes", "Race O Rama", "Color Changers" and this year's 2 pack with Mrs. The King...SO I guess he's been in just about every line so far!

Here is some fun trivia about Tex's character from the Pixar Wiki site:

• Tex is a 1975 Cadillac Coupe De Ville.
• Tex's license plate reads "DINOCO". The same applies for Dex, his Cars Toons doppelganger.
• Tex has a similar car body to Mel Dorado, a TV show host in Cars 2.
• Tex's name is a reference to his home (Texas) and strong Texan dialect. It could also be a reference to THX's mascot of the same name (who Pixar also created).

Toy Story 3: Official Movie Magazine

 Back in 2010 when Toy Story 3 arrived in theaters, I got this pretty neat "Official Movie Magazine" with 96 full color pages jammed packed with Toy Story fun and games including:

• Trivia (from the first 2 films)
• Learn how to draw Buzz, Woody, Lotso and the Aliens
• TS3 Video Game tips 
• A look  at the new characters from TS3
• Behind the scenes facts from TS3
• Rex and Buzz Lightyear posters 
• Buzz Lightyear mask 
• And more!

All that stuff is fun but what I really got it for was the highlight of the magazine- the 56 page graphic novel that goes through the film from start to finish with comic book style illustrations. 

The novel was the main reason why I got I got this magazine (because I was so excited to read the story) but I didn't realize how detailed it would be. I kind of regretted it since, once I saw the movie, I felt like I had already seen it. I'm definitely more careful with spoilers now! 

This was about 10 bucks and could be found just about anywhere but now, of course, it's out of print. You can usually find one online though through Amazon (sold from third party sellers) or sometimes one will pop up on eBay. They're usually very cheap, so if you're interested, definitely try tracking it down!

Cars: Red and Stanley Movie Moment

Originally released in the first wave of the Pixar Cars line in 2006 as a "Movie Moment", here we have Red the lovable firetruck and Stanley; the founder of Radiator Springs! 

This 2-pack was also released in the "Supercharged" and the "World of Cars" lines. Red on his own (as a Deluxe Oversized) was released again with Cars 2 in 2011, this past year (2012/2013), and again for 2014. There have been many opportunities to get him so don't miss out! Stanley the statue, however, hasn't been released for a while and is a bit harder to find online for a good price.

I absolutely love this set. Stanley has awesome detail (and a great paint job) and is an all around vibrant and well made diecast. These cars are Mattel's 1:55 scale in size.

 

 In the Cars films and shorts, Red is often seen watering the plants near the statue of Stanley.

Check out how perfect the Stanley statue is with the rest of the Radiator Springs play sets HERE!

Cars 2: Galloping Geargrinder

Here is #41 of the Cars 2 Mattel 1:55 scale diecast collection, Galloping Geargrinder! This one for me was a bit hard to finally track down in stores but I was super exited once I finally found it! This car was released late last year. 

As shown in the screenshot above, Geargrinder can be seen near the beginning of the film when Mater and Mcqueen mistake this old car for an oncoming train.

Toy Story: Hooded Bath Towel

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE! 

I'm so excited for all the incredible Pixar collectibles I'm getting today (in Maryland with my In-Laws) and tomorrow with my parents! Many fun posts to come in the next few weeks.

When I was little, I remember having a few hooded towels and thought they were fun and cozy. When I saw this Woody one at the store back when Toy Story 3 came out, I couldn't resist it. Not for myself of course, but for my future kids to enjoy.

In addition to this one, a Buzz and Jessie hooded towel was also available at the time (but this was the only one I got out of the three).

Cars 2: Christmas Chocolate Advent Calendar

Merry Christmas Eve everyone! I'm with my wife's family in MD this year for Christmas and then will be going home to my family in CT right after. Lots of Pixar on its way!

When I arrived to MD to be with my in-laws, they were nice enough (knowing how much I love Pixar) to surprise me with a little fun treat to enjoy before Christmas! Here we have a Cars 2 "Holiday Countdown Calendar" with a chocolate behind each door leading up to Christmas Eve.

I'm going to save opening it for next December so I can do the whole countdown, which will be festive. Also, on the back are Cars characters you can color and then cut out to hang as decorations! Like the package says, it's "Fuel-Tide Fun!" : )

Hope you all have an amazing, safe and festive Christmas and thanks for taking to time to drop by! Be sure to check back daily for more from my Pixar collection.

Cars: Yeti

Appropriate for this snowy and cold time of year, here is my Mattel 1:55 scale Cars Yeti, the Abominable Snowplow!

This version I have is the "Look my eyes change" lenticular version but was also available with fixed eyes in the "Supercharged" and "World of Cars" series.

A chase variation of this Yeti is also available (I have yet to get that one) which includes the yellow snowcones!

There have been a few other cars also released from this hilarious end credits drive-in scene including Mike, Sulley, Buzz, Woody, Hamm, PT flea, Flik and the above mentioned Yeti with snow cones! I'm super exited for the "circus cars" who will be released as super chase cars in 2014.

Cars: Hamm

A follow up to yesterday's post, here we have Hamm the car as seen during the Cars end credits Radiator Springs Drive-In scene! He is part of Mattel's 1:55 diecast collection.

 Hamm has been released a couple times. Once during the "Supercharged" line and also in the "World of Cars" line. He is pretty easy to find on both eBay and Amazon for cheap prices.

 

There have been a few other cars also released from this hilarious scene including Mike, Sulley, Buzz, Woody, Yeti, Yeti with snow cones, PT flea and Flik! I'm super excited for the "circus cars" who will be released as super chase cars in 2014. Stay tuned for more right here, soon!

Cars: Buzz and Woody Movie Moments 2-Pack

"You are a TOY...CAR!"-Woody, Cars

Here is another fun movie moments Cars 2-Pack, Buzz and Woody from the film's end credits Radiator Springs drive-in scene! This was part of Mattel's 1:55 scale "Supercharged" line from 2006.

There have been a few other cars also released from this hilarious scene including Mike, Sulley, Hamm, Yeti, Yeti with snow cones, PT flea and Flik! I'm super excited for the "circus cars" who will be released as super chase cars in 2014. Stay tuned for more right here, soon!

Toy Story 1 2 & 3: ViewMaster

Since 1966, kids have loved clicking through and viewing slides/reels that feature some of their favorite characters with the "ViewMaster" toy! I know I had a bunch when I was little. They're classic! This "giftset" came out right around the release of Toy Story 3 and came with three reels, the ViewMaster itself and the red carry case. The images are 3D and feature many of the most iconic scenes and characters from all three films. I also got a couple sets of extra reels that were available in sets of three. I have nine reels total.

 

This was definitely not the first release of a Toy Story themed ViewMaster, however. There was the original one in 1995 and a Toy Story 2 specific one in 1999. I don't remember having either of those so I think this was my very first Pixar related ViewMaster. Definitely get this one on eBay or Amazon if you haven't already!

Cars: Mater with Hood

Here is the "Mater with Hood" 1:55 diecast from Mattel! This was a chase edition car released quite a few years ago (before the Cars 2 series started in 2011). Mater with his old hood can be seen during the epilogue/end credits of the original Cars. While fishing off a ledge he pulls up his old blue hood and exclaims "It's my hood! It's my hood! I aint seen this thing in 20 years!" (screen shot above) 

Mater with Hood was only released as a "lenticular" car (which means his eyes change as you move in back and forth) and is number 134 in that series.

For a chase car, he's very easy to find. Check out Amazon and you can snag him for about 7 bucks if you were looking!

Cars 2: Alexander Hugo with Party Hat and Mary Esgocar

Every year, Kmart has a special "Cars Event Day" in the fall where they have Pixar cars that are exclusive to that day, first available on that day, or just hard to find. These cars, Alexander Hugo with party hat and Mary Esgocar, were available at the event from last October, 2012.

From what I've heard from stories of other Kmart Cars days, they get pretty packed with lots of fans trying to get the latest cars. Typically, there is usually a raffle and, if you get your ticket chosen, you have first dibs opening a brand new case.

For me, I live in a small college town currently. My Kmart Cars days are not packed in the slightest. In fact, funny story, when I went to this Cars day to grab these cars, there were more cases to open then there were people there. Two employees stood there by the table with the cases of cars and said "welcome to the cars event" in very monotone voices (it was like straight out of a funny movie). "We are now going to have a raffle to see who gets a case to open all to themselves." They then realized that the only people there were me and a little old lady and, since they had four cases, they scrapped the raffle and just gave us our own cases to open and look through.

These were the cars I wanted and I snagged them with ease (along with a free Cars diecast poster they were also giving away). They also had silver edition racers that day but was not interested in those.

Below is a picture from that morning:

And there we have it! Cars Day 2012. Good times...If you never knew about these events before, definitely keep tabs on when the 2014 one will be held so you don't miss out! I will, of course, have the info when it arrives next year. Stay tuned and check back daily for more items from my Pixar collection! If you're a Cars fan, there will be plenty more coming!

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