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Taco Bell introduces their Dunny-esque Bellhedz
by Brian Szabelski on 09/02/2009 10 comments

Earlier today, a tweet popped up on the Twitter page of Kidrobot's Baroness about a new series of toys from Taco Bell called Bellhedz, mentioning that they were possibly a "Dunny ripoff." It wasn't until vinyl artist DrilOne retweeted her comment with a photo that I actually saw what she was referring to.

Yes, what you see above is the Bellhedz figure, one of 22 blind-boxed figures that will be packaged with kid's meals at Taco Bell. They're coming out Friday, and according to this blog post, Mikko Meronen of Strottman International is the man behind the design of the figures. There's even a Web site already set up for them, though it's nothing more than a static image right now. 

I have really mixed feelings about this. On one hand, I want all 22 of them. On the other hand, it's clear that Kidrobot's Dunnys and Munnys were a heavy inspiration and influence on the design of these toys. On top of that, I'm just worried something like this could really cheapen the vinyl toy culture. What do you guys and gals at Tomopop think?

[Photo via Rondo Estrello]


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