Gemmy 2002 Dean Martin - “That’s Amore” & “Everybody Loves Somebody”
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- čas přidán 23. 02. 2023
- “Everybody loves somebody or something. But I love golf.”
- Dean Martin
Buckle in, this guy’s got a bit of a story lol. It starts on March 20th, 2020, when I bought him off Mercari for only $20 total. The listing contained only one low quality picture, and the description was, word for word, “sings but mouth does not move”.
He arrived tightly wrapped in a huge ball of cellophane, which was all wet with what I hope was condensation. That was a big red flag, but after looking him over I quickly learned that was the least of my worries. To start, both of his arms were snapped off (which I assume happened during shipping), the buttons on his tux were missing, and his upper body was loose. I also noticed his mouth was stuck closed, and the original staples around the neck that hold the head on were gone. I took the head off to find two bare wires inside… and no mouth mechanism at all. Apparently, someone had tried to fix this before, and had no idea what they were doing lol. The mouth and head were just glued on, both the tux and shirt had been cut and glued back together, and the body pins were missing as well as the foam pads on the shoulders. Not to mention, the motor shaft gears were split in both the arm and head mechs, the head bracket was snapped apart, and both the battery terminals and circuit board were heavily corroded with many wires off.
I actually did reach out to the seller about the description being a little misleading, but after being called a scammer I decided for $20 I wasn’t going to complain. Instead, I somehow managed to get it working using parts from my Jets Rockin’ Randall. It was a fun repair and I think it turned out alright, besides the mouth being a little loud. This is far from my favorite pop culture figure, but definitely still a great one, and I’m glad to have it. That’s really all I’ve got to say. As always, thanks for checking out the video! Hope you enjoyed! Let me know what you think in the comments, and I hope to see you again soon!
Please note I do not own the rights to any songs, characters, etc shown in the video. All rights go to their respective owners.
This one is definitely my favorite figure in the entire series, if Frank Sinatra ever came out tho, he would have tough competition lmao. But as it stands he’s in the number one spot.
He’s a good one for sure. Personally though, I think he might be my least favorite pop culture figure I have lol. If Frank were released, he’d totally blow Dean out of the water. Still love him though, don’t get me wrong.
i went to this huge antique store in new jersey in march of 2022 and they had the year round bing crosby and louis armstrong in their boxes. idk how much they were. they also had a couple dancing hamsters
Wow, that’s super cool! It’s not uncommon to see a boxed Louis, but a boxed Bing is definitely not something you see every day!
My aunt loves dean, Frank, and bing
Actually saw this at a thrift store a wile ago with is box but passed it up because he looked filthy but I really like him tho!
Aw, that’s a shame. Still cool that you saw one though! He’s a neat one for sure.
@@toylover1793I saw him at a flea market about 2 years ago, they were asking 55.00 for it tho
God I want a gemmy pop culture series Hank Williams Jr and a dean Martin
My favorite pop culture is dean Martin and Hank Williams Jr
Wow! That was quite a story and a repair process. Great job writing the description and repairing it lol! Also do you still have some of your Rockin' Randles? I'm asking because you took the Jets one apart to fix Dean Martin.
It sure was! And thanks! Also yes, I’ve still got my Jets Randall, he’s just missing some pieces lol.
I've always wanted to get all the Rockin' Randalls but they're probably over priced by now lol.
I love this when 1:21
What’s your favorite pop culture?
Good question… I think I’d have to go with Abbot and Costello honestly. I also love Christmas Dean and Christmas Bing tho.
What’s yours?
@@toylover1793 Maybe Bing or Christmas Dean
What motor can I replace the mouth movement with?
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Wait YOU were called a scammer even tho the person scamed YOU and there calling you a scammer💀 thats crazy!