Mr Berke sent us these just as we all went
into lockdown . . .
All new poses with seven homie's and three
babe's hanging around the 'hood and three more 'doing something'! I like the
Ice Cream trolley and the guy in his bathers seems to be accidentally
advertising Macky-D's while the chap in blue reminded me of a figure already in
the collection, so before I'd looked to check, I eMailed Brian to say I thought
I might have some really early Homies in the storage-section of the stash . . .
. . . but it's not a Homie (bottom middle, blue jacket with the red stripe),
he's marked Hasbro or Mattel (I can't remember and I've put
him away now! and dated 2002 I think?) on his back but he fits in beautifully and looks
like a teenage BA Baracus - Wha'da'yer
mean FOOL; I aint gow'in no 'plane! He's been posed with all the
front-branded Homies-shirt wearers, from both the donation samples.
While top left we have "But officer; all me'Homies have a pet lizard?" and top
right is "OK, so it's Ma' Buggin's
Doughnut's on the corner of 7th and 33rd and I tell 'em you sent me, cheers
pal; I owe yah one!"
There's a good potted history of the line here, and there's a useful checklist here, they now do Homies big-head deforms and bobble-heads, but I prefer the original
gum-ball machine toys!
And many thanks, again, to Brian for
another bunch of these charming figures.
