SAN BERNARDINO, CA – Weeks ago, a child’s play phone was recalled because the voicebox in the toy pronounced the word “six” in a way that turned it into a very offensive word to many. Now toy collectors are searching through what talking toys they own to see if they have any other foul mouthed toys.
Robert McAnderson, toy collector, 62, claims to own a talking Ultraman toy which tells yo mama jokes instead of voice clips from the show. The toy was purchased years ago at a Japanese family garage sale, but McAnderson hadn’t put batteries in the figure until recently.
“I just can’t believe that little kids in Japan are growing up learning things like this,” McAnderson said. “Any English-speaking person who goes to Japan is going to be bombarded by yo mama jokes from little Japanese kids.”
The toy in question, a talking Ultraman Tiga Sky Type figure produced by Bandai in 1996, is supposed to say Tiga’s power-up saying. Instead the figure blurts out lines such as “yo mama is so ugly that she goes to the veterinarian for check-ups – on herself!” Even more amazingly, the toy’s single line has been replaced with a seemingly infinite amount of jokes.
Bandai Japan, which sent researchers over to McAnderson’s house, reported that the toy in question did not have any batteries in it, and so would be unable to talk. After requesting a background check on McAnderson, Bandai concluded in a press release that the yo mama jokes were a result of the owner’s extensive training in ventriloquism.
“Ventriloquism? That’s ridiculous,” said McAnderson’s nearby coffee mug.
-Scott Robinson
