Kermit the Cupcake - Proto?

Postby **Squird** » Sun Aug 10, 2014 7:24 pm

Need a little help.

Somehow I ended up with a Kermit the Frog Cupcake proto at Fundays. It's kind of cool, but not my style so I'm thinking of offering it for trade or sale.

Getting ready to offer it up, it dawns on me, that this thing is fully painted. I'm looking at pictures online and I see that in most of the glams, the Cupcakes have glittery tops. The Kermit I picked up has a solid green lid.

So, question....has anybody seen a production piece to know if the lids were clear and glittery? Think maybe I somehow ended up with a production piece by accident? Anybody want to trade a Walter, Donny or Jesus proto from Lebowski for it?

Thoughts....opinions?

Postby **gokou105** » Sun Aug 10, 2014 7:31 pm

I think I have the proto

Postby **Squird** » Sun Aug 10, 2014 7:33 pm

I think I'm supposed to too. Got it out of the proto basket as it was going around.

Postby **gokou105** » Sun Aug 10, 2014 8:09 pm

Same here but I can't tell because it is green...I thought it was a regular production piece lol

Postby **Squird** » Sun Aug 10, 2014 8:25 pm

Is yours painted at all? The collar, eyes and face are all in place on mine.

Postby **Reverend** » Sun Aug 10, 2014 9:26 pm

Picture

Postby **mindblowin02** » Sun Aug 10, 2014 9:54 pm

Or it didn't happen

Postby **Squird** » Sun Aug 10, 2014 9:59 pm

Did so happen.

Postby **Shavedcrx** » Sun Aug 10, 2014 10:52 pm

No sticker = no proto

Postby **Reverend** » Sun Aug 10, 2014 11:06 pm

I'm not an expert but something is wrong with that frogs head

Postby **mindblowin02** » Sun Aug 10, 2014 11:16 pm

^ this man knows frogs and heads! listen to him

Postby **lovetheangels** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 12:24 am

Here is what mine looks like

Postby **mindblowin02** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 12:29 am

Do you find yourself wanting to lick it sometimes Angels?

Postby **lovetheangels** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 12:42 am

Yes I have licked it a time or two. $\:D/$

Postby **BigM** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 12:43 am

Is funko still doing the cupcake line?

Postby **mindblowin02** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 12:45 am

I knew it, I wouldn't want to lick Stephens

Postby **lovetheangels** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 12:54 am

I would sell it for 250 on ebay. Maybe 300???

Postby **dustman94** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 1:21 am

MAYBE IF YOU KISS IT IT TURNS INTO A WOBBLER

Postby **mindblowin02** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 1:22 am

I'm sure ken can make it wobble

Postby **FairestOfThemAll** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 4:01 am

That thing is super creepy with no paint...

Postby **unoudid** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 8:46 am

Is it a hand painted proto?

Postby **Squird** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 9:48 am

Don't think so. I've looked at the cupcake glams and they all have glitter tops. This one doesn't. Since I don't know if the final release had glitter tops, I'm not sure where this piece fits into the process. I'm thinking that maybe it's a more finished proto than we've seen before, which is kind of cool when you think about it. I don't think it's hand-painted. The mouth is screened on.

For the record, all I'm trying to do is get some clarity on what it is. It was handed to me out of one of the proto baskets, so I assume it's a proto. It doesn't fit my collection, so I'd like to trade it and I don't want to misrepresent what it is for the next owner.

If it's a proto great. If it's a production peice, that's fine, too.

And taking the advice of others, I did lick it. It tasted like Tupperware and did not turn into a wobbler.

Postby **Birdeh** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 10:19 am

I'd lean more towards production pieces if the mouth isn't just painted on.

Postby **Reverend** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 11:11 am

Squird wrote:Don't think so. I've looked at the cupcake glams and they all have glitter tops. This one doesn't. Since I don't know if the final release had glitter tops, I'm not sure where this piece fits into the process. I'm thinking that maybe it's a more finished proto than we've seen before, which is kind of cool when you think about it. I don't think it's hand-painted. The mouth is screened on.

For the record, all I'm trying to do is get some clarity on what it is. It was handed to me out of one of the proto baskets, so I assume it's a proto. It doesn't fit my collection, so I'd like to trade it and I don't want to misrepresent what it is for the next owner.

If it's a proto great. If it's a production peice, that's fine, too.

And taking the advice of others, I did lick it. It tasted like Tupperware and did not turn into a wobbler.

Maybe pre-production or color reject, your right it has played it part in the production process though ;-)

Postby **Reverend** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 11:12 am

FairestOfThemAll wrote:That thing is super creepy with no paint...

I couldn't agree more :eek:

Postby **gokou105** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 11:23 am

This is my Kermit proto:

Postby **Alleycat** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 11:26 am

Ive never seen a production frog cake, so :dontknow:

But Calvin's could be a mutant frog from a polluted pond. The poor guy has his feet on backwards :eek:

Postby **gokou105** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 12:58 pm

Alleycat wrote:Ive never seen a production frog cake, so

But Calvin's could be a mutant frog from a polluted pond. The poor guy has his feet on backwards

LOL...I didn't even notice it until I uploaded the picture to this thread...I was too lazy to change it and hoped nobody noticed it. Funatics are very keen and sharp!!!

Postby **Slim** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 6:14 pm

I am very terrified.

Postby **JJMITMAN** » Mon Aug 11, 2014 7:50 pm

With the other thread rolling around about creepiest Pop.... I would say this thing is pretty creepy looking itself!

From all the pictures I have ever seen it seems like a pre-production piece to me. I figure they wouldn't have had production pieces in the proto basket so must be some sort of before mass production piece.

Postby **gokou105** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 12:48 pm

I tried looking for a picture of the production piece on this, I can't find one. Maybe Funko never produced this piece.

Postby **beckysaurus** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 1:30 pm

OMG I think it's super funny and awesome. I love it. And I don't even like the pony cupcakes. Tee hee

Postby **NightmareMermaid** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 1:41 pm

The Cupcake Keepsake were first revealed at Toy Fair in 2012. They did not originally have glitter tops, so this is probably an earlier version of Kermit.

The final version has the glitter top and was revealed at Toy Fair in 2013.

Postby **Reverend** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 2:11 pm

But at that time they were not in production yet they were still samples

Postby **Squird** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 2:16 pm

There we go. Question answered!

Thanks everybody (especially Marie, who found the photos I could not!)

Now..anybody want to trade for it? Looking for Donny, Walter and Jesus from Lebowski.

Postby **mindblowin02** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 4:02 pm

Looking for Jesus

Postby **Squird** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 4:28 pm

For years now. Imagine my surprise when I saw him licking a bowling ball in the movies.

Postby **tinal0ves** » Tue Aug 12, 2014 9:30 pm

I like cupcakes.....

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