How’s this for a Flashback Friday headline: Hasbro is bringing back Mall Madness! The original shopping themed board game debuted back in 1988. The board had a 3D mall with two stories of shops and a bank in the center. The first player to purchase six items on the player’s shopping list and get back to the parking lot won the game. The game is now set to return to shelves this fall for the first time in 15 years. The new board will feature a talking electronic unit at the center that tells players how many spaces to move, announces surprise sales and clearances at stores, and makes fun sounds effects when you swipe your fake credit card to buy something.
Also, ahead of the Toy Fair trade show in NYC this weekend, Disney and Hasbro revealed a bunch of Madalorian toys yesterday. One of those being a life-like Baby Yoda animatronic. It’s available for pre-order and retails for $59.99. Touching the top of Baby Yoda’s head activates over 25 sound and motion combinations, including happy and excited sounds, giggles, babbles, and more, all while the toy’s head moves up and down, ears move back and forth, and eyes open and close.
New in Theaters
Call of the Wild – the origin story of Han and Chewie! JK. It does star Harrison Ford and a large furry friend, but is the big screen adaptation of the popular Jack London novel about a sled dog named Buck who fights for survival in the wild of the Yukon.
Brahms: The Boys II – horror starring Katie Holmes and a demonic porcelain doll
In limited release: the comedy “Impractical Jokers: The Movie”, and the new remake of the Jane Austen comedy “Emma” starring Anya Taylor-Joy. (“Clueless” was loosely based on this story!)
Check out this heartbreaking video of a 9 year old with dwarfism sobbing and talking about suicide as his mother pleads with the public to end bullying. The video has over 16 million views and several celebrities like Hugh Jackman, Brad Williams, and Jeffrey Dean Morgan have rallied behind him. A Go-Fund Me page to send this sweet boy to Disneyland has already raised over 200,000. The remaining funds will be donated to anti-bullying/anti-abuse charities.
National Days
February 21
- MLB Spring training starts today! Cubs and White Sox play tomorrow
- National Caregivers Day – Third Friday in February
- National Grain-Free Day
February 22
- National Cook a Sweet Potato Day
- National Margarita Day
February 23
- National Banana Bread Day
- National Dog Biscuit Day
- National Tile Day