I Love the Yeti

He-Man vs. Yeti

2012-01-31T07:45:00.007-06:00

The He-Man cartoon is notorious for not having yetis.

First, there were my posts on Grizzlor, then Stratos, then Gygor, then Clawful - not-to-mention Skeletor's right-hand-man Beast Man! (who I haven't even posted about - probably because I think he should change his name first. I mean, come on.) But none of them are yeti, of course. It's ETERNIA, for Grayskull's sake. Not Earth.

But there should be yeti! There's such a glaring lack of yeti that fans are making up their own fake, custom ones to imagine coexisting in that world:

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So I guess yeti's not a Master of that Universe. But here I am doing a themed week of Saturday morning cartoons, and what week would be complete without a post about HE-MAN!?

Don't get me wrong, I am not a fan of He-Man. I never watched it. Couldn't stand it growing up. Every other kid on the block was ga-ga for the half-naked, sword-wielding hunk-man. To this day, I believe the only excuse for a pun-based name (He-Man's bread and butter) is if you are in a "daring, highly trained special mission force" (i.e. the military) and you use one as your code-name (G.I. Joe). Or if you're a Cybertronian, crash-landed on Earth, just trying to fit in the best way you know how (Transformers). Then you get a pass.

But! I know most of you love that hulkin' He-Pun. So let's give it the ol' Sword of Power try...

In the second season of the original 1983 He-Man cartoon (Episode #11 - The Ice Age Cometh), there was a villain named Icer.

I know what you're thinking: not all that yeti-ish. What, is it FRIDAY all of a sudden?

OK, fine. Let's see if I can do better...

In 1985's He-Man & She-Ra: A Christmas Special, Skeletor and some children encounter a snow beast.

Not too bad...

Finally, in 2002, the new, fancy reboot He-Man and the Masters of the Universe cartoon added a decent, bona fide yeti. Several episodes featured the Kulataks, and check them out:

One word: Legit.

And even though Kulatak is kind of a pun on "Cool Attack", I'm almost willing to give it the benefit of the doubt.

Jem and the Holograms vs. Yeti

2012-01-31T07:30:00.009-06:00

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In the episode "Journey to Shangri-La" (1987) of Jem and the Holograms (1985-1988) the following occurs:

4 minutes 50 seconds in:

Mad, Mad Monsters vs. Yeti

2012-01-30T15:00:00.000-06:00

A kid in the 1970s might have seen the cartoon Mad, Mad Monsters (1972-1974) on a Sat. morning, and there was an Abominable Snowman. These were the days the furry fellow could be either white or brown - for the popular consensus had not yet been reached.

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It's Saturday Morning Cartoon Week!

2012-01-30T07:30:00.012-06:00

Kids growing up in the 70s, 80s, 90s and 00s spotted a number of yetis while watching cartoons on Saturday mornings.

Here are the ones I've highlighted in the past:

Jonny Quest
Bugs Bunny
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Dungeons & Dragons
Scooby Doo 1
Scooby Doo 2
Popeye
Dino Boy in the Lost Valley
Duck Tales
Fairly Odd Parents
Ben 10
Danny Phantom
The Secret Saturdays
Ghostbusters
Astroboy
Space Ghost
Felix the Cat
The New Adventures of Superman
Thundercats

Not-to-mention the commercials for breakfast cereal (i.e. Cheerios and Froot Loops), live-action Land of the Lost, and PSAs for the Better Business Bureau.

Wow, you'd think that would just about cover it, right?

Well, this week, let's see if Henry (that's me) can use his TOTAL-X-TREME (TM) cybersleuthing super-skills to find further Saturday morning favorites that contain cameos from the Abominable Snowman...

Don't touch that dial!

Not Yeti Friday - Bandersnatch

2012-01-27T07:45:00.002-06:00

What do we know about Lewis Carroll's Bandersnatch? Only that it is "frumious", whatever that means.

According to Wikipedia: "In the 2010 film Alice in Wonderland, the Bandersnatch appears as a large, white beast somewhat resembling a bulldog with long hair, black spots, a long tail, and multiple rows of sharp teeth."

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From Final Fantasy IX

There's also a Resident Evil Bandersnatch, which appears to just be a zombie with a giant right arm.

Alpine Sleighs Yeti

2012-01-27T07:30:00.001-06:00

One of the most beloved original rides at Houston, TX's Astroworld in 1968 was the Alpine Sleighs.

Among many exciting features, it had state-of-the-art special effects (like a yodel tunnel where you shouted something at the entrance and it was secretly recorded and played back to you as you exited as if it was an echo) , COLD air conditioning (a not so common a thing in 1960's Houston), funny cave-men gnomes, and an ABOMINABLE SNOWMAN!

It was a very interactive Abominable Snowman. Maybe too interactive? Let's just say people don't like an overly interactive Abominable Snowman. In this terrific article by the DAFE (Darkride and Funhouse Enthusiasts), original ride operator Tom Shelton explains:

"Each of the ride operators took turns playing the snowman... [My crew member Bill] was playing the snowman for the first time... I noticed that he was getting too close to the people in the sleighs. Bill was trying to scare every person that came through the Cold Room. He became very aggressive with his acting. He would jump on the sleigh as it passed by while screaming loudly. One of the young passengers was frightened so badly that he grabbed the front of the head piece of the snowman suit as Bill jumped down from the sleigh. This resulted in Bill being dragged down the track while the young passenger firmly held his grip. I managed to pull Bill from the track just as the next sleigh was passing. It is amazing how fear affects different people. We were scared to death. However, we sat there and died laughing about the incident for the next five minutes.

The snowman had one advantage. The riders could not see very well when the sleigh came up out of the strobe tunnel. The snowman could not be spotted easily at first. We started hiding and then running and jumping on the sleigh, scaring many people. In many cases, all they could see was some big hairy thing jumping on the sleigh and hovering over them. You could hear the people laughing and shouting about the experience all the way down the track. The snowman suit had big hairy gloves. We would hide just out of view of the people. As the sleigh came by, we would stick the hairy glove just far enough out to touch a person's neck. This really produced some great stories. As one sleigh went by, a lady stated Oh, something touched my neck.' She brought her shoulder up and flinched. This pulled the hairy glove off of my hand. The lady screamed horribly as the sleigh went down the track with the hairy hand lodged between her shoulders and face. This was a classic!

"We were instructed to be 'friendly abominable snowmen'. That lasted about a week. You could usually scare most people one time. After that, the younger passengers wanted a piece of the snowman. You name it, they threw it at the snowman. They would tear off pine tree limbs to attack the snowman. Every type of food product would end up on the snowman suit. We confiscated syringes filled with vodka to stick' the snowman. The suit had to be dry-cleaned every night. This cost was $700 per day. We started equating playing the abominable snowman' to a tour of duty on the Russian front."

Love it.

Nunu the Yeti Rider and Willump

2012-01-26T07:45:00.005-06:00

More fan appreciation of the characters from the video game League of Legends...

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Abbey Bominable

2012-01-26T07:30:00.002-06:00

Abbey Bominable was a new fashion doll that came out last year. In the story surrounding the toys, she is a foreign exchange student at a high school for the children of legendary monsters. Abbey, as you can probably infer, is the daughter of the Yeti. She's become one of the more popular characters in the series.

Not too long ago, the demographic into fashion dolls would probably not know who/what yeti was. Now, instead of playing with Barbies, girls are playing with the daughter of the Yeti.

The world is interesting.

Here are a few fans showing their appreciation for the character in art and costume:

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Even Yetis Have Dreams

2012-01-25T07:45:00.001-06:00

I previously blogged about a yeti in Rob Kimmel and son's Lunch Post. Now they've shared another one:

Click HERE to find out what his son filled in!

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You can see more father & son collaborative lunch posts at the blog Wander Monster.

Hustak Yeti

2012-01-25T07:30:00.000-06:00

Yeti by Joel Hustak aka ~joelhustak on deviantART

Buzelli Yeti

2012-01-24T07:45:00.004-06:00

Yeti illustration by Chris Buzelli for NY Times article from January 15, 2012: "Skiers, Take Heart! There Is Snow if You Know Where to Look"

The article's about the lack of snow. So they illustrated it with a sad, snow-bereft yeti.

There is a yeti in the back of everyone's mind.

Yeti Arcade: Kirby's Return to Dream Land

2012-01-24T07:30:00.001-06:00

Here is a choice specimen found caught in the nets of the Fisherman of the Inland Sea.

Kirby's Return to Dream Land (2011) for the Wii has a yeti boss named Goriath.

Thanks, Fishy!

On Top of Spaghetti...

2012-01-23T07:45:00.004-06:00

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Jeep Yeti Contest

2012-01-23T07:30:00.001-06:00

Jeep is doing a contest called the Arctic Yeti Dig, where you can win a trip to the Winter X Games Aspen 2012 and a 2012 Jeep Wrangler Arctic Edition.

Here is the commercial:

This isn't the first time Jeep has used yeti to endorse their product. Back in 2001, they did a print ad with a yeti hitchhiking.

She Loves Me Not Yeti Friday - Jungle Girls and Giant Apes

2012-01-20T08:00:00.003-06:00

She Loves Me

She Loves Me Not

She Loves Me

She Loves Me Not

She Loves Me

She Loves Me Not

She Loves Me

2012-01-20T07:45:00.006-06:00

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She Loves Me Not

2012-01-20T07:30:00.004-06:00

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From Hero, Villain, Yeti exhibit in NY.

She Loves Me

2012-01-19T07:45:00.005-06:00

Hello hello mr.yeti by *gayagainstyou on deviantART

She Loves Me Not

2012-01-19T07:30:00.000-06:00

Abominable by ~dfridolfs on deviantART

She Loves Me

2012-01-18T07:45:00.005-06:00

Friends with a Yeti card

She Loves Me Not

2012-01-18T07:30:00.000-06:00

A Typical Day in Canada by Michael Dean Jackson

She Loves Me

2012-01-17T07:45:00.000-06:00

Beauty and the Abominable Beast" by Leanna Lin

She Loves Me Not

2012-01-17T07:30:00.003-06:00

Snow Beast painting

She Loves Me

2012-01-16T07:45:00.006-06:00

Meat Luv official photograph by Chris Koppers

She Loves Me Not

2012-01-16T07:30:00.000-06:00

Band poster

Not Yeti Friday - Attack the Block's Gorilla Wolves

2012-01-13T07:45:00.005-06:00

Here's a fun, scary movie for Friday the 13th... Attack the Block.

It features some cool alien monsters, nicknamed the "Gorilla Wolves". Here's a how-to article on how they were made.

Now let's see what fan art's out there!

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What?! No plushes or action figures yet? GET ON IT, INTERNET.

I want a cuddly, black-furred, glow-toothed gorilla-wolf of my very own to hug and love! And I shall call him Edmund.

Azombinable Snowmen

2012-01-13T07:30:00.003-06:00

As it is Friday the Thirteenth, I think a zombie post is in order.

Zombie

Zombie

Zombie

Zombie

Zombie

Zombie

Zombie

Zombie

I made it out of SNOW

2012-01-12T07:45:00.005-06:00

It goes without saying that it makes sense to fashion yeti likenesses out of snow and ice.

Such as this one.

This one.

Or this one.

Or, wow, this one made in 1968 Japan.

I made it out of LEGO

2012-01-12T07:30:00.002-06:00

There are actually two official LEGO yeti.

One's from Orient Expedition:

And the other's a Wampa, part of the video game LEGOification phenomenon. Here it is depicted with custom battle armor:

Here are a few unofficial ones:

Custom Minifig

Sculpture

Sculpture

You Earned This, Indubitably

2012-01-11T07:45:00.003-06:00

We already knew that PopCap Games loves the Yeti. They put him in Plants vs. Zombies.

But internally within the company, they show Yeti Love in an entirely different way:

From the PopCap blog:

"One of the coolest parts of life at PopCap is a little group called Team Awesome — their job, in a nutshell, is to make people happy at work. True to form, they recently created a program that allows any employee to reward a co-worker for doing a great job on a specific project, for going out of their way to help with something, or even for sharing their sandwich after the Lunch Bully stole their food. It’s called the YETI Awards (YETI stands for You Earned This, Indubitably)... Simply fill out a form to nominate a co-worker for a gift of your choice, and once it’s approved, the YETI Patrol swoops in to deliver."

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Doctor Who Fan Art

2012-01-11T07:30:00.002-06:00

Yeti Hugs

Snippet from The Eleven Doctors As Chibi

Never Afraid of Yeti Again

The Abominable Snow Ball Fight

Snippet from Doctor Who Enemies Infographic

Doctor Who and the Abominable Snowman

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The Abominable Snowmen

It's Jamie Dancing with a Yeti

Introducing... Brrnadette!

2012-01-10T07:45:00.001-06:00

Kim of Joy Filled Puppets sent me photos of her puppet named Brrnadette, a female yeti! (great name btw)

Love the teeth.

Thanks, Kim!

Yeti Arcade: Skylanders Spyro's Adventure

2012-01-10T07:30:00.001-06:00

The video game Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure (2011) features a four-armed yeti named Slam Bam. He's one of the main 37 playable characters and can become unlocked when you buy his action figure and put it on a special peripheral called a "Portal of Power".

Slam Bam's main claim to fame is his four violent fists. But he also has a creative side. He fashions ice sculptures to trap his enemies in and slow them down. Here's more about him:

Slam Bam lived alone on a floating glacier in a remote region of Skylands, where he spent his time ice surfing, eating snow cones, and sculpting amazing ice statues. It was a peaceful life, until Kaos destroyed the glacier, stranding Slam Bam on an iceberg that drifted through the skies for days. He awoke on Eon’s Island, where he was taken in and trained to become a Skylander. Now his ice sculptures serve as a frosty prison for any evil-doer that gets in his way.

Yeti Chatter

2012-01-09T07:45:00.001-06:00

Yeti has been in the news every single week!

I don't know what this is gonna do for his status in the popular culture. Will it cause a boon or a backlash?

Here's a rundown of all the recent biggies:

From the Guardian & Huffington Post:

"Scientists '95 Percent' Certain They've Found Elusive Siberian Yeti"

Cartoon from irkafirka

From Discover and Huffington Post:

"Yeti Finger: After 50 Years, DNA Says It's Just Human"

Yes, but JIMMY STEWART smuggled it!!!!

Cartoon from elcorreo

Billy Crystal is called a Yeti

Quote from Commercial for the Oscars:

"It's obvious. He transformed into a yeti."

New Species of Hairy-Chested Yeti Crab Nicknamed "The Hoff"

National Geographic article "Lost World" of Odd Species Found Off Antarctica and BCC article Hairy crab is new ocean find announce new species "nicknamed The Hoff" after David Hasselhoff.

New NYC museum exhibit:

"Hero, Villain, Yeti: Tibet in Comics"

New York Times article Leaping Off the Pages in the Himalayas discusses this exhibition at the Rubin Museum of Art (which runs until June 11, 2012).

Plush In the New Year

2012-01-09T07:30:00.001-06:00

Yeti by Magda Bielecka

Yeti by by ekinsman

Plush by Catherine Larré et Isabelle Millet

Yetis by Denise Junk

Yeti Monster by ~miss-shelby on deviantART

Not Yeti Friday: Y is for Not Yetis

2012-01-06T08:00:00.011-06:00

In honor of the 25th letter of the alphabet, here are 25 Not Yetis who start with Y:

Yagg
Yahoo
Yak Face
Yak-Man
Yama-chichi (o)

Yama-otoko
Yama-uba (o)
Yaminon
Yammy
Yamowaro

Yangus
Yar
Ya-te-veo (o)
Y-chromosome
Yen Sid

Yeren (o)
Yetrigar
Ymir
Yog-Sothoth
Yokai

Yorick (o)
Yowie
Yugo
Yuki-onna (o)
Yum Kimil

Honorable Mention: Yaddle, Yapok, Yakko Warner, Yoda, Yogi Bear

Y is for Yeti 14

2012-01-06T07:45:00.001-06:00

Alphabet by frappeboy

Y is for Yeti 13

2012-01-06T07:30:00.002-06:00

Abécédaire by Jeanne Audrey

Y is for Yeti 12

2012-01-05T08:00:00.002-06:00

Y is for Yeti who Yodels by Andrea Lauren Courchene

Y is for Yeti 11

2012-01-05T07:45:00.001-06:00

Keyboard Alphabet by Jenni Chasteen

Y is for Yeti 10

2012-01-05T07:30:00.000-06:00

Alphabet Poster

Y is for Yeti 9

2012-01-04T08:00:00.001-06:00

Y is for Yeti by Calvin Buchanan

Y is for Yeti 8

2012-01-04T07:45:00.000-06:00

Letter Y by Cladge (site|blog)

Y is for Yeti 7

2012-01-04T07:30:00.000-06:00

Alphabet Collection

Y is for Yeti 6

2012-01-03T08:00:00.000-06:00

Y is for Yeti

Entry from the book Spooky ABC, by Eve Merriam, illustrated by Lane Smith

Y is for Yeti 5

2012-01-03T07:45:00.000-06:00

Y is for Yeti by Stefanie Sosiak

Y is for Yeti 4

2012-01-03T07:30:00.000-06:00

Y is for Yeti

Y is for Yeti 3

2012-01-02T08:00:00.000-06:00

Y is for by Jillian Nickell

Y is for Yeti 2

2012-01-02T07:45:00.003-06:00

The Alphabet 2 from n9ve on Vimeo.

Y is for Yeti 1

2012-01-02T07:30:00.001-06:00

Y is for Yeti

Happy New Yeti!

2012-01-01T07:45:00.005-06:00

Happy New Year Dude! by Olga Vasik

Here's to another year of bringing you yetis! Thanks for sharing the yeti love with me.

Not Yeti Friday - A Little R&R

2011-12-30T07:45:00.008-06:00

I recently checked my web statistics and was surprised, given the blog's title and subject matter, that my most popular posts - the ones where I got the most hits - are not actually about yetis. Rather, my most popular are the two where I posted pictures of Rasputin and Red pandas.

So in honor of the new year, I would like to give you people what you apparently want most: a little R&R.

Enjoy.

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Bonus Not Yeti News!

Unless you've had your finger in your ears this last week, you've heard about the (Not) Yeti finger. For the crypto-curious, you can read Coleman's Cryptomundo Commentary.

Stokes Yeti

2011-12-30T07:30:00.004-06:00

John "Spanky" Stokes, proprietor of SpankyStokes.com the website for "Vinyl Toys, Art, Culture, & Everything Inbetween" has a horned cyclops yeti for a mascot.

Via Vinyl Pulse

Source: LA Times

At one point he made a quadriplegic plush version:

Stroll Cavey

And a papertoy version:

Zoo Yeti

2011-12-29T07:45:00.003-06:00

Yeti by Keith Zoo

Cat on head? Is this a thing now?

Beckman Yeti

2011-12-29T07:30:00.004-06:00

As the yeti hunts the elusive pink yak… by Jeff Beckman

Smith Yeti

2011-12-28T07:45:00.001-06:00

Yeti by Corey Smith

Zagor vs. Yeti

2011-12-28T07:30:00.005-06:00

Zagor is an Italian super-hero still popular in Croatia and Serbia. In the comic, Zagor is an American living in a Pennsylvania forest in the 1820s.

I'm not sure how he ended up fighting yeti in issue # 272.

I suppose such things are inevitable.

Abominable vs. the Non-Abominable Kind

2011-12-27T07:45:00.009-06:00

Have an Abominable Christmas by Jesse McGibney

Yeti-nother Snowball Fight

Abominable Season Greeting Card by Anthony Foronda

Abominable Snowman by bb_hero aka B. McCoy

Frosty the Abominable Snowman by ~gloriouskyle on deviantART

Evil-Snowman VS Yeti

Yetis Vs Snowmen by Barry Keegan

Abominable Snowman by Joe Whiteford

Yeti Arcade: 2 Mobile App Games

2011-12-27T07:30:00.005-06:00

Yeti Town (2011) is a Match 3 style game for both iPhone and iPad.

Yeti Confetti (2011) is a game for the iPhone.

Quote: "Find the best caves for the colourful [Yeti] tribes as they frantically run down the snowy mountainside like a handful of colourful confetti.  "

Rainey Yeti

2011-12-26T07:45:00.000-06:00

Snowboard Yeti Paper Toy by Merrill Rainey

Happy Boxing Day

2011-12-26T07:30:00.003-06:00

Sorry, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and some other Commonwealth nations. I am co-opting "Boxing Day" to be about the Yeti Crab.

Yeti Crabs by Irene Goede (more illustrations here)

From Oregon State University

Halloween 2009 Costume

TIS the season to LOVE YETI

2011-12-25T07:30:00.010-06:00

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Fa la la la la, la la la RAAAHH!

Not Yeti Friday - Rübezahl

2011-12-23T07:45:00.003-06:00

Legend tells of a wild, white-haired giant who walks about in the high mountains with a tree staff in one hand.

Nope, not who you're thinking.

Legend tells of a jolly man with a big white beard who loves children and gives presents.

Nope, still not who you're thinking.

Rübezahl is his name.

But to call him that will incur his wrath. Better to call him the more respectable "Lord of the Mountains" or "Lord John".

He is a character from German folklore.

He's a proto-Santa. And a proto-yeti kinda, too.

Last Minute Stocking Stuffers

2011-12-23T07:30:00.016-06:00

Magnets by Veronica Fish

There's a yeti in the stop-motion holiday flick
Robbie the Reindeer in Hooves of Fire (2001).

He's a sports announcer for the Reindeer Games, which are literally a set of sporting events for the reindeer (har-har). The character is named Des Yeti and has the look and mannerisms of a well-known British sportscaster of the time, Des Lynam.

Christmas Yeti Ornament by Steve Morrison

Yeti Family Christmas Ornament by Steve Morrison

Christmas Pudding by Louise Forshaw

The Unabominable Snowman by Ryan Friant

On his blog post about it, the illustrator has a nice behind-the-scenes description of his yeti conception:

"When I started to think about what this abominable snowman could look like, initially I thought of older renditions of the character, the old Rankin Bass holiday stop-motion movies, where he's kind of ape-like. I wanted to come up with a slightly different look even if I wasn't going to deviate too far from the color palettes traditionally used for an abominable snowman, so I developed my sketches while looking at pictures of sloths. The snowman eventually ended up with a bit of a teddy bear look to him with a hint of the original sloth concept."

Bing is doing a Magical Holiday Calendar, where you click on different things each day. And they've included a yeti!

Plus, on Tuesday, December 20, they provided instructions on how to make a plush yeti out of a glove!

Thanks, Alex!

And finally...

One last kid dressed up as Bumble for his school's holiday play. Go kid!

Abominable Salesmen

2011-12-22T07:45:00.007-06:00

Recent headline: "Bing Hitches Holiday Hopes to Rudolph the Reindeer"

Yep, Microsoft Corp. has licensed the rights to Bumble and the other characters to sell you their search engine this holiday season.

A couple of screenshots from the commercials:

But other companies have employed the Abominable Salesman too. Here's a few examples (click the links to watch 'em):

Pizza Delight

TBWA Hong Kong: Xmas

Skoda Yeti: First Christmas with Yeti

Mystery One made by these people Comment if you've seen it!

Can you spot Ol' Kris Kringle?

2011-12-22T07:30:00.011-06:00

Battle with a Peppermint Warhammer

Yeticorn

Bloodpainting

Santa's Secret

Abominable Santa Hybrid

Famous Holiday Yeti: Bumble

2011-12-21T07:45:00.014-06:00

Bumble Mania is BIG this time of year.

Card wishing Peace

Cheery art

Tinsel yard sculpture
Thanks, Savvy!

Revisionist cartoon

Lazy disguise

Theatrical production

Parade float

Tree topper

Confectionery cake

Awkward effigy

Famous Holiday Yeti: Krampus

2011-12-21T07:30:00.006-06:00

See last year's Krampus post if you don't know what I'm talking about.

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Yetis & Yule Trees

2011-12-20T07:45:00.011-06:00

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Somewhere in Japan, you'll see this fellow sitting in a store next to a carved-out giant Xmas tree (Source).

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Yeti Arcade: Santa Rider

2011-12-20T07:30:00.005-06:00

You can play the flash game Santa Rider in your browser. Using your computer keyboard, control Santa Claus on a motorcycle as he flips around, collects floating gift boxes, and tries to avoid yetis with clubs - I mean staves!

So what's on the cards this yuletide?

2011-12-19T07:45:00.016-06:00

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Ye'tis the Season...

2011-12-19T07:30:00.006-06:00

Who's that in the crowd of Santa Clauses this holiday season?

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Why, it's yeti.

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This holiday season, he's what we call "obligatory".

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BONUS: My Chemical Romance Yeti

2011-12-17T07:30:00.004-06:00

Premiering this Sunday on Nickelodeon is a Christmas episode of Yo Gabba Gabba! which features a music video by My Chemical Romance which features a yeti!

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Lead vocalist Gerard Way created the below design sketches and had this to say:

"We love Yo Gabba Gabba. And I love DJ Lance. These are some drawings I did after talking to series creator Christian Jacobs and getting really inspired. We talked a lot about Hoth and we definitely wanted a Yeti. Thanks to James Dewees and the awesome people at YGG, that dream was realized."

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And it's already inspiring fan art!

Every Snowflake is Different by *Mooching-Leech on deviantART

ALLthesnowflakes by *tattiOsala on deviantART

Yo Gabba Gabba MCR by ~nezumi-zumi on deviantART

Not Yeti Eats Friday: Cookie Monster

2011-12-16T08:00:00.004-06:00

The most famous yeti-like creature that eats is Cookie Monster.

He even coined the popular eating phrase "Om Nom Nom Nom", which became a huge meme, particularly when vocalized by cats in Internet photos.

When I first saw this 1977 article, I thought it was depicting a yeti:

But it's Cookie Monster.

Oh, black-and-white photographs. You never fail to fool and foil.

Yeti Eats Donuts

2011-12-16T07:45:00.000-06:00

Yeti eats donuts. Over your shoulder.

Yeti Eats Pop Tarts

2011-12-16T07:30:00.002-06:00

Back in 2004, yeti was the mascot of PopTarts. They put him on their packaging. This was actually pretty pioneering of them. Later, many more companies would do the same, but I think PopTarts was the first.

What I didn't realize is they made a live-action commercial with the yeti. Watch it below or on Youtube.

Note how the yeti speaks in another language and has to have sub-titled translation. Six years later, Microsoft would use the same conceit in their IE8 commercials.

Yeti Eats Pancakes

2011-12-15T07:45:00.007-06:00

Pancakes for Yeti by ~Dash06 on deviantART

Yeti Eats Pie

2011-12-15T07:30:00.000-06:00

Pie-baking Yeti by Rachele Teresi

Yeti Eats Cupcakes

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By Eric Hancock

Yeti Eats Cars

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Yeti Eats Cars by Lisa Hanawalt

Yeti Eats Cereal

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Packaging design by Eddy Wippel

Yeti Eats Skiers (Yeti Arcade: SkiFree)

2011-12-13T07:30:00.004-06:00

A very famous yeti of the electronic gaming world is the one from the 1991 computer game SkiFree. The object is to play a skier endlessly skiing down a slope, avoiding obstacles as they arise.

All is not as endless as it appears, however!

From Wikipedia:

"Once the player has completed his or her run, the game does not abruptly end. Rather, the player continues skiing until he or she encounters an 'abominable snow monster' who chases and attempts to eat the skier. From that point on, the player can ski until the monster catches and eats them."

The Eater of Skiers looks like this:

The sight of this yeti has struck fear in many a player's hearts.

So much so that a lot of fan art has been generated:

With twenty years under its belt, the SkiFree yeti has definitely made its mark! I mean, this is one of the main reasons yeti is so strongly associated with skiing nowadays!

Yeti Eats Whales

2011-12-12T07:45:00.003-06:00

Yeti by Fred Gray

Yeti Eats Everything

2011-12-12T07:30:00.004-06:00

This week we're looking at all the many things that the yeti eats.

It's not just frozen treats and spaghetti; I mean, they eat EVERYTHING.

So let's see what we can see (and what he eats)!

Yeti's Belly bag (and also this shirt) by SquidFire -- makers of this hoodie

Not Yeti Friday - A Wampa for the Holidays

2011-12-09T07:45:00.007-06:00

THE WAMPA

Little Wounded Wampa plush (only $16.00!) by Stephanie Kotkin:

Star Wars Craft Book will enable you to make this wampa pillow.

"Wonder Wampa" T-shirt by Charles Thurston:

"Wampabusters" T-shirt by robotrobotROBOT:

"Good Luck Charm" T-shirt by Carlos Rocafort IV :

"Willy Wampa" T-shirt by Nik Holmes:

These Adidas Shoes were specially designed to resemble the wampa.

Loveandasandwich made Whimpering Wampa Embroidery SOLD:

Print of Teatime with Wampa by Erika Taguchi-Newton is available here.

Print of Where the Wild Things/Star Wars mash-up by James Hance is available here:

Austin Madison made this piece Let the Wampa Win for his buddy Nate Wragg:

Not-Wampa, but related:

Tauntaun holiday card by Patrick McQuade :

Hothy Holidays!

mighty_mestophales Yeti

2011-12-09T07:30:00.000-06:00

Yeti by mighty_mestophales

Yeti in Snowglobe

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Cute!

You can get onesies, tees, and a holiday card set with this image at Mimosa.

Matanky Yeti

2011-12-08T07:30:00.000-06:00

Winterkids asked Jessie Matanky to create a yeti for their kids winter clothing marketing campaign. So he did.

You can get t-shirts here.

Newcom Yeti

2011-12-07T07:45:00.008-06:00

Morning Yeti by Meredith Newcom

A Bird on the Head

2011-12-07T07:30:00.001-06:00

Snow Monster by Sara Harvey

T-shirt by Tiny Whales

The Abominable Snowman’s Melting Habitat, by Phillip Hilliker

Crocs Yeti

2011-12-06T07:45:00.001-06:00

Insert this into your Crocs and they light up when you walk.

Light Up Yeti Head for $4!

Full-body also available (in Germany?)

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Spotted by the Fisherman of the Inland Sea. Thanks, McPhish!

Yeti Arcade: Final Fantasy VI

2011-12-06T07:30:00.002-06:00

Final Fantasy VI (1994) had a yeti named Umaro.

First you fight him as a boss, then you can have him join your party and get to play him. This was kind of a big deal.

Pudgy, purple-faced Umaro is up there among the most famous yeti of videogamedom.

Original Character Designs:

Merchandise:

Fan Art:

Cosplay:

HEADS!

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Yep. Heads.

Yeti vs. LMGAS

2011-12-05T07:30:00.002-06:00

Painting by Daniel Horne, used as cover of Dragon Magazine #109 (May 1986). It's viewable on its own here.

Reader Stacy writes:

"Definitely the best 'Lanky, Mustached, Gilded-Armoured Swordsman squares off against a Yeti' of all time -- ALL TIME!"

I wholeheartedly agree.
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Thanks, Stacy!

BONUS: The Dancing Arm-Gardens of the Costa Rica Cold Seeps

2011-12-03T07:30:00.001-06:00

For my recent Thanksgiving Day post, I blogged about the awesome Andrew Thurber, marine ecologist who identified a second species of yeti crab.

This just in! Thurber (with William J. Jones and Kareen Schnabel) put out a research article for PLoS ONE last week, "Dancing for Food in the Deep Sea: Bacterial Farming by a New Species of Yeti Crab", that both describes how the new species grows its own food on its claws by dancing (not making this up!!) and announces its name: kiwa puravida

WELCOME, KIWA PURAVIDA!

Ed Yong, in his article for Nature, "Yeti crab grows its own food", quotes Thurber regarding the discovery:

“It was a big surprise,” he says. “There’s a tonne of them, they’re not small, and they’re six hours off a major port in Costa Rica.”

Read Yong's article for more quotes - Great stuff!

Here are a few snippets:

"Those of us who work in the deep sea expect to discover a strange new species every time we dive."

"Thurber thinks that K. puravida waves its claws to actively farm its bacterial gardens" ... "This 'dance' is extraordinary and comical."

Yong also shares these FANTASTIC videos for Discover Magazine: "Yeti crab farms bacteria on its arms" -

Not Yeti Friday - American Defense's Yeti

2011-12-02T07:45:00.003-06:00

American Defense was a G.I.Joe rip-off line of action figures in the 80's and 90's.

One of the figures had the code-name Yeti. He wasn't actually a yeti, just a special military operative in a blue and white snow suit.

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What does it say on the back of the packaging? What is his description!?

Neither my image enhancing powers nor cyber-sleuthing skillz succeeded in revealing the words. I want to know what it says! Help!

2011 Guide to Getting Gifts

2011-12-02T07:30:00.032-06:00

Holidays is for the Yetis
Why not stop what you're doing, examine the needs of your loved ones, and, using the handy guide I've provided below, determine which of the available yeti-related items would meet expectation(s) for offering(s) (wholly given without recompense) during this annual celebratory period?

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So let me begin with the yuletide guiding!

Park Starz! Vinylmation Yeti

Right now, the most coveted item for any abominable snowfan is the Park Starz! Vinylmation yeti (previously blogged about here).

Currently, you either need to go to Disney Land in person and just happen to purchase the right one (for you see, one cannot tell until the package is opened), or you win the bid after ordering it from someone on the Internet.

Good luck!

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Nate Wragg's Frostbite

At least in theory, one can obtain a limited edition signed print and toy from Nate Wragg's solo exhibition at Gallery Nucleus (previously blogged about here).

At $60, it's a steal. You'll have to contact the gallery to check availability, so no guarantees.

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Saks Fifth Avenue Yeti

Less difficult to acquire is the holiday set of plush yeti and picture book (previously blogged about here) available at Saks Fifth Avenue.

The whole package definitely makes for a nice, well-rounded (pun not intended) present.

I'm really curious about that book. Who does make the snow?

Apparel

Target Boxer Shorts

You cannot go too far wrong with a pack of three boxer shorts from Target for only $15, especially when one of them is this one pictured here (scooped originally by Spookyville USA).

Lots of yetis all over your underthings! What could be better?

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Swiedebie Ear-Studs

These Kawaii Ear-Studs by Swiedebie (site|blog|etsy) are fashionable to the very limit.

Two are available: Running Pety Yeti and Frowning Pety Yeti with Moustache

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Toddler Converter

On the market, one can find a pattern of blue horned yeti w/ stave on this hooded cold-weather outfit (called a "converter", apparently).

Winter Fleece Converter available in 3 Month, 6 Month or 12 Month

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Scarf Made By My Sweetie

My wife is making one hundred (100) scarves (check out her: etsy shop|blog - they're currently ON SALE NOW).

For #55 in her series, she chose to make a yeti scarf in honor of, well, me.

Aww.

You can own this scarf for your very self.

In fact, I suggest it.

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Abbey Bominable Dolls

This is actually the first holiday season one can get Abbey Bominable, the Monster High doll. Lovers of hip, cartoony-goth fashion dolls are excited.

Doll (See also spooktacular swimsuit edition)

Plush

I blogged about it originally back in August when it debuted, and I even showed off some cosplay it has already inspired. The character is so popular that I fully intend to periodically check in and report on Abbey Bominable fandom on this blog. My opinion is that it may be a significant yeti-related pop cultural phenomenon for years to come.

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Bumble Dolls

It goes without questioning that Bumble, the yeti from the Rudolph special, is a permanent fixture in the popular culture. A bedrock. It seems there are new toys coming out with his likeness each year, and 2011 is no exception.

Like this Vinyl...

Or this Plush...

How interesting that they've begun to change Bumble's very shape and style, making him more abstract and cutesy (for lack of better terms). You really only see toymakers doing this to the characters from the big landmark things like Star Wars, Harry Potter, etc. Bumble is just so iconic now; he gets the cutesy (chibi) treatment.

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Stitches and Glue Custom Plush

Want a one-and-only for your one-and-only? Paul Vincett at Stitches and Glue will custom-make you a yeti to your exacting specifications.

Maybe you'd like to bring another yeticorn into this world?

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G.I. Joe Yeti Action Figure

Perhaps your family would enjoy reenacting this year's stop-motion Beastie Boys video? I know mine would.

As you'll recall, the yeti from G.I. Joe helped the Boys fight zombies. Or was it ninjas? I need to rewatch it.

(Hey cool, you can actually buy the figures of the Beastie Boys themselves from their shop. They're quite expensive, but it benefits charity, so whatcha whatcha want?)

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Vuduberi Baby Yeti

Who can forget last year's top holiday pick, the Vuduberi Baby Yeti plush? Not this Writer of this Guide!

It's still available. And still adorable. Goes well with toddlers.

Reading Material

Are there any books worthy of note-worthiness which are not exclusively about the abominable snowman, but have at least one yeti somewhere in them?

Indeed.

Papertoy Monsters: Make Your Very Own Amazing Papertoys! by Brian Castleforte (blogged about here):

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B.P.R.D. Vol 11, Black Goddess, a comic for which I endorse the purchasing of. It didn't come out this year, but I read it this year, so it counts. The artist, Guy Davis, makes a mean yeti. I met him at a comic convention and he was rad. Buy all his stuff.

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Nicholas St. North and the Battle of the Nightmare King, by Laura Geringer and William Joyce (blogged about here):

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Sad Monsters: Growling on the Outside, Crying on the Inside by Frank Lesser (blogged about here):

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Mark Twain's Autobiography 1910-2010 by Michael Kupperman (haven't actually seen this yet, but looking forward to it - note: Mark Twain fights a yeti in it!):

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Simply because I admire these independent comic creators for choosing to feature yeti so prominently, I must give a nod to the following -

Teddy and the Yeti:

Wynonna Earp: Yeti Wars:

Miscellaneous Items of Note

Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

Although I haven't played it myself, it seems likely a video game and action-adventure fan would enjoy Uncharted 2: Among Thieves for the PlayStation 3.

The third in the series was just released, but it's Among Thieves,the second game, that features yetis, and by getting it now, years after its release, you'll probably receive a gigantic discount.

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Littletoad's Cryptozoology Calendar

As a reader of "I Love the Yeti", you are entitled to a 10% discount off of a 2012 Cryptozoology calendar by Michelle Littler which includes an illustration of her yeti! Just use BLOG2011 as your coupon code when checking out.

Michelle's yetis are no stranger to this blog.

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Jingle Bell Anklet/Wristlet By My Sweetie

Also by my spouse of love are Jingle Feet!

Available for ownership here, a pair for $15.

Put these on the ankles and/or wrists of children, and they will dance about and make merriness conducive to the seasonal atmosphere.

Come on, get yer Jingle Feet!

...if for no other reason than to say the words Jingle Feet!

"Not Yeti" gifts

Sometimes something's not a yeti but it's similar and you just think, "Gee, why not include it in this year's Guide to Getting Gifts?"

Voila! The results of such thinking...

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Adipose Stress Toy

The Adipose (wikipedia) is an evil alien made of fat from Doctor Who. It is available as a stress toy for $20 purchase.

I kind of want one, so I can hug him and squeeze him and call him "Yeti".

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Bigsby Plush and Storybook

This fellow Bigsby is not yeti, but I'm intrigued by him (Originally scooped by Spookyville USA).

He comes with a book about his adventures and he apparently talks to you as you read it aloud. I hope they put out a white-furred, Himalayan version.

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Weird Robot I Spotted While I Was Putting This Post Together

I don't know where this new robot toy is from.

And I think you can only get it in Japan and it's sold out, but you can pretend that you bought it as gift to yourself.

That's right: treat yourself this season ...to imaginary little robots. The best kind.

But not the kind that transforms. Those are lame.

Finally, if you are truly desperate for even more yeti gift ideas, you can always dig through the archive of Purchasing Guides of Yesteryear:

- 2010
- 2009
- 2008
- 2007 part 1 and part 2
- 2006
- 2005

May the Dispensation of Your Chosen Objects Be To the Benefit of Both Giver and Recipient, Y'all!

Yeti by April Henderlong

Betty and the Yeti

2011-12-01T07:45:00.003-06:00

Betty & the Yeti by Ella Burfoot is a picture book.

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Sprague Yeti

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The Big Friendly Yeti by Teneisha Sprague

Wragg Yeti

2011-11-30T07:45:00.005-06:00

One might be able to get this amazing set of works by Nate Wragg for $60:

WOWZA.

This print is included, apparently!