Yeah. TWELVE figures! Literally half action figures. Three vehicles. A dog. A shitload of accessories. I bet if Hasbro had a GI Joe calendar it'd be just as crap as that Barbie one.
Its okay, but Stuart is wrong that it would "cost around 25 quid" (I mean okay, some stores might try to pull that, whoever put the calendar together did!) these molds are classics of dollar stores here in the US and usually came in packs of 4 (with a bunch of accessories, or even one of the vehicles) for a dollar. So this whole calendar is actually like $3-$4 of product, at least back when I was kid. But even if you double or triple it to account for inflation and the economy going topsy turvy, its still not close to 25 pounds (around $32)
@@LordZaayl Unfortunately, he's quite correct. Smyths (the shop he mentioned) absolutely would price a set like that around £25, and I can't think that anywhere else would either stock it, or vary much in price. At best, you might see it for £20 in a random Tesco toy aisle that was the closest place to dump whatever stock they had of it. They might be terribly common and cheap in the US, but that wouldn't stop UK stores trying to milk as much as possible from them - especially if they're imported.
Next year I could imagine two calendars: one that has twenty four magic lamps, each granting three wishes, and another one with twenty four needles each coated with a different deadly toxin. And no matter which one Dan chooses it'll turn out badly for him.
Well the Only Fools and Barbie calanders SHOULD have been better, Woozle was fun enough but absolutely the Army one was the best by a landslide absolutely adored that one ❤❤❤
It is honestly an amazing calendar. A kid would be absolutely thrilled to get a dozen soldiers, three different vehicles, a load of weapons and other equipment, and a dog in their calendar. It's so incredible what some companies can do when they don't spend money on branding and copyright stuff. Surely a G.I Joe advent calendar would contain a lot less figures for a similar price.
Its been hell. OFAH calendar is litteraly the worst calendar I've ever seen at massive premium. On the bright side army men is better than it has any right to be. Barbie and Wuzzle Goozle is mediocre crap we've just come to accept these days.
@@dcflake5645 I'm kinda hoping those army men calendars go on clearance so I can swoop one up at like half price. But they can probably just continue selling them every year forever so I doubt it.
Dan's calendars were so bad I actually felt my attention span diminish throughout the month. I do hope you do this again next year, it's always a source of joy in an otherwise emotionally chaotic month. Happy holidays to everyone in the community, and a happy new year to us all
Half the reason to watch these was the competition between Dan and Ashens, and how they would try and bullshit their way to points. Dan's calanders were so universally crap, and were obviously so from so early on, they took half the fun out of it. Next year they need to go slightly less crap
What good fun this has been. That Only Fools and Horses calender is very on-point with what Del Boy would do if he made an advent calendar. The army man calendar is the best one. Not just a calender, but a full playset. The Barbie one was rather lacklustre. The Woozle Goozle one was pretty fun, though. Merry Christmas, and thank you for these videos.
12:00 This really is mind blowing how good this advent calendar is. Yes, it's the cheap Pound Land/Dollar Tree quality figures, but I would have been over the moon as a kid if I had this!
The presence of a battery cover implies the manufacturer believed the batteries would need to be replaced at some point. How much use did they expect the calendar to have???
surely such a high quality calendar would be the sort of thing you'd bring out every Christmas, get the whole family around and all jam out to the variety of musical pieces on offer. Hours of fun! I can see the need to replace the batteries.
21:16 - I'd laugh if the "Only Fools and Horses" calendar used a surplus "Eveready 4.5 Volt AD28" batteries that used to be used in the British Rail Bardic hand lamps, and are literally only used in British Rail Bardic hand lamps and I think some vintage radios...
To be fair it was a genuinely funny laugh out loud show when it originally aired in the 80s and 90s but it’s been repeated/re-run so many times over the years that a lot of people have come to absolutley despise it, myself included.
Before Sweden adopted 24 hours, a "stund" was 1½ hours. It looks like German had the same word for something similar and still today call what we today have as 1 hour as "Stunde".
Wait, Ashens actually did the puzzle and not just forcefully pull the pieces apart? I didn't know that was an option after watching Dan the last month 🤣
I’m already looking forward to next year’s tat marathon, merry fucking Christmas to you all! The grass masks have been defeated by the military men , all hail the military men! 🎅🎄🤶
Thank you all - Stewart, Dan, and commenters alike. Another awesome Christmas advent in the books - the only true way to prep for Christmas! I hope everyone's had a fantastic holidays, and until Christmas 2024 - keep a wary eye out for a stray grass mask ;)
Was another interesting year for the advent calenders. Hope you two do this again next year, always is fun. I'd be tempted to ask a Lego vs Lego one, but I think the levels of lack of disappointment would be to big to be entertaining.
next year you should have one standard chocolate calendar as a neutral party so every day any item that's worse than a piece of cheap chocolate is dismissed.
Even though they are dollar store quality, that army men calendar would've been a contender most any year... Hopefully next year will be the LEGO vs Mega calendar that had been previously threatened. :)
So dedicated, Stuart travelling all the way to see Dan on Christmas day...... And so another Christmas countdown ends and a new one begins until Advent Calendars 2024 starts
Good thing the reindeer did another appearance to remind me of years when the calendars was a little less crappy. The good old days of semi horrible tat.
I'm so glad that the Reliable Reindeer wasn't destroyed when he first came out. Now he and the Hand job Elf have become the mascots, in my head, for Advent. I miss the Playmobile Calendar. I wish I could the see the Hand job Elf at the head of the Only Fools and Horses dance floor. The imagery would be infinitely amusing. Also, please inform Dan that he can buy diffraction grating to put on his glasses to see that effect forever!
The calendar could potentially lead to Uncle Albert's faceless form on his back making ominous circles around the Nag's Head floor with a memorial behind him while it happens. That's not very Christmassy.
I got bought a set of the metal puzzles one Christmas. I decided the charity shop would prefer it sealed and so I didn’t bother briefly playing with the bits of coat hanger
I was going to say I'd like to see inside the Only Fools and Horses one, but they way he took the whole thing out was better. I was also thinking attach or the puzzles together. Merry Tatmas!
's been a year of extremes. As in, we had the extremely cool stuff in the Army Men Calendar and also the extreme rubbish of the Only Fools And Horses one. Happy holidays, folks, and enjoy your gifts! (I am. My neighbors ought to quake in fear, for i now have a banjo. Yeehaw and whatnot.)
