Timbo is a stuntman.
He is the second figure to sort of resemble Bruce Lee. The first is, of course, Bruce (#20).
They both have a version in a yellow jumpsuit. These remind me of the 1973 film, Enter the Dragon, which is considered one of the greatest martial arts films of all time.
But, I actually think the two figure were released as a reference to the 1972 film, Way of the Dragon. This film stars both Bruce Lee and Chuck Norris. I see the TDD Bruce as Bruce Lee and Timbo as Chuck Norris. I don't know if this is right (or even where they got the name Timbo), but that's how I rationalize the similarity.
Timbo was one of the very last G1 figures, showing up in Crew 15. He was also one of the first G3 figures featuring the newly bendable arms. Two versions exist of the G1 figure and three versions exist of the G3 figure.
No comments:
Post a Comment
Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.