First time using this forum. I remember a live action short from my childhood, and I want to know if anyone remembers what it was. I saw it on British T.V., but I think it was set in America, and was most-likely an American production. This would have been in the early 2000s.
It was about this young boy in the midst of a fashion craze for a specific action figure. He couldn't get one, either because they were all sold out or couldn't afford one. I can't remember which. He gets bullied for not having one of these action figures. But then he does find one of the action figures, and he still gets bullied anyway. It stuck out as odd to me, as I couldn't tell if it was supposed to be entertainment (because it was in a normal kids entertainment time slot, and surrounded by such shows) or some kind of educational commetary with a lesson (because of the subject matter). I saw it aired once, and never again. Not sure if anyone else remembers it.
This rings a bell. I didn’t think it was an action figure, though.
If I remember correctly, at the end, the kid walks into school to show all the other kids his new toy, but they’ve all moved onto the next trend and don’t care about the toy anymore.
I also remember the kid begging and begging his parents to give him money to buy this specific toy.
I honestly can’t remember where I’ve seen this, whether it was some kind of advert or something, or whether it was just an episode of some obscure UK TV show.
I know you said it was live action, but this is strikingly similar to the Chinpokomon episode of South Park
A lot of shows from the early 2000s did this type of plot because of Pokémon. Adults were baffled by the Pokémon craze, and there was a ton of commentary on it via television shows or even in news reports.
First time using this forum. I remember a live action short from my childhood, and I want to know if anyone remembers what it was. I saw it on British T.V., but I think it was set in America, and was most-likely an American production. This would have been in the early 2000s.
It was about this young boy in the midst of a fashion craze for a specific action figure. He couldn't get one, either because they were all sold out or couldn't afford one. I can't remember which. He gets bullied for not having one of these action figures. But then he does find one of the action figures, and he still gets bullied anyway. It stuck out as odd to me, as I couldn't tell if it was supposed to be entertainment (because it was in a normal kids entertainment time slot, and surrounded by such shows) or some kind of educational commetary with a lesson (because of the subject matter). I saw it aired once, and never again. Not sure if anyone else remembers it.