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	<title>The Original Monster in My Pocket Home Page</title>
	<link>http://mimp.robotvaudeville.com</link>
	<description>A comprehensive reference for information on MEG&#039;s Monster in My Pocket toy line from the 1990s.</description>
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		<title>Series 1</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The first series of MIMP toys was released in 1990 by Matchbox. The brainchild of Joe Morrison, the toys quickly exploded in popularity a second and third series were released shortly after, as well as a number of spin-off products to capitalize on the success.
Series 1 featured 48 monsters in four different colors&#8211;red, yellow, purple [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mimp.robotvaudeville.com/series-1/</link>
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		<title>Series 2</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In 1991, Matchbox released a second series of 24 additional MIMPs (numbers 49 through 72) in new neon colors (green, orange, pink and blue). Additionally, the highest point value for monsters was upped to 30, with figures such as Warlock, Dragon and Golem being the most powerful.
The toys were sold in 4, 12 and 24 [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mimp.robotvaudeville.com/series-2/</link>
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		<title>Series 3</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Series 3 is the mysterious, never-fully-released set of 24 monsters (numbers 73 through 96) that have only partially been released through promotions. Figures of monsters 73 through 81 are known to exist, and the remaining fifteen have only been identified through trading cards, folders and other promotional items that occasionally appear, mostly from Argentina and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mimp.robotvaudeville.com/series-3/</link>
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		<title>Series 4</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The fourth series of MIMP figures came out in 1992. Mistakenly labeled &#8220;series 3&#8243; in the Monster Mailer newsletter, most likely because the actual series 3 was never released to stores for whatever reason, the fourth batch of monsters once agains consisted of a set of 24 figures (numbers 97 through 120) and were labled [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mimp.robotvaudeville.com/series-4/</link>
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		<title>Series 5</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The fifth series marked the first line of MIMP toys to stray from the theme of monsters from mythology and folklore. Instead, series 5 was composed of 24 mutant insects (numbers 121 through 144) supposedly created in the laboratory of Dr. Zacheria Wolfson. The figures are frequently half-insect, half-weapon hybrids, and like the Super Scary [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mimp.robotvaudeville.com/series-5/</link>
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		<title>Video Game</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Konami released a video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1992, based somewhat on the comic book MIMP adaptation.
A typical platformer, the video game allowed one to play individually as either the Monster or the Vampire (neither had any advantage over the other), or team up with a friend in a two player mode. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mimp.robotvaudeville.com/video-game/</link>
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		<title>Trading Cards</title>
		<description><![CDATA[All 48 series 1 monsters were made into trading cards in 1991, with illustrations by Jan Sheets and Jenice Heo on the front and statistics and a short description of each monster on the back.
The illustrations are straight-forward renditions of monsters, for the most part, with a few exceptions: while most of the art featured [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mimp.robotvaudeville.com/trading-cards/</link>
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		<title>Monster Keeper Totebag</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Members of the Collectors Club received a free totebag for joining, and could purchase additional totebags from the newsletter for $1.00 a piece.
The idea, like the Monster Pouch, was that it would be a convenient carrying case for monsters once you ran out of room in your pockets. The bag, however, is made of thin [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mimp.robotvaudeville.com/monster-keeper-totebag/</link>
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		<title>Stickers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[These &#8220;Startling Stickers&#8221; were given out with each membership to the official MIMP Collectors Club. Additional sheets could be purchased from the mail-in form in the club newsletter for $1.00 per sheet, plus shipping.
The artwork is the same that was used on the Monster Keeper Tote Bag, also a Collectors Club exclusive.
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		<link>http://mimp.robotvaudeville.com/stickers/</link>
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		<title>Monster Pouch</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Monster Pouch was a small &#8220;fanny pack&#8221; that was designed to keep loose monsters when you &#8220;run out of room in your pockets&#8221;. The pouch is blue with yellow plastic eyes on top, just above the zipper. Beneath that is a (printed) black opening with purple fingers reaching out over a purple and green [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mimp.robotvaudeville.com/monster-pouch/</link>
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		<title>Poster</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By collecting each of the trading cards, one could put together a poster made up of the non-monster sticker cards. Piecing them all together would result in a huge medieval scene with all 48 series 1 monsters hidden throughout.
Members of the Collectors Club could also receive the complete poster as a bonus by purchasing the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mimp.robotvaudeville.com/poster/</link>
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		<title>Pin</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Made in 1991 by MFG OSP Publishing, Inc.
The illustration is by Jenice Heo and Jan Sheets&#8211;the same illustration found on the trading cards.
There are virtually no pins in circulation, and it is unknown how many may have been made, where and why they were released.
This Medusa pin is the only known example&#8211;to date, no other [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mimp.robotvaudeville.com/pin/</link>
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		<title>Lunchbox</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A MIMP-themed combination lunchbox and thermos set was produced by Aladdin Industries in 1991.
The lunchbox is red and has a black sticker on the front depicting a pocket with Skeleton, Werewolf, Medusa, Ogre, and what appears to be Gremlin standing around and sitting along the pocket&#8217;s edges. A human hand with Hobgoblin sitting on the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mimp.robotvaudeville.com/lunchbox/</link>
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		<title>Hi-Flier Kite</title>
		<description><![CDATA[This MIMP kite was made in 1991 by Hi-Flier.
It&#8217;s a fifty inch kite that came in a &#8220;bonus pack&#8221; that also contained the cord and winder. The actual kite has a colorful picture of Tengu climbing out of a pocket next to the MIMP. It is labeled a &#8220;Plastic Delta Kite with KEEL.&#8221;
Like the Halloween [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mimp.robotvaudeville.com/hi-flier-kite/</link>
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		<title>Kidstuff Pizza Sticker</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A sticker possibly given away as a premium with a children&#8217;s personal pizza at a restaurant or with some kind of individual frozen pizza dish. The sticker measures about 5 inches by 5 inches and has a sort-of holographic background&#8211;silver, reflective and made up of small circles and squares in an interesting pattern. A drawing [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mimp.robotvaudeville.com/kidstuff-pizza-sticker/</link>
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		<title>Super Scary Howlers</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Matchbox released MIMP Super Scary Howlers in 1992. Howlers were larger, fully-painted toys with &#8220;eerie light-up eyes and scary monstrous sounds&#8221; activated by pressing a button on the bottom.
Only four were released: Vampire, Werewolf, The Monster and Swamp Beast (interestingly, none of which were from the Super Scary series). The selection of monsters most likely [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mimp.robotvaudeville.com/super-scary-howlers/</link>
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		<title>Collectors Club</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The MIMP Collectors Club was a mail-in offering that gave fanatics a number of benefits and exclusive memorabilia.
A check or money order for $5-10 would get a year-long membership in the club, with perks such as an official membership card, a &#8220;Monstership Certificate,&#8221; startling stickers, Monster Keeper totebag, March of the Mini Monsters game and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mimp.robotvaudeville.com/collectors-club/</link>
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		<title>Haunted House Playset</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Haunted House Playset was advertised as &#8220;coming soon&#8221; on the back of the boxes for certain MIMP memorabilia. It was most likely never released, though there have been rumors circling the internet that it was seen at a tradeshows and a few mom-and-pop toystores across America.
Printed above is a reproduction of the box art [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://mimp.robotvaudeville.com/haunted-house-playset/</link>
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