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If you ever even take a glance at the LEGO area in a store you’ve probably noticed the little “blind bags” of LEGO minifigs. Most of the time they’re just a random assortment of minifigs with various unusual accessories…I think they’re on series 21 or something crazy like that. Every so often though, LEGO will pick a theme for a series. I know a while back they featured Disney characters, and then the LEGO Batman movie was going strong the bags contained minifigs specific to the film, and I even remember there was a horror-themed series a few years back.
Most recently the bags feature 12 different Looney Tunes. They’re pretty new – I haven’t seen them everywhere just yet and our Target has already sold out and restocked at least once. (That may be outdated by the time this is published; I apologize!) Although something resembling a “code” appears to be printed on the back of the bags, these numbers/letters are meaningless, at least from a consumer perspective. The same string of alphanumeric characters may be on the bags of multiple different characters and different strings might be on the same character. If you do discover any use for these, please let me know!
So you want all 12 and you don’t want duplicates, right? (And I assume you don’t want to do anything sneaky like surreptitiously open the bags in-store.) You’re gonna have to feel for them. If you find the box relatively undisturbed, you can mostly count on groups of the same character being put next to each other. In my experience there are usually 2 to 4 of the same character packed together.
Keep in mind that all bags have that flat base plate and the folded up (square) pamphlet / checklist. Also keep in mind that the head is generally the largest piece in the bag so if you can figure it out, you’re probably in good shape.
Lola Bunny: Luckily Lola’s bag is fairly sparse. Besides the plate and paper, it’s just her head, toroso, and her basketball. As distinct as the head may be, it may not be immediately recognizable when feeling it. The easiest thing to do is to find her “ball.” Now it’s not perfectly round, but it should be really easy to identify without other stuff floating around.
Bugs Bunny: The ears are a good place to start, but Wile E. is very similar. You want to feel for the carrot or the carrot top as both are fairly unique and not found elsewhere in this series.
Wile E. Coyote: Like Bugs, finding those ears is a good start. However, Wile E. also has his cheeks and his nose that jut out. Also, the base of the anvil is made out of one of those round bar and pin holders which has a pretty unique fill to it. It’s also the only one in the set.
Road Runner: While the head may seem like the obvious choice, the plume is actually a separate piece. The biggest giveaway is the torso – it has feathers (wings) instead of arms! The bowl he uses is another object that’s pretty easy to feel for.
Tweety Bird: This one is super-easy. The mallet is mostly made of those rounded 2 × 2 blocks. There are 3 of them rattling around in that bag and they should be no problem to find!
Sylvester: The best thing here is to try to find that bat. There’s not a whole lot in this bag so it shouldn’t be hard. The bat is thicker than most bars and handles you’re used to. You really want to be watching out for the slight indent where the bat fits into the character’s hand.
Daffy Duck: Go for the flat square. It does have a little clip on the back in the center, but it’s the only square in the series.
Speedy Gonzalez: Possibly the most massive head in the set. The brim of the hat should feel like a bowl, and 2 big protrusions will be obvious – the center of the hat, and Speedy’s nose / face. If that throws you off, feel around for at least 3 little 1 × 1 wedge pieces (Speedy’s cheese). Make sure find at least 3 though, because one such piece does come with Wile E. and as such may contain an extra.
Taz: Taz has a very strange head and you can kind of feel his face. However, he also comes with an “alternative” platform based on a round base plate. It’s pretty easy to find a big, flat plastic circle.
Marvin the Martian: Although his helmet is fairly distinct, I found myself going for the unique firearm instead. No one else has anything even remotely gun-shaped so this was real easy.
Petunia: The skirt was the key here. It’s a little bulky, the shape is easy to feel for, and you can even feel the ripples in the piece. The teapot and teacup are easy finds as well, just don’t get them confused with Road Runner’s bowl!
Porky Pig: The big, flat rectangle should be the giveaway here, though I do understand how this can be messy with that base plate thrown in. The piece that I eventually “found” that sold me on what was inside was the little right angle piece. You can’t see it but it’s basically a little square stud with another stud joined at a right angle. It’s small, but with the other accessories being a little “flat” it’s a piece that always stood out when I was feeling my way through bags.
All in all I think LEGO has given us a nice, inclusive set of Looney Tunes. Petunia and Lola lean a bit towards the obscure, but I’m sure Lola’s inclusion has something to do with the upcoming Space Jam installment. I think Foghorn Leghorn would’ve worked as one of the bigger minifigs and it would’ve been nice to have 1 or 2 humans in the mix, like Yosemite Sam or Elmer Fudd. I’m a bit partial to Pepe LaPew (sp?) because he was one of the few I actually found funny as a child…not that Looney Tunes was my choice pick.
I like that each character has an accessory or two. Some of them are fairly clever like Wile E.’s anvil, Lola’s basketball, and Speedy’s cheese, but the best is Taz’s wobbly circular baseplate. And yes, for the record he also comes with a regular baseplate as well.
I get that while dated, the Looney Tunes themselves are iconic – legendary, even, and names like “Bugs Bunny” will echo through time long after his explicit shenanigans are forgotten. However, with virtually every other 90’s IP being dredged up and rebooted or retooled or just outright milked for nostalgia dollars, I would love for Tiny Toons to stage a comeback…even just a little one. As a child of the 90’s, I was much more vested in the likes of Buster, Babs, Plucky, and Hamilton.
I haven’t followed the Minifigures releases too closely, but if Hot Wheels wanted, there’s plenty of room for a second installment.
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