Five Days Of Figment Part IV, A New Hope

Today I have realized the true magical nature of Figment. 


This comes in the form of a gift. For you. For me. For Figment, himself. A bank error in your favor. A way out of the fun house. 


I was going through  my pin collection, when it hit me that I don't have enough Figment pins to give you a full week of happy, smiling, winged, betailed, and bepurpled (you can tell me they aren't real words when you can argue the etymological existence of words such as "supercalifragilisticexpialidocious" and "Imagineer" - so ferme la bibbidi bobbidi bouche) dragons. 


Figment and I both have come to an accord. How do I feel about not having to post more about Figment? Oddly enough, the same way Figment feels about my daily harangues. 


In a word:

He's even sparkling at the notion!

This particular pin is part of the 2011 Cast Lanyard series, and features a Hidden Mickey. Actually, there are a number of pins with Disney characters holding the word "Good," such as Goofy and both Chip N' Dale, but I'm saving those characters for week-long celebrations of their own...but those posts are for WAY in the future.

As always, special thanks to PinPics.com for the factual information on this pin.

Five Days Of Figment Part III, Northwest Parking Territory

This pin arrive the other day, along with a bevy of others from a trusted seller (which were not Figment related):

I had no idea what any of this meant at first. Were there very narrow age ranges for creative activities at Walt Disney World? Is Figment a misguided Polk supporter with a poor sense of geography? Does the C stand for "citrus," and is that a scary orange in the background? Were those the numbers of the local growers unions?

A little research has shown me that this cryptic pin denotes a parking area at Walt Disney World. As in C-section (the C is for "Create" in case any of you are getting apprehensive about the qualifications for going on vacation), parking rows 38 thru 42. Oh, and that orange thing in the background? It's Spaceship Earth. There are no conspiracies to be had, save for those intentionally looking for them.

This pin is part of the Cast Lanyard Series #3, and contains a Hidden Mickey.

If you've been with me in this celebration of Figment, stay tuned for tomorrow's special entry! 

Thanks to PinPics.com for the non-speculative information on this pin.

Five Days Of Figment: Part II

Does Figment have a voice?

A recent search has shown me that not only does Figment have a voice, but he also plays the foil against Eric Idle (slightly older than his role as Paspartu in Around The World In 80 Days, but younger than his last round of Watney's) in the Journey Into Imagination (with Figment) ride at Walt Disney World's Epcot.

Yup. That's Figment. Here be...mascots.

In watching the video, the veteran humorist (Google thinks it's a word, so I'm not arguing) reacts very well with the animated Figment - to the point where one cannot help but being reminded of Mr. DNA:

But Figment isn't just a perky yet informative character. No sir. Figment has an entire range of emotions:

This is Figment when he is confused.

This is Figment feeling lonely.

Here is an angry Figment. 

Why? BECAUSE YOU ARE TOO EMOTIONALLY DEAD TO READ THE SUBTLETIES OF HIS EXPRESSIVE NATURE!

These are part of the Figment Expressions Set, and each has a Hidden Mickey. They were released in 2008, and, if you do further research, you'll discover that there were at least two series of pins with Figment showing various emotions.

In short, Figment is infinite. One cannot know the whole of Figment, but one can know aspects of Figment. Figment, Most Confused. Figment, Most Lonely. Figment, Most Angry. 

I think Figment, Most Merciful is the completer pin - so if anyone has that one, please drop me a line.

Special thanks to PinPics.com for this enlightening journey in letting Figment into my soul. 

Five Days Of Figment: Part I

This is Figment:

Figment seems to be very popular with EPCOT visitors and Disney fans who have been to the parks, and I think because of this, I have very little attachment to this character. I don't know it from a movie. I don't know it from a book. I thought I knew it from something outside of the parks, but I was wrong. Figment seems perky. Figment also seems "clever" in a special or savant-type way. 

That being said, I'm appealing to you to tell me exactly what Figment is, beyond the "Two tiny wings, eyes big and yellow, horns of a steer, but a lovable fellow. From head to tail, he's royal purple pigment" description. He's not a dragon - well, certainly not a dragon that any other dragon would admit to (and I'm including the creature from Pete's Dragon in this), so what is he?

I have more attachment to O.L.D.Bob, as far as Disney characters go, and even I forget who he is at times.

To give you an example, the above picture is of O.L.D. Bob. Odds are, you don't know who he is - and that's not a bad thing - I worry that one day I'll meet the person who really identified with this character, and has built up an impressively scary collection of O.L.D. Bob merchandise, as well as homemade O.L.D. Bob action figures, costumes, an O.L.D. Bob encasement for a Segway, and possibly an O.L.D. Bob RealDoll (link not provided, and research not done for everyone's safety). I barely know who he is, and I only found a decent picture of him on MySpace (stop and think about that, because it'll save me a lot of time in explaining why this is funny). That's how much less relevant Figment is to me - I prefer the Disney equivalent of a hipster band. "I know this really cool Disney character, but you've probably never heard of it."

I have a bunch of figment pins, and this is just the first that I'll be showing this week. If you have a real interest in this character, make me an offer, or wait until I list a few pins this week.

Now for the pin trading facts:

This pin was released in 2010 as part of the Figment Collection of Hidden Mickey Pins. This is 4 of 6 in a set, and is a Cast Lanyard only pin.

Thanks again to PinPics.com for information regarding this pin.

Stay tuned for Part II, wherein Figment gets all emo on us.