It’s “95,” not “96,” bozo! (Image via Wikipedia)

Back in the heyday of the Pokemon craze, counterfeiters faked trading cards with images of the then-150 (now over 490) imaginary creatures, such as Pikachu and my personal favorite, Snorlax, and the elements they possess. But there’s even more to knock-off toys than what every tween in the US coveted years ago, as Mike Mozart, YouTube video blogger and toy enthusiast, explains in this series of videos:

Yes, he’s reviewing a knock-off toy based on the Disney/Pixar film, Cars, but it is licensed by neither company and the title on the box reads: “Funny Car King.” Mozart activates the toy, and it plays techno music. Add the tumbling version of the protagonist automobile, and he concocts a laughter recipe!

In the above video, he’s reviewing a barrage of Winnie-The-Pooh toys, again, all not licensed by Disney! Like, really – you can likely find them at bargain stores and your neighborhood Dollar Tree. The “Mignon” (referring to Pooh, not the beef steak you eat in an upscale restaurant) toy gave me a laugh, because the Engrish description, “Full Function: sound a beautiful music the light can flashing sway and circumgyrate,” is just as funny as its full operation, with techno music. He then reviews another toy, in which Pooh is renamed “Gout!” Gout – why would the company Dongxin call a bear of very little brain a disease? Mozart mentions another piece of good old laughable Engrish, “A Pooh friction is very interesting.” He lastly reviews the knock-off Lightning McQueen toy, and most notably, it has a “96″ decal, where there should be a “95!”

But the last video sure can provide many laughs as well -

My least favorites are the Power Rangers SPD figures and the WWF (made by WWE or Jakks Pacific) counterfeits, but Mozart’s reviews of the Pokemon cards are sure to rekindle those who get riled up about counterfeit merchandise from years ago. Elaborate as they seem on the packaging, which impresses him a lot, most of the cards have typos, maybe the dreaded Engrish. The Dora the Explorer stickers, or as the Engrish description says, “Miraculous decals – an environmental protection,” are great, but the aptly-named “Benign Girl” (a counterfeit Barbie product) cell phone makes me laugh a lot! And, of course, he gives a teaser for the fake iPods, which is soon to be written about!

Those toys are really not safe for children, due to lead and untested safety concerns, but the boxes alone can tickle your funny bone – because Engrish is the language of describing counterfeit playthings!