reducing your childhood dreams to splinters

I've been wanting to find some extra pegs for my Lite Brite for some time now--ever since I saw some examples of artwork that could be created if you had more than seven colors at your disposal. Unfortunately, those pegs must be custom-made, because I could only find the basic colors on E-Bay, but I also found a review of the Lite Brite G.I. Joe Picture Refills pack. I'm glad I didn't waste any time or money trying to track down any of these retro licensed Lite Brite pictures.


There's the Joes' counterintelligence specialist, Agent Scarlett. Given what we're working with, that's a pretty dead-on interpretation. You might think Playskool crass for emphasizing her substantial chest, but c'mon, they needed to put something in there to make sure we didn't confuse Scarlett with Duke or the guy with the parrot. Knowing Scarlett as I do, that's a crossbow in her right hand and a communicator in her left. To those a little less clear on the lore, it looks like she's using an electric toothbrush on her forehead while playing with a Kenner Star Destroyer. The scarf looks more like some mystery item I only finished halfway, but make no mistake - it's a scarf. Scarlett loved scarves. Remember, there were no set uniforms in the world of G.I. Joe. The quickest way to rise ahead wasn't by having the best aim or the highest number of captured Cobra troops - you just had to have goofier clothes than your contemporaries. Why else would they have sent a rookie basketball player to take care of a world domination plot involving the use of alien spores to transform the planet's population into snakes and rats? You're ranked according to how interesting your pants look.