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Old 06-28-2018, 08:01 AM   #14
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Originally Posted by oldmanwinters View Post
I'm not sure when the first Napoleon figure came out, but maybe it was partially inspired by his monstrous transformation seen in the episode "Napoleon Bonafrog, Colossus of the Swamps." Anyway, if they had release a toy accurate figure, it probably would have just been a Genghis Frog reissue with altered paint or accessories.
Genghis was a part of the 1989 extension of the 1988 original set. Napoleon Bonafrog was a part of the 1990 line a year later. A year after that Napoleon: Colossus of The Swamp aired as a part of the fifth season. So its possible that the odd choice in design inspired the episode.
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