Playmates Influence on the Show

[Metalhead 2.0]

I posted this over in the Toys/Collectibles forum, but no one really seems interested in discussing it, so I guess I should of posted it here:

So since the show has come back on the air the past few weeks I've noticed the emergence of something that didn't seem quite so blatant in the prior episodes, while the toy line usually follows the show, it seems now the show is also trying to make a more solid connection to the existing toys in order to increase sales. It was overly obvious in yesterday's episode.

Here's a few of the things I've noticed:

• Return of the LARP outfits.
• Return of Leo's Vision Quest outfit.
• Return of Snakeweed (sorta).
• Pointless cameos by Rahzar and FishFace.
• LOTs of grappling. (I guess to sell ZipLine playsets)
• The ShellRaiser and Party Wagon featured in the same episode.
• The GrassKicker. (although the design was different than the toy, the name was the same)
• The weapons sound effects have been emphasized at a higher volume than normal and now exactly match the sounds produced by the Power SoundFX Weapons sets.

Anyone else noticing this or have anything they've noticed?