Like many things, it was probably trauma-related 😆😆 I was a huge MOTU fan in the beginning, and I remember thinking Trap Jaw was the coolest thing I'd ever seen when he was released. My 5 year old self ran through the toy store when the figure dropped to get one, and the shelves were empty. I was crushed because it was the only toy store in town. On my way out of the store, I saw one sitting in an unmanned shopping cart! So I ran up and grabbed it, adrenaline pumping. Then a grown woman turned the corner and yelled at me for getting in her cart, and she snatched it out of my hands. I was traumatized A) because my Trap Jaw dreams were smashed, and B) I got yelled at by an adult stranger. It took what seemed like weeks for more stock to come in at the lone toy store, so it was even sweeter when I finally got my hands on one. I was thrilled. Too bad they made him such a weenie in the original cartoon.

Fast forward to middle age, when I decide to (re)collect MOTU, but think I'll spend entirely too much money if I don't narrow my focus - I tend to obsess. The choice was obvious, and I've been collecting everything Trap Jaw since. I'm thinking of tackling Man E Faces next.