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Wacky Waving Inflatable Tube Guy: (The Original) (RP Minis)

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The original, very first of its kind, miniature Wacky Waving Inflatable Tube Guy is the perfect desktop companion, tiny marketing tool, or hilarious gift! Finally, the joyous dancing tube man is available in a tiny, desk-friendly size. SPECIFICATIONS: 17-inch waving tube man with fan in base to make him dance, wiggle, and shake just like the real thing (batteries not included) PERFECT GIFT: A hilarious gift for every birthday, white elephant party, or holiday! INCLUDES MINI BOOK: Includes 32-page mini book exploring the larger than life (and utterly surprising!) origins of everyone's favorite flailing arm man MANY USES: Bring a little bit of joy to your desk, dorm room, or bedside table PLEASE NOTE: This product can be powered by a 9-volt battery or by a specific AC adapter. (Battery nor AC adapter included with purchase.) Please read and follow the instructions included in the box to ensure optimal performance. If using a battery: A rechargable Ni-MH battery is recommended for best performance and is a more cost-effective alternative to a common Alkaline (single-use) battery. If using an Alkaline battery, it must be NEW. Refer to product information sheet included in box for recommended brands. DO NOT use a Carbon-Zinc battery (often labeled "Heavy-Duty"). This type of battery cannot produce enough power to operate the motor. To get the most life out of the battery, use in intervals no greater than 5 to 10 minutes. Operating in this manner will yield approximately 45 minutes of use. If your tube guy begins to get stuck in a downward position, it is time to replace the battery or recharge if using a rechargeable battery. If using an AC adapter, it must follow the below specifications: Input: AC 100-240V (50-60 Hz) Output: DC 9V (1A or 2A) Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ RP Minis


Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 2, 2018


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Print length ‏ : ‎ 32 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0762462876


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 72


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 3.75 x 3 x 1.88 inches


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    • Adorable
Format: Paperback
Very cute. Fun. As expected. My kid loves it.
Reviewed in the United States on June 12, 2025 by Amazon Customer
    • Great quirky gift
Format: Paperback
Works great and was a huge hit as a gift to someone who loves Tube Guy.
Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2025 by Blaze Bhence
    • A good silly gift
Format: Paperback
Very cute but noisy. Also not as hypnotic as watching the big ones
Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2025 by cbandc
    • I would pay twice the price to have NOT had this User Experience
Format: Paperback
I received this as a stocking stuffer from my wife... a small gag because of my love of a family guy gag. I open it - it needs a battery - common enough. But can I open the battery compartment with my hands? No! It is sealed with a tiny phillips head screw - too small to get a regular screwdriver into, requiring me to go to my tools to fish out a sufficiently small headed screw driver. I get it opened and go to where I have batteries, careful to hang onto the tiny screwdriver to close it. But does it need a common battery? No - it needs a 9V - the kind that I used to keep around for smoke detectors but now not even smoke detectors use them. So I have to scour the house for a 9V battery, still looking for this to but a smile on my face. I find one and put it in only to discover that in my battery search, I've set down the tiny screw driver which I have to find. Now to close it up. Lo and behold the battery compartment is not the type that unlocks but holds the screw... the tiny screw is completely gone. Lastly - my item completely didn't work. It was getting power because the fan would turn for little bit but there was no waving. This actually wouldn't get a 1 star review from me though because I understand that sometimes items are just defective or break in transit. What makes me write this is the experience of using this. This is an item that needs to just work with limited user setup - it's a gag after all. You can't have users for this chasing down special tools and relatively rarely used batteries. You may say, aren't these your own problems - I'd argue that these are the results of unforgivable design negligence. There is no way the makers of this product actually walked through the total user experience of using this item (which I remind you is a novelty product with no practical application - not a life saving device) from unboxing to end and decided this was acceptable. Instead of getting a chuckle (the intent of the item), I was absolutely enraged by the time I was ready to flip the power switch - and on Christmas morning. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2022 by M Darrow
    • Works with AC adapted (not included) but didn’t take batteries well
Format: Paperback
This wacky guy was fun, but despite following recommended battery it only worked when I used an AC adapter (one I happen to have that would fit, it doesn’t come with an adapter) It’s a bit of a bummer because my son wanted to use it on his desk but there isn’t a plug close by. I figured I’d just get batteries. I purchased the recommended type of 9v battery and the machine barely turned on and definitely wasn’t powerful enough to do what it was intended. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2025 by Brittany Phalen
    • BUY IT
Format: Paperback
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Beautiful.
Reviewed in the United States on June 11, 2025 by DreAnn Hopper DreAnn Hopper
    • Christmas white elephant
Format: Paperback
Hilarious as part of a white elephant gift bag. Who doesn't love wavy arm guy? And desk sized!!
Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2025 by Anna M LaRosa
    • Third time’s the charm?
Format: Paperback
My first attempt at obtaining a “Wacky Wavy” experience, I bought one of these. When I tried it with just a simple, brand new Duracell alkaline, I generally received the results that many did - not the least bit “wacky”. The instructions say “9 volt” but not just any 9 volt. If you want to use a battery at all, it needs to be either an “upper tier” version of the usual name brand batteries, or the recommended NiCad, or nickel cadmium rechargeable. Do yourself a favor and read the enclosed instructions FIRST before you buy, and you will save yourself a lot of disappointment and returns. The best option for me was to use an AC to DC adapter, one of which I had, of the correct voltage and tip polarity. So I set it up, plugged it in, and - nothing, at least initially. Just sat there. Then with no warning after a minute or two it just started going - just as you would hope it would, but again, initially. After a minute or two I began to hear the sound of the fan changing, and it appeared to be faltering. Finally it just stopped entirely. Verifying my adapter was working properly, I plugged it in and tried again. This time it started right away, but after about 4 or 5 minutes it again died completely. Undeterred, I went and bought another, along with an accompanying Wacky Wavy “Tube Gal”. While Tube Gal arrived as you would expect, in a properly packaged and sealed box, my second “Tube Guy” was anything but. As soon as I saw the bulging box and broken seal, I knew what was going on. When I opened it to look, it was even worse than I expected. Whoever had it before me had themselves clearly struggled to make it perform - so much that the nylon had been completely torn a full third down from the top - where I guess they thought making the hole at the top bigger it would work better, but I expect they discovered the had only made it worse. So, there were also snippets of Scotch tape where I guess they were trying to correct their fatal mistake. Folks, the people who designed this thing did a pretty good job determining how best to make these things work, so when you try this kind of modification (likely due to not fully reading the instructions) you will ruin it, and only end up disappointing yourself. So as the saying from an old commercial goes, “reading is fundamental”. This no less applies the the enclosed instructions. And the bonus for the REST of us? Easy - we don’t end up receiving someone else’s trash from Amazon (though I have to give a solid “thumbs down” to the people there who carelessly never inspected this obvious return, but instead just grabbed it and sent it to me as it was. Well, they’re getting this one back. Hope someone else doesn’t get hosed like I did with the same piece of junk that this one is. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2022 by D. Baker

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