August 2003 - There seems to be no such thing as "enough" for Monty Python fans - Monty Python and the Holy Grail, originally released in 1975, has been in Amazon's top 500 DVD list since it debuted in 2001. But Toy Vault's testing that theory by releasing a bunch of new items in their Monty Python toy line.
"That's no ordinary rabbit. Death awaits you all with nasty, big, pointy teeth."
Be the funniest-and likely scariest-person at your best friend's baby shower by showing up with the Killer Rabbit, a plush version of the fuzzy little fella that took down six of Arthur's bravest knights. At first glance it's just a giant bunny; on closer inspection, you'll see the nasty, big, pointy teeth that can mangle a man in seconds. Available in small [6", SRP $9.95, available now], regular [9", SRP $19.95, available now] and giant [2.5', SRP $59.95, available now].
Now that everyone at the baby shower is looking at you like you're a complete lunatic, completely redeem yourself by giving the baby the Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch, Arthur's weapon of choice against the Killer Rabbit. This nine-inch replica of the sacred relic from The Holy Grail will show everyone that you do, in fact, want to protect the baby. [9", SRP $19.95, available 12/03]
"It's just a flesh wound."
He fights with the strength of many men-until you cut all his limbs off. The Black Knight, the Keeper of the Bridge, fought Arthur, King of the Britons, and it cost him his arms and legs. "It's just a flesh wound," he'll argue in your imagination as you yank the Velcroed limbs off this plush replica of the Black Knight. [12", SRP $19.95, available 09/03]
"Now go away or I shall taunt you a second time!"
If swearing at bad drivers wears you out, Toy Vault and Monty Python have the solution: The French Guard Voice Abuse Key Chain. Don't get mad; let your keychain tell them, "I fart in your general direction!" Don't get angry; let your keychain tell them, "Go and boil your bottom, sons of a silly person!" Don't flip them off; let your keychain tell them, "I wave my private parts at your aunties, you cheesy lot of secondhand electric donkey-bottom biters." [3.5", SRP $14.95, available 11/03].
"He's probably pining for the fjords."
You make think this is a plush replica of a dead parrot, but it is not. It is a plush replica of a live parrot that's just resting... or stunned... or shagged out from a prolonged squawk. From Monty Python's "The Dead Parrot" sketch comes the... well, The Dead Parrot, a 6" plush complete with unblinking eyes and nails through the feet. [6", SRP $9.95, available 10/03]
"And now for something completely different."
Toy Vault launched the Monty Python line in 2001 with the release of Killer Rabbit. These latest line extensions follow such subsequent successes as the Killer Rabbit. "Monty Python was one of the major formative influences of my misspent youth," said Toy Vault's creative director Jon Huston, "so bringing this line from concept to finished product is a literal dream come true. With so many cool characters and concepts to draw from, the possibilities are virtually endless."
Toy Vault has been making innovative toys from their headquarters in Corbin, Kentucky since 1997. They've developed toys with such properties as the Sci-Fi Channel's Farscape, HP Lovecraft's Cthulhu, and Nickelodeon's Sponge Bob Squarepants.
  
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