Spaceship Enterprise founded one of the world’s largest science fiction franchises in the 1960s. In the meantime, we are almost used to the fact that such brands are exploited through countless products and excessive marketing. Star Trek enthusiasts were also able to acquire a plastic phaser or a multifunctional belt decades ago to replay their own space adventures at home.
A Merchandise product from the seventies However, even then caused irritation. The so -called Space Fun Helm Not only did it look questionable – nobody knew what his function should be.
The Space Fun Helm had nothing to do with Star Trek at all
In the series the Fun helmet with antenna and siren never before. At all, it is not even clear what the part should be good for. Although it is on the white plastic in thick letters, the inscription for Kirk and McCoy is also included. Children could therefore choose which name of their Favorite hero Wearing them on their heads.
The inscription on the box has nevertheless made an impression: since the toy is also joking as “Spock helmet” was called Mr. Spock actor Ethan Peck in one Unboxing video can enjoy the useless toy. He embodies Spock in the currently running STAR TREK: Strange New Worlds and is obviously trying to take the gadget of his character seriously.
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Real fans quickly realized that the product was one Pure cash grave acted: the attempt to make money with little effort and loveless production. But instead of outrage, the Star Trek Fedom found, as is so often the case, their own dealings with the topic.
As CBR reports, the fun space helmet has become one over the years ironic fan favorites – until he even got an appearance in a well -known series.
In Lower Decks, the space fun helmet becomes a reality
The animation series Star Trek: Lower Decks is known to pick up small Easter Eggs and old Star Trek entertainments that are forgotten elsewhere. So here too. Already in Episode 10 of the series, attentive fans were able to space fun helmet In Mariner’s stock of smuggling goods discover. The gadget belongs to the canon after almost 50 years.
The helmet is immersed in once again Episode 5 of season 3 on. Here we see him as an antique of the so -called “collector”, which we know as an adversary from an episode spaceship Enterprise: the next century. Mariner and Boimler meet the collector at a trade fair. However, the function of the helmet remains unclear.
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This story is probably the only example of the world in which a merchandise product is only sold and then appears in the franchise instead of the other way around. By the way, an original helmet was recently For almost € 800 Auctioned on the Internet – the manufacturers would probably not have expected that in 1970.