I remember when the Green M&M Spokescandy debuted in the late 90s. I loved that there was finally a female element in the wildly popular M&M commercials. (Plus green is my favorite color, both in my daily life but also in my M&M consumption). But the weird thing is that she was super sexualized right from the start. The male characters had a goofy Monsters Inc "Mike and Sully" banter, but Green was shown sauntering down the street fielding cat-calls of "mmmm.. I'd like a piece of that", lying seductively on a carpet, drawing attention to her mouth, and even stripping out of her candy shell (that last one might have been fan-made). Thankfully, she eventually became more that just a "sexy character" with witty brazen comebacks and being a voice of reason among the boys. And my fondness for her grew. I honestly wouldn't have ever picked up this diecast figurine for my collection if not for the introduction of the female Brown (2011) and Purple (2022) characters. I love a triad. Let's check out Green!
M&Ms released a special assortment with just Purple, Green, and Brown.
Time for some Group and Comparison Pics!
Here are all the Jada M&M ladies so far: 3" Ms. Brown, 4" Green, 3" Purple, 4" Ms. Brown, and 3" Green.
By the way, those 3" and 4" sizes are how these figures are marketed. It's clearly a generalization of scale (and not taking the bases into account). This photo makes the large figures appear twice as large.
Cheers!
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