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Write a Review link for that item. Simpsons (Jakks Pacific) (Jakks Pacific)With the end of the year approaching, Jakks Pacific has found the time to put out one more wave of Simpsons figures before 2025 is over. We're onto wave six now, and while the mini figures seemingly haven't shown up anywhere outside of online retailers, the 5" figures are getting well-stocked at Target again after dragging their feet on stocking wave four and getting wave five well after everyone else. And it's perfect timing as well, as they recently held a sale on these figures, so I was able to grab everyone for about $8 each. We have a Homer variant leading the wave again, but it's a simpler one than the softball Homer from wave three. This version comes from "Selma's Choice," where he falls ill from eating a moldy hoagie, and the body is the same as the first wave Homer, but with a new head and left hand. The queasy expression looks great, and the shape of the head looks a little better than previous Homers. His skin tone is a sickly yellow-green, and his beard is a lighter color as well, matching his condition from the episode. I know Jakks likes to reissue key characters from their Mario and Sonic lines with the occasional new head and/or hands, so getting something more than just that with Simpsons is nice (hopefully that rumored "woo-hoo" Homer in the next wave is more than just a new head). Since Homer is mostly reused tooling, the articulation remains the same as everyone else, with the usual joints for the neck, shoulders, biceps, elbows, wrists, waist, hips, knees, and ankles. The waist was stuck at first on mine, but it broke free easily, and the forearms tend to pop off if you try to bend the elbows too far. A few issues, but very minor ones at least. The aforementioned sandwich is included, mostly eaten away and with a sculpted indent so Homer can hold it. He also has a blanket that drapes over his shoulders, and he looks great with it on. Homer isn't the only variant here, as Ned Flanders makes his 5" line debut, but in his "stupid sexy" skiing outfit from "Little Big Mom." Given how memetic that moment was, it's no wonder Jakks chose to make this version first. He's donning a helmet with a flipped-up visor, and I would've liked it if you could put the visor down, as it looks like there's enough clearance between it and the face. Speaking of which, his likeness is great, and the glasses look better than the smaller-scale Flanders, thanks to them having clear plastic lenses instead of ones with the eyes painted on. Standing right at the 5" mark, Flanders' skiing suit is red and blue all over, with the chest and shoulders being blue plastic with the red painted on, and vice versa for the rest of the body. The paint is fine for the most part, though the red over blue could look better, as I can see some of the blue through it, and there are at least two areas of paint chipping off. Flanders is quite buff underneath his usual sweater, and his physique is more prominent here, owing itself to plenty of articulation. I'm not sure if the waist is a ball joint or just a loose swivel, but he gets the unique addition of a ball chest which is nice, but both it and the elbows need better range. Unsurprisingly, his accessories are a pair of skis and poles, and the skis have pegs in them that the feet fit snugly on. Both the articulation and accessories allow for plenty of ways to display him, including the iconic "nothing at all" pose. Moving onto another iconic character is Ralph Wiggum, who we've already seen in the smaller-scale line. While Jakks didn't do much more than upscale the mold they've already done, I will say he looks a little nicer in this scale. They again did the hair as a separate piece on the top of his scalp, which continues to bother me as he's supposed to have a bald spot. It would've been more possible for them to sculpt the strands as part of the head and paint over them like Playmates did, but it looks better than the smaller Ralph, so I'll give them that. At 3 1/8" tall, Ralph, like all the other kids, is out of scale with the adults, but fits just fine with the other youths. The body looks better here, and the paint on the belt buckle looks just fine, but the pupils are a little misaligned. His shorter arms mean he lacks the separate bicep pieces that go over the elbow pegs, but the elbows are designed to still have a full range of motion (which is more than I can say for King Homer), and everything else poses fine, but some more range at the waist is much needed. He comes with one of his favorite snacks, a paste jar with a separate lid, and the jar has a tab on it so he can hold it. It looks as if the lid is designed to go into the jar, but the hole is slightly too small for it, and the soft material of the lid prevents it from going in. Still nice to have them as separate pieces rather than molded right into the hands like a certain "ultimate" version of this little guy. Rounding out the wave is Mr. Burns, and I'm happy to have a standard 5" version of him in this line following the Dracula version. Like Ralph, we already got him in the 2.5" line, which gave us a good idea of what to expect the larger version to look like. He's another example of a figure looking better in this scale, and at 4 3/4" tall, he looks great all around. He still bears his typical unamused expression, but a notable change from the smaller version is the ears, which are sculpted as part of the hair instead of his head. It's a little odd to see them detached like that, and the paint is okay aside from some uneven edges, but making them part of the head proper would've been better. The suit color is a little different, but it's still the bold dark green he's had on since the show switched to digital ink and paint. Like Ralph, Burns' articulation is cut down on slightly due to the sculpt. His ankles are only swivels due to the designs of the shoes, but everything else is no different from the others. His suit is a softer plastic than I expected, allowing his hips to kick forward and to the sides a good amount. I would've liked a ball-joint for the neck so that it can move more naturally, but I doubt Jakks is going to add more to the movement of these figures any time soon. His accessories remind me of the Playmates figure, as he has a wad of cash and Blinky in a bowl. The big difference here is that Blinky is separate from his bowl, and he fits in it using a peg. I would take care when getting him off it, as the peg broke on mine trying to free him from it, and I'd recommend using tweezers when doing so. Jakks did a great job with this wave, and the lineup is pretty good. Sick Homer wouldn't have been my first choice for another variant, but it's great they're doing versions of characters that haven't been done before, and getting a Stupid Sexy Flanders that can fit with the Playmates line is a big plus as well. The rumored wave seven lineup is interesting, as while Nelson and another Homer are expected, Fat Tony and an Itchy and Scratchy Land mascot are not. It may not be long for us to see if it's actually the case or not, but I'm hoping for a variety of both recognizable and deep-cut characters, and with how much Jakks put out this year, I have a feeling they'll build up a huge cast of characters in no time. - 11/30/25   by Toasted Brains |
| John Carver (No Leftovers) |  | Submission Order |  | Kamado Nezuko |
| King Homer | | Simpsons (Jakks Pacific) Series | | Screaming Homer |
| John Carver (No Leftovers) | | Written by Toasted Brains | | Kamado Nezuko |
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