My mother loved to take pictures of me on Christmas day, reveling in everything that Santa had brought for me while I was asleep. One of the earliest photos I recall has me standing next to an inflatable Incredible Hulk Punching Bag. I must not have been older than 5.
I realize the the proper term for this toy was a bopping bag. But as a youngster, I called it a punching bag.
I remember how much fun it was to punch it and it would wobble to the floor and come back for more. Also, I recall being in my parent's room and punching it so hard one day that it sprung a leak. (I would later get a Spider-Man replacement at some point.)
Yes, I have all these memories. Yet for some reason I can't remember just exactly what my Hulk toy looked like. I found 2 versions- both of which look familiar. But I am just not sure. Maybe I had both? For some reason, I remember the yellow box from the image below as well as the Hulk toy in the pic below. Regardless, this should explain why I included photos of the two varieties of bop bags.
If I had easy access to my Christmas photos, I could solve this problem. But if I am being honest, while I am in the holday spirit, I am not in the mood to go looking for one photo out of a stack of 1000s.
Maybe some day. Just not today!
For my Advent gift for you today, here's a video of Hulk and some friends dancing to Jingle Bells. Because, why not?
Pour yourself a cup of egg nog and enjoy!
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