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Believe it or not, this incredibly frightening object is a toy. Parents actually purchased this instrument of terror and handed it willingly to children in the 1950's. It's the Popeye Bubble Maker, and that disturbing device in Popeye's gaping maw that looks like a death ray apparently produced delightful bubbles. To my eye, this beast looks better suited for a Ray Harryhaussen film, destroying the city while emitting mechanical shrieks. The town is ablaze, pedestrians flee. Finally, the heroine's scientist father has an epiphany. "Salt water! We must alert the Navy!"
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