Hey Millennials, this Space Jam merch will take you back
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When it comes to pop culture, you can never truly guess which crazes will have staying power and which will just fade into obscurity. Sometimes, you even discover that memorable (and non-Tik Tok-related!) things from your childhood are embraced by your own kids.
That's precisely the case with Space Jam: A New Legacy, the long-anticipated reboot of a 1996 classic — 25 years in the making — that's currently in theaters and on HBO Max. The live action/animated hybrid has LeBron James picking up where Michael Jordan left off. And just like its predecessor, it's a Looney Tunes film.
Space Jam: A New Legacy isn't just offering up nostalgia for millennials, though. It's something joyously fun for multiple generations to bond over. With back-to-school around the corner (sorry!), now's the time to get your kids ready for all that schoolyard Tune Squad talk with Space Jam–inspired bedspreads, notebooks, fruit snacks and toys — all available at Walmart.
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Here are some of the best Space Jam: A New Legacy items the mega-retailer is offering to help you pass on a childhood favorite to a new generation of Looney Tunes lovers.
5-inch Baller Action Figure
If you remember the old Playmates toys for the original Space Jam had a lot of design detail but not a whole lot of movable parts, making them fine for display but pretty useless for playtime.
This time, Melbourne-based Moose Toys were brought in to produce the action figures for Space Jam: A New Legacy, and their 5-inch Ballers line was designed with pose-ability and playability in mind. Each figure comes individually packaged with Acme accessories, so kids can create their own Space Jam: A New Legacy stories.
Shop it: 5-inch Baller Action Figure, $10, walmart.com
Marvin the Martian Ultimate Tune Squad 12" Action Figure
Marvin the Martian got pretty short-changed in the original Space Jam. Relegated largely to the role of referee in the original film, this toy indicates that Marvin will finally get a chance to unleash mech-suit mayhem on the villainous Al G. Rhythm and his Goon Squad.
Standing at 12 inches tall, the Marvin the Martian Ultimate Tune Squad Action Figure features button-activated phrases and sounds, and a claw that opens and closes to grasp the included plastic basketball.
Shop it: Marvin the Martian Ultimate Tune Squad 12" Action Figure, $20, walmart.com
Stretchy Goo Filled Action Figure- Tasmanian Devil
Somehow, amid all the toys produced for the original film, there was not a single stretchy figure. Thankfully, that omission has been rectified this time.
Moose Toys has expanded their popular Heroes of Goo Jit Zu stretchy-toy line to incorporate three characters from the world of Space Jam: A New Legacy: Bugs Bunny, LeBron James and, of course, the always chaotic Tasmanian Devil. Kids can squish, squonk, stretch and swing these Stretchy Goo Filled Action Figures to their hearts' delight.
Shop it: Stretchy Goo Filled Action Figure- Tasmanian Devil, $10, walmart.com
Deluxe LeBron James Big Fig
"Yeah! That's what I'm talking about!" isn't just one of the eight phrases and film sounds available at the push of a button with the Deluxe LeBron James Big Fig; it's also what your kids will say when they see this impressive Ultimate Toon Squad edition of The Akron Hammer.
With seven points of articulation and four accessories including an Acme mallet, Acme blocker, basket boom and, of course, a basketball, this 12-inch titan of the NBA is for hoops heads and cartoon-loving kids alike.
Shop it: Deluxe LeBron James Big Fig, $20, walmart.com
Space Jam: A New Legacy Fruit Snacks
When you've got a kids' movie full of cartoon characters, candy is an obvious, almost necessary piece of merchandise to produce. The folks at Betty Crocker, who have spent decades perfecting the fruit snack, brought their fun shapes and naturally flavored fruity-bites together with the characters from Space Jam: A New Legacy.
With 8 different shapes including Daffy, Bugs, and LeBron, these fruit snacks will be a great addition to your kid's lunchbox. And at only 80 calories per pouch, you can even justify sneaking a few yourself.
Shop it: Space Jam: A New Legacy Fruit Snacks, $4, walmart.com
Space Jam: A New Legacy Stationary Bundle
Did you have one of the many Space Jam Study Sets back in 1996? Bugs Bunny's smirk on a pencil sharpener? That angry Nerdluck eraser? Or perhaps you were more old-school, sporting Jordan on a Chicago Bulls school supply set — even if you knew nothing about Chicago.
Now, your kid can go back to school in style, too, with this affordable stationary bundle sporting the Tune Squad stars. With a three-ring binder, folder and notebook, this set gives your young scholar-athlete everything they need to hang on to handouts, take notes and even draw up plays for their own basketball games.
Shop it: Space Jam: A New Legacy Stationary Bundle, $5, walmart.com
Kids Reversible Comforter with Sham
Which Space Jam bedsheets did you have back in the day? Those white, star-spangled top sheets with the Nerdlucks and Mr. Swackhammer? The sky-blue, basketball net–patterned sheets with the Tune Squad scattered across?
Whichever you had, it may well have meant the world to you back in '96, and the same can now be true for your kids with this reversible comforter. Sporting both a bold and brash LeBron, Bugs and Taz layout and a more subtle basketball logo design, this simple bed set gives your kid the ability to customize their space while showing off their favorite characters.
Shop it: Kids Reversible Comforter with Sham, $30, walmart.com
Taz Pillow Buddy
Taz was everywhere in the '90s, with his own TV show, Taz-Mania, video games for the Sega Genesis and T-shirts that had Taz doing everything from fishing to bowling to...threatening you with holiday cheer.
Teach your kids a love of this agent-of-chaos with a cuddly Pillow Buddy. This perfectly snuggle-sized plush is soft but durable, making him the ideal companion for both playtime and nap time. The classic destructive force from the Looney Tunes will be a great and lasting companion to your own little whirlwind.
Shop it: Taz Pillow Buddy, $16, walmart.com
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