Ecto-1 and Stay-Puft work the New York licensing Expo

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Published: 09 June 2008 4:02 PM UTCPosted in: MISCTags:

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Sony Consumer Products (not to be confused with Omni Consumer Products) was is at the New York Licensing Expo, Tuesday and Wednesday, which is basically a place for people who makes things to meet up with people who have things that can be made. Meaning, Sony was shopping around all their big ticket intellectual properties for manufacturers to turn into mugs and dolls, etc. In this case, Ghostbusters was in full effect, with the Ecto-1 and the giant inflatable Stay-Puft on hand to direct folks to the Sony booth.

What does this mean to us? Well, more than likely it will lead to at least a few more cool Ghostbusters items to spend our money on in the coming year. Time will tell.

UPDATE: Here’s the list of what Sony says they are looking for at that show (bear in mind that this covers ALL of Sony’s IPs, not just ghostbusters, but it is an interesting guideline on possibilities.)

- Apparel/Fashion/Accessories
- Food/Beverages
- Promotions/Incentives
- Publishing
- Stationery/Paper Goods
- Toys/Games/Hobbies

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10 Comments

1. Dan Amrich

   Posted June 9, 2008 at 4:25 PM

   That’s great to see Sony getting behind the franchise. Keeping it in mothballs doesn’t make fans happy or make anybody any money.
2. P. S. Brown

   Posted June 9, 2008 at 4:47 PM

   god i can’t wait until comic con

   Dan Amrich i totally agree with you
3. hannibalking

   Posted June 9, 2008 at 4:52 PM

   “(not to be confused with Omni Consumer Products)”

   Well, OCP isn’t quite as evil as Sony. Wait, don’t leave Sony, I’m sorry. No, it’s not you, it’s me. It’s okay, I forgive you (except you SOE, I’ll never forgive you), just bring on the Ghostbusters.
4. Chris

   Posted June 9, 2008 at 9:52 PM

   Questions.

   1. Is this at the Javitz Center?

   2. It looks like Ecto-1 is in the lobby area, although the licensing convention is probably for business representatives only… is Ecto-1 available for public viewing?

   3. Does anyone know if Ecto-1 will be there both tuesday AND wednesday?
5. castewar

   Posted June 10, 2008 at 12:08 AM

   That is the Javitz Center and while I don’t know for certain, I’d be surprised if they shipped it from LA just to take it home before the Expo actually starts.

   And I’m also not sure of the set-up, but it’s often possible at trade shows like that, to get into the lobby without a pass, you just can’t get into the Expo hall. I wouldn’t swear to that, but that’s my guess.
6. Jas

   Posted June 10, 2008 at 10:47 AM

   Yep, like i’d said before, Sony has many events for the Original Ecto-1. It goes back to Sony and later it hits the road. Keeping Ecto-1 out of the rain, its great to see Ecto-1 out. I’ll be checking on Ecto-1A later this month. – Hollywood Detective
7. Axel

   Posted June 10, 2008 at 2:53 PM

   uh, oh wow! where iis this at brooklyn or manhattan?! i wish it was at least downtown brooklyn! lol!
8. castewar

   Posted June 10, 2008 at 3:47 PM

   Manhatten, near the Lincoln Tunnel, but according to the website, if you can catch the A or C line, you can get pretty close.

   http://www.javitscenter.com/directions/default.asp#public
9. lozbloke

   Posted June 11, 2008 at 12:35 AM

   I dunno about ayone else, and I hate to build up unnecessary excitement, but…
   I truely now believe that all this promotion all of a sudden cant be just directed at a blue ray release and the game. Since when has the publicity machine gone into such overdrive for a DVD rehash (albeit Blue Ray) and video game?? Bring on Comic Con!
10. Paul R. from Spook Central

    Posted June 13, 2008 at 11:43 AM

    That’s a slightly different inflatable Stay-Puft. You’ll notice that the mouth and face are slightly different from the one we’ve seen for the past few months.

    I wonder how many different inflatable Stay-Pufts there are.