I’ve always been somewhat of a board game purist. (Evidence: my reaction to Hasbro’s new-ish pimped-out version of Clue.) Yet, I’m not totally against Hasbro’s new SpongeBob SquarePants-centric Operation game, which allows you to dive inside the character and remove his Barnacle Brain, Clammy Hands, and questionably named Patty Pleasure Center. (What kind of game is this exactly?!)
And that’s not because I’m a SpongeBob fan. In fact, I’ve only caught a few episodes during those nights when I’ve had enough PBRs to find myself inexplicably drawn to Nickelodeon. No, I like the concept of the Operation game because it got me thinking about other TV characters I’d like to get inside. (I’ll give you a second to get your mind out of the gutters, PopWatchers!)
For one, I’d love to take a gander inside of Lost‘s Ben Linus, if only to find out whether or not he does have a heart. And who wouldn’t want to extract Liz Lemon’s funny bone from her body in order to implant it into their own?
Your turn—what TV character would you like to Operate on? And what show do you hope Hasbro eventually uses as inspiration for one of its games? I’m still crossing my fingers for an American Idol-inspired Trivial Pursuit, because I need something to show for the 5 million hours I’ve spent ingesting the series.
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i would operate on hannah montana and i hope i fail no seriously i would like mickey mouse or tom and jerry or opperating on the hole cast of snl just to finish the job.
I would like to see Sylar from heroes, all those powers and brains. You could see if he had a heart too!
oh and i forgot a fringe operation game.
That’s a cool idea.
I’d like to get inside..umm…i mean operate on Jason Stackhouse or Vampire Eric…
is sponge bob supposed to be terrifying?
I want to operate on Lord Voldemort! because he is already missing the majority of his soul, so it would be easier!
Patty Pleasure Center! That’s fantastic!
This article had me laughing uncontrollably! The Patty Pleasure Center line was hysterical! I fully support the AI Trivial Pursuit, sounds fun to me. I put my vote in for a video game inspired by Barney on HIMYM where you get to choose how Barney would react in situations and what cheesy line he would put together. Or a game of LIFE based on the original 90210 series…LOL. They could have credit cards and fast cars. And of course drug problems and career promotions and failures. And finally, what about a Dexter version of Operation. Think about how cool it would be to see inside his brain and his heart and maybe there is a spot that contains his goodness and a section for his fears that generate evil. How creepy is that?
Thank you to Kate Ward for such a wonderfully unusual and captivating article. Funny stuff.
I would love to “operate” on Dr Callie Torres – the things I would like to do….. but not with anesthesia I want her awake
Fry from Futurama always seems to be doing something interesting to himself. Let’s operate on him.
Probably Michael Scott. He’s such a bonehead, a surgery is practically the only hope in fixing him up.
i don’t watch House, but I’d want to operate on him. He seems like he would have some interesting stuff inside of him.