Here's another set of stunning, but rejected, Star Wars merchandise. These amazing examples of human genius go from a mini-fridge with Han Solo frozen in carbonite as its door to a Death Star BBQ, actual Leia's hair headphones and even an AT-AT chair caddy to hold your magazines, snacks and Pepsi—the marketing masterminds proposed all these gadgets—next to your favorite sofa. The best ones are frightening, yet irresistible.

I don't know about you, but I would kill for a real fridge with Han Solo in carbonite on the door. Click the source for a lot more of these crazy promotional gadgets. They have a Bespin Cloud City lamp I could kill for. And make Addy want to kill me. [Action Figure Insider]

4:10 PM on Wed Feb 13 2008
By Jesus Diaz
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ShinySideUp at 04:21 PM on 02/13/08
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That Tauntaun suit is teh awesomes.
bobdobbs at 04:21 PM on 02/13/08
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I'd rock that BBQ.
impreza at 04:23 PM on 02/13/08
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AT-AT Chair caddy... why hello, 1982!

I'm astounded these are 1999 copyrighted, haf this stuff looks ripped straight out of the 80's. CHAIR CADDYS?! Sheesh.
FLegion at 04:25 PM on 02/13/08
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I wonder if Tony Stark likes his AT-AT chair caddy.
jdhuck at 04:26 PM on 02/13/08
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Didn't Princess Vespa have the Leia headphones?
Seiven at 04:27 PM on 02/13/08
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I soooooooo want that grill
WildWon at 04:28 PM on 02/13/08
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What the hell?! How are any of these bad?!
ninjagin at 04:31 PM on 02/13/08
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Death Star Grill FTW.
redkamel at 04:32 PM on 02/13/08
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how come they never make the good stuff, instead we get the 18inch talking jar jar. But no cloud city lamp.
daftrok at 04:36 PM on 02/13/08
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The Death Star grill is missing the Bush Cheney 2008 sticker.
tek_nic at 04:38 PM on 02/13/08
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Okay - somebody needs to make that costume for halloween! If I were any good ad fabricating with fabrics, I would.
SeattleTed at 04:39 PM on 02/13/08
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One could make the headphones. -no way starwars copyrighted a hairstyle. I could destroy a planet for that grill though.
Aethyr at 04:42 PM on 02/13/08
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I can't stop laughing at the Leia headphones.
avconsumer at 04:45 PM on 02/13/08
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Tauntaun costume is approved and may commence mass production please.
norfizzle at 04:47 PM on 02/13/08
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lovin that mini-fridge...
Lizard_King at 04:50 PM on 02/13/08
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I always wanted a Tauntaun Sleeping bag. Unzip, Say "...and I thought they smelled bad on the outside." and jump in. Bonus points for a small lightsabre shaped zipper-pull.
dna at 04:52 PM on 02/13/08
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@JDHUCK

Yes, she did.
axiomatic at 04:55 PM on 02/13/08
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It is borderline criminal that these items aren't available right now. The BBQ pit... awesome.
lankybits at 04:56 PM on 02/13/08
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Clearly, there's no way the grill idea could have been rejected if the copy had read "fully operational" instead of "fully functioning." Curse you, marketers, for not doing your homework!
lankybits at 04:58 PM on 02/13/08
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...and of course, a line about burgers being ready "by the time your friends arrive" wouldn't have hurt, either.
an1m3fr33k at 05:06 PM on 02/13/08
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@SeattleTed: ha ha... destroy a planet for that.... oh nevermind....
nutbastard at 05:13 PM on 02/13/08
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@Aethyr:
it's hilarious, since the headphones thing was spoofed in spaceballs...
preskewl at 05:22 PM on 02/13/08
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At least the Princess Leah headphones made it on spaceballs LOL..
markcheng at 05:24 PM on 02/13/08
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wow i would SHIT myself if my parents bought me that Tauntaun thing!!
NaleAne at 05:28 PM on 02/13/08
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The DeathStar grill is awesome! I would definitely have bought one!
merbrat at 05:30 PM on 02/13/08
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Hee! Lookit the Vader Gumball thingy...the gumballs make his eyes all googly!
These are too funny! Want.
computermachina at 05:36 PM on 02/13/08
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The grill with the minifridge would make any party a hit and I am not even sarcastic!
MIKEAWESOME at 05:41 PM on 02/13/08
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I'm going to make that fucking fridge, hahaha.
@werk at 05:41 PM on 02/13/08
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Is marketing really that hard? Shouldn't the mini fridge read: "Keep your Pepsi cold in this really cool storage."?

You know since it would be f'ing awesome aka "cool" to have that mini fridge?
Kamenwati at 05:42 PM on 02/13/08
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@jdhuck: lol yeah she did
Kamenwati at 05:43 PM on 02/13/08
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@impreza: I thought they were from the 80's also
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@Lizard_King: OH MAN. Another amazing idea!
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@@werk: "Cold Storage" as in frozen in Carbonite, maybe? I don't know what the hell they were thinking either.
newgalactic at 05:45 PM on 02/13/08
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Imagine:
+50 screaming 12-year-olds all coming down the street straight towards you! It would be amazing.

...and the mini frig and grill rock, along with the gum ball machine.
BigViper at 05:45 PM on 02/13/08
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Grill and Fridge all the way
newgalactic at 05:47 PM on 02/13/08
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@newgalactic: ...correction, +50 12-year-olds...in the Tauntaun suit.

...my origional post had a certain "ring" I hadn't intended.
@werk at 05:50 PM on 02/13/08
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@MIKEAWESOME: Damn you, I felt so smug. That makes a little sense now....
@werk at 05:53 PM on 02/13/08
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@newgalactic: haha, ewww perv
Larz2112 at 06:20 PM on 02/13/08
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Now witness the firepower of this fully stoked and operational grilling station! Fire up the grill commander.
Brian Sexton at 06:59 PM on 02/13/08
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I could go for a Death Star barbecue.
theDagda at 07:11 PM on 02/13/08
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I'm pretty sure the gumball dispenser was a real product. I recall seeing those waaay back in the 80s...
tokiwartooth at 07:28 PM on 02/13/08
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Han Solo full-size stainless steel fridge... now that's something to put as a centre-peice in your kitchen... i'm sure the guy who did this [gizmodo.com] could whip up some custom panels for your kitchen cupboards, too.

Tasteful? Maybe not, but totally cool if you've resigned yourself to celibacy.
newgalactic at 07:54 PM on 02/13/08
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@Larz2112: YAAAHOO Kid!!!! (I'm LMAO with your "fully operational grilling station" comment)
ffmusicdj at 09:21 PM on 02/13/08
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Holy crap that stuff is awesome.
B1663R at 09:34 PM on 02/13/08
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the tauntaun suit rocks!! it's almost as cool at the Yoda backpack they have out. it's too small to fit a laptop and i don't like my ass getting kicked during commutes.

[gizmodo.com]

BTW i guess it was a slow news day.
B1663R at 09:35 PM on 02/13/08
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sorry shouda said my laptop (non apple)
spaceman37 at 11:27 PM on 02/13/08
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I saw that EXACT tauntaun costume at Star Wars Celebration II. I can't seem to find my picture of it now. Nothing came up on a google search either.
pradster at 12:26 AM on 02/14/08
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that han solo in carbonite looks like an idea by MAD magazine!
ryanrule at 01:02 AM on 02/14/08
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wtb fridge.
AdmNaismith at 01:25 AM on 02/14/08
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The Tauntaun suit is clever, but the Darth Vader Gum Ball dispensed is Hi-Larious. I can just see an officer going up to Vader and twisting his nose around for a Death Star Gum Ball.
SinistarX at 10:00 AM on 02/14/08
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@spaceman37: Google turned up these when searching for "tauntaun costume":

[www.starwars.com]
[www.flickr.com]
Marcus at 10:01 AM on 02/14/08
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These are all awesome! There's not a single one of those I would not buy. That's fantastic. The Death Star grill is simply brilliant.
Marcus at 10:03 AM on 02/14/08
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@Lizard_King: I actually had the tauntaun sleeping bag idea, too. But hats off, sir, to the lightsaber zipper pull. Brilliant.
szrimaging at 12:15 PM on 02/14/08
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I want that grill. Why on earth wouldn't they make it? I think it would disappear quicker than any NFL branded grill would.
Vagabum at 04:00 PM on 02/15/08
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[waves hand]
This is not the Star Wars cra...er, merchandise you want.