I left my brain inside of my other head
You don't impress me, don't depress me
Don't supress me, just undress me
The teachers test me, my father blessed me
The pigs arrest me, I get upset
Boo hoo

Kenner had produced a board game, a movie viewer and the large Alien figure, all shipped to toy stores with all fingers crossed. And when the movie premiered in 1979 and the toys were out, nothing could be heard but screaming in Kenner's consumer complaints department. The sales for the figure were exceedingly poor, with most kids being too frightened by its nauseating appearance to want it. Besides, even those little ironguts that did like it found it near impossible to convince their parents to cough up for the loathsome creature (except literally). And what of the few brave young space cadets who managed to capture one? Most were so affected by the horrid plastic beast that their mums and dads were on the hotline to Kenner to rant and rave about endless broken nights consoling their nightmare riddled child, after tossing the offending monster into the nearest bin or high cupboard shelf, out of harms way. Quickly realized to be a cold potato by toyshop owners, the large Alien figure was swiftly consigned to the discount bins, to make way for more user-friendly product (most likely the next Star Wars shipment!). The figures were seen in mass quantities in the early 1980's for as little as $10 each at department stores. All in all, the Kenner Alien experience had been a disaster. Not knowing until too late that they'd sunken their kid-oriented bucks into an adult oriented film, Kenner were the proud owners of a bucket load of toys totally unsuited to their target audience. Perhaps the recipe for toy sales of the cosmic order needed one more pointer: look before you cook!