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New ‘Home Alone’ Merch Hits In Time For the Holidays

The fun swag includes a Gus Polinski bobblehead, a Little Nero’s hat and more.

The Kenosha Kickers are about to get bigger in a lot more places than Sheboygan. That’s because bandleader and self-proclaimed Polka King of the Midwest Gus Polinski has, at long last, been immortalized in bobblehead form. Behold:

Gus Polinski, leader of the Kenosha Kickers, the famous fictional polka band from the first Home Alone movie. Photo from the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum.

Now, those first few lines are only going to make sense if you’re a Home Alone fan. Chances are that you probably dig the flick. Released in 1990, Home Alone is the highest-grossing Christmas film of all-time and continues to be a staple in the pantheon of annual must-watch holiday movies.

So, you’ll know then that Gus leads the fictional polka band that gives lead character Kevin McCallister’s mom a ride from Scranton to Chicago to reunite with Kevin on Christmas Day. The late great John Candy played Gus, whose relatively few lines didn’t stop him from being a much-loved scene-stealer in the movie.

Wonderfully for fans like us, there are other Home Alone bobbleheads available, too. They include Kevin and the burgling “Wet Bandits” duo of Harry & Marv. “Home Alone is my favorite movie, and creating bobbleheads of the characters has always been high on our priority list,” Phil Sklar, co-founder and CEO of the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum, told the Sheboygan Press.

Home Alone character bobbleheads from the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum.

Beyond the bobbles, Twentieth Century Fox Consumer Products is teaming up with various licensing partners to bring a wealth of smile-sparking Home Alone products to the market this holiday season. Check some examples below – and make sure to count your kids!!

Chalk-line.com will soon be selling a Little Nero’s pizza delivery driver hat ($35) and satin jacket ($130) – just like the ones worn in the movie. “Keep the change ya filthy animal!!!”

Also fun: ThinkGeek will be retailing a Little Nero’s shirt for $19.99 and a Little Nero’s hoodie for $39.99.

The folks at Funko have teamed up with Target on an in-store merch exclusive that will include a Kevin POP! and Beanie Box Bundle for $24.99. Look for Home Alone socks ($6) and a fleece blanket ($19.99) too.

Other items include a Home Alone-themed board game, as well as apparel from The Forecast Agency, including the below Christmas sweater at FYE. The apparel also includes a GameStop Home Alone Battle Plan T-shirt, Merry Christmas Ya Filthy Animal Shirts at Hot Topic, and a different Filthy Animal T-Shirt at BoxLunch.

Home Alone-themed sweater available for $49.99 at FYE.