Fake It Till You Break It: Knockoff Products That Made Us Cry-Laugh

I can't look at these knockoff products without hearing the sound of a child's heart breaking in the distance. Imagine this: it's your birthday, you tear open the wrapping paper and—YES! It's a LEGO Millennium Falcon! Except… it's not. It's Star Warc: The Millennium Buzzard, made by a company called Letsgo. You open the box, and none of the pieces fit together. The minifigs on the box? Not in there. Instead, you get what looks like an old he-man figure painted like Darth Vader.

These sad imitations are clearly meant for sweet, well-intentioned grandmas just trying to buy something their grandkid will love. But instead of Peppa Pig, they grab Poppa Pig. Instead of Batman, it's Bathero. Instead of Hot Wheels, it's… Warm Tires?

It's a little heartbreaking, yes—but also weirdly hilarious. You've got to admire the sheer audacity of some of these bootlegs. They're almost the real thing, if you squint hard enough and ignore basic spelling.

Here are 31 knockoff products that tried their best—and failed gloriously.

01
Shh... Don't tell Schweppes we stole their design

via u/Sonic0fan
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02
PenesaniG

via u/Ill_Actuary_1556
03
Boy deformation super robot

via u/Flapjack10104
04
I have mixed emotions about these

via u/House0fmouseworks
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05
How to get sued by two companies at the same time!

via u/Auroraisthebest123
06
Did they fall and hit the keyboard before sending this to print?

via u/MikeAWatson
07
What's That?

via u/MainWarning7242
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08
Cleaning the oral?

via u/macaroni_blackout
09
Here, have some Crend 3 instead

via u/feenmi
10
Hi I'm BahBi!

via u/AidaCaceres53
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11
It's ah me - Dimat' Elec

via u/MartinR63
12
You don't need the other three

via u/prisongovernor
13
It gives you wigs

via u/system-is-down
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14
Delicious Legs

via u/Weekly-Champion-1472
15
Nice going Kevin

via u/MainWarning7242
16
The longer I look the worse it gets

via u/Disastrous_Act2135
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17
Samasong

via u/HTG06
18
M&Ms? Never heard of them

via u/NeangRada24326
19
Ah yes... Maltitos...

via u/Minecraft_Maguire
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20
Don't be fooled by the other brand - Half size

via u/Alive-Mission1912
21
Come on Bryana Let's go party

via u/Pitiful-Lion-5964
22
Just don't do it

via u/feenmi
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23
Please stop

via u/CorrectAssociate1606
24
Animal Go

via u/BrodyRedflower
25
Seems familiar

via u/ChrisRemember
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26
My Spider-Blame is tingling

via u/UrameshiYuusuke
27
TMUTGEEENANNT AINJA TUESRTL

via u/No_News_5579
28
Goodbye Kitty

via u/Vexillonerd-
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29
The Bathero we deserve!

via u/No_News_5579
30
Poppa Pig

via u/No_News_5579
31
The Millennium Buzzard

via u/RS-1990