Zack the LEGO Maniac
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Zack the LEGO Maniac is an exclusive minifigure released in 2016 that appeared in the exclusive set 2016 LEGO Brand Retail Manager's Conference Zack.
Background[edit | edit source]
In commercials, the character was shown building things and playing with them, accompanied by a song about their LEGO mania (nearly the same in every case, except that they had a few variations for different themes). LEGO originally had their LEGO Maniac named Zach/Zack, but when an imitator made their "sets" under the name of Zaks, LEGO changed the name to Jack to avoid unintentionally advertising for this fake. They changed it back to Zach/Zack later. Zach/Zack was played by Harley Cross. Jack, Mack and the nameless maniacs were played by several different actors including Danny Tamberelli and Justin Shenkarow. The last LEGO Maniac commercials aired in 1994. In 1990-1994, the LEGO Maniac advertised Blacktron Future Generation, Ice Planet 2002, Nautica, Flight, Pirates and Islanders, among other themes.
During the 1990's, the M-Tron, the Blacktron, and the Blacktron Future Generation sets were advertised by Mac/Mack the Lego Maniac.
In LEGO set instructions for some older themes, the LEGO Maniac (a cartoon individual) was shown "playing" or "adventuring" within the theme/set.
