From left to right, Lt. Dangle, Deputy Wiegel and Deputy Garcia
It started with my discovery of all the numerous brown police uniform torsos while sifting through the Lego Store. I then looked for heads with sunglasses because I was inspired to make Deputy Garcia from Reno 911. Since you get three figures for $10, I proceeded to create other characters I remembered from the TV show. Lt. Dangle was tricky due to his infamous short shorts.
Although the faces and minor details aren’t exact, most people chuckle since they love the show and are amused by my attempts to recreate celebrities/characters in Lego form.
I also decided to see if I could send the photo to Carlos Alazraqui, he played Garcia on the show. Fortunately, he has a fan website with a link to send him an e-mail. I composed a quick letter saying I wanted to share this and thanks for all his comedy roles. What was more amazing was how quickly he answered with “Cool!” Like within 10 minutes of the message I sent. Moments such as these are when the Internet is a good thing.