I use both. I, too, like the "creativity" of the old names. It's fun when the newer names given in the prequels reflect that (inserting people's names like Coleman Trebor or manking them anagrams of something).
A few of them have limited neck articulation--I can't remember which ones are which. I feel like the VOTC & Early Bird version go slightly up and down. The neck fur usually prohibits much movement on any of them.