We're a podcast that explores some of the rare, forgotten, or just plain fun toys from the action figure aisle, like G.I. Joe, Star Wars, Transformers, and more! With a little bit of Disney parks thrown in for good measure.
We got Starcom in the UK in the mid/late 80s and I still have loads of loose ones in a big box somewhere! The only one I didn't get and regret was the Six Shooter. Some of the very late smaller vehicle releases also escaped me, probably because of regional distribution. I still keep my eye out for them at toy fairs though!
As an 8 year old boy who got the toys, I was supremely confused when the next thing was GI Joe Extreme, but I figured I had missed something and ate that up too, until it was pulled away from me. I know the later Joe era toys get a lot of flak from fans who started with the early line, but for those of us who came in later, and had not only the excellent early toys as hand-me-downs, but the new stuff, especially the Sgt. Savage stuff, it was a great time to be alive.
another great episode boys and a lot of fun opening my ONCE A MAN figure while watching it. Philip it was great to see you looking good brother. Keep up the great work guys💪🏻 Yo Joe!
Looking back, I was never a fan of the design for Ace, which was why I'd take TWO repainted Wild Weasel figures and use THOSE as my pilot and copliot figures for the Sky Striker.
He was going to be a character for the third season along side of Croc Master, Big Boa, and Crystal Ball, who would all be part of the Coil the reformed Cobra organization run by TomaxxamoT the Crimson Twins.
So... is it highly recommended that a flux capacitor is more of a stable source to generate time traveling stabilization compared to tachyon pulse from three spots in time?! And the use of analog compared to digital is that to combat time travel dilation EMP effect?! JK I know nothing about time travel or theory 😂
I know it’s probably not going to happen but it would be amazing if Jada Toys, Capcom and Hasbro could work out a deal where we got modern versions of these figures in Classified form!
This set is an evil S.O.B. I wanted this so badly for my bday and I got it. It was nothing but a nightmare for s small kid to put together. I'm sure my grandmother tried to help but the fences wouldn't stay put, the buildings wouldn't stay or go together, I had hell trying to plug anything in to anything. I was probably 8. I will always despise this infernal beast til the day i die 😂
Excellent video with great information. I have a few of the Street Fighter figures but I never picked up any in 1993 through 1995 since they cost considerably more than the Battle Corps, Ninja Force, and Star Brigade figures. I know that I would have been all in if there had been a Cammy figure released with the G.I.JOE line.
I mean I grew up with most of these toylines and what did it for me as a kid was the hands on the G.I joe toys. I loved the smaller figures but the hands on the joytoy did not hold the action figures weapons well. It made me frustrated as a kid to have to constantly put the figures weapons back in his hands. Kenner's star wars toy had less articulation but it was easier to have their weapons in their hands. Ultimately me and my brother moved on to Stars Wars and Johnny quest figures. As kids in the 80s-90s we did not care about miltary realism we cared about how fun the figures were to play with. You can see what I am talking about in your examples. You slot the weapon in the side of the hand. The hand is not fully close so the weapons fallout.
Thanks a bunch for this deep dive. It always feels like you leave no stone unturned. When it comes to talking about variations or unreleased stuff, I'm often left with a sense of wonder and a bit of "what if?" I'm always baffled how you guys have these rare unreleased stuff. Great job!
