The History of MASK: 1985 Edition 

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I'm 46. Reliving my childhood with everyone of your videos. Thanks.

MASK was one of my childhood favorites; right up there with GI Joe and Transformers. Especially in earlier series, the toys were super high quality- and I loved that they were pretty consistent- like all the toys were to scale with each other and their figures. They packed some of them with special features and even though their transforming gimmicks would never have worked in real life, they matched the kind of imagination my friends and I had with our other toys.

In terms of playability and screen accuracy, M.A.S.K. is the best 80s toy line. I'm so grateful that I got Thunder Hawk for Christmas. Still have it too, thanks Mom and Dad.

I'm more than 40 years old and I'm convinced MASK still today has the best ever opening theme for a western cartoon!

MASK and Transformers were my fav toys growing up into my 40's.

I’m mainly a Transformers collector, but MASK is the only other toyline I have vowed to never sell. The toys and show hold a special place for me. Fun fact: on the show, Scott Trakker was voiced by Brennan Thicke, son of Growing Pains actor Alan Thicke and brother of Blurred Lines singer Robin Thicke.

I loved this show and spent many an hour playing with the toys I had. Amazing concept. It really worked. The smaller figure scale made a backyard, living room, or bedroom an even bigger imaginary environment for adventures. It also made the toys easier to take with me when visiting Gramma’s house or cousins that lived a drive away.

Hello from France. I'm 45 and we have this great animated series and toys in France in 80's. Thank you for your video.

MASK made such an impression on me in my formative years!

Looking at the giant figures of today, it’s clear that you can really do more with less. These tiny figures were amazing and allowed imaginations to run wild. I loved this collection back in the day.

Some of the happiest days of my life were spent playing with Mask toys, what a line, what fun they were!

MASK holds a special place in my heart. Thanks for the retrospective!❤

Great job. Commentary was spot on. Collection was amazing. Effects, visuals, cut scenes and audio are amazing. Nice !

I had Boulder Hill as a kid , I'm Still kicking myself for losing it piece by piece over my childhood years.

Dude. Talk about a childhood favorite. I loved Condor!

I like how you gave Striker a small Blaster.

I loved the original toyline and had almost all of it. Nothing but fond memories of this show. It would be cool if they could make a newer updated cartoon series.

Great editing, loving this retro review!

Aw, it's always fun to hang out in the Toy Museum with you! And man... how bad did I want a T-Bob in real life when I was 5yrs old!!! (the answer: Pretty Bad!)

I think Spectrum could actually make toilet paper and build a toilet if Tracker was on a mission and needed relief.

Over here in the uk, we were lucky enough to have a weekly MASK comic which had a half decent run. Without a doubt my favourite childhood toy and cartoon series.

My mother got me that collection because she knew I loved the cartoon show

love the SFX you added to the toys, just like we all imagined while playing with them

Wow this is bringing back memories, I had these as a kid

T Bob the Jar Jar Binks of Mask😂

Lol the more I watch your videos the more i want to collect some of my old toys again

This toy line it was the best,it have everything,i still love it.i watch the video with a smile in my face 😂

I still have my MASK lunchbox. Great video.

Thank you Michael for taking me back to my childhood. This was fantastic!

Condor was my first and favorite M.A.S.K. toy.

I love the effort you put into chronicling our childhood

watching this was almost like having them again, and I had all of them. Thank you!

I was 7 in 1985 and was a massive M.A.S.K fan. I got Condor as a gift when I was in hospital having my tonsils out haha

Great job adding the effects and thank you for syncing the commercial intros and outros from MASK with the RU-vid commercials!

Great summary of my favourite childhood show.

MASK, Visionaries, Spiral Zone and Thunder Cats, G.I. Joe these are the few cartoons I loved to watch when I was a kid!

That's a beautiful collection, congratulations. I loved Mask as a child, and got really nostalgic seeing this video. Thank you, for bringing back these happy memories.

Thank you for sharing this! It was a blast from the past of my childhood. I had all of these toys and watched all the shows.

MASK and Starcom - My all time favourites.

As a GenXer I approve of this early morning classic 👌 ❤ great video...mask had the coolest toys

My favorite toy line and cartoon as a kid. CAN'T WAIT TO WATCH THIS!

Great video! I loved these toys…only ever had Condor as a kid, though. I grew up in Cincinnati, so Kenner was in my back yard. Someone at our church worked there and brought a bunch of Sly figures to give away to the kids. I still have a couple of those figures and I still have my childhood Condor (somehow, lol). I bought a Hurricane a couple years ago…always wanted one as a kid.

Some of my favorite vehicles: Firecracker, Rhino, Jackhammer, and Piranha!

Miles toy head sculpt always reminded me of Mr. Belvedere.

Makes me want to cry when I remembered that I had some of those Mask Toys back in the day...

This was one of my all time favorite shows and loved these toys so much!

Fantastic video… I used to have all 10 of the Toys and a couple of T-Bobs. My fav was always Gator. Loved all the music and the computer voice. Class cartoon and memories.

Oh my. This brings back memories. I had all the original MASK toys as a kid. They're currently all in a massive box in my loft. Tempted to bring em down and have a big play lol.

Wow that room looks like my childhood toy box.

Just what I needed. Thanks, Michael!

I feel like Toys and Cartoons peaked with this

What a banger of a line. GIJoe dominated my toy box from 85 to 87, but there were a few MASK vehicle/driver combos that were sprinked in and saw considerable action in the backyard. I will always remember my paternal grandmother surprising me with Firefly/Julio Lopez one day when we visited her. That memory is as clear as any from my childhood, and that toy remains my favorite from the entire MASK line. Great job with this overview of another classic series, Michael.

WUT! How did I forget about MASK!?!?!?! These were some of the coolest toys!

This bring me back to my childhood.. Thanks for the video!

Awesome and my childhood favourite. Wish I’d kept the figures and cars

The amazing thing, to me, is how good the figures are. Some companies would have skimped on them as an afterthought, but they stand up on their own, even without the vehicles.

Great video, you took me back to my 12 year old self on christmas morning, santa gave me almost the whole release set, i even got the boulder hill playset, as i got older i kept them in the original boxes in the back of my closet until my sister convinced me to give them to my nephews, biggest regret in my life, one week after i gave them to those boys, they were in pieces scattered in their back yard. i have considered re buying them, but decided to chalk it up as a learning experience....

I had so many of these when I was a kid. Loved this toy series. Had most of the line, comics. Probably enjoyed these as much or more than GI Joe.

Oh wow! This is gonna be freaking awesome!! Recently completed my 1985 line and have all but two of the 1986 line. Absolutely love M.A.S K.

The theme song was unbelievably amazing. Only Jayce and the Wheel Warriors beats it.

My first complete colection action figures, beside the Star Wars..always love the cartoon the toys and all about The M.a.s.k

Year in and out i keep wishing for a revival or fresh release of MASK. Come on, Hasbro, do it! P.s. The MASK theme has gotta be one, if not the best cartoon theme song of all time.

Thanks for the video, sir. I still recall getting all the first wave vehicles that Christmas.

So many memories! Thanks for this video!

Great channel, i love your commentary and history of the toys

I still have my Firecracker to this day on a shelf in my garage.. lost the motorcycle in the last 40 years, but still have the tire. Cartoon and toys just can't compare to what we had growing up in the 80s

Sooo good! Takes me back to my childhood! Thank you good sir! 🍻

I’ve been waiting for a video like this about MASK for a while

Had Piranha, Iguana and Bullldog for my collection, the others were various iteration from Transformers, He-Man and Thundercats!!!! Nice memory, Michael!!!!

Quite frankly M.A.S.K. (and the real ghostbusters) were the greatest cartoons of all time.

such awesome vehicles, i mean a jeep AND speedboat? Truck AND motorbike? great memories of christmas and birthdays

Now there is some serious production value in this video 🤘🏻

I would get so jacked up when the MASK intro sequence came on. MASK also had a helluva theme song. By the time the intro was done I was salivating to the point of dehydration!

really enjoyed this! thank you

This was incredible!

Watching this video, feels like experiencing someone's childhood fantasy. Somewhere in the rainforest part of Suriname in the '80. Some kids in a remote village has few of my MASK toys. I can't remember whether I gave it to them or they stole it from me when I visited their village. Anyway, I'm glad I shared and introduced MASK toys to them. I do remember they were was amazed of them as I was back then. The transformation gimmicks make them stand out from most other toys in that era. Let alone to some forest dwellers in the rainforest.

The MASK 1985 toyline & cartoon series were terrific!

Another great video Michael! Thanks!

I own the 1st edition MASK comic and had fun watching this show as a kid! Had all the toys s well :)

Out of all the mask toys I had as a child I still have my Tbob but sadly one of his arms was pushed inside his body it’s still there just rattling around inside. Thanks for bringing back all the great toy memories.

Really good editing and sound effects here, is exactly how my 10 year old mind envisioned everything! 😊

I distinctly remember having T-Bob, and have vague memories of Thunder Hawk

Whoa. I have most of these vehicles in my dining room right now. Decided it's time to finally part with them. They were pretty sweet to grow up with! Cheers MASK! 🐿

Hate how they destroyed Firecracker and replaced it with Hurricane. Remember buying the two pack of Alex and Buddy just to have Alex for Rhino.

I got the semi truck for christamas in 1990, I had never watched the show but I couldn't stop playing with it

Oh man, i still got a few of these and my nephews loves to play with them still.

"M.A.S.K., is the mighty power that can save the day..." Cool to see a documentary covering the history of MASK, thanks! 1st buy was Condor. My favorite line growing up with 14 vehicles/boulder hill back then and it deserves a new run! Really like the smaller scale too at 3" figures. Thanks!

I loved MASK, I had so much MASK toys, I still have both trucks and others. This was up there with Knight rider :)

Hi Micheal, Great video about The History of MASK: 1985 Edition, Keep them coming, Also your latest Video was outstanding, Also Beautifully done. Production display etc. love it. Tough to top MASK. Great but remarkable line. Also Thank you Micheal. Also looking forward to rest of line.Also Superb Profiles and Bios on The MASK Action Figures Vehicles And Playsets from Thunderhawk, Pilot: Matt Trakker( Matthew"Matt" Trakker, Codename: Hunter,6'3"(adult,cah, 225ibs(caw), MASK(as of 2023): Spectrum, Affiliation(as of 2023): MASK Mobile Armored Strike Kommand, Occupation(as of 2023): 1.Philantrophist, 2.Businessman, to Gloria Baker(Gloria Baker 5'8"(adult),130ibs(adult,caw), MASK(as of 2023): 1.Aura, 2. Coileder, Vehicles(as of 2023):1.Sharc,2.Stiletto, Affiliation(as of 2023):MASK(Mobile Armored Strike Kommand,Occupation(as of 2023):1. Champion(as of 2023): Champion Race Car Driver,2.Martial Artist, Black Belt in Kung Fu, Also VENOM Vehicles and Figures from Miles Mayhem(Miles Mayhem 6'3"( adult,cah),250ibs(adult,cah), MASK(as of 2023): Viper, Vehicle:(as of 2023): Switchblade, Occupation:(as of 2023): 1. Professional Criminal,2.Leader Of VENOM,(Vicious Network of Mayhem),3. Terrorist, Codename(as of 2023): Wolf, Affiliation:(as of 2023):VENOM( Vicious Evil Network of Mayhem(Founder, Leader) to Sly Rax(Slylester Sly Rax 5'11"(adult,cah),175ibs(caw) MASK(as of 2023):Stiletto, Codename:(as of 2023): Wrecker, Vehicle(as of 2023): Piranha, Occupation:(as of 2023):1.Professional Criminal,2.Terrorist, Affiliation(as of 2023): VENOM(Vicious Evil Network of Mayhem), Also Superb MASK Comic Books from MASK(mini-series)#1-4(December 1985- March 1985-1986) to MASK(IDW) (2017} ,Also Superb MASK memorabilia, Also Excellent video! It is also great to see all the other gems made alongside the toyline. I Also enjoy reading the comics for a different storyline. Also MASK holds a special place in my heart. Thanks for the Retrospective! ❤️ Also Thanks. I've been waiting for you to do this one. Another great but superb video by you Micheal Mercy" where nostalgia is your ultimate weapon!' Also The First Season of MASK the Cartoon from DIC entertainment from The Death stone to Raid on The Orient Express was superb, Also MASK the cartoon ran from 1985-1987, Also another Fantastic episode! Also Another awesome review. The 1980's we're still quite amazing. Also thank you for sharing Micheal keep up the good work stay safe out there in Canada have a goodnight, God Bless and Nerdmaste.🙂💪🟢🇺🇸🌆👍💚🏋️🦸🇨🇦🤓

Brilliant as always Mr Mercy !!!

I loved that !! Thanks for making it, can't wait for the next ones

Switchblade was the most beautiful of all MASK toys

Mask was the first toy line that was all mine. Before that my brother and I would get toys from the same lines like Star Wars and GI Joe. But in 1985 my father decided I needed to get something different. He got me the 4 comics from DC and all the MASK vehicles. I didn't get the gas station but I didn't mind. I had a blast with the toys. My only complaint was they weren't sized compatible with any of my other action figures so I couldn't mix them very well with GI Joes. None of that stopped me from trying though. MASK taught me about forced perspective. They worked well in the foreground with GI Joe in the background for my amateur dioramas.

Epic collection and episode!! Looking forward to the next one!! Super happy to give back and to show support for everything you do my friend!!! NERDMASTÉ ON!!!!!

10/10 for video editing and production

Thanks. I’ve been waiting for you to do this one. Another great video by you Michael Mercy “where nostalgia is your ultimate weapon!”

I loved Mask my two boys now play with the toys I got for Christmas 86.

i was just watching videos about MASK, took a short nap, then woke up to see this had been posted. coincidence, fate, whatever it was, i’m definitely not complaining

Thank you so much for your research, very well and full of memories !