THE STORY OF ACTION MAN - Part 2 of 3 - Documentary Film - Vintage Action Man Collection 

Fanastic work on all of your videos, but am particularly enjoying the story of Action Man. You do a great job and clearly care about creating a quality viewing experience - as far as I'm concerned you and Toy Paloi own the UK vintage toy channel market. Thanks again - hope you continue your hard work and I'm confident you'll continue to grow as a channel :)

As I'm watching I'm reflecting back on just how my Mum had to scrimp and save to afford these Xmas presents for me. I so regret that I did not appreciate it at that age. Hard times for her but she still found a way to make her son's dreams come true. All of us getting these amazing toys were very lucky indeed.

I need to press like more often. Your channel is brilliant and well produced. God, this takes me back. Keep up the great work.

Cheers to the British designer that created the 'Kung-Fu Grip'! I never would have known!

These guys made my Childhood.

I was stationed in Great Britain at RAF Upper Heyford in the late 80's. Our security police had recently been issued the first generation Hummers which had replaced the venerable Jeep. They were such JUNK that I remember once overhearing an SP offer to trade 2 new Hummers for one old Land Rover the British military police drove. Great show!

Bring back the action man figure figures. Has ACTION MAN, NEW GENERATION.

The absolute love of my childhood...❤

I have tears in my eyes and a lump in my throat. I remember it all and want it all. Great videos, thanks!

I got the German Officer outfit with the long-coat for my birthday when I was maybe five or six in 1975/1976 and a boy at school stole the cap about two weeks later. I was gutted and never saw it again. So if you read this, Andrew Baker - GIVE ME BACK MY OFFICERS CAP! 😄

I am LOVING THIS! Fun story... when I was much younger, I didn't know of "Action Man"... growing up in the US, I knew GIjOE... and I wanted a Scottish figure, just like my grandfather... so I took my Feileadh Mòr (Great Kilt) and cut a swath off of it, and made a kilt for one of my Joes. I just ran across it a few days ago in the storage area of my studio. I should dress "Destro" in it... it is a Black Watch tartan, after all...

Mate this documentary is great I’m learning so much more about Action Man.

On watching this it is just sooooooo reminiscent. Apart from the football kits, and the Hussars I had at one point, all the outfits and vehicles in this !! -wow. My bloody little brother flogged it all after I’d left home for a few quid!! - never forgiven him! 😉

Wow fantastic…. Thank you 👍😎👍

Really enjoyed watching number 2 in this series, brings back so many memories of playing with Action Man.

My golden age for Action Man was way before this. 1966 to 1970 was it for me. The fuzzy hair and gripping hands were gimmicks I never experienced. Getting my first Action Man in his box with the basic uniform and plastic cap was one of my most exciting times! That and getting a Corgi James Bond Aston Martin.

Such quality......realistic hair was the most modern action man I had....

Brilliant work folks. I am now back in 1976 and loving it.

One more epic video by analog toys

Thank you, I still have mine from the 70s, my Mum and Dad brought them from the UK to NZ with extras. Throwing them out of trees with a mum made parachute was ace. :)

Nice touch mates with the "A Bridge Too Far" theme.

an absolutely fantastic part two, lots of great stories and fond memories... on to part three

Fun documentary and this part is full of the stuff me and my friends were playing with in the 70's.

Loved watching all three parts

I got an Action Man in 1976, I told my Mum it was flocked. So she took it back to Woolworths.

This is my favourite video of all time....not kidding, I've watched it 20 times at least. Thank you Tony.....for your research and presentation and above all your dedication. Your videos are saving my sanity 🙏

Great video !

great series, I'm sorry it has taken this long to have found it. I used to have all of the ceremonials (including a mostly intact Hussar) that I had gotten a doll show from a vendor that had purchased a number of Action Men at boot sales in Great Britain. I loved those guys, so interesting and colorful. Unfortunately I lost most of them along with all of the Hall books in a fire a few years ago and was only able to recover one from the wreckage, the first one I'd bought, the Argyle Highlander (who had an artillery pouch as a sporran and a nifty soft bonnet instead of the official headgear) minus his head. Gotta replace that one of these days. Great work!

Loved my capture copter. Made my Christmas.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!! The third and final part of THE STORY OF ACTION MAN will be uploaded tomorrow on Christmas Day!!!

I loved that toy action doll.. I had about five of them (one with the beard) and there was Tom Stone as well which was my favourite !

This documentary I can watch again and again - superb film making! Full of invaluable collector information 👍

I had the Intruder!!wow!

Once again I have to say: wonderful put together documentary with loads of fantastic pics, clips and interesting talking heads. Thank you for your service, fine sirs (assumed)!

I gto the lifeguard and the ceremonial horse as a kid (maybe 5/6 yrs old) and I remember saying to mum that is what i wanted to do. fast forward to a 21 year old self, i joined the regiment and served at knights bridge Household cavalry regiment. its that toy that sparked an interest that's lasted a lifetime.

Thanks for posting fella,brings back some good times.

Brilliant channel, Evel Kenevel brought me here and now I'm on a massive nostalgia trip! 🤪👍

Very interesting

Very interesting!

We were quite poor when I was a kid,for my birthday my Dad gave me an empty box....... and told me it was an Action Man Deserter!!!!😂😂😂😂😂.....oh happy days 😂😂😂

I had an Action Man in the late 60s when I was little and the uniforms were far superior especially the German uniform 👍.

The 1960s were the golden age of toys in general .

On the Action Man team, were these Hasbro creations, or Palitoy's? And it's remarkable that one in the camo looks like Stalker! I'm loving this series! I never had a GI-Joe in this scale, but I did have a Steve Austin, the 6 million dollar man!!

I love gripping hands\kung fu grip, I just wish they'd made the trigger finger stronger. It kept tearing at the joint.

Not sure if people have noticed, within the first minute the picture with various Action Man cards hanging on the wall. There is a small card footballer detailing the blue top, blue socks kit.

Nice one!

Excellent excellent Was I the only one to peel the hair off And find the normal plastic hair

My first Action man was the 'adventurer' non gripping hands, I think I was 7 so 1972 so probably one of the last non gripping.

I had an old voice box actionman, however the voice box stopped working. My mum sent it off to palitoy, it came back with the grippy hands (it originally had the solid hands).

A Bridge Too Far theme song playing

I've come here due to Toy Polloi's recommendation. Fantastic channel. I've subbed.

I sent off 10 stars for the action man record, which I still have.

I like the design of the Life guard and the blues royals because they have a Prussian Army (later the German Empire)

Apologies Tony, just realised you're based in Australia not the UK - my mistake. Keep up the good work on a global scale!

The detail on the front of the Royal Horse Artillery/ Hussar is one piece that COULD have been made in rubber.

Whoa, your Atomic Man had flocked hair? Our Mike Power had a horrible painted haircut.

I had the lancers uniform. Wish I'd still had my Action Man. At one point I had 2. Pity that I didn't have them today. Though I am determined to get an action man but I wouldn't pay hundreds of pounds for a doll.. I remember those stars though I never collected them. They should bring these back. Now it's cellphones laptops and computer game. Turning kids into robot's

Also had the tank 🙌😎🇫🇮

As much as I adored Marvel and DC Comics superheroes I thought the Bullet Man and Atomic Man never really fared well agains The Six Million Dollar Man and Mego 8" Worlds Greatest Superheroes Line . I was far more enamored with Action man as a realistic adventurer .

Wow! I really like these, I grew up while the original GI Joe was ending, so I didn't know AM was a cousin of GI Joe. Did AM have more vehicles, sets and accessories than GI Joe? It's a shame these scaled figures can't be replicated like the 1970s MEGO ST figures were. I can only imagine how much the Escape from Colditz figures are. Was the Scorpion the AM equivalent of Hasbro's USS Flagg?

I had the helicopter, the skier, the German soldier, many of them. The costumes were far better than the GIJoes once they went into the regimental uniforms. They were more than toys, they were accurate reproductions.

Eagle Eye was called Falcon in Brasil . It was THE TOY to have in 1980 .

That sucks so much that they didnt make the scrambler/motocross bike and outfit cause that would have been my favorite toy ever made I love 70s motocross

Did they market these for the US market ?

On the gripping hands and clothes: I seem to remember that there was a supplied thimble like cup you put over them to push them up the sleeves. Am I remembering correctly?

Had atomic man as well 🙌😎🇫🇮

When were these staff members interviewed? They look about my age but I was 7 in 1970.

Hi tony how do I get a copy of the action man documentary love the channel.😊

Action man had a Bragadier , perhaps they should have gone after the Doctor Who license ?

Action man diver in the bath...the hair would fall out, the joint pins would go rusty and the rubber outfit would dry, crack and go flakey.

Damn it another old video is attacking my wallet. I need a mountie now. Lol

I was always taken with the facial scar .

28:19 why?

Does your DVD have subtitles?

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having real hair is cool, but it has that carpet head look

0:38 are there eyes weird or is it just me?

My era 😄