Vintage Mego: Moonraker 

I bought the Jaws and Bond figures in Australia circa 1981 but they were from a market stall not a regular retail outlet. They had a stack of them and I remember they were $4 each.

James Bond wasn't really a 'kid' thing, and adults didn't buy "toys" back then. Couldn't imagine anyone wanting these when they came out, but I'll take 'em now !

My youngest son loves Moonraker and would love these! If only!

Never forget seeing the Jaws figure at an end of line shop in a local store in the UK. Sure wish I had picked him up. The lone star laser gun was amazing. Sadly gone but not forgotten.

I loved Moonraker as a kid. Its over the top combination of space shuttles, laser wielding space marines, crazy gadgets and end of the world stakes fit right in with all the other sci-fi movies I was watching at the time. The only toy from the movie I had was the Corgi space shuttle & helicopter combo pack. I don't think I was even aware that the 12" figures existed.

My favorite Bond movie by far. I'm gonna get a lot of heat for it by I stand by it.

Awesome review and figures...i own the complete set except my Jaws and Commander Bond have no original boxes....just Love this set! Thanks for the review!!!!

Love this video! The history behind these figures is so amazing especially when you love the Bond Franchise as a whole too!! I have a boxed bond I scored for $60 Canadian and recently just Scored a loose complete Jaws from the UK cannot wait to get my hands on him as sadly he didn’t come out in Canada

It's strange that it had such little success... It's one of the really classic bits of Bond memorabilia this line...You always see it in Bond books.

Thanks for sharing!

Great video didn't know Moonraker production used Action Man figures for the space battle scenes

Never saw any of these figures here in the UK, or saw them advertised anywhere. I did have (and still do) have the Corgi Moonraker Shuttle, as well as the Airfix kit of it, and, possibly best of all, the 'Lone Star' toy version of the laser gun. I don't have that anymore - it 'vanished' with a lot of other stuff after I left home in the mid 1980's. I do still have the movie programme booklet, and a set of cinema lobby cards, and the annual. No figures, though. Damn I want 3.75" James Bond figures now! 😆😆😆

I really liked this video, mainly for personal reasons, because Moonraker in 1979 was my first Bond movie I saw in the local cinema. I wasn't aware there had been a Mego James Bond toy line until a few years ago, and this is the first time I've seen the Drax and Holly figures as well. The Derek Meddings "Action Man" photo is a gem, and now I know the astronauts are action men, i'm never going to be able to look at that sequence in quite the same light again :) Happy New Year btw, and thanks for continuing to do these brilliant videos!

If you look at the end of the previous Bond film 'The Spy Who Loved Me' it says James Bond will return in 'For Your Eyes Only'. Such was the desperation of the producers to get on the Star Wars band wagon they ditched it for the only Fleming title that sounded 'spacey' with 'For Your Eyes Only' eventually following 'Moonraker'. After the absurdness of this one they went back to a simple spy story in FYEO and we got that great Citroen CV5 die cast.

I remember seeing the Jaws figure in my local Zodiac toy shop here in uk. Not sure why my mum wouldnt buy him for me, it must have been too expensive. Well, it certainly is now!!

I’m a big Bond fan and love all the different Bond actors. Moonraker was a lot of fun and really holds up upon viewings. I would love to have all these 12 inch figures - they look really really cool!

Exclusive Premiere released two series of James Bond: a Megoish set and and a smaller molded set.

Really gutted about discovering that they planned 3 3/4" figures and vehicles. Would've been all over that Jet Boat! Bond still seems like such and under-used license. I think 3 3/4" or 4" figures today would sell like proverbial gangbusters. Round 2 has the model kit license...basically rebranding already existing molds. They did just reissue a Lindberg shuttle kit with new Moonraker decals...

I really like the line. Now something new to search for. That Jaws is a must have some day the Drax is cool as well the villians are the best in these old 70's movies. The guy with the metal hand in Live and let die is great. I wonder if these could be done now in a James Bond line with the monsters and star trek stuff they might sell now better than back then.

I have the line except the deluxe Bond. I was able to track them down in the early days of ebay. Only have the the Bond box and Jaws came with no clothes. Till this day I still haven't any clothes for him and had to modify existing clothes to fit his massive size.

Moonraker is my favorite James Bond movie, and I've seen most of them. I have the Mego James Bond in the box, and I have Drax and Jaws incomplete with no box. I have not yet found Holly. I have only a few other Moonraker items like the Topps cards, the soundtrack LP (I love the Shirley Bassey theme song), movie program, View Master set, a poster, and some Spanish playing cards. Roger Moore has always been my favorite James Bond, and so his movies are my favorites.

Nice job. Never knew that Cool toy line .see you in 21

I was beyond my 'toy phase' when the Moonraker movie came-out. Yet this awesome action figure and play-set accessories would have been my 'tipping-point' 5 years earlier to become a 'James Bond' fan.

Damn, I had no idea there were Mookraker toys when I was a kid! It was the first Bond movie I actually got to go see on the big screen and I'd have loved to have those items!

My parents purchased the Mego Moonnraker James Bond and Jaws figures for me, as childhood gifts. Sadly, both toys are long gone, but I enjoyed having them in my toy box as a child. I would love to own the figures again, but finding them complete is difficult and very expensive, especially as I live in the UK.

Mego dropped the ball on this one .

This vid has basically cured me of my current SAD symptoms. Good old Roger Moore! I wasn't exposed to him until For Your Eyes only on VHS.

Bond looks space sick ( in his box).

I'd be interested in seeing these brought out in the recent Mego figures, which seem to be done with more accurate detail and head sculpts like the new Fly and Invisible man ones

The lack of a proper James Bond toy line is surprising. I mean that everything is there for a full toy line: cool characters, many possible variants of the main character, crazy vehicles and great potential for playsets. Such a wasted opportunity.

3:29 Also makes a nice travel steam iron for clothes!

I've always wondered why a toy company doesn't secure the Bond license and do a whole 3.75" line. So many characters like Bond and Jaws, Blofeld and Odd Job, Goldfinger and more. Do SPECTRE like Cobra from GIJoe and have tons of henchmen and crazy spy vehicles and hidden bases. There always seemed to be so much potential here that was never mined. I know that Bond has always been more adult in nature (and a Pussy Galore fashion doll isn't a good idea no matter who says it is) but take the toyetic elements of the Bond spy universe and build it into something that could have a long life with years of additional characters, missions and vehicles.

What a mistake not including Jaws in the first wave. Happy New Year, Brian!

Batman & Robin getting the magnetic gimmick instead of Spider-Man still frustrates me to this day. Now seeing that Jaws got it too is like pouring salt into an open wound lol.

GREAT VIDEO, once again.

This is a line I'd love to collect but just so expensive and hard to find. The Moonraker book is a better story than the film, however Roger Moore is my favourite bond so can't dismiss the film either :)

Niiice. I liked the Corgi 007 vehicles.

Fun thx!

Just goes to show, when it is time to save the world, Action Man has your back.

yea that jaws fig would b so nice 2 own!

Awesome video to flip the calendar with, Brick 😎 Too bad this line didn’t gain more traction at the time 😕

Exclusive premiere made some bond figures in the 1990s

Great video Brick! I look forward to more in 2021! Happy New Year Brick!

Very interesting vid. I remember the 'Lone star' moonraker space gun as a kid. very heavy white die cast & plastic, but can't remember seeing the 12“ range

OH I LIKE IT!!! HAPPY NEW YEAR BRICK!!

Older brother bought the head for me. Put it on the FTC J.R. Ewing 12" and I have 3 figures in one: 007, The Saint, and Seymour Goldfarb, Jr.

Oh wow I didn’t know there were action figures based on James Bond. And I’m a huge fan of Roger Moore.

The only thing I had from the bond franchise was the corgi cars and the moonraker special

Jaws would have been a figure to have in the States.

Man, Mego dropped the ball on this one. If success was uncertain, why not start off with the cheaper 3 3/4 in figures? And make more characters plus vehicles. No kid is going to be excited about a line with only 4 figures.

James Bond is my action figure white whale. If a genie gave me three wishes, one would be for a Marvel Legends/Star Wars Black series style series for the Bond Franchise. The other two wishes would be for world peace or some thing. Mostly the Bond figures.

(regarding the latest issue) You had me at "H.R. Puffinstuff" ;)

Do you sell these toys?

can never understand why they did not go 8 inch, I cans see the captain America car and green arrow car being repurposed as Bond battering ram car, and Spectra (green arrow) pursuit Missile car, wayne foundation as Mi6.1966 irwin made a 1/9 Austin martin spy car( IT WAS LOADED WITH FEATURES) but had to remove it, because they did have premission to produce it. it was later offer as a barbie car is yuck PINK! in 1968.

I love james bond especially Roger Moore and Moonraker was a good film. However these big action figures just don't look good at all.

That Roger Moore figure is horrible. The head is way out of proportion to the body, and the expression on his face reminds me of Charles Grey as Blofeld in "Diamonds Are Forever."