Hey, does anybody remember "the Bearriors" toyline
 

A few weeks ago I was going through ToyFare issue #71 & I came to their Price Guide Spotlight on Toys of the 1980's. I was curious to see which toylines they'd include, as they've left out tons of 80's toylines from their guides for years now. So I'm scrolling through the stuff when I come upon the this odd entry: the Bearriors. Now, I consider myself to be very knowledgeable when it comes to toys. I know of a few toylines that most of you probably never heard of before, or can't remember, but this one even has me baffled.

I even did a Google search, & was shocked to get not 1 single match back on it. So I tried eBay & got the same results, on completed and active items. This was getting a little freaky. It's like discovering the Coelacanth of the toy world or something.

Just in case some of you don't have this issue, here is the information shown in the price guide (minus the values as I don't think it's really important) so maybe it can jog the memory of a few people & we can get to the bottom of this:

Bearriors
Coleco (1987)

Captain Cutter (w/ quick draw action)
Harvester (w/ interchangeable arms)
Kaolus (w/Ruckus)
Kodiak (w/ claw swipe action)
Pandor (w/ sword slashing action)
Polarr (w/ hammer swinging action)

Vehicles & Accessories
Bear Claw

This sounds like a pretty awesome toyline to me. From what I can make from the names, I'm guessing it's a bunch of anthro bear warriors, consisting of a Koala, a Panda Bear, a Polar bear & a Kodiak bear. I assume they're enemies are Captain Cutter & Harvester, as they are the only ones without bear-type names.

I found out from a ToyFare staffer who frequents he-man.org message boards that they'll be doing a article on the Bearriors in issue #74 of their mag, so hopefully in a month's time we'll have the answers. :D

-Snailman

Hmm... guess nobody remembers them then. :D

-Snailman

Guess not. I wish someone remembered Snailiens.

nope, dosent ring a bell

I remember Snailiens, I got one of the "Lunar Ticks" in a lot of figures once. It's like 2 or so inches tall & rubbery. Some website had pictures of a few of them, don't recall which one though... :ohwell:

I didn't remember Bearriors either, I never knew they even existed until I saw that price guide Spotlight in ToyFare that featured them. They showed them in ToyFare revently too, but the figures looked kinda like customs & not the actual figures.

-Snailman

I had all of the Snailiens except for a couple of the bad guys. I really don't know what the point of Snaliens was, they came with a rubber disc that would enable you to shoot the figure across the room. It didn't make any sense.

While doing a search for Beariors info I found this site...

http://topphatttoyz.com/

The Beariors sound vaguely familiar--I think I've seen the name somewhere before. And Snailiens, (I even started a thread partially based on them here a while back) are my holy grail of obscure action figures. I've scoured the net, and so far I've only found pictures of box art, and one picture of the genuine article. I'd pay a lot for those, (ironically enough I paid next to nothing for them when I originally bought them).

Yeah, they were kinda weird & I remember that the 4 good guy brothers were all named after famous US Presidents. Hmmm..now what other animal-based toyline does that sound like... :wink:

Yeah, that's the company that's making new versions of them for a brand new toyline & cartoon show. In the most recent issue of ToyFare they had a 2-page spread about it & the President or owner of ToppHattToyz talked about the new line & stuff. Hey, the more mutant animal toys the better is what I say. Plus, if they're in scale with the new TMNT figures then we'll be able to have a Bearriors & TMNT cross over! :D

::nods:: According to the article they weren't really released in large numbers here in the united states. Europe got most of the figures, so people over there probably know them a little better then us.

Do you know anything about them, storyline wise? I seem to remember them being either mutant alien snails or just alien snail-people who've come to earth to stop those Lunar Ticks from invading or something. I remember seeing them at KB toys on clearence, cause I don't think many kids liked them all that much.

-Snailman

Hmm...I'm trying to think. I *think* they were supposed to exist on Earth in some sort of subterranean city, but I'm not sure. And I think either their home planet or their ship or something was called S. Cargo--probably their ship. I know they came with a comic detailing their origin. The clearance prices at KB (yes, that's where I got them) are great, though, aren't they? I mean, you can get a stockpile of Star Wars figures now for like $2-$3 each. I heard a rumor about Snailiens that they were discontinued because the rubber "shells" when popped up caused a safety hazard.

How much would you pay? I'll sell you mine if the price is right.

I do!!! I had Lincoln. But damn, did those little rubber things hurt when they flipped in your hands!

Yeah, that sounds about right, not sure myself though. As for KB having great clearence prices? Oh yeah, totally! :D I used to get the best stuff from KB red-slashin'.

As for that rumor about them being a safety hazard, that could be true as I heard it once before aswell. ::shrugs:: Who knows though, eh'?

-Snailman

I might still have the little piece of paper that explained the Snailiens storyline. If I find it, I will post it.

Sweet, cool deal. 8)

-Snailman

Okay, it's been about 5 months...
 

...have anybody heard anything MORE about Bearriors? :-?

I know there's a website at topphatttoyz.com (or something similair), but it's nothing but the logo.

Were these guys at the NY Toy Fair last week? :-?

-Snailman

Re: Okay, it's been about 5 months...
 

Not I. What company is putting out the new figures anyway?

Re: Okay, it's been about 5 months...
 

Some new company called "Topp Hatt Toyz, Inc.". They have a website at http://www.topphatttoyz.com, but it's not very informative.

ToyFare did an article on these things a few months back, but nothing more has been said since. I wonder if it's still a green-lit project? :-?

-Snailman