O/T FUN: Lost toy lines!

*BigApple3AM* · 07-18-2004, 02:12 PM

I just thought, we all know about TMNT, it's had 3 different toy lines (original, next mutation, current) and pretty much had toys in stores from 1987-2004 (excluding a few years around 1997-2002, but kbtoys always had TMNT), but what about all those toys from the 80's (or 90's) that seems the world has forgotten.

Post what you think is a forgotten toy line.

Here's a few of mine:

Cops n' Crooks: this line seems to still have a pretty decent following, but nothing has been done for it since the mid 80's when it had one wave of figures and a short run cartoon by DIC. This is the line that all 80's toy enthusiasts remember, but don't do anything to support it.

Army ants: I just stumbled upon these while looking up a dinosaur figure I found in my basement, this is one of those toy lines that I probably would have bought as a kid had it been available to me.

Street Sharks: Seems like yesterday that horrible 90's tmnt rip off was on the silver screen. Personally I hated street sharks because it was a property that knew it was a rip off and still wanted to compete. My friend had a few toys and they were pretty much lame. You couldn't move the legs and they were too big and bulky to fit in with any other toys.

Mighty Morph'n Power Rangers: Don't get me wrong, I know power rangers is still going and kids are still eating it up, but what about the original show that spawned it all. I can't say I really like Power Rangers all that much anymore, I sold all my toys at a garage sale, and the ones that I couldn't went into a box in my crawl space, but Power Rangers does still have memories for me, so when are we going to see a dvd release of the original show? Kids will buy anything with power rangers on it, but now a days it's like Power Rangers: Dinosaur Ninja Time Travelling EXTREME! Show the kids what power rangers was like before it REALLY sold out.

Finally (I want to leave some for you guys to come up with) Definitely Dinosaurs. I didn't know what it was called, but that's nothing 5 minutes and a google search can't fix. You might remember these, they came out in 1987 and I think they came with cavemen. I found a dinosaur while cleaning my basement and I was like, "seriously where the fuc* is this from?"
This is probably one of the few lines I probably don't care if it does come back, might even prefer it didn't, but I had to mention it.

Edit: Here's another, wow this site is great, Barnyard Commandos by none other than PLAYMATES TOYS!
http://www.virtualtoychest.com/barnyard/barnyard.html

Check out www.virtualtoychest.com for pictures of the lines I spoke of above, and to find more you recognize and think is a dead line.

07-18-2004, 02:12 PM	#1
BigApple3AM Mad Scientist Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Supermarket Aisle Posts: 1,635	O/T FUN: Lost toy lines! I just thought, we all know about TMNT, it's had 3 different toy lines (original, next mutation, current) and pretty much had toys in stores from 1987-2004 (excluding a few years around 1997-2002, but kbtoys always had TMNT), but what about all those toys from the 80's (or 90's) that seems the world has forgotten. Post what you think is a forgotten toy line. Here's a few of mine: Cops n' Crooks: this line seems to still have a pretty decent following, but nothing has been done for it since the mid 80's when it had one wave of figures and a short run cartoon by DIC. This is the line that all 80's toy enthusiasts remember, but don't do anything to support it. Army ants: I just stumbled upon these while looking up a dinosaur figure I found in my basement, this is one of those toy lines that I probably would have bought as a kid had it been available to me. Street Sharks: Seems like yesterday that horrible 90's tmnt rip off was on the silver screen. Personally I hated street sharks because it was a property that knew it was a rip off and still wanted to compete. My friend had a few toys and they were pretty much lame. You couldn't move the legs and they were too big and bulky to fit in with any other toys. Mighty Morph'n Power Rangers: Don't get me wrong, I know power rangers is still going and kids are still eating it up, but what about the original show that spawned it all. I can't say I really like Power Rangers all that much anymore, I sold all my toys at a garage sale, and the ones that I couldn't went into a box in my crawl space, but Power Rangers does still have memories for me, so when are we going to see a dvd release of the original show? Kids will buy anything with power rangers on it, but now a days it's like Power Rangers: Dinosaur Ninja Time Travelling EXTREME! Show the kids what power rangers was like before it REALLY sold out. Finally (I want to leave some for you guys to come up with) Definitely Dinosaurs. I didn't know what it was called, but that's nothing 5 minutes and a google search can't fix. You might remember these, they came out in 1987 and I think they came with cavemen. I found a dinosaur while cleaning my basement and I was like, "seriously where the fuc* is this from?" This is probably one of the few lines I probably don't care if it does come back, might even prefer it didn't, but I had to mention it. Edit: Here's another, wow this site is great, Barnyard Commandos by none other than PLAYMATES TOYS! http://www.virtualtoychest.com/barnyard/barnyard.html Check out www.virtualtoychest.com for pictures of the lines I spoke of above, and to find more you recognize and think is a dead line.