Interesting article - Toys of the 80s that didn't take off

[Stormtrooper37]

http://mentalfloss.com/article/31875/12-toys-1980s-didnt-take

I remember Rock Lords and Super Naturals but that's it, don't recognise any of the others but absolutely love Food Fighters :lol: Sectaurs - Warriors of Symbion look cool, The Saga of Crystar - don't make em like that anymore!!

 

[Richard_H]

I don't recognise any of them but certainly a great read.

 

[x-pack]

Some really cool toys there. Would have definitely gone for the Police Academy, Chuck Norris Karate Commandos and Rock Transformer things. Most of the others would just have been bits of crap that you got for birthday presents and never played with. The Food Fighters looks really lame, like Mcdonalds toys.

Surprised they didn't go with the Police Academy figures though. Imagine some of the cool figures - Mahoney, Zed, Mr Sweetchuck, Calaghan, Jones. Tackleberry would be awesome with loads of cool guns and the bike. Could have been a great line but then again not really a kids film ...certainly not the first one with all the tits and bush that features in it :lol:

 

[PGowdy]

As a kid i was a toy obsessive so i remember quite a few of them. Sectaurs, Rock Lords, I remember that Pepsi can robot, The Saga of Crystar, Super Naturals and Police Academy. Remember the cartoon and had a bunch of the figures. Actually have a carded POlice Academy figure in my collection. 8)

 

[x-pack]

Just looked on Ebay.com - loads of Police Academy figures that all appear to be from the US. None in the UK. Guess they weren't released over here. Some really nice figures and some MOCs

 

[PGowdy]

Just looked on Ebay.com - loads of Police Academy figures that all appear to be from the US. None in the UK. Guess they weren't released over here. Some really nice figures and some MOCs

They were, as i said, i had a bunch of them.

 

[walkie]

I remember the rock transformers and the crystar characters we based in a comic which was in the back of the ROTJ weekly comic.

 

[Stormtrooper37]

Food Fighter do look a bit lame I agree, it's just the concept and names of the characters that's so laughable.

 

[plantman]

haha i have the sectaurs and supernaturals in my collection, i used to love supernaturals, i had the skull castle with hologram cell where you could make the figure disappear...

 

[sith-smith]

I can vaguely remember some of those, though not sure if that's from a childhood memory or from seeing them while searching for star wars stuff.

Either way...they are pretty naff looking!!

 

[jackabina]

Rock Lords were ace.

 

[edd_jedi]

Wow cool, I do remember Rock Lords, Sectaurs, Computer Warriors, and Super Naturals.

 

[jedi_masters]

My brother and I had the Gold Rock Lord as a kid, he's still got it ona shelf with his Transformers at his house. I seem to remember the Pepsi can thing as well.

I'm suprised the Police Acadamy Toys never took of, always thought the films were quite popular.