Strange and obscure toylines from your childhood [Archive]

90's Child

Mar 17th, 2009, 10:04 AM

Okay, now I got this idea from the wonderful blog Weirdo Toys (http://weirdotoys.com/), and I was wondering, do you remember any really weird toylines from your childhood that nobody else seems to remember? Or do you know of any that aren't uber-obscure, but they bear mentioning because they're just so weird?

Mockery

Mar 17th, 2009, 03:06 PM

I've been trying to track down a complete set of Nightmare Warriors toys for a while now actually. They were just like the He-Man & The Masters Of The Universe toyline, only they were all skeletons. They weren't very popular, but I love me a good skeleton toy and would love to have the complete set sometime.

Dimnos

Mar 17th, 2009, 04:37 PM

What about those transformer knock offs that turned into rocks?

gammo

Mar 18th, 2009, 11:13 AM

Hey, I just saw that I was getting traffic to the Weirdo Toys blog from this site. I didn't even know this place existed. I have a lot to investigate.

Anyway, I'm gonna try to hang around some in join in some discussions. See you around I hope.

Oh, and here's a quick link to the Nightmare Warriors (http://www.weirdotoys.com/2008/06/08/nightmare-warriors-by-mtc/). I had 5 of them when I featured them on the blog, but I have since found the last one I needed. I'll update the article sometime soon I hope.

http://weirdotoys.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/nwarriors-group-prev.jpg

Mockery

Mar 18th, 2009, 01:42 PM

Hey Gammo, welcome aboard. Cool blog man. Really good to see the Nightmare Warriors in nice photos like that. Definitely let me know when you've updated it with all 6 of them standing together. I've been trying to track them down for a while now, but nobody seems to have 'em or even remember 'em. It's a damn shame too since they looked so fantastic.

90's Child

Mar 18th, 2009, 01:59 PM

What about those transformer knock offs that turned into rocks?
You mean that spinoff of the Gobots called Rocklords (http://toyarchive.com/Rocklords.html)?

Yeah, well, strange thing is, they actually seem like they were pretty well made high-quality toys. Shame the concept was so stupid. It just goes to show, that although you can polish a turd (As Mythbusters has proven), it's still a turd. And Gammo, you should totally take a look at them on your Weirdo Toys blog.

And those Nightmare Warriors look kick-ass! I wonder if anyone's tried to use them for a custom improved Scare-Glow figure?

darkvare

Mar 18th, 2009, 02:01 PM

i don't have time to read it all but do you have any of the statues of the killer kowns from outer space

Dimnos

Mar 18th, 2009, 02:53 PM

Rocklords... That has to be the ones I was thinking about. Were they a gobots thing? I dont really remember much other than they sucked.

gammo

Mar 18th, 2009, 04:20 PM

i don't have time to read it all but do you have any of the statues of the killer kowns from outer space

I don't have any of the Killer Klowns, but you can see some of the toys I've featured on the blog in the gallery (http://www.weirdotoys.com/gallery/). Just click on the thumbnails to read about each one.

Rocklords... That has to be the ones I was thinking about. Were they a gobots thing? I dont really remember much other than they sucked.

The Rock Lords were a GoBots thing. I had one as a kid. it was pretty lame. Transforming into rock in general is pretty lame.

Mockery

Mar 18th, 2009, 04:58 PM

I dunno, I still prefer the Rock Lords over the Meteorbs:
http://www.i-mockery.com/shorts/stupid-toys2/meteorbs1.jpg (http://www.i-mockery.com/shorts/stupid-toys2)
http://www.i-mockery.com/shorts/stupid-toys2

It's still hard for me to believe Masters of the Universe toys ever got that awful.

As for GoBots, no matter what people say about 'em, I'll always love the Super GoBots "Psycho" figure.

gammo

Mar 18th, 2009, 05:05 PM

Yeah, I was done with He-Man by the time those things came out. I think I stopped around the time Rokon and Stondar were released. They too transformed into rocks.

Emu

Mar 18th, 2009, 05:38 PM

Babs

Mar 18th, 2009, 06:10 PM

I'll have to bust out some pictures of what I have soon.

Mockery

Mar 18th, 2009, 06:27 PM

My mom once bought me a garbage bag full of He-Man toys. It included the one figurine that stank (on purpose!) and they had all been kept in the same box so they all kind of adopted the smell of plastic and skunk shit.
That would be Stinkor... one of my all-time favorite He-Man characters:
http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/mossman/stinkor-cartoon.jpg (http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/mossman/)

robo_rob

Mar 18th, 2009, 10:11 PM

I've missed Blackstar for quite some time now. When the whole everything 80's fad hit a few years ago, I was hoping for a relaunch of that. But no...

I've always been partial to Crasher from GoBots myself. I've been all over the various GoBots characters worked into Transformers.

Emu

Mar 19th, 2009, 12:22 PM

That would be Stinkor...

That's the one. I didn't figure out until years later that he was supposed to smell like that.

Mockery

Mar 19th, 2009, 02:27 PM

That's the one. I didn't figure out until years later that he was supposed to smell like that.
Even though he clearly looked like a skunk? o.O

Emu

Mar 19th, 2009, 02:30 PM

I was four.

Mockery

Mar 19th, 2009, 02:38 PM

I'm still waiting to hear a valid excuse.
http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/mossman/stinkor-comic.jpg

Babs

Mar 19th, 2009, 05:06 PM

My all time favorite was the Masters of the Universe slime pit. When I was a wee one, it's all I could look forward to when I would hang out with my half brother, that and playing with the Emperors Royal Guards from Star Wars.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/LifeInMono/slimepit2.jpg
If you do not own this, then you own nothing

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/LifeInMono/slimepit.jpg
BEHOLD THE GLORY OF THE POWER OF GRAY SKULL TEACHING HE MAN A LESSON THROUGH PUTRIDITY!

Mockery

Mar 19th, 2009, 05:36 PM

The Slime Pit was great... until you put Grizzlor in there. Slime + Hairy figures = :(

Zomboid

Mar 19th, 2009, 06:21 PM

I fucking loved the Monsters in my Pocket line, and eventually I stopped being able to find them, so I started collecting these weird monsters that came in plastic, purplish eggs. I specifically remember one that looked like a grown up, very mean version of the ghoulie that pops out of the toilet on all of the promo artwork for the original movie.

The Leader

Mar 19th, 2009, 06:24 PM

Zomboid

Mar 19th, 2009, 06:26 PM

Thanks for linking me to that toy blog, assholes. I was SUPPOSED to be writing a paper, but now that plan is all shot to hell.

Babs

Mar 19th, 2009, 06:39 PM

Oh man, the monster in my pocket line was amazing. I really liked painting the little guys, so amazing.

Mockery

Mar 19th, 2009, 07:11 PM

I always like the Trash Bag Bunch. They were these little figures of various monsters and futuristic dudes that came in little green bags that you'd dissolve in water. You wouldn't know which figure you had gotten until that bag was gone.
Yeah those were pretty damn cool. Problem is, much like the Manglors (http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/manglor-mountain/) toyline, they're hard to find these days because of the nature of the toys. Most of the ones you do find are opened and their bags already dissolved. If you find 'em in an unopened package, they usually cost a pretty penny.

Zomboid

Mar 19th, 2009, 07:26 PM

I remember that at one point, I collected a bunch of monsters in my pocket from cereal boxes. I had a shitload of them as a kid but lost them all over the years. Fuck :(

My favorite was the werewolf (#3) http://www.toyarchive.com/MIMP/MIMP6.gif

Also, I apparently had all of these exclusives. Fuck! I specifically remember almost losing Anubis in the sand in a playground near my house :(
http://www.toyarchive.com/MIMP/MIMP73-80.html

Mockery

Mar 19th, 2009, 08:01 PM

Yeah, people still go nuts over those things. Some of the figures cost quite a bit nowadays. I know how ya feel though... I distinctly remember a yard sale where I sold my ENTIRE G.I. Joe collection (I think I was 14 or 15 at the time) for $50. This included one of my all-time favorite playsets:

http://www.yojoe.com/vehicles/86/terrordrome/terrordrome_box.jpg
I loooooooved how the middle opened up so you could make the Firebat fly out of it. It was so badass. Someday I'm gonna get 'em all back, but for now, I have no room for that stuff so I have to wait... and watch the prices rise. >:

Also, isn't it great how Serpentor is commanding the Drednok on the right to fire that gun even though he can't possibly see through that steel wall? Blind aggression! Cobraaaaaaa!

Zomboid

Mar 19th, 2009, 08:16 PM

He probably just peeks over to his left every now and then in the hopes that he'll spot something :(

I sold all of my old stuff at a garage sale years ago too, and it BURNS ME UP INSIDE!

robo_rob

Mar 19th, 2009, 11:14 PM

I'm still waiting to hear a valid excuse.
http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/mossman/stinkor-comic.jpg

I always liked the way he smelt. If there was a Stinkor cologne, I would definitely wear it.

10,000 Volt Ghost

Mar 20th, 2009, 01:32 PM

What about those transformer knock offs that turned into rocks?

You mean that spinoff of the Gobots called Rocklords (http://toyarchive.com/Rocklords.html)?

Yeah, well, strange thing is, they actually seem like they were pretty well made high-quality toys.

Obviously you guys have never watched Gobots: Battle of the Rock Lords. I might still have a taped copy on VHS.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GoBots:_Battle_of_the_Rock_Lords

In reference to no one liking the Rock Lords one of the GoBots even says in the movie

"Really, who cares about them? They do the same thing as us except they turn into rocks!"

That's gold right there my friends.

robo_rob

Mar 22nd, 2009, 08:55 PM

Yeah, I have that on DVD that i bought from a dealer at a comic con. Even the Gobots hated the Rock Lords.

Kitsa

Mar 22nd, 2009, 11:12 PM

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn199/kitsa_for_imockery/muscle.jpg + http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn199/kitsa_for_imockery/slime.jpg

My big plans for these guys (I probably had around 30) included a tidal wave of green slime. The slime came in a plastic can and had a wonderful aroma halfway between play-doh and shampoo.

The slime flowed thick that day, my friends, and left my M.U.S.C.L.E. men corroded with a flaky green crust that didn't budge for at least 15 years.

Nick

Mar 26th, 2009, 01:10 PM

Yeah, people still go nuts over those things. Some of the figures cost quite a bit nowadays. I know how ya feel though... I distinctly remember a yard sale where I sold my ENTIRE G.I. Joe collection (I think I was 14 or 15 at the time) for $50. This included one of my all-time favorite playsets

I sold all of my old stuff at a garage sale years ago too, and it BURNS ME UP INSIDE!
I could never sell my old toys. :(

I played with my G.I. Joes for years. It makes me sad to see all the broken plastic and missing parts now.

Though, to be honest most of the broken ones are old Corps knock offs I liked.

Kitsa

Mar 26th, 2009, 02:58 PM

My brother went through a brief Star Trek: TNG phase and had one of these transporter toys:

http://i304.photobucket.com/albums/nn199/kitsa_for_imockery/startrektoy.jpg

It was clunky but sturdy, about as big around as a frisbee. When you hit the button, the light would go bright-dim-bright and it would play that "beaming" sound effect.

He had it in a toy chest along with just about everything he'd ever stolen from me (gum, VHS tapes, various other important kid shit). I would sneak in to recover my stolen items when he was away. I found the toy on its side and became curious as to whether the batteries still worked. I held it up, hit the button, and when the lights stopped flashing there was a gigantic fucking wolf spider in the chamber. It scared the bejesus out of me, and I dropped the thing and ran.

We lived out in the woods and wolf spiders were a common sight in our house. One also climbed out of a typewriter when I was doing a report, and that did it for me and typewriters.

Tadao

Mar 26th, 2009, 03:38 PM

I've never seen that before. Thing looks cool.

Babs

Mar 26th, 2009, 03:44 PM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/LifeInMono/creepycrawlers.jpg

I still have mine and the box complete with instructions. I remember trying to scare people with these things but it never worked. Good memories.

Hurude

Mar 27th, 2009, 11:51 AM

The Leader

Mar 27th, 2009, 04:07 PM

I held it up, hit the button, and when the lights stopped flashing there was a gigantic fucking wolf spider in the chamber. It scared the bejesus out of me, and I dropped the thing and ran.

Did you ever beam it back home?:(

Kitsa

Mar 27th, 2009, 04:09 PM

I dropped it and fucking ran. For all I knew/cared, I really had beamed in a monster from another dimension. I'm ok with wolf spiders when they're outside, but I can't stand it when one appears in the house.

Nick

Mar 29th, 2009, 01:02 AM

Did you ever beam it back home?:(
This made me giggle. :)

Babs

Mar 29th, 2009, 11:55 PM

I don't know if this obscure but it's amazing!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/LifeInMono/mightymax.jpg

The Mighty Max Doom Zones! When I was younger, I used to really love these things because of the fact they were miniature.

One I remember quite clearly is...
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/LifeInMono/mightymaxvenom.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v424/LifeInMono/mightymaxvenom2.jpg

Here's a commercial and shit for some other Doom Zone
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkrLWjNxYbY

Sam

Mar 30th, 2009, 12:25 AM

I still have my Mighty Max Volcano Mountain set with all the pieces. :|

Dimnos

Mar 30th, 2009, 11:59 AM

http://homepage.mac.com/planetpm/fireballisland/nicebox.jpg

Dimnos

Mar 30th, 2009, 12:01 PM

Or even better!
http://www.visi.com/%7Espookshow/files/omega2.JPG

Nick

Mar 30th, 2009, 04:43 PM

I still love Mighty Max!

It was always awesome how they managed to put little dead people molding into the backs of their play sets.

The Leader

Mar 30th, 2009, 04:47 PM

I have a big tub full of the Mighty Max toys in the back of my closet. I think I have most of 'em, just missing some of the smaller sets. Sometimes, when no one's in the house, I get them out and pretend that I'm the owl guy from the cartoon. :(

Nick

Mar 30th, 2009, 06:38 PM

He was the worst cartoon character. Ever.

The Leader

Mar 30th, 2009, 08:51 PM

Listen, I can't pass as a beefy sword guy and I finally stopped dressing as a ten year old boy so who am I going to be? One of the lava monsters? I think not, good sir!

Tadao

Mar 30th, 2009, 08:54 PM

:lol

Mockery

Mar 31st, 2009, 01:20 PM

I couldn't remember where I had seen those Mighty Max toys before, and then it hit me. Proto and I found a few at one of those big multi-family yard sales about 5 years ago...

http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/45yardsale/7.jpghttp://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/45yardsale/8.gifhttp://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/45yardsale/mm-gorilla.jpg
http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/45yardsale/

I swear I bought both of 'em since they were only 25 cents each, but for the life of me, I can't remember where they are now.

robo_rob

Mar 31st, 2009, 06:19 PM

Fireball Island was only played once in my house, before becoming the best battleground for He-Man ever.

stevetothepast

Mar 31st, 2009, 11:29 PM

Anyone remember these bad ass versions of trolls?

http://cgi.ebay.ca/Muscular-Punk-Troll-Doll-Figure-on-Rollerblades_W0QQitemZ220385634067QQcmdZViewItemQQ ptZDolls?hash=item220385634067&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1215%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C 240%3A1318#ebayphotohosting

darkvare

Apr 1st, 2009, 01:18 AM

I couldn't remember where I had seen those Mighty Max toys before, and then it hit me. Proto and I found a few at one of those big multi-family yard sales about 5 years ago...

http://www.i-mockery.com/minimocks/45yardsale/

I swear I bought both of 'em since they were only 25 cents each, but for the life of me, I can't remember where they are now.
i have one that looks like thosse but it's batman's head

Zomboid

Apr 1st, 2009, 01:53 AM

Nick

Apr 1st, 2009, 02:05 AM

Didn't they make a video game with those?

Edit: That was the Stone Protectors (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_Protectors)that they made a game out of.

Cartoon intro (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_BwgEOQO_qk&feature=related)

Toy commercial. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tQo9X9tC9Gw&feature=related)

Videogame (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvvIJCkT5o4)

Zomboid

Apr 1st, 2009, 02:41 AM

http://www.virtualtoychest.com/battletrolls/battletrolls.html

I had Franken-Troll, Sgt Troll, Trollminator, and Count Trollula, and Trollbot.

Ahh, memories.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4aHmOJ4QTFo

Nick

Apr 1st, 2009, 02:49 AM

My cousin had Sgt Troll, Trollminator, and Cap'N Troll. I always wondered where those came from.

Rev. Danno

Apr 1st, 2009, 05:32 AM

visionaries (http://www.action-figures.ca/visionaries.htm) or Sky Commanders (http://www.dukenostalgia.com/kscope/SkyComm/SkC_index.html), Supernaturals (http://www.action-figures.ca/super_naturals.htm) and one of my faves is Robotix. (http://www.virtualtoychest.com/r/robotix/robotix.html)
I really hate the concept of toys that have hologram stickers, the toys were not that great, you could't get them wet and they were crappy toys that were made for only a year most times. Also, you bring them to school to play with at recess, kids would make fun of your crappy toys. That's why I sat in the computer lab and played Gemstone Warrior (http://www.mobygames.com/game/gemstone-warrior) and Alternate Reality:the city (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate_Reality_%28computer_game%29) any chance I could(no the school didn't have them I brought them from home, and they were cooler then the lame toys I'd get for the holidays).

robo_rob

Apr 1st, 2009, 05:59 PM

M.A.S.K was great. Hasbro even made a Matt Tracker G.I.JOE figure to honor its greatness.

Also, Battle Beasts. Transformers fuzzy cousins.

90's Child

Apr 9th, 2009, 04:08 PM

Well, if you liked Battle Beasts, why not check out this new toyline Gormiti? It's very much like Battle Beasts in terms of size, quality and it even has the element-based battle system (albeit, it's more complicated than Battle Beasts, but still).

robo_rob

Apr 9th, 2009, 10:03 PM

Yeah, I've been seeing those. They look really cool and do give me a Battle Beasts vibe. I just haven't bought any yet. Transformers pretty much eat up my toy budget.

Babs

Apr 11th, 2009, 06:34 AM

You should check out on getting a life. How's that for strange and obscure.

Nick

Apr 12th, 2009, 05:48 AM

That's just rude!

Misdemonar

Apr 12th, 2009, 08:30 AM

RUDE DUDES WITH TUDE

Babs

Apr 12th, 2009, 05:16 PM

I'm not rude, I'm a faggot

Girl Drink Drunk

Apr 12th, 2009, 10:24 PM

I used to have all the Stone Protectors toys.

Nick

Apr 12th, 2009, 11:44 PM

That's horrible.

Misdemonar

Apr 13th, 2009, 02:08 PM

RAD FAGS WITH SAGS

Chojin

Apr 13th, 2009, 08:20 PM

I remember I bought a bucket of ooze and tried to turn my raphael figure back into a baby turtle but it wouldn't work no matter how many times i tried :<

Babs

Apr 14th, 2009, 09:02 AM

Ponce De Leon would be very proud of your attempts, but he wants results and mutant baby turtles, none of that teenage shit.

90's Child

Apr 14th, 2009, 05:48 PM

You should check out on getting a life. How's that for strange and obscure.
Hey BABALITYPANCAKES, thank you for derailing this topic you fucking asshole!

Seriously, in my opinion you are one of the worst breeds of people on the internet, that of the troll. You fling your vile muck across the boards hoping that it hits someone squarely in the face, spreading your tumorous bile across the forum by hijacking threads and running them into the ground. Your words shine with the intelligence of a retarded lemur, and with all the subtlety of a fallign anvil. Your sole purpose on these forums seems to be to pop your pustulous head into threads, pee on them, and then refuse to leave. I have asked ROG to ban you, but he has not responded as of yet (Although I assume it's for a good reason), so all I can do is send you this invictive: Die in Fire. OR at least go back to whatever bridge you crawled from you filthy troll.

Jeff The Ninja

Apr 14th, 2009, 07:05 PM

KAARRRAAATTE FIIIGHTERRRS!

Loved these toys when i was a kid, good times.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NDg3SaqG5g

robo_rob

Apr 16th, 2009, 05:05 PM

KAARRRAAATTE FIIIGHTERRRS!

Loved these toys when i was a kid, good times.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-NDg3SaqG5g

Yeah I remember those, they came out when I was in high school. A friend and I bought a set because we thought they would be fun (Like Rockem Sokem Robots, I'm sure I spelled that wrong) along with some toy slime. Between rounds of Missile Command on Gameboy we fought the karate dudes.

Eventually it became slimy Karate Fighters.