Like I tell my kids- the 80s was the greatest pop culture era of all time. TV, movies, music, fashion, toys, Nintendo vs Sega, cartoons…everything was hittin’!
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal3 ай бұрын
It's true. Just about everything right now is a rehash of something made in the late 70's or 80s--from horror to toys
@jaymorrison8419Ай бұрын
Early 90s also great for movies and music
@christophermcnulty87864 ай бұрын
No Voltron(s), no Gobots...dude? loved Sectuars and Mask.
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Yeah, I can see that. Voltron is on par with Indiana Jones. What hurt Voltron was a lack of villain figures.
@christophermcnulty87864 ай бұрын
Fair critique, thanks for replying
@sorenandersen68324 ай бұрын
@@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal I never had Transformers because of the price. I had some Gobots. They were the poor boy's Transformers, so I can understand why they wouldn't make a top 20.
@jefflehoux9619Ай бұрын
I liked Gobots better than transformers. They had some cool figures like a submarine and tank.
@siriactuallysaraАй бұрын
I remember Voltron’s being impossible to get all the lions. But the actual toys were awesome large metal toys with great playability. My parents didn’t have a lot of money so go bots were my gobots toy as well as gi joe. How about WWF.
@LexxAKonn4 ай бұрын
I agree with the top two for sure. G.I. Joe was and is still the best toy line.
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Yup. it is the GOAT
@stevenjohansen38274 ай бұрын
Some honorable mentions. Secret Wars, Battle Beasts, Gobots, Wheeled Warriors, Dungeons & Dragons, Ghostbusters, Dino Riders, Bionic Six, Commando. There are a ton more that could be dug out of my head or looked up. I can't argue with who's on your top seven; though, I did blank on Mask until you mentioned them. 1 Joe, 2 Transformers, 3 Star Wars, 4 He-man, 5 TNMT, 6 Thundercats, 7 Mask.
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Oh yeah. Commando. yet another ultra violent 80's action flick that had action figures
@jaysonraphaelmurdock88124 ай бұрын
BATTLE BEASTS!!! D&D had a cool cartoon and a few awesome figures.
@Goon-2020Күн бұрын
Dino Riders was a sick toy line! Plagued my parents for months to get me the T Rex. Can’t remember if there was a cartoon series but I remember the feature length one.
@jeremynorman98634 ай бұрын
Loved the list! Hard disagree about the lack of innovation with Star Wars figures, though. That series created the model for the 3 3/4 inch action figure. Without that size becoming the norm, toy vehicles would have been too large and expensive to produce. Without vehicles, GI Joes wouldn't have become the juggernaut they became.
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
I will say, Star Wars was crazy innovative with playsets and vehicles. And you make a good point that they started it all, they just weren't the best made figures
@jerellewynn28554 ай бұрын
That's a good list. I think everybody's top 3 is transformers Gi Joe and he man. I agree Voltron and l am surprised you didn't mention robotech. Robotech is arguably one of the animation cartoons in that era hands down. The eighties was the best decade for animation 82-85. I was blessed to be alive.
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Yes, Robotech toys look cool. I think way were hard to get and I only had 2 or 3 figures. The cartoon was amazing
@arssome14523 күн бұрын
No secret wars no gobots, I'm leavin'
@jasonknight858111 күн бұрын
As a kid born in the mid 70s, I was the prime age to enjoy 80s toys and thanks to two loving parents, I had them all. My top 20? 1. GI Joe 2. Transformers 3. Masters of the Universe 4. Star Wars 5. The Real Ghostbusters 6. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 7. Super Powers 8. Voltron 9. M.A.S.K. 10. Thundercats 11. Captain Power 12. Visionaries 13. C.O.P.S. 14. Silverhawks 15. Inhumaniods 16. Bravestarr 17. Go-bots 18. Sectaurs 19. Dungeons and Dragons 20. Starriors Honorable mentions: Madballs, Battle Beasts, M.U.S.C.L.E, and Army Ants
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal10 күн бұрын
Oh yeah, those are some good ones I missed
@jnash2354 ай бұрын
I agree with your ranking 100% except for one thing… TMNT should have a 5 for lore. The toys don’t really have much of a place in my heart because they were late 80s, and I was a little too old for them at that point, but the storyline has never really hit a lull with the countless ongoing comics and cartoons and movies and video games. Even heavy hitters like Star Wars and Transformers and GI Joe all had relatively long gaps where no new content was being released.
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Yeah, that's a good point. There are so many incarnations of TMNT it's crazy
@oliverbelmonte70774 ай бұрын
Glad you put in the Coleco Rambo toys sir. Was a favourite of mine along with Motu,Gijoe,,Mask,Super Powers,TMNT and Motu.
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Yes, The Rambo toys were solid
@scottamann244524 күн бұрын
I loved this! I’m definitely blessed to be an 80s kid. We truly had an unmatched childhood. I’m a Transformers guy first and foremost, but I loved GI Joe as well. When are we finally going up get a truly great crossover?
@craigmahoney45994 ай бұрын
Fun video as always. I definitely would have ranked MOTU higher, and was really surprised not to see Real Ghostbusters, Voltron, or Jace and The Wheel Warriors listed.
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Thanks! Yeah, Real Ghostbusters probably could overtake Indiana Jones. Voltron's lack of villain figures hurt it
@sorenandersen68324 ай бұрын
Cool list. Thanks for sharing andbrin ing back some memories. My top 20 would include the Dungeons and Dragons action figures. They had great sculpts, good articulation, good weapons, shields, armor. Why they hell did they leave out the main characters from the cartoon? I would have loved to get my hands on a Dianna back in the day, and Hank was my hero. I only had two of those D&D figures because they were pricey compared to GI Joes. But the top seven: How could you leave out WWF 8" action figures led by Hulk Hogan?!!! No add-ons, zero articulation, but almost every kid I knew had at least one. They were in virtually every house that had a male member present. I didn't have any; hated WWF and couldn't understand why those figures were so popular. Now I can see it's their pure simplicity that made them innovative. And don't tell me they had no real playability. They sparked imagination! Gotta swap Mask for WWF in the top seven. Never had one and never will, but they were iconic. Last, He-Man goes to second place on my list. They had an interesting comic that ran perhaps 3 issues. It was completely different from the cartoon and dialed in the Frazetta feel. The toys themselves were as creative as any ever made. And they were backed up by their own live-action film. Then again, Transformers the cartoon movie had the balls to kill Maximus Prime. Okay, they can keep second place.
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
I'll have to check out the He-Man comic. I'd love to see a darker more serious version of He-Man. I agree, the figures were really innovative. I was a wrestling fan but the wrestling figures weren't great. Yeah, D&D figures could have made this list
@greninjatron52274 ай бұрын
My personal top 5 in no particular order would be transformers,gi joe,he man,tmnt and power rangers( not from the 80s but to me just as iconic and popular)
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Yeah, I'm too old to not hate Power Rangers, but I get it, I would have been sucked in if I was a kid
@modernretrorenaissance25204 ай бұрын
I was born in ‘80, my brother 5 years earlier in ‘75. Safe to say, I was rocking some ‘80s toys. GI Joe and Transformers were my top two, as were most. A few of the lesser known I loved were Sectaurs, Wheeled Warriors, Sky Commanders, Robo Strux and the little pink M.U.S.C.L.E. Men.
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
A MUSCLE. I loved those. I dont remember ROBO Strux. I'll have to look that up
@tonycrossland7844 ай бұрын
I really enjoyed your list, it was a great childhood flashback. My top 20 would have included Voltron in the top 3.
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Thanks. Yes, I can see that. Voltron was fun. One of the best cartoons
@omartaj70104 ай бұрын
Cannot disagree with your top 2!!
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Definitely the two greatest
@johnmccrea34212 ай бұрын
Great video as always, good honest insight too into a lot of lines I never had as a kid - but where is Starcom!!! :) Keep up the fab content
@Brickerbrack3 күн бұрын
Where indeed?
@jayd53604 ай бұрын
Decent list. Your top lines are mine too
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@Cage8204 ай бұрын
Great list, I think I would tinker with some of the order a bit. The only swap I'd make is personally I didn't know anything about Eagle Force and would swap that with Kenner's Real Ghostbusters.
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Yeah, I can see that. Real Ghostbusters was fun
@davidr83894 ай бұрын
Great list.
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Thanks!
@frankschipani76823 ай бұрын
My top ten would be 1. GI Joe, 2. Star Wars, 3. He-Man, 4. Transformers, 5. Thundercats, 6. Super Powers, 7. COPS, 8. Silverhawks, 9. Visionaries, 10. Spiral Zone
@Stevebernier20177 күн бұрын
For my part as the son of a french canadian military living in West Germany from 1983-87: - Masters of the universe - G.I.Joe - Star wars And a very little bit of Transformers... I remember in 1985, in Italy my parents bought me the camera (Three parts Transformers) 😆
@jerronames61564 ай бұрын
My list would include Gobots, Crystar, Roboforce, and Starriors.
@sorenandersen68324 ай бұрын
Crystar! OMFG!!! Early 1980s and awesome. I had a few of those.
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Oh yeah, Crysta was pretty cool. Marvel Legends just rebooted Crystar
@shawnfrieler11874 ай бұрын
GI Joe and MOTU were the toy lines I got almost exclusively but I watched the hell out of every cartoon mentioned here.
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
It was a great era for cartoons. Sunbow killed it.
@josephlglopez4 күн бұрын
It's great that you have M.A.S.K. at the top 3 (didn't expect that). However, you forgot The Real Ghostbusters in your top 20. Overall, great list!
@GeoffNelson4 ай бұрын
Honorable mention: Chuck Norris Karate Kommandos
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Oh yeah, I did love those
@sorenandersen68324 ай бұрын
My friend had several of those. It was a bold move to compete with Rambo and the A-Team. Sly Stallone movies did better than Chuck Norris at the box office, and the A Team was staple TV for adolescent boys in the 80s.
@garybugden88104 ай бұрын
My top 20 includes the GoBots and Robotech
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Yeah, I never had many Robotoech, but they look awesome.
@BladeStar-uq6xe4 ай бұрын
For me it was Super Powers! Now, I didn't start Collecting until 1994, and I got the 1989 Toy Biz rerelease versions. But that was my start.
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Oh yeah. Are you collecting the new ones that just came out? They are making some good vehicles
@BladeStar-uq6xe4 ай бұрын
No, I only collect 6" scale. For the most part. That's Marvel, G.I. Joe, Black Series. I will only go up for Warhammer, I will go down to 5.5 for some MOTU. Only DC I am buying is Batman '66 and some DCUC on occasion. I will sometimes buy Dinosaurs.
@jeenkzk59194 ай бұрын
Though, you did have a really good list, am I the only one that has a bit of nostalgia for?Capain Power and the Soldiers of the Universe? Yeah it was a short-lived line, but I enjoyed watching the show and the figures were kind of cool not to mention the laser tag light vehicles
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Oh yeah, I did have that. I remember it being tricky to get it to work, but it is a cool idea
@agentmobius8458Ай бұрын
My Top Ten Most Played with Favorite Toy Lines: 1. G.I.Joe (no competition) - How many times did I send Tomax & Xamot down that zipline? It was never enough. I meticulously created various scenes inside handmade shoe box dioramas decorated inside with construction paper, complete with props. The cartoon was really pretty good.as.well. 2. Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars - That red & blue Spider-Man figure of mine got so much play time. Difficult to pose with limited articulation, but very colorful figures. These were the only Marvel figures available and I was big into the comics at that time. Weapons were virtually nonexistent. They came with those lame shields with lenticular changing pictures. 3. DC Super Powers - Batman, Robin, the Batmobile, Penguin, Joker, Superman, even Wonder Woman and Green Lantern, all got a ton of play time from me. Weapons were very limited (Penguin's umbrella, Green Lantern's lantern), but the cloth capes were a nice touch. 4. Star Wars - Limited articulation, but it's Star Wars! The vehicles; landspeeder, snowspeeder, speeder bike, TIE fighter, AT-AT. The names; Lando Calrissian, Han Solo, Chewbacca, Luke Skywalker, Yoda, Ewoks, Max Rebo, R2D2 & C-3PO. Nuff said 5. The Real Ghostbusters - Colorful toys based on the haunting cartoon of the same name. The figures had limited articulation but came with cool photon blasters and colorful translucent ghosts. 6. Voltron - I hated everything about the Voltron cartoon. Admittedly, the toys were incredible. 7. Transformers - The toys I had were great with Starscream and Soundwave.and they had the cartoon to back them up. I just never understood how transformers came into existence or why they were fighting each other. 8. Muscle Men - Zero articulation, small, colorful, rubbery figures. I had so many of them and loved to play with them. Whatever happened to all the Muscle Men figures? Where did they all go? Hell if I know. 9. Mask - These little action figures with their masks and vehicles were too cool for school. I did not make much time for the cartoon. 10. Thundercats/ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles/He-Man - This 10th spot is a tie for me between these three separate but similarly bulky looking action figure lines. These three all had cartoons to back them up as well.
@jasonchislett32824 ай бұрын
Awesome list. Spot on as usual. I was pretty fond of Starriors, they were cool toys and the Marvel comic was pretty dark.
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Thanks. I forgot about Starriors until someone else here reminded me of it,
@Brickerbrack3 күн бұрын
GI Joe are great, but I never actually collected them. Transformers have _always_ been my #1; I've literally been collecting them non-stop since 1984 (I'd put the Lore score at a 5 for them, too; with all the TV shows and comics they've had over the years). Other favourites: Masters of the Universe MASK GoBots Centurions ...and missing from the list, StarCom. I didn't get into these till a little later when I discovered a bunch of them at a local cash & carry store, but they were _fantastic,_ and I wish I knew what happened to mine (probably lost in a move somewhere). The figures were about comparable to MASK, a little smaller but similar articulation, with guns, and importantly, magnets in their feet. These let them stick to various metal plates on the vehicles, but also in some cases activated special features, like motorised cannons, or the ingenious airlock on one of the playsets. One of my favourite features was that a lot of the smaller vehicles folded up into a cargo pod format that allowed them to be carried by the bigger vehicles. There was also a cartoon that was very short-lived, but really high quality...
@danielmcgovern1154 ай бұрын
Great video! It's time to bring back MASK. I may have to pick up one of those COPS figures someday. I never had any, but they look fun. My top 20 would definitely include Tron. Small line but the light cycles were awesome and translucent figures are always cool.
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Thanks!. Yeah, MASK is due for a comeback. Tron was also great. They mixed in nicely with Star Wars figures and I love the movie
@brentgraham24814 күн бұрын
Transformers, Star Wars , G.I.Joe, Superpowers, He-man master of universe, Go Bots, Thunder Cats, Marvel super heroes sercet Wars, Rambo, The A Team, WWF wrestling figures and Voltron Lions 🦁 and Cars 🚗 version
@brenthigley410528 күн бұрын
It's a legit list. GiJoe was by far the best toy line to come out in the 80's; like by a lot.I would argue Star Wars was number 2 but I digress. The Joes were so far in front its a non issue hahaha. I would've also mentioned the DnD figures although they had no affiliation to the cartoon and maybe the Bionic Six, but its a solid representation of the 80s for sure. Loved me some Sectaurs. They went south so fast I got all of mine cheap back in the day!
@AaronEdwards4 ай бұрын
A few not mentioned: Voltron, Wheeled Warriors, GoBots, Mad Balls
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Mad Balls were awesome. I still have one somewhere
@RidingandFlying4 ай бұрын
I had a mom and pop video store that didn't care about renting R rated movies to kids only a bike ride away from my house. I remember renting all those movies. Robocop, Rambo, Toxic Avenger. It was a great time.
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Ha. Thank god for adults with no boundaries
@Goon-2020Күн бұрын
I had visionary toys and I didn’t even know what they were from. I had some gold dude, and some battle tank thing with a digger arm. My cousin had that triangular vehicle in the advert. As I got older I ended shooting them with my pellet guns, as was the fate with most of the cool toys I had 😢
@gregsnyder42684 ай бұрын
Motu at 5 is rough… my list would have them at 1 followed by GI Joe, Transformers and then Voltron, with Star Wars maybe at 5. I think with so many great toys, it matters how old you were and the cartoons you watched.
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Yes, it's all subjective, I can see any of the top five being someone's number 1.
@MOCTurtle49114 ай бұрын
GI Joe is the line I had the most fun playing with as a kid. Loved the story of Star Wars, but GI Joe figures are so much better for play. And agree on Transformers. Very cool design but the articulation on characters like Sideswipe... Bad. Plus Ironhide's toy looked nothing like his cartoon counterpart. I would put He-man higher than MASK probably, but those vehicles are great. Fun list.
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Thanks. Yeah, I'm feeling that msot people would agree with you and MASK and MOTU should be reversed in rank
@MOCTurtle49114 ай бұрын
@@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal Though the Condor rules. That is my favorite M.A.S.K. vehicle.
@ryangardner96834 ай бұрын
I had so many plastic play guns……no way today
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Yeah, now moms wont even by action figures that carry guns.
@LandofMert764 ай бұрын
Super powers with secret wars were so many of my introduction to those characters.
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
I was already a comic book fanatic. Secret Wars figures were terrible. It took decades to get good Marvel figures
@LandofMert764 ай бұрын
@@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal it wasn't until years later I even got a hold of Secret Wars comics
@danielherrin4 ай бұрын
Honestly thought Air Raiders would be #1. Fighting for air against the tryannts of wind....the battle rages on...
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Ha, Air Raiders as number one would be a very hot take
@TexasToyAddict4 ай бұрын
You only have Gi joe number one only cuz you love them haha Masters for me!
@jaysonraphaelmurdock88124 ай бұрын
You and me both. MOTU rules
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Yeah, I get it. MOTU is good. GI Joe had better lore. I'm hoping someone will do a really good Conan-like adaptation of MOTU
@jonnvessel13 күн бұрын
Yes. You are right. GI Joe #1. No doubt.
@GeoffNelson4 ай бұрын
Great video. Well made and good pacing. Of course Inhumanoids goes on this list!
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Thanks. Yes, I need to get a couple of the big inhumanoids.
@GeoffNelson4 ай бұрын
@@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal I had them. They were so weird
@salvation73624 ай бұрын
I've bought more action figures in one month in just this year alone, than I had in my entire childhood. Being an "adult" can really be special sometimes... If only 10 year old me could see us now. I bet that little shit would be sooooo jealous! 🤣
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Right? Imagijne being a kid with your own money. That's what it is like being a collector today
@jmstringfield3 ай бұрын
I am really loving your videos! Did you ever get any Sky Commanders? Wonder what you thought of them.
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal3 ай бұрын
Yeah, I had like three or four. They were pretty good. Maybe could have made this list
@Davidgoldenswan2 күн бұрын
DIC made starcom excellent cartoon and the toys where well made and full of features and cool and a big range of figures and vehicles😁👍
@mikerea49614 ай бұрын
No WWF LJN wrestling figures or AWA wrestling figures? They were all over and selling. I loved them as a kid.
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Good point. I was a wrestling fan as well.
@mikerea49614 ай бұрын
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal honestly they'd be in my top 5, but definitely most people's top 20.
@frazzy50154 ай бұрын
As much as I loved WWF at the time, the toys sucked ass. They were just gummy statues.
@MrTim20314 ай бұрын
I lived in the UK until I was 8 (‘88). The major difference in my view was the comic book scene back then. Marvel UK did a great job with Transformers producing a vastly superior product. They also had a pretty good Thundercats comic. Action Force (GI Joe) did not do as well, eventually becoming a back up strip in the Transformers. Also, the Hasbro produced Action Force was not as popular in the UK, as it was very US focused with an “international” mask. So for me, Transformers beats out GI Joe pretty easily.
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Yeah, I think they can be neck and neck, and dependent on taste. But GI Joe wins out on scope.
@danielherrin4 ай бұрын
Life Size Zaranna Blow-Up Doll, BESTEST TOY EVERZZZZZ!!!!
@jaysonraphaelmurdock88124 ай бұрын
Give me the Baroness
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
That would make a good HASLAB. It would get funded in 30 seconds
@LandofMert764 ай бұрын
What was the cartoon that was at the same time as Bravestar but was in the tree with dwarf people? The thing about star wars that would bump them up for me was the playsets. We used those ewok trees for everything.
@JonasGreenFethr4 ай бұрын
WTF is Eagle Force?!? To paraphrase Gandalf: “I have no memory of this toy…” This just really reinforces the theory that when the LHC was turned on we fell through to an alternate universe. Will you next tell me that Spiral Zone was never really a thing?
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Believe it or not, Eagle Force was big enough to be getting a modern reboot
@RLDenham7 күн бұрын
Star Wars should be in the top 3 for sure & the fact that robotech & Voltron were left out for obscure toy lines that didn't even have a cartoon is a travesty.
@FloridaEbikes4 ай бұрын
The only downside was there was so many different lines that came and went so fast.
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Yes, so many could have been great if given another year or two. Visionaries, Sectaurs and Inhumanoids all had great potential
@FloridaEbikes4 ай бұрын
@@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal my favorite short lived series is Dino saucers. Man that had potential
@robculp3234 ай бұрын
Chips figures were awesome
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
I guess they were what the Hasbro guys used to pitch GI Joe.
@robculp3234 ай бұрын
@@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal made just like the Dukes of Hazzard figs
@Blitz00654 ай бұрын
Wish I'd got a chance at getting into MASK. We moved overseas right when it came out.
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
It was really fun. I still have all of mine.
@williamwright90794 ай бұрын
Thanks for your awesome list dude! PS Billy Joel much? (soz)
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
You are welcome. Glad you enjoyed.
@wayigotitfigured98004 ай бұрын
Sectaurs ahead of Super Powers is absurd in my mind.G.I.Joe is only number one because you love it the most. Transformers I'd have to put above it due to modern relevance. We're getting modern Joes, yes - but it's just us buying them. The cartoon DOES NOT hold up today - certainly not vs. Transformers, which is more or less timeless. All that said, Joe is definitely number 2 and Star Wars would be 3 on my list. Some stuff not mentioned - Voltron, Robotech, Wheeled Warriors, Bionic Six, LJN Dungeons and Dragons (Warduke!). Tje galoob TV show stuff - Buck Rogers, Dukes of Hazzard (although...) and A-Team. There were so many, that's what made it the best time for us! Here is my list - maybe I'll do a competing video. In the meantime here's my version. 20. Sky Commanders - derivative of MASK/Star Wars with many figures and sets that worked with strings ("ropes"). 19. Robocop - sure, okay. I only wanted the basic Robocop and ED-209 for obvious reasons. I feel like this didn't hit until the 90s, but close enough. 18. C.O.P.S. - a Joe derivative and they were pretty fun, but goofy - in toy and cartoon. DiC strikes! 17. Sectaurs - cool, but not no top 10 - no way 16. Air Raiders - small figures but the vehicles launched projectiles via air tubes. Could reasonably play with Transformers - see also StarCOM. 15. Visionaries - fun concept - if they were 3 3.4 they MIGHT have lasted longer 14. Centurions- Ramen Toys are producing fake Centurions. They don't own it. 13. Princess of Power - I guess. 12. Batman - started after the 1989 movie but still the 80s. Started the whole multiple of one guy thing. 11. Inhumanoids - the EarthCorp guys were secretly in the 3 3/4 inch scale- the heads were the same size as Joes! Below 10 are things not really directly derivative of other lines. 10. StarCOM - these things were freaking awesome, had a show, and great playability. Lasted a little more than a minute, but I've NEVER forgotten them. 9.Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars 8. Super Powers 7. Thundercats 6. M.A.S.K. - definitely up there in terms of fun, but DiC screwed that one up, too. You forget season 2 is M.A.S.K. racing?? It also had a comic book by DC that wasn't really good. 5. TMNT - closer to the 90s, but the impact was real 4. Masters of the Universe- I didn't even really play with these all that much, but the star that shines the brightest burns twice as fast 3. Star Wars - you don't get virtually anything on this list without it, both innovatively or financially 2.G.I.Joe A Real American Hero 1. Transformers - very narrowly over 2, but probably due to the same preference you have for Joe
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Good list. I forgot about Sky Commandoes. They were fun as hell
@jefflehoux9619Ай бұрын
I like Captain Power a lot. It was too bad it was such a short lived series
@LandofMert764 ай бұрын
Never got into mask. The scale screwed it. They weren't compatible with all of our other figures Transformers vehicles were incredible but the robots had almost zero articulation and playability. My favorites were always the combiners. They had normal figure articulation when combined. New transformers are insane. Very cool, but near impossible to change.
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Yeah, I convinced my kids they wanted transformers so I could buy them, and then after a day of not being able to Transform them I gave up. they look great though, and they are fun in robot form
@LandofMert764 ай бұрын
@@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal my magic square stunticons are still in their boxes. I'm not an in box collector
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
@@LandofMert76 Yes, I can't keep anything in the box. If I buy it, I;m gonna play with it.
@scottamann244524 күн бұрын
Don’t get me wrong. Soundwave will always be a favorite of mine. He was my first, after all. Great articulation. However, I think my favorite G1figure for articulation’s sake was Scorponok. Great articulation for a larger Transformer.
@scottamann244524 күн бұрын
I got a Siege Megatron because I never had the G1 toy. I have since forgotten how to transform him to a tank, so forever robot mode for him now! Lol.
@robertmyrick86013 күн бұрын
Transformers #1 G.I. Joe #2 for me followed in 3rd by wheeled warriors
@LandofMert764 ай бұрын
I think this is what modern franchises are lacking, kid versions of their characters to bring young children in. Spider man has it.
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Yeah, You need both a dark version and a kid-friendly. GI Joe & Transformers nailed it
@LandofMert764 ай бұрын
@@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal there have been a bunch of kid transformer cartoon through out the years.
@curseoffenrirАй бұрын
“I gave up on life” 😂
@jaysonraphaelmurdock88124 ай бұрын
Honestly dude I feel the Rambo figure looks more like Robert DeNiro than Stallone. The She-Ra line suffered imho because all the girl figures look alike. With MOTU they tried harder to differentiate the characters. To me Inhumanoids had great villains but the heroes were bland as notebook paper. Whereas The Centurions were great hero figures but the villains stunk. If I had both I would put them against each other. MOTU #5?! Blasphemy lol. M.A.S.K. is a really cool concept. To me as cool as the toys for Transformers were/are they aren't as awesome as the comic books. Out of the cartoons I think G.I. JOE did the best especially since they had a few episodes that were absolutely batsh*t insane. Remember the one where Shipwreck thinks Lady Jay died and he actually was surrounded by clones?
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Ha, Yeah, it does have an early DeNiro look. Yeah, It seems form most people, Mask and MOTU could be reversed in rank. I was a bigger MASK fan, but I loved them both. I agree the inumanoids heroes were lame, but those monsters are awesome
@siriactuallysaraАй бұрын
Just one word, Voltron defenders of the universe
@chrisbritt42663 күн бұрын
GI Joe definitely was the best, but I have to say this. And the silver Hawk toys were kind of cheaply, made it to my opinion. When I was a kid only had 2 figures, but the cartoon to me was far better than the Thundercats. The centurions that had a great cartoon. I've still got a lot of great memories and have got the DVD's and I love them. I think they should be hard upon the list. That didn't get enough love in my pain in the time period and then haven't enough. Toys as don't raise while they wouldn't be up high. But I will put them up. Higher than what you did
@MOTU_CTRАй бұрын
The big 3 are almost indisputable, insomuch as they all belong in the top 3. However, the order of the top 3 is up for debate. For me, He-Man is the greatest toyline ever made, and Eternia is THE Holy Grail of the 80s. I continue to collect new versions of this line to this day. Number 2 is G.I. Joe, and the Flagg is the only item that can compete with Eternia for Holy Grail status. These were awesome toys in the 80s, but I have not kept up with the newer versions of the line since the 80s. Number 3 is Transformers. I never really got into them myself, but absolutely respect their place as an iconic toy of that decade. Star Wars had part of its heyday in the 70s, so I give that partial credit, but I don't think the figures were that great compared to the top 3. TMNT is a 90s toyline in my book. Mask is an awesome toyline, but does not hold a candle to the Big 3 in terms of longevity or universal appeal.
@scoobysnacks37404 ай бұрын
I made up for not having she ra as kid by getting masterverse She ra
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
She's even hotter
@LandofMert764 ай бұрын
It's crazy, but we never used our gijoes as gijoes. They would have just killed each other with their guns. Instead we turned them into super heroes that looked like those characters
@raywallacefan77864 ай бұрын
Two not on your list are Voltron and Robotech. Did they just miss the Top 20?
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Yeah, I probably could have done a top 25 or maybe even 40
@eheim214 ай бұрын
Don't agree with your take on Transformers0 Their articulation was fine for the most part. Engineering was amazing for their time. Should be #1. You're a GI JOE fan so it makes sense. I have Joes as #2.
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Yeah, I feel like most people have GI Joe and Transformers as 1 & 2, but it is just a matter of taste as to which is your number 1, With He-Man being the third most popular. Apparently, my love of MASK was not as common.
@damnedash95262 күн бұрын
No Real Ghostbusters?? No Voltron Lion Force?? No Secret Wars?? No LJN WWF rubber figures?? But friggin Rambo and Action Force made the cut?? I'm so disappointed.
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal2 күн бұрын
You're probablyu right about the LJN WWF figures. I forgot that one. Voltron was great show, but the toys were only okay. They lacked villains. Secret wars sucked hard. They were only good because they were the only Marvel figures you could get
@ryangardner96834 ай бұрын
Truth
@mathieuduval75444 ай бұрын
Damn dude no Real Ghostbusters and you didn't put Visionaries in the top 10, yeah i know its your list and its all good but ask any toy collector today what I.P. they want back and i guaranty COPS, Visionaries and MASK will be in the top 5!! My most disappointing toy line when i was a kid was She-Ra, always thought it was stupid not to use the Teela/ Evil- Lyne mold and also MASK i never understood why the figures were not 3.75 like the Joes, cause the Joes had plenty of vehicles.... during that era, everything would sell!!!
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Yeah? I didn't realize Visionaries would be so high. I love them, but they are held back by how brief their stay was. Yeah, I think Real Ghostbusters is a line I could have considered. They had some fun features. Did you actually break down and buy any She-Ra?
@mathieuduval75444 ай бұрын
@@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal What do you mean "break down and buy any She-Ra".... i bought the MOTU origin version a couple of years ago, it doesn't really look like the cartoon version but its the version we should've got 40 years ago.... i would like to buy the MASTERVERSE version but i cant start buying that line i dont care how amazing they look.... i got bills to pay!!!
@Tankman1916 күн бұрын
What happened to Voltron?
@sixshot197519 күн бұрын
WHAT BUMBLEBEE WAS THAT FROM THE FIRST PICTURE REALLY LOOKS AMAZING SO FAR ALMOST ALL SS SUCKED NOT ALL
@Brickerbrack3 күн бұрын
Yeah, that Bumblebee isn't actually a transforming figure... 🤣
@frazzy50154 ай бұрын
Where's Power Lords??
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
They just missed the list. If i had done 25, they would be on it
@jones821764 ай бұрын
No voltron ?! Wtf?!
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Yeah, I can see that. I bet there's a bunch that didn't make the list
@LandofMert764 ай бұрын
Going to be disappointed if Buck Rogers aren't on here.
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Sorry. No Buck Rogers
@raywallacefan77864 ай бұрын
@@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal Wasn't that a 1979 toy? Although I suppose kids were still buying those figures in 1980-81.
@louskywalker96563 күн бұрын
Just discovered your videos today. Have been enjoying them including this one.....until you ranked star wars at #4. Really? Mask over star wars? I'm out.
@Rorschachqp4 ай бұрын
These are just action figure lines. No Lego Castle or Classic Space, etc.
@marcossierra4011Ай бұрын
Yo joe
@rashadrabb15764 ай бұрын
Sulverhawks was underrated, Mask overrated
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Yeah? I loved Mask. Silverhawks paint always fell off.
@scottamann244524 күн бұрын
Never had the toys but I LOVED the cartoon. I still hear “Silverhaaaawks!” in my head at random times.
@LandofMert764 ай бұрын
Thundercats we're pretty but that articulation was bad
@crossbones134 ай бұрын
I disagree with the inclusion of the Raiders of the Lost Ark toy line above others that were not mentioned. If the title of this video was "MY 20 Greatest Toy Lines of the 80's -- ranked!", I would have no problem as it would be readily apparent that this was a subjective ranking. However, as it was titled, "20 Greatest Toy Lines", it was implied to be a video of objectivity. And while I agree with the inclusion of most of the properties in your video, to exclude Voltron, Gobots, Advanced Dungeon & Dragons, Dinoriders, Battle Beasts, Madballs and M.U.S.C.L.E. among others yet include Raiders of the Lost Ark defeats the purpose of the "greatest" 80's toy lines...in my opinion.
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Sure. I think by very nature everything on the channel is "In my opinion" . it is all subjective. I don;t think there is any other way to do it
@MrChristopoop4 ай бұрын
I was all in on Joe after I discovered them. I had a couple of Eagle force (gotten before Joes), only two or three transformers (I liked them a lot but was focused on Joes, so I mainly got to play with them with friends who had em), same with He Man. I liked the idea of em, but my friend Robert had the whole first year or two of the line so I could play with them at his house. Mask looked cool, and like transformers I had one or two of the vehicles and that was it. Nice list.
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal4 ай бұрын
Thanks, yeah, GI Joe is the GOAT
@MrChristopoop4 ай бұрын
You should maybe get in touch with Rob from MySIde of the Laundry Room, he used to do a lot of list stuff, you two would be entertaining bouncing ideas off each other.
@LandofMert764 ай бұрын
Silver hawks cartoon was just as good as thundercats, but the figures were trash
@Tankman1916 күн бұрын
Go-Bots where transformers for poor people like me
@curseoffenrirАй бұрын
Killing me, this is so funny. Barbie can’t do shit, hahaha
@killharrypotter3303 ай бұрын
You did not know saint seiya in the us?
@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal3 ай бұрын
No. What is that?
@killharrypotter3303 ай бұрын
@@DestroIsMySpiritAnimal One of the best toyline of the 80s everywhere else : kzbin.info/www/bejne/qmjcg62Orptlh9k&ab_channel=guioak