Amazing Pieces of Physical Lost Media (Figures, Puppets, Sculptures)

Physical lost media has had its own history in and outside of the Lost Media Wiki and it's certainly one of my favorite categories to research. Let me show you what these topics are all about!
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[@saraholala4457]

The Zelda puppet one made me sad, sad that there's a possibility that maybe it ended up in some dump, burrowed under years and years worth of more trash. It looked really well made...

[@1810jeff]

I think the reason why physical lost media isn't as sought after is due to there usually only being a handful or less of said item unlike digital lost media which can be circulated and enjoyed by anyone.

[@TheGameHoard]

Once digital lost media is found it can be archived and referenced by everyone. If we do, for example, find that Zelda puppet, it will be owned by one person and if they cut off contact then it will once again be lost. Documenting the existence of these things is important, but I imagine it's disheartening to know that there can be a never ending chain of "losing" to this sub branch.

[@J0SHUAKANE]

Actually, its far more sought after. This guy just has a narrow scope.

[@garcyrosey7424]

@@J0SHUAKANE how?

[@J0SHUAKANE]

@@garcyrosey7424 most props like the giant zelda puppet are a huge burden to anyone who dare take ownership. Unlike actual media, it is the nature of "physical media" to become lost, rotten, & broken.

[@keybyss98]

I wonder if 3D printing and scanning will change that in the future, at least for those that didn’t get packed and sealed like the Zelda figure.

[@randomcommentog]

Physical Lost media is fascinating to me and I love looking at lost prototypes of figures it’s part of history I hope to own one one today

[@eebu4053]

truh shidilations blaa mm 😋 😋 😍 😏 👌 🤔 😜 😋 😍 😏 👌 🤔 😜

[@randomcommentog]

@@eebu4053 wtf did I just read

[@ScatteredCollector]

Being a collector who owns a prototype Goku figure, its really cool to own one and really unqiue - both as lost media and a collector. I hope you can get you rhands on one in the future,! :)

[@MortexBerri]

Same here mate

[@nintendogejpeg]

Some of the molds on these figures are absolutely insane with how accurate they are to the source material. The Zelda puppet is such a interesting interpretation. I think it is very cute and the most interesting thing covered here. Nice video!

[@H3ll1s4live]

There's so much not so talked about lost media but I think the physical kind is the least talked about which is a shame because it can be quite interesting to look at and learn about even awarding if you ever get your hands on these pieces, as a collector listening to this kind of lost media is very interesting and something else to me, thanks for covering this topic of least talked about media!

[@frealish6622]

That OOT set never being released makes me so sad. Having a physical action figure of Ganondorf or Darunia would be soo cool

[@psychobilly42069]

There's two ganondorf figures out there!!! IDK how much they go for now tho since they came out when OOT did

[@frealish6622]

@@psychobilly42069 just checked. They do be like thousands of dollars lmao

[@yoshi18super]

I recently became a very big fan of ocarina of time and it’s a real shame that the toy site set never came out, all I really have to collect now is the joyride figures, earlier bd&a figure, and some tiny miscellaneous figures.

[@psychobilly42069]

@@yoshi18super I have some ocarina figures that recently came out by jakks Pacific they have a pretty good variety of characters and are relatively new, and I've always loved those toybiz OoT figures if you don't know about them

[@yoshi18super]

@@psychobilly42069 Thanks for telling me, the jakks figures look really cool actually but are pretty hard to get for a good price in the uk

[@keybyss98]

Perhaps unrelated, since this was found (though not well noted in most online communities), but there used to be a toy line based off of the Incredible Crash Test Dummies, a line of PSAs from the 80’s-90’s. One of the most interesting aspects of the toy line (besides the awesome concept) was that there was a figure they were about to release named Darlene. She was the third character based off of the PSA’s (shown in the car date one), and she was even advertised to be released before being pulled for good, with only prototypes floating around. Apparently, they tested her with kids and they said that they didn’t like bashing up a girl character? Like, what? So, they ended up taking her mold and released a male equivalent named Daryl.

[@NathanSpies]

My favorite piece of lost media is the rumored 1973 Toys R Us commercial involving Geoffrey the Giraffe dancing in the street with hundreds of children! I hope it gets found one day!

[@paulitics3629]

Actually, a hasbro yo-kai watch toy for Walkappa was discovered yesterday. It seems to have gone unreleased, but its for sale on multiple websites now out of nowhere. If anyone who likes yokai watch wants to buy it, it might be worth doing so soon.

[@ijustlikebees]

Kewl

[@roxx3xxx]

can you give a link with a photo of it?

[@paulitics3629]

@@roxx3xxx youtube wont let me, unfortunately

[@popisdeadisagoodsong9997]

Oh wow, hah, I used to watch alot of Yokai Watch on Disney XD Channel.

[@solgerWhyIsThereAnAtItLooksBad]

I remember that game. It was pretty fun. Bad show though

[@AnixDraws93]

Personally, I've always been fascinated by 'Physical lost Medias' because in a way, they're considered art pieces made by talented artists to show whats being sold and/or promotional items. Id actually love to see more videos related to these Physical items, mostly because im fascinated by them so much. The Zelda and Ganon Puppets are so cool to me. Not only are those technically impressive, but they just look beautiful. (At least Zelda does, Ganon is hard to see in the footage)

[@Unicornmazda]

I agree with you!

[@petesaguy1707]

I don't know if it counts as physical lost media but there was a toy line called Karate Fighters by Milton Bradley, and I own a prototype figure that was never put into production. As far as I know, mine is the only one made and I've never seen anything about it anywhere.

[@dwitefry4157]

Hey, it's not a silver and black ninja or a black ninja with purple bits is it? They (Silver Sword and the Dark Ninja respectively) were mail-aways and rarely get brought up and I've seen them confused for prototypes before.Of course you could actually have a prototype Karate Fighter I don't know about but i'd rather be a presumptuous know-it-all :D.

[@dwitefry4157]

@Ryan damn, sorry (that I couldn't help you, not sorry that you own 10 cool ninjas lol)

[@corruptedm0nk]

@@dwitefry4157 he probably doesnt lol

[@weareone553]

As a Chowder and Flapjack fan I'm really sad the Kellytoy plushies didn't come out. There really wasn't a ton of merch of those shows....

[@wubbzyandsesamestreetfangirl]

Me too . 😔

[@robertbruno2607]

Dude I didn't know we lived around the same area, I go to the Liberty Tree Mall all the time! Mostly for the movie theatre, but also for the Target lol. Obviously the Northshore Mall is better, especially after its recent renovations, but I'll always love Liberty Tree for all the good memories I have of it.

[@aidanlewis3982]

And you can't forget about that Best Buy! But yeah the mall is basically a corpse at this point lol.

[@Sollux]

I love this stuff, I'm really interested in lost anime figures and anime merch particularly. Thanks for making this video, it was super informative and interesting. A lot of this stuff is outside of my personal collection scope so it was new to me.

[@MrAjking808]

Damn weeb 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@SSStylish_Crow]

🤮

[@TheCanadianWeeb5]

Same

[@awesomeocelot7475]

Honestly I’d love to hear more about lost building status and props and other stuff like the tree. It’s such a fascinating topic!

[@zaneyates5704]

Ikr? The KZbinr Badnick Mechanic did some videos on what happened to various statues of Sonic the Hedgehog that existed in 90’s. It’s pretty cool

[@deadfutureIV]

These types of lost physical media are my favorites. I always watch them in the morning on a day off with coffee. Keep it up!

[@leelizard7738]

Similar vein: there’s a missing 100 lb cement rabbit statue at my college. It was found during some renovations and then almost immediately “lost” and has not been seen since , except for an ear which is used as a paper weight by a staff member

[@darkangel424cod]

The tree getting scrapped is so sad beacuse there was seemingly no reason for it. As you showed the spot is still empty, and the mall was named after it, who made this dumb decision 😒

[@fusetunes]

i'll forever be disappointed that extended figure lines for two of my favorite cartoons, darkwing duck and kids next door, were cancelled. i'm not even sure if i've seen real prototypes out there, so it's neat to see someone covering that field.

[@genesisfrost8627]

Love seeing how many different characters from each franchise were going to be added to the lineups. Yet here we have Jakks Pacific simply recoloring the same Mario figure.

[@DaronSilvers]

As a Bostonian, I appriciate your journey finding the liberty tree

[@brandonmclean1678]

One was recently located at a shop in liberty tree mall but the shut the store down and rumored to be getting a new location

[@jcmarquezart]

Hearing you cover the Liberty Tree mall is insane. I go to school in Beverly, which is only a 10 minute drive away!

[@elaynadiedinside]

I have a piece to add. So recently Bend-Em's have been coming back and being associated with licenses like DC, Simpsons and Invader Zim. I saw a picture from a toy fair, I'm assuming the year was like 2017, and I noticed something that caught my attention. The image was looking pretty normal until I saw a prototype that was never released. The Invader Zim series contains only 2 figures, Zim and Dib, but i noticed a 3rd figure, a never released, prototype figure of Gaz. This was very interesting to me because I knew they never made her, it was just the 2. Then I was thinking 'why would they make Zim, Dib and Gaz? Why not a more important character like GIR?' GIR's easily the most marketable character and it would be weird to have him not included in a series so it makes total sense that there could be a never before seen figure of him too

[@ArthurTRead]

kellytoy now makes one of my favourite plush lines of all time: squishmallows its so interesting to see how they've changed from making arcade prizes to what are essentially modern day beanie babies

[@daedalus115-2]

as someone who's been to the liberty tree mall recently, you gave me a shock when it came up here! never would have expected it to show up here!

[@myfamilyiscrazy]

Media has many meanings dependent on context. I believe LSSQ is using the word in an artistic sense. So referring to figures, statues, and other goods as art (which they are, regardless of any merit they may or may not have) and therefore as "pieces of media" is correct. They do communicate things about they brands they are representing, even if it's not immediately apparent. Great video, I love learning about stuff like this.

[@Nakia11798]

According to the definition of Physical Media, he is very incorrect.

[@MarissaSins]

The mystery about the mall tree was so interesting, thank you for covering this!

[@jaywhofan]

The one I'm really interested in is the early "jumpman" looking Mario doll. I swear that I've actually seen one before.

[@MortexBerri]

I saw one in a big ebay lot of nintendo stuff one time. If that listing is still up (probably not i saw it alike a year ago) you could purchase it

[@dusty8442]

Ive been watching you for years and turns out you're a local how neato!! nice to see some recognition of the liberty tree mall. Rest in obscurity liberty tree, you shall only be used as a way to get to the AMC now.

[@EeveeFromAlmia]

I've missed your plush mystery content, nice to see it back again here :)

[@BfDelano]

Wait...you live on the Northshore?! My wife and I current live not far from the Liberty Tree Mall. She fondly remembers the tree, and she was sad to hear in the video that it was likely scrapped. Something tells me that we've likely crossed paths at some point. MovieBob lives in the area too, and I've met him a couple times at the Liberty Tree Mall.

[@JamesLawner]

I think this field of lost media is definitely underrated. I can remember fast food kids meal toys that don't have any info available online, and out-of-print home media releases should be accounted for in some way.

[@halkiierid4084]

The type of physical lost media that seems to get the most public and scholarly attention is fine art- things like the paintings that went missing in the Gardner Museum art heist.

[@Numbnuts007]

I actually have a question about a possible lost media Sonic figure from about the 2005 2006 range. I don't think I have it anymore but there was a Sonic shirt that I bought that had a small like 3-in knuckles the echidna bendable toy where is all made out of like a rubberized resin material and it was painted. Unfortunately, with my research I haven't been able to find anything that looked like it. From what I remember it was sold at like Macy's, and the blister pack with the figure was attached on to the shirt.

[@e102gamma]

Is it the bendable toy island knuckles figure?

[@yoshi18super]

The bendable sonic x figures by toy island were sold along with sonic x t shirts

[@glenn_danzig]

Some kids shirts at that time had tiny bendable toys, im not sure about that one

[@Sh_rpz]

I have something related to say about this. I remember my parents buying me a mario shirt and it had a Mario Kart Wii toy attached to the shirt in Macy's. There was also a shirt my parents bought as well that had a small skateboard attached, that broke like 2 or 3 days later. Maybe they were the same brand that did the knuckles bendable toy like you said? I don't have the shirt or toy anymore unfortunately.

[@yoshi18super]

@@Sh_rpz interesting, I’m certain toy island never made mario figures and I have no more knowledge on this. Hopefully someone finds out more about these someday

[@SpongicX]

I think it would make more sense to call this lost figures, lost collectables, or lost merchandise. It makes more sense to call movies, or music sources as lost media.

[@CinnamonGrrlErin1]

Over the last couple years, I've come to assume "lost media" to have a very broad definition. It's just an easy phrase to say and most people get the idea even if it isn't strictly media, or lost.

[@xCoMiXx]

Man it sucks 'cause there's some legitimatelly cool pieces that have been out there before, like game expo statues like MALICE for PS2/XBOX, even mascot costumes like the ones from a Blinx The Time Sweeper event from XBOX.

[@AkisukyMMD]

I love prototype toys,i am Barbie collector,and I'm used to seeing prototypes and just thinking about what became of them, many being my inspiration to do customs

[@tessfabled4115]

Aah same!

[@kaylar5808]

I wonder whatever happened to the Gex line of toys from ReSaurus. I remember seeing product shots in some game manual insert, and was so stoked to find them. I learned they were never released, but…product shots? Definitely some prototypes out there! Also, the Diamond Select Toys Jak and Daxter figures, only a prototype exists of them.

[@solgerWhyIsThereAnAtItLooksBad]

I cant comprehend the fact that there was a time Gex was trying to be a serious thing and not a meme

[@kaylar5808]

@@solgerWhyIsThereAnAtItLooksBad You know, I keep seeing people say that. What I don’t understand is how Gex never took off! Those games (save for the shitty first one) totally slapped! I think most of his humor went over our heads as kids and that’s why he faded into obscurity.

[@truthofdsp]

Those Chowder plushes are very cool. They would make a great addition to any home

[@TheKumarkid16]

Man LSSQ never cease to Amuse me on Lost Media

[@TheILLTechnics]

This was so well done! Thank you so much for all of your research and work that you put into this!

[@brandonmclean1678]

I live close to the liberty tree mall and I never knew about the tree sculpture so thank you for talking about it

[@DecadoPrime]

Yay a brand new video. I appreciate how it's based on physical lost media

[@FORRESTtheunoriginal]

My favorite piece of lost physical media is the "Black Tracks", and the story surrounding it. Its a black variant of a "pre-transformers" transformer, one of the diaclone figures that went on to become the Transformers toys. Only sold in Finland in a set of toys licensed for a Finnish chain of kiosks, its not really "lost" anymore, as 5 are known to exist, but its still a white whale for most transformers collectors. The fun thing is, Hasbro and Takara have over the years acknowledged the toys status as a legendary collectible, and made a re-release of the original mold (slightly differently colored than the original) and even a Masterpiece version of it. Its also an infamous piece, since a fake one was sold for thousands of dollars at a convention some years back.

[@Brianna-eo8nu]

The parts where the tree has the mall built around it, the way it went missing overnight and how it was allegedly sighted behind some buildings in Boston make the Liberty Tree story sound like a subplot straight out of the Monument Mythos ARG.

[@Matteomax]

Surprised ReSaurus wasn't covered; there's a whole bunch of unreleased figures that were shown off in magazines and at Toy Fair, most notably their Crash Bandicoot line having many different figures that never even made it past the concept phase as far as we know.

[@PupRiku]

I love physical lost media. Abandoned by Jake Williams of BrightSunFilms is an absolutely amazing series focussing on abandoned locations, especially malls. I always was obsessed with Festival Bay Mall in Orlando, I visited as it was fully dying and only had three or four stores open, it was such a cool looking 90's aesthetic. Such a shame.

[@nightlord131]

It's great to see you cover this sort of topic, as it's just as interesting as the typical lost media stuff, but I don't really get why you disagree with the "It's not media" thing. The Definition of "Media" is a method of communication - the internet, CDs, TV shows, books etc are all a method of providing/communicating information to people in itself, they're a means of disseminating stuff. The concept of making and releasing action figures or toys is not a way of providing information and communicating to people - there's media involved with the figure through marketing and such, but the actual figure itself is absolutely not media.

[@myfamilyiscrazy]

The word "media" has many meanings that tend to be dependent on context. One of those definitions is as you described: a means of communication. That is probably the most widely used and understood meaning of the term. However, it also has a meaning within the world of fine arts; as a plural of the word "medium". Medium can refer to both to the type of art (e.g. painting, sculpture, printmaking), as well as the materials an artwork is made from. A broad use of the word medium is used to describe a specific type of art. For instance, painting is a medium, printmaking is a medium, and sculpture is a medium. Essentially, every category of artwork is its own medium. Using these definitions, and considering these goods as works of art, figures can indeed be considered a piece of media. Describing goods, such as figures, as " pieces of media" in this context may not be as common, but it is not incorrect. I hope I don't come off as mean-spirited or pretentious, because that is not my intention, and my definition probably sucks and is unclear anyway.

[@firesonic1010]

Here's an interesting little tidbit, known toy company Hasbro is known to have an entire LOST TOYLINE of Transformers toys that were never released. It's called "Transtech" and it was originally intended to be a sequel/follow up to both Beast Wars: Transformers and its sequel Transformers: Beast Machines. But due to the unpopularity of Beast Machines, it was cancelled and never released. To date, the only known evidence of its existence, are images of concept character art, and molds that are currently considered lost. Although, some characters and designs inspired from Transtech have since been reused in subsequent Transformers toylines. And it is implied that at least some of the molds may not be completely lost, as engineering seen in some Transtech molds has also been reused in subsequent figures.

[@aortaplatinum]

Yeah, it's good for SEO, but these things aren't media. "Physical media" is a physical release of a game or a movie. These are lost objects or lost collectibles or even artifacts. You're technically delving into pop culture archeology here. Which is way cooler than lost media IMO E3 and other promo statues used in booths and such are always such an enigma, they always have such love and detail put into them, and then they just vanish. Then even if the items are held on to by the companies behind the games, they're either locked away in offices or storage like so many Sonic statues, or even left outside to rot as if it's a bronze statue built for that, like the Dinosaur Planet E3 statue was for a while outside Rare's offices before being brought inside and restored... now right next to a giant window where it will fade and lose color on one side over time. I'd adore to see these works permanently on display for the public, in a museum of some sort, but I highly doubt that will ever happen.

[@Nakia11798]

Lost merchandise would fit nicely

[@Elixic_]

3:58 dang ive had that funky kong plush since forever, always thought it was a bootleg or something lol; I should take care of it now since it's suuuuper dusty

[@kaitie648]

I’m lucky enough to own not one but two Sailor Moon doll prototypes. To make an incredibly long story short, when Sailor Moon was being dubbed for North America in the mid 90s, dolls were being produced by Bandai of North America. Bandai produced the dolls in many other regions as well, but the North American dolls were far different than the rest. Due to localization differences in the series, the dolls were nothing like any other dolls I’ve ever seen on the market, and I’ve been collecting dolls for nearly fifteen years. Before the official release of the dolls, there were multiple sets made of the five main characters in a prototype version. Their outfits are far different than the dolls that were they were officially released* by Bandai, but they very much resemble the Irwin dolls releases from 1997. They have near identical body molds but again, they’re not exact by any means. The Irwin dolls have metallic skirts with gold trim detailing, whereas the prototype dolls have regular skirts with no trim of any sort. The outfits are very simple on the prototype dolls, there’s no details in the costume the characters wear. However, the theory I have is that the dolls are in fact the prototypes for the Bandai dolls but were unused until Bandai lost the license to Irwin Toys. This is based on the fact that the prototype dolls share a very unusual quirk with the first wave of Bandai dolls - boots. While Sailor Moon and Sailor Mercury wear knee high boots, the other characters - Jupiter, Venus, and Mars - don’t. In the 1995 first wave Bandai of North America dolls, they’re ALL wearing boots. This is also a feature that the prototypes have, one that isn’t seen again in the Irwin dolls. Playing into my earlier theory, I believe that Bandai commissioned the prototypes for their lineup for the 1995 line. They were unhappy with the results as the dolls look very different in the 1995 iterations, but the 11.5 inch molds for the dolls were saved for some reason and passed onto Irwin when they took over the Sailor Moon toy line in 1997. They reused the 11.5 inch molds for their main lineup, but not the 6 inch molds. I have both the 11.5 inch and 6 inch Sailor Venus prototypes from 1995. The 6 inch one isn’t as interesting because it’s an entirely unique mold that wasn’t reused by Irwin, the redo that Bandai released to market was instead.

[@Moonboy65]

I'm still waiting for Spirit Quest. but it's really interesting to see lost physical media like those slamfest figures

[@colinkeane9070]

The Zelda in the thumbnail is amazing

[@drdelux7918]

In that Chinese Kellytoy photo, it’s crazy seeing an Adler Mannheim hockey team plush in that box too. No clue if any of those are legit, but it would lend credence to them not all being knockoffs if something that obscure was in a box with the other plushes

[@Vic_T_234]

I love kellytoy! My dad has a couple of the catalogs,like the physical book ones. I had never seen nor heard of the chowder and flapjack plushies. Maybe they had them up in a shop but no one has bought them,as the show became less popular towards their end,so they just quietly got rid of them as they didn't make any sales on them. That's rly cool to see they did that tho!

[@synthesoul]

You gotta love the case where you had some of these rare vintage items, but they were lost to time. Especially when you're a kid, you don't realize a toy would be worth so much until you grow up. I used to have a lot of different Sonic toys and merch as a kid. This was right around where SA2B and all the GBA games and Sonic X became popular. I remember distinctly having the SA2B Sonic with bendable limbs, and a whole plushy collection with plastic eyes. If I would have known the value of the merch back then I would have kept it as a prized collection! But as a kid your first instinct is to destroy the packaging and start playing with your new toy. Which brings up a valid point, what's more valuable? The memories you had with your favorite toy? Or the responsibility of keeping a toy in it's manufactured state? I knew a kid growing up named Zane, who collected all the Star Wars action figures released around the time of Episode III. He even had the action figures from I-II. This was in 2nd grade. To think a 2nd grader would understand the value of their collection. At the time I was so envious, but looking back I can only be happy that he took such dedication to finding each and every toy. His parents must have loved him. Lol. I had another recent case of losing a valuable toy. When me and my wife were dating she bought me a Sonic Boom collection with Space Suit Sonic and Metal Sonic. I opened the package like a dumbass, and my Metal Sonic figure remained intact for a while while the Sonic pretty much got ripped up by my kids. Only recently my Metal Sonic ended up losing his arm. I looked on eBay and this toy is going for about $300! Don't get me started on the McDonalds Sonic games or the Sonic Adventure shampoo bottle.

[@galonyouradio]

fashion dolls have so much lost media with prototypes…

[@mightyfilm]

Hey! I didn't realize you were local. I go to that Liberty Tree Mall every so often mainly for the Five Below, but I do have a couple hazy memories of what used to be there. I didn't frequent it because we didn't have a car for a huge chunk of my childhood, but I do remember quite a few of the stores that were there went under in the late 90's, early-00's. What I'm seeing, however, the death of a couple childhood frequented malls and their rebirths as Shoppers' Promenades. Assembly Square and Aresenal Mall are both completely gone now, Aresenal actually quite recent. I was there just after the demolition was announced and walked through the mostly abandoned hallways to see everything was shut down, with the exception of a Chipotle, a Marshall's, and I think the Gap was still around. I think the food court was blocked off at that time.

[@thisisastoryaboutagirlname5109]

Good video! Just a tip, in regards to the tree in the mall.. there’s actually laws that will prosecute individuals not willing to be truthful or supply an answer. If anyone ever isn’t answering your questions about public media, contact a civil attorney. Anyone who thinks they don’t owe someone an answer, may change their mind soon after.

[@damado-w2g]

A fun piece of physical lost media is the costume of No'Man the Camel from the Kuwaiti Sesame Street show. It was stolen by Saddam Hussein's army in the 1990 invasion and has still not been found.

[@alexiskuwata]

:(

[@TheRealLumpySpirit]

Reading this comment was like a roller coaster of emotions

[@chuuisinsane]

we all know the most amazing piece of physical lost media is the wax-a-million "Who You Think It Is" album CD with such great tracks as "Ain't Got No Panties On"

[@greensonickid3304]

That o hare plush is still a mystery many years later, Also I would kill for that chowder plush

[@greensonickid3304]

Ya know if they did release (which is possible) I will go to every carnival, arcade and amusement Park until I find it and get two, then put one in a museum and keep the other

[@Dorelaxen]

I'd love to know what happened to the final prizes of the Swordquest games. We never knew the final fate of the crown, philosopher's stone, or the big prize sword. With all the rat bastards in charge of Atari at that time (Kassar and Tramiel in particular), who knows what happened. Curt Vendel has stated that he didn't think Tramiel actually had them in his possession, as has been rumored for years, but those items are some real iconic symbols of one of the most interesting and crazy eras of gaming, and we deserve to know what happened to them.

[@omarolmosstudios7060]

Can't believe that I got this video as a birthday present thanks for posting this on my birthday

[@AyaVyse]

A recent prototype lost media that always lingers in my head is the Voltron Legendary Defenders character action figures. They showed at Toyfair the entire team and villains like Zarkon, but only 3 characters were released. The toys were of low quality and people didn't buy them, so the rest of the figures never were released. I really dream to own a prototype Zarkon action figure one day.

[@IIThatOneGuyYTII]

I actually go to the Liberty Tree Mall as it isn't too far from me, and it was cool to learn it had its own dedicated art piece.

[@supersonic1097]

Another great video, keep up the great work LSuperSonicQ

[@SlapstickGenius23]

The puppets of Star Fleet are sadly destroyed in a fire. But the episodes featuring them fortunately aren’t lost media.

[@theonewithdoggo]

Where is star fleet mentioned again? Not being rude i just don't really know

[@BoneDryShart]

Does anyone remember the Silver Surfer Jet Ski contest from the 90's? I think you could win it through promo cards in the Prizm (?) trading cards from that time? I would love to know who won it, or if there is even a picture of the jet ski in existence

[@tehhymnofvalefor]

you could argue that the amber room and all the un recovered art from ww2 is lost media. but looted art is a big subject

[@ajdecaro5474]

When you mentioned the liberty tree I shot out of my seat lol, I’ve gone there my whole life for the movies and am going later today!

[@bellablossomz]

This all interests me so much! I’m glad I found this channel

[@kingnewcomer2029]

I'm also into physical lost media too! ^^ It is a shame that Toy Site shutdown not long before their upcoming figures were released cause I really wanted those Donkey Kong 64 figures of Tiny, Lanky, and Chunky, as well as the rest of the characters. :/ Still not entirely sure what the Cheese The Chao plush was doing with all the other Cartoon Network plushies. It's very interesting that Nintendo used puppets to promote their upcoming games at the time! Hopefully, they're still around somewhere. That's too bad that the Liberty Tree tree was scrapped, but, at least we finally know what happened to it after all these years. I really feel like that HAS to be a Kiddy Kong plush! There's no way it could be something else, I refuse to believe it! His feet are even covered up too just like his character design! I do hope that if any are still around, I could potentially grab one for myself (keyword: HOPEFULLY)! :D I do wish that the Joyride toyline still continued to this very day as they've done so many awesome video game figures back in the day, and have become super demanding over the years! This has been another awesome lost media video, LSSQ!

[@MortexBerri]

You are telling me that tiny, lanky, and chunky kong all had action figures that NEVER GOT REALEASED?!?!?

[@kkuudandere]

Lost sculptures and other objects is a favorite topic of mine! The number of artworks lost just during the collapse of the World Trade Center is already a huge rabbit hole on its own...

[@ProGremlinPlayer]

I think a better term for physical lost media would be lost items, or lost objects? just giving out alternative names.

[@alancoleson5576]

I remember some pieces of Nintendo lost media, for example the four swords link puppets that appeared in a commercial that appeared very well made. As far as I know, they are still with Nintendo so may not be lost. Pokemon: the Pokemon store in New York had a variety of simple animatronic figures, the Pikachu one is with a collector but the others seemed to have vanished (as well as statues from the store) There was also the costumes and puppets for Pokemon Live (the musical), some of which are lost, many did turn up though in an abandoned theatre in Canada!

[@destination1995-b5v]

As a local of the Liberty Tree Mall and Northshore Mall, I'm pleased to have the mentions of them!

[@lilaw.1095]

Always love it when I get a notification from this channel💙

[@dumpyisking7498]

I love your channel

[@kaisplaceyt]

a truly iconic video

[@starshkr46]

Great video! Semantics and definitions aside, "Physical" Lost Media remains interesting nonetheless. As a collector with niche interests, it's both encouraging and disheartening at the same time learning that there is a piece I want out there somewhere, but it is incredibly rare. I would LOVE to have that Zelda puppet for example. Regarding archival, that reminds me of how some of the Renaissance masterpiece sculptures have 3d model reproductions of them. Might be overkill for some of these, but that's just a random idea I had.

[@TackyRackyComixNEO]

I was thinking of that too, particularly with the Liberty Tree and how much historical value that had.

[@zombieber-wartooth]

Something about the Zelda puppet really strikes me. The idea of possibly opening an old storage locker and finding the puppets inside almost has an eerie feel to it, and I hope they get found eventually, if their still around!

[@stephenhill9999]

Here’s an interesting little fact about the liberty tree. Before about 1984 there used to be a gigantic fountain surrounding the liberty tree. It went deep into the ground, probably about 12 feet or so, and you could stand at the edge of a little fence and look down into it. In 1984 they remodeled it and removed the fountain, (they replaced it with a much smaller one) but when they got rid of the tree in the 90s, I happen to pass by the construction and could see that the entire fountain was just buried. They didn’t remove anything. They just buried it all under dirt and sand. I sometime wonder if it’s still under there. I’d bet it is. I’d love to see it again.

[@moldypie_]

Your channel icon looks like the cover to Neck Deep's Rain in July. I dig it

[@ultrabaltard1479]

If you ever do an episode 2 I highly recommend goodstuff’s Freddy fazbear pizzeria simulator wave of plushies!

[@bleachyidioms]

always cool to hear from someone in massachusetts! i had never heard the story about the liberty tree sculpture, now i might get sucked back into my hyperfixation on mall history haha

[@SuperZeldaGirl]

That Zelda puppet looks fantastic i wish we had a better look at the Ganondorf one!

[@killerpog4441]

Hearing you mention liberty tree mall brought back memories for me lol I used to go there alot

[@cash33w]

Omg when you said liberty tree mall it threw me through a loop. I’d go there all the time!

[@feIon]

that schnitzel plush looked so fire... sad i can't just go on ebay and find one

[@silence2314]

I just had to check out that 1998 Nintendo booth tour after this video. Makes me also wonder what ever happened to that giant Pikachu (puppet?) that launched the plushies every hour. Cool stuff.

[@RustThisWorld]

I was always sad about the canceled ReSaurus Gex toy line. I remember being really excited for them, especially after how good their Crash figures were, but nothing ever came out.

[@NotTheWheel]

Fun fact I got that Mario 64 flight cap plushy :) - Not a piece of the Lost media but I got it at a local game store (Which I hope is still in business after all these years called "Micro-Games" they always had good sales on games and a wide variety of older or used games for cheap. Course back in the day where I got the plushey it was a more mainstream buy the latest video game store back in the 90s before EB games and eventually Gamestop. Had a cool mural of 90s sonic on it back then too) Anyways really awesome content I hope you can continue in yours endeavors that fascinate you so as they have intrigued me. Merry Christmas!

[@skunkman9815]

Its a shame that the chowder and flapjack plushes wjere canceled I really want that chowder and panini plushes

[@MrJoeyWheeler]

A physical piece of lost media that comes to mind for me is Top Hat from the television show TUGS. In this case, not merchandise, but an actual prop from the show. When the show ended due to its company going bust, many of its assets were sold or put in storage. Many of them are now in the hands of the Star Tugs Trust, but one of the main characters, Top Hat, is mysteriously missing from the set. Nobody knows what happened to him, which is a pity as he was a unique prop, with an extra servo that gave him a movable "neck" in addition to the usual left-right neck rotation and eye movements.

[@kayanorudog2638]

I seriously wish I could get my hands on the prototype sonic and shadow figures. They look so cool!

[@FinalLychee]

The supposed prototype for the Gibsone Moderne electric guitar from 1958 is probably a good example of physical items that are lost.

[@OtakuUnitedStudio]

It's really weird to think of Takara, the makers of popular brands like Beyblade, Zoids, and Transformers, has anything about them that's considered obscure. But that might be because plush toys weren't a huge part of the Takara brand at the time, since Tomy was the biggest manufacturer of soft toys before their merger in 2006. Takara's sales of stuffed toys didn't hold a candle.

[@rayvenkman2087]

Oh, you’ll be surprised at what obscure lines they have.