Weird Eighties Action Figures | Ashens

[@makkadmusic580]

I saw Ashens in a coffee shop once. I went up to him and asked if he was Ashens. He was really a nice person.

[@MJuegaES]

Did you not get decapitated?.

[@braders0508]

i would have expected him to say "no im Simon peg"

[@yobaseen21]

Nice :)

[@miffedakko9312]

Neato!

[@peucoman]

did you survive the blowtorch?

[@BlackburnBigdragon]

I have a copy of the entire "Captain Power" show and it's VERY dark, gritty, and serious for a kids show. I remember one of the reasons that the show got pulled was that a lot of parents flipped out over it because it was so dark and violent and used live action instead of cartoon violence. It was a very dark show. I seem to remember people getting killed in it in several episodes. At the time, parents were used to kids shows being all animated and kid friendly and then this show pops up that's all serious, with live actors, taking place in a post-apocalyptic setting, with the starving last breath of humanity struggling in a losing battle against an onslaught of death robots. The parents didn't respond well. I think in my area, the show was pulled from it's station after three episodes because of the sheer volume of parent complaints they got flooded with. And that was a shame, because as a teen at the time, I watched it and said, "Wow! Here's something different and interesting that you don't see on TV.... CRAP!!! ANOTHER SHOW THEY CANCELLED JUST AS I STARTED TO GET INTO IT!!!!" Haha!!!

[@pferreira1983]

+BlackburnBigdragon I believe the reason the TV show was cancelled as well was because the toys didn't sell well and weren't marketed properly.

[@Gambit771]

+BlackburnBigdragon I did like the show growing up and never knew there was toys for it. I thought the flashing on screen was just an effect to go with all the computer generated effects. Loved the show

[@pferreira1983]

Gambit771 So did I.

[@BlackburnBigdragon]

Nope. The show was a shooting gallery game. They used the same technology in the Action Max game system (I owned one and it was fun, but limited. They only made like 5 VHS tapes for it.)

[@pferreira1983]

BlackburnBigdragon Yeah I had an Action Max VHS, the Top Gun style one.

[@ZamboniZone]

Deep Sea Jeff was actually Astronaut Jeff. He came with a Space vehicle my brother and I both had as a kids. In fact I still have them. His odd hand position allowed him to hold onto a spotlight fixture. The space family came with a space shuttle playset that I believe I also still have

[@matthewcaughey8898]

Your right the space lady in particular came with the fisher price electronic space shuttle. The shuttle came with 2 space people and an opening cargo bay. The shuttle also had a one person pod in the cargo bay, an EVA hookup and an EVA line. It also featured 3 noises and flashing lights powered by batteries

[@ZamboniZone]

@@matthewcaughey8898 yeah I actually still have that shuttle

[@TheParkerizing]

Had Dr Scarab as a kid, really heavy figure, and made all of metal, so it quickly became a projectile capable of breaking all sorts of things with... sadly Scabby had no helmet...

[@WyldstaarStudios]

The Love Boat toy license was the final nail in the Mego Toys coffin. The Love Boat was a romantic comedy about a cruise liner. Every week there was a new batch of vacationers played by washed up stars who needed an acting credit to stay in the Screen Actors Guild.

[@fuzzbuttocks3971]

Also reminder that mego dropped the chance of making thundarr the barbarian figures in favor of the love boat license

[@tinobemellow]

Don't forget the stories written by Aron Spelling's aunt with dialogue that'd make George Lucas gag!

[@Ametisti]

fuckin' 'ell. had accidentally muted youtube and was wondering why he was silently stroking the box for 20 seconds XD

[@pauliewalnuts2072]

lol 😂

[@spencerstroda783]

the really odd part is, that's something he'd do just to mess with us.

[@davidwilson9039]

No for real

[@jamesduncan6729]

Furries are nasty

[@XYZB0RG]

​ @jamesduncan6729 agree with you

[@cernex]

They actually did explain on Bionic Six why two if his sons... well, obviously weren't his: they were adopted. Yes, really, that's it. Also, his whole family was bionic because they were involved in an avalanche incident thingymabob and the only way to save them was to turn them bionic. ... It made sense in the 80s.

[@IchibansBeefBowl]

I imagine ashens standing at a street corner saying "eh kid... wanna buy some cheap tat?"

[@toxoplasicity]

Then he opens his overcoat to reveal....... badly painted and made action figures.

[@IchibansBeefBowl]

Saltiest Pearl then they laugh at him and leave after buying 8 action figures.

[@toxoplasicity]

Nightofnostars11 and the legend of ashens, the badly painted action figures seller, began

[@IchibansBeefBowl]

Saltiest Pearl his legend reached across the globe... Ashens was a household name.. If you prayed hard enough a quiet knock in the dark of night would mark the arrival of Ashens....

[@toxoplasicity]

Nightofnostars11 he would sneak into into the house....stalk the halls....leaving cheap action figures as he went

[@DiegoAlvarezBeltran1993.]

"The Shat." can we refer to William shatner exclusively like "The Shat?"

[@theworldisfullofrightwingcnts]

Yes

[@darthdorkus]

William "Willy the Shat" Shatner

[@DiegoAlvarezBeltran1993.]

darthtravesty Sir William “The Shat” Shatner. Esquire.

[@inky.64]

@@DiegoAlvarezBeltran1993. Sir William "The Shat" Shatner II.

[@DoctorNemmo]

William Shat On Her.

[@Hopekuma]

The Bum Head alien was in Star Trek the Motion picture, for about 20 seconds during the "Ship Briefing" scene that had everyone in a large open space.

[@Kochiha]

Someone's probably said this already, but the original Japanese material that formed Robotech was Macross, and a couple of other mecha anime all chopshopped together by Harmony Gold in a very Joseph Lai kind of method. Don't know who Joseph Lai is? He's the animation equivalent of Godfrey Ho, ramming stuff together and re-dubbing it to fit the five minutes of original footage. The two men even worked together on several occasions, with Lai producing some of the various Ninja movies.

[@TheHutchy01]

That's an interesting little slice of history. Thanks.

[@tactictoe]

7:12 - the inspiration for Eric Stoltz's seminal performance in mask. Looking back, Jim Carrey's remake was quite the departure.

[@TheFoggyjones]

This comment should have more likes.

[@frompartsunknownweighingin9557]

LOL 😁 Nice.

[@ZamboniZone]

Ps: the weird metal guy with Forks on his helmet was from a short lived toy series called "the only surivor" I believe. They weaponed farming equipment in some really bad mad max rip off

[@80swoodpanel]

I have one of these spacemen from the beginning. Not one of my most treasured possessions (or is it?), it's in one of my plants pots, riding a pink flamingo.

[@jacob3812]

that's the best thing I have ever heard in the history of my entire life.

[@funnyfella8198]

That's ace

[@blankpage9277]

I actually call him "The Shat." It started as a joke between me and my sister and I still do it sometimes because I'm easily amused.

[@crashedfighterproductions]

20:10 All's fair in loveboat and warboat. I'll just...leave...now.

[@TheYambo121]

I laughed way too hard at 'The Shat.'

[@dionysus6892]

TheYambo121 Shatt

[@shaynebradford4237]

Funny how he says that no one calls him that. Me and my buddies have referred to him like that since high school lol

[@lynchlychfeld]

General Blitz. M. Bison. Do a side by side. General Blitz there ended up being sold in Dollar Stores here in the US by the mid-90's. He's a a great source of spare parts for some quick and easy sculpy fanmade M. Bison's. Pretty sure the unknown is just a GI Joe bootleg.

[@mcklown]

I nearly shat myself when Captain Power showed up. That was my favorite TV show and toy line as a kid.

[@samholdsworth420]

How does one nearly s*** themselves?

[@platobach8309]

“They can make tanks out of thin air and nausea...” LOL

[@samholdsworth420]

LOL

[@Graehaus]

The deepsea jeff, was actually a Astronaut, who had a two piece spaceship. which could split into two, a space sled and a 'base". Great set for a 8 yr.

[@cthulhu8164]

Chad Vieth omg if not for you I would have spent 5+ hours on the internet looking for that figure xD I found it instantly thanks to you :)

[@Graehaus]

+Cthulhu in a pinstripe suit no problem. Thr FP figure were sturdy toys, that is for sure.

[@spottyskunk1898]

Chad Vieth That was my favorite toy for so long - I actually had him take charge of all my GIJoe and Star Wars ships.

[@spottyskunk1898]

Chad Vieth That was my favorite toy for so long - I actually had him take charge of all my GIJoe and Star Wars ships.

[@BaronVonPenguin]

The astronauts were from a Space Shuttle that Fisher Price put out called Alpha Probe.

[@patchwrk]

Yep... had (and still have somewhere) all of the figures and the shuttle, with all of its glorious sound effects on those little square rubber buttons that gathered muck so nicely.

[@j.s.connolly8579]

Yes the "Yellow Uniformed" Figure from Star Trek TMP Was indeed "Captain Decker"! Good Memory! :D

[@brianartillery]

The character was the son of Star Trek's Commodore Matt Decker, from the episode 'The Doomsday Machine'.

[@BurnRoddy]

It IS Xyber-9 which is the last animated series I ever watched before turning to live action with Buffy and other crap.

[@shaunwatson6354]

ref. the pale-skinned man in the dark armor and red cape at 32:55

[@zaikoji]

Jesus I had Warduke and only remembered when I saw this video. He was one of my favourite figures and seeing him after all these years almost made me want to cry!

[@kirbynat493]

"Do barmen play the piano, usually?" Ohhhh, It's five o'clock on a Saturday...

[@TheHutchy01]

I'm not sure John at the bar was playing the piano

[@samholdsworth420]

Play It Sam

[@theworldisfullofrightwingcnts]

When you think you've seen them all during this mad lockdown the algorithm recommends this little gem. There's something comforting about random tat

[@mikescott5542]

Last character was from gargoyles a disney animated tv show

[@davidleemaynard7030]

Machestro. (Xyber 9)

[@TimothyCollins]

Thank you. I knew I had seen that somewhere!

[@Cartoonman154]

7:22 he was in the motion picture but just in the scene when the crew is gathered in the lounge area. Also, Decker was the captain until Kirk took charge.

[@legorulez49]

General Blitz looks a bit like M.Bison.

[@MiloTheMightyDude]

OF COURSE!

[@aborted4196]

It's a rip off bro

[@emilyinbetweener]

We had 'Action Man' in Australia too I had no idea it was what a GI Joe is. My brother had one that was like a diver set and he'd ripped his wetsuit thing so one nipple was always poking out 😆

[@Quattro79]

Emily Scarlett nice all his chances of surviving underwater have been eliminated never worry action men died all the time thanks to many missions involving them getting dropped from the balconies of apartments

[@BibleStorm]

I had skydiving action man and he lost his left leg to a freak parachute malfunction

[@tehblackarachnid]

Weirdly Action Man popped up in the early 2000s in America on syndication. I think the CGI tv show anyways. I got one of the bigger dolls of him but as I have cousins in the UK who I frequently interacted with, I can't remember if I got it in America or the UK UPDATE: YES It was on Fox Kids in America and the toys were sold In America too. So a US toyrange (GI Joe) was rebranded in the UK, spun off into it's own thing, then the UK company was bought by the American company, the UK one slowly became the US one, then the UK was brought back as it's own solo thing and released in the UK and the USA by the US company. Life's funny sometimes

[@archangel5627]

Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future is one of my all time favorite shows. I loved this show when it was new back in 1987 and I’m one of the few people who also really liked the Captain Power toy line as well. It’s a shame that the show didn’t get future seasons and that the toy line got a ton of flack from parents who were against the massive advertising campaigns to get children to buy toys during the 80’s. I’m trying to recollect the entire line. Great little show that was way ahead of its time. The storylines and characterizations were all very adult in theme and the production values were fantastic! I recommend any fans of the post apocalyptic genre to give Captain Power a look, it’s quite good!

[@dpepinmarquette]

Your Battlestar galactica figure is not Apollo it is Starbuck. Surprisingly they never made an Apollo figure and none of the human figures in the line had any color on the eyes.

[@TheHutchy01]

You'd have thought with their fondness for reusing heads, Starbuck and Face would have had identical heads both being Dirk Benedict.

[@brianartillery]

The Mattel Battlestar Galactica figures, other than the bee-like Ovion, were shit.

[@Sentinel_UK]

Warduke was actually in the Dungeons and Dragons animated series for 1 episode, In Search of Dungeon Master

[@ChickenPika]

Excellent. As with any video that involves someone recently deceased, "rip in peace butiful angle."

[@CardboardOdyssey]

bibbyshibby shut the fuck up

[@Cade_The_Squirrel]

ChickenPika Shut up! I only just stopped crying and now... now... EEEEEEEEEEEEE! ;-; GOD FUCKING DAMMIT CHICKENPIKA!

[@supersand1egend789]

God twerks in mysterious ways

[@StandardGoose]

Slepe tite litl man

[@steve_bal4]

I'd image you'd have no trouble selling ANY of those figures now! Thanks for the great walk down memory lane.

[@Peacegoats]

Warduke reminds you of the leader of the Junn Horde from the Beastmaster movie.

[@jeffhorne2501]

The last toy was from the toy line, Xyber 9. A short lived animated series from Fox Kids. I forget his name. He was the token wizard in a post Apocalyptic world series. Think it was something like "Malice," or something. I used to know it.

[@RendMaim]

Machestro

[@darthdorkus]

"From the 1979 motion picture. You know, the weird one with the bald woman."

[@rkuzdas]

5:43 I just lost my Shat.

[@garathjax420]

You just dont hear the word "guff " enough these days. I'm bringing in it back

[@jaysonraphaelmurdock8812]

"Lets go on to something less creepy like the dark Lord Satan." 😂

[@dpepinmarquette]

I would be so excited to find most of these. I have a strange love for obscure toy lines.

[@rossday9333]

you'd love my automan figure then :)

[@wadepelzek8527]

I used to have half of those guys, and the Tonka one's I had hole set like mad max they were awesome

[@BennyLlama39]

Obscure is one thing... but most of these I've never heard of.

[@watchspotting]

Vintage Ashens is the best kind of Ashens. His new stuff is great, but there was a certain charm that his classic videos had. 2011-2014 was the real sweet spot.

[@NewPortHuffer]

Facts man

[@UtensiI]

I've been really down today and seeing a 34 minute Ashens video has really cheered me up! :D

[@DerHoschi]

What means "really down"? I lost my wife two day ago.

[@cherylmille4115]

that general blitz looms like bison from that awful street fighter film

[@drenkrod9811]

OF COURSE!

[@PBtheViolator]

If you think that movie was awful, watch the other one with Chun Li wher Michael Clarke Duncan plays Balrog.

[@scottm4969]

Adventure People was more of a 70’s line that carried over into the early 80’s. The astronauts are from the Alpha Probe space shuttle, which I was blessed enough to have.

[@frishnit]

As a collector of weird old 80's action figures, this is brilliant!

[@mattthelombax]

Are you sure that first Love Boat action figure character isn't actually Jean Luc Picard specifically from First Contact when him and Lily were in the holodeck?! It's weird!

[@ZEMO74]

MattTheLombax No, it’s Captain Stubing from The Love Boat. I grew up in the 80s, The Love Boat was a popular show in the early 80s. They made toys of everything in the 80s.

[@Yubl10]

​@ZEMO74, what's funny about the love boat figures is that they had a choice between making figures for Star Trek 2 or the love boat. Maybe it's just me, but I think they choose wrong.

[@jackbox1971]

The Issac-as-Random-Generic solider is worth the time commitment to watching this video (and the quips are amusing as well)

[@BarryBella]

Despite being a 19 year old girl - I LOVE your videos. You are definitely my favourite youtuber ever. Also I'm pretty sure your dog is a standard poodle and I have 2 therefore I love you even more.

[@queazocotal]

26 - amazing how time flies.

[@raythomas9916]

Rest in peace Robin Williams. A crack comic and you had your very own action figure, what a life.

[@David315842]

I wasn't aware that MB made action figures to go with Robotix. I think they were just the construction kits, but I could be wrong?

[@WhatHoSnorkers]

One of the D&D figures was in the show, the Paladin Strongheart. He had a moustache and a glittery cloak!

[@theaegis5795]

Hahaha just like sloth love chunk... fuckin lost it

[@LouGarou72]

Ahh, Lisa Hayes and the Bioroid Terminator from the Robotech line. I had those along with Rick Hunter and a Zentradi Warrior. Got them on the cheap when Kay Bee toy stores were still in existence.

[@voxlvalyx]

Well, the Klinger one was in womens' clothing because that's what Klinger did in the show.

[@MathewHaswell]

He was trying to convince the higher-ups that he was crazy, so they would discharge/dismiss him and send him home.

[@DaMoniable]

It almost worked a few times too xD

[@skylx0812]

He was going to get his Section 8 but the shrink told him he'd have to stay in dresses even when he got back home so he turned it down.

[@acertainshape]

I am sure Ashens knows this. The joke was children in the 70s were playing with a transvestite.

[@SK4M_Freal]

I had almost all these figures as a kid in the 80s, I was never into the spacships just figures of any sort. Why I love this channel and Ashens does keep it quite funny too. Which is always a bonus 👍

[@losilluminados3729]

Those are actually cool.

[@Vaultboy101]

The likenesses of those Star Trek figures were incredible for the time and size.

[@ChickenPika]

"To be brutally honest."

[@eEdselEdsel]

The Tonka figures were part of some post-apocalyptic series of trucks that they made around 1986 or so. I bought the one with the metal faced guy for my nephew as a Christmas gift around then.

[@antoniachavez7619]

28:17 he looks kinda like Brigadier lethbrige-Stuart...

[@LeFouGallois]

I thought that too.

[@ObsidianObelisk17]

When he said "I noticed his ass is worn away", I had to force myself to not spit yoghurt all over my desk.

[@TheApexHat]

8:56 He looks like a Borderlands 2 bandit!!!!

[@JasemCatrall]

Steel Monsters, was a post-apococalyptic/Mad Max line of trucks released in 1982? I remembeer them being sold at Woolworth's, here in the states.

[@kevinpatrickcarey3741]

10:38 I had some of those DD figures they made good wrestlers

[@vapourtrail7194]

Oh lordy Ashens you had me pissin myself laughing!

[@Nada-fj8ij]

doesn't the bloke at 13:18 look like one of the bosses from wolfenstein 3d?

[@ayylmao8045]

da blok3 and lmao fuck.

[@pessie83]

It looks almost like Dr. Schabbs., the boss from the second episode 'Operation: EIsenfaust'.

[@TheHutchy01]

His arse wore away, obviously proving the love boat was a more interesting place than we thought.

[@naomi_moon]

Oh my gosh, I had one of those fisher price motorcyclists. I would laugh so hard at his deformed neck

[@SardisTheYardDog]

You were quite a strange little kid.

[@serana1445]

Brady Turner Children don't laugh at funny things where you live? What about the adults?

[@TheNightBadger]

Surprisingly comprehensive look at some of the also-rans of the 80's. Only missing a few series.

[@attackingjoe]

I remember those corps figures. that was basically all my child hood

[@Turskaruhtinas]

The Corps were pretty awesome. Nice articulation, lots and lots of different figures and lots of accessories. Pretty solid too; even if you broke the rubber band you could instal new one!

[@attackingjoe]

Except for the thumbs.

[@Turskaruhtinas]

AttackingJoe Well, yeah, that's true. I always had to tape the guns in their hands in the end.

[@Ninjamohawk]

This is his best video. I love the old toy videos. Wish there were more like this. Do a part two?

[@LordScrambles]

Fun fact: The reason the bionic family had a black son and an asian son, was because they were adopted.

[@mark2tech]

The fisher price adventure people are my earliest memories of me playing with toys. That was my primer for when the Star wars and gi Joe figures came out. But fisher price is what triggers nostalgia the most in me.

[@Shineymcshine79]

The action fig at 9:13 is from Running Man, rather than Commando, because I'm quite sure everyone gives a flying fuck.

[@BrokeProductions]

+Shineymcshine79 I THOUGHT SO!

[@Hudson316]

The Corps space-y one they did was from a series of animal-themed ones that came with aircraft/hang glider thingies, I had 4 or 5 of those as a kid. Also the missing thumb on the guy before was because Corps guns were slightly different size to GI Joe ones, so one of the first things that used to break on GI Joe and Corps figures, especially when using the Corps guns that had thicker handles, was snapping the thumb off when changing guns.

[@FLlTTER]

Is captain power a rejected character from the 3rd spy kids movie?

[@newsuperstevebros]

Oh man, i thought that looked familiar. Btw, tell cloudchaser I said hello.

[@MsHarpsychord]

newsuperstevebros Be quiet mortal

[@affine7815]

MrRexel14 Oh Don't Be So Hard On Him.

[@AgentTasmania]

newsuperstevebros One of the pairs I can never tell which is which. Like Aloe and Lotus.

[@MashieMutt]

Little pony :0

[@Formoka]

R.I.P. Robin Williams. An amazing comedian and an awesome person.

[@Aleer1000]

Strangely enough the Japanese cartoon the Robotech figure is based off is called SDF Macross, Robotech was the bastardised American version.

[@anionhero]

I remember some of these action figures from my childhood. Like the Mork from Ork figure and A-Team figures. I never knew the Love boat had action figures. That's hilarious.

[@raygiordano1045]

I didn't think watching a man play with dolls would be so funny and non-creepy.

[@patrickflying17]

+Ray Giordano Thats the limies for you.

[@raygiordano1045]

***** I seem to be watching a lot of them lately for some reason.

[@patrickflying17]

Ray Giordano yeah same thing happen to me. I think its the voice.

[@raygiordano1045]

***** And the interesting expressions too.

[@stevenhibbrt5432]

There action figures not dolls

[@sprite27007]

Chris Pine once referred to William Shatner as The Shat

[@scorpius1559]

The first one looked like the suits in Alien

[@alphagrendel]

I had about half of the ones you showed from the 70's and 80's. I had forgotten how many horrible action figures I lost over the years.

[@basslvck]

great upload

[@disposablebasterd]

You thought Captain Stubing was unsaleable, YOU THOUGHT ISSAC WAS NOT SALEABLE!! OMg Id buy them both Issac is like the smoothest guy since Landowner's Calrissian

[@wolfyboy]

the shat XD

[@theladyfingers___]

The Fisher Price neck articulation allowed the figures to lie down in vehicles while keeping their head facing forwards. They had some simple model kit playsets. I had the Turbo Hawk jet fighter. It was fairly nice little (disproportionate) F15.

[@anthonyquill3071]

World war 2 soldier who was frozen and came back sound like someone?

[@IanC14]

Anthony Quill sounds like my mate jim

[@Dylan_Sterling]

Yeah it sounds like that one DC super hero his name was... Major Canada. Yeah that’s it.

[@Cypher.]

@@Dylan_Sterling No I think it was Colonel Cambodia.

[@Dylan_Sterling]

Tug Cypher Are you sure it’s Colonel Cambodia? I thought it was Admiral Rwanda.

[@Cypher.]

@@Dylan_Sterling No I'm sure it's Lieutenant Lebanon

[@MactelMordek]

I absolutely loved Bionic six. The answer to your question about the kids not being the same as their dad was they were adopted.

[@DrMcFly28]

So how great Ashens is, seriously?

[@PizzaHutAsuka]

English, please?

[@MrDarklink68]

Sgt. Savage (28:30) looks a bit like Michael Biehn/Rex Power Colt from Terminator/Aliens/Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon lol

[@pcgamerpro7642]

that has a 3 on it, a triangle has 3 sides HALF LIFE 3 KONFERMED

[@Suraht]

That first guy with the 3 on his back...I used to have one of those when I was little, and that was a 70's toy. He was a spaceman, and came with a spaceship that I only vaguely remember. The left hand went on a small lever in the cockpit.

[@GLADIATORBRICKSBUILDER]

they are worth some moneyon ebay

[@Jellyvibe]

Xyber 9 was an okay cartoon with a really terrific toy line, especially the action figures and vehicles.

[@AnthonyShuker]

i want to see the mash figures

[@Mattasaurusx]

Is it odd that I'm watching this so I can fall to sleep? Not due to it being boring or anything like that, Ashens' voice seems to help me sleep.