Forgotten Dumb Action Figure Lines from the 90s!

[@madmax8620]

I never forget these because i have to see them all ever day since i own a vintage toy store and they have never sold in over 25 years and still all here covered in dust and wasting space.

[@dwingsworld2581]

how much for the monster force ones lol

[@robertwentland1065]

Couldn't you just donate them to your local children's hospital? If you don't have one close by, they always have holiday toy drives. Kids wouldn't care, they probably be overjoyed getting a "new" toy.

[@Gabriel-all]

I actually want the cowBoys ones

[@devoncrestway338]

The face you made when you said "William Baldwin" was priceless. I died. Had to call EMS.

[@ThatJunkman]

Lol I have to go back and look for that

[@Death_To_Kong]

I totally didn't know anyone that worked for a toy company and I never got any prototypes. It was so cool getting nothing when I was a kid!

[@comics-x-aminer341]

I did have a childhood friend who's father worked for Kenner in the 80s and the only thing he ever got for free and in advance (two weeks before stores got it) was the Jabba the Hutt playset.

[@dannylatarte2650]

Cowboys of moo mesa theme song ! Billy Dean!

[@05xrunner]

Virus was an odd movie but was ok. It was an alien transmission that took over a boat and turned all the people into cyborg type creatures.

[@harrycollins3248]

I remember the movie trailer. I never saw it though.

[@nerdrock8087]

I remember renting it. It was OK. Kind of like a SyFy channel movie with a slightly bigger budget, and better acting. I've seen worse.

[@looking_glass8736]

Monster Force looks fuckin awesome.

[@MrCAcompora]

In 1978 to 1979, we lived in Florida (St Petersburg, near Tampa) and my dad worked at Pet Dairy, making all things from udder secretions. He brought home all kinds of yogurt and a shot ton of cottage cheese with pineapple in it. Don’t know how all those old retirees got their pineapple cottage cheese, cause I am pretty sure all of it that the plant made was sitting in my fridge!

[@MrCAcompora]

oh yeah, unlike the people whose neighbors all worked for Kenner, my father DID work at the Dairy Plant and he did bring home a ton of that nasty cottage cheese and pineapple. I could even taste it while typing about it. Gross!

[@kenhill8272]

The only ones I might have collected had I known about them would’ve been the Olympians because I’m into mythology and depended upon the scale, the may have fit in with Clash of the Titans figures.

[@patlauron]

Greek gods? I'd buy those. Then again, I'd likely buy figures of Norse gods, Shinto gods, and Egyptian gods. They're cool

[@Dirtybob23]

We had a family friend who was a garbage man. He was always bringing GI Joes home for his kids which he found with the trash on the curb. He didn't work for Hasbro or Kenner as far as I can remember.

[@raulzavala9061]

Virus was adapted from a comic book by Dark Horse comics, most other toys I dont remember unless a cartoon was attached to it as well.

[@Spectralhyena]

Monster squad was lit like shadow of the empire

[@anionhero]

The only one that you mentioned that I even heard of was C.O.W.boys of Moo Mesa. I think that's because I remember the cartoon. The rest I never heard of. Though, I wasn't a kid in the 90s. I was a toy collector though. But I focused on stuff I knew about such as Marvel and DC lines and Star Wars.

[@scottandrewhutchins]

The only one I remember is wild West Cowboys of Moo Mesa, mainly because they advertised the TV show so much.

[@superpaul79]

I actually have the big scary monster thing from the Virus toy line. Still in the box, still talks, despite the batteries being over 20 years old.

[@williamrandall9502]

My cousin's, sister's, best friend's, brother's, cousin's, next door neighbors sister's brother had every one of those figures!

[@theequalizer9154]

What you wrote, I'M SO CONFUSED!!

[@williamrandall9502]

@@theequalizer9154 what's so complicated about my cousin's, sister's, best friend's, brother's, cousin's, next door neighbors sister's brother? A third grader could figure that out! Lol

[@theequalizer9154]

@@williamrandall9502 LOL!!!

[@williamrandall9502]

@@theequalizer9154 so I forgot to mention that the sister of my cousin's, sister's, best friend's, brother's, cousin's, next door neighbor is actually a step sister and her brother had every one of those figures. Does that make more sense now? Sorry I forgot the step sister part!

[@theequalizer9154]

@@williamrandall9502 Now I know how Joe Biden thinks. Thank you for that...

I loved Virus and drooled over those figures, but never got them.

[@pmrode]

I remember the Monster Force. I didn't collect them but did see them in stores and the remember seeing the cartoon also.

[@Scrimjer]

I used to live near the old Gibson guitar factory, and everyone and their brother, would try to amaze me by telling me that their uncle, worked there and made "this" one off custom guitar in the 60s.....in reality they were 2nd runs out of the part bins taken by the employees, cool, but not the holy grail they thought.

[@MrLourie]

I remember none of these. They all look like toys you'd find in the dollar store. And, I do remember the movie 'Virus', I guess not enough people caught it to spread word about it.

[@devoncrestway338]

remember those awful generic pirates that KD Toys sold? god... those were terrible. And food fighters... who the hell wants to play with militant pancakes and chicken legs?

[@dustybragg4011]

I had the sergeant doughnut lol

[@gavalar7485]

Food fighters are pretty collectable now and some go for a pretty penny. I was out of toys by then thankfully but I agree - seemed like a dumb idea to me. Each to his own I suppose!

[@Do_i_amuse_you]

Im a 90s kid and I collected the Extreme Dinosaurs line. Also none of my parents worked for a toy manufacturer. My mom just spoiled me lol

[@rustydelorean6405]

Never heard of any of them. Thats the crap your grandmother would buy and you had to act happy when she gave it to you

[@lunarmodule6419]

You don't have an uncle!?

[@casual_bill8749]

My grandma bought me Gundam figures, she was more clued in then my parents hahaha

[@MrTuco40]

My Uncle designed most of these. I have the prototypes to this day. Including the Left Handed Gold Extreme Dinosaur Variant.

[@syntheticghst]

I used to have all the exo squad mecha. And there were these little two inch robot looking dudes with knockoff lightsabers that I loved. Cant remember what they were called. Apparently I've always loved sci fi 🤣

[@tombowling8646]

I don't have a very good recollection of the 90's. I drank a lot and dated wiccan girls, dumb as stumps but they're really hot. Anyway, one of the few things I remember is collecting two action figure lines. One was Universal Monsters and the other was the Lady Death line. Purgatori was my favorite figure of the lot.

[@captlazer5509]

For goofy 90's toy lines, Street Sharks by Mattel. Yeah there was a cartoon. Sharks wearing Doc Martin boots. Wasn't a total failure as it ran for a few years but clear rip off of TMNT. On Kenner, employees yes would take home first shots of the 3.75 SW action figures then go plinking with a 22 rifle on them. If they only knew.

[@MiKeMiDNiTe-77]

I have to disagree with Monster Force they actually look quite cool 👍

[@Dale_The_Space_Wizard]

I had never heard of those Twelve Olympians figures before but they grabbed my attention. Being heavily into Greek mythology I want them. So I have just looked on Ebay for them and the couple of figures that are listed are wanting crazy high money (There's a Poseidon for £65!) so unfortunately these figures are well beyond my finances to collect.

[@stevenanderson4455]

The theme song to Wild West C.O.W. Boys of Moo Mesa is awesome.

[@tedharrington5432]

I actually saw Virus in the theater back then. In fact, I was the only one in the theater. What a waste of time! I had no idea there were toys for the movie.

[@nigelcarren]

Damn, I love that film Virus... Fight me! 💪👽

[@THENEVERDEADIV]

i had a seaquest figure i opened up about 10 years ago and why i opened it i dont know.. its not like i was going to play with it..

[@lunarmodule6419]

Have you ever seen the movie "Virus Covid19"? "Working from home" or "Unemployed" action figures!

[@MrTuco40]

Virus is my favorite movie of all time. Viruscon was a big deal in 2005 to 2008 in Vegas. My Uncle ran the event.

[@grotgrusson5124]

I actual, quite resently, bought me an Extreme Dinosaur as a thought it was a part of the Street Sharks - line. I think I got him for around 4.5 USD =)

[@nerdrock8087]

Very fun video, JunkMan! I'll have to look some of those toys up, as I never heard of ANY of them!

[@1977dajmo]

"Ten minutes after you get it home, you have a mess all over your carpet." Oh, Junkman, never change! 😂😅😂😅😂😅

[@thegoodybarn9060]

I got moo mesa @ Toys us!

[@justinreynolds3411]

My kids had some of these. Star Wars hadn't started getting big until later. No one worked for toy companies, they were all steel workers or Hershey workers

[@THENEVERDEADIV]

Junkman do you remember those late 90s 8 inch Army action figures that they used to sell at dollar tree? those things could have passed as McFarlane Army figures today with the detail they had and they were only a buck

[@jeffreycoogan09]

@That Junkman Oddly enough! "RoboCop," was inspired by various comic book and Sci- Fi characters. These include ''Judge Dredd'', The Terminator, Marvel's Iron Man and ROM. According to screenwriter Ed Neumeier, ''however''... RoboCop's biggest influence was the Japanese TV hero (Space Sheriff Gavan). When I saw Radio Shack's Galactic Man action figures, (Space Sheriff Gavan) was the first thing that popped into my head. Maybe that had something to do with, why they didn't get sued?

[@madmax8620]

Famous Porn Stars figs were both the best and worst line.

[@JackieWohlenhaus]

I knew a kid who swore his dad worked for Nintendo who had all the games for it, but really I think his parents were just divorced. In his teen years he got a huge tumor behind one eye that made it stick out all weird but it was right on his brain so they just left it. Eventually they had to take it out because it was fixin to crush his brain and he might have died, but he lived and his eye was saved too. Unfortunately he was an alcoholic because of being a freak for so long and being depressed. He tried to go cold turkey on it and died of withdrawal.

[@harrycollins3248]

What does this have to do with action figures?

[@JackieWohlenhaus]

@@harrycollins3248 He brought it up.

[@michaelwills1926]

That’s really fucked up and I have total empathy for this person I’ve never met

[@dustybragg4011]

I only remember Cowboys of Moomasa

[@jdsrcs8061]

Hahahahahaha I miss Radio Shack!!! They some cool toys and RC's, and some of the worst crap too!!!! Man I forgot about some of these, yea they all suck!!!!

[@theequalizer9154]

I remember when Radio Shack had actual ham radio and electronic equipment ONLY. They sold the parts to put together, or repair radios, tvs. If you had to make build something electronic, or repair something electronic, RadioShack had it.

[@jdsrcs8061]

@@theequalizer9154 yep!!!! Getting parts to fix things was great. I bought all the parts I needed to install ths CBs in my Jeeps and truck!!!

[@johnbest1978]

Thank you Junkman for educating me on figure lines I had no idea existed and I grew up in the 80's and 90's but they snuck right on by me. The virus figures I never knew Jamie Lee Curtis had a figure besides for Laurie strode from Halloween. You always blow my mind with some of the obscure toy's. Thank you again my bro have a great day.

[@jamesbounds]

I remember the Monster Force figures. I never could find the Frankenstein one as a kid. Years later I found him at a Flea Market but he was priced too high.

[@joshuaross4644]

Never heard of any of these

[@sunnyfrisch]

The movie Virus actually had been a comic adaptation of the 4 part Dark Horse comic by Chuck Pfarrer. I remember those action figures, as they were actually available where I live unlike the other stuff.

[@doreenorr6435]

It's the only one on this list I actually remember? And while you couldn't call te movie good exactly? I found it a pretty entertaining watch overall,? Definatly above the majority of derivative 90s Sci fi imo?!?!

[@Squirrelshagger]

Virus ... i like that movie 🤘😁

[@Taffer-bx7uc]

Jaime Lee Curtis was in Virus? I remember those action figures. You forgot to talk about the Babes in Toyland figures Junkman. A great disservice to your loyal fans if I may say so! Day thirty of requesting Junkman to do a reaction video to Babes in Toyland 1986 or Star Wars Christmas special for a Junkman Christmas special.

[@KitBasher1]

If it wasn’t Star Wars it was CRAP!

[@thesnook666]

My uncle gave me the unreleased Farmboy Roller Warrior prototype figure.

[@MiKeMiDNiTe-77]

Hilarious I had to Google that but can't find a pic of it

[@RocketPunchHero1]

2:31 Thems fightin' words, Junkman. I collect those duds.

[@michaelwall3393]

I don’t know if they were 90s action figures or not as they were popular imitation of GI Joe action figures sold in Walmart and Big Lots and Target. But the action figure line I played with in the 90s was called the C.O.R.P.S.. And actually had play sets and vehicles and all kinds unique and rip-off ideas and designs from GI Joe and Star Ship Troopers (I think). They were really cool. Awesome podcast and channel.

[@LightofLucifer-m8q]

Those greek god figures look neat. I'd buy those.

[@Sean-ms8hx]

“I bet you don’t, but I bet you’ll say you did”😂😂

[@treyjohnson4035]

Bible action figures..David and Goliath

[@rickwj324]

Junkman... I remember some of these but you pulled out some really obscure things I don't remember!! Wtf were those Olympian figures?! And those roller blades figures...bet they sold well!! Haha

[@jonathansanders1657]

I did work at Toys R Us and and remember the Extreme Dinosaurs, Virus figures and the Monster Force. I liked the Monster Force line I do not think I owned any though as i have really no toys anymore that I collected back at that time.

[@mrbluesteen]

my uncle worked at the kenner factory. i got alot of free toys

[@lunarmodule6419]

Me too!

[@yodamasteriamjedi4671]

Whew crisis averted.....just in time the Junkman remembers the index cards that has grocery list on the back.....I bet you went back to check. LoL

[@GameHammerCG]

I never knew anyone who claimed their dad worked for a toy company but there was one kid whose dad worked for a computer manufacturer and he had all the computer games - even the ones I made up when I talked to him! It was amazing.

[@Scrimjer]

This has happened to me I would just name weirder and weirder stuff to see of he would bite

[@jameskimberly7092]

Great video. I never seen or heard of any of these. Great video

[@mikaelschaefer7720]

Don’t remember any of these but I do remember a movie the #1 was based off of about kids that rollerblade and find a ball that lol glows and is alive

[@ferocious4561]

Sees 'Talking Toys' is instantly reminded of two talking police figures his little brother had. Sees one of the police figures in the video! Too cool! 😎 These were actually fun. I'd say the only bad thing is that there weren't any criminals for them to interact with.

[@stephenturner757]

I know that I wake up at least once a week from night terrors about the Secret Wars line. Why did they give Captain America a square shield?! WHY?!

[@lunarmodule6419]

A big no no!

[@bhodili-3396]

And No Cape On Doctor Doom.

[@McFarlaneDragonClan]

Shooo them figures were rough. I don't remember any of them. I was collecting McFarlane Spawn in the 90's and now my house looks like a comic book store in my 30's😂

[@bobastu]

AAAAAHHHHHH.... THAT WAS NOT MATTEL JUNK GUY.... THAT WAS HASBRO!!! HASBRO!!!!!....Im sorry...I haven't had my coffee yet. 😅😝

[@jovishania]

Never heard of any of those the one I can think of that could make the list is the mighty ducks toy line

[@paulfaulkner5786]

I have two of the Roller Warriors. They each came with etc feet for some weird reason.

[@rustyvonhammerdown9054]

That Galactic Man figure showed up in Canada...or a repackaged/repainted version did. I don't remember what it was called but it available in a red or blue paint scheme. I seem to remember it floating around the various discount department stores like Bargain Harolds, etc. I never saw those Voice Squad/Voice Patrol figures but the company that did them (Toy Island) released a licensed RoboCop line that for a hot minute was in a lot of different chain stores up here. You should go back and watch the Virus film, it's actually a pretty decent little film. Never knew there was a toy line.

[@comicbookshopofdoom8160]

Dark Horse Comics co-produced the Virus movie based on a comic book they released. It wasn't a bad movie. My friend Kurt and I saw it on it's second day of release.

[@jimtilley1158]

Dayum Junkman, I dont remember any of these. I thought you was going with something like James Bond Jr. or New Adventures of Johnny Quest. But dang. I dont know any of these.

[@OGDamnnation]

I remember a the cowboys because I believe they had a cartoon linked to it.

[@andrewtaylor940]

Damit! There's a Billy Baldwin Action fig and I don't have it? Oh and Junkman, I don't know how forgotten Cowboys of Moo Mesa is? They had a 2 season cartoon that ran after school on the Toon Disney block. They actually got more episodes than similarly themed Bravestar. Or Silverhawks.

[@Ashmoleon2006]

i had a video command figure as a kid i remember really liking it

[@benjaminkitaura498]

Those cow toys looked awesome! Probably worth a fortune today……maybe

[@Figfinder]

I been collecting a long time,but I can't remember any of these..But I do remember the line that made Demolition Man figures 😂 Kids weren't even supposed to watch the movie but all of a sudden Wesley Snipes(Simon Phenix) was on the pegs at Hills department store...It was ridiculous,even at the age I was then...💯

[@cyborgroxx]

I found this video interesting because I stopped playing with toys in 1991/92. Somewhere around that time period. So I'm sort of clueless about the 90's figures. I see them in vintage toy stores, but I don't flip through them. I don't know anything about them and I don't have any nostalgia for them. But it's interesting seeing them and getting briefed on them. Hopefully you do some stuff from the later 80's and real early 90's. I totally understand that you got out of toys around 1984/85 and that you got back into it around 1992/93. I'm just hoping for some stuff from M.A.S.K., Silverhawks, New Adventures Of He-Man, C.O.P's, Rambo, Pirates Of Dark Water, Robocop, Ghostbusters, Visionaries, etc. I know you have talked about them a few times in the past, and thank you for that. I also understand and respect that you are heavily rooted in Kenner Star Wars, Indiana Jones, and early Masters Of The Universe. As you should be since that was your era. That's an awesome era, probably the best era. And I do respect that you might not be as well informed about the second half of the 80's and early 90's stuff. I mean, why would you be? You were in high school. You didn't care about toys anymore. You were busy having fun as a teenager. I'm just hoping for a few more late 80's stuff. Not every line was great from that time period, but as someone born in 1980, I certainly had fun. Thanks for the cool content. I like the David Letterman card thing. And by no means was I criticizing you. I love seeing the Indiana Jones line. Kenner did a beautiful job on that line. I grew up with the 1984 LJN line, lol.

[@Barada73]

Oh wow! I had ALL of these toys! Just kidding, this is the first time I’ve ever seen any of these things.

[@machineman6498]

Saw the Virus figures in the store. Did not see the movie. The line had some combined robot that looked cool. My neighbor worked for: Hasbro. Had a lot of Nerf. Got let go maybe 5 years ago. I think they let 10% of the place go. Guessing bad year for movie toys.

[@AmberLB93]

love your content, you review the stuff i grew up with i loved marked down cheap toys. i once got a luffy figure for a dollar because it was 4kids.

[@lothean2099]

I think I remember that movie virus, but I know I don't remember crap about seeing any of those toys. I barely remember space 1999 from your other video.

[@jeallen10x]

I remember that movie... I liked it... seriously.

[@earhornjones]

Huh. Never heard of any of these. Good stuff.

[@robertlduncan12]

This was a good idea for a video, need to make an 80s toy line version of it. I never watched Cowboys of Moo Mesa, but the figures are actually pretty good. Monster Force figures looks pretty cool too, never heard of them before this.

[@user-er4ez4di4m]

Nice concept reviews new subscriber here.

[@THENEVERDEADIV]

LOL i had that Dracula.. i used to play with it all the time and i believe the dog we had at the time chewed some of his fingers off and he ended up getting buried in mcfarlane draculas coffin in my parents back yard

[@crhollifield2012]

extreme dinosaur? one of the best toy lines, up there with street sharks

[@paluxyl.8682]

Virus is actually a good movie ......... I call it one of the best "Terminator movies" . ^^

[@OriginalTrainer]

Watching this bc i went through my childhood toys at my moms, born ay the back end of 88. And i do remember the extreme dinosaurs was kind of a rip off of street sharks. I have the triceratops and pterodactyl ones you showed and one of the raptor villians. Was a tv show, as well as the greatwhite, hammerhead, and megamouth from street sharks.

[@tomlevier3615]

I remember seeing the Virus figures warming pegs at Toys R Us.

[@madmax8620]

Ironically i only remember the most stupidest ones the most....

[@marcusdarkallius1194BC]

Being interested in Greek mythology, i went those Greats of Olympus figures.

[@madmax8620]

The grey variant color of G1 Shockwave transformer was only from radio shack...oh shit sorry wrong decade there. ..

[@Rawsolo]

For some reason this video triggered a memory of barnyard commandos. Weird.

[@marcusdarkallius1194BC]

You should have included Ronan Warriors and Biker mice from mars.