Ghostbusters Plasma Pack & Ecto-1: Hasbro 2024 Action Figure Review

[@stephens4175]

I don't know how.. but it just popped in there, I couldn't help it, we used to play with action figures by the fire, what popped in there Michael? 3 1/4 Ghostbusters movie accurate action figures. LOOK!

[@retroblasting]

This comment wins everything.

[@keithhomesley1946]

Wow! A red letter date in Retroblasting history! He likes it! Mikey likes it!

[@timothyward8695]

How long have you had that joke in your back pocket?

[@Chronically0nline]

@@timothyward8695He played that card… in a flash?

[@J-T-A]

Human sacrifice! Dogs and cats, living together! MASS HYSTERIA!

[@scottharkonnen]

Mayor: "Is this true? Venkman: "Yes it's true...Michael loves these action figures"

[@Chronically0nline]

Michael @ “Hasbro: You’ve always had the power my dear, you just had to learn it for yourself.”

[@retroblasting]

So dang tru.

[@scottstalcup6980]

Michael did a video on 3.75" Ghostbusters figures? Michael... WE'RE READY TO BELIEVE YOU! 😊

[@georgepasymowski2508]

Wonderful review. Can't wait to get the 4 figures. I do have the original firehouse.

[@wotaj]

Every now and then Hasbro stumbles upon something that will satisfy customers.

[@MichaelJShaffer]

They look great with the Playmobil firehouse and the plasma car. It's a big miss that Hasbro didn't design the car to fit all four figures, though. A shame they don't fit in the Playmobil Ecto-1.

[@redadamearth]

Got them today in the mail. They're fantastic. Love them. It's EXACTLY what I wanted in '84. I'm honestly blown away at not just how great the sculpts are, but how strong the quality is. Not to mention the affordable price, which is basically $10 per figure in the set. They just knocked these out of the park. Good job for once, Hasbro.

[@Christolclear101]

You mean Hasbro can make something that’s actually good?! Holy crap! It’s finally nice to see Hasbro make something that’s actually decent for a change.

[@SpacedCobraIII]

Great video. Thought they looked great in the pictures and pre-ordered. With your review I can see they weren't too good to be true. And your childhood backstory on these gave me some vicarious additional appreciation.

[@giltucker2007]

This video just broke the internet collectively all of Hasbro CEOs just passed out. I too am excited to get these in hand I hope this foreshadows other lines that can be used under the same platform !!

[@retroblasting]

Yeah, amazing what it feels like when you hear a person's praise that's actually earned rather than 1000 manchild channels parroting the same vacuous positivity about everything like golden retrievers happily eating their owner's vomit off the floor.

[@ThatBrownBat777]

I stopped collecting action figures a while ago...but this is tempting

[@redadamearth]

They're fantastic. Seriously. Totally worth it. And a really affordable set.

[@JamesWatson-k5t]

Wow, I'm glad I was sitting down for this one. It will be a day long remembered

[@sxhbk]

I'm with you on Yasmine Bleeth, Michael.. well done

[@somarriba333]

Awesome! Well, now I kind of want to see these interacting with G.I. Joe figures.

[@blissfairchild7194]

I bought two sets of these. I absolutely love o-ring figures AND Ghost Busters, so it was win/win for me! I also have the Ecto-1, but I didn't get that playmobil firehouse... yet. I think Hasbro should make o-ring figures of all the popular 80s TV shows too, like Knightrider, Airwolf, they could even make Magnum P.I. they should make every single one of them.. and the vehicles!

[@TGWNN.]

the paint job looks great on these!

[@robk.6591]

They even have name tags with the corresponding names on them. Wow! Im blown away!

[@georgepasymowski2508]

I also have the playmobil firehouse and the lego firehouse too. Ghostbusters forever!!!!!!

[@jasoninge5309]

This video is true integrity from a great channel! You give credit where credit is earned as always. So glad these lived up to what you dreamed as a child. I hope this is enough of a success that HASBRO takes this approach with other characters or even other 80s properties. But, for now, I can simply be happy to have this ESSENTIAL group of characters represented on my shelf to go along with my other vintage figures.

[@LukeWarm05]

I'm happy to see Michael's childhood dream fulfilled! Congrats, man! Perhaps there IS hope that I will one day become a ninja.

[@YourUncleBenis]

Rare Modern Hasbro W.

[@Mvargo97]

Mine are coming this weekend. Glad you dig them and they’re not a disappointment.

[@georgeaitken2719]

At last the figures we wanted only 40 years late

[@rayray5076]

Maybe a channel watcher is working for Hasbro toys.

[@russellterral29]

I got mine today and man all I can say, if we had these back in the early 80's this would have been the best crossover play with GI JOE. The play imagination would have been endless

[@arctrooper999]

This is so cool! Someone at Hasbro might have had the same dream we had as kids and made it come to life. I'll go one step further, because as time went on and Hasbro's ARAH started introducing special teams in the line, in an alternate universe the first special team was G.I. Joe Ghostbusters and Dr. Mindbender decided it wasn't enough to be an amazing scientist who works out everyday and he built a ghost machine for Cobra. Who you gonna call when Ghost Vipers are everywhere?

[@JohnMorris.77]

This almost brought a tear to my eye. Great stuff Michael!

[@redcomet_622]

Hasbro is doing a better job on the o rings than Super7. Amazing who knew Hasbro could turn out quality products if they took their time.

[@mindwipe8788]

I will have them soon, the moment I discovered these 3-3/4” figures were being released I was over the moon, it would also be really cool if we could get the animated ghostbusters in 3-3/4” from Hasbro.

[@GorillaWhale]

When hasbro actually tries, they can do great things! We all have those "I want them to make THIS into a toy" dreams--its really cool to see you got one of yours Michael!! 😁 For me its the canceled Godzilla the series line from trendmasters in 1999

[@scottmartin1876]

On the back of your fantastic review, I’ve just pre ordered these and ordered the car! They look so awesome and love the retroness coupled with the detail 😊

[@joefleming2053]

Yes!!!! Thank you, Michael!! I would never have thought to purchase the Playmobil Firehouse, but I’m getting in the car on my way to Amazon right now to go get one. Wait… It’s not 1984, I don’t actually have to leave the house.

[@MrDrokkul]

To be fair I don't remember a scene in Ghostbusters where we have an in car shot or up close outer shot of all 4 guys in Ecto 1 at the same time, so maybe two of them did lay in the back seat like firewood. J/K! I think when they are getting ready to start the police escort to the apartment building and when they arrive they show that 3 are in the front seat. Ray driving, Winston in the middle, and Venkman on passenger side. You see the back side door open when they arrive, but I don't think you actually see Egon get out. So the seating arrangement is even worse than you thought! The car should have been made wide enough to accommodate 3 figures on the front seat! That's like having a Millenium Falcon toy that can only fit one figure in the cockpit...oh wait...I think they actually did that once, lol! Great video as usual. I didn't even know about these coming out and after your glowing review I think I'll pick up a set!

[@retroblasting]

You've been a subscriber for 7 years. That means you have no excuse starting a comment with "To be fair" on a RetroBlasting video.

[@MrDrokkul]

@retroblasting I knew enough not to use it during an earnest statement. Since I was being facetious, I felt justified in its usage...you know...to be fair :)

[@CycolacFan]

Wasn't there a montage scene where Ecto corners very hard in the rain / dark lifting a wheel and Venkman sitting in the back does a double take looking at Ray who was driving?

[@johnscarsandstuff]

If you hadn't said that the fire house was Playmobil, I would have assumed that it was something more upscale. If I had space, I'd buy the figures, car and building. They look great together.

[@kba702]

Great review, and I'm glad to see you are so happy with the figures. I'm still on the fence about getting these, but they really do look like they would blend in perfectly with the 1984 line of GI Joe figures.

[@AllBreaksLoose]

Those figures look amazing! Someone at hasbro has a lot of love for Ghostbusters to do this so so right.

[@LeeONardo]

I still find it amazing how out of everyone it's PLAYMOBIL that nailed it. - Ecto 1 fits all characters comfortably AND equipment properly inside. - Firehouse has stairs added unlike the Kenner playset so you can physically move figures around. - Firehouse and Ecto 1 work together properly by being able to park it inside. And yet Lego fans always joke and make fun of them despite Lego's Ecto 1 being inferior.

[@retroblasting]

WORD!

[@jedipoodoo]

This is good news. Already have the Ecto-1 waiting on my shelf for these. As of now my Amazon preorder updated to January 21st, so a little sooner than their original date. Looking forward to them now, thank you for sharing this Michael.

[@Its.Chad.]

Awesome video, Michael! Goes to show Hasbro *can* make good toys when they want to. Quality figures, good price point for the set.

[@marshallsnyder145]

I have also wished since childhood for this, can't wait for them to come in the mail! Great review. Thanks.

[@guynamedchristopher]

See, because you don't pander to the positivity police, I trust that when you say something is of good quality it's of damn good quality. I'm so happy to hear you enjoyed these!

[@grahampearce3511]

I'm so glad I ordered these and I was largely swayed by the detail of Venkman's trousers not being tucked into his boots

[@WishItWas1984]

Wait, weren't these supposed to come out in February?! Awesome! Looking forward to them shipping soon

[@skabcat242]

I so would have loved these figures back in the day.

[@AmericanTybo]

These videos are so consistently quality Keep up the good work :)

[@LoganWood121]

This is it! This is the sign! Yeah, it's a sign alright, I'm excited to get these figures!

[@humble1ne]

What?! These shipped already? Well Hanukkah AND Christmas came early this year! Can't wait to get mine. I ordered 2 sets and almost another 2 because, well, they've Ghostbusters... in all their 1984 glory... and o-ring at that!! (And yes, Michael, I 1000% agree! I too waited 4 decades for these khaki-clad ghost wranglers because the cartoon Kenner versions just never did it for me!) Thank you for the great review!

[@SlickRickwood]

Wow, this is giving me all of the feels. I think Michael is saying EXACTLY what I am thinking.

[@impossiblepie]

I ordered the Ecto 1 and the figures, glad to hear Hasbro did the figures right and the Ecto 1 sort of right.

[@jamesschulziii9098]

Nice thinkin Michael. (Ray) Awesome video. 💯

[@WyldstaarStudios]

My figures just arrived about an hour ago! That Playmobil Firehouse looks great, but I think I'm going to stick with my original plan of making a custom playset. Now that the figures have arrived, that project will be moved to a higher priority.

[@GundamWarrior1]

I'm not a 3 3/4 inch collector and even I pre-ordered these. With that said I also now want The Real Ghostbusters characters in this scale. This made far more sense then the MEGO style that both Mattel and Hasbro threw at us.

[@Gobo303]

A small part of me was genuinely waiting for you to do a dramatic reveal at the end of the video explaining that these figures were actually made by Stan Solo.

[@1comictear]

Great video I love how the Playmobile Ghostbusters firehouse work so well with the O-rings ghostbuster

[@ronniesan9805]

Those look so cool!! I'm glad you finally got ur wish!

[@NunzioScoleri]

You can’t retire the Real Ghostbusters toys! I get it, but it’s still part of our childhood, it’s all we had for all those years lol! Great video though, so happy to see a real detailed look at them with the Ecto and the Playmobile firehouse!

[@timothyward8695]

He's not getting rid of Real Ghostbusters. He's just replacing them in the display cabinet.

[@retroblasting]

I can do.... whatever I want.

[@Gen_X_Jay]

I remember wanting every action movie I saw in the 80’s to have an o-ring counterpart… I guess I wasn’t alone after hearing your monologue 😂. And of course I preordered them on Amazon after watching this

[@myronaustin]

A rare hit in a field of misses!❤❤❤ Great breakdown video and congrats on the score!!!

[@jjmmyo1]

i was waiting for a good review of these to come out!!! awesome!!

[@samnewsman]

Very well done Michael 👏👏👏

[@Ju5t_jeff]

Appreciate the over view, I ordered them as well (haven't gotten them yet). Big bummer about the backseat though, that sucks.

[@opticracer3927]

6:21 Wow you are absolutely right, this figures look so nice! Well now im gonna have to get them!! 😂

[@markpatton7431]

Airtight and Sci-fi were my Ghostbuster stand-ins. Sci-Fi could holster his gun.

[@WagesofCine]

Very cool and the price for them is good too. Awesome set-up with the Playmobil Firehouse.

[@nyquist75]

love that o-ring design

[@sservak276]

I'm so glad for you!

[@ldisc66]

I rarely comment on Mike's videos since I don't feel I add anything useful to the conversation but holy moses, I just had to say "WOW"!

[@yfz350twin]

I've got a Playmobil Ecto-1 I cut the floor boards so 3.75 figures will fit. And they will fit in the back so I'm basically going to use that to put my Ghostbusters in when they arrive.

[@xenofett7008]

This was my wish too as a kid in 1984.

[@jesseperry9602]

I wanted and did the EXACT same thing Michael! My Ghostbusters back in the day were Flash, Iceberg, Mainframe, and probably Duke since anytime I needed a stand in Duke was is (Duke was also my Indiana Jones and my Luke Skywalker since the only Luke I had was Hoth Luke). I used the AWE Striker as my Ecto-1

[@MayumiC-chan9377]

WONDERFUL! love watching your videos

[@MidnightsEdgeAfterDark]

These were the toys I always wanted as a kid... but for some reason mine got delayed by amazon...

[@MidnightsEdgeAfterDark]

you and I on this one... eye to eye!!!

[@jaccobmccoy7544]

I’m excited to see these finally coming out! Where did you get yours?

[@retroblasting]

bbts

[@LamentHatesYou]

Thanks for reminding me to pre-order these 🎉

[@darthwizzywizard]

Yup I was one of those kids wanting the movie accurate figures, and not based of the cartoon. Big Swing & a miss back in the day. 😢 These are great, but I would prefer a TVC version in quality as well. But dam get the Ecto1 right now Hasbro. It will be a Haslab probably 😢 Anyways Great Review as always Michael. ❤

[@redadamearth]

They probably won't do it, but another set of 4 figures, with Dana, Louis, Janine and Walter Peck, would be awesome, as well as continuing it with a GB2 set. But even if they don't, this was a great set on its own.

[@SameTimeToys]

Better late than never but 40 years late. Love it I’m ready for a all new firehouse for them and there Ecto-1

[@AndyZoric]

I ordered the figures when they went up for preorder. Now estimated to be delivered in late January. Got just the figures not the ECTO-1 vehicle.

[@permanenttrack]

i love this video. it is so nice to watch happyblasting.

[@retroblasting]

(Eyeroll) Toughen up.

[@richardusmc1]

Feel better now for only ordering the figures. Spot on tho this is what I wanted as a kid too

[@derektorres6260]

Take that HasBros, see Michael can applaud Hasbro when they do something right. This is a real cool video. Michael, we're the same age, and I am a thinker now, but 6 year old Michael thought a lot deeper than 6 year old Derek.

[@opticracer3927]

Michael! Don't hide that playmobil Ferrari 308! Oh and a Delorean update would be cool. Or just a car episode!

[@soulcraft_84]

If I recall correctly, in GB1 three of the guys actually sat in the front seat, and one of them sat in the back. I'm not sure the HasLab can even do that ... they haven't show it off.

[@the_jacobian99]

Wow! I didn’t have “Hasbro finally coming through” on my 2024 bingo card. But then again, I didn’t have anything that transpired this year on my bingo card.

[@MR2PROSHOOTER]

I am so excited for the ghost trap and pke meter to come since I was a kid all I wanted was the props that looked like the film not the cartoon

[@BanazirGalpsi1968]

I think the thing with the pke meter is that, they must have felt they needed to make it a specific size because I have a funny feeling they probably tried to do an original sculpt, tool mold or, they might have experienced it slipping out of the figures hands too often.

[@retroblasting]

The handle didn't need to be anywhere that big.

[@MrUniq]

This is why I'm depending on the current Haslab to come through to get a fully loaded Ecto.

[@subraxas]

This is like the Missing Link Transformers. People have waited for 40 years to finally get the OG Optimus Prime with respectable articulation.

[@patrickbirt9034]

Now I wish I didn’t stall on ordering some. Can’t order them from Hasbro anymore. I like the plug on Playmobile. A firehouse came up on Marketplace for $50, so I’m going to get one now. Thanks for the video!

[@impossiblepie]

A Canadian online toy retailer named E-Collectables still has the figures for pre-order if you can't find them anywhere else. I believe they do ship to the States.

[@patrickbirt9034]

@ thanks for the heads up. I’m in Canada so it should be easy. I also noticed I might be able to get them through GameStop and have them shipped to their store with no extra cost.

[@impossiblepie]

@@patrickbirt9034 awesome!

[@impossiblepie]

@@patrickbirt9034 that's where I ordered my set, never had an issue ordering from them. don't order from NMC Toys.

[@Chronically0nline]

Make sure to bring some PSA graded cards with you to trade in 😂

[@JoePal-c3n]

40 years ago I wanted Star Wars o ring figures. Will Hasbro make that dream come true ?

[@RoleKeeper]

Right now these are sitting in my Pile of Loot, I was very curious to hear your opinion on them, now it looks like I have to ship them out and find a Playmobile Fire House.

[@ydin9]

I think they do a lot of neat stuff outside of your collecting habits past few years, like some of the stuff they did for Transformers have been ace. Not all but some, but I must concur, these figures look like something out of a better timeline.

[@retroblasting]

uh huh

[@toonytube2444]

Wow! I think I have to get these figures.😮

[@whatnotandstuff]

Uploaded at the right time: Harold Ramis's birthday

[@sleepinglionarchives]

Amazon has this Ecto as part of its Black Friday week. Sadly, it's only 15% off

[@Acrocanthosaurus]

Star Wars Command, which are Star Wars army men, was my equivalent wish that finally came true.

[@batangbatugan]

Dayum... So uh, so when will the dead start rising from their graves? But seriosuly, that looks amazing. The Real Ghostbusters toyline will still be a source of nostalgia for me, but boy, Hasbro sure did deliver on this one.