1987 Captain Power with Power On Engergizer by Mattel (Patreon Special Missions)

[@Casual_Violence]

Christmas of ‘87 was my Captain Power Christmas. I remember putting the Energizer on layaway at Dutch Boy with my allowance money a month or so before Christmas. My parents ended up getting me the Interlocker and the Phantom Striker for Christmas that year. We never had a VCR when this came out, so when it aired on Saturday nights, I had to be parked in front of the TV ready to go. I’m still not sure if it worked properly, and I never really had a chance to enjoy the plot of the show when I spent the whole time waiting for the flashing lights to appear.

[@alfr83]

Amazing ! As a child, I really loved this show but I never got any of these toys ! I didn't even know about them, so this episode was very instructive. Thanks !

[@adamthompson7262]

The 2 sepearte sounds have 2 distinct functions. The first wave is for the other toy ships to gain points by creating a field you could shoot at. The 2nd wave was a barrier that would take hit points away from the toy ships attacking.

[@eastman777]

THANK YOU FOR GIVING SOME LOVE TO CAPTAIN POWER! I have great memories of this line and my friends and I would shoot at the TV as well as shoot at each other’s jets!

[@tonygriego6382]

I had all of these when I was a kid, they were freaking awesome! Too bad the show didn't last.

[@Varatho]

Oh man, that jet was the last toy my Grandma ever gave me and I couldn't remember the name of it for the life of me! It came with a VHS tape of the show. It was basically a laser tag gun, and whenever the show shot you down, the canopy sprang open and the pilot ejected across the living room.

[@russbrewer2778]

loved this line as a kid. I even had the VHS tapes that you could pop in and use the vehicles with. The mountain playset is still among the best ever!

[@finalsecretofchrono1339]

Captain Power was the only figure I had from that series. 86-87 were such great years for toys with so many toy lines, it was hard to keep up-the best kind of problems for a kid.

[@dtadeo2006]

I HAVE TO REITERATE to those people who never watched the show... It is a MUST WATCH.

[@ShadowACE1998]

YES! I have the DVD set that was released a few years back. I also believe the episodes are still on KZbin, but at a much lower quality.

[@gcscr]

It was AMAZING! Someone needs to revive this show ASAP

[@jedi69outcast]

dtadeo2006 from the creator of Babylon 5 one the greatest space operas

[@katenunyabizness9221]

@@jedi69outcast Not to forget that a conversation between Tank and the Captain makes mention of Babylon 5! It is revealed that Tank comes from a genetic engineering program called Babylon 5,

[@jeenkzk5919]

I certainly watched it! I remember it coming on Sundays

[@BennyLlama39]

Wow! Now *that* brings back memories! 😀

[@BayushiGemma]

I would like for you to do a video on the complete Captain Power figure line if you have them, especially Soaron he was a great figure to use with the Joes back in the day.

[@marciroth8593]

I had a memory for many years of a blue and gold action figure that was not a GI Joe that I borrowed from a friend in the late 80's. I could not place the name of the figure though it was in the back of my mind somewhere, nor could I find something that matched my memory by searching online. I've finally found the answer thanks to this video. It must have been Captain Power! I am so excited to have finally found the answer. I absolutely loved the toy due to the stunning gold colors. I could never figure out why it had a large hole in the back, because I didn't know it came with all those accessories, but now it makes sense. This is a very exciting find, thank you.

[@jamesandrewjohnstone1931]

Never knew much about this toyline.But I remember the tv series having 1 of the darkest ever ending.Especially for a kids show. Great video as always Michael.

[@jonathanmarois9009]

I was in awe with the show and tech behind Captain Power. Along with Visionaries, I felt like I was living in the future as a kid with these toys.

[@JMitsuruDavis]

I loved this as a kid. The TV gimmick, sculpting, and actual hard sci fi story. Fantastic review! Thanks

[@PacisJusticia]

Such a static toy, but the lights and sound are sensory overload and it just looks so cool that it feels like something really dynamic. The whole property (from the high-concept tv show with great writing to the innovative electronic toys with cool sculpts and paint jobs) were absolutely rad.

[@MichaelMercy]

Thanks for your comment!

[@Super-Predator]

The Power On energizer was also interactive with the TV shows. Play one of the interactive videos like Future Force Training or Raid on Volcania with the toy switched on and facing the screen. After Captain Power gets in his energizer and suits up, your energizer will activate automatically for your action figure. If I recall correctly, there is another sound it plays; the button push gives one sound, and the TV show activates another.

[@furiousstyles81]

Alot of. Memorie right there. This was my childhood

[@Kaido_928]

I still got that captain power toy 😎

[@ucitymetalhead]

I remember having the white jet, this thing and the interlocker turret they were so much fun.

[@jeenkzk5919]

I remember getting the ships for Christmas of 87! Watched the show and had the cassette. Unfortunately we didn’t have a vcr but sometime rented a VCP and could play it. It SORTA worked. Definitely worked ship to ship thought

[@FatherAxeKeeper]

i had the VHS and i think came with glasses and a gun. had only one of the figures. cant recall the name but he was tan and green camo.

[@ArkadiaRetrocade]

That musta been "Tank", played on the show by the one and only Sven-Ole Thorson 🤘🏼

[@jediarco]

Another classic, that is severely underrated, in my humble opinion. Of all the series that Hollywood is obsessed with remaking/rebooting, this is one that I wish would get a proper redux with a more adult vibe (even though it was already a pretty adult show by kids standards). Keep up the great work sir!

[@zaphodthenth]

The two different sounds were for the following: When this was pointed at the tv when the show was on, the scene where Power says "Power On!" and the device he's in lights up and triggers this toy. When it turned on it would interact with the other toys like the Powerjet and Phantom Striker. First it would give "Power Points" and you used the jet to gain points in your toy jet... THEN it would change to "Minus Power Points" and subtract points from your toy. If your jet lost all its points the pilot would eject and the toy would shut off. However turning the switch off-on would turn it on again.

[@tardiscommand1812]

I met the actor who played Scout on a movie set once. I was assistant props master so I got to hang out with him between scenes. Having lunch and hanging out with one of Captain Power’s crew…I almost died! 😂 Super awesome guy! Across the lunch table was a lady who was in Spider-Man.

[@CobbicusPrime]

I had these toys as a kid. Captain Power had a mountain base. I dont remember the name of it. But it had a turret on top similar to MASK Boulder Hill. There was also a rolling platform, sort of like a shuttle crawler in the back, that the Energizer could integrate with.

[@Steve-hd6qk]

Missed your wholesome content, started watching again! You are the Bob Ross of vintage toy collecting :)

[@MichaelMercy]

Thanks Steve!

[@HeiligerGrimmnir]

Dude... Captain Power was RAD. I had the black tripod thing, the Energizer and the white jet. I'd bring them to my friends to play GI Joe's and they flipped thier shit. I LOVED these. Only caught the show once though.

[@nikholman1287]

Thanks for covering the amazing Captain Power. 7 yr old me had almost the entire line, even the VHS episodes, but nobody around here knows what I'm talking about. Another great feature of those jets is that they worked off each other, so you and a friend basically had Laser Tag guns, as well. Talk about value!

[@lordnikon1393]

an other early morning video for a perfect last hour to my shift at work..you've gotten me to get back into figure collecting again. It's so much fun thanks my fellow Ontarian.

[@MaskedUgly1]

I had this, I remember that wonderful sound.

[@NikyLuv321]

Great review Micheal! My parents got me the captain power figure for Christmas and loved the toy as a kid....and i still love it to this day....i recently purchased a couple figures MOC with signatures from the cast but not sure if it's legit or not....

[@mutchonomistf6953]

I used to 5 finger discount these figures from Pic N Save back in 88, 89. Great show ahead of its time. Cost nearly 1 Million per episode. Captain Power is now a Real Estate Agent. Have the PowerJet with VHS pack-in and I recently picked up a carded Blastarr at PowerCon. Never got the Wave 2 figures.

[@OldManTheseDays]

Wonderful review! Alllmost as good as having it my hands again 🙂. I absolutely loved Captain Power when I was a kid. Not only were the toys gorgeous, but the show is outstanding. It felt mature, and it holds up. Sophisticated storyline, terrific production value- it felt cinematic. I shared this on your Patreon, but I worked at (what was left of) Landmark out of school. Tony Christopher was an interesting chap. Thrilled when I told him how much I liked Captain Power. Said "we were on to something with that one".

[@MichaelMercy]

Thanks! So cool you got to talk to Tony about Captain Power. I was telling Luana about it yesterday, how after He-Man and She-Ra were coming to a close Mattel bet the farm on Captain Power. I still think it was a safe bet, what an imaginative and innovative idea. Maybe if Dirk Benedict had played Captain Power instead of Tim Dunigan... lol.

[@supernerd5781]

Fun fact they where thinking of doing a live action He-man show that would've taken inspiration from this.

[@charlesltk2099]

Just got me the Captain Power and the Soldiers of the future figures, Captain Power himself and Lord Dread, still sealed in cards.... How Nostalgia! Power On!

[@jeffdarden2073]

I had the toy and never knew about the show. So many on here knew of the show but not the toys.

[@diamondhands0111]

I’m glad I found your video. I had this figure and power station. I was 6 years old. It has taken me over 30 years to figure out what this toy / character was. I must have drove my parents insane with the power on noise lol

[@matthewpierpont7901]

Me and my dad loved the show. We even got it on bootleg at a local convention. It portrayed a good, mature, military sci-fi (much in the likeness of Starship Troopers (The Book!) by Robert A. Heinlein or Hammer's Slammer's by David Drake) but with more of a nightmare-trans-humanistic cyberpunk atmosphere. It was mature, and it was a great way for kids to be introduced to mature concepts of war, loss, and death, especially with the near Gulf War looming and the Vietnam War in the rear view mirror (caution objects are closer than they appear), especially with parents who were aware enough like my dad to demonstrate good and evil... Which is why I was able to watch RoboCop at 3 years old in theatre.. but Captain Power had this idea that was Power Rangers meets the X-Men meets Terminator meets 1984 that could have never have been more magickally and scientifically put together! But with my younger self fascinated with robots, having seen Runaway, Terminator (Future Wars), RoboCop, and Short Circuit, the toys even furthered my fascination with what was possible with science, and even more important to me, art and story.

[@JRSanchez93]

Wait. Captain power had toys? I thought it had laser tag and vhs tapes and that's it.

[@jonfun]

Yeah, way more but they pushed the VHS line as special missions. Worked on my family. Had at least one of them.

[@aaroneaston8899]

Yes and it was so much fun.

[@azee1v1]

That sound took me back loool reactivated some hypnotism

[@DJSIQNATURESOUND]

I had all the toys when I was a kid , epic stuff!

[@mattstrom5348]

A cold shiver inducing "DIGITIZE HIM!" "AAAhhhh!" made Soaron's appearance, make me feel uneasy. I can't help but wonder, if a Mortal Kombat developer was watching?

[@ShadowACE1998]

I fell in love with the show when I was 7. I had the Powerjet XT-7 and my Captain Power figure. To this day I have the DVD set that was released back in, 2010? I believe it was 2010. I also have an on card Captain Power figure. To this day it's the only figure I refuse to open.

[@anzz86]

One of my favorite tv shows..i also got this action figure..but im so shocked when this action figures made in MALAYSIA..that is my hometown!!

[@jordel2010]

I never owned a single item from the toy line but I do remember the show fondly, as brief as it was. The show aired just a couple of years after where I am from. I loved its visual effects (that obviously look dated in this day and age), the characters (both heroes and villains) ...The post-apocalyptic setting at times reminded me a bit more of The Terminator than Star Wars (I have already watched a fair amount of R-ratred films when I was just a kid) and for that time this was kinda ground-breaking (I guess) and quite exciting for a show that was (presumably) primarily aimed at kids. I mean, there were some cartoons in the 1980's that had fairly sophisticated storylines (Inhumanoids, Galaxy Rangers, just to name a few); but back in those days this was still more of an exception than the rule in regard to kids' shows.

[@gerainthorton8980]

I've never seen these before. He displays well with that stand.

[@joelespinosa1978]

Great video! This brings back so many good memories!

[@MichaelMercy]

Thank you! 🙏

[@retrogalaxyunlimited1999]

Excellent video , never knew that much about Captain Power

[@jonathanmarois9009]

While Watching: "Captain Power are still very very affordable" After watching: "Captain Power prices skyrocket!"

[@greenlanternhg5141]

Sir...you are too cool for school 😎 This takes me back, my very first summer job basically was to get Cap Power toys 😂 I worked and when I was done figured my folks would make me save everything but Dad said “no, now you know what works is like, you must also know what it’s like to buy your own stuff” so I bought everything I got my hands on from Cap Power 😁 I almost had everything from the first wave, I think I was missing all the single figures except for Tank 🤔 This was great Mr Mercy 👍🏽✌🏽

[@jackgahan149]

Cool! I found in a trifth store doing toyhunter the Phantom striker ship in a great great condition function, only need a littel wing! I hope i founded in eBay! Great video!

[@azee1v1]

I had this as a kid loved it

[@natr0n]

I remember I had this figure mixed in with GI Joes. Always wondered what the hole was. Now I know.

[@jrs4516]

1987? damn. i remember this coming on tv here in new zealand either very late '89 or early '90

[@michaellee8815]

Omg, the battery power stand/base… I’m 6 years old again

[@adamthompson7262]

The first half of the light effect was a shield for your jets if you were behind the power on energizer, The effect is strong and attacking jets firing couldnt break thru the strobe. The 2nd half was a not as strong shield that the attacking force in front of the energizer could shoot thru, but could still take damage if they got too close.

[@MichaelMercy]

Thanks for the info!

[@gabetheanimator6768]

Wish I had these as a kid but there were too many toys to collect...

[@billpagan3070]

Wow, Michael those figures are nicer than I thought! Yours look great! I may have to take another look at that line.👍 Great review Brother 😁 Bill

[@MichaelMercy]

Thanks Bill! Can't beat 80's chrome! :D

[@howardboyd8720]

Captain power toy line was FIRE

[@astrofist]

That's was a pretty good tv show...the toys were cool too! Great video as well!

[@Stallone7484]

I love captain power ,I would watch it every Saturday in the afternoon ,I remember saving all my pennies 7 dollars worth and my mom drove me and my brother to HEB and when I got to the register I gave the cashier my bag of change and she said she couldn't help me and she shooed me away to an empty register and had to roll all those pennies ,but I didn't care cuz I had the last captain power ,my dad bought me the other guy with the metal wings ,good times

[@batteytehoukamau9962]

Nice review, really liked that light feature

[@MichaelMercy]

Thanks!

[@donaldfontes1437]

I love captain it awesome I have all of the toys and the hard to find power base and all the action figures thanks for the very awesome video love it.

[@donaldfontes1437]

You can play the light guns ships on a HDMI you need the complete dvd box set of captain powers and you can convert the VHS tapes to DVD and the power jets will work great thanks for the very awesome video.

[@drozwalker9]

I absolutely loved the TV show. This toyline had so many wonderful interactive features and looked awesome! Far as being a battery hog, Captain Power would give Lazer Tag run for its money. Captain Power also gave me a soft reminder of Tron far as his character.

[@yotaiji012]

Power On!

[@ericp9990]

I loved this show!

[@g1stylempdesign929]

Never got into these when they first came out but, they looked pretty cool with all the Metal plating. However sometime after they stopped being current I went to a Pic and Save with my aunt and they had tons of the figures and vehicles and they were .99 a figure and the large vehicles like $5.99 I was able to get a few figures and the good guy jet. Never used the game function but, they were cool.

[@RuescheSounds]

Thanks for using my music in your Video! 🙂👍

[@MichaelMercy]

Thanks for the wonderful tunes! :D

[@mikesmith2718]

Pretty cool toy line I only have a few of the baddies but I love the Sauron fig excellent video brother

[@MichaelMercy]

Thanks Mike! Have an awesome weekend. 😁

[@SpockvsEgon]

As much as I loved the Power-on, I wish it had a volume control and a shorter cycle. I rarely used it as a child because it annoyed my parents so much.

[@azee1v1]

It’s like a game boy on his back lol

[@NotThatGuy_YepThatGuy]

Had the Energizer and the Phatom Jet. Think my mom threw then away about 20 years ago

[@andyhazard]

I had that figure. I loved him

[@oliverakasparda4660]

I loved it when i was young..always wanted one...but never got...cool vid michael ! Nerdmastè

[@michaelhackett8430]

My captain power figure had his gun break at the handle ... Now there's a little gold peg stuck in his fist

[@cdogcdog4814]

Great job explaining the Captain Power figures & game system! The Christmas of '87 I was given the OFF-WHITE SPACESHIP/LASER DEVICE comes with VHS TAPE/GAME together NEW in box, plus this same figure here reviewed, CAPTAIN POWER "MAIN HERO" NEW on card!. It wasnt as early as Transformers, GoBots, He-Man, & Gijoe. I was almost 11 years old then. I THINK. The TV GAME/VHS TAPE was very new and intuitive for its time. And even today i would have fun playing it! lol. Like you mentioned, the TV would shoot at you, with laser infrared beams! Similar to LAZER TAG, & likewise I/you would fire infrared laser beams at the ships, as well as fire at "evil" monster like characters on the TV. That was really cool youu litterally be part of the movie you were watching. AWWESOME STUFF! It was ahead of its time & it worked great! I had the BLACK VILLAIN HYPER ship 1 year later at Christmas of 1988. When i got it my brothers already broke the original. I mean it was to be expected. But that was my step moms fault for "MAKING ME SHARE MY TOYS" & she even pressed my father to make me share my 1984 original Optimus Prime with my brother before i even got to play with it & he broke it on purpose "because he could" ...he said when I asked him. (She still is doing shit like that to me & NOW my son too! Ugh" Thanks for the walk down memory lane Micheal :)

[@badape3620]

I had a Captain Power figure back in the day. I got it at Big Lots for a dollar. I never saw any of the other toys until I was a adult. I have only ever watched one episode as a child. Recently heard something about someone trying to reboot the show. Anyone else hear anything about the reboot?

[@subzippo]

Six year old me figured it out, it wasn't too overwhelming.

[@touchingevil2302]

I have a request, is it possible to take a look at Dino Riders ? Love your videos :) Cheers!

[@MrPrimejet]

My sister boyfriend got me captain power, a space ship and vhs too

[@Dylanio21]

Great video, wow

[@MichaelMercy]

Thanks!

[@TheLastarria]

hace años. me compraron a blastar. ahora el 2017. me lo volvi a comprar sellado en ebay.

[@todzulu6]

Another great video! You’re right, the sounds are soooo irritating

[@normanm3799]

Wow Captin Power 😱 👍

[@hatezis]

great line :)

[@Godravage]

Pilot's death haunts me to this day.

[@almcroof2146]

My favorite characters are Zoron and Blaster...

[@jackywhipet]

Any Bravestar toys review?

[@dravenvandross8281]

Awesome can you feature the bionic six I love those action figures I still have mine in mint condition well some of them.

[@MichaelMercy]

Thanks! Just saw some at a local toy show. Didn't buy them but got some footage of them.

[@jonathanmarois9009]

I wanted the 2 ships so bad as a kid...

[@TheVileOne]

Always thought the show was a neat concept

[@asterian75]

When i will buy it, I will add a mute boton.

[@nublafiednubbie]

I just so happened 2 find my power on charging unit....2 bad I can't find any weapons for my figures

[@johnnyappleseed4544]

i have almost a full collection of this toy line . is there anyone out there that could help me finish it?

[@bud9450]

Nerdmasté! 💚it!!!