I never got the Wayne Foundation but remember the Christmas when my Grandmother had gotten me the Batcave. I thought the Bat Signal was the coolest thing.
@NickBartolo2 жыл бұрын
I had literally every Mego Batman related toy, except this one.
@raypiff12 жыл бұрын
My fave toy, best Christmas gift ever, and I still have it. It’s come with me from east coast to west and back again. If I’m not careful, I’ll be buried with it, lol.
@BrickMantooth2 жыл бұрын
that's awesome.
@EdsterIII2 жыл бұрын
I WISH, OH DO I WISH I would have kept my old toys. Many were given away. My biggest and worst loss was my complete 1978 Star Wars figure set. The Sears Cantina playset, the variant figures I had. The Jawa with the plastic cape. The Snaggletooth figure with the Blue suit, the taller and shorter versions of Snaggletooth. The Han Solo with the big head. The Luke Skywalker with the "roto-scope" lightsaber. Darth Vader, Obi-Wan Kenobi. So many of them. I literally had those figures cases that held your figures and you could flip over and use as a stand. Pegs were on the back of the figure holder. I had at least 6 or 7 maybe 8 of those full. And they were given away. A relative who got some decided that she and her dog could bite off the heads of some of them. Ugh! My Death Star playset, no idea where that ended up. This hurts!
@matthewpayne61222 жыл бұрын
I had this . The accessories were great the two computers and the bookcase.
@stevenmacias36052 жыл бұрын
This is one of the reasons why I feel the toys of the 70s ruled. Wayne Foundation, along with the batcave, the fortress from the Planet of the Apes among other playsets, allowed us to use our imagination. Basically hands on toys were King, in my opinion. Thank you for another great trip through memory lane.
@JosephProductions2 жыл бұрын
One of the coolest 1970s playsets ever, a classic piece from Mego. Would be so cool to see it reproduced someday. Great video!
@stevenmacias36052 жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree more. I'd definitely be one of the first in line to get this if it was ever reproduced. One can only dream I guess.
@michaelbest12152 жыл бұрын
Highly welcomed topic: ★Thank You★ ever so much for creating this WONDERFUL video about the classic Mego Wayne Foundation playset. ❤️💜💙💜💛💜💚
@monitorearthprime742 жыл бұрын
I had one as a kid, but over time & usage of play it became the DC Comics version of the leaning tower. Years later I redid a bookcase and used the backdrops in that.
@jeddysne2 жыл бұрын
Really cool for the time. As a modern convert, I wish that it had artwork on the flipside showing the building so that Batman could walk up the wall. However, I'm sure 'imagination' took care of that :)
@BrickMantooth2 жыл бұрын
yeah that would have been extra but for the time, not that important.
@megofan57342 жыл бұрын
It's odd that I never even saw a Wayne Foundation back then, considering that I received Mego toys for almost every Christmas of the 1970's. In Christmas 1974 I received mostly Mego Batman toys. In an old home movie I can see my brother, my sister, and myself playing with all the Batman figures and the Batmobile, and paying little attention to the other things we got. Today I have every item Mego made for the 8 inch Batman line- except for the Wayne Foundation. But I do have the computer console, and it displays nicely with the Jokermobile and Batlab.
@bosnose Жыл бұрын
I wish they were still in business. My favorite toy company as well.
@BrickMantooth Жыл бұрын
They came back in 2018, not as big but the Superheroes are back.
@steelbrigadekory2 жыл бұрын
Would love to have had this!!!!
@Dave4infinite2 жыл бұрын
Mego bring backs great childhood memories happy to find your channel!
@BrickMantooth2 жыл бұрын
glad you us too!
@hamletstragedy89882 жыл бұрын
This vid felt like a late Christmas present! I’ve never heard the Wayne Foundation play set! (You mention later it was only available in the states).
@Junk_World_Templar2 жыл бұрын
That is one awesome play set. I missed the Mego age, being born in 1980. When I got into toys MOTU, Transformers and Starwars were the thing. Often ponder picking up a few, especially love the Thing Mego figure.
@Floyds_Toys2 жыл бұрын
I would of killed for a Mego Batmite back then. The Wayne Foundation looks like a lot of cardboard so it would of been off-limits to me as a kid (can't remember if I was even aware of it). My parents were against toys with a lot of cardboard. Instead of the Mego Batcave I had a wooden homemade one my father built. The anti-cardboard stance in my house almost cost me the Death Star, the Batcave was slated for a remodel into the Death Star but they recanted.
@YAMISOOLD20092 жыл бұрын
In retrospect knowing how plastics are destroying our planet, do you think your parent's ever realized how silly their anit-cardboard stance was? If only everything that we use plastic for was substituted with cardboard we would have a much more sustainable planet right now.
@seereadnhear2 жыл бұрын
Wow Brian what a way to start off the channel this year great episode
@hbkx52 жыл бұрын
Hey Brick, Just wanted to take a moment to say thank you for making this video. I grew up in the 90's obsessed with batman and when I got a little older I found photos of the Wayne Foundation play set but had no way of obtaining one. I have searched for years trying to find one in the wild but have never seen it in person. Your video shows a lot of detail and insight into this mystical toy that I still plan on adding to my collection someday! This make me want to redouble my efforts to track one of these down for sure. Keep up the good work, Would love to see some more obscure play sets in the future!
@ununun2 жыл бұрын
I've never seen this before. The things still left to discover in the classic toy world! I wonder how expensive this playset was to manufacture ... it's mostly cardstock and mostly identical plastic struts. I'd have gone half mad yearning for this. It's big enough to stand in for all kinds of structures, not just those featured on the backgrounds. I'll no doubt watch this video a number of times and it's excellent quality even on a large TV screen. Thanks again for making it.
@KardboardKenny2 жыл бұрын
i wonder if some of the missing parts could be 3d printed out? great vid, by the way.
@ItsAllForYouDemon2 жыл бұрын
Great video. Absolutely warmed my heart with childhood nostalgia. Perfect Saturday morning fun. Take care.
@jamievaughn14852 жыл бұрын
I really wish a company would come along and make these types of playsets again for modern lines. There are so many possible iterations that could be done for different lines. I'd kill for a sewer set for TMNT or an Avengers Tower maybe.
@ajclements46272 жыл бұрын
A company did remake the Mego ST USS Enterprise bridge, so it’s possible others might be remade, I missed several play sets growing up, and would also love another chance to get possibly more affordable remakes of the originals.
@EdsterIII2 жыл бұрын
@@ajclements4627 Affordable? Not a chance. Hasbro is doing new Star Wars ships, sets, diorama pieces, but they are easily $99.00 to $500.00➕ so, they are out there but they won't be cheap!
@g.i.joethelostchronicles68072 жыл бұрын
Awesome video Brutha!!! I grew up with Mego & G.I.Joe Adventure Team. Love it!!
@BrickMantooth2 жыл бұрын
The best!
@stoneys.11945 ай бұрын
Never got the Wayne foundation, but me n my brother loved mego figures. We had the bat-cave n the uss enterprise, the spidey mobile, bat mobile, bat copter, bat cycle n some of the POTA items, it was never ending playing with these toys. So glad they making a comeback
@ZomBSnatcher46713 ай бұрын
This is a great item. I always loved the Mego toys. I had Spock as a kid but never got any of the superheroes. I also love the Planet of the Apes line. But they terrified me as a kid. I was born in 71', so during its prime, I was a little young
@dwaynec75422 жыл бұрын
Never even knew this existed until a couple of years ago. Cool item!
@scottmartin76452 жыл бұрын
I never had the Wayne Foundation. The only time that I ever saw one was back in 1978 or 1979. I was over a friend's house and he had one. I was amazed by the grand structure. He also had Megos that I never saw before like Isis, Conan, and the second wave of Star Trek Aliens. The Wayne Foundation was truly the crown jewel of the WGSH line, if not the entire line of Mego 8" action figures.
@GarysActionManChannel19702 жыл бұрын
Never saw this in UK though the Batmobile and Bat Cycle were common! Great video👍
@mattledbetter8592 жыл бұрын
Love you, Brain! Need led this on a Thursday night.
@mattledbetter8592 жыл бұрын
Needed
@zwick68902 жыл бұрын
That is just awesome- thanks so much for sharing!
@BrickMantooth2 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@HonkyTonkBuffalo2 жыл бұрын
My cousin had one. :) We'd always play with it when I'd go over and spend the weekend with him. :)
@YAMISOOLD20092 жыл бұрын
I remember circling this in the Montgomery Ward catalog at least two years running up to Christmas. I loved the looks of it (and love it even more after your detailed video!). Unfortunately for me I found out a couple of years ago that mom bought most of my toys for Christmas in the summer at sidewalk sales and clearance sales. So what I ended up getting was often what I had wanted the previous Christmas! To make matters worse, she shared my Christmas wish list with her sister and so my cousin would get exactly what I had wished for the current year while I got last year's stuff. Suffice it to say, I was not happy after our annual family Christmas visit to his house. Lucky for me he didn't get Batman Wayne Foundation either!
@LudditesRUs2 жыл бұрын
"The Wayne Foundation: Because the most fun part of playing Batman is giving grants to deserving 501c3 organizations."
@ivane51102 жыл бұрын
That would have made an incredible Ghostbuster's firehouse! I think my only exposure to this was that comic add. So awesome to see the details. Much appreciated. And the great thing about this and this playset (and a lot of them), the cardboard panels meant it was doable to draw or clip out alternate backgrounds if wanted.
@JC-fd9zt2 жыл бұрын
Well made video! Yes we never knew one existed as kids in the 70’s, but we own one now. You’re right, they did borrow the ‘cardboard with plastic columns’ concept from Barbie’s Dreamhouse ☺️
@jjdigitalvideosolutionsllc53432 жыл бұрын
I was never a fan of the mego batcopter and, even as a kid, felt the wayne foundation looked cheap. I enjoyed the Batcave much more and the other Bat vehicles. It's nice to get some of the history of the playset though and a little more appreciation of the artwork for it. BTW, is the elevator Bat-hook the same as the one for the mobile crime lab van winch?
@michaelleary92332 жыл бұрын
Same here. It reminded me of my sister's Barbie townhouse, I wanted the Batcave but it wasn't made anymore by then.
@noahhenson16692 жыл бұрын
My friend had this, but tragically I never did. I remember being in complete awe (and deep envy) at its size and detail!
@BanazirGalpsi19682 жыл бұрын
I'm seeing lots of comments about cardboard. But to my eyes it looks like chipboard which is wood. Cheap wood, but wood nonetheless. Had a chess board of that and some playschool toy parts used it. It has a lot more durablity and can be wiped clean easily. Also the support pillars, elevator, clips, all plastic. As well as the chairs and simaler accessories.
@senojor2 жыл бұрын
That looks excellent!
@samjimenez2 жыл бұрын
I had this when I was kid. I have a old film reel of me opening it on Christmas day. Wish I still had it. Nice memories. 🙂
@BrickMantooth2 жыл бұрын
What a great memory to still have!
@camcordernonsense526412 сағат бұрын
Is the reel watchable? That's so cool.
@samjimenez8 сағат бұрын
@@camcordernonsense5264 yes! 🙌🏼 I had it transferred to VHS a long time ago. 😁
@eltenda2 жыл бұрын
Howdy!
@Skaramine6 ай бұрын
I thought you misspoke when you said Superman and the Avengers, BUT THERE HE IS WITH CAP'S KOOKY QUARTET! That blows my mind!
@schristy36372 жыл бұрын
Superman and the Avengers ???? That would be SWEET!!! How would Superman deal with a Black Widow or a Drunk Iron-Man???
@richardwatts46602 жыл бұрын
Absolutely brilliant video history of this fantastic playset, very informative indeed, thank you. Unfortunately I never had any Mego Batman figures as a kid, but watching these videos sure makes me wish I had been fortunate enough to own this playset. What a work of toy art, such brilliant attention to details, with loads of little nods to the Batlore as well to look out for. This perfectly sums up why I loved 70's / 80's toy lines; Such attention to details, and toy adverts that really drew the viewer in well (yes, I loved the Batman toy adverts included here too - just fabulous. Each Autumn / Winter / Fall Season back then was always worth it just to see the various new toy adverts each year in the run up to Christmas - wonderful times, great memories!). One of your best videos yet, thanks again.
@macorourke22222 жыл бұрын
Totally awesomeness Brother. Thanks for sharing Your passion for Vintage Collecting😀👍🇺🇸🇨🇦🇬🇧🌎❤🎉🎉🎉🎉👏👏👏👏🎉🎉🎉🎉💯💯
@EdsterIII2 жыл бұрын
While I didn't have this set I had a bunch of Mego sets. Planet of the Apes playsets, some kind of Justice League set, and a Spider-Man car with with web, the Enterprise. Oh if I had half of the toys I had then, now, oh man that hurts! Mego Superheroes were my top toys in the early to mid 70's. So many epic figures to have. Even S.W.A.T. had a run.
@jimkuna86876 ай бұрын
Wow never seen that before that's so cool you could play with that for ever.
@craigplumlee2 жыл бұрын
That would be a great display stand for any era of Batman figures. A replica of each floor (sold separately) assembled together for a complete tower
@robertroche6712 жыл бұрын
Never got one, but always wanted one as a kid. It would’ve made a terrific HQ for the Fantastic Four 🤔
@thecretanbull47842 жыл бұрын
I absolutely loved and still love this stuff!! Takes me back to a simpler life. Thanks for posting!!
@kingerikthegreatest.ofall.78602 жыл бұрын
Cool play set. I wonder if Kenner borrowed some ideas from the set for the Death Star.
@Scottyx0x2 жыл бұрын
This was a great piece I had it as a kid it was actually somehow mail ordered and sent to my moms place of work I carried it home on my back riding a bicycle. It was very heavy. Kind of just like Mego I was coming to the end of my run being able to play with action figures I Had not outgrown them but my tiny neighborhood moved away and my other friends were now getting into sports, Boy Scouts and motorcycles. My expectations however were over the top, I anticipated setting this up and having some of the greatest adventures there ever were Batman being my favorite hero and I was following along with the new adventures of Batman so this to me was Perfect. So here comes the reality… Maybe it had something to do with I didn't have anyone to really share The adventure at that time having said that I found it to be lacking except for the elevator which was fun but there's only so much you can do and Batman's house with his own elevator now too much can go down because nobodys supposed to know that it exists. Maybe I could pretend it was a hotel or a building somewhere beyond that would've been one thing. Also as a kid I found the hideaway bookcase survey goofy for lack of a better term first of all if the top floor that little single spot was supposed to represent the penthouse and all of this was supposed to be underground or whatever it was what's the point of having a hideaway bookcase if nobody is supposed to be there to begin with… Anyway lol "those were the days… And you know who you are then..."
@jonacheson2 жыл бұрын
No one I knew had this, after 1977 we were all Star Wars, all the time. How sturdy is it?
@pmikeymike2 жыл бұрын
Really awesome video, thanks so much for posting! I remember getting mine for Christmas. And I still have it today with it's original box and assembly instructions! LOL What is one of these, slightly played with, go for these days?
@superdavid00210 ай бұрын
I once saw a Wayne Foundation at a flea market. What luck, I thought. But it was just an empty box! I passed on it.
@markshulusky66802 жыл бұрын
"Yes!" for an upcoming TEEN TITANS episode. Didn't Speedy come in a carded version which featured a ton of accessories, the most MEGO ever did?
@scottstalcup69802 жыл бұрын
The older brother had this. I think it was assembled ONCE. Don't think I'd want one, even if it wasn't ludicrously out of my league dosh-wise. It's too massive and doesn't have the Filmation/Hanna-Barbera Saturday Morning reference the Batcave and Hall of Justice do.
@donaldwiller92382 жыл бұрын
Grate video.
@sartainja2 жыл бұрын
Superb video; very interesting as ever.
@dewayneweakley40312 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed this video, it'll probably take a miracle for me to get one. So I'll just enjoy yours.
@kevingallagher1882 жыл бұрын
Really liked the video. I wanted to have a set like that.
@ajclements46272 жыл бұрын
What’s stopping Mego, or someone else from recreating these playsets? I’d love to own the Batman, JL, and PotA playsets.
@BrickMantooth2 жыл бұрын
It really wouldn't take a lot to repro these.
@Merylstreep19492 жыл бұрын
Lol my Wayne Foundation was a huge ass cardboard box from the grocery store lol so was my planet of the apes
@DCMarvelMultiverse2 жыл бұрын
Dang. I want that over any Batcave.
@gildersleevefan67 Жыл бұрын
I had this. I got it for Christmas 1977 and maybe my opinion of it has to do with the fact that I came down with very bad case of the flu within days. But this toy was one of the biggest disappointments of my childhood. This was not physically designed well. Once you built it and put in the elevator----without fail---when you used the elevator, at least one of the background cards would fall completely off. The elevator was not designed well and didn't move from floor to floor without a lot of trouble. It wouldn't slide very well, so it would get stuck and you had to yank that string to get it to move. And when you did, that's when it would literally fall apart before your eyes.
@elwoodjacobs43538 ай бұрын
That's sad to hear with how gorgeous the artwork for it is.
@vintagetoykid96822 жыл бұрын
@BrickMantooth what are the dimensions of the Wayne Foundation?
@jimmynoneya25842 жыл бұрын
A quick question as I'm sure someone knows what is the significance of the large penny and the T-Rex that you often see in the batcave
@evanlindsey11002 жыл бұрын
A possibility for a replacement for that bat piece for the elevator would be to see if someone could 3d print a replacement if the part is extremely rare.
@lipranditoys2 жыл бұрын
Adjusted to today's prices that would have been around 70 dollars for a pile of cardboard. The same amount of plastic could have been used more creatively to give better features like a zipline starting from the roof, or windows in the back panel for the figures to climb through for an instance.
@johngreany95772 жыл бұрын
5,000 dollars on EBay. Holy squirrel nuts Batman.
@stevejones70792 жыл бұрын
Had alot of Wgsh Megos figures,but no Wayne Foundation.
@BrickMantooth2 жыл бұрын
me either.
@3dartistguy2 жыл бұрын
I understand capitalizing on the Batman culture because of the tv series, but its too bad that Mego didnt make this set for their Mego Fantastic Four line as this set could have been a wonderful headquarters for the Baxter Building seen in Marvel Comics as the four top floors served as the FF headquarters. Just think of all the wondeerful drawings that could have been done of Reed Richards scientific equiptment on the backwalls and the elevtor would have worked nicely too, plus they could have made some vehicles for the FF such as the Fantastic Car.
@camcordernonsense526412 сағат бұрын
"Wayne Foundation" playset. Such an odd labeling. No sign with chasing lights on an arrow reading, Related to Your Arch Enemy for the baddies to see?
@Chapwiththewings5roundsrapid2 жыл бұрын
6:24, Avengers? Surely not
@FritziSchnitzel2 жыл бұрын
I always disliked the Wayne Foundation in the comics because of the giant fake/hollow tree in the middle of it.
@IlluminovaNibiru2 жыл бұрын
Where are the missing minutes on this video? Why did the KZbin censor you? Whoo! What did you say Brian?
@TheNightBadger2 жыл бұрын
I don't think that Batcopter looks aerodynamically sound. I could be wrong though... _"Where did he go?"_ - I'll give you three guesses...
@michaelkirk23842 жыл бұрын
This was just not in the cards financially when I was a kid.
@keithvukan7082 Жыл бұрын
Is the guy in a soft looking suit a Bruce Wayne doll?
@dubuyajay99642 жыл бұрын
When did Batman return to his mansion and cave?
@rickmeehan7367 Жыл бұрын
i have it and it unopen
@crossfirearcade80159 ай бұрын
Same here. Brand new in box as I got it as a handme down unopen xmas gift in the early 80s when I was 3/4.. My dad saw it and said thats to old for me to destroy. Placed in the closet it sat lol. Now its sitting im my arcade/game room lol.
@rickmeehan73679 ай бұрын
@@crossfirearcade8015 Did you ever want to open it up and play with it
@richconroy55592 жыл бұрын
Bruce Wayne is a multimillionaire so obviously hes always keeping his eye on gold. That's what we come here for, investment humor.