Star Wars Follies: Wedge of Cheese - Vintage Darth Vader's Star Destroyer

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Michael *FINALLY* reviews the Vintage Kenner Star Wars Darth Vader's Star Destroyer vehicle and playset!

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@boblowes
@boblowes 2 жыл бұрын
Even as a kid at the time, I always thought the Star Destroyer toy was absolute rubbish. But I didn't know about the escape hatch, tanning booth light, or the hallucinogenic red filter that's supposed to be a hologram. Whoever it was at Kenner who designed this thing must have done it at five to five on a Friday. Maybe on a bank holiday weekend. Of all the many brilliant translations of scenes, vehicles and characters Kenner turned into toy form, this was their first real dud. And the video was hilarious.
@AmbientShades
@AmbientShades 11 ай бұрын
Nope, they were already getting cheap and greedy by ESB with their cardboad backed recycled playsets from ANH. It was excusable to do cantina and sand crawler in cardboard because they didn't know how successful the line would be in the beginning but by ESB they were raking in billions and the playsets should have reflected that but they never did.
@MichaelJShaffer
@MichaelJShaffer 2 жыл бұрын
I think you successfully packed as much into this Follies as Kenner attempted yet failed to do with the playset. The "48 Hours" nod was especially hilarious to me. Bravo!
@WyldstaarStudios
@WyldstaarStudios 2 жыл бұрын
I made the mistake of requesting this POS as a birthday present from my parents. It was brand new at the time, and the inclusion of Vader's meditation chamber in the commercial lured me in. The fact that it needed two huge C or D batteries just to power that dinky light was especially strange. What a waste of a birthday present!
@joshoshea3194
@joshoshea3194 2 жыл бұрын
Oh my God I forgot about those big bitch batteries! Yeah what was the point in that, I mean a single AAA would've sufficed? Maybe Kenner had a deal with Duracell.
@mikecuntala9675
@mikecuntala9675 2 жыл бұрын
I feel like Kenner in the late 70s and early 80s were keeping the C and D cell battery industry afloat
@cowpuddles4851
@cowpuddles4851 2 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I have no idea why I asked for this hunk of crap either. I think I was deceived by the box art, like a Lego space base plate from the same time. I remember being horrified when I opened the box and it was just a hunk of plastic with none of the figures included. Sad times.
@mrquirky3626
@mrquirky3626 2 жыл бұрын
It makes me wonder how many D and C batteries our generation went through to power all of our old toys. I remember needing batteries for my Kenner Tie Fighter and Snow Speeder too so their lasers would light up and make the firing sounds from the movie.
@BigAL68xyz
@BigAL68xyz Жыл бұрын
@@mikecuntala9675 I always thought it odd that the X-wing and TIE fighter needed two AAs to power its lights and sound, but the Millennium Falcon needed two whopping Cs to power only sound, no lights.
@tonyjackson4078
@tonyjackson4078 2 жыл бұрын
This has "Bridge to Nowhere" vibes. Those "entry ports" are suicide jumps. Overall it looks kinda neat, if it were anything else besides a "Star Destroyer". Like a fun playset if they gutted the Vader Chamber, made it like "Star Destroyer Weapons Control Station" but as it is....yeah it's hard to defend. I really love the quarter turning platform just so Vader can yell SQUIRREL!
@XJMX
@XJMX 2 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing this displayed in a shop in London when I was about 5 and thinking it looked like the best thing ever.
@cameronsturgill402
@cameronsturgill402 2 жыл бұрын
"And just DON'T do it with the Leia Joke!" Bahaha! I felt so guilty. This video was so worth the wait. Bravo! Thank you for all the quality work you always do. It's so much appreciated.
@Cavillier1970
@Cavillier1970 2 жыл бұрын
Okay I'm missing something cause I don't get the Leia joke? Fraid I need an explanation.
@chasethespongeking395
@chasethespongeking395 Жыл бұрын
@@Cavillier1970 Last Jedi joke
@Cavillier1970
@Cavillier1970 Жыл бұрын
@@chasethespongeking395 Oh okay- haven't seen it yet, thanks
@HaydenHuynh
@HaydenHuynh 2 жыл бұрын
Ugh I can't wait to see this episodes - saw the tease in the 10 year Anniversary video. I always look forward to these Star Wars Follies - the best series to watch when it comes to Vintage Star Wars!
@Acrocanthosaurus
@Acrocanthosaurus 2 жыл бұрын
As I looked at it just now, great video by the way, I realized they needed to make it multiple pieces and sets that can be put together. Star Destroyer Bridge playset hooks to Darth Vader's inner sanctum playset which connects to the... well you could put anything there. There needs to be places for stormtroopers to guard and maybe a landing platform and places for heroes to run around in as they escape Vader's clutches. Two or three combined playsets would have saved this.
@cypherian2
@cypherian2 2 жыл бұрын
My reaction to this… thing… was identical to Luke’s reaction when seeing the Millennium Falcon for the first time: “What a piece of junk!” But what’s not a piece of junk, is this video! Nice Work! Hysterical, insightful, and we even got a cat cameo! Can’t wait for the next one!
@newwavepop
@newwavepop 2 жыл бұрын
as an adult collector ihave never even considered it, as an extremely poor child i would have been thrilled to have had it. i had an amazing time as a child using rocks and sticks and boxes to make bases and so on, mt imagination was easy to fire up back then.
@silvervalleystudios2486
@silvervalleystudios2486 2 жыл бұрын
This set is a waste of plastic. I now it was a product of its time but its just so congested and looks out of place.
@captainobvious9233
@captainobvious9233 2 жыл бұрын
About three times bigger with three separate rooms - the Bridge, Vader's Chamber and either a crew quarters, brig or a combination of a few things for the 3rd room. The top would resemble the top of a Super Star Destroyer and rather than just being open, it would have panels you could remove to get inside.
@thekidfromiowa
@thekidfromiowa Жыл бұрын
I imagine the budget is what kept the playset from being more than what it was. They could've made it more epic but it probably would've been too cost prohibitive for both producer and consumer.
@macandee7799
@macandee7799 2 жыл бұрын
"Have you ever tried balancing a cat on your forearm?" That is the absolute last thing I ever thought I'd hear in a toy review. Man, that made laugh till my guts ached. I didn't have this play set as a kid and distinctly remember never wanting it. I guess it was because I had both the Millennium Falcon and the Death Star play set, so I was set for environments. If I had gotten the Star Destroyer as a gift, it would have been a great disappointment.
@mattleuty6916
@mattleuty6916 2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic work on this episode. I never had this as a kid and don't even remember seeing it in the stores. I maybe glossed over it as being all open like it is, wouldn't have been appealing as opposed to having removable panels that you could have closed it up with. Masses of effort was clearly put into this production and it's truly appreciated.
@mathieu4204
@mathieu4204 2 жыл бұрын
I remember getting it for Christmas from my aunt and it was mostly used as a Cobra control room. The chamber was used as a special throne for either Destro or Cobra Commander. I never used it as a vehicle.
@scottknudsen6611
@scottknudsen6611 2 жыл бұрын
Funny that you mention the toy could be an Imperial outpost. I had this toy as a child and that is exactly how we used it; it became a fixed defensive position on the ground, like a glorified machinegun nest, and Vader's meditation room was just the commander's station. And yeah, I'll admit it, I was gonna make the Princess Leia joke before you stopped me. :)
@christiansparacino8773
@christiansparacino8773 2 жыл бұрын
This was hilarious! Thank you again, RetroBlasting crew for a job well done. Hilarious, but informative is what you folks do best. My son and I both cracked up on the part where someone tried to use Darth Vader's meditation chamber as a restroom. Nice job, folks!👍👏👏👏
@roguetrooper5288
@roguetrooper5288 2 жыл бұрын
I thought this set was awesome back in the day, still puts a childish smile on my face at 50yrs old.
@michaelwills1926
@michaelwills1926 Жыл бұрын
Exactly man. It wasn’t perfect by any stretch, but imagination (and batteries) was supplied by the kid.
@roguetrooper5288
@roguetrooper5288 Жыл бұрын
@@michaelwills1926 that chamber tho, I loved it to bits! My mum made me a black cloth cape for my spare Vader so he could sit in it perfectly!
@ranwolf76
@ranwolf76 2 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing this toy and thinking it was the first part of some Build-a-ship gimmick they were going for. Like each part was supposed to represent a different deck and if you got them all you had a USS Flagg sized playset or something
@samanthaadams619
@samanthaadams619 2 жыл бұрын
I remember getting this for christmas 1980. One night, the moon shone through my window, and for some odd reason, it made me think of the Cygnus from the Black Hole, of all things! From that point, it became my de facto "Cygnus" for playtime scenarios.
@scubapete9500
@scubapete9500 2 жыл бұрын
It seems so much more plausible as that Samantha! “Its Rhinehardt’s Torcher Chamber playset!” 😆
@dariusq8894
@dariusq8894 2 жыл бұрын
Truthfully, I have very fond memories of this playset because ESB was a cool enough movie to overlook it's shortcomings. Also, I was 4yrs old.
@michaelwills1926
@michaelwills1926 Жыл бұрын
Like most kids of the era you likely came equipped with an imagination too, which was critical for any toy line.
@white-dragon4424
@white-dragon4424 Жыл бұрын
Another continuity problem is that the Millenium Falcon never attached itself to the Executor, but rather the Star Destroyer Avenger.
@Bleckman666
@Bleckman666 18 сағат бұрын
I got this for Xmas back when it was released (I already had Millennium Falcon and the Rebel Transport) and thought it looked kind of goofy. I was a pretty inventive kid having taken my Falcon apart, bending the cardboard wall next to the access ramp to get a passage to the cockpit, and putting in little dolls house lights (which ran off a separate battery) inside the cockpit and cabin. With the Star Destroyer, I draw a picture with a black marker pen of the Emperor on the flat backside of the "hologram", then made two detailed light grey cardboard hull panels for the sides, which I silver duct-taped (so they could swing open "gull-wing"-style), and put in doors for the openings at the rear. Then at least it looked a little bit more like a spaceship. But I'll admit that apart from having Vader meet all the bounty hunter figures (which I had) I can't remember playing that much with it...? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
@richadams8080
@richadams8080 2 жыл бұрын
Man, waited for this for yrs! And it didn’t disappoint! And the humour was absolutely fantastic, the way this was put together was brilliant. I remember trading my slave one for this in the street with my friend in 1983 ish. Instant regret! Still bothers me!
@bhodie131
@bhodie131 2 жыл бұрын
I bet it’s a cool story though. “The trade”. Especially trading a slave one for it.
@toddjolly8543
@toddjolly8543 2 жыл бұрын
This toy sure looks silly...and yet it has stuck with me for 40 years. I never had it but would dream about having it back in the 80s. Looking forward to this one.
@michaelwills1926
@michaelwills1926 Жыл бұрын
Kenner did the best they could for the price point. Michael seems to have had some unrealistic expectations at times.
@HerbieIWALVG
@HerbieIWALVG 2 жыл бұрын
I remember fishing this out of a childhood friend's garbage as a kid. When said friend found out what I had done, they immediately wanted it back in spite. Kids can be weird sometimes.
@Austroid
@Austroid 2 жыл бұрын
That "Grand Vizier" hologram thing is so fascinating! Was it a precursor to the Emperor, or someone else entirely? I'm pretty sure Lucas always had an "Emperor of the universe" in his drafts tho...
@snakes3425
@snakes3425 2 жыл бұрын
We all know the Emperor was so enraged at the loss of the Death Star that he refused to speak to Vader for six months
@aquarius5719
@aquarius5719 4 ай бұрын
That hologram strip was just dumb.
@Puuch44
@Puuch44 2 жыл бұрын
"They're the same picture." 🤣 SUPERB Follies!! You had me effin' giggling the whole vid! Thanks Michael n Melinda!
@JosephDickersonUX
@JosephDickersonUX 2 жыл бұрын
"They're the same picture." Fantastic.
@Dilios_of_Sparta
@Dilios_of_Sparta 2 жыл бұрын
Michael, this was fantastic! I loved that the TIE pilot was given a Mark Wahlberg voice, and that one of the Imperials used the word “codswallop” before biting the dust. Thank you for so many laughs!
@32ndspecialist
@32ndspecialist 2 жыл бұрын
Rebel transport had removable cannons & worked double duty to carry your figures. I asked for a milinium falcon that Christmas & got the transport. @ first I was disappointed but loved it after play8ng with it.
@JasonSterlingRMC
@JasonSterlingRMC 2 жыл бұрын
Despite it's limitations I wanted this SO BAD as a kid and I never got it, lol. I'm still pining away for it.
@idhcustomtoys
@idhcustomtoys 2 жыл бұрын
Fun fact of my life - as a kid, this was the first time I had ever encountered the word hologram. No one in my family knew what it meant as it wasn't a frequently used term at the time.
@javierservigon
@javierservigon 2 жыл бұрын
I used to have one of those, i got it one Christmas… i could never figure out what it was until many many years later but I was just happy to have something Star Wars. In retrospective, I appreciate my mom buying me something star wars because she knew I loved it. She made the effort at least.
@michaelwills1926
@michaelwills1926 Жыл бұрын
Yeah man same here. Limited means meant limited toys, and I was thankful for all of them.
@seereadnhear
@seereadnhear 2 жыл бұрын
I just love the Kylie Minogue t-shirt! She can be my Jedi Queen anytime! Loved the video!
@johnmitc
@johnmitc 2 жыл бұрын
I remember owning this playset and not knowing what it exactly was when playing with it. It was later in life, after my toy playing phase, that I realized what it was supposed to be. That's probably it's biggest shortfall. I can stretch my imagination but if I didn't even realize what the toy reference was to the movie vehicles, that's a fail for Kenner.
@aquarius5719
@aquarius5719 4 ай бұрын
You managed to make me feel happy for not having that akward piece of nothingburger. And I appreciate that. It saves space and money.
@LaserPants
@LaserPants 2 жыл бұрын
10/10 video… and t-shirt
@wallaroo1295
@wallaroo1295 2 жыл бұрын
I had one of these from the Thrift Store when I was a kid - I had no idea it was a star destroyer, or death star... or whatever it was. It was already pretty trashed by the time I got to it, and I don't remember having it for very long.
@kennylong653
@kennylong653 2 жыл бұрын
If HasLab were ever to make a USS Flagg sized Star Destroyer Executor I maybe tempted to back it. One for myself and one for Michael :-) A real missed opportunity they could of given us a better Star Destroyer playset ship. One of many missed opportunities from Kenner like not getting the Bantha, a Cloud City playset, a Death Star II playset or Imperial Endor bunker playset.
@jeffreyyoders6366
@jeffreyyoders6366 2 жыл бұрын
You mean the company that's crowdfunding a lightsaber for a modern character only now having a significant role in a streaming show as of two days ago? Hasbro simply doesn't know its audience and when that thing fails just like the BS Rancor did, maybe they'll finally wise up. I'm at Celebration and the groan at the Reva lightsaber Haslab from the fans in the room was palpable.
@skabcat242
@skabcat242 2 жыл бұрын
Michael's reaction to the size reminds me of how I feel about getting ripped off on pizza. The pizza is here. Yes!!! It's smaller than the box. Awwwww...
@DoctorInk20
@DoctorInk20 2 жыл бұрын
On a positive side, there's so many other uses for this set: - A stage for light entertainment, with orchestra pit(s). - A catwalk for galactic fashion shows. - A bird-watching hideaway (add some camo patterned cloth to the sides). - A laboratory with a nuclear reactor where superpowers can be gained. - An armoured tank that's been stripped and sitting on cinder blocks. - A playset that examines the inevitable budget cuts in a space-faring military's ongoing campaigns. And so much more!
@Chasing80sToys
@Chasing80sToys 2 жыл бұрын
Excellent video Michael. This is my favorite of all the Star Wars follies. And they are all works of art for sure. Also an inspiration for us content creators to achive such an edit.
@RansomeStoddard
@RansomeStoddard Жыл бұрын
I always wanted this as a kid. It was where the bounty hunters hung out. It was one of the few ones i never had.😊
@J-T-A
@J-T-A 2 жыл бұрын
Do... do we still drink if Michael walks off camera on a prerecorded video?
@ReynoldsReviews
@ReynoldsReviews 2 жыл бұрын
Haha yes!!!! Love Star Wars follies!!!! Ok so I have this “thing” I do like it and think it displays well once populated. But no, you certainly can’t deny it’s not a star destroyer!!! 😂 But another hilarious instalment, now I’m off to get a fruit roll up for my hologram screen! 😃👌
@kba702
@kba702 2 жыл бұрын
Broken Vader and a kitty! Plus Sal from Two Cents Toys. It's like you tailor made this video for me. 😀
@RGC1978
@RGC1978 2 жыл бұрын
The weather is pretty cruddy where I live today. This video helped brighten my day. Thank you! As for the Star Destroyer, it really feels like it was intended to be much larger than it ended up. Some of the features aren't that terrible, but they lack space to breathe. Even being at least the same size as the Falcon would've been a step in the right direction.
@Godzillaborg21
@Godzillaborg21 2 жыл бұрын
Dude that cat is huge and quite tolerant. Thanks for this one.
@garystumpbeats8831
@garystumpbeats8831 2 жыл бұрын
just wanted to say respect for the Jedi Knight Select Sound Effect. Well placed.
@impossiblepie
@impossiblepie 2 жыл бұрын
I was busting a guy when you were trying to hold the cat! Lol awesome follies!!
@Gojitron1
@Gojitron1 2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic Star Wars Follies video! All the humor was spot on. I lost it at "Next time take me with you."
@Supermuttt
@Supermuttt 2 жыл бұрын
I just got out my Ewolk village from my parents attic and played with it with Final Faction figures on it with my 3 year old daughter, she loved it!
@randyping6036
@randyping6036 2 жыл бұрын
Things that Darth Vader doesn't need: 1) Tanning Booth. Seriously, what kind of sadistic monster would give him, of all people, a tanning booth? Kenner some sick people. 😄
@ayindisshowcase1917
@ayindisshowcase1917 2 жыл бұрын
“Luke and Leia died..........DIED!” That part had crackin up! So true so true!
@scubapete9500
@scubapete9500 2 жыл бұрын
Absolute comedy gold!!! Sal as the emotionally defeated Stromtrooper…”Next time,take me with you.” 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@mwisniewski79
@mwisniewski79 2 жыл бұрын
I don’t know if you read these comments or not. But i can’t tell you how much I laughed watching this video. I’m a collector, but my wife could care less. Unless I told her you put out a new video. Her only question… oh my god is his darth Vader figure talking in the video??? She’s obsessed. Priceless.
@robdrabkowski2708
@robdrabkowski2708 2 жыл бұрын
Great review! I had one of these back in the day. Unfortunately, the little tabs holding the orange "force light" filter broke, and it was the only thing holding the bulb in place. My Mom sent away to Kenner for a replacement part, which promptly did the same thing. The weight of those D or C cell batteries was constantly bearing down on the tabs, and the pressure only increased when the light button was pushed down. After the replacement part broke, Kenner had us send it to them for a replacement playset, but all that came back to us was a dang KOOPIN for other stuff since they didn't have any more Star Destroyers. I would have kept it, functional bulb or not had I known this would be the result. NEVER let your parents send a toy back for replacement. The same thing happened with my vintage Cylon Raider, only instead of a KOOPIN, Mattel sent us a sadly neutered Raider with glued-in missiles.
@michaelwills1926
@michaelwills1926 Жыл бұрын
“Please allow 6 to 8 weeks for delivery”
@kumachan9311
@kumachan9311 2 жыл бұрын
I used to just make a Star Destroyer out of a big supermarket cardboard box [+ 'Hoth' out of Polystyrene packaging, driving my Mum nuts with the tiny beads all over the place] like a lot of commenters I saw this in the Kenner mini catalogues and thought "Nah", remember a local kid super disappointed getting a Cloud Car for his Birthday too
@Stormtrooper53
@Stormtrooper53 2 жыл бұрын
I never had one, but I absolutely adore this set.
@christopherwebb3517
@christopherwebb3517 2 жыл бұрын
An older cousin of mine had this. It wasn't until several years later that I learned what it was even supposed to be.
@darrellwallace4182
@darrellwallace4182 Жыл бұрын
Lol......this cracked me up as well as informed me about this particular star wars toy's history. I love retroblasting!
@williamlydon2554
@williamlydon2554 2 жыл бұрын
I must say the amount of Empire jokes might make this my favorite SWFs.
@johnr7279
@johnr7279 2 жыл бұрын
All Star Wars Follies deserve multiple thumbs ups!!!
@therealmccoy2351
@therealmccoy2351 2 жыл бұрын
I cracked up so hard at the Roxanne part 😂
@CloneCommanderCrater1102
@CloneCommanderCrater1102 10 ай бұрын
On the "Grand Vizier" thing, there was originally going to be a scene in Empire where Grand Vizier Sate Pestage was going to contact Vader with a warning about the Emperor's imminent transmission, but the scene was cut from Empire.
@lordofthemound3890
@lordofthemound3890 7 ай бұрын
I liked it as a kid. We understood it was a play set and not supposed to be the visual representation of the outside of actual ship. I mean, the Death Star play set (a friend had THAT) was awesome, but we were cool with the fact that it was the INSIDE that was represented.
@paulwgibson
@paulwgibson 2 жыл бұрын
Great as always, Michael. Love the cat cameo. I imagine Kenner was just trying to capture scenes from the movie like some of the other playsets, but it just didn't work as well this time... I agree that calling this a vehicle is beyond silly. I never had this, but made my own meditation chamber with some washed out plastic butter containers cut out like a jack-o-lantern smile. :-D
@pixelcreatures
@pixelcreatures 2 жыл бұрын
HA!! TOM'S VOICE!!! BWAHAHAHAHA Best crossover yet!!
@gecko-sb1kp
@gecko-sb1kp 2 жыл бұрын
I would have loved that as a kid. I had a lot of Star Wars sets but not that one. What I didn't have I made. Like the Millennium Falcon cockpit out of a pair of disguarded 70s headphones for the basic shape. Don't think I would have had the confidence to cut the angles for Vader's meditation chamber because I was a perfectionist and I would have probably thrown my first attempts at a wall. No, I would have loved that because I would have just added on to it and built around it...
@KasumiKenshirou
@KasumiKenshirou 2 жыл бұрын
I used to use the upside-down figure feature for Luke in the Wampa's cave.
@Vekurus
@Vekurus 2 жыл бұрын
This playset. Oh man this was so hilarious. Thank you. Considering the coolness of the Deathstar playset, you would have thought more time and well, real estate could have found it's way to a real toy.
@PelinalDidNothingWrong
@PelinalDidNothingWrong 2 жыл бұрын
Imagine if Kenner released a Super-Star Destroyer playset that was the size of the USS Flag. That would've been so cool but I guess the presumably high price point would've made it beyond most kid's reach back in the early 80's
@TheChadTI
@TheChadTI 9 ай бұрын
Trying to play with this thing Christmas morning. There simply wasn't room in there to do anything, trying to get Han to use the escape door I had to make the rest of the characters leave 😂
@HasseBasseBingBong
@HasseBasseBingBong Жыл бұрын
I haven't seen Andor yet, but apparently, in episode 7, Mon Mothma says that the Grand Vizier has infiltrated her Separatist coalition meetings.
@bobastu
@bobastu 2 жыл бұрын
I was born in late 71 so I had the SW and ESB toys. Given the choice between the "action figure case Hoth Transport" or the "wedge of cheese Star Destroyer" I chose the Star Destroyer. This toy just required a lot of suspension of disbelief. I also would put it on top of my death star playset. That way, the escape hatch went to a lower level. And, my brother and I would play in the rec room, one flying the star destroyer while one flew the Millenium Falcon. Then in 82 GI Joe took over for me and eventually my brother went to transformers.
@HereticalKitsune
@HereticalKitsune 2 жыл бұрын
Looks more like a piece of a larger ship, but not a ship in itself.
@comicsgatekeeper9746
@comicsgatekeeper9746 2 жыл бұрын
This is a stan solo product waiting to happen . Love the cat😀
@jesster2283
@jesster2283 2 жыл бұрын
Starting off my summer with Star Wars Follies, awesome! To me Star Wars Follies is something I associate with Summer As Star Wars Follies were my first introduction to the channel several years ago 😄
@1148-w1d
@1148-w1d 2 жыл бұрын
I remember when this set came out and always thought it was stupid. As a kid, I NEVER knew it was supposed to be a Star Destroyer. I started in '78 at age four, so I was there for the Death Star, which was AMAZING. My friend/neighbor had this set and I never felt any need to get...I didn't know what it was.
@THEDOCTOR-hv2pj
@THEDOCTOR-hv2pj 2 жыл бұрын
I’m slightly older than you (I was almost 7 when the first Star Wars came out) and as excited and obsessed as my friends and I were with the figures and ships and playsets and dixie cups, bed spreads, tshirts …. Well everything to be honest… we had already seen Kenner misfiring on some(cough cough “Death Star” playset) so we grew a bit cautious in grabbing everything by the time Empire came out. Only years later when we saw what Palitoy did with The Death Star did it dawn on us that great playsets could be made and not the ridiculous, gimmicky, confusing, clunky dreck that someone in Kenner said “Yes that’s a great idea”! I would have much rather had a Palitoy Death Star style playset for Vader’s Executor Star Destroyer than the Wedge Of Shame Kenner sold us. After seeing one a friend bought my reaction was “What a piece of Junk” Except this was no Millennium Falcon. It really was a piece of junk.
@megasystem8473
@megasystem8473 2 жыл бұрын
“That’s a cheesy toy, we’ll definitely be looking at that one soon” I’m happy this finally happened
@SargesCustoms
@SargesCustoms 2 жыл бұрын
The Follies Strike Back! YAY! I especially like the part where Leia floated out into space and - No. No. NO! Awesome!
@MotiviqueStudio
@MotiviqueStudio 2 жыл бұрын
Ok. "They're the same picture" really got me. XD Also, this thing was *waaaay* worse after you described it.
@bartenderbobmtg9809
@bartenderbobmtg9809 2 жыл бұрын
I loved my Star Destroyer playset. Lol
@Tinytraveler
@Tinytraveler Жыл бұрын
I've been back at your channel, enjoying stuff I hadn't seen. I'm just now catching up on most of your new content. Over the years I've been following, I've come to love your productions, editing and content. Glad to leave a comment here and there and with this one, I only want to encourage you to keep at it. These videos are fun to watch and I really wish you the best.
@Ruylopez778
@Ruylopez778 2 жыл бұрын
I've got to give them credit for making it light grey, bright blue AND black, like no Imperial ship ever. That helped sell the authenticity. Kenner did at least get the symbolism of Luke being upside down - which happened on Hoth, Dagobah and Bespin... basically every location in The Empire Strikes Back that *wasn't* an Imperial Star Destroyer or asteroid.
@MonkeyboysToys
@MonkeyboysToys 2 жыл бұрын
Haaa 😅
@skylx0812
@skylx0812 2 жыл бұрын
That "50 shades of grey" line is brilliant in how it has to sneak up on you afterward...
@kevine455
@kevine455 2 жыл бұрын
The "STARFISH" is staring you right in the face. Bravo Sir! Chef's kiss on the writing.
@jmp_fr
@jmp_fr 2 жыл бұрын
finally, 7 years after Michael exclaimed "That's a cheesy toy, we'll DEFINITELY be getting to that one soon", the retroblasting channel has indeed got to it. how exciting!
@seanryan3020
@seanryan3020 Жыл бұрын
OMG! I clicked just because of the title! "Alone-time Thingy," so that's what it's called! That song by Little Big Town would have been perfect at 15:05!
@jamalsoward8404
@jamalsoward8404 2 жыл бұрын
We all know how huge the Star Destroyers were, so making such a ship in a toy line was impossible they thought.
@thekidfromiowa
@thekidfromiowa 4 ай бұрын
They could've made it bigger and better, especially in scale to the Falcon. However, it would've been expensive for both the manufacturer and the consumer.
@garyw7342
@garyw7342 2 жыл бұрын
My guilty pleasure playset. Every point you make is... spot on. Dammit. A fantastic follies! Dammit... thanks for that Michael.
@KCCheez
@KCCheez Жыл бұрын
I got this for my birthday in 80. It was cool for only one reason, I had it and no one else did. It was terrible. All they had to do was make it twice as big. I was so excited to put all my bounty hunters on the bridge…. Except they didn’t even fit! But I wish I still had it!
@MoparMcNeer
@MoparMcNeer 2 жыл бұрын
This was pretty funny Michael. The escape hatch bit... You definitely read my mind. I love it. Another great Follies entry. It was worth the wait!
@thetreeshaker4143
@thetreeshaker4143 2 жыл бұрын
I was literally eating a fruit roll up watching this. Great addition to follies
@patrickholt8782
@patrickholt8782 2 жыл бұрын
It’s better than my star destroyer that I made out of stacked up books and Lincoln logs
@michaelwills1926
@michaelwills1926 Жыл бұрын
Topps football cards became many a rebel base or starship bulkhead for me. Ya had to work with what was around.
@PlainKen
@PlainKen 2 жыл бұрын
Love that cameo of 2 cent toys!
@christianbrix4311
@christianbrix4311 2 жыл бұрын
Absolute car crash of a playset, but I could watch videos with your stopmotion and cats all day every day
@TheChadTI
@TheChadTI 2 жыл бұрын
"Now THAT'S a cheesy toy" And we're finally here🤙
@elenaphisher244
@elenaphisher244 2 жыл бұрын
This is peak Retroblasting. The perfect blend of informative and funny 🙌
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