Unproduced Toys - Bravestarr, Aliens, Ewoks & Droids, Battle Trolls & Transformers - Toy History #21

In this week's toy history we take a look at a couple unreleased toy concepts from the Ewoks & droids adventure hour toys from the Star Wars universe, kenner aliens, battle trolls unproduced evil horde and the mega troll, Bravestarr and Transformers.
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[@jonathanlupfer5262]

I've been buying Bravestarr animation cells from the show as well as watching the cartoon itself recently. Would be great if Super 7 picked up the Bravestarr license!

[@thetrollholemuseum]

Thanks for the review. Excellent information on those Boy toy trolls. We feature them on tours at the Troll Hole Museum and I will include this information

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks for watching 🤓

[@TommyGarvey]

I've collected prototype Star Wars toys for almost 30 years. All of those unproduced Ewoks and Droids figures still exist and have been located by collectors, even a few carded samples. They're CRAZY expensive these days, but they are out there. The most common was historically Bondo (discounting a recent garage sale find of a number of unpainted Chief Chirpas which has flooded the market). People at Kenner kept Bondo more than the others because they thought the prototypes were cute and they kept them on their desks. :) But there are more than a few of those out there. A friend of mine literally went to a toy show awhile back and found Bondo's unproduced club accessory in a box of random 80s toys.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

😏 it’s good that they pop out once in a while

[@Theretrosaint]

Ed, I still to this day have the stone protectors TV theme song in my head. I literally haven't gone a week without singing it since lol

[@Tkdbar]

Our stones of power glow

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Haha 🤣

[@theobscuratoyfiles1142]

In regards to those last waves of Battle Trolls, that giant monster troll was probably just a mock up and not a production toy. Back then toy companies would typically work on products a year or two in advance in case the line was a hit. That way they could just roll out the next wave quickly as they had already been working on it. That beast and the last waves probably never made it past painted mock-ups they showed in that catalog.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Yes that’s what a proto is

[@nathanbarger3449]

I had some Bravestarr toys back in the 1980s. If I knew how rare and valuable they would be now. I would have kept them in the boxes in mint condition.

[@christopherwieber783]

I still have one of those Troll guys. I think he's a Warriors Troll. To this day I don't understand the attraction, but it's a cool part of Toy History. As for Brave Star, I wasn't into it then but I think it's awesome now. Nobody did cartoons like Filmation... ahhh I miss those days. Thanks for the excellent video and the walk down memory lane. Cheers!

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks for watching 🤓 filmation did some cool stuff with bravestarr

[@burntmarshwigglestudio597]

I'm the Artist-in-Residence at the Troll Hole Museum in Alliance, Ohio. We have the Guinness World Record for the world's largest troll doll collection. I love battle trolls. We even have a Street Fighter troll doll! You cannot begin to imagine the extreme variety of trolls that have been made since the mid 1950's. I love learning about unknown or unproduced toys. Come visit man, and I'll give you a tour myself!

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Next time i’m in the states i’ll have to remember that 🤩 would be awesome to see!

[@clown599]

that joker troll was and is a MUST NEED. Too bad was not :(

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

🤔 i wonder if an existing one could lend itself to be repainted and costumized to look like the joker proto

[@clown599]

@@EdsRetroGeekOut pretty neat idea actually

[@FNHot]

The troll in the top right of that poster is holding Bruiser Ape's gun from Buckey O'Hare.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Indeed both hasbro 🤩

[@DerekLed]

I still have my three battle trolls from when I was a kid. I don't remember their names but I thought they were too cool back in the day. I have 🥊 boxer one, police officer, and the army one in tan colors. Great episode.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks 🤓

[@butchersblade7068]

Those Battle Trolls would have been incredible, especially the Executioner.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

He doesn’t troll around 😝

[@wolfstyle69]

aww i loved Bravestarr,i think me and my brother had all of them between us,would of loved to see those others released

[@chrisj2991]

I WISH the unproduced C.O.P.S. Figures made it. That Clown gang and Magician looked awesome!

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

I need to check those out 🤓

[@alexandercoltart2790]

Great content Ed!,I would have loved to have gotten that un produced line of battle trolls to add to my collection.there must be someone out there that has those painted prototypes hidden away in there basement.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Indeed 🤩

[@BlackArroToons]

Nice video, thanks. Battle Trolls seemed interesting. Ewoks and Droids is rare and still no animated show on DVD/blu ray video yet.

[@christopherwieber783]

You can actually get the Driods cartoon on DVD. I bought a copy off of Amazon a few months ago. The only part still not a available is the movie length "The Great Heap". That one is just available to view on KZbin.

[@BlackArroToons]

@@christopherwieber783 Thanks. You're right, I'm not sure how I missed it in the past, though it's a higher price now. Ewoks too though neither as a complete series. Still, that's good to see they exist on DVD. Thanks.

[@radicool86]

Sick dillinger escape plan shirt

[@PozerAdultRacingTeam]

Wish I still had my Bravestarr figure.

[@joep143]

I think I love the dillinger shirt almost as much as I loved ewoks when I was younger.

[@KARToyEnthusiast]

The toy I wish would have been made was the playset/base from Barnyard Commandos in 89. It was going to be called Port of War, but in the very short lived cartoon it was called The USS PORKTOWN. I've seen production pictures of it, but that's it

[@hansolo6886]

Gobots had a Prototype "Gobo-tron" Headquarters that was never released, however there are rumors that some were sold as prizes at some fair or state fair out in the midwest when they never were released in the toy market. Like I said that is just a rumor though. Also Remco Warlord toys advertised a "Journey through time playset", but it has never been seen other than mentioned on packages or was it on ads? Who knows (lol).

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

That’s good i’ll look into it 🤓

[@soyburglar1878]

One of my favorite toys of the mid-‘80s was my Ewok play set. I believe it came out just after the Ewok tv special, which was also one of my favorite movies of the time.

[@rolmodel12.]

Hellsyeah, dude! Rockin' the DEP threads!

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

😎🤘

[@ChicagoMel23]

Please do more Jurassic Park stuff like Ultimasaurus and gulper T. rex

[@sethlastname7643]

I dig that DEP t-shirt you're rocking. Great channel, keep up the good work.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks 🤓🤘

[@stevenimeson902]

oh man that was so rad! love me some bravestarr!

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks buddy 🤓🤘

[@jeremysnead9233]

Optimus prime diaclone protype. It was a blue tractor trailer with a yellow car trailer.

[@ArcboundX]

Damn, those prototype battle trolls look nutty as hell. I wonder if the prototype models survived, and are in the possesion of someone to this day.

[@chrismonteith1406]

I really love your content, so well researched and really interesting! Please keep up the good work!!

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks 🤓

[@Ironmike20]

I remember YEARS AGO there was an ebay auction for an entire line of unreleased Bravestarr Prototype figures. They were designed for the second wave that never happened. There were more than the figures featured on the ad you showed for sure. Price was really high on the set so I regrettably passed on it.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Would love to find out about the other figures they had planned but this was all I could get my hands on 🤓

[@DozFilms]

Sweet! Love the unproduced toys series

[@PozerAdultRacingTeam]

I used to have a Stretch Armstrong like the one behind you.

[@andrewgrant2990]

You sir are a class act & I always enjoy your videos. I feel like I always learn something! Keep up the excellent work!

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks 🤓

[@johnaldvizzini2274]

2:08 I vividly remember having this knight troll as a child 👍

[@poohbear01x48]

Trolls did eventually have a cartoon/Video Game under the Stone Protectors line.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Indeed and video games 🙌

[@terrencethomas7521]

The unproduced second wave of Visionaries

[@bloodytapes4516]

great vid. like how seeing how much you enjoy the toys and you are not a cynical jerk about things and insult the viewers.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks 🤓

[@zoriibliss7519]

I have an Arcee in my Transformers Collection. It was custom made by a friend of mine.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Awesome! 🤓

[@mike91mdk45]

Another cool upload, ed. I like the "What could have been" of toys

[@NinjaHouseShow]

Thanks for this videos dude!

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks for watching 🤓

[@justinmohan7103]

Thanks for the video and thanks for the Varner Studios interview. I have a feeling we will see some new TMNT and Toxic Crusaders figures from Super7 that will fit in with the vintage stuff. I was never a big fan of Alien stuff, it just never had much of a personality as a monster. Aliens was a good movie. Predator was good also. Four Horsemen does all the Ultimates stuff so what else would Varner be working on and I hope that I am right :)

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

🤩 that would be incredible

[@rolandkatsuragi]

So glad I missed the troll fad by a few years

[@lactoseintolerart]

I think I have all of the battle trolls…. I need to double check. Too bad the prototypes never came out! I wish someone would recreate them!

[@robertgrantz6639]

I get Trap Jaw from He-Man vibes from that giant troll.

[@randyk9981]

You know I love colorful characters and toys oh yeah what's your favorite comic growing up as a kid

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Probably spiderman 🤓

[@FanboyMarkJabroni]

Don from Radio Free Cybertron was asking for an Ar-Cee for years; they finally produced 1 a few years back

[@No1.OriginalTrilogyStarWarsFan]

Fantastic videos mate. Have just subscribed.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks 🤓

[@larsledwon7092]

Perfekt to start into the day ✌💣✌👍 thx

[@HamManReviews]

I love these videos dude, this stuff is so interesting me. Your toy hunts have made me up my editing game cos you keep em so fresh and tight.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks buddy 🤓

[@HamManReviews]

@@EdsRetroGeekOut If ya had the time I'd love you check it out

[@Nijirain]

man u have one of the best toy channel on the tube, bravo! love this channel

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks 🤓

[@Nijirain]

@@EdsRetroGeekOut you're welcome!

[@jamespaul6315]

Love your stuff.

[@J212-]

Dude, your shirt is awesome. One of the best punk bands out there.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Why did they have to go on hiatus 😩

[@J212-]

@@EdsRetroGeekOut Lawrence arms still around

[@Sprooch]

Great job. Love seeing these.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks buddy 🤓

[@guepardgames]

The Joker and Alien Trolls looks cool!🥰 The Ewoks Names seems to be invented by you 😂😂. Great vid Ed! 👌🏽

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Might not be correctly pronounced but it’s what they sound like to me 🤣

[@guepardgames]

@@EdsRetroGeekOut I mean you're probably the only one who knows the existence of these guys! Thanks again for your work and researches 🎉

[@Amgine22]

I stumbled across you and man keep the videos coming dig every one

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks 🤓

[@Carlos_Balli]

The green 3 headed alien looked terribly beautiful 🤩

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Haha indeed 🤣

[@snukastyle]

It's too bad that Hasbro never made Paploo for the classic lines. He was supposed to be the Ewok Leia met (until the producers fell in love with Warwick Davis) and was played by Kenny Baker! At least he still got to steal a speeder bike. Plus my brother and I had the stuffed animal of the guy for the longest time. That's true though about the lack of G1 repaints. Outside of the first few waves when they reworked the old Takara molds like crazy, the new molds were untouched until G2. As opposed to now where a Seeker mold will be used a good dozen times.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

I like the g2 dinobots tough 🤓

[@snukastyle]

@@EdsRetroGeekOut Same. I still need a blue Grimlock.

[@Kai0nTheMoon]

That Arcee concept art looked pretty dope. Would have made a fine addition to any collection.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Indeed 🤓🤘

[@rodrickadamginsburg8960]

Awesome video

[@simonlucas3824]

its that time of the week again, best time of the week, i really hope you do a action man episode

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Action maaan 🤔🤔🤔 will have to look into it not one i usually go for

[@ekojar3047]

How did the space cowboy thing never explode? I think its time for a comeback. Cowboys vs aliens is a good start, but when I hear space cowboy. Im picturing like guardians of the galaxy in space, not on earth with back in the day cow Boys. But I love these horse like flying robots and cowboys with robot implants. This is a jackpot of an idea if done right. If any millionaires out there read this and want to make a movie and toys, im your graphic artist and 100% on board for a space cowboy universe build.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Indeed 🥲

[@studog98]

good to see ya again ed...havent been on yt for awhile..due to a car accident

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Yikes hope your recovering well buddy! 🤓

[@MartinCarterProduction]

Great Video again.

[@hanniballecter4924]

Nice video Dude, very nice content.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks u Sir, Mr Lecter

[@eltenda]

Great video as always

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thank you 🤓

[@evanlindsey1100]

Ah, the old torpedo fist gimmick.

[@evanlindsey1100]

And that was before the double trouble Big Jim head gimmick. I am surprised that Mattel was still using those Big Jim gimmicks.

[@Empiretoys1138]

Was lucky enough to hold the prototype of the 4 armed kenner Predator. Great video mate!

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Whaaaat 🤩

[@Empiretoys1138]

@@EdsRetroGeekOut Google it.

[@scockery]

@@EdsRetroGeekOut Heavy Infantry Predator. Yeah, that designation also raises a lot of questions. There was also a planned female predator.

[@spoonyluv19]

I had the Trollinator battle troll. Really wish I would have kept him

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Awesome name 🤩🤘

[@hansolo6886]

Unproduced prototypes for Panosh Place Voltron were seen in the 1986? Panosh Place catalog. LOT of new characters there including some of vehicle Voltron members. Don't know if you covered that or not.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

I’ll have to look into that 🤓

[@falleneldor]

The biggest shame about Bravestar, is that it wasn't part of MOTU like She-Ra was and Blackstarr and Thundercats felt like. The toys could all interact. (Lion-O being a bit tall notwithstanding...) But Bravestar and Captain Power, Mattel changed the scale. The Evil Horde was a great opportunity to unite these characters across space and time. Hell, Bravestar even had a snake woman on it! Forever Marshal Rio Blast, stands alone...

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Rio blast what a guy 🤠

[@dranimations7902]

Interesting video!. - I sometimes get Ewoks, Gummi Bears and Smurfs mixed up.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Haha I don’t blame you 🤣

[@patrickowens4294]

Fun as always.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks 🤓

[@NARC.1]

You really need to compose an 8bit version of Prancer as an intro 👀. But yeah, those unproduced Ewoks would have been 🔥🔥

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

How could it all beeeeeeee 🎵🤩🤘

[@This-country-sucks-4]

Whoa, I had that military troll. Didn't know about variants etc seeing how I was in the 1rst grade lol, but yea. I had that one from a uncle.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Awesome yeah i actually like look of those toys 🤓

[@bpighostseekers1859]

Super !

[@psychomantis8045]

Bravestarr was amazing

[@78Soko]

90s toys were so good

[@AngrySilencer]

Thanks for the nice video! I really enjoyed watching it. One action figure that you definitely missed was the unproduced Unicron Transformer figure for the Transformers Movie. It looked terrible and originally was green and yellow.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks so much! I featured the unproduced unicron in the first toy history episode ;) (kzbin.info/www/bejne/lYvOnYaem8yBpaM )

[@AngrySilencer]

@@EdsRetroGeekOut Ah, lol! Thanks for letting me know :D

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

No problem man unicron looked epic in the movie i think loads of kids wanted a transformer like it back in the day 🤓

[@AngrySilencer]

@@EdsRetroGeekOut I know, right?! I remember when I first saw Unicron transform in the movie, I immediately wanted to have an awesome Unicron action figure. Little did I know that it would take years if not decades until one was released D:

[@ToyKennections]

Came here and hoped you'd mention Arcee and you did 😎

[@Scotty-Z70]

trolls give me nightmares. there was a movie in my childhood about a doll that came to life and tried to kill a woman...not chucky, this doll looked like a tiki-troll

[@ashleyh7073]

I never had cable tv as a kid so i had no idea there was a girl transformer :o Thats so cool! Its a shame they never made her I would have loved to have her.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks for watching 🤓 luckily there’s multiple editions of arcee out now 🤘

[@ashleyh7073]

@@EdsRetroGeekOut Welcome!! Always look forward to toy history ep! :D I'll have to look up some of her figures. When i was little i would have definitely made my power ranger animal zords her pets hahaha

[@MsDisneylandlover]

Loved gummy bears

[@MasterSplinter79]

Arcee is now a days produced bij 3rd party makers like Fanstoys, but Takara also had finally released Masterpiece Arcee (I believe it's MP 42). Great video like always!!

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Thanks buddy 🤘🤓

[@_The_Worst_]

I had a Stone Protector figure, and I just pretended that he was part of the TMNT line...👌🏼💯✔

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Awesome 🤓 i’m still looking for stone protectors 🤩

[@kevlarvest7375]

@@EdsRetroGeekOut Do you look for mint sealed, or loose/used?

[@Scotty-Z70]

8:29 i thought you were going to hit on Adventures of the Galaxy Rangers..we never got toys of that amazing cartoon. They did in europe, but not in the USA.

[@JorgeDiaz-gq1zx]

Predatroll is cool

[@kalel311superman9]

i was a fan of bravestarr

[@bladerunner3314]

the only thing i had/have remotely achin to trolls are my grizzlor figs

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

🤣

[@duellcollins7989]

I remember those things. Lmao

[@c.o.n.collectingofnostalgi889]

I really wish someone makes that Operation Aliens animated series someday 😊

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

We need it! 😎

[@anthonyxavier6300]

It's too bad RC didn't make to production back in the day.

[@otaking3582]

I wonder if there were any Power Ranger toy prototypes that never went into full production. Considering that Bandai seemed unprepared for the Hasbro buy-out, it wouldn't surprise me.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

🤔indeed interesting

[@GTVNewsForGamers]

Oh, there are tons! From the first line all the way to the end of their run.

[@otaking3582]

@@GTVNewsForGamers Really? Are there any pictures anywhere?

[@jamespero6803]

Dillenger escape plan with mike patton as the frontman was awesome. He just did the ninja turtles theme for the new game thats coming out

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Aw yeaaah!

[@Acidonia150reborn]

The 1992 Monster in My Pocket Super Scary Haunted Mantion and series 3 would fit this note series 4 was Super Scary and was released.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Ooh thanks for the Tip! 🤓

[@NotoriousCIB]

I have a Stone Protectors game on SNES. It’s actually a fairly pricey game!

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Beat em ups are always good 🤓

[@paulkiefer3893]

Have you covered fort fridge playset from mattel food fighters? They have a scale fan made one out now...

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

It’s on the list for an upcoming video 🤓

[@homefactory6226]

The first Arcee toy is transformers engeron.

[@Theretrosaint]

Jenny from Bucky O'Hare :-)

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Jenny 🖤

[@mew888]

Have you spoken about the visionaries toy line? If not some more information about the unproduced series 2 would be appreciated.

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Spoke about the playset but still need to discuss wave 2 🤓

[@ClayDabbler]

I had the flippy tail alien from that line when I was around 12

[@EdsRetroGeekOut]

Awesome 🤩