Pirates Of Dark Water needed more figures. They were nicely sculpted figures, the ones that were made. Then Hanna Barbera produced a few more episodes of the cartoon show for syndication. I remember the cartoon series came on ABC's Saturday morning schedule from 1991-1992. Ren found 7 of the treasures in the ABC series. Then the syndication version had him able to use the first 7 treasures to keep part of Myrrh save from the Dark Water. I remember he managed to find the 8th treasure and then the show was no more.
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
Shame we didn’t get more episodes 😬
@RandomRetr0 Жыл бұрын
There was a comic as well which got all 13 of the treasures. Pirates of Dark Water is my favorite fantasy cartoon ever
@TimHayes Жыл бұрын
@@RandomRetr0 I remember the comicbook, but don't recall all 13 treasures being found in the comic. I heard the videogame gave the series a bit more of a resolution to the story.
@calicocalthecopperkid7230 Жыл бұрын
Pirates of Dark Water was such a great cartoon.
@patrickowens4294 Жыл бұрын
It really was. Too bad it wasn't more popular.
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
Indeed 😁
@joshua3732 Жыл бұрын
I really like that the unproduced Rulers of the Sun figures are getting made almost 40 years later. I would love to see those Dark Water toys come out.
@FluffyCajun Жыл бұрын
That’s all I really want. Updated 6in figs. PoDW was one of my fave cartoons.
@sigmatic2788 Жыл бұрын
No one is buying them, except for people trying to complete the line
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
Dark water could use an ultimates 😁 version
@MrPalaofaFox Жыл бұрын
I always enjoy your vidoes but this one in particular touched a special place in my collecting heart. I love the Pirates of Dark Water line and wish they would’ve continued it. I have never seen the unproduced second wave toys before. Awesome! I also loved the Hook line as well. Wish we could have gotten Tink.
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
Yeah tink seems like an odd one to keep off of the production list
@CringerKitty Жыл бұрын
Happy to see the Rulers of the Sun characters all see their, well...day in the sun! With that said, I can't help but see two yellow sorry pieces attached to Zap Man's arm and a pizza pie on Holographo's chest. Also, the Duplico prototype looks a little like Kreese from Karate Kid to me!
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
He does have the kreese vibes
@JustinTyme33 Жыл бұрын
I love presentations of unreleased toys.
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
Thanks 🤓
@butterflyhink Жыл бұрын
Am I the only one who sees Duplicos weapon looks just like Shockwave?
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
Indeed 😄
@All-Fur-Coat_No-Trousers Жыл бұрын
Ed! I really appreciate you taking the time to make these toy history videos. I love em so much, and I can't get enough. Here's to ya
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
@Mr.Boglin4 ай бұрын
Man... Muckman and Joe Eyeball! was one of my favorites as a kid. Still is at 41, too! there are just so many awesome TMNT Characters!
@MAGEtvPTB Жыл бұрын
...dang I remember these Sun Man figures. Also remember NEVER seeing them on shelves. Glad they got a re-up with he man and the bunch!
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
So true 🤓
@markheadley125 Жыл бұрын
Cool toys collection 😊
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
Thank you 🤗
@raulmolinar Жыл бұрын
Love these series 👏👏
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
Thanks buddy 👌
@ScottCrusher Жыл бұрын
Top work Ed, love me some Pirates action! Those unreleased Pirates of Dark Water figures look sick, I wonder where those samples are these days... another awesome episode mate👏
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
Good question! I haven’t seen em pop up yet in collections from protos
@orinanime Жыл бұрын
I love the whole impetus and premise behind Sun-Man. I'm glad Origins picked it up to finish the set. I loved Hook as a kid and still do as an adult. And I had a few of the toys growing up. I absolutely love The Pirates of Dark Water. I never knew about the toys or video games until I was an adult They all look great! I would have loved to have had them
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
The podw beat em up is pretty good 🤓
@MartinCarterProduction Жыл бұрын
great video with many information and you "Knowing is half the Battle"
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
@elcowabungahe-man6156 Жыл бұрын
Great video Ed I just receive the Sun Man 3 pack I going to get them all great review
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
Enjoy it
@rogertrump1026 Жыл бұрын
Agree with you on the pirates of the dark water. Such a shame the second wave didn't make it to shelves. It was a really good show and I actually have some of the figures and the first issue of the comic book. Also definitely agree glow in the dark pirate skeletons count me in. Matter of fact glow in the dark figures are my favorites and one of my favorite episodes of toy history from you about the glow in the dark unproduced toys
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
Thanks 🤓
@ke-yothecollector Жыл бұрын
Yes! Awesome work again buddy!
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@RaggedyMan78 Жыл бұрын
I still have my Pirates of Dark Water Ren
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
Awesome 😁
@TurdFergurson Жыл бұрын
Those three Sun Man toys remind me of the New Day.
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
Ill have to look into that i dont know about that
@Loanwolf387 Жыл бұрын
Those would be PoDW figures look great…but still no Tula!
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
Indeed no Tula 😬
@jamesmoss3424 Жыл бұрын
I like pirates ☠ of dark water I wish that the second wave line would get released. 😀👍
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
I would have loved those toys
@tadeuferreira4059 Жыл бұрын
There is SO MUCh action figures that didn't the light of the day I can't even count them off! The ones I remember the most were the Silver Saints from the Die Cast/vintage Saint Seiya toys from the 80's...
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
Ooh ill look into those 🤘
@Subzero271978 Жыл бұрын
Another awesome toy history Ed... Now I know I've said this before, but I really wish playmates would have finished the skeleton warriors line!
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
We all need those that’s a given 😎
@Bushlad Жыл бұрын
Always the best thanks Ed!
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
Thanks
@Timewarp84 Жыл бұрын
Finally found my old official VHS tape of pirates of dark water. And guess what! It's dubbed in Dutch. Mystery solved!
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
Epic 😁
@TheRegB Жыл бұрын
I see the rufio is making use of new adventures disk of doom skeletor weapons
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
That’s where it’s from good eye! 😁👌
@hatandbeardmedia5925 Жыл бұрын
I loved my Hook toys. I would have loved the second wave too.
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
Indeed 🤘
@masterroshi9942 Жыл бұрын
Yeah i wish the cartoon for didn't get cancelled and got finished than they probably would've come out with the second wave of figures and about the Hook figures i've that pirate Bil Jones in m,y collection for decades and never whew what line he was from wow thanks for the info Ed
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
Cartoon was good indeed 🤓
@z0m813 Жыл бұрын
i LOVED the POTDW series me and my brother watched it every week
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
Awesome 😁
@danielc3472 Жыл бұрын
Another excellent episode! Anything glow in the dark is awesome!👍🏼
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoy it!
@eltenda Жыл бұрын
Perfect video for a relax time during the vacation
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
Thanks buddy 🤓
@larav6505 Жыл бұрын
Hey Ed!! Aww would have been awesome to see a second release on those Pirates of Dark Water😄Caus i was able to acquire The Wraith🙏🏽
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
That’s a great piece 🤓
@clancysmith45405 ай бұрын
This is fantastic, dude, thank you. When I saw the Origins Sun Man I was like “whaaa? Who?” Now I know the rich history behind those. Awesome.
@EdsRetroGeekOut5 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@rodrickadamginsburg8960 Жыл бұрын
ALWAYS enjoy these videos! Love the history!
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
Glad you like them!
@mattcrouch9741 Жыл бұрын
Awesome...Time to get my Toy History Fix.
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
Thanks 🤓
@wheeljoker Жыл бұрын
I would absolutely buy a GITD pirate skeleton
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
Yes!
@loganjorgensen Жыл бұрын
Oh so that's where Sun-Man comes from, was looking at his cardback and although his backstory was interesting I'd never heard of him. Quite a few parallel toy lines, wonder if the Galaxy Warriors are far behind. 😉 Never watched POD but definitely a good 90s revamp on the old pirate theme, that ship was pretty sweet. Yeah I know them more from their video game which itself has become a collectible heh. With Hook it was an awkward license at best, opinion on the movie was polarized at best, I liked it but many didn't. Then you get to the action figures where it has "retooled parts" written all over it when Pan looks nothing like Robin Williams.🤨In the aftermath I hear the playsets from the line were really good. Can't go wrong with skeletons so that's my choice.🙂
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
Maybe robin didn’t sign off on his likeness but also if they had to rush out the toyline the only way is to repurpose certain parts.
@loganjorgensen Жыл бұрын
@@EdsRetroGeekOut Could be that or they tried to save some money without the likeness. At least there were a few good ones around then, Toybiz did a pretty good '89 Keaton, and the Kenner Robin Hood looked mostly like Costner.
@michaeldavis-xm5uk Жыл бұрын
That hook pan figure is using a sky commander’s backpack
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
Looks like it 🤣
@skarloey1214 Жыл бұрын
Great video ed
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
Glad you think so!
@Scotty-Z70 Жыл бұрын
So many Unproduced toys ...these were past my prime, but i did have HOOK happy meal toys. I think, thanks to Flea Markets, I had another Hook figure...but can't recall. I loved the movie, but i didn't want to play with toys from it. I think the Flea Market toy was for a different character. I often got figures to repurpose in my universe as OTHER people
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
I like when they repurpose cuz they fit into one universe like that 🤓
@Scotty-Z70 Жыл бұрын
@@EdsRetroGeekOut like the ewok village i bought at the flea market...i'm pretty sure it was the Robin Hood set, because it had leaves on the trees. It was back in the 90s, so i had no internet, and no way of checking with any resources, but it looked just like the one my neighbor had when i was a kid...or so i thought
@nerdcraftercoley7305 Жыл бұрын
I think Rufio might have been not popular because of his fate in the movie
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
That’s true
@LewisChristisonVids Жыл бұрын
They had Thud Butt and Smee figures?
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
Indeed sir 🤓
@clown599 Жыл бұрын
Strand is basically Aracula from Skeleton Warriors as still in life
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
It does have some similarities 🤔🤣
@brianrobinson2962 Жыл бұрын
Just awesome channel mate
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
Thanks buddy
@colt5189 Жыл бұрын
Dang, Hook on VHS cost $25 back in the day, which is $50 today.
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
Vhs was expensive 🫤
@colt5189 Жыл бұрын
@@EdsRetroGeekOut Yeah I know. I remember when they were REAL expensive back in the 80's before they started putting commercials and trailers in front of the movie that helped reduce it's price. We had very little movies. The first one we got was Batman 89.
@frankyoglesby6292 Жыл бұрын
So pirates of dark water was gonna get a second wave and they still weren’t going to make Tula?!?!
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
Indeed maybe she was gonna be in wave 3 but it’s weird she’s badass in the cartoon
@frankyoglesby6292 Жыл бұрын
@@EdsRetroGeekOut she was a major character, my collection looks strange without her.
@wesleyhendricks2486 Жыл бұрын
Wish someone would finish the Darkwater story. I really liked the show but felt unfinished.
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
He still needs some treasures 🫤
@volodymyrzablotsky5372 Жыл бұрын
Need boss fight or another company to make these figures!
@DMorg88 Жыл бұрын
hook toys would have been so dope back then as well as pirates of darkwater fuckin right haha
@kerry1979 Жыл бұрын
Hook for Me, Now these days I even got thud butt added to my collection. Still trying to find a smee figure. Bot is he going to be pricey.
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
Fortunate to have thud bud and his weird action feature in the collection 🤓
@katiepersons6575 Жыл бұрын
The characters selected for wave 2 of dark water is just completely bonkers. No Tula? I get there was a stigma against female action figures back then but replacing an A lister character for characters that weren't even in the show is nuts.
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
Yes it’s not a surprise tough they indeed almost never produced the female characters 🤦🏻
@petebutler5139 Жыл бұрын
I didn’t have MOTU as a kid cos…I don’t know 🤔 I just didn’t like the idea of playing with naked, man-figures! Still can’t get with it!
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
Well there’s plenty clothed ones in the line 🤣
@April-Oneil Жыл бұрын
Dunno anyfin abouf dis
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
🤣
@daylanjones4770 Жыл бұрын
Those Peter Pan toys were such disappointment. Trash sculpts and paint jobs. Worse plastic than the dollarstore and kitbashed accesories too. Couldn't have made less effort.
@EdsRetroGeekOut Жыл бұрын
They really don’t look the part except for rufio
@randykimberlin3133 Жыл бұрын
Hey Ed you ever think about talking toys about the 2000s Have you ever seen a good toy from the 2000s