Captain Action Toy Commercial He's IDEAL

In this cool toy ad by IDEAL the captain turns into all your favorite superheroes like Superman Batman Aquaman The Phantom the Lone Ranger and more. For more superhero and toy commercials on dvd visit us at www.vintagetvco...

[@frightfan1]

Captain Action! Ahhh, Christmas 1966. Golden times. Golden.

[@OVERHERE-OVERHERE]

Queens NYC,Remember going to the candy store around the corner with a whole,I was a happy 5 year old fat kid... you heard the name Mickey Mantle The hair on the back of your neck would stand,goose bumps...

[@AshtonFrostDiamond]

The captain action figure shown in this commercial was my dads favorite action figure while growing up.

[@Boy1dr1938]

This is the coolest toy ever. It's also the second Superman action figure ever, and the very first Batman/Aquaman/Spider-Man action figure (and if you count Action Boy, the first Robin, Aqualad and Superboy) ever produced.

[@the60skid48]

Best Toy concept ever devised. 1966 Christmas was the day 😁

[@OdeeOz]

The 'Ideal' action figure, for kids that still used their own imaginations when playing. Sure do miss those days. I prefered Capt. Action to my G.I. Joe figures, only because the hands were more realist, and useful than Original Joe's were. Had the Lone Ranger, and Phantom costumes, but prefered having him lead the Joe's in Army green.

[@paratrooper629]

Thanks for posting- I never had a Capt Action ( was into GI Joe ) but seeing this brought back nice memories from my childhood.

[@jonathanwarrdddedcxddeecec4787]

That’s a really cool idea for a figure

[@elwoodjacobs4353]

🎶Bold & brave, strong & true! Streak of lightning from the bluuuueee! Captain Actioooon! Fighting evil, that's his creed! Thundering power, lightning speeeeed! Captain Actioooon!🎶

[@elwoodjacobs4353]

Just picked up the Playing Mantis repro of Captain Action. Very cool toy. Planning on grabbing the Round 2 C.A. Spider-Man outfit for him at some point & also on getting a 12 inch Mego-Style Batman from Figures Toy Company & giving his suit to my C.A.

[@patrickwilliams5465]

I loved this toy. It was my favorite. I had the batman, superman and lone ranger outfits. Back then I think my Captain action cost like a few dollars in 1966,

[@doloreshuntoon7698]

I'm just wild about Captain Action!!!

[@Moucheron1990]

This channel needs to come back.

[@lightsunshineasmr1952]

Yes it does

[@strawberry963]

Mmh

[@swissh1]

I'm 61 and I had a Captain Action !

[@superbubsymariobobcat1097]

when you think about it. Captain Action is the most powerful Superhero in the world

[@kittenmittenkitten]

Captain Legal Action.

[@treysan257]

this was actaully a very well thought of toy for its time....one action figure ...could be turned into new ones...

[@anthonytriff9167]

Where's captain action when we need him?

[@jediskunk67]

If only we could bring back imagination.

[@OdeeOz]

I know, right. :'(

[@David-yw2lv]

I wanted one of these,my mother was worried about what neighbors would think

[@lightsunshineasmr1952]

Come backkkkk

[@haroldellis9721]

Wait, The Phantom, Batman, Superman, Flash Gordon, and the Lone Ranger were all the same guy? Mind blown.

[@robertbeck168]

Was the commercial originally in B&W or is a B&W print all that survives? Could have gone either way in 1966 though the earlier GIJoe commercials were in color.

[@abbdabs67]

yes had one

[@armorybrunotjr.3204]

The great commercials v/o'ed by Stan Sawyer: Nabisco (1950s) RCA (1950s) Gulf Oil (1950s) Coca-Cola(1950s-1960s) Salem Cigarettes (1960s) Ideal Toys (1960s-1970s) Certs (1960s) Log Cabin Syrup (1960s) American Motors/Rambler (1960s) Bumble Bee Tuna (1960s) Firestone Tires (1970s) Crest Toothpaste (1960s) Folger's Coffee (1960s) Gillette (1960s) Hertz (1960s) Niagara Spray Starch (1960s) Exact Detergent (1960s) ("Cuts the oil that holds the soil") Citgo (1960s-1970s) Mobil Oil (1970s) Ajax Detergent (1970s) Zest Deodorant Bar (1970s) High Point Coffee (1970s-1980s)

[@SkeeterSanders]

I remember Captain Action even having his own comic book, courtesy of DC Comics. But the Captain failed to gain any real following and faded from the scene within two years.

[@doloreshuntoon7698]

Wowsers!!!

[@injunmick8498]

What year is this?

[@halloweenfan3496]

“Realistic” equipment lol

[@reginalddalton8155]

He also transforms into Team America: World Police!!

[@Biswalt]

@endofsomething: Hahah, funny, but I doubt it all of those things listed were actually DC comics at one point so I'm sure this was probably a licensing thing they brought up. And I checked on wikipedia and indeed it was a licensed product, although that was my first thought too! :)

[@redengine4433]

he kinda looks like Caprain scarlet character

[@the60skid48]

He was modeled after Robert Vaughn from Man from UNCLE.

[@Skeletonwitharaygun]

"He's Ideal" lmao

[@robertblack6279]

I had a captain action when I was 7 or 8 years old. I loved the fact that you could dress him up as other action figures, but I also remember their arms and legs easily falling apart. The G.I. Joe was made much better, and lasted much longer. That's probably why captain action faded away by the mid 70's

[@ricklegendary2990]

Also copyrights.

[@ricklegendary2990]

@David Roberts my captain action was durable

[@tommccormick9290]

I liked him better than my G.I. Joe's. Made in better detail and more flexible. Joe couldn't get into a fully seated position when driving his jeep is an example.

[@thdr_lilz5672]

FLASH GORDON

[@ricklegendary2990]

Wow, im.old,

[@MyOnlyFarph]

HOLY POOP THEY WERE ALL THE SAME PERSON ALL ALONG

[@omagine]

so now i can dump my boyfriend

[@anthonytriff9167]

How'd that work out?

[@Sturmdude]

I like the uniform he comes with ( you know before he decided to pretend to be other people that he's not). It kind of makes him look like a space Nazi lol.

[@thelogoshow8947]

Are you dead