Star Base Zeus

March 18, 2010 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 4 Comments

These weird little playsets like this were made by a company called “Tootsie Toy”, they did do some licensed items (like the Shadow!) but for the most part they did fun knock offs of the Six Million Dollar Man, King Kong and Flash Gordon as evidenced here by “Major Mars”.

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Mantooth

AKA Brian Heiler author of "Rack Toys: Cheap, Crazed Playthings" and co-editor of "Toy-Ventures Magazine". Co-Host of the "Pod Stallions" podcast. Host of the Brick Mantooth Youtube channel, painter, designer, writer, mental health advocate, toy collector, Mego, and Mego Knock-Off enthusiast. I have large feet, ADHD and I live in Canada. Talk toys, not others.

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Arkonbey on March 18, 2010

Even as a kid, I liked these cheapo toys. No backstory and they were cheap and plentiful.

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John III on March 18, 2010

These were nice little cheap toy sets to take on car trips.

….wish I would have had one!

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JFStan on March 18, 2010

I still have the blue shuttle from this playset!!

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mister droid on October 18, 2011

I would love more information on these toys. They were some of my favorite things… but info is scarce.
I know about the set pictured, and the Flash Gordon sets with figures, but I specifically remember trading an extra Captain Lazer for a Tootsietoy branded angry gorilla. Maybe a jungle set?

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