Hey everyone, you’re looking at a full-fledged Kenner Six Million Dollar Man Bionic Club Kit member. Let’s explore this epic set from 1976 that I totally forget to send away for as a kid. Also, Happy Holidays! #toyventures #sixmilliondollarman #kenner

The Mego Museum News has rebranded into the Super Collector Newsletter! Encompassing more from sites like PlaidStallions and more. Check it out even if you don’t collect Mego figures.

Our long running Pod Cast, Pod Stallions is now available on Spotify.

The PlaidStallions Polyester Pals have arrived and come in green and orange. Be the first kid in the sandbox with our Podcast mascots!

Do you miss toy collector magazines?

That’s why we created Toy-Ventures magazine, an old-school print publication dedicated to vintage toys from the 1960s to the 1990s. Each issue is packed with never before seen images and information written by some of the top collectors. We’ve got 7 issues and climbing; please check our page here or visit our store.

Our latest book is “Knock-Offs: Totally Unauthorized Action Figures” a love letter to cheeky copyright-infringing toys. You can get this new book via the PlaidStallions Shop, On Amazon (Affiliate Link) or eBay (eBay Link)

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Pod Stallions is based on our podcast and is one of the most fun groups on Facebook. Toys, Comics, Movies, TV, it’s all up for grabs and remember folks, you keep the glass! If you like our show, then you have found your tribe.

Mego Knock Off Headquarters– The leading group discussing 70s Dime store knock-offs and bootleg action figures, we talk vintage toys and not others. We know the difference between Astro Apes and Action Apeman.  It’s a fun group where we talk about Lincoln International, AHI, Mighty Gary, Tomland, Bogi, Demo Man, Mortoys, and other generic greats.
Bionic Action Club Kit

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Has there ever been a toy that screams “It’s 1975!” louder than Kenner’s oddly titled Kiddie Fondue? Now you can have Carol from Girl Scouts over along with her husband Tom, and after dinner, you can show them a slideshow of your trip to the Wisconsin Dells. A fun time will be had by all; thanks, Kenner!

I was curious to know if this toy got made and a quick scan of eBay found a Kiddie Fondue for a very low price. Kenner Kiddie Fondue was not a hit and did not return for the 1976 season. That’s too bad because I was hoping for the “Conversation Pit” playset and “Kiddie Hi-Fi” complete with Tom Jones records. 

Toy-Ventures Magazine

Do you miss toy magazines?

That’s why we created Toy-Ventures magazine, an old-school print publication dedicated to vintage toys from the 1960s to the 1990s. Each issue is packed with never before seen images and information written by some of the top collectors. We’ve got six issues and climbing; please check our page here or visit our store.

Our newest book “Knock-Offs: Totally, Unauthorized Action Figures,” is now available. It’s 130 pages of bootleg goodness.
You can get this new book via the PlaidStallions Shop , On Amazon (Affiliate Link) or on eBay (eBay Link)

Our book Rack Toys, Cheap, Crazed Playthings is now available again! Order through our Affiliate Link

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FACEBOOK GROUPS FROM PLAIDSTALLIONS

Pod Stallions is based on our podcast and is one of the most fun groups on Facebook. Toys, Comics, Movies, TV, it’s all up for grabs and remember, you keep the glass! If you like our show, then you have found your tribe.

Mego Knock Off Headquarters– The leading group discussing 70s Dime store knock-offs and bootleg action figures, we talk vintage toys and not others. We know the difference between Astro Apes and Action Apeman.  It’s a fun group where we talk about Lincoln International, AHI, Tomland, Bogi, Demo Man, Mortoys, and other generic greats.

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PlaidStallions Toy-Ventures takes another timewarp, thanks to this fantastic flyer from Toys R Us in 1979. It has all the hottest toys of the time like Mork from Ork, Star Wars, Kenner Alien and if they made it, they put the Incredible Hulk on it.

#mego #toyventures #toysrus

PlaidStallions Action Figure Archive

We have a new book out called “Knock-Offs: Totally Unauthorized Action Figures” it’s a 132-page tribute to bootleg toys.

You can get this new book via the PlaidStallions Shop , On Amazon (Affiliate Link) or on eBay (eBay Link)

Our book Rack Toys, Cheap, Crazed Playthings is now available again! Order through our Affiliate Link

Order Rack Toys 2.0 Here through our Affiliate Link►https://amzn.to/3Bkm9z1

Toy-Ventures Magazine is our newest creation, an old-school print magazine about vintage toys! Professionally laid out and written, each issue is brimming with obscure and rare toys from companies such as Mego, Kenner, Remco, AHI, and much more. Monsters, Superheroes, Adventurers, Knock Offs, Apes, and so much more, it’s in Toy-Ventures.

Toy-Ventures Issue 5 is available now:
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FACEBOOK GROUPS FROM PLAIDSTALLIONS

Pod Stallions is one of the most fun groups on Facebook. Toys, Comics, Movies, TV, it’s all up for grabs and remember, you keep the glass!

Mego Knock Off Headquarters– The leading group discussing 70s Dime store knock-offs of Mego action figures, we talk vintage toys and not others. We know the difference between Astro Apes and Action Apeman! It’s a really fun group where we talk about Lincoln International, AHI, Tomland, Bogi, Demo Man, Mortoy, and other generic greats.
 

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Before becoming a true 70’s juggernaut with lines like “Star Wars” and the “Six Million Dollar Man”, Kenner was more experimental with their action figure branding, often creating fun generic lines such as Steve Scout and Duke The Super ActionDog. Duke was a German shepherd (the go-to dog of the 1970s it seems) and man, he had “Bruce Wayne” money it seems!

The Duke toy line truly was an original concept, never had a toy line such as this been tailor-made for a character who couldn’t speak! Duke lasted a couple of years actually and would see TV star “Run Joe Run” added to the line as well.

The basic Kenner Duke set includes a cool rope slide, the biggest challenge with the figure must be the fact that Duke can’t hold anything save for with his mouth. As you can see by the pictures, Duke was pretty damn big, he’d have intimidated G.I. Joe or Big Jim and would be a huge threat for the Mego Superheroes.

Kenner Duke the dog rescue unit

Instead of the usual van (which would make no sense), Duke gets to lug around a wagon with a searchlight and as the copy states ” the rear of the trailer can be opened for additional realism”. Additional Realism is the same kind of thing you get when a DVD’s special features include “menu”. This also had a flashlight and it seems Kenner offered a deluxe set that came with Duke.

The Kenner Duke the Super Action Dog even had his own Batcave playset with an elevator, a computer(?), and a periscope so Duke can search for people to rescue. In case of fire, he can strap on a water tank to his “mighty shoulders” and save the day.  All the copy in this catalog refers to the child playing with this as “the boy master” which is strange because growing up my sister would have wanted this way more than me.

Issue 4 of Toy-Ventures magazine is now shipping, get it while it’s hot!

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Pod Stallions is one of the most fun groups on Facebook.

Mego Knock Off Headquarters– The leading group discussing 70s dimestore goodness, we talk vintage toys, not others!

Visit the PlaidStallions Action Figure Archive, we catalog unique toylines from the 70s & 80s including rare Japanese toys and knock-offs, updates done daily.

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The movie flopped at the box office but the Kenner toys were so nicely made that I’m sure many kids dug them. Kenner even tried to expand the line without the Butch and Sundance branding in 1980.

I can’t believe it took me years to recognize Peter Weller as Marshal Joe Le Fors, now it just smacks me in the face..

The horses were recycled into Kenner’s Indania Jones line as were the figure bodies themselves..

The Mint wagon was a Catalog item for this toy line..

Pre-Order Issue 3 of Toy-Ventures here!

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Pod Stallions is one of the most fun groups on Facebook.

Mego Knock Off Headquarters– The leading group discussing 70s dimestore goodness, we talk vintage toys, not others!

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It’s obvious that Kenner, high off the fumes from the model glue that is the Star Wars franchise decided to not let any other Fox Science Fiction film escape their clutches. The results were varied, Alien toys weren’t appreciated and sold poorly but now they are coveted secondary market pieces.

This is possibly the most famous item from the Kenner line, the Big glow in the Dark alien doll. Its nightmarish appearance and the fact that children had never seen the film resulted in poor sales. A series of 3 3/4″ figures were sadly abandoned by Kenner, which always bummed me out. They looked cool!

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The board game is most famous for having a picture of the doll on the cover and not the creature itself, it’s probably better that way..

Little Billy is being scarred as he keeps replaying the chest-bursting scene over and over again.

PlaidStallions Toy-Ventures Magazine #2 is now available and it’s been called “not only an entertaining read, but it’s also an impeccable work of reference” by PopCult.

FACEBOOK GROUPS FROM PLAIDSTALLIONS

Pod Stallions is one of the most fun groups on Facebook.

Mego Knock Off Headquarters– The leading group discussing 70s dimestore goodness, we talk vintage toys, not others!

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