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Described by Kenner in 1979 as “Combat vehicles of the future….half insect, half-machine” Megabug Gladiators were perhaps just too ahead of their time.<\/p>\n

That’s pretty much the only reason I can think of to justify why this cool toy line of insect tanks wasn’t a hit with kids. Had it been spawned in the 1980s, Megabugs would have likely gotten an animated series to support the concept and would have been a bigger hit.<\/p>\n

As it stands, it’s one of those toylines that deserves more fanfare, for being one of the most creative concepts of the decade.<\/p>\n

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  Described by Kenner in 1979 as “Combat vehicles of the future….half insect, half-machine” Megabug Gladiators were perhaps just too ahead of their time. That’s pretty much the only reason I can think of to justify why this cool toy line of insect tanks wasn’t a hit with kids. Had it been spawned in the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16078,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"episode_type":"","audio_file":"","podmotor_file_id":"","podmotor_episode_id":"","cover_image":"","cover_image_id":"","duration":"","filesize":"","filesize_raw":"","date_recorded":"","explicit":"","block":"","itunes_episode_number":"","itunes_title":"","itunes_season_number":"","itunes_episode_type":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1529,1527,1524,1418,1526,1523,1525,1530,1528,1089,1171],"tags":[1532,1531,43,351],"series":[],"class_list":["post-16077","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-1979-kenner-toy-catalog","category-70s-toys","category-kenner-toy-catalogs","category-kenner","category-kenner-megabug","category-megabug-gladiators","category-megabug-gladiators-2","category-plaid-stallions","category-plaidstallions","category-toy-catalogs","category-toy-company","tag-1979-kenner-toys-catalog","tag-kenner-megabug-gladiators","tag-plaidstallions","tag-toyventures"],"episode_featured_image":"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/megabugheader.jpg","episode_player_image":"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/podcastmarker.png","download_link":"","player_link":"","audio_player":false,"episode_data":{"playerMode":"dark","subscribeUrls":{"apple_podcasts":{"key":"apple_podcasts","url":"","label":"Apple Podcasts","class":"apple_podcasts","icon":"apple-podcasts.png"},"google_podcasts":{"key":"google_podcasts","url":"","label":"Google Podcasts","class":"google_podcasts","icon":"google-podcasts.png"},"rss":{"key":"rss","url":"","label":"RSS","class":"rss","icon":"rss.png"},"rssradio":{"key":"rssradio","url":"","label":"RSSRadio","class":"rssradio","icon":"rssradio.png"},"spotify":{"key":"spotify","url":"","label":"Spotify","class":"spotify","icon":"spotify.png"},"stitcher":{"key":"stitcher","url":"https:\/\/www.stitcher.com\/podcast\/pod-stallions\/ps","label":"Stitcher","class":"stitcher","icon":"stitcher.png"}},"rssFeedUrl":"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/feed\/podcast\/default-podcast","embedCode":"

1979 Kenner Megabug Gladiators Catalog<\/a><\/blockquote>