{"id":18253,"date":"2021-09-14T16:36:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-14T16:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/?p=18253"},"modified":"2021-09-14T16:36:00","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T16:36:00","slug":"1984-fleet-wood-toys-catalog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/1984-fleet-wood-toys-catalog\/","title":{"rendered":"1984 Fleetwood Toys Catalog – Manimal – Secret Wars – Sword & the Sorcerer"},"content":{"rendered":"

1984 Fleetwood Toys Catalog<\/strong><\/p>\n

Even though Fleetwood began in the 1970s<\/a> by grabbing such high-brow licenses as Charlie’s Angels and the Marvel Comics Superheroes for Rack Toys<\/a>, the 1980s seemed to be the company’s high point with them retaining many high ticket licenses from TV and movies.<\/strong><\/p>\n

1984 is a good example of how Fleetwood was doing with some of the most popular TV faces like the A-Team and TJ Hooker, alongside riskier brands like Sword and the Sorcerer and Manimal. The Marvel Superheroes were back under the Secret Wars brand and they even dabbled in a little Hardcastle and McCormick.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n1984 Fleetwood Toys Catalog Cover<\/p>\n

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TJ Hooker was Fleetwoods vehicle to sell toy guns, handcuffs, and police cars that year. If you asked me, they totally missed the boat not having a car with a Shatner figure on the hood.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The A-Team was huge with kids and it gave Fleetwood the excuse to slap a label on a bunch of Rack Toy standards. In this case, even the toolset makes sense!<\/strong><\/p>\n

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That Mr T Flashlight is absolutely inspired.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"1984<\/a><\/p>\n

Daydreams and Cuddles were two in-house lines for Fleetwood to capture the girl’s market. They didn’t seem to have any female-centric licenses this year.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Sword and the Sorcerer was an R-rated affair that came out in 1982 (although a lot of us discovered it on cable). It’s very odd to see toys for children based on a film with nudity and gore. Also, are these the only toys based on an Albert Pyun film? I think so.<\/strong><\/p>\n