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I won the communicators from Lays

And by that Summer's end the Ep 1 toys were worthless

I would love to go back in time and do it all over again.

I still waited until after the movie came out then buy the figures. However, I did buy the four Sneak Preview figures at TRU one day several months before the release.

I never attended the midnight madness. I played the waiting game and get them when I want to. Collecting Star Wars toys will always be my #1 hobby. I agree with J.R.'s advice on collecting SW items. Don't buy them for profit, just pleasure. I enjoy looking at his collection. I'm jealous when I first got my first collection as a kid, I opened and played with them. Now, I keep them in the packages. I even have several SW actors/actress autographs like Jeremey Bulloch(Boba Fett), Peter Mayhew(Chewbacca), Kenny Baker(R2-D2), David Prowse(Darth Vader) and Carrie Fisher's(Princess Leia) autographs on my POTF2 action figures, now they are all deceased.

Life was soooo much better In 1999 when this was going on.. It was prettymuch the final peak of American society that year.. In all Its carefree delusional excess. One of the last truly great summers of music , movies , games , perfect weather , and a society so chilled out you almost had to dream of some serious drama happening around you (with the exception of columbine). A time In America so nostalgic and Innocent In comparison to now It almost makes you cry Inside.

They line up and wait outside at midnight for that shit like it's a bag of dope . Next year it'll be in the dollar bin at goodwill next to the limited edition , collectable , anniversary , signed , hand made , designer , exclusive , limited time , type of stuff .

2:12 “it’s just an investment” 🤓☝️ Get wrecked resellers 😂😂😂

Fun times, half way good movie and toys no body wants. I have like 5 boxes of figures, basically worthless.

The beginning of rancho Obi-Wan ar the end I guarantee It its the world's largest collection today

As a Star Wars fan, I have one question. How many of these people died from covid-19.😁😁😁

0:25 when ur extremely late for school and the doors are locked

Back when Star Wars toys were worth buying. Good times.

2:08 Adjusted for inflation, that gentleman spent $563 on Star Wars Toys. Let that marinate. Then let it simmer knowing our currency value has almost halved since 1999...

I love the enthusiasm that most people had on this video for the franchise. Even though, I do enjoy everything that Disney does, I still have great hope for this franchise.

3:45 “Best Action Figure Right There.” What is the figure? I’ve been trying to figure it out haha. I’m thinking it’s Padmé? 😂

I worked at this Toys R Us for a time

What I'd give to go back to this.

Take me back man!

Wow, first one here. I’m surprised to see all the old Star Wars games. WEG Star Wars miniature game and the D20 role playing game. Also interesting that most of the cosplayers were Rebels, Imperials, and Tusken Raiders. A few years later and we would have been seeing a whole variety of clone troopers.

God I miss the early 2000s so damn much.... It was just so much better back then... 2002 to 2006 were some of the best times of my life ❤️💯

That 2002 Triple H denim jacket tho!!💯😂😂❤️

The best figure line of the Prequel Trilogy ❤❤

I was born 99. Wish I could've experienced this 😢

“You kno’ jar jar is the key.. you know kno’ to all of it… it’s like… yukno’ .. poetry..”

11:47 I like how they used a silver Kakama (Pohatu's mask) for that Hailfire Droid

Charlie Hu still works at the closed Toys R Us where he made his "investment" 25 years ago.

I actually won something from that Lays contest.

Love stuff like this

Thank you to all who purchased these, kept them mint in box, thinking they would be worth a fortune some day, only to realize 20 years later everybody else is doing the same thing and now mint in box toys from the prequels sell for less than the original price. 🤣 I saw this coming a mile away in 1999 when the nationwide lineups happened.

White males enjoying themselves and coming together by finding common ground on something they collectively enjoy. Nineteen years later it's the reverse 🤔

1:17 that dude was a visionary

The movie still is garbage but what I miss the most is that we're never going to have this kind of repeat hype for a new Star Wars movie again because Disney has tarnished the IP with mediocre junk.

All of the Prequel toy lines sold really well. Yes, a lot was discounted - only because such an insane amount was shipped to stores. Though the lines were over produced, there was no product lingering on retail shelves years later. At Ollies in 2024, Last Jedi and Solo figures can easily be found.

The best PT movie line. They took the best features from the Episode I and Saga lines, improved on them and added some super articulated figures in there.

The TRU exclusive Trivial Pursuit tin was super dope!

I can't understand those weird accents - what country is this?

Now they are worthless lol

I was only 3 years old when it came out in 99

I loved the Vulture Droids. ♥ ♥

I was in San Francisco with my cousin's very young son who went with me. MASSIVE LINES.

Awesome

Seeing Wisconsinites go crazy over the prequels reminds me of those "hack fraud" internet critics who drink too much.

And today's the 25th anniversary of Phantom Menace coming to theaters.

And today's the 25th anniversary of Phantom Menace coming to theaters. I was 6 at the time. Of all the prequel figure lines, the one I got the fewest from was from Phantom Menace. And that was despite having a ton of figures from the Power of the Force 2 line.

Love the movie , but Episode 2 was the worst Star Wars figure line ever. Pose specific crap looking figures with dumb action gimmicks. Most of them can be thrown away. They are even worse than the 1995 POTF2

Look how hyped everyone was. Yet we're forced to believe that EVERYONE on planet earth hated these movies to death. The hatetrain didnt come until 5 or 6 years later.

For fans, It’s actually pretty good we can still get some of those epic figures used for a cheap price today. I recently got Nute gunray and Queen amidala

Wow how awesome I was 4 when this came out and I wish I was older to experience the hype of that year. Although I didn’t like the sequels it was fun being involved in the hype and seeing the toys during force Friday and the rush

In the Uk The CD came out i before the film so we got it spoilt