Hellllllllll-O Nah! Way too exaggerated looks that don't add up to 'cool' for me.. TBH. The Cartoon? Seen bits and clips.. and? That? Is what helped turn me off of these. (If? They Made em more 'Realistic ,ish' and .Used those cards(Retro Cards...for example..w the cartoons art) kinda like what the Black Series does occasionally. Like? A POTF2 carded 6" Leia .. (which? I bought based on the card!(And..not having her😊) So. Yeah. Just this Guy's opinion. 😊 And..At the time? Don't think I was watching Cartoons .. as I was still in my 'Im to cool ' for that phase. And..Music? Girls. Freinds'. The 'scene' ? Had my attention way over crazy looking Figures id no interest in. Now? As I'm middle aged and all that ? 'too cool' 💩? Has long passed. 😊 Now? I'm reading Comics. Watching animated stuff. And? Ip's that produce the figures I like 😊 (just got my first Action Force Figure ! Loving him! And..He won't be the last!) any plans for a Cartoon or comics to go with these A/F guys ?🙏😊
Thank you Bobby Vala, for making this video!!! I am an Aaron Archer fan and this conversation is a treasure. So much good stuff! You got a new subscriber! Also, of course I'd love to see more conversations with more Toy industry people, specially from the past.
I could tell you what uncle Todd would say... "Yea uhhh, we started out with Spawn, then we started doing DC Multiverse, and we did Batman, then we did another Batman, and right now we're planning on doing a brand new Batman that I'm sure everybody's gonna love... no girl characters because toys are for boys and boys don't like girl characters..."
Awesome conversation. I remember writing a letter to Kenner as a kid asking about a Ventriloquist or Red Claw or James Gordon figure. The response I got was they didn't take suggestions from outside of the company, in a nice letter from the company. 30 years later, my question is actually answered. Thanks for doing this!
Gotta say I'm addicted to your channel!! Is sooo insightful, every time I watch a new episode i learn something new. It's sooo good. You should post twice a week!
Those days were so frustrating because all I wanted was a screen-accurate Batman, but if you weren't lucky enough to find that one screen-accurate figure in the first wave, then you were S.O.L. with every subsequent wave in the entire line and you had to settle for a Batman with a purple or orange suit and bizarre accessories. I suppose I was lucky to get Turbo Jet Batman because at least he had a dark gray suit, but I really wanted that Combat Belt Batman.
12:48 I still have that blue and gray Detective Batman, and it is still one of my all time favorite Batman figures. Awesome to see and hear the guy responsible for making that figure.13:25 and I still have that Manbat, and it STILL stands out as probably the best Manbat figure ever made.
absolutely loved the animated series line, remember seeing it in a toy collector magazine for what was coming out in the coming year at the time , and I couldn't wait to get the animated series molded figures. was at the Toys R Us when they hit and bought the whole first wave, sold them all in 2006 still on card but have since been reacquiring them mint on card again. thank you Bobby for this video, so dam educating when I watch your content.
I consider you guys the gods of toys, like Stan Lee etc. are the gods of comic book super heroes. So amazing that I live in a time where people who made stuff I loved as a kid and spent so much time with just posting stories about their work experience on a free platform. It is truly amazing, I'm 40 and I remember a time without internet at all. And just to have the toys in stores for your country/town and nothing else. I love these videos and you guys inspire me to work harder on my own little 3d printing and designing of little action figures.
The only Batman I wanted as a kid was the proper version. I couldn't care less about the bright silly gimmick versions they pumped toy isles full of. The action gimmick weapons were tossed in a box and never seen again. It was so frustrating struggling to get a proper Batman figure then as the toy line gradually fazed out villains all together so it was nothing but silly colored versions of Batman and Robin every wave it became very disappointing for me as a kid. Then the Superman animated line only got five villains. Where as toybiz with Marvel were making proper figures of every Marvel character you could imagine. So I abandoned DC as there were no new characters for me to buy. (well, for my parents to buy me).
One of my favorite animated series I watched when I was a kid. Never got into the toys. Missed out on them. Now I get them for my kid. He really enjoys them, these toys were ahead of their time.
I was so into Batman and ate up almost anything Batman. I loved Batman TAS and it's toyline. I regret back when I was 22 I told my mom to get rid of my Batman collections.
Bobby, your channel should be required viewing for every fan boy toy collector, especially those who consistently make comments like “ well why didn’t Hasbro just…” Another excellent video A suggestion for a future topic: the production process from idea to implementation and how it differs from companies like your own and Todd’s with Hasbro, Mattel etc
Man, this was awesome, Bobby. There are legends of toy creation out there that we have no idea about and that are on the youtubes. It’s nice to have a light shone on them to help us find those channels.
I love these interviews. Even though I know nothing about the IP, the knowledge dropped in these interviews is fascinating to hear. Please make more of these.
I'm glad you get to show the figure you guys are talking about and some definitions of terms to some words. As much as I really wanted to listen in your previous interview, it was just hard to keep up when at one point I just simply do not know what the topic is all about.
I always stopped to check the 90's Batman figures out, they always had something cool that jumped out at me. Great interview with Aaron, such interesting insight into the line and the methods of getting the figures produced. And, we need a Red and Black Steel Brigade figure from Action Force to mirror that Knightfall Red and Black batsuit. Just say'n!
Damn, I remember when Aaron Archer was involved with Transformers. 23:16 i still have that figure. That was the start of my Azrael collection. DC did do those Total Justice comics to tie in with the figures. So that was cool.
I'm probably wrong but Batman the Animated Series and the cartoon shows that were on around then seems like the last time the kids had shows they were on at a specific time that you needed to be there or you'd miss seeing it. And then obviously there was the inevitable toy line to go with it. The BTAS figures were cool but I was all about the DC Collectibles versions. Yes even with their dinky feet and included stands. Much harder to associate a line to a show now (at least as closely) because everything is on demand. In fact if anything has helped kill toys for kids (other than the prevalence of video games and an ever-changing culture) it's streaming.
I had that mail-away Predator! I think it came in a plain bag in a plain white box... Or maybe that was some SW force ghost. Now B:TAS was a great line. The figures, especially Wombat Beltman, actually looked like the cartoon characters. I ripped the accessories off and never used them but the base was **chefs kiss** They still hold up pretty well for 5" figures, articulation notwithstanding. I like CBBM more than the 6" one I got a decade or so ago.
I've long wondered if you knew Aaron, and if you were friends rather than just colleagues. Being a big Transfomrers fan and collector (1598 and counting!) I've been aware of Aaron for a long time, and have even gotten to meet him a few times. I even bought a couple of his paintings for my son and I at the last Toronto TFCON. I don't know why, but it makes me happy that two ex Hasbro employees that I really like are friends.
i was born in 1994 and i had that batman with the glider and many other batmans from that time.. i started collecting figures this year and the memories of those particular batman figures are core memories to me! huge thanks to aaron for working on those they turned out great!
Mcfarlane has been including BAF pieces with the DC Direct BTAS reissues that are of never before released characters. The 2nd one was of Lock-Up that he mentioned. They also did The Condiment King, Maxie Zeus, and next will be Bruce Wayne. Harley was created for the BTAS show and was not in the comics until later.
This was a cool discussion to listen to, considering how many of those Kenner Batman products I got as a kid. Any chance of an interview(s) with someone who worked on the Super Powers line? maybe even Secret Wars?
Very good interview! I'd like to know who sculpted the first waves of B:TAS including Combat Belt Batman! btw, Harley Quinn first appeared in the B:TAS episode "Joker's Favour" and a year later in The Batman Adventures #12.
Its funny how r parents in the 80s let us watch anything 😅😅😅 i still remember bieng 12 watching the 1st 15 min of robo cop looking over at my dad wanting to say am i allowed to watch this. My dad was just chilling drinking his beer 😮 that gang bang shooting traumatized me for months. I had the 1000 yard stare by 15.
This explains so much! Back in the day, I would be so frustrated that I could not find "normal" Batman on the shelves and kept wondering why the most basic Batman was so hard to find! I was lucky enough to finally get one but it really bothered me even back then that the most iconic was the least available version. I still have all of my figures. Great video. -NGSMOOV, Randall
Were you a fan of the cartoon or the toy line?
Hellllllllll-O Nah! Way too exaggerated looks that don't add up to 'cool' for me.. TBH. The Cartoon? Seen bits and clips.. and? That? Is what helped turn me off of these. (If? They Made em more 'Realistic ,ish' and .Used those cards(Retro Cards...for example..w the cartoons art) kinda like what the Black Series does occasionally. Like? A POTF2 carded 6" Leia .. (which? I bought based on the card!(And..not having her😊) So. Yeah. Just this Guy's opinion. 😊 And..At the time? Don't think I was watching Cartoons .. as I was still in my 'Im to cool ' for that phase. And..Music? Girls. Freinds'. The 'scene' ? Had my attention way over crazy looking Figures id no interest in. Now? As I'm middle aged and all that ? 'too cool' 💩? Has long passed. 😊 Now? I'm reading Comics. Watching animated stuff. And? Ip's that produce the figures I like 😊 (just got my first Action Force Figure ! Loving him! And..He won't be the last!) any plans for a Cartoon or comics to go with these A/F guys ?🙏😊
Yes i was, i bought anything i could find from this line in the early 2000's at conventions. Loved that cartoon.
Both!
Absolutely both!
Both!
Certainly would love to see more designer sitdowns with Aaron Archer and yourself. GREAT episode!
Thank you Bobby Vala, for making this video!!!
I am an Aaron Archer fan and this conversation is a treasure. So much good stuff!
You got a new subscriber!
Also, of course I'd love to see more conversations with more Toy industry people, specially from the past.
This was great Bobby! I like Aaron I follow his TH-cam channel too! Keep doing these videos! Watching every Saturday!
Awesome conversation, please do more. I know it's a long shot by doing this conversation Mcfarlane would be amazing. Thanks Bobby!
I could tell you what uncle Todd would say... "Yea uhhh, we started out with Spawn, then we started doing DC Multiverse, and we did Batman, then we did another Batman, and right now we're planning on doing a brand new Batman that I'm sure everybody's gonna love... no girl characters because toys are for boys and boys don't like girl characters..."
@@dbzispimpin nah, I don't think so.
Loved this, so interesting to listen to you both talk about what goes into making these toys. Hope you do another one
I wish Kenner continued with Mask. That was an Awesome line.
Can’t wait to see the new stuff
Awesome conversation. I remember writing a letter to Kenner as a kid asking about a Ventriloquist or Red Claw or James Gordon figure. The response I got was they didn't take suggestions from outside of the company, in a nice letter from the company. 30 years later, my question is actually answered. Thanks for doing this!
Awesome interview! I love hearing about Aaron's non transformers work
This was fascinating. Thank you so much. :)
Gotta say I'm addicted to your channel!! Is sooo insightful, every time I watch a new episode i learn something new. It's sooo good. You should post twice a week!
Those days were so frustrating because all I wanted was a screen-accurate Batman, but if you weren't lucky enough to find that one screen-accurate figure in the first wave, then you were S.O.L. with every subsequent wave in the entire line and you had to settle for a Batman with a purple or orange suit and bizarre accessories. I suppose I was lucky to get Turbo Jet Batman because at least he had a dark gray suit, but I really wanted that Combat Belt Batman.
Both the figures and the toys were A1. I had so many figures
Great video. Very entertaining and informative. Please do more videos like this.
12:48 I still have that blue and gray Detective Batman, and it is still one of my all time favorite Batman figures. Awesome to see and hear the guy responsible for making that figure.13:25 and I still have that Manbat, and it STILL stands out as probably the best Manbat figure ever made.
I think that Man-Bat was probably the inspiration for the wings on Nemesis “Immortal.” 😂
absolutely loved the animated series line, remember seeing it in a toy collector magazine for what was coming out in the coming year at the time , and I couldn't wait to get the animated series molded figures. was at the Toys R Us when they hit and bought the whole first wave, sold them all in 2006 still on card but have since been reacquiring them mint on card again. thank you Bobby for this video, so dam educating when I watch your content.
So cool behind the scenes look! Thanks
I consider you guys the gods of toys, like Stan Lee etc. are the gods of comic book super heroes. So amazing that I live in a time where people who made stuff I loved as a kid and spent so much time with just posting stories about their work experience on a free platform. It is truly amazing, I'm 40 and I remember a time without internet at all. And just to have the toys in stores for your country/town and nothing else. I love these videos and you guys inspire me to work harder on my own little 3d printing and designing of little action figures.
The only Batman I wanted as a kid was the proper version. I couldn't care less about the bright silly gimmick versions they pumped toy isles full of. The action gimmick weapons were tossed in a box and never seen again. It was so frustrating struggling to get a proper Batman figure then as the toy line gradually fazed out villains all together so it was nothing but silly colored versions of Batman and Robin every wave it became very disappointing for me as a kid. Then the Superman animated line only got five villains. Where as toybiz with Marvel were making proper figures of every Marvel character you could imagine. So I abandoned DC as there were no new characters for me to buy. (well, for my parents to buy me).
That WAS COOL!! I love this kind of content!
This was a great interview! It’s really cool to hear the behind the scenes stories!
Great conversation. It'd be great to have Aaron on again to talk Transformers. He's a legend in the Transformers fandom.
I got two of his paintings at the last TFCON.
@shockwave75 his paintings are fantastic. He's so important to Transformers. That Unicron trilogy kept Transformers alive.
One of my favorite animated series I watched when I was a kid. Never got into the toys. Missed out on them. Now I get them for my kid. He really enjoys them, these toys were ahead of their time.
I was so into Batman and ate up almost anything Batman. I loved Batman TAS and it's toyline. I regret back when I was 22 I told my mom to get rid of my Batman collections.
Bobby, your channel should be required viewing for every fan boy toy collector, especially those who consistently make comments like “ well why didn’t Hasbro just…”
Another excellent video
A suggestion for a future topic: the production process from idea to implementation and how it differs from companies like your own and Todd’s with Hasbro, Mattel etc
Man, this was awesome, Bobby. There are legends of toy creation out there that we have no idea about and that are on the youtubes. It’s nice to have a light shone on them to help us find those channels.
This was awesome!
You interview Froggyflips
These insider looks are dope.
I love these interviews. Even though I know nothing about the IP, the knowledge dropped in these interviews is fascinating to hear. Please make more of these.
I'm glad you get to show the figure you guys are talking about and some definitions of terms to some words. As much as I really wanted to listen in your previous interview, it was just hard to keep up when at one point I just simply do not know what the topic is all about.
GREAT VIDEO!
Lets go, drive time.
I always stopped to check the 90's Batman figures out, they always had something cool that jumped out at me. Great interview with Aaron, such interesting insight into the line and the methods of getting the figures produced.
And, we need a Red and Black Steel Brigade figure from Action Force to mirror that Knightfall Red and Black batsuit. Just say'n!
Damn, I remember when Aaron Archer was involved with Transformers.
23:16 i still have that figure. That was the start of my Azrael collection.
DC did do those Total Justice comics to tie in with the figures. So that was cool.
Max FX was such a wholesome product concept (too bad about the Freddy thing, still a wicked rad toy). One of Mel Birnkrant’s best ideas
I wonder if that weird retroblast guy will make a vid about this😂
I'm probably wrong but Batman the Animated Series and the cartoon shows that were on around then seems like the last time the kids had shows they were on at a specific time that you needed to be there or you'd miss seeing it. And then obviously there was the inevitable toy line to go with it. The BTAS figures were cool but I was all about the DC Collectibles versions. Yes even with their dinky feet and included stands. Much harder to associate a line to a show now (at least as closely) because everything is on demand. In fact if anything has helped kill toys for kids (other than the prevalence of video games and an ever-changing culture) it's streaming.
The last ones that I can think of, that also drove toy sales is probably Ninjago, and Star Wars Clone Wars, which were airing side by side.
Just subbed to Aaron's channel.
I had that mail-away Predator! I think it came in a plain bag in a plain white box... Or maybe that was some SW force ghost.
Now B:TAS was a great line. The figures, especially Wombat Beltman, actually looked like the cartoon characters. I ripped the accessories off and never used them but the base was **chefs kiss**
They still hold up pretty well for 5" figures, articulation notwithstanding. I like CBBM more than the 6" one I got a decade or so ago.
I've long wondered if you knew Aaron, and if you were friends rather than just colleagues. Being a big Transfomrers fan and collector (1598 and counting!) I've been aware of Aaron for a long time, and have even gotten to meet him a few times. I even bought a couple of his paintings for my son and I at the last Toronto TFCON.
I don't know why, but it makes me happy that two ex Hasbro employees that I really like are friends.
Still one of the best animated series ever...
i was born in 1994 and i had that batman with the glider and many other batmans from that time.. i started collecting figures this year and the memories of those particular batman figures are core memories to me! huge thanks to aaron for working on those they turned out great!
Anyone know where that Godzilla sweater is from?
Mcfarlane has been including BAF pieces with the DC Direct BTAS reissues that are of never before released characters. The 2nd one was of Lock-Up that he mentioned. They also did The Condiment King, Maxie Zeus, and next will be Bruce Wayne.
Harley was created for the BTAS show and was not in the comics until later.
This was fun, one point to clarify, I did the Legends of the Dark knight Manbat and Clayface not the original Animated line.
This was the largest single line collection I ever owned
Any chance you could interview people that work on the 90s Kenner Aliens and Predator line. There isn't much behind the scenes on that line.
This was cool. Next, can you talk to the person that worked on the Captain power and the soldiers of the future line?
Brave and the Bold talks about the toy lines. It was definitely a great final episode.
What an enjoyable episode to watch. Please do more of these interviews with front line toy makers.
This was a cool discussion to listen to, considering how many of those Kenner Batman products I got as a kid. Any chance of an interview(s) with someone who worked on the Super Powers line? maybe even Secret Wars?
Very good interview! I'd like to know who sculpted the first waves of B:TAS including Combat Belt Batman!
btw, Harley Quinn first appeared in the B:TAS episode "Joker's Favour" and a year later in The Batman Adventures #12.
great interview. when is Mark Weber coming on?!
I love that man bat one
Its funny how r parents in the 80s let us watch anything 😅😅😅 i still remember bieng 12 watching the 1st 15 min of robo cop looking over at my dad wanting to say am i allowed to watch this. My dad was just chilling drinking his beer 😮 that gang bang shooting traumatized me for months. I had the 1000 yard stare by 15.
neon talking super street bat luge!!! 😁
This explains so much! Back in the day, I would be so frustrated that I could not find "normal" Batman on the shelves and kept wondering why the most basic Batman was so hard to find! I was lucky enough to finally get one but it really bothered me even back then that the most iconic was the least available version. I still have all of my figures. Great video.
-NGSMOOV, Randall
Bobby I like your toy figure video's You got take look at their top ten figures of 2024 on 3POA and tell me that list was all wrong.
Cartoon
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Ruin for kids or man children?
BOTH!
No we don't need yellow batman suit to fight two-face... Shouldn't you be better at knowing the comics? I mean, he is you muh favorite