Unlike the Jones Boys, you can rest assured that RetroBlasting, Analog Toys and MattMovies611 did NOT ride off into the sunset at the end of this video...
I really loled at that comment but then I got to thinking...what about Freddy Kruger? I don't know if hasbro made any but there's definitely some nice Freddys out there. ( Yes I know I'm kinda running over the joke, sorry for that). ;)
Michael, Tony and Matt join forces to create a masterful documentary about the 2008 Hasbro Indiana Jones Toyline. But it is Michael's film making expertise, attention to detail and dedication, that lifts this video production to new heights. 10/10.
Too young to have experienced Kenner Indiana Jones, and “Too old” (aka pretended I was too cool) for Hasbro Indiana Jones. I never had any of the toys unfortunately. So this is a wonderful look into everything that I missed out on. Had these figures come out in the 90’s I would’ve lost my mind. I ran around the yard with my dad’s old capgun (sans caps) and a jump rope for a lasso singing the Indiana Jones theme to myself. So these toys would’ve seen heavy play, especially with Joes. I can see it now, Indy leading a Joe team to look for some artifact or other to thwart Cobra’s plan.
Kinda the same here. I was 16 when Indy 4 came out and I loved the movie but I just felt I was "too old" and "too cool" for toys at that stage. By the time I realised that you could buy appreciate them as an adult (a year later), they had pretty much all gone and there were just a few random ones available on clearance. Definitely not making that same mistake this year but I'm worried that Disney won't put as much effort into marketing Indy the way they did Star Wars or how Paramount did with Indy last time
@@joevictor53 yeah, in My case i was 5 years when indy 4 came out and remember the LEGO videogame , sets , and Hasbro toys unfortunately I was more fan of dinosaurs at the time, but this year with indy 5 at My 20 years i really want all new toys of indy the adventures series z world of adventures and of course the LEGO indiana Jones diorama and sets ( sorry for My English)
Weirdly enough,this makes me want WW2 action figures. When you were showing the German and Russian soldiers,I kept thinking that I would love a great battle set out of those figures.
Whilst other channels are off chasing fortune and glory, Retroblasting delivers top tier content that makes them look like they are digging in the wrong place. I am well aware of the effort that has gone into this and it absolutely shows. An astounding achievement.
This was FANTASTIC Michael, Matt & Tony- NOT only did I really enjoy the Review and I treasure my collection even more. seeing this video really brighten up my day. Hopefully the NEW Indiana Jones figures will relish from past mistakes. Thanks guys for a great and wonderful insight of Indiana Jones.
Two years ago I made a comment on this video that I still regret, so I erased it as I feel it does not represent who I am or how I feel about your videos. I love your in depth Indy reviews including this one, which I have watched multiple times since it was released. I know it might be weird to still think about a youtube comment I left years ago, but it still bugged me even years later. I'm sorry for that stupid comment. I probably just had a very bad day and just didn't process it right. I just needed to get this out. Thank you for continuing to make great work, Michael!
Fantastic video. Great work. The analysis and detail is what I have come to expect from Retroblasting. Question: You mention that someone at Hasbro must have been a fan to incorporate the level of detail included in the line. Could the "failure" of this line be one reason why Hasbro does NOT let fans of an IP work on designs for that IP?
The Hasbro Indiana Jones toyline was one of my very favorites from my childhood, it's a big reason why I'm still crazy about action figures and Indiana Jones to this day. I've enjoyed every time you have discussed the line on this channel, so I'm so thrilled that you finally delivered an hour + long video covering it! Thank you and happy 10th anniversary!
This video has set the standard for all toy reviews from this point forward. However, I dare to say, the only channel that will ever be able to meet this standard will be another RetroBlasting production.
I had some chores to do and I told myself I'll just watch the first 20 mins and then watched it straight through of course. Really well done Michael, the editing was sharp as ever.
it's one of those lines I would've went whole hog into if I knew they were never gonna try as hard again, just like the Star Wars Saga collection up until the Disney acquisition, that was as good as it's ever gonna get, outside of the HasbroHandout projects
just like all new Hasbro 3 3/4 figuers from Star Wars to every other series. I do not like the cheap rubbery plastic they use.on the arms, legs and accessories.
Just wondering if you will ever be doing a sequel video on the five 12" Hasbro Indy figs... They are interesting, but not nearly as well done as some figs in this line.
This is probably my new most favorite Retroblasting feature, thanks to everyone who worked on it. =) ALSO! I just remembered how I got my figures of Temple of Doom Indy, Short Round, and Thugee Taskmaster several years ago. I was in a toy store in a local mall that sold a lot of bootlegs and I saw a large bin FILLED with loose 2008 Temple of Doom figures being sold dirt cheap. I actually thought they were bootlegs but when I got home I found the date and Hasbro markings on them so they were the genuine deal. If only I knew back then!
Wow Michael, this is Epic!! Amazing job, love all the clips as they go perfectly with the topic and more than that really make me want to watch these movies again. Also loved the brief Buck Rogers figure cameo lol.
*Fun facts about the Colonel Vogel figure:* If you look on the black armband, you can make out a dotted circle that indicates that it was at least designed to be coloured. Also, in 2009 the body and accessories were reused in the _Marvel Universe_ line's *Invaders* pack for - appropriately - the Red Skull figure, complete with a detailed HYDRA armband.
I never bought any of the 2008 Indiana Jones toys, so this was a great video showcasing the ups and downs of the line. I will say, I'm digging the Temple of Doom figures, and wouldn't mind getting them for my collection. As a kid of the 80s though, the Kenner figures will always be my favorite, and as much as I know it's a rehashed gimmick, I'm a bit excited to see how they handle the Retro Indiana Jones figures, and depending on how they are presented, I may try to get those. As always, another solid video, great job guys!
It's awesome that they added a lot of the artifacts from the Dark Horse Indiana Jones comics. Hasbro certainly went to a lot of trouble to include a lot of the expanded indiana jones material.
What a phenomenal in-depth analysis of the toy line. Not some flash in the pan review with jpegs swiped from Google. Each and every figure gets discussed between Michael, Tony and Matt. This is why I return to this channel time and time again. The quality of the content never lets the viewer down. Congrats to all on getting this over the line. I can’t imagine the amount of work that has gone into such a big production. And thank you all for brining it to us. This will be the gold standard of the Hasbro Indy toy line forever more.
Really great video. Brings back a lot of memories when I was picking these up when they were on shelves. The crystal skull alien was the last mail away toy I ever got.
10 year old me would have dreamed about getting this line and circled a number of the figures and vehicles had they been around in the 80s to appear in holiday catalogs. I would have been especially excited had they made the Hatay Heavy Tank/Tank Mk.VIII. Now I wonder if there is a scale Mk.VIII out there somewhere…
Holy CRAP. I had no idea this line went as far as it did. I think it must’ve been summer of 2010 when I *first saw* the Indy figures in the tiny toy aisle of my local supermarket. I was delighted to get a decent looking Indy with the idol from Raiders, but didn’t have much interest in a Mutt figure or others from Crystal Skull. I never saw *any* Temple of Doom figures, and would have bought all of them if I had. And that “lost wave”, god dammit, I would have bought any and all of those as well (ok maybe not Bazooka Indy, if I’m honest.) How frustrating to see Hasbro abandon its own best efforts due to stupid marketing. Second rate product to coincide with a second rate movie, rather than coming in hot with the best product, perhaps marketed *in anticipation* of the new film in the months leading up to its release. They did astounding work on the figures for the *classic and beloved movies* that adult collectors care about, but clearly Hasbro hadn’t figured out who it’s target market actually was. I’m gonna go look on eBay and see what astounding price point these are selling at today. I’m sure lots of people will be after seeing this video. God, this irritates me. Hasbro should just re-release the TOD and Lost waves and call it good. I’d buy them all, even the Bazooka Indy.
The Hasbro line has lots of nostalgia for me, hopefully we’ll get a 6 inch line (like Black Series and Plasma Series) for Indiana Jones like the Ark Series or Raiders Series
A masterpiece! This videos shows the lengths Retroblasting is prepared to go in researching not only a toyline but a cultural phenomenon. I am sharing this video with as many friends as possible.
I had the Indiana Jones cracking whip figure as a small child and loved it as my dad brought me up on IJ and SW, later on my dad found a ridiculous amount of Kenner toys at auction for £12 because it was an antique auction with the wrong demographic. It had the at-at, the falcon, the rebel transport, the at-st and a box with more than half of the Kenner figure line. They are me and my dads family heirlooms which I will love for the rest of my life. Thank you dad, I mention it all time but thank you.
Hasbro had a German Flying Wing in the works that unfortunately never saw the light of day. It was listed in our system when I worked retail along with the final wave of unreleased Raiders figures that later became a convention exclusive.
I had some sets, like the sidecar motorcycle chase and Crystal Skull camp one but unfortunately it came down to being able to collect the figures or Lego and I went for the figures
Michael, Matt, and Tony, For next year, what figures would you like to see Hasbro release that were not done in 2008? Would you want Hasbro to keep the same 2008 packaging? Lastly, playsets and vehicles? I always wanted to see the following figures: Indy in tweed "professor" suit Indy in tuxedo from TOD Walter Donovan Captain Blumburtt Marcus Brody A 2 pk of the Army Intel guys from Raiders Lastly, Dan Aykroyd's Weber from TOD... 😆
A lot of great pics, personally I’d love to see them expand out to the Young Indy show characters like Remy and Nancy but that’s a wish. For figures I could see them doing I’d love a two pack with Indy and Marion from the end of Raiders when they are in DC
@@MattMovies611 Love the idea of a 2pk Indy and Marion from the finale of Raiders. Would be awesome if they did a "Wyoming 1950" Indy from when Ford guest starred on the series... saxophone accessory included
You'd likely have gotten one of your wishes if a sixth wave had come to fruition. Word was that Donovan was one of six figures (the others were Colonel Dietrich, Belloq in his white suit, Captain Katanga, the German sergeant who fights Indy in the cab of the truck, and a variation of Indy as seen in the comic book series) that were slated for a sixth wave. Deluxe figures would have included Short Round in a mine cart, the motorcycle with sidecar from Last Crusade, young Indy on horseback, the Ark with emerging ghosts, and two more Indy with "trap" sets: a "map trap" and a "soul trap". Vehicles for a year two would have included the flying wing and the Russian duck. A few prototypes of this stuff (Katanga, the German sergeant, comic book Indy, and young Indy on horseback) exist. I've never seen any physical proof of the others though actual prototypes of four of fourteen rumored releases lends credibility to the likelihood that the others were being worked on or would have been worked on as well and that either they didn't make it to the physical prototype stage or those prototypes didn't survive the abandonment of the line's development.
This is one of your best videos ever. Really loved everything and all the info about these curious but awesome toys. Some of them are real head scratchers, while others are real bangers. I didn’t buy any of the IJ action figures unfortunately, However I did buy numerous sets from the Lego line, which I suggest you check out because it is seriously one of their greatest LEGO themes to date with an awesome video game as well. Where hasbro fumbled with Indiana Jones, LEGO absolutely nailed it and produced some beautiful play sets and incredible minifigures.
A near feature-length documentary about a toy line I was barely aware of by one of the most consistently top notch channels on this platform? Yes, please. Every time. Fantastic work to all involved. Loved the adult collector assessments contrasted with the kid who played with them. Figures truly don't always have to be great for kids to like them, but it never hurts.
Excellent video! Some figures I hope we see in hasbro's future Indy toyline would be Donovan, Dietrich, Marcus Brody, thuggee priest, Hatay soldier, German soldiers from Castle Brunwald, Russians in US army disguise from Area 51 sequence.
I'm not a particularly big Indy fan...although I do own an Indy jacket and shirt, but I love these videos just for the sheer passion shown by all. Another home run!
And what did Hasbro do? They released BAD reproductions and lackluster new 3 3/4 “retro” style figures and completely ditch a modern 3 3/4 Indy line that would have benefited from all the advances Hasbro has made for this scale. The Indy equivalent of the Black Series has very impressive sculpts and some very well made figures, BUT they are damn near impossible to find in retail, they are excluding some characters I thought should have been obvious inclusions (Willie, Mula Rom..), and did you want vehicles??? HA!!! Dream on
I would LOVE a retrospective on the Lego Indiana Jones line. Just like this line they really gave WAY too much attention to Crystal Skull and left Temple of Doom and Last Crusade with 2-3 sets each. Shameful.
Just curious, did you that before Hasbro cancel the 2008 Indy line, they were gonna give put out some more basic figures, deluxe figures and vehicles as well. These include: Coronel Dietrich Belloq (white suit) Walter Donovan Indiana Jones with Map trap (I’m assuming it was a map room mini play set) Indiana Jones with Rocket sled Indiana Jones with soul trap (assuming it was a Well of Souls mini play set) Young Indy with horse Short Round with mine cart (These next two don’t have too much info on them) ??? (Ark I’m guessing) with Ark Ghost ??? (German motorcycle I’m guessing) with side car Vehicles: Duck Boat Flying Wing These were all that had to do with the basic figure line, not including: the 12 inch figures, Adventure heroes and Mighty Muggs. See some of the things they were planning, I believe the figures that were in the Lost Wave SDCC exclusive pack were originally meant for the canceled wave, seeing as this line features more elements from the Kenner line. I honestly kinda wish they would’ve gone a bit longer to see what this wave could’ve seen
32:31 yep, his pisol is TT-pistol 30 (Tula, Tokarev) - or just named after the constructor "Tokarev". Was very useful (still it is) from 1930-s to 1990-s, when in first decade and after it was used by Soviet Army, in the last one-mainly by killers.
I really hope Hasbro will go deep in their 6” line as they did back in 2008. The only main characters they missed on I believe were Walter Donovan, Sallah, and Marcus Brody from Last Crusade, and Marion and Mac from Crystal Skull. Unfortunately Hasbro will probably make two or three waves of the 6” line and call it a day, focusing of course on the new movie and the first.
Well made and highly informative, as always. I'd come across the big image of every Hasbro Indy figure before, but figured that most of them were prototypes, as I'd never seen half of them.
I'm probably in the minority here but I really wish that they had produced a Captain Blumburtt figure (tropical service uniform) and some British Indian Soldiers. Perhaps a future project for Marauder maybe?
A great video and content from all parties. Bravo to you at Retroblasting, Analog Toys, and Mr. Kearns. I have spent the last few months constructing my own Ultimate Raiders Indy from your video and it sits as a nice display piece. I wish the line had more moxy and people flew to it like they had Star Wars. This is a line of missed opportunities and unfulfilled potential. But theres some decent figures and the vehicles are a great last hurrah for Hasbro and their vehicle aversion. I wish the line had more so we could have the full cast of the films and even the unreleased Marvel comic packs from "The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones" and expansion into stories like "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" and "The Fate of Atlantis." But alas. A fantastic video on all fronts, and brilliantly informative. Bravo.
I've just watched this video and forgotten I purchased most of these figures around 2008ish. I've had them saftley packed away in a box so I went to go check there's only 3 I never got Willie Scott Indiana Jones rope bridge missing sleeve German on motor cycle The play sets never really interested me so I never got those either but the rest I got including the crystal skull throne special offer they did and the talking 12inch Indiana Jones I'll have to look on eBay to see if I can get the missing 3 I never got
I always said Indiana Jones toys never took off because kids play with other kids and everyone would want to be Indy. Star Wars had multiple good guys. GI Joe had multiple good guys. Indy just had Indy.
The paint opps for the figures were awful. This was a line that I could have supported, but it missed a remade Well of the Souls. The San Diego Comic Con exclusive was just too...exclusive. Hard to complete a collection.
I personally love this 2008 toy line but these are not characters and vehicles for kids. The toy construction and options are not the problem. These characters make for a great movie but outside of Indiana Jones , they don't make for great toys for kids. No kid under age 12 wants to play with any characters other than Indiana Jones or Mola Ram. It's why both the Kenner and Hasbro line failed
Hasbro I day was a victi!m of 2008 Hasbro has star wars marvel and GI joe 25th li ex going g strong add on I day a d a shortage of factories thanks to unexpected success of joes and a crashed economy. A!l Hasbro's figures suffered in quality The strange bit was releasing all the waves at once dooming them to be be peg warmers .
40:15 I stand corrected...there was a decent Indy figure. This is the part of the video where I'm holding my head down in shame. I'll be heading home after getting off work and dropping my daughter off to school to go into my office/collectibles room to shed some tears for the missing Hasbro Indiana Jones collection. And Indy with the tie was my favourite, from my most loved movie from the trilogy. Hmm, now how much is all this stuff going for on the aftermarket?
I just got the Lego sets but I have been leaving more Lego based collection and more just Indiana jones collecting, I currently have an Indiana jones monopoly game and an officially licensed hat as well as some sets
Would've loved to have a rogue one , Mustafa r Vader emerged in healing tank from the scene where his assistant announces the arrival of Director Krenick .
With such a deep love of the original three films, I have to admit, seeing this rage of figures and vehicles as an adult years later had me feeling every bit like a kid again... Back when the films came out, my parents could never have afforded to get me these kind of toys, and so I was unaware of the original 80's line, which kinda made it even sweeter to have a fully articulated 3.75" Indiana Jones figure decades later. I didn't see the bad face sculpt, I didn't see the huge cumbersome holster, or the (scruffy?) trousers, I saw a fantastically colored, highly detailed cool looking action figure of my all time hero. I guess I saw it through the eyes of when I was a kid, and it looked great to me, after all, I wasn't looking for perfection. Seeing this line of toys scrutinized to within (3.75) inches of its life seems unfair, compared to some action figures, the line looked rushed, compared to others out there, it looked good, to those of us who weren't quite as spoilt, it looked amazing.
You feel that way because you are emotionally weak and easily hurt by impersonal perspectives that have nothing to do with you. Let me know where you'd like me to send the box of tissues for your tears.
This line is a great line that just needed a few more things, i really wanted figures of chattar lal, kazim and maharajah and it would’ve been great to own them and play with them, but i have fun with the figures i own (indy, mola ram, thuggee and slave driver) I just had a play scenario where indy steals that red dog statue from mola ram so he cant use its magical properties to summon kali, and then the thuggees invade indys house and steal the statue back and return to the temple to preform the ritual to summon kali, and it ends with an epic battle between indiana jones, the thuggees, the slave driver and mola ram and the portal is closed
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I like the juxtaposition of Matt's thoughts from his childhood and Tony's thoughts as an adult collector. Very thorough and well done video!
I thought that was pretty cool too.
Was about to say
Unlike the Jones Boys, you can rest assured that RetroBlasting, Analog Toys and MattMovies611 did NOT ride off into the sunset at the end of this video...
“Analog Toys, RetroBlasting and MattMovies611 will return…”
you look very smashing in that hat
56:44 "This has easily gotta be the best action figure ever made of a child abuser."
Hilarious, Tony!🤣
Tony, your commentary was a delight.
I really loled at that comment but then I got to thinking...what about Freddy Kruger? I don't know if hasbro made any but there's definitely some nice Freddys out there. ( Yes I know I'm kinda running over the joke, sorry for that). ;)
I appreciate you bringing on someone younger to offer a kid’s perspective on the action features that we older guys usually don’t care for.
Michael, Tony and Matt join forces to create a masterful documentary about the 2008 Hasbro Indiana Jones Toyline.
But it is Michael's film making expertise, attention to detail and dedication, that lifts this video production to new heights.
10/10.
Too young to have experienced Kenner Indiana Jones, and “Too old” (aka pretended I was too cool) for Hasbro Indiana Jones. I never had any of the toys unfortunately. So this is a wonderful look into everything that I missed out on. Had these figures come out in the 90’s I would’ve lost my mind. I ran around the yard with my dad’s old capgun (sans caps) and a jump rope for a lasso singing the Indiana Jones theme to myself. So these toys would’ve seen heavy play, especially with Joes. I can see it now, Indy leading a Joe team to look for some artifact or other to thwart Cobra’s plan.
Kinda the same here. I was 16 when Indy 4 came out and I loved the movie but I just felt I was "too old" and "too cool" for toys at that stage. By the time I realised that you could buy appreciate them as an adult (a year later), they had pretty much all gone and there were just a few random ones available on clearance. Definitely not making that same mistake this year but I'm worried that Disney won't put as much effort into marketing Indy the way they did Star Wars or how Paramount did with Indy last time
@@joevictor53 yeah, in My case i was 5 years when indy 4 came out and remember the LEGO videogame , sets , and Hasbro toys unfortunately I was more fan of dinosaurs at the time, but this year with indy 5 at My 20 years i really want all new toys of indy the adventures series z world of adventures and of course the LEGO indiana Jones diorama and sets ( sorry for My English)
Weirdly enough,this makes me want WW2 action figures. When you were showing the German and Russian soldiers,I kept thinking that I would love a great battle set out of those figures.
Go to marauders gun runners
As @Tomato Melvin said, Marauder Gun Runners 👌
I cant remember exactly if JoyToy has made a german soldiers, but i can recommend the soviet ones.
Whilst other channels are off chasing fortune and glory, Retroblasting delivers top tier content that makes them look like they are digging in the wrong place. I am well aware of the effort that has gone into this and it absolutely shows. An astounding achievement.
This was FANTASTIC Michael, Matt & Tony- NOT only did I really enjoy the Review and I treasure my collection even more. seeing this video really brighten up my day. Hopefully the NEW Indiana Jones figures will relish from past mistakes. Thanks guys for a great and wonderful insight of Indiana Jones.
)-Runs to EBay for Lost Wave set-( Cries softly to himself after seeing prices for said set. :(
It's ludicrous and criminal what Hasbro decided to do with those figures.
This was definitely worth the wait. You did a fantastic job
Two years ago I made a comment on this video that I still regret, so I erased it as I feel it does not represent who I am or how I feel about your videos. I love your in depth Indy reviews including this one, which I have watched multiple times since it was released. I know it might be weird to still think about a youtube comment I left years ago, but it still bugged me even years later. I'm sorry for that stupid comment. I probably just had a very bad day and just didn't process it right. I just needed to get this out. Thank you for continuing to make great work, Michael!
I have no memory of it, so don't worry any further about it. Have a great rest of your day.
"What did you do today Jason?"
I watched the best new Indy movie.
HAHAHAHAHA!
Fantastic video. Great work. The analysis and detail is what I have come to expect from Retroblasting.
Question: You mention that someone at Hasbro must have been a fan to incorporate the level of detail included in the line. Could the "failure" of this line be one reason why Hasbro does NOT let fans of an IP work on designs for that IP?
Hmmm... interesting theory.
Would not surprise me. Bobby Vala would be a good person to ask...
The Hasbro Indiana Jones toyline was one of my very favorites from my childhood, it's a big reason why I'm still crazy about action figures and Indiana Jones to this day. I've enjoyed every time you have discussed the line on this channel, so I'm so thrilled that you finally delivered an hour + long video covering it! Thank you and happy 10th anniversary!
I have the jungle cutter,ucha warrior,Indiana jones without jacket or hat with rpg,mutt without jacket,Russian commander all crystal skull 🤠
I thinks it’s called a uga warrior I think? Someone let me know if I’m right
This video has set the standard for all toy reviews from this point forward. However, I dare to say, the only channel that will ever be able to meet this standard will be another RetroBlasting production.
“What I’m About To Do I’m Going To Enjoy It… Very Very Much”
Yeah, Watching This In One Sitting… Terrific Job Michael! You’ve Outdone Yourself
I had some chores to do and I told myself I'll just watch the first 20 mins and then watched it straight through of course. Really well done Michael, the editing was sharp as ever.
it's one of those lines I would've went whole hog into if I knew they were never gonna try as hard again, just like the Star Wars Saga collection up until the Disney acquisition, that was as good as it's ever gonna get, outside of the HasbroHandout projects
Not the deep-dive we were expecting... but the deep-dive we deserved!
What a wonderful and fantastic video you have put together. I really enjoyed this. Well done my friend!
Thanks Mike!
just like all new Hasbro 3 3/4 figuers from Star Wars to every other series. I do not like the cheap rubbery plastic they use.on the arms, legs and accessories.
Just wondering if you will ever be doing a sequel video on the five 12" Hasbro Indy figs... They are interesting, but not nearly as well done as some figs in this line.
This is probably my new most favorite Retroblasting feature, thanks to everyone who worked on it. =) ALSO! I just remembered how I got my figures of Temple of Doom Indy, Short Round, and Thugee Taskmaster several years ago. I was in a toy store in a local mall that sold a lot of bootlegs and I saw a large bin FILLED with loose 2008 Temple of Doom figures being sold dirt cheap. I actually thought they were bootlegs but when I got home I found the date and Hasbro markings on them so they were the genuine deal. If only I knew back then!
Indy 5 can never live up to this.
Incredible work, Michael. Loved what Matt and Tony added as guests.
Thanks Captain Shaffer!
Thank you!
it'll be great, Indy is gonna go to China in seach of bitcoin and Switzerland for legendary NFTs, it all ties into the new toyline /s
This video belongs in a museum!
Wow Michael, this is Epic!! Amazing job, love all the clips as they go perfectly with the topic and more than that really make me want to watch these movies again. Also loved the brief Buck Rogers figure cameo lol.
*Fun facts about the Colonel Vogel figure:* If you look on the black armband, you can make out a dotted circle that indicates that it was at least designed to be coloured.
Also, in 2009 the body and accessories were reused in the _Marvel Universe_ line's *Invaders* pack for - appropriately - the Red Skull figure, complete with a detailed HYDRA armband.
I never bought any of the 2008 Indiana Jones toys, so this was a great video showcasing the ups and downs of the line. I will say, I'm digging the Temple of Doom figures, and wouldn't mind getting them for my collection. As a kid of the 80s though, the Kenner figures will always be my favorite, and as much as I know it's a rehashed gimmick, I'm a bit excited to see how they handle the Retro Indiana Jones figures, and depending on how they are presented, I may try to get those. As always, another solid video, great job guys!
It's awesome that they added a lot of the artifacts from the Dark Horse Indiana Jones comics. Hasbro certainly went to a lot of trouble to include a lot of the expanded indiana jones material.
What a phenomenal in-depth analysis of the toy line. Not some flash in the pan review with jpegs swiped from Google. Each and every figure gets discussed between Michael, Tony and Matt. This is why I return to this channel time and time again. The quality of the content never lets the viewer down. Congrats to all on getting this over the line. I can’t imagine the amount of work that has gone into such a big production. And thank you all for brining it to us. This will be the gold standard of the Hasbro Indy toy line forever more.
I like some of the figures, but all the Indiana Jones figures have really messed up faces. Were they not allowed to use Harrison Ford's likeness?
We not gonna talk about how the German disguise Indy has a red blot of tomato as the head wound😂
Really great video. Brings back a lot of memories when I was picking these up when they were on shelves. The crystal skull alien was the last mail away toy I ever got.
That looked cool, but holy cow the economics of it was dreadful.
Cheers! A very informative and upbeat look at the Indiana Jones toy revival and some thoughts on what could have made it better. 😊👍
Just remember to point that out to people you catch saying Michael is a grumpy hater in all his videos.
10 year old me would have dreamed about getting this line and circled a number of the figures and vehicles had they been around in the 80s to appear in holiday catalogs. I would have been especially excited had they made the Hatay Heavy Tank/Tank Mk.VIII. Now I wonder if there is a scale Mk.VIII out there somewhere…
I made a 1:35th scale diorama. The figures were the hardest to make. I had to modify a French Farmer for Sean Connery
Enjoy this franchise before Disney shits all over it. Wonderful video.
I hope with the release of the new film, we get some Indiana Jones figures both 3.75" and 6"
Holy CRAP.
I had no idea this line went as far as it did. I think it must’ve been summer of 2010 when I *first saw* the Indy figures in the tiny toy aisle of my local supermarket. I was delighted to get a decent looking Indy with the idol from Raiders, but didn’t have much interest in a Mutt figure or others from Crystal Skull. I never saw *any* Temple of Doom figures, and would have bought all of them if I had. And that “lost wave”, god dammit, I would have bought any and all of those as well (ok maybe not Bazooka Indy, if I’m honest.)
How frustrating to see Hasbro abandon its own best efforts due to stupid marketing. Second rate product to coincide with a second rate movie, rather than coming in hot with the best product, perhaps marketed *in anticipation* of the new film in the months leading up to its release. They did astounding work on the figures for the *classic and beloved movies* that adult collectors care about, but clearly Hasbro hadn’t figured out who it’s target market actually was.
I’m gonna go look on eBay and see what astounding price point these are selling at today. I’m sure lots of people will be after seeing this video.
God, this irritates me. Hasbro should just re-release the TOD and Lost waves and call it good. I’d buy them all, even the Bazooka Indy.
The Hasbro line has lots of nostalgia for me, hopefully we’ll get a 6 inch line (like Black Series and Plasma Series) for Indiana Jones like the Ark Series or Raiders Series
It will happen
Unfortunately lots of the German soldier figures fell into the wrong hands.
People always have to ruin things.
A masterpiece! This videos shows the lengths Retroblasting is prepared to go in researching not only a toyline but a cultural phenomenon. I am sharing this video with as many friends as possible.
I would love to see a 6 inch collectors version of Indians jones
Hope some release for Indiana Jones 5!
I do agree, at the age of 10 these were fantastic toys
I had the Indiana Jones cracking whip figure as a small child and loved it as my dad brought me up on IJ and SW, later on my dad found a ridiculous amount of Kenner toys at auction for £12 because it was an antique auction with the wrong demographic. It had the at-at, the falcon, the rebel transport, the at-st and a box with more than half of the Kenner figure line. They are me and my dads family heirlooms which I will love for the rest of my life. Thank you dad, I mention it all time but thank you.
Hasbro really missed an opportunity by not adding Indiana (the dog) to the Last Crusade line.
55:40 The best McDonalds commercial that never was. 😂
Hasbro had a German Flying Wing in the works that unfortunately never saw the light of day. It was listed in our system when I worked retail along with the final wave of unreleased Raiders figures that later became a convention exclusive.
A fine quality video from a dapper gent 🙂... and his sidekicks on a rollicking adventure.
Excellent video. Have you guys checked out any of the lego Indiana Jones items? The flying wing is pretty cool.
I had some sets, like the sidecar motorcycle chase and Crystal Skull camp one but unfortunately it came down to being able to collect the figures or Lego and I went for the figures
Michael, Matt, and Tony,
For next year, what figures would you like to see Hasbro release that were not done in 2008?
Would you want Hasbro to keep the same 2008 packaging?
Lastly, playsets and vehicles?
I always wanted to see the following figures:
Indy in tweed "professor" suit
Indy in tuxedo from TOD
Walter Donovan
Captain Blumburtt
Marcus Brody
A 2 pk of the Army Intel guys from Raiders
Lastly, Dan Aykroyd's Weber from TOD... 😆
A lot of great pics, personally I’d love to see them expand out to the Young Indy show characters like Remy and Nancy but that’s a wish. For figures I could see them doing I’d love a two pack with Indy and Marion from the end of Raiders when they are in DC
@@MattMovies611 Love the idea of a 2pk Indy and Marion from the finale of Raiders. Would be awesome if they did a "Wyoming 1950" Indy from when Ford guest starred on the series... saxophone accessory included
You'd likely have gotten one of your wishes if a sixth wave had come to fruition. Word was that Donovan was one of six figures (the others were Colonel Dietrich, Belloq in his white suit, Captain Katanga, the German sergeant who fights Indy in the cab of the truck, and a variation of Indy as seen in the comic book series) that were slated for a sixth wave. Deluxe figures would have included Short Round in a mine cart, the motorcycle with sidecar from Last Crusade, young Indy on horseback, the Ark with emerging ghosts, and two more Indy with "trap" sets: a "map trap" and a "soul trap". Vehicles for a year two would have included the flying wing and the Russian duck. A few prototypes of this stuff (Katanga, the German sergeant, comic book Indy, and young Indy on horseback) exist. I've never seen any physical proof of the others though actual prototypes of four of fourteen rumored releases lends credibility to the likelihood that the others were being worked on or would have been worked on as well and that either they didn't make it to the physical prototype stage or those prototypes didn't survive the abandonment of the line's development.
This is one of your best videos ever. Really loved everything and all the info about these curious but awesome toys. Some of them are real head scratchers, while others are real bangers.
I didn’t buy any of the IJ action figures unfortunately, However I did buy numerous sets from the Lego line, which I suggest you check out because it is seriously one of their greatest LEGO themes to date with an awesome video game as well. Where hasbro fumbled with Indiana Jones, LEGO absolutely nailed it and produced some beautiful play sets and incredible minifigures.
A near feature-length documentary about a toy line I was barely aware of by one of the most consistently top notch channels on this platform? Yes, please. Every time.
Fantastic work to all involved. Loved the adult collector assessments contrasted with the kid who played with them. Figures truly don't always have to be great for kids to like them, but it never hurts.
Whoa, more than an hour. Thx for the hard work, i’ll enjoy it
Excellent video! Some figures I hope we see in hasbro's future Indy toyline would be Donovan, Dietrich, Marcus Brody, thuggee priest, Hatay soldier, German soldiers from Castle Brunwald, Russians in US army disguise from Area 51 sequence.
I'm not a particularly big Indy fan...although I do own an Indy jacket and shirt, but I love these videos just for the sheer passion shown by all. Another home run!
This is ridiculously well done. I never thought I'd sit through this entire thing, but I couldn''t take my eyes away haha.
And what did Hasbro do? They released BAD reproductions and lackluster new 3 3/4 “retro” style figures and completely ditch a modern 3 3/4 Indy line that would have benefited from all the advances Hasbro has made for this scale. The Indy equivalent of the Black Series has very impressive sculpts and some very well made figures, BUT they are damn near impossible to find in retail, they are excluding some characters I thought should have been obvious inclusions (Willie, Mula Rom..), and did you want vehicles??? HA!!! Dream on
With the Indy 5 action figures being revealed in October, i'm expecting figures similar to the star wars black series collection.
I would LOVE a retrospective on the Lego Indiana Jones line. Just like this line they really gave WAY too much attention to Crystal Skull and left Temple of Doom and Last Crusade with 2-3 sets each. Shameful.
Just curious, did you that before Hasbro cancel the 2008 Indy line, they were gonna give put out some more basic figures, deluxe figures and vehicles as well. These include: Coronel Dietrich
Belloq (white suit)
Walter Donovan
Indiana Jones with Map trap (I’m assuming it was a map room mini play set)
Indiana Jones with Rocket sled
Indiana Jones with soul trap (assuming it was a Well of Souls mini play set)
Young Indy with horse
Short Round with mine cart
(These next two don’t have too much info on them)
??? (Ark I’m guessing) with Ark Ghost
??? (German motorcycle I’m guessing) with side car
Vehicles:
Duck Boat
Flying Wing
These were all that had to do with the basic figure line, not including: the 12 inch figures, Adventure heroes and Mighty Muggs. See some of the things they were planning, I believe the figures that were in the Lost Wave SDCC exclusive pack were originally meant for the canceled wave, seeing as this line features more elements from the Kenner line. I honestly kinda wish they would’ve gone a bit longer to see what this wave could’ve seen
32:31 yep, his pisol is TT-pistol 30 (Tula, Tokarev) - or just named after the constructor "Tokarev". Was very useful (still it is) from 1930-s to 1990-s, when in first decade and after it was used by Soviet Army, in the last one-mainly by killers.
Ah..how times have changed..Some one was listening with the 6inch range.
Sadly NOT with the 5th. Film!!…
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I really hope Hasbro will go deep in their 6” line as they did back in 2008. The only main characters they missed on I believe were Walter Donovan, Sallah, and Marcus Brody from Last Crusade, and Marion and Mac from Crystal Skull.
Unfortunately Hasbro will probably make two or three waves of the 6” line and call it a day, focusing of course on the new movie and the first.
Well made and highly informative, as always. I'd come across the big image of every Hasbro Indy figure before, but figured that most of them were prototypes, as I'd never seen half of them.
I'm probably in the minority here but I really wish that they had produced a Captain Blumburtt figure (tropical service uniform) and some British Indian Soldiers. Perhaps a future project for Marauder maybe?
A great video and content from all parties. Bravo to you at Retroblasting, Analog Toys, and Mr. Kearns.
I have spent the last few months constructing my own Ultimate Raiders Indy from your video and it sits as a nice display piece. I wish the line had more moxy and people flew to it like they had Star Wars. This is a line of missed opportunities and unfulfilled potential. But theres some decent figures and the vehicles are a great last hurrah for Hasbro and their vehicle aversion.
I wish the line had more so we could have the full cast of the films and even the unreleased Marvel comic packs from "The Further Adventures of Indiana Jones" and expansion into stories like "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles" and "The Fate of Atlantis." But alas.
A fantastic video on all fronts, and brilliantly informative. Bravo.
Ugh I can think of so many Young Indy figures they could’ve made
I've just watched this video and forgotten I purchased most of these figures around 2008ish. I've had them saftley packed away in a box so I went to go check there's only 3 I never got
Willie Scott
Indiana Jones rope bridge missing sleeve
German on motor cycle
The play sets never really interested me so I never got those either but the rest I got including the crystal skull throne special offer they did and the talking 12inch Indiana Jones I'll have to look on eBay to see if I can get the missing 3 I never got
I always said Indiana Jones toys never took off because kids play with other kids and everyone would want to be Indy. Star Wars had multiple good guys. GI Joe had multiple good guys. Indy just had Indy.
The paint opps for the figures were awful. This was a line that I could have supported, but it missed a remade Well of the Souls. The San Diego Comic Con exclusive was just too...exclusive. Hard to complete a collection.
Love your work on this one. Why must I subscribe to a channel I have BEEN sub'd to for over 2 years?
And here we are with another Hasbro Indy line that feel incomplete with no Mola Ram, no Willie Scott and no figures from Kingdom of the crystal skull.
I personally love this 2008 toy line but these are not characters and vehicles for kids. The toy construction and options are not the problem. These characters make for a great movie but outside of Indiana Jones , they don't make for great toys for kids. No kid under age 12 wants to play with any characters other than Indiana Jones or Mola Ram. It's why both the Kenner and Hasbro line failed
Hasbro I day was a victi!m of 2008 Hasbro has star wars marvel and GI joe 25th li ex going g strong add on I day a d a shortage of factories thanks to unexpected success of joes and a crashed economy. A!l Hasbro's figures suffered in quality
The strange bit was releasing all the waves at once dooming them to be be peg warmers .
40:15 I stand corrected...there was a decent Indy figure. This is the part of the video where I'm holding my head down in shame. I'll be heading home after getting off work and dropping my daughter off to school to go into my office/collectibles room to shed some tears for the missing Hasbro Indiana Jones collection. And Indy with the tie was my favourite, from my most loved movie from the trilogy. Hmm, now how much is all this stuff going for on the aftermarket?
Being a kid of the 80's and a huge Indy fan, I never really collected the Indiana Jones action figures. I only owned the large 12" figure.
I just used the jacketless Shia figure with displaying the Transformers movie robots.
I remember playing with these in elementary and middle school I’m 24 now. Y’all think they will make Indy 5 figures
Great and thorough video. Congrats to all. Man i hope Hasbro makes a new attempt at 3.75 Indy figures.
Vader kinda savage in this one
I completely ignored this line around the release of Crystal Skull. I’m sorry I did that.
I actually forgot Shia LeBeouf existed until watching this.
I just got the Lego sets but I have been leaving more Lego based collection and more just Indiana jones collecting, I currently have an Indiana jones monopoly game and an officially licensed hat as well as some sets
Would've loved to have a rogue one , Mustafa r Vader emerged in healing tank from the scene where his assistant announces the arrival of Director Krenick .
Well i hoped that hasbro would make Capshaw’s figure good considering thats the wife of Spielberg 💀
With such a deep love of the original three films, I have to admit, seeing this rage of figures and vehicles as an adult years later had me feeling every bit like a kid again... Back when the films came out, my parents could never have afforded to get me these kind of toys, and so I was unaware of the original 80's line, which kinda made it even sweeter to have a fully articulated 3.75" Indiana Jones figure decades later.
I didn't see the bad face sculpt, I didn't see the huge cumbersome holster, or the (scruffy?) trousers, I saw a fantastically colored, highly detailed cool looking action figure of my all time hero. I guess I saw it through the eyes of when I was a kid, and it looked great to me, after all, I wasn't looking for perfection.
Seeing this line of toys scrutinized to within (3.75) inches of its life seems unfair, compared to some action figures, the line looked rushed, compared to others out there, it looked good, to those of us who weren't quite as spoilt, it looked amazing.
You feel that way because you are emotionally weak and easily hurt by impersonal perspectives that have nothing to do with you. Let me know where you'd like me to send the box of tissues for your tears.
@@retroblasting If feeling nostalgia for a toy line is 'emotionally weak' than pass those tissues around Herr Mac 😆
Great video! Those Temple of Doom figures are little masterpieces.
I had the whip cracking Indy and sallah. Actually I have them locked away somewhere with the eldest of my star wars stuff
Dude I really want some of the Last Crusade figures. And I'm so sad we didn't get a bike with side car for Indy and his dad.
"A Passage to India!" my favorite documentary series of all time "Himalaya with Michael Palin"
I have a chunk of these figures, play sets, and vehicles. Now I want to collect the rest.
Yes Darth Vador, i could even watch a 2h long video if it's about Dr Jones!!
I had one Indiana Jones figure and the German motorcycle with driver. I had tons of fun with those two.
i guess u wood need A personal treasur box for all them relics with Every action Figur you get
Top-notch production.. as always 👍
This line is a great line that just needed a few more things, i really wanted figures of chattar lal, kazim and maharajah and it would’ve been great to own them and play with them, but i have fun with the figures i own (indy, mola ram, thuggee and slave driver)
I just had a play scenario where indy steals that red dog statue from mola ram so he cant use its magical properties to summon kali, and then the thuggees invade indys house and steal the statue back and return to the temple to preform the ritual to summon kali, and it ends with an epic battle between indiana jones, the thuggees, the slave driver and mola ram and the portal is closed
43:02 I just realized they had the young Indy accidentally cut his chin with the whip to show how older Indy got that scar on his chin.
Now we just wait for retro blasting to make videos on the 90s Star Wars and prequels toys
Michael what do you think of the newly announced hasbro Raiders 6 inch figures?