I love that you put up the image of Flash upon announcing the #1 slot. This was my first Joe in 82 and it was special not only because I was blown away by how playable a single action figure could be, but it was the very first toy I bought with my own money mowing lawns for the neighbors that summer. I was hooked immediately and yes ARAH epitomizes the 1980's. What a magical time to be a kid.
O.M.G... That's my 80s childhood right there! Transformers, Action Force, M.A.S.K., Masters of the Universe, and, of course, Star Wars. Fantastic video, Tony! Thanks 👊
Pure brilliance this. A fun quick visit to the greatest era of action figures. The 70's built the foundation and the 80's took the ball and ran with it all the way. Yoooooo Joe!!!!!!!!!!
I was a massive G.I. Joe fan, even continuing to buy them into adulthood. I own the every comic up through 100, including two copies of number 1 because I read it so many times I bought a second untouched copy. I digress, a little known line I think only I enjoyed was Mego's Eagle Force. They were die cast but smaller. I could fit more of them in my pocket, so they travelled better. The only problem, I could never find all the characters.
I really wish that companies like Hasbro would give us more vehicles and play sets. Action figures are great, but with the play sets, it's an all new level of fun! Very nice list, Tony!
Good video. The Indiana Jones toy line is really good. The Ark of the Covenant is one hell of an accessory! Impressed. I didn't even know those existed until recently. For me, Star Wars has to be my favourite toy line of the 80s even though they perhaps weren't the best.
Oh WOW! I'm from Brazil and things are always a bit harder to get here, be it price wise or due to sheer availability. I was a kid in the 80s, but I assume it was the same then, or worse. My family wasn't rich, so I feel very privileged for having had most of the toys shown in this video. What a pack of emotions this video has brought back to me, thank you SO MUCH for sharing this. I could remember textures, little broken fingers, how Superman's cape got attached to his neck through that semi-circle-ish thingy, and even some of the SMELLS! This is absolutely BRILLIANT! I'm so sad I eventually gave my parents the go ahead for them to give all these toys away; you might think some other kid was able to enjoy them and that's good, but the fact of the matter is that they would have been from one generation over and would not even have understood how much they meant! Excellent job!
AWESOME VIDEO TONY! Really enjoyed this one! Would love a top ten list of greatest toys never made during the 80s as well as a top ten obscure toy lines that would of been cool like Krull and Dragonslayer
Great video. This list is spot on. I loved the inclusion of the Indiana Jones line which doesn't get enough love. G.I. Joe is one of the most iconic and best toy lines ever and not just of the 80s.
Living in the UK I was very fond of Action Force and was oblivious to GI Joe initially. I remember when the rebranding happened and I saw an advert on tv for "GI Joe the action force", being really put out that the US had taken over and diluted a treasured toy line. I'm still Action Force over GI Joe, but the quality of the figures released in both lines won out over initial misgivings. Top 5 for me would be 1. Star Wars, 2. Action Force, 3. GI Joe, 4. Masters of the Universe, 5. MASK. Thanks for the videos and keep up the great work.
W😍W the 80's..3 quarter fun are all the rage...i remember seeing stacks upon stacks of boys action toys then at our biggest toys r' us here in Singapura..and yes Mask was a very splendid line as the animation series was quite good..too bad i did not have any to show now. Back then their prices are good and no adult buys the toys as much then meaning there is almost no scalpers..heck you can find all of any lines in stock including MOTU. Btw there is also the Silverhawks action figures in the mid 80s which i used to own the Tally Hawk in the big scale.🤗 great memory lane trip video.
I wouldn’t have GI Joe at number one personally Tony, but you made a compelling argument in favour of it non the less. That air craft carrier!!! Great video content as ever mate. Cheers.
I agree with many of these, but another that I played with a lot were the LJN Wrestling Superstars figures. The hard rubber figures were incredibly durable, even if the paint on them wasn't.
I can't really find fault in that list. Well done! p.s. the way you say 'Action Force' is perfect and will forever be read with your voice in my head whenever I see the name.
Great Video as always and especially nice to see you flying the Analog Toys Flag! ;-) Oddly I remember VENOM from Mask but not Mask itself as one of my girlfriend's little brothers played with them and he was always trying to show me them and for some reason I remember the VENOM acronym! ;-)
My dad was growing up in the 80s and he loved the toys offered at the stores. The one that hit him was Indiana Jones he never saw that toyline in his very small community of stores. He's even mentioned toys I can't find on ebay or Google because of how rare they were then, but his stores still had them. Anyway great picks for the video.
There could only have been that one at the top. Great list Tony! I agree with you entire list. I only wish that I had collected some of the Indy line as a kid, that cargo truck was, amazing! Thanks, for the video!! 😁
I’m biased towards Star Wars, so I’d have put them at the top, especially due to the huge influence on later lines. That said, I otherwise think your list is spot on!
Man your videos are so full of information my mind feels like tapioca puddin. Thank you for putting in the time to research all these wonderful I was born in 1970 so pretty much all of these hit home it's nice to keep the history going
As someone in the 80's trying to remember all the different toys I had. I had some Transformers, a few Masters of the Universe, a couple GI Joe but my mother wasn't a real fan of those, I remember the Go-bots, the Transformer knock offs. I had a few different versions of Voltron, mostly in various sizes. I think one of the toy lines that I remember being popular around 1986-1987 were the vehicles from Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors. I had a blast with those. I knew one kid in school whose dad shelled out for the USS Flagg, and I was at his house once. He had to put it in his basement, there was no other place to put it.
I'm sure for many of us, our top 10 is predicated mostly by what we collected as kids and seeing as how there were so many toy lines, for parents to buy them all would have their family living on the street. I loved seeing your top 10 choices and agree with many. For me, Thundercats would definitely be in. Some would share a spot on the list due to the cross-play I did with them. Like my Rambo position would be shared w/ Chuck Norris karate kommandos.
I graduated from Star Wars to action force and finally to gi joe or as it’s known in the uk action force international heroes when battle action force ended its run in 86 I was surprised the following year that cobra troopers and stinger jeeps were on the market again I literally brought tons of it just thinking about brings back great memories thanks tony
This was a great list and video. I really have to compliment you on the opening segment however. That really took it to the next level. Enjoyed this one a lot man. Keep up the great work!
Solid list! I'd be curious as to what about the G1 Transformers cartoon you disliked so much. As far as ThunderCats goes: My love of the series is unquestioned. But the original toyline.......had some issues. .....a few issues... Ok, they weren't issues; they were a whole freaking SUBSCRIPTION. Your top three are unquestionably in the most deserved spots. Especially #1. Something I'm hoping to pick back up collecting again soon!
Superb video as always, thank you Tony. They were all fantastic toys! I had many of them, but my number one most played with toy throughout my entire childhood was Action Man. I think Micronauts and Fisher Price Adventure People deserve a mention, but perhaps they're more like late 70's..?
I'm figuratively frothing with internet indignation that StarCom got left out, while Action Man and G.I. Joe got an entry each instead of a combined entry.
Action Force is enough of “it’s own thing” to get it’s own slot I think. I had the Action Force figure with the red beret, but had no idea who he was. I thought it was a character from the movie Taps, which was playing on HBO a lot at the time
As a kid I never knew the Indiana Jones line existed. I spent my whole childhood wishing someone would make Indy toys. When I finally discovered the Kenner line through the internet c. 2005 it was like finding the Holy Grail.
I loved the Rambo movies as a kid,it seems like we were allowed to watch pretty much whatever we wanted back then. Maybe it was just me and my parents were negligent😂
Awesome video sir and loved your #1 spot growing up in the 80s (born in 1977) I agree GI Joe was hands down the best toy line. Thanks sir for the great content and wish you the best from New York!
I just got flashbacks when I saw Slimer's rubbery roast beef or whatever it is that's supposed to be. Funny story: At about age 23 I found my childhood tricycle in a stormwater pond in the city where I spent my early years; the Slimer handlebar bell was still attached. Love that nostalgia.
That Kenner Indiana Jones line needed more playsets. Probably a few more figures,but the toys seemed to get in stores a bit too late after the movie had been released.
I loved the Kenner Indiana Jones line, I got everything but the truck. The Well of Souls was truly excellent and I loved the Map Room too. I do wish they made the German Soldiers and the commander, the line needed more bad guys. Maybe some of the Tibet bar baddies, Marian in Tibet outfit too. No toy of that German experimental plane was a big miss I think. I was really bummed when Temple of Doom came out and there was no Kenner follow up.
by far , the most sell toy line is Star Wars , everybody since 1978, had at least 1 Mini Rig Vehicle and 3 action figures , my little brother got Hot Wheels playsets, He-Man and GI Joe , some great memories
I was a wee lad in the early 80's and I loved Kenner's Indiana Jones toys. I did however wait until the well of souls got marked down to $2.00 to complete my collection.
Best cartoons and toys by far. I bet if there was a metric done on YT for the percentage of toy collector channels that were primarily 80s based, it would easily be 60% and upward
Well, I can only agree on those toy lines I know and I believe this should be a list of mainly UK and USA toy lines as GI Joe and later Action Force was at least in mainland Europe not that successful. For me Star Wars is definitely the number one spot, as you said it they revolutionised the toys of the 80s and furthermore they improved themselves during this time as figures became more detailed for example. Glad you included Ghostbusters, as I remember what you said, in 1984 every body wanted these Ghostbusters toys and nobody made them...once they came out, I was so happy to get ecto-1, marshmallow man and slimer...still have them today:) great video!
Great list, it's just missing some of my personal favorites. I don't know which one of those you'd take out, because the list is correct. My personal list goes like this, 10 Star Wars, 9 Jayce And The Wheeled Warriors, 8 Voltron, 7 Mask, 6 Super Friends 5 Transformers, 4 He-Man, 3 ThunderCsts 2 GI Joe, 1 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
The 80s were the golden age for toys. So many excellent toy lines, so many amazing memories.
That moment you realize that all the cartoons you watched as a kid were essentially just 30 minute toy commercials...and it worked tremendously.
I love that you put up the image of Flash upon announcing the #1 slot. This was my first Joe in 82 and it was special not only because I was blown away by how playable a single action figure could be, but it was the very first toy I bought with my own money mowing lawns for the neighbors that summer. I was hooked immediately and yes ARAH epitomizes the 1980's. What a magical time to be a kid.
Tony: "Transformers aren't action figures."
Everybody: "WELL THEY'RE NOT DOLLS!"
😝😂
MOTU is definitley my favourite 80's toyline. I love it all!
O.M.G...
That's my 80s childhood right there! Transformers, Action Force, M.A.S.K., Masters of the Universe, and, of course, Star Wars.
Fantastic video, Tony! Thanks 👊
"I salute you...." - Max Von Sydow, Conan the Barbarian
Great rankings and honorable mention choices! Thanks Tony, great work!
To be a kid in the 80s is pure bliss
Pure brilliance this. A fun quick visit to the greatest era of action figures. The 70's built the foundation and the 80's took the ball and ran with it all the way. Yoooooo Joe!!!!!!!!!!
I have that silver metallic bounty hunter droid at 14:30. I didn't know he was a Star Wars figure until The Mandalorian.
I was a massive G.I. Joe fan, even continuing to buy them into adulthood. I own the every comic up through 100, including two copies of number 1 because I read it so many times I bought a second untouched copy. I digress, a little known line I think only I enjoyed was Mego's Eagle Force. They were die cast but smaller. I could fit more of them in my pocket, so they travelled better. The only problem, I could never find all the characters.
I really wish that companies like Hasbro would give us more vehicles and play sets. Action figures are great, but with the play sets, it's an all new level of fun! Very nice list, Tony!
The intro alone is worth the like!
Good video. The Indiana Jones toy line is really good. The Ark of the Covenant is one hell of an accessory! Impressed. I didn't even know those existed until recently. For me, Star Wars has to be my favourite toy line of the 80s even though they perhaps weren't the best.
Oh WOW! I'm from Brazil and things are always a bit harder to get here, be it price wise or due to sheer availability. I was a kid in the 80s, but I assume it was the same then, or worse. My family wasn't rich, so I feel very privileged for having had most of the toys shown in this video. What a pack of emotions this video has brought back to me, thank you SO MUCH for sharing this. I could remember textures, little broken fingers, how Superman's cape got attached to his neck through that semi-circle-ish thingy, and even some of the SMELLS! This is absolutely BRILLIANT! I'm so sad I eventually gave my parents the go ahead for them to give all these toys away; you might think some other kid was able to enjoy them and that's good, but the fact of the matter is that they would have been from one generation over and would not even have understood how much they meant! Excellent job!
AWESOME VIDEO TONY! Really enjoyed this one! Would love a top ten list of greatest toys never made during the 80s as well as a top ten obscure toy lines that would of been cool like Krull and Dragonslayer
I really like the introduction to this video with all those 80s icons👍
Great video! Very informative and fascinating! 👍🏻👍🏻
Some of these toys are so iconic. The detail inspired me to start drawing and the pop culture/zeitgeist defined some of us. Stop motion gold. 😊
Great list Tony! So many wonderful toys back then.👍 I am so grateful I was a kid in the 80’s😁
I can see Tony throwing down some cardboard and showing the crowd how to pop and lock. Great video and congrats on 25 k subscribers, you deserve it
Great video. This list is spot on. I loved the inclusion of the Indiana Jones line which doesn't get enough love. G.I. Joe is one of the most iconic and best toy lines ever and not just of the 80s.
Great list and great video, Kraken was an action figure for action force lol!!!! That is awesome !!!! G.i
Joe was my favorite toy growing up.
Living in the UK I was very fond of Action Force and was oblivious to GI Joe initially. I remember when the rebranding happened and I saw an advert on tv for "GI Joe the action force", being really put out that the US had taken over and diluted a treasured toy line. I'm still Action Force over GI Joe, but the quality of the figures released in both lines won out over initial misgivings. Top 5 for me would be 1. Star Wars, 2. Action Force, 3. GI Joe, 4. Masters of the Universe, 5. MASK. Thanks for the videos and keep up the great work.
Merci pour vôtre vidéo plein de bon souvenir d'enfance superbe retour vers le passé tank you
W😍W the 80's..3 quarter fun are all the rage...i remember seeing stacks upon stacks of boys action toys then at our biggest toys r' us here in Singapura..and yes Mask was a very splendid line as the animation series was quite good..too bad i did not have any to show now. Back then their prices are good and no adult buys the toys as much then meaning there is almost no scalpers..heck you can find all of any lines in stock including MOTU.
Btw there is also the Silverhawks action figures in the mid 80s which i used to own the Tally Hawk in the big scale.🤗 great memory lane trip video.
Terrific intro. Without a doubt the best I've seen on TH-cam.
Another great video. Brings back so many good memories of playing with my toys. Thanks.
I wouldn’t have GI Joe at number one personally Tony, but you made a compelling argument in favour of it non the less. That air craft carrier!!! Great video content as ever mate. Cheers.
I agree with many of these, but another that I played with a lot were the LJN Wrestling Superstars figures. The hard rubber figures were incredibly durable, even if the paint on them wasn't.
I can't really find fault in that list. Well done!
p.s. the way you say 'Action Force' is perfect and will forever be read with your voice in my head whenever I see the name.
Awsome 80s video tony! Sw #1 for me. Shure took hrs to cute footage 2gether 👍😂👍
I’m actually watching this a third time showing my brother. Can’t wait for another one!
> VERY HAPPY TO WATCHING YOUR PRESENTATIONS, THANKS... (time travel)
Oh Jesus, how'd I missed this! Awesome man! Awesome to the max!
Great Video as always and especially nice to see you flying the Analog Toys Flag! ;-) Oddly I remember VENOM from Mask but not Mask itself as one of my girlfriend's little brothers played with them and he was always trying to show me them and for some reason I remember the VENOM acronym! ;-)
My dad was growing up in the 80s and he loved the toys offered at the stores. The one that hit him was Indiana Jones he never saw that toyline in his very small community of stores. He's even mentioned toys I can't find on ebay or Google because of how rare they were then, but his stores still had them. Anyway great picks for the video.
Absolutely tremendous intro Tony.. one of the best i have ever seen on utube.. You really captured the 80s.. cheers mate
There could only have been that one at the top. Great list Tony! I agree with you entire list. I only wish that I had collected some of the Indy line as a kid, that cargo truck was, amazing! Thanks, for the video!! 😁
Another great video cheers
Liked, subscribed. Well done!
Great video! I enjoyed it 😉
Excellent video.
thanks Tony ,was a huge fan of M.A.S.K the cartoon and the figures wish I saved them
This is a fantastic video! I was a kid of the '80s and teenager of the '90s! Some many things came from both eras!
Another great video.
I’m biased towards Star Wars, so I’d have put them at the top, especially due to the huge influence on later lines. That said, I otherwise think your list is spot on!
Man your videos are so full of information my mind feels like tapioca puddin.
Thank you for putting in the time to research all these wonderful I was born in 1970 so pretty much all of these hit home it's nice to keep the history going
An outstanding video and I totally agree with each and every ranking.... great work!
Buen video bro! Greetings from México!
I am amazed that Tony have some of those old toys in mint condition.
Perfect review!
As someone in the 80's trying to remember all the different toys I had. I had some Transformers, a few Masters of the Universe, a couple GI Joe but my mother wasn't a real fan of those, I remember the Go-bots, the Transformer knock offs. I had a few different versions of Voltron, mostly in various sizes. I think one of the toy lines that I remember being popular around 1986-1987 were the vehicles from Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors. I had a blast with those. I knew one kid in school whose dad shelled out for the USS Flagg, and I was at his house once. He had to put it in his basement, there was no other place to put it.
Glad you picked G.i. Joe Tony.
I'm sure for many of us, our top 10 is predicated mostly by what we collected as kids and seeing as how there were so many toy lines, for parents to buy them all would have their family living on the street.
I loved seeing your top 10 choices and agree with many. For me, Thundercats would definitely be in. Some would share a spot on the list due to the cross-play I did with them. Like my Rambo position would be shared w/ Chuck Norris karate kommandos.
I’ve always wished I could’ve grown up in the 80’s by far it seems like one of the best times to be alive
I like the idea for dinosaurs riders revival ideas🦕🦖
Excellent video great list
I graduated from Star Wars to action force and finally to gi joe or as it’s known in the uk action force international heroes when battle action force ended its run in 86 I was surprised the following year that cobra troopers and stinger jeeps were on the market again I literally brought tons of it just thinking about brings back great memories thanks tony
Your #1 is Spot On Mate. Yo Joe!
Great video, with an interesting 80's top ten, that actually confirms for me, that I'm really a 70's action figure kind of guy! 😁
Great video and choices
I always enjoy your videos 👍
Great video Tony.
Loving the channel and your vids. Great writing and production. Thanks for the wonderful content. You brought back some great memories! 😀
This was a great list and video. I really have to compliment you on the opening segment however. That really took it to the next level. Enjoyed this one a lot man. Keep up the great work!
I had that Hal Jordan action figure from Kenner, back in the day, loved it, one of my all time favorites.
I love this. I love how he took a number two on number two
80's has the best Christmas for kids. 👍👍👍🎄🎄🎄🎄
I love this video man! Thankyou!
Solid list! I'd be curious as to what about the G1 Transformers cartoon you disliked so much.
As far as ThunderCats goes: My love of the series is unquestioned. But the original toyline.......had some issues.
.....a few issues...
Ok, they weren't issues; they were a whole freaking SUBSCRIPTION.
Your top three are unquestionably in the most deserved spots. Especially #1. Something I'm hoping to pick back up collecting again soon!
Awesome content coverage here thanks ! From the studios 💥
I wasn't born with enough thumbs up to like this channel.
Superb video as always, thank you Tony. They were all fantastic toys! I had many of them, but my number one most played with toy throughout my entire childhood was Action Man. I think Micronauts and Fisher Price Adventure People deserve a mention, but perhaps they're more like late 70's..?
I'm figuratively frothing with internet indignation that StarCom got left out, while Action Man and G.I. Joe got an entry each instead of a combined entry.
Action Force is enough of “it’s own thing” to get it’s own slot I think. I had the Action Force figure with the red beret, but had no idea who he was. I thought it was a character from the movie Taps, which was playing on HBO a lot at the time
Dam you Tony, you and your channel make me wanna be a kid again!!!!!!!
sweet awesome video 🙂👍
As a kid I never knew the Indiana Jones line existed. I spent my whole childhood wishing someone would make Indy toys. When I finally discovered the Kenner line through the internet c. 2005 it was like finding the Holy Grail.
I loved the Rambo movies as a kid,it seems like we were allowed to watch pretty much whatever we wanted back then. Maybe it was just me and my parents were negligent😂
I incorporated my Well of Souls set with Jabbas throne and carbonite Han. It all worked together somehow.
Awesome video sir and loved your #1 spot growing up in the 80s (born in 1977) I agree GI Joe was hands down the best toy line. Thanks sir for the great content and wish you the best from New York!
Wow! Excelent video!! Congrats! I am agree with you! G.I. Joe was the 80's!!!! The best action figure line ever!
I just got flashbacks when I saw Slimer's rubbery roast beef or whatever it is that's supposed to be. Funny story: At about age 23 I found my childhood tricycle in a stormwater pond in the city where I spent my early years; the Slimer handlebar bell was still attached. Love that nostalgia.
I was a fanatic for Air Raiders and StarCom. I’d still be playing with those toys even as grown man if I still had them.
Beatiful collection! 💪🏻👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏😍
Loved the video.
That Kenner Indiana Jones line needed more playsets. Probably a few more figures,but the toys seemed to get in stores a bit too late after the movie had been released.
I was a kid in the 70s&80s I got too see people go crazy over all that stuff as well as my self 😁 good video 📸🙂😆
I loved the Kenner Indiana Jones line, I got everything but the truck. The Well of Souls was truly excellent and I loved the Map Room too. I do wish they made the German Soldiers and the commander, the line needed more bad guys. Maybe some of the Tibet bar baddies, Marian in Tibet outfit too. No toy of that German experimental plane was a big miss I think. I was really bummed when Temple of Doom came out and there was no Kenner follow up.
6:41 Yellow Cliffjumper aka "BumbleJumper"
by far , the most sell toy line is Star Wars , everybody since 1978, had at least 1 Mini Rig Vehicle and 3 action figures , my little brother got Hot Wheels playsets, He-Man and GI Joe , some great memories
I was a wee lad in the early 80's and I loved Kenner's Indiana Jones toys. I did however wait until the well of souls got marked down to $2.00 to complete my collection.
Best cartoons and toys by far. I bet if there was a metric done on YT for the percentage of toy collector channels that were primarily 80s based, it would easily be 60% and upward
Well, I can only agree on those toy lines I know and I believe this should be a list of mainly UK and USA toy lines as GI Joe and later Action Force was at least in mainland Europe not that successful. For me Star Wars is definitely the number one spot, as you said it they revolutionised the toys of the 80s and furthermore they improved themselves during this time as figures became more detailed for example. Glad you included Ghostbusters, as I remember what you said, in 1984 every body wanted these Ghostbusters toys and nobody made them...once they came out, I was so happy to get ecto-1, marshmallow man and slimer...still have them today:) great video!
Great list, it's just missing some of my personal favorites. I don't know which one of those you'd take out, because the list is correct. My personal list goes like this, 10 Star Wars, 9 Jayce And The Wheeled Warriors, 8 Voltron, 7 Mask, 6 Super Friends 5 Transformers, 4 He-Man, 3 ThunderCsts 2 GI Joe, 1 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Super video:)
Love this!!😀🤘🔥
Well done Sir!
I collected Star Trek TNG TOS DS9
Alien and Predator toys in the 80's