The Lone Ranger: Failed Movie Toy Lines: E13
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ส.ค. 2024
- For episode 12 we look at the failed toy line and failed movie The Legend of the Lone Raider release in 1981.
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I used to have the Lone Ranger and I remember playing with him along with my Star Wars figures. 😊
Heck yea Bro👍all my toys intermingle at some point🤣use to love having the Transformers go thru a wormhole n have to battle my star wars toys🥳🥳
Same here. Thought it was a decent figure.
Truth on that 🏆 great time to be a kid
I had the Lone Ranger when I was 5, but he got lost in a flood. Found him in 1986 on clearance at Toys R Us, and had him and General Custer. Sadly, lost them too in a move. Really liked the toys, great posability and fun to play with. I should have kept the figures in a plastic bag as the pistols fit in the holsters, but never stayed in when I put the toys in a shoebox. What I really wanted, but never found was the Zorro line. Zorro & the Lone Ranger teaming up still sounds like a good idea to me!
They do in one of the comics.
There was a serious accident on the set of this film. Stuntman, Terry Leonard had an idea for a big stunt in which The Lone Ranger is on a big runaway stagecoach duking it out w/ the bad guys & some Indians. The Lone Ranger, trying to slow the coach down, makes his way to the front, jumping on the front where he tries to slow the horses down. The fight heats up when 2 cowboy*s beat & throw The Lone Ranger off the stagecoach. In a last ditch effort The Lone Ranger slides under the carriage, climbs up the back making his way to the front & killing the cowboys & lastly, stopping the carriage. When the stunt was executed, one thing was not taken into consideration- the terrain the coach was riding over. The terrain was so raw, that when the stuntman was underneath the carriage, the carriage hits a small pothole causing the back wheel to come up & break both the legs of the stuntman. Terry Leonard spent the next 6 to 8 months recovering. When he was able to go back to work, his next gig was working on a future iconic blockbuster. The young director asked Leonard if there was a stunt he wanted to see on film. Leonard said yes, producing a much more refined version of the stunt that sidelined him. Instead of a stagecoach, a two ton truck would be used w/ smoothed out dirt road. Steven Spielberg loved the idea & the stunt became the show stopping stunt to Raiders Of The Lost Ark.
The action figures for RotLA were basically the same as this Lina and the Zorro action figures. The legs moving to be able to ride a horse and the horse are very close.
I loved these figures. The Butch Cavendish was my favorite because when I lost my Han Solo I used Butch. He was pretty much dressed like a cowboy version of Han. And that head sculpt was great. The guns went bye bye in the back seat of Mamaw's Cutlass on the way home from K-Mart.
Same for me, brings back so many memories
I remember the toys, warming the pegs and the shelves of toy stores, but didn't know they were connected to a movie until this video.
I still love this movie and watch it every couple of years. I had the 8" Gabriel figures and when this movie hit HBO, I was all in again for the Lone Ranger. I now have the 3 3/4" figures in my collection and they're very sentimental.
I loved these action figures! I remember having Silver be my Pegasus stand-in with my CLASH OF THE TITANS. I loved this movie as a kid when I saw it opening weekend and I watched it everytime it came on HBO but when I watched it as an adult I realized how bad it was.
Thanks Junkman! This brings back such good memories!
I think I had the lone ranger and his horse when I was little, but I think the tail broke off. Unlike most of my old toys I don't know what happened to either of them.
For me - being a child of the 80s I had the figures and I also lived in the town that had the factory.. Hagerstown MD. I still have 2 sealed moc.
This version is no better than the one starring Johnny Depp...both are awful films
True
But we watched them both anyway! Right?
@@mrstacyj9496 I was in like 4th grade for that one, so whatever.
Another toy line that died was for 1984’s Dune. I remember seeing those marked-down toys for years. Thanks for another great video.
I loved this movie as a kid. I saw it in 1982 on HBO at a babysitters after school. Loved the toy's as well! I had no idea about all the controversy surrounding the film at the time. Another great video Junkman!
I have all the figures from this series. Circa early 1980’s, my uncle gave them to me for Christmas. Thank you for this interesting video.
I liked the old cartoon as a kid but never saw this movie.
I actually had all the figures and the 3 horses. I remember going to see the movie with my dad, my mom and dad bought me the figures they hadn't gone clearance yet. I actually liked playing with the figures. they were great figures. I don't even remember anything about the movie.
3:09 - I used to have that one, the 12" Lone Ranger and Silver. You had to put every single silver sticker on his bridle and harness. It took hours but the figure and horse were great. I remember it being sold ( months before this movie came out ) at a yard sale. An old lady bought it and said she was going to give it to her grandson because she heard the new movie was coming and he would be excited. Yeah, excited to buy a cowboy missing his hat, guns and boots with a horse missing the silver stickers that came off the harness. That poor kid. ...what am I talking about? I saw this movie in theaters. Poor ME!
The movie failed because of the bad press and parents refusing to let their kids see it...
The toys were great one of the best of the 80s
I didn't see the movie until recently. And it's good.
And Its a shame it didn't get a chance
Parents were forbidding kids to watch this movie?! Where the hell are you from? Lol!
@@thelemonddropskid5445 The parents were the boomers who grew up with Clayton Moore and didn't want to go see it.
It failed because of those two reasons, and because it sucked really bad.
Yes it is a good film. It's not quite the classic of the tv show but still a good western. I liked Heaven's Gate also.
the figure is a really good representation of the character. lost him sometime in 1982
I had The Lone Ranger and Butch. I still have them. Although they didn’t go well with my other action figures because they were cowboys. Oh well those were the days😀
These figures strongly resemble Kenner's Butch and Sundance: The Early Days line and the Indiana Jones line. There was a mail-away Western Town which fetches hundreds now.
they seemed that way to me too. i still have legless Sundance somewhere and he did seem really similar to the Lone Ranger figure
Siskel and Ebert were no fun sonetimes.
Like my 80's Indiana I also still have my Lone Ranger from this movie, I played with them as good buddies. Cheers👍🏻🍻
I loved the movie (apparently) because I somehow fell in love with the character. I was three or four years old and got the Lone Ranger figure and also toy gun, belt, and mask sets. I liked Star Wars, Lego Space, Battlestar Gallactica, Buck Rogers, and the Lone Ranger. Cowboys were just as cool as space pilots.
I still have mine packaged cause never played with them since star wars was hot back then. Few yrs ago I found the lone ranger toys and horses stored away.
I happen to he a lucky one; a Texas kid who every Sunday had reruns of the Lone Ranger TV series, a giant Lone Ranger doll (with removable mask) and some of his comics, so even though the movie was a bit of disappointment to me (when I go to a Lone Ranger movie, I wanna see the Lone Ranger...not an hour of scenes without him), I loved these figures. The movie came and went, but the adventures I dreamed up with these toys were enough to have made hundreds of movies from. That's a win in my book.
Man I remember watching this w my grandpa! Good ol classic
I saw a triple feature at the drive in theater back in 1981. The Great Muppet Caper, Legend of the Lone Ranger and Flash Gordon. Although I was excited about all three, I ended up taking a nap during the Lone Ranger. What a dull movie. Was wide awake when Flash Gordon came on though. That saved the day. Lol.
As an adult I have an appreciation of western era TV and movies, but as a kid I hated that stuff and related it to stuff "old people" liked. I would have never bought or played with western toys besides that fort I had
I got these toys as a kid, saw them advertised in comics all the time when I started reading at 5 or so. Honestly never knew there was a movie, it was a fun toy and looking back a decent chance my folks bought them on clearance at discount stores.
Loved these toys as a kid, honestly didn't know there was a Lone Ranger movie in the theatre back then. Much like the Butch cassidy/sundance toy line, amazing toys, didn't see the movie(butch/sundance The Early Days.. nope)
I feel like every kid in the 80s had a ton of these loan Ranger toys because they were on clearance. They were the action figures your mom would buy it because they were cheap when you wanted a Star Wars figure and she didn’t feel like springing for one. Everyone I knew had these figures, yet nobody saw the movie
I was a lone ranger fan as a kid and I enjoyed these figures. I liked how you could put the guns in the holsters. I saw the movie at the drive in and it stunk.
Me and my puppets enjoyed this informative video . My tonto Hung around my cantina playset as a bartender and sometimes a customer , i didnt have alot of humans so he fit right in
I do remember the ads for the figures in back of comic books.(about the same time as O.J. and Dingo boots).I think they showed a town Playset..
As bad as this film was, it still was nowhere near as terrible as the Johnny Depp version. I had most of these as a kid, and really liked the Butch Cavendish (played by the junkie from Taxi). The figures from Butch and Sundance were also remarkably well done and had fast-draw action.
@Slant325 I dunno - I kind of Enjoyed the Disney Lone Ranger - But I have to admit, I enjoyed it for all the WRONG REASONS! At the end of the day it wasn't "The Lone Ranger" - It was "THE JOHNNY DEPP MOVIE FEATURING THE LONE RANGER"... And Even Johnny Depp couldn't make it work... When al the best scenes are stolen by a horse - You know you have made a bit of a bad movie...
Its a BAD FILM, but has its enjoyable moments - Honestly though, I would also like to now see THIS ONE! I am OLD and Never have seen this one... Thought I might have done as its the kind of thing I was into as a kid, but NOPE!
Any idea where I might be able to find it?
Then the guy that played the Lone Ranger in the latest movie turned out to be a cannibal. At least this Spillsberry guy didn't do that!
@@KasumiKenshirou Yeah, I have heard this stuff about him... Not followed it at all as Quite Frankly I have no interest in Arnie Hammer or whatever his name is... I mean, Its clear he has been a bit of a shit and all - The Cannibal bit, What little I know of it - Seems like a few out of context "Messages" rather than him actually being a cannibal.
Still, He does appear regardless to be quite the scumbag!
@@Phoenix2312 it's on youtube
I really liked this movie a lot. my dad took my brother and i to see it. I remember we got in two minutes late. Dad thought it was really violent. I recorded it off tv a couple years later. Didn't do well at the box office and critics didn't like it, but i always remembered it.
Quickie tonight huh JunkMan🤣🤣
My Dad says he had both the Lone Ranger, & Tonto. Plus silver & scout. Hes saying that the accessories, guns, knives, saddle equipment. Was EXTRA COOL @ the time bcuz they are dual color. Hes so hates himself knowing that his toy collection back then, is worth thousands today. He always is saying something about his Moffitt & CYLON, toys, or something called a SLESTACK, land of the lost figures.
@That Junkman In 1966 there was an ''Wild Wild West'' Inspired animated ''Lone Ranger'' cartoon series, that ran for 26 episodes, on Saturday mornings for CBS. Unlike that of the ''Lone Ranger'' which most people were accustom to from (radio, television) and other forms of media... The plots were somewhat more bizarre. And contained elements of Science Fiction and Steampunk Technology within the stories. ''The Lone Ranger'' even had a recurring enemy in the series who was a Dwarf named ''Tiny Tom''. Tom had a giant henchman named ''Goliath''; an obvious analogue to (The Wild Wild West's Dr. Miguelito Loveless) and his giant companion ''Voltaire''. Now, there are tons of reasons as to why ''The Legend of the Lone Ranger'' 1981, and the (2013 Lone Ranger) movie failed. Or what could have been done differently to make them better. But I was just wondering how a big budget ''Lone Ranger'' movie with ''Science Fiction/Steampunk'' technology elements would do? Hypothetically, I think there is a good chance that it would. Just so long as story doesn't go to overboard with it... Like they did with that 2010 ''Jonah Hex'' movie. And as long as ''Butch Cavendish'' is the films main villain. And the actor who plays ''Tonto'' is 100% Native American. It just might have a shot. (💉)
Loved these guys. Even Wild Bill and Butch Davendance.
I remember these toys from the 80's I had the whole collection. I don't remember what they were called but they all came with handguns. One of the bad guys was the buzzard. He was a bald older looking man. He had a removable buzzard helmet.
Then there was a guy that was dressed in stars and stripes.
I remember getting them at Kmart.
Anybody remember these action figures?
I may be one of the few who saw this movie in its release .
And yes , l also saw the recent one ,also at the movies .
I loved that movie and I had every one of the action figures and horses. That said, I was 11 and didn't really know good movies from bad, and loved all the violence.
The action figure line was great. The guns fit the hands just right, they all had functional holsters that didn't let the guns slip out, and they were nicely sculpted and molded quality figures. They had a place right alongside my Star Wars figures.
But then I'd watched a ton of the old Lone Ranger serials on TV in the mid-70s and was still a big fan.
This prompted me to watch this movie again, which I haven't done since the early 80s. I really didn't think it was all that bad. Not great, mind you, but all told it's a decent watch, not worthy of the scorn that's been heaped on it.
Having said that, I'd like to address a few things Siskel & Ebert had to say.
First, the acting isn't great, but it's not terrible. If they're dubbing Spilsbury, I can't tell.
Second, it's funny these days to see someone ride an origin story movie so hard about not showing the lead character in costume until the movie is over halfway through. It's an origin movie, Siskel, get over it. It comes to a satisfying ending.
Third, I do love violence in a movie, but I actually think Siskel and Ebert have a point in this one. It's a Lone Ranger movie, and when you make a movie of a pre-existing property like this it generally pays to pay attention to the source material. The Lone Ranger was famous for being non-bloody kid's fare. It's one thing to show a guy in a western being shot and he falls off his horse. It's another to show a guy in a cantina being blown away with blood splatter. Like I say, I'm all for violence in movies, but it seems a little out of place in a Lone Ranger film.
It would have been nice to include Clayton Moore in the movie as an older ranger or something, kind of a nod to the older actor. They should never have stopped him appearing in mask, seems like a bad move to make with a pre-existing fan base.
What happened to the female lead in this movie? She's last seen when the Lone Ranger is disguised as a monk, so does she just go on thinking Reed is dead or what? They had a nice romance story that just feels unresolved and never did pick up.
The thing they did right in this was remembering to include all the facets of the legend, they did a lot of Lone Ranger details right, like the silver bullets, etc.
I had a Lone Ranger and Tonto. I wanted the horses but never got them. They were really good figures.
my dad got me these from odd lotts.lone ranger.tonto.silver and and Tontos horse.also had the gunbelt and mask set.awesome!!!and big lots had mash 4077 figures and the camper too.it took up a big section of the floor when set up.that was my 1984 birthday gift I think.or 83.love the artwork on the card.scout...thats right.at the time I didn't have many star Wars figures so Hawkeye pierce became a Jedi and Indiana Jones was my Han solo figure.lone ranger didn't make it to my star Wars universe stories
I remember a bday party when I was a kid I'll never forget the white sleeved guy he had actual cowboy guns I was a Joe and masters fan at that time but them guns made me want some never even knew till now damit 80s huh
I had the Lone Ranger and Zorro Gabriel figures. They were neat figures and complete. I could be wrong about this, but didn't they make a Butch Canvendish and Smoke 2-pack? I also enjoyed the Filmation cartoons of the Lone Ranger, Zorro, and Tarzan when I was a kid.
Had that whole set
I had the Lone Ranger. But they also did a Zorro figure and it was the best!
This is a line of action figures I have desired since I was a little boy. I was 7 yoa when the movie came out and I didn't want to see it. But man did those action figures look good. Maybe one day I can buy them.
I remember picking up these and clash of the Titans from odd lots
I had a 10" (ish) lone ranger figure as a kud in 70s a bit like a gi joe. Really well made but a funny scale to play with my action men and megos
I had the mid 70's 12" Lone Ranger figures. They were awesome.
Actually, that sounds like a deal. I think all of that brand new was close to $75 or $80. I got the lone ranger ger figure separate from his horse Trigger. He came with his blue suit, which looked like a polyester leisure suit, red scarf, gun belt with 2 holsters, pair of black boots, mask, white hat and a pair of pearl handled Colt Single Action Army pistols. Trigger came with a saddle, saddle bags, head stall,reins and a bit and a stand. I didn't ever have Tonto or Butch Cavendish. I had the Lone Ranger camping gear set and a lone ranger diguise which was a sombrero, poncho, knife and Winchester lever action rifle. That made 2 of them because Triggers saddle had a rifle scabbard and a rifle. The disguise was a Mexican bandido outfit. Loved it. I never played with it so much as I would create scenes or just set him up. It was 1976 and I was more interested in army men, Gi Joe, KISS, Big Wheels, etc. The mask broke one day and that was the end of the appeal. He ended up in the box trigger came in with trigger.
LOL!!! I had the lone range and Tonto. and the dress up costume.
I love this movie to this day. I just watched it about 3 months ago
Its such a good charecter with loads of storeys they can now tell but don't. I had these figures tho and they where great
I remember Sears had a thirst and Rider 2pack of Smoke and Cavadance figure. Must have been an exclusive?
A discount store in my region had some of those until the early 90's
Had all the figures and none of the horses. I enjoyed them at the time. Wish I still had them.
It shouldn't be that damn hard to make a good Lone Ranger movie. It ain't rocket science. That old tv show with Clayton Moore was great.
I was unaware of this movie at the time, but the situation with the old actor being sued and forced to stop appearing in costume became the basis for an episode of Night Court.
Great Video as Always keep up the great work 🏆
I don't even remember the movie much less the toys. 😄
I wish I had these and their Zorro line as well.
I kind of dig these - maybe I'll try tracking em down
Time to reboot TLR again and finally do him justice.
Remember 2013? That film flawed as it was WAS BETTER then 1981 film In fact some of Siskel and Eberts Ideas were used in 2013 Beat way to enjoy films of questionable content don't think to hard
Siskel and EEKBRICK got this wrong...always loved this movid...seeing it as a kid and even now...haven't seen it on TV in a long time. Great soundtrack too. Another toy that was released was the Legend of the Lone Ranger kit which included the Hat, mask, gun, holster and badge... had that when I was a kid.
It's one of my favourite westerns
Looks like a good movie to miss!
Great action figure line fit in with star wars figures
I miss the days when critics could trash a bad movie and not be attacked, flagged, banned, or called incels.
Wasn’t there a lone ranger line of toys earlier than that? I remember getting a butch Cavendish for Christmas, and I know I was not a junior in high school when that happened.
Not based on the 80s movie.
That story about them casting the actor based on how he looked in a mask is really stupid, but unsurprising from Hollywood. Maybe they should have found a good actor and then made a new mask to fit him, instead of finding an actor to fit an existing mask.
But that mask cost like $3 to make! ;)
I remember the movie coming out, and wisely avoided seeing it at the cinema (or since).
Thanks kemosabe! 🤠
To be honest I love this lone ranger movie it tell a tales of his history how he became a super hero of the west and Tonto too . Today is appreciate it today. To be honest I rather watch the legend of the lone ranger and the original tv series instead of the lone ranger with the crow or Tonto what ever is that he playing I really didn't like his Tonto ! And the new lone ranger he had the look but he looks like he going to a dinner dance with that awful suit he was wearing . That movie is also just fun to watch because of the love of the superhero.
Movie was atrocious! But the figures are worth collecting! Thanks Junkman!!
I had the figures but not the horses at least from what I remember
Wasn't there also a thinly connected Zorro action figure series that Gabriel did? I think it was based off an animated series. I have the Zorro figure and his horse and the evil Capitain. They are very similar to these figures.
Yes a year later
My Dad had a Smokey and the Bandit action set that had a Semi truck, an Elephant, do recall that line? Maybe a action figure Mon. idea is all
Ertl made it with a play mat mostly diecast cars
I think western toys could ride again. Idk if Lone Ranger is the character.
The genre needs an added spice; lost treasure, native spirit legends, city of gold. Something with a touch of Pirates of the Caribbean and a dash of Indiana Jones set in the old west.
No aliens.
Junkman, me and my 2 boys think your great !!:really funny Farmboy!! From lee in Manchester England
thanks
5 year old me thought they were pretty cool.
Did you ever see the film Junkman? Some Lone Rangers fans seem to think its not that bad of a movie. Idk, never seen it myself.
Saw it as a kid but don’t remember anything about it
I had the Tonto figure. Maybe I still do, I don’t know.
I wish I still had my 12" Lone Ranger and Silver figures.
The Buffalo Bill figure looks like Billy Connolly.
It was a fun movie! The Johnny Depp movie sucked.
Johnny Depp sucks. No acting ability whatsoever. Depp can't play real human characters. He plays grotesque cartoon characters in EVERY movie. If you can't act without heavy makeup, CGI, and silly costumes... YOU CAN'T ACT.
I really really really wanted to like this movie and in the end I kind of did
With such an iconic tv and radio serial as was even seen with the modern Lone Ranger film is it ever gonna work out for a new remake much less a bad one?
I think it’s just a product of a different time. If they did it they would have to update it and change things
@@ThatJunkman True enough
Never seen the movie 😮
Funny how in 50yr we haven’t had a good reboot.
I still have my lone ranger figure.
My dad took me to see this. I liked it. But then again, I was only 4 years old. So what did I know?
Have you ever looked at the figures based on The Shadow Starring Alec Baldwin? If I remember right they seemed interesting, but I never saw the film in the theatre so I didn't know if I'd like the character. I can't remember if that was on your worst movie toys list.
Can’t recall if it was on that list but it hasn’t been on failed movie toy lines yet
The movie was pure garbage, I think I only saw it once on HBO, however the toys were outstanding, very well done. Still have all of the figures. There was a resurgence in Western toys around the time, besides these and Gabriel's follow up Zorro line ( a really outstanding little known toy line), there were Jenner's Butch and Sundance figures and Empire's Legends of the West (a low cost, low quality historic a room figure line that was a lot of fun, especially the wagon sets). Plus the toy isles were still full of cowboy gun sets. It almost seemed like it all was a counterpoint to all the space toys. But they did for off kind of fast.
Such a terrible movie..but I wanted those figures!! I had the Lone Ranger and Tonto dolls in the 70's made by GABRIEL. Loved those dolls!!
Hated the toys. Loved the movie and tv shows
Dang! I liked this movie
So do I.
Never acted again...😮...damn...😬
My aunt brought me and my brother to the movies to see this. I was about ten and remember thinking my aunt was old. Looking back now she was only 21 or 22 years old. This movie stunk but after we got a pizza and a pitcher of Coke. I always loved getting a pitcher of Coke.
Clint Eastwood !!!! That's why ..I think action man had ago too .. I wasn't a fan because he looked too clean ...