Trendmasters actually did some decent stuff back in the 90's. Look up their Kaiju stuff. They had a really good Godzilla line and even a Heisei era Gamera line that goes for insane money if you can find them. They had a fairly good and well liked Independence Day line. They also had a Mars Attacks line. And had a really hard to find Voltron line. They produced some really great figures and toys with lots of action features. But they had lousy license selection.
I would buy those Little Nicky figures. Some Mcfarlane toys from back in the day really did age well. Just look at the new Overtkill from compared to Overtkill III from 2001
Just want to point out there already were toy lines of Reserviir Dogs, Pulp Fiction and Inglorious Bastards. Like you said earlier Todd Mcfarlane would do figures of just about any license. I recall buying the reservoir dogs figs back when they had released the Sun City ones as well. So that’s like 2005 or something like that
About two weeks ago, I watched a video called movies you probably didnt know had action figures, which included alot of movies I'd never even heard of.
If you’re looking for QT figures, Diamond Select Toys made Minimates of Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill. I believe Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill even received Select Figures.
This was an AWESOME video, but how do you not remember Trendmasters?! In the 90’s, they made toys for Independence Day, Godzilla, Mars Attacks, Extreme Ghostbusters, and more. I dare say I had more of their toys than I did Kenner or Mattel in the 90’s!
Wow. Wild Wild West was one of my favorite movies as a kid! Had all the BK toys! And the sunglasses! I had no clue they sold toys in store for it. I would have wanted them had I known. I put that on bad marketing
I remember seeing a lot of those figures just sitting at Kay Bee Toys. But I did have one of The Last Action Hero figures, it was a gift from my grandmother, I wish I still had it.
I kind of wanted that Jim West action figure back in the day I remember going to Toys R Us hoping they had it but all they had was Kevin Kline's Artemis Gordon action figures
I am surprised Speed Racer didn't make the list. That isn't to say that isn't a brand undeserving of a Toy Line, but the movie flopped, the toy line flopped. Hell, I think at one point TRU was giving them away for free with the purchase of "x" amount of dollars. I still see some of them at bargain outlets.
Is... Is Fat Thor doing the Gangnam Style dance in the bar back there?? 😂 And you've gotta look at the Battlefield Earth toys at a dutch angle, otherwise they're going to look wrong!
the flintstones toyline was cool because the reason they looked so weird was because they were trying to make the movie characters in the style of the cartoon. It was fun, i thought. The kids who wanted the more accurate toys of the movie itself were probably more drawn to the bendable figures. they were fare more accurate in terms of proportions.
I think it's the Indians Jones line from the Crystal Skill movie, saw those fingers everywhere all the time and I never cared and never saw anyone looking at them
The John Travolta figure appears to have 6 fingers on his right hand, which is why it looks so freakishly large. The left hand looks like 5 fingers. So weird.
Just paused your video at 1:13. So, of the top of my head, I'll guess the Robin Hood: Prince of Theives toyline? With so many reused parts from other toy lines like having Frier Tuck's body being a Gamariain guards body, and, other lines like Robocop and Super Powers. I also remember seeing the commercials, and seeing that cool castle... which wasn't even a playset at all.
I remember in the 90's so many movies that you think wouldn't end up getting toys, they did. Glad you mentioned Last Action Hero because the first thing that came to mind when I saw the title for this video.
It really didn't matter about the movie being R-rated, I used to get the Robocop stuff and T2 toys as a kid back in the day, nobody cared back then, it was awesome!
Oh Man, I would love some NECA Starship Troopers figures! I was one of the few who actually had those Demolition Man figures. What can I say, I'm a sucker for Sci-Fi, and Snipes was so bad ass in that flick. I also remember having some of the Super Mario Action Figures from the movie. I'm actually kinda surprised they didn't make the cut, considering just how bad that movie was. Great list and a fun idea for a vid!
The 1999 movie "Virus" also had a toyline. You know, Virus... it's the film that star Jamie Lee Curtis described as "unbelievably bad" and a "piece of shit".
Should have been detailed single characters aimed towards adult collectors. Taco Bell and Pizza Hut missed including Demolition Man figures in kids meals, for after the Franchise Wars, only these two restaurants survived.
Yup, those be Ka Ka toy-- lines! Trendmaster attempted a toy line for the Lost In Space movie, with Gary Oldman. It was horrible, but not very memorable. They did a classic Jupiter 2 the 60's TV show. The Saucer was well do e shape wise. It had the Robot, Will and Dr Smith figures. Also a really bad squatty looking Shuttle. They really cut corners on the interior. I would give 2.5 out of 5.
I never knew about the Django Unchained toys. I definitely would have gotten some. Django Unchained is by far my favorite slave movie. I got the bluray!
I was sure you were going to bring up the toyline from the first Avatar movie. Horrible likenesses, and weird articulation. The only saving grace was I could use the mech suit for my GI Joes.
Ummmm if they're gonna do Inglorious Basterd toyline then I hope there's a deluxe two pack with Hans Lands and Bridget Von Hammersmark. With alternative grip hands for Landa.
I remember as a kid seeing the Judge Dredd figures bogging down shelves in Toys R Us, mostly the micro machines sets. As an adult I love that movie, but as a kid I had zero interest. *Edit after watching the episode* I had the Last Action Hero and Flinstones figures. Funnily enough only one from each though. I had Fred and the Jack Slater that came with that big yellow mech thing
Honestly you should have put the batman as the number one movie toy line . Ive seen the over priced figures that no one wants . Even the McFarlane figures have dust on then . Coming up next is the Thor 4 line of cheap looking toys . The good toys have gone up to $35 to $40 for a 6 or 7 inch figure and even the garbage figures are to much . I hope the toy industry can survive this inflation.
Cone Heads has to be the worst! My brother and I were at a comic shop in the White Marsh Mall, in Maryland. I bought a Medieval Witchblade figure. He bought a Beldar. I rightfully chastised him the entire week. Beldar was in his black uniform. The stand looked like the insignia on his uniform and actually said, "Beldar," on it. Like the pointed head wouldn't give his identity away.
Dude I remember being a kid and going into mediaplay with my mom, picking out a little Nicky and being afraid they wouldn’t let me buy it haha damn haven’t thought about that memory or those toys in ages
Anyone remember DragonBall Evolution? You wish you didn’t? Sorry! But they actually had a toy line with a build a figure for the Oozaru (Goku’s giant ape form), and it looked nothing like the ape form that was in the movie! Probably because the design the toy was based on leaked online and it fans hated it so much they reshot the movie at the last minute.
No Warriors of Virtue. Fail. Dishonorable mentions: Dragonheart, Steel, Dune (1984), Planet of the Apes (2001), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Over the Top. Men in Black. Super Mario Bros: The Move. Street Fighter: The Movie Agree - Battleflied Earth - The death of Trend The Coneheads - What were you thinking? Made sense but didn't turn out - The Flintstones - Starship Troopers - Not the first rated R movie to be targeted to kids. Little Nicky - Sandler was huge and McFarlane liked making figures of weird moves at the time (Movie Maniacs, Strange Brew). Disagree - Django is a long running series of movies. On top of that the line was aimed at adults. Grow up Karens. Demolition Man - New Adventures of He-Man parts. I like the film and the MOTU connections increases my own personal interests in the this line. Last Action Hero - One of those figures became my Dutch with my Kenner Alien vs Predator figures. Not bad toys at all. However history is incorrect on this. The studios bet on Last Action Hero to be the big blockbuster that summer. Not Jurassic Park. Why Last Action Hero had the far bigger multimedia push.
I had the jack slater and demolition man toys when I was kid I was around 8 or 9 but I was that kid who had his dad buy him those.. big Stallone and for Schwarzenegger fan in my house growing up
Great video! Even though I love the movies and toys, I would also put The Shadow and Dick Tracy on that list. Those movies bombed huge and the toys littered Kay Bee for a long time. Audiences in the '90s just weren't into the pulp hero revival...
Last Action Hero was amazing for many of us that couldn't get a Terminator fig as kids. Waterworld though, was kind of obscure to have toys in my opinion, even as a kid. I had them.
Haven't even finished watching the video yet but seeing that Wild Wild West figure in the thumbnail, l gotta say! If they made a giant mechanical spider figure l would've begged my parents for it as a kid! Besides it being a total flop that Will regretted doing l loved the movie as a kid! A hoity toity spiffy top hat wearing evil villain in a huge mechanical spider in the wild west seemed so steampunk to me!
I am pretty sure that diamond select did pulp fiction figures and mezco made reservoir dogs figures. dont know of any company that made inglorious bastards tho
I have a feeling that the Austin powers toys will end up on this list. I think they are cooler now, but as a kid about 20 years ago, there was no desire for cryogenicly frozen Austin powers, Dr evil or fat bastard.. Wish I would have gotten a fat bastard at least..
X-Toys and Trendmasters were both big names of the late 90s, then disappeared. BTW criticizing R-movies for having toylines doesn't work if Arnold's 80s franchises get a free pass.
Yo Big Nerdy! Do the 'flip-side' to this, 10 movies that should've got a toyline but didn't.
This is a really good idea. I grew up loving so many movies and wishing they had toys for them.
Please big nerdy we need this video
Love this idea.
I was thinking the same thing, lol
Starship Troopers and The Mummy (Brendan Fraser) for me
Trendmasters actually did some decent stuff back in the 90's. Look up their Kaiju stuff. They had a really good Godzilla line and even a Heisei era Gamera line that goes for insane money if you can find them. They had a fairly good and well liked Independence Day line. They also had a Mars Attacks line. And had a really hard to find Voltron line. They produced some really great figures and toys with lots of action features. But they had lousy license selection.
I would buy those Little Nicky figures. Some Mcfarlane toys from back in the day really did age well. Just look at the new Overtkill from compared to Overtkill III from 2001
I cannot believe they made toys for r rated movies. When i was a kid we had family friendly movies and toys like robocop and terminator 2
Just want to point out there already were toy lines of Reserviir Dogs, Pulp Fiction and Inglorious Bastards. Like you said earlier Todd Mcfarlane would do figures of just about any license. I recall buying the reservoir dogs figs back when they had released the Sun City ones as well. So that’s like 2005 or something like that
Damn Last Action Hero & Demolition man figures, that takes me back.
About two weeks ago, I watched a video called movies you probably didnt know had action figures, which included alot of movies I'd never even heard of.
If you’re looking for QT figures, Diamond Select Toys made Minimates of Pulp Fiction, Reservoir Dogs and Kill Bill. I believe Pulp Fiction and Kill Bill even received Select Figures.
A night at the Roxbury is the most underrated movie! I love that movie so much! Total guilty pleasure
I love it too!
I've only heard of 2 of these! Surprised Police Academy figures aren't here. Although those were more based on the Cartoon series.
This was an AWESOME video, but how do you not remember Trendmasters?! In the 90’s, they made toys for Independence Day, Godzilla, Mars Attacks, Extreme Ghostbusters, and more. I dare say I had more of their toys than I did Kenner or Mattel in the 90’s!
I worked at Toys R Us as a teen in the 90s, and Trendmasters stuff was EVERYWHERE!
Wow. Wild Wild West was one of my favorite movies as a kid! Had all the BK toys! And the sunglasses! I had no clue they sold toys in store for it. I would have wanted them had I known. I put that on bad marketing
Neca did make figures for Pulp Fiction. I remember seeing them on clearance at Toys R Us a few years ago.
Do you mean the Diamond Select figures? Neca only made the Pulp Fiction minifigures
i remember getting these as a kid from the KB toys
I remember seeing a lot of those figures just sitting at Kay Bee Toys. But I did have one of The Last Action Hero figures, it was a gift from my grandmother, I wish I still had it.
The very existence of that Flintstones movie still disturbs me.
I kind of wanted that Jim West action figure back in the day I remember going to Toys R Us hoping they had it but all they had was Kevin Kline's Artemis Gordon action figures
I am surprised Speed Racer didn't make the list. That isn't to say that isn't a brand undeserving of a Toy Line, but the movie flopped, the toy line flopped. Hell, I think at one point TRU was giving them away for free with the purchase of "x" amount of dollars.
I still see some of them at bargain outlets.
A toyline for Demolition Man kind of makes sense; they probably thought it was going to be the next Robocop or Terminator 2
2:29 I think Mattel had the option to do the Jurassic park toys but skipped out on it because they thought last action hero would do better.
There is still a Demolition man figure and a wild wild west figure hanging in my local comic shop.
I am shocked Congo didn’t make the list at all
I was working in this pizza place like 3 years ago in LA and someone left a 15” Jack Slater NRFB in the store 😅 it’s been mine ever since
I really remember Stargate movie figures sitting in stores forever!!
I didn’t even know these toys existed.
I love those last action hero toys. I tried to connect them all.
Is... Is Fat Thor doing the Gangnam Style dance in the bar back there?? 😂
And you've gotta look at the Battlefield Earth toys at a dutch angle, otherwise they're going to look wrong!
the flintstones toyline was cool because the reason they looked so weird was because they were trying to make the movie characters in the style of the cartoon. It was fun, i thought. The kids who wanted the more accurate toys of the movie itself were probably more drawn to the bendable figures. they were fare more accurate in terms of proportions.
I think it's the Indians Jones line from the Crystal Skill movie, saw those fingers everywhere all the time and I never cared and never saw anyone looking at them
The John Travolta figure appears to have 6 fingers on his right hand, which is why it looks so freakishly large. The left hand looks like 5 fingers. So weird.
Just paused your video at 1:13. So, of the top of my head, I'll guess the Robin Hood: Prince of Theives toyline? With so many reused parts from other toy lines like having Frier Tuck's body being a Gamariain guards body, and, other lines like Robocop and Super Powers. I also remember seeing the commercials, and seeing that cool castle... which wasn't even a playset at all.
I was thinking willow - not even on the list. Great vid
I remember in the 90's so many movies that you think wouldn't end up getting toys, they did. Glad you mentioned Last Action Hero because the first thing that came to mind when I saw the title for this video.
I remember also MIB getting a toyline......like no eww... Lol
The last air bender, that movie had a toy line as bad as the movie itself. Just a bad adaptation for such a legendary animated series.
Watching Big Nerdy trying to get the rhythm was hilarious!
I didn't even know they made a little Nicky toy line.
9:24 You must be unfamiliar with their Godzilla license, which helped collapse the company when they gambled everything on the 1998 version.
I was totally unaware Little Nicky had a toyline 🤯
Holy crap until I watched this video I completely forgot I had the Flintstones figures ha
Wish I bought the bulldog from Little Nicky. Would make a nice custom Lockjaw.
It really didn't matter about the movie being R-rated, I used to get the Robocop stuff and T2 toys as a kid back in the day, nobody cared back then, it was awesome!
I'd add Virus to the list too. Even though I really enjoy the movie and the toys had some fun gimmicks.
7:45 Maybe Kenner retooled parts like for Robin Hood?
Oh Man, I would love some NECA Starship Troopers figures!
I was one of the few who actually had those Demolition Man figures. What can I say, I'm a sucker for Sci-Fi, and Snipes was so bad ass in that flick. I also remember having some of the Super Mario Action Figures from the movie. I'm actually kinda surprised they didn't make the cut, considering just how bad that movie was. Great list and a fun idea for a vid!
The 1999 movie "Virus" also had a toyline. You know, Virus... it's the film that star Jamie Lee Curtis described as "unbelievably bad" and a "piece of shit".
Starship troopers toy line is amazing, bugs anyway... Literally just bought a warrior bug
WaterWorld was so bad that I don’t want to watch the Waterworld show at Universal Studios Hollywood.
What is wrong with Django Unchained besides the bad sculpting? A Hans Landa figure might freak people out worse.
There was a line of toys for Mission: Impossible with multiple action figures of Ethan Hunt with different attires. Not very good.
Should have been detailed single characters aimed towards adult collectors. Taco Bell and Pizza Hut missed including Demolition Man figures in kids meals, for after the Franchise Wars, only these two restaurants survived.
Yup, those be Ka Ka toy-- lines! Trendmaster attempted a toy line for the Lost In Space movie, with Gary Oldman. It was horrible, but not very memorable. They did a classic Jupiter 2 the 60's TV show. The Saucer was well do e shape wise. It had the Robot, Will and Dr Smith figures. Also a really bad squatty looking Shuttle. They really cut corners on the interior. I would give 2.5 out of 5.
I never knew about the Django Unchained toys. I definitely would have gotten some. Django Unchained is by far my favorite slave movie. I got the bluray!
You forgot to mention that the Demolition Man toys were made from the 1090's He-Man toys.
Dude love your energy and you make great material 👏 👌
I was sure you were going to bring up the toyline from the first Avatar movie. Horrible likenesses, and weird articulation. The only saving grace was I could use the mech suit for my GI Joes.
Tradewings Toys’ Mission:Impossible figures from the late 90’s are easily the worst toyline from a blockbuster movie.
I would love to get an ultimate jack slater from NECA. also reservoir dogs did get a figure line.
I love little Nicky my niece and nephew when they where little loved it
Resaurus 1999 action figure line for the Jamie Lee Curtis starring sci-fi action movie Virus. 12% Tomatomater score and nobody rembers it.
Trendmasters is history now, but they made toys for ID4, godzilla and lost in space etc, I have the awesome 2 foot tall rc lost in space robot.
LOL I had the bowling Fred Flintstone figure. Is it bad that I feel NECA would make bank on many of these.
trendmaster did ID4 toys, those were amazing
I would love to see NECA pickup the Starship Troopers line
Ummmm if they're gonna do Inglorious Basterd toyline then I hope there's a deluxe two pack with Hans Lands and Bridget Von Hammersmark. With alternative grip hands for Landa.
Make a list of movies that needed a main toyline: examples: alita battle angel, sucker punch etc
I remember as a kid seeing the Judge Dredd figures bogging down shelves in Toys R Us, mostly the micro machines sets. As an adult I love that movie, but as a kid I had zero interest.
*Edit after watching the episode*
I had the Last Action Hero and Flinstones figures. Funnily enough only one from each though. I had Fred and the Jack Slater that came with that big yellow mech thing
Watching this was almost like attending a funeral 💯
You should do pay or pass for DC McFarlane
Hey big nerdy! Sending prayers for the flood!! Once your back for RUclips you should do a movies that deserve a toy line!
Honestly you should have put the batman as the number one movie toy line . Ive seen the over priced figures that no one wants . Even the McFarlane figures have dust on then . Coming up next is the Thor 4 line of cheap looking toys . The good toys have gone up to $35 to $40 for a 6 or 7 inch figure and even the garbage figures are to much . I hope the toy industry can survive this inflation.
Cone Heads has to be the worst! My brother and I were at a comic shop in the White Marsh Mall, in Maryland. I bought a Medieval Witchblade figure. He bought a Beldar. I rightfully chastised him the entire week. Beldar was in his black uniform. The stand looked like the insignia on his uniform and actually said, "Beldar," on it. Like the pointed head wouldn't give his identity away.
The Mission Impossible toy line for the first movie. Think they were KB exclusives.
5:06 What about Aliens, Predator, Teminator 2, or Robocop?
A very entertaining and fun video! Thanks Matt!
Dude I remember being a kid and going into mediaplay with my mom, picking out a little Nicky and being afraid they wouldn’t let me buy it haha damn haven’t thought about that memory or those toys in ages
You crack me up! That’s a lovely accent you have there. New Jersey?
So glad you covered this.🤦🤣
Hey Matt 👋, cool video and nice rundown of old and unwanted figures.
Man I'd have bought those little nicky figures, i loved that movie.
Anyone remember DragonBall Evolution? You wish you didn’t? Sorry! But they actually had a toy line with a build a figure for the Oozaru (Goku’s giant ape form), and it looked nothing like the ape form that was in the movie! Probably because the design the toy was based on leaked online and it fans hated it so much they reshot the movie at the last minute.
No Warriors of Virtue. Fail. Dishonorable mentions: Dragonheart, Steel, Dune (1984), Planet of the Apes (2001), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Over the Top. Men in Black. Super Mario Bros: The Move. Street Fighter: The Movie
Agree -
Battleflied Earth - The death of Trend
The Coneheads - What were you thinking?
Made sense but didn't turn out -
The Flintstones -
Starship Troopers - Not the first rated R movie to be targeted to kids.
Little Nicky - Sandler was huge and McFarlane liked making figures of weird moves at the time (Movie Maniacs, Strange Brew).
Disagree -
Django is a long running series of movies. On top of that the line was aimed at adults. Grow up Karens.
Demolition Man - New Adventures of He-Man parts. I like the film and the MOTU connections increases my own personal interests in the this line.
Last Action Hero - One of those figures became my Dutch with my Kenner Alien vs Predator figures. Not bad toys at all. However history is incorrect on this. The studios bet on Last Action Hero to be the big blockbuster that summer. Not Jurassic Park. Why Last Action Hero had the far bigger multimedia push.
I remember making my brother drive me to burger king to get the Wild wild west sunglasses! (Listening to crossroads) Do you remember those!?
I had the jack slater and demolition man toys when I was kid I was around 8 or 9 but I was that kid who had his dad buy him those.. big Stallone and for Schwarzenegger fan in my house growing up
Omg I just picked up sleeping Nicky on free comic day!! Crazy timing Nerdy, also the dog is my new favorite action figure 😝
Great video! Even though I love the movies and toys, I would also put The Shadow and Dick Tracy on that list. Those movies bombed huge and the toys littered Kay Bee for a long time. Audiences in the '90s just weren't into the pulp hero revival...
Last Action Hero was amazing for many of us that couldn't get a Terminator fig as kids. Waterworld though, was kind of obscure to have toys in my opinion, even as a kid. I had them.
Haven't even finished watching the video yet but seeing that Wild Wild West figure in the thumbnail, l gotta say! If they made a giant mechanical spider figure l would've begged my parents for it as a kid! Besides it being a total flop that Will regretted doing l loved the movie as a kid! A hoity toity spiffy top hat wearing evil villain in a huge mechanical spider in the wild west seemed so steampunk to me!
This was funny
Though when I found out Scientology made toys I just couldn't anymore
Hot Toys never made a 1/6 scale figure for Starship Troopers. That’s a unlicensed company, bud
I am pretty sure that diamond select did pulp fiction figures and mezco made reservoir dogs figures. dont know of any company that made inglorious bastards tho
Not gonna lie I have almost all of the Waterworld figures. These are pretty awesome.
Well done!!!!! I love this video!!!!
I have a feeling that the Austin powers toys will end up on this list.
I think they are cooler now, but as a kid about 20 years ago, there was no desire for cryogenicly frozen Austin powers, Dr evil or fat bastard..
Wish I would have gotten a fat bastard at least..
Dude lil Nicky had figures? Wtf I need some
X-Toys and Trendmasters were both big names of the late 90s, then disappeared. BTW criticizing R-movies for having toylines doesn't work if Arnold's 80s franchises get a free pass.
i misread this videos title as "movie STORY lines you probably forgot" .... i was so confused
Also more videos like this would be awesome, love the content about old toy lines
I was hoping the Shadow would have made the list.
They did make Reservoir Dogs figures