Robin Hood: Failed Movie Action Figure Lines E10
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- čas přidán 13. 07. 2024
- On the 10th episode of movie action figure lines that failed, we take a look at Kenner's Robin Hood line from 1991.
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This line was pretty solid. Its a shame things didn’t work out.
Hi Brother Junkman. I seen Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves when it was released on Summer 1991. I bought the figures, too. I thought the movie was cool. The figures were cool, too. However, a second line of these figures would have been nice. Great podcast! 👊
I had almost all of these! The soft goods are arguably the best ever designed for an action figure line
Dude, I also had so many of these. Recently found my Little John figure, but he had no soft goods and no weapons accessories. I wonder where the heck all my toys went? Bet my dad threw them out.
Easily the best!
The Sherwood Forest playset was better that the Ewok village. Ewoks lived on a FOREST moon of Endor why was the playset a bunch of stumps? Also thank you for not using the Bryan Adams song in this video.
I had them all, got most of them that Christmas. I Remember the Will Scarlet was the hardest one to find. I never knew about the Sword and Dagger set, would have loved to had that.
I thought this movie was dope. And the toys were so detailed in my opinion back then. Lol.
Bro. Wish I could've had a chance at that second wave. Wow.
I mean it, I watched that movie a lot when I was a kid.
ABSOLUTE TRUTH!!!!!👊
I remember the movie but not the toy line. The movie was for a mature audience so I'm surprised they made a toy line for it. The late 80's early 90's were an odd time for action figure lines. Batman was probably the best line from that time. The Toy Biz and then Kenner when they took over the Batman line.
Mature audience? Naked in the woods?
@@lunarmodule6419 LOL, well there's no nudity in it but it seems like I remember an attempted rape and some graphic violence . The studio fanagled the PG13 rating. I wouldn't recommend it for someone under 13 and how many kids 13 or older start collecting new action figure lines.
I need them! That is the best movie ever made!
I would have snatched up that celtic barbarian in a heartbeat.
These toys, even though they borrowed parts from other lines, were really good. Likeness were great for the time and the soft goods outfits were nice
Ok, that was by far one of the best edits of yours yet. You barely notice the transition between Siskel, and Ebert complaining about the scene, to the toy battering ram bashing down the castle door. Excellently done JM. lol
Thanks :)
Kenner had great skill at releasing toy lines for movies that were not aimed at kids. This, Terminator 2, Aliens, Predator….
I loved this line and always wanted a second wave. I think that's the first picture I've ever seen of the proposed second wave.
I had a bunch of these figures and was super hyped for the movie. Being 11 when it came out I loved it. And let's not forget that Bryan Adams song which was number 1 for like 2 years.
I had that set and most of the figures. Special part of my childhood.
Loving your new format JM You are a real pro ⭐⭐⭐⭐😤
I like this film, I used to have it on video, now I've got it on DVD.
I also used to own the Robin Hood action figure, but I was unable to find any of the others, thus I would content myself with playing with Lego 'Castle' sets, which did have a 'Robin Hood' sub line, thus I had a few more Robin Hood toys, even if they weren't to scale with the Robin Hood action figure.
Looking back I could have used it alongside some of my other action figures (I didn't have all that many in 1991 because at that time I was more of a Lego fan) in some sort of time travel role play, but sadly I can't remember if I ever did or not.
I can also remember it being a big shock to find out about the negative reaction that the film had, because I thought that it was awesome (and that it was all about Robin Hood) I simply assumed that everyone else thought the same as me.
I've never had any issue with Robin having an American accent, nor can I really get my head around why anyone would do so, as, being from the UK, I am used to seeing actors from America playing characters from all over the world (and beyond, after all Mark Hamill isn't really from Tatooine, plus Luke looks a little too pasty to be someone how grew up on a planet with two suns and no girls... the less said about the various actors to play Ming, the Merciless the better...) so an American version of Robin Hood wasn't a big issue for me (after all no one has ever said the same about Errol Flynn who was Australian for crying out loud...) and there have been TONS of American actors to play Robin Hood over the years, so having Kevin Costner is simply just one more to add to the Merry pile of Men in tights who fight for all our rights only to turn Will Scarlet and play with Little John.
As for my own personal favourite actor to play the famous outlaw, well he may be a little before my time, but my money is on Richard Greene, who play Robin Hood in the classic 1955-1960 TV series 'The Adventures of Robin Hood' (which is well worth watching, even today, plus believe it or not it is from that very show that we got the ever popular song from) plus in the 1960 movie 'Sword of Sherwood Forest'.
For me Richard Greene, along with most of the other actors in that show who played the other characters, is the definitive Robin Hood, granted the performances and some of the writing are a little on the simplistic side, but for me that show had a certain 'something' about it that for me cannot be found in any other version of the Legend.
Don't get me wrong I do also enjoy a lot of the other versions ('Robin of Sherwood' runs at a VERY close second in my book, followed up neatly by the 1938 movie 'The Adventures of Robin Hood') but then again that may very well be due to the fact that I'm from the UK.
That said though Tom Sawyer and Joe Harper did once dream of being Outlaws in Sherwood for a year, and they had a distain for being President of the United States of America for all time, so perhaps International boundaries are transcended by Robin Hood...
And yes the similarities to 'Star Wars' and more so 'Blake's 7' (here's looking at you Gan) aren't lost on me either...
As for the Covd19 situation all I can say is....
'Will you Tolerate This?' (after all your children will be next) unless the 'Sheriff Got Your Tongue?'.....
I always loved this line as a kid, even more than the movie. I used these more for my Errol Flynn Robin Hood movie playtimes than the Costner one lol I had a few Dark Warriors too for army builders so the Sheriff can have some back up!
The Sherwood Forest set definitely beats the Ewok village because of the tree tops.
I actually like this film. The soundtrack was good to. I own the Sherwood Forest playset. Its an absolute Gem!
This would make a killer midnight tv show
Fn A man that Larry dude cracks me up 😂! Love the Junk! 👍
That bloody song!
The movie was actually a pretty big hit! Critics didn't think much of it, but it put butts in seats....In the theater and at home on VCR. The biggest problem was since it was a one-and-done film, there just wasn't destined to be more figures unless a sequel or tv series was announced. Huge film for it's time, though. Stuff like this is what allowed Costner to get away with Waterworld.
Oh! That background behind the window, looks just like Oasis's Standing On The Shoulders Of Giants album which has it's 20th anniversary this year, but sadly no sign of a deluxe release.
I went to a antique store and they had two carded Robin Hood character figures I did not get them 😬
How about doing a video based on Garbage Patch Kids? Loved the trading cards with the bubble gums included
Too bad we never got that Celtic Barbarian!
I love the opening format! 💕
Then check out the action figure show this Friday!
Love these Junkman, when John Dutton and Red saved England
I had all these. Never played much with them because I wasn't a fan of cloth apparel for action figures.
CRACKING UP OVER HERE!
The Patrick Bergman Robin Hood movie that came out at the same time was ten times better but got very little mention. Worth watching if you haven’t seen it.
Fleshlight! Lol
If Alan Rickman had chewed the scenery any harder he'd have eaten it
Kenner should have reused the the Super Powers Aquaman mold for the entire Waterwold toy line. They could have savedva buck or 2 and no one would have noticed or cared.
I only saw these toys on the toy shelves once.
I sneaked to the toy section of the mall when my family and I went Christmas Shopping. I wasn't allowed to go to the toy section anymore because I was a freshman High School kid thus too old to go walking around toys according to them.
The mall was pushing these toys like it was the next big thing. They had All the posters and they were placed at a location where shoppers would see these toys first as they entered the toy section.
I found them lame. I felt disapointed too, because I wanted to see some Tranformers and Ninja turtles toys went I sneaked a visit. I felt that toys were dead when I saw them.
My favourite Kevin Costner movie is Mr. Brooks...👌🏼💯✔
I loved this film. But I was out of toys at this point. I wish I got the toys now.
Was the fire pit for Sherwood Forest the exact same as for the Ewok Village? Its hard to tell if the colour is the same from photos taken online with different lighting and all.
I got the Sherwood Forest playset complete with a bunch of the action figures really cheap off Ebay. I have it as part of my Ewok village display and it looks a lot better than the Ewok Village because of the tree canopy. Only thing I dislike is they changed the straw huts on the tree from yellow to an ugly gray color.
It's a shame Kenner pulled the plug on the toy line before releasing the Friar Tuck Fleshlight. I think it would've revived interest in the line.
The movie was a classic,the Bryan Adams song was excellent, the toy line was not that bad,
Good vid junkman 👍
Looks like Larry the Wampa is rockin a SW 8-track..He’s alright in my book..
But I love this line! And love the movie too 😃
That's odd you made a video about this, I just watched this movie this pass Saturday???
excellent feature :) What was that break apart castle from in the toy commercial that you showed numerous times?
Just something made for the commercial
@@ThatJunkman a castle playset would have really filled out this line
Aww shit. Sorry I missed your birthday junk! Hope it was a good one. What did you get? Happy birthday!
Can't beat the 1980's UK TV series Robin of Sherwood check it out!
This line seems farely murky. I like the Ewok set made into the forest. The movie was pretty dark though. Rape and burning at the stake... Sweet dreams kiddo.
The critics are usually idiots, I LOVED the fact that it was dark at times and realistic - but there was plenty of funny gags and bravado to offset that. I was in 1st grade when this came out and probably saw it in the theaters. I love it just as much now as back then - the Michael Kamen title score alone is worth watching the movie, it's one of the most rousing film scores of all time, bar none. Absolute genius. I think it's the perfect Robin Hood movie - it has all the elements, minus the accent.
The figures always intrigued me as a kid and yet I never got any - I thought it was so cool you could fire the arrows. I never even knew about the amazing role play toys (the sword and dagger and the bow and foam nerf arrows set) until only a few years ago. Once again, moms are idiots and ruin any kind of quality fun a kid can have. I now own that sword set and I can attest that it is made from a very tough plastic, it would have actually lasted! (like the toys of the 50s). It's a real shame this never made it to me as a kid - we played Robin Hood in my treehouse constantly and this sword would have been my constant companion. Even the sheath is super well-made. Let's not forget as well, regardless of the clever Kenner reuse of figures these were the best soft goods ever made for action figures to date. Incredible design job on the layers of clothing to make these figures stand out and look authentic.
I know own almost all the figures, I def. want that Sherwood Forest playset though. That second wave would have been so epic. I love the King Richard and Celt Warrior!
Agree mate about the film and you're so right about the score (i forgot to put that part in my piece above) it is an absolute corker!
It wasn't a bad action figure line,just not popular.
Tew funney
I like Siskel & Ebert but they are talking bollocks when it comes to this movie (You should have added it to that video you did last year when they got loads of reviews badly wrong!). Robin Hood was a very entertaining thrill ride and was a box office smash! The only bit i agree with them about was it was a little dark in places ie hard to see!
Who was uglier? The little girl from the Love Boat or Joanie Cuntingham?
I’ll have to say the little girl from love boat as I found her annoying
They always keep making movies of the same thing over and over, Robin Hood, Sherlock Holmes, Peter Pan, and they all sucked, no wonder these toys sucked too lol, nice video Junkman, see you later my friend!
Robin Hood is for sissy's😁
Siskel and Ebert there gonna see decapitations, amputation's and people burnt alive clearly they forgot the hands and head being chopped up and shit in star wars a "Famely picture" in all honesty I think they just used it as an excuse to to spare the parents and kids from this mediocrity of a flick. also RIP Jean Siskel, Roger Ebert and Alan Rickman. oh and to be clear I'm not bashing the film, I actually like it I'm just saying it's nothing spectacular but still fun.