top ten loy lines of al time? Whats yours

[Boris71]

I was talking with a friend of mine the other day and we were discussing our top ten coolest toylines, mine were in no real order

1. Star Trek (Playmates)
2. Micronauts (Mego)
3. Star Wars (kenner/hasbro)
4. Power Lords (Revell)
5. Original TMNT (playmates)
6. Van Helsing (jakks Pacific)
7. Dungeons & Dragons (LIN)
8. MASK (Kenner)
9. Egale Force (Mego)
10. marvel Legends (Toy Biz/Hasbro)

Hard iknow but thats what I came up with leaving out

Pirates of dark water
GI Joe (3 3/4")
harry potter
pirates of the caribean
muppets
takara microman
Dc
animated bats and superman (kenner)
visonaries
MTOU

and I was wondering what you guys here would have as your top ten toylines?

[steelcouch]

Mine would have to be as follows:
Transformers
GI Joe 3 3/4"
Manglors
Gobots
Micronauts
Shogun Warriors
Star Wars
Mask
Inhumaniods
Tron
These are just some of the ones I remember growing up with until I got bit by the mego bug as an adult kid.

[toys2cool]

in know particular order

1-Gi joe 12' vintage
2-Gi joe 3 3/4
3-Mego(Chips,Kiss,Star Trek Aliens & Batman)
4-LJN WWF
5-He man
6-Star Wars vintage line
7-TMNT
8-Hasbro WWF
9-AWA remco wrestlers
10-Thundercats,transformers,LOTR (the new ones) & Dick Tracy

I know I'm forgetting something important

[thunderbolt]

MegoWGSH
Mego Trek
Gi Joe 1964
Hasbro 9 inch figures, obviously. :)
JLU
The Simpsons Playmates
Micronauts
Star Wars
Batman Animated
Six Million Dollar Man

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

1) Micronauts/Microman
2) Mego 8" (doesn't matter the line)
3) Star Wars 3.5"
4) UFO Commander 7
5) Playmobil
6) GI Joe 3.5"
7) Adventure People
8) GI Joe 12"
9) These weird bendy construction guys I used to get at the dollar store
10) Space Lego

Don C.

[Earth 2 Chris]

From a history standpoint and not my own particular tastes, for action figures I'd go with:
1. G.I. Joe (without this, there'd be no catergory)
2. Star Wars
3. WGSH
4. Masters of the Universe
5. Transformers
6. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
7. Spawn (I don't like this series, but I think it's focus on collectors, it's sculpting detail, and it's scale influenced almost every line after it, including DC and Marvel lines)
8. Power Rangers
9. Jakks WWE line
10. Rescue Heroes (it launched several imitators and lasted for years).

Chris

[toys2cool]

From a history standpoint and not my own particular tastes, for action figures I'd go with:
1. G.I. Joe (without this, there'd be no catergory)
2. Star Wars
3. WGSH
4. Masters of the Universe
5. Transformers
6. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
7. Spawn (I don't like this series, but I think it's focus on collectors, it's sculpting detail, and it's scale influenced almost every line after it, including DC and Marvel lines)
8. Power Rangers
9. Jakks WWE line
10. Rescue Heroes (it launched several imitators and lasted for years).

Chris
Hey good call on the Power rangers Chris,I forgot about those,they've been going strong for about 14 years straight here in the US

[Earth 2 Chris]

I tried to pick influental lines, and lines that have lasted a long time. It was really hard to leave Super Powers and BTAS off that list but I did. Super Powers you could probably argue due to the 4-5" scale which dominated action figures for years, and the "power action" feature which is still used a lot.

Chris

[JDeRouen]

1) Mego 8" figures
2) Johnny West
3) 12" G.I. Joe
4) Micronauts
5) Star Wars
6) Adventure People
7) 3 3/4" G.I. Joe
8) Six Million Dollar Man
9) Big Jim
10) Dungeons and Dragons

[Boris71]

I love the tron Line steelcouch, I actually bought a set of the stuff when necca redid them for the aniversary
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I love the tron Line steelcouch, I actually bought a set of the stuff when necca redid them for the aniversary. The adventure people were cool too I loved the transparent alien, and the landspeed car

[theantiquetiger]

12" GI Joe
Marx Playsets
Six Million Dollar Man
Tonka
Star Wars
Battle Star Galactica

[The Toyroom]

- GI Joe Adventure Team
- Mego WGSH
- Gabriel Lone Ranger
- Six Million Dollar Man
- Mego Planet of the Apes
- Big Jim
- Super Powers
- Star Wars
- Marvel Legends
- Captain Action

[FullerDawg]

Well I would have to make my list on the lines of toys I played with myself as a kid.

In no special order

1. Evel Kneivel ( man loved these things jumped that bike over everything.I still have the ones I played with Evel ,Scramble Van with box,chopper
2 Johnny West line Ive got those too
3. Six Million Dollar Man (Got him and Bionic Woman)
4. Hot Wheels (One of all time favorites)
5. Matchbox (Mixed with Hot Wheels) loved my matchbox city
6. Mego WGSH ( didnt have many but do now)
7 G I Joe
8. Tonka (loved my big winnebago which I still have)
9. Johnny Lighning (can you tell I love cars)
10. Rockem Sockem Robots


Man bringing back memories I know Ive left a lot out:biggrin:

Wow like to forgot Lionel and Bachmann trains and SST crash cars and my vertibird helicopter can you tell I liked anything with wheels or motors?

Thanks for listening to me go on Jerry

[kingdom warrior]

1.Mego
2.Big Jim
3.Gi Joe
4.Gabriel Lone Ranger
5.He-Man
6.Evel Kneivel
7.Super Powers
8.Captain Action
9.TMNT-original line first wave.
10.Batman-TAS figures

so many others......

[Boris71]

I forgot about evil kenivil that was a very cool toy:) I actually bought one of the reproduction daredevil sets lately and I still had as much fun as I did as a kid

[VintageMike]

For my own tastes only..

1-Vintage Kenner Star Wars: This lined dominated most of my childhood.
2- Mego WGSH
3- Mego-other 8' figures inlcuding Trek, Chips & Dukes as well as some 3 3/4 figures
4-G.I. Joe 3 3/4
5-Masters of The Universe
6-Transformers
7-Evel Kneivel
8-WWF LJN
9-Super Powers
10-Marvel SH Secret Wars

[huedell]

1 & 2. (tie) MEGO WGSH/VINTAGE STAR WARS
3. VINTAGE MASTERS OF THE UNIVERSE
4. KENNER SUPER POWERS
5. VINTAGE MCDONALDLAND
6 & 7. (tie) VINTAGE SESAME STREET FINGER PUPPETS/HAND PUPPETS
8. VINTAGE KENNER RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK
9. MODERN STAR WARS HASBRO LINE
10. DC DIRECT SUPER FRIENDS

(I'm not sure if this is my final list/ranking, but its close)

[batmanmc]

1 mego wgsh
2 mego star trek / planet of the apes
3 12'' gi joes
4 hot wheels
5 3 3/4 gi joes
6 star wars
7 plastic cowboy and indians
8 barbie (she had some cool stuff like stereos that became megos stuff )
9 lone ranger gabriel line
10 marx johhny and jane west line
in the order i rank them . mego is and always will be number one in my opinion. mike

[grayhank]

My Top 10 - Then & Now

Vintage Lines (The Honorary Mentions):

01 - World's Greatest Super Heroes (MEGO)
02 - Star Wars (Kenner)
03 - Play Family Little People (Fisher Price)
04 - Strawberry Shortcake (Kenner)
05 - DC Super Powers (Kenner)

Modern Lines:

01 - Star Wars (Kenner, Hasbro, Sideshow)
02 - The Muppets (Palisades)
03 - The Simpsons (Playmates)
04 - Justice League Unlimited (Mattel)
05 - Batman Animated Series (Hasbro, Mattel)
06 - Legos (Pirates, Castle, Star Wars)
07 - Strawberry Shortcake (Bandai, Estrela, Playmates)
08 - Star Trek (Playmates, Art Asylum)
09 - Charlie Brown/Peanuts (Playing Mantis)
10 - Little Apple Dolls (Underground)

[Comic Book Geek]

OK historical lines aside. MY favorites are:

WGSH
Micronaughts
CAH/Pocket Heroes
Star Wars
POTA
Lego
12" Joes
Fisher Price Little People
3 3/4 Joes (I was a little old for this line or it would be higher.)
Evel Kenievel

[Megosean]

1. Kenner Star Wars
2. Mego WGSH
3. Big Jim PACK Line
4. Mego Star Trek
5. GI Joe 70s 12-Inch
6. Mego Micronauts
7. GI Joe 3 3/4"
8. Six Million Dollar Man
9. Kenner Super Powers
10. Transformers

[jemboy2004]

In this order
1. Jem by hasbro, I bet no one seen that coming!

2. Ideal's Super Queens/Comic Heroine dolls.

3. 12" Wonder Woman series by Mego. If only I could find the outfits and playset one day!

4. WGSH Mego 8 and 12 Inches

5. Dinah-mite by mego.

6. Darci by Kenner, very similar to Jem dolls.

7. Dusty by Kenner.

8. The scout figures by kenner. I have never collected them but I really liked them as a kid.

9. 12" original star wars figures.

10. Barbie, 70s are the ones I like best but some 80s dolls are cool in a cheap sort of way.

other lines I have always loved too

super powers

Captain action!

[goldenryan]

1.mego wgsh
2.vintage star wars
3.playmates simpsons
4.super powers
5.secret wars
6.tomland monsters
7.1990 marvel toy biz
8.dc direct
9.marvel legends
10.mego (monsters,star trek,chips)

[kerowack]

Earth 2 Chris pretty much nailed it. If I sat down and thought about it for a while, I'd come up with the exact same list.

But my own guilty pleasure list? THAT would be totally strange.

1. Jakks Classic WWE line (love them)
2. Star Trek Art Asylum line
3. Dick Tracy Playmates (ugly, but I love em' too!)
4. Bionic Six
5. M.A.S.K.
6. Mego
7. Robin Hood (Kenner...god, what crap...but again...LOVE EM!)
8. SOMA's Ninjas
9. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
10. Silverhawks

Crappy pics, but personal.

[vulcan2074]

1. WGSH

2. Star Wars

3. G.I. Joe

4. MEGO Star Trek

5. Six Million Dollar Man

6. He-Man

7. TransFormers

8. M.A.S.K.

9. VOLTRON

10. Simpsons


Sammy

[Boywonder0]

1) Mego WGSH 8" and 12"
2) Ideal Captain Action figures and costumes
3) Adventure Team 12" GI Joes
4) The Six Million Dollar Man
5) Kenner Super Powers Collection
6) Big Jim
7) The Lone Ranger 9" figures
8) DC Direct Deluxe Collector 1:6 scale Line
9) Hasbro signature series line of DC Superheroes and Marvel Superheroes
10) EMCE Toys/ Classic TV Toys/ Cast-A-Way Toys Mego Like Repros/re-issues

[Action Martin]

1. Kenner's Star Wars (the original line)
2. Hasbro's G.I. Joe (the original 12" line)
3. Megos (8" lines)
4. Marx's Johnny West (and all of those Marx 12" figures)
5. Mego's Micronauts
6. Hasbro's G.I. Joe (the 3 3/4" line)
7. Mattel's Masters of the Universe
8. Remco's AWA Wrestling
9. Playmates' Star Trek (Playmates--I didn't purchase/collect this line but they looked amazing and were probably a favorite toy for many Trekkers)
10. Kenner/Hasbro Star Wars (the modern line from 1996-7 to today--again, I don't collect this line but they look much better than the originals and all of those figures! Amazing!)

I considered Kenner's Super Powers and Toy Biz's Marvel lines due to the great selection of Super-Heroes but the only slot that I could have changed out would be 10 or 8 and in their day Remco's AWA figures were the best wrestling figures on the market. I never collected MOTU but I did buy them all the time for my kid brother, he loved them.

[Donkey Hoatie]

These are the lines that brought me the most joy when I was a kid.

1. Mego WGSH
2. Kenner Star Wars
3. Adventure People
4. Legos
5. Mego Micronauts
6. 12" G.I. Joe
7. Hot Wheels
8. Fisher Price Little People
9. Six Million Dollar Man
10. Big Jim

[SUP-Ronin]

My list probably isn't the greatest of all time, but they were my favorites as a kid.

Mego 8" Trek, Apes, WGSH
Star Wars Vintage.
Shogun Warriors 24"
Legos
Adventure People
Fighting Furies - Lesney
Matchbox Cars
Gabriel Lone Ranger Series
Clash of the Titans 4" figures.
Original Lawn Jarts