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    Museum Robot
    • May 9, 2007
    • 5795
    #1

    Action Man for 1976



    I'm always perplexed at how much a difference an ocean makes, GI Joe by this time was all about Mike Power and Bullet Man (not complaining!) and kids in the UK were choosing machine guns.
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    • ddgaff1132
      Persistent Member
      • Oct 3, 2007
      • 1693
      #2
      Yep!!! We were becoming a kinder and gentler nation...Too bad it was wholey unrealistic in the world view of the time. PS Mike Power lost his limbs in NAM.
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        • babycyclops
          Career Member
          • Jul 9, 2010
          • 823
          #3
          That Scorpion tank is bad-*****!

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            • MIB41
              Eloquent Member
              • Sep 25, 2005
              • 15631
              #4
              I think it was market pressure most likely. Think about it. The Six Million Dollar Man was THE show on television. And shows like the Wild Kingdom were becoming passe' which, let's face it, alot of the Adventure Team was based on (that and National Geographic). A science fiction-based theme was probably a direction they felt like they had to go. And Power Man was certainly their tip of the hat to Steve Austin. That being said, I have a tremendous respect and admiration for the Action man line. I've always felt like they were more focused on the themes that worked best in this format.
              Last edited by MIB41; Jan 19, '12, 8:37 AM.

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                • Saroyan
                  Persistent Member
                  • Oct 4, 2011
                  • 1053
                  #5
                  Action Man- Gi Joe's cousin with the bad teeth!

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                    • palitoy
                      live. laugh. lisa needs braces
                      • Jun 16, 2001
                      • 59230
                      #6
                      Originally posted by MIB41
                      I think it was market pressure most likely. Think about it. The Six Million Dollar Man was THE show on television. And shows like the Wild Kingdom were becoming passe' which, let's face it, alot of the Adventure Team was based on (that and National Geographic). A science fiction-based theme was probably a direction they felt like they had to go. And Power Man was certainly their tip of the hat to Steve Austin. That being said, I have a tremendous respect and admiration for the Action man line. I've always felt like they were more focused on the themes that worked best in this format.
                      It's actually well documented that a Hasbro exec wanted to license Six Million Dollar Man but was refused the budget, so they knocked the concept off within the Joe line. Atomic Man sold well for a brief period until Kenner released the bionic line.
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                        • clemso
                          Talkative Member
                          • Aug 8, 2001
                          • 6188
                          #7
                          Action Man had all the bad ***** vehicles

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