I've got a tough assignment for you

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Growing up, my neighbour Dave had a talking Joe, all it ever said was "I have a tough assignment for you" to the point where Dave came up with his own "tough assignment" and smashed Joe with a hammer.

It made me giggle when I read the ad copy on this page. Last I saw Dave, he was a repairman...

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[Brown Bear]

In my opinion the talking A-Team commander with kung fu grip is on of the top five figures ever made in history! My brother has a mint one that says all of the phrases in a mike tyson voice.

[Shanester]

I agree. AT Talking Commander is awesome. I still have one and a few others.

[toys2cool]

love that figure

[HardyGirl]

Hey Brian, I guess you and your friend didn't know that you're supposed to pull the string at different points to make them say different things. That dog tag is supposed to be color coated w/ different colors, and each color represents a different phrase. If you always pull the string all the way out, you'll get the same phrase.

[MIB41]

^^^ Beat me to it HardyGirl.

[palitoy]

Hey Brian, I guess you and your friend didn't know that you're supposed to pull the string at different points to make them say different things. That dog tag is supposed to be color coated w/ different colors, and each color represents a different phrase. If you always pull the string all the way out, you'll get the same phrase.

Dave was older than me and just told me the story one day. I never had one as a kid.

[Mikey]

I had one as a kid and I did something really stupid.

When I first got one for Christmas after a short time (the same day) I took a pair of scissors and cut the talking string.

At the time I thought a talking figure was more of a baby toy instead of an action figure

I was very confused and it still bugs me to this day

[Random Axe]

Those were awesome toys, but I always had a problem with the first gen right hand. Why is it molded to pick up a tater tot? You don't hold a gun like that, so I can't imagine why the designer went with that particular finger configuration.

[megoat]

Just picked one of these up last week in a large toy lot. Love him!

[rche]

Those were awesome toys, but I always had a problem with the first gen right hand. Why is it molded to pick up a tater tot? You don't hold a gun like that, so I can't imagine why the designer went with that particular finger configuration.

he was designed on lunch break. That is the hamburger hand.

[HardyGirl]

^^^ Beat me to it HardyGirl.

[HardyGirl]

Those were awesome toys, but I always had a problem with the first gen right hand. Why is it molded to pick up a tater tot? You don't hold a gun like that, so I can't imagine why the designer went with that particular finger configuration.

You guys crack me up!

[msenger76]

took me forever to figure out the colors made it say diff things. we always got something about setting up base "HERE"

[Gorn Captain]

We never had a talking Action Man over here.
Was there one in the UK?