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  • Jetjungle75
    Career Member
    • Jan 11, 2013
    • 713

    Mego Fonzie

    Recently bought a boxed all original Fonzie, and the hair color is brown. Looking on EBay, there appears to be quite a few, also boxed which have black hair.

    Was this figure released with both brown an black hair? The Mego Gallary shows a picture of the figure which is identical to my one, with brown hair, but there is no mention of the figure having black hair.

    Thanks in advance.
  • ZombieJimC
    Persistent Member
    • Mar 12, 2014
    • 1246

    #2
    I always thought there was two.

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    • tllgn
      Persistent Member
      • Feb 6, 2010
      • 1690

      #3
      i have these also,i remember when these came out the brown haired ones came at first in the box,then later black hair and finally the
      black hair on card.another thing about the fonz you dont usally hear is that the real early boxed figures had cheap vinyl on the jackets and
      would peel right of the clothe very easly.i have one of these and the jacket looks just like a plain brown jacket with all the vinyl gone.

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      • imp
        Mego Book Author
        • Apr 20, 2003
        • 1579

        #4
        Originally posted by tllgn
        i have these also,i remember when these came out the brown haired ones came at first in the box,then later black hair and finally the
        black hair on card.another thing about the fonz you dont usally hear is that the real early boxed figures had cheap vinyl on the jackets and
        would peel right of the clothe very easly.i have one of these and the jacket looks just like a plain brown jacket with all the vinyl gone.
        This is awesome information. If I ever do the next Mego book, I'll have to remember to look you up to help me with the HAPPY DAYS chapter.

        - Benjamin

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        • Jetjungle75
          Career Member
          • Jan 11, 2013
          • 713

          #5
          Great information. The one I have is in a box, and is one of the early ones. Did not realise that the earlier ones had a problem with the jacket. I wondered why his jacket was looking a bit rough. That explains it.
          Many thanks

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          • Earth 2 Chris
            Verbose Member
            • Mar 7, 2004
            • 32498

            #6
            ^Wow, I never knew that either. My childhood Fonzie had black hair, and I'm pretty sure he came on a card. I never had any problem with his jacket, or my current one, thankfully.

            Chris
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            • PNGwynne
              Master of Fowl Play
              • Jun 5, 2008
              • 19445

              #7
              I was surprised to learn of black-haired Fonzie-I've had only brown-haired ones & Winkler's hair was brown on the show.

              Why the change, do you suppose?
              WANTED: Dick Grayson SI trousers; gray AJ Mustang horse; vintage RC Batman (Bruce Wayne) head; minty Wolfman tights; mint Black Knight sword; minty Launcelot boots; Lion Rock (pale) Dracula & Mummy heads; Lion Rock Franky squared boots; Wayne Foundation blue furniture; Flash Gordon/Ming (10") unbroken holsters; CHiPs gloved arms; POTA T2 tan body; CTVT/vintage Friar Tuck robes, BBP TZ Burgess Meredith glasses.

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              • tllgn
                Persistent Member
                • Feb 6, 2010
                • 1690

                #8
                Would just love another Book ben ,i hope you go for it,we will all pitch in imformation ,wont we folks ?.your first book was fantastic.

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