Top Five License we want Mego to do next

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Since Mego’s triumphant return in 2018, we at the MegoMuseum have compiled a list of the Top Five Licenses that we’d like to see Mego do next and to keep it interesting, we didn’t consider Marvel Comics or Star Wars. Agree or disagree with our list? It’s all good, let us know your thoughts in…

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[MRP]

I'd be all in for Thundarr and Battle of the Planets, but I'd probably pass on the others (though I do like GAH). Those two would probably make my top ten and likely Thundarr would be top 5. My most wanted (non-Marvel/Star Wars to keep with the video though neither would be top 5 for me) is Tolkien's Middle Earth (LOTR/Hobbit not necessarily the film versions though). Flash Gordon (or King Features to add Phantom, Mandrake, Prince Valiant et. al) would be my second most wanted. Dune would be #3 (especially with the new movies in the works). Thundarr would slot into fourth, and fifth would be up for grabs among 4-5 different properties.

That said, all 5 in the video are solid choices based on the current Mego customer base.

-M

[PNGwynne]

Land of the Lost and Thundarr, great. "V" and Battle of the Planets, sound fun. I think Greatest American Hero's time has passed.

I'd love to see ElectraWoman and DynaGirl, Dark Shadows, something Western like Gunsmoke or Bonanza, and The Addams Family in two-packs.

MRP, I think King Features characters would be terrific, as well as Segar's Popeye.

[Mary Canary]

I don't really have a wishlist, other than possibly Dark Shadows. I like being surprised by what they're doing. Having said that, Thundarr and V are my favorites from your list and would be welcome additions. Can they do Thundarr? I thought that series had some problematic or complicated issue with rights?

[Werewolf]

I agree with Thundarr but not in 8 inch. I just can't see Ookla really working in a fur suit. 3 3/4 inch scale like Mego originally planned.

[Mego-Amigo]

1. Planet of the Apes
2. Gunsmoke
3. Thundarr
4. V
5. Magnum P.I.

[EmergencyIan]

I agree with 3 out of the 5. The two that I question are V and GAH. I think the other three suggested licenses would do quite well.

I only question “V” because I can recall the one “V” figure/doll, that was produced in the 80s, sitting on the shelf and passing it by for several years. Maybe the series is much more popular, now, than I realize. As I recall, it didn’t do well on NBC years ago. All that said, I could be wrong and it may do very well for Mego.

While I like Greatest American Hero, I have doubts that it would do well today, in the general action figure collector market. But, maybe there are enough Mego collectors out there who would buy this line to make it worth it for a Mego.

- Ian

[VulcansFury]

1. Land Of The Lost - HECK YEAH!
2. V - HECK YEAH!
3. Planet Of The Apes (Classic) - I need them, I need more of them, I need cheap custom fodder, and I NEED more NEW character selections (Julius, etc)

4. Battlestar Galactica (Classic) - BBP didn't fill out the roster enough, and I'd love to buy more plus re-buy the originals for customs.
5. The A-Team - I pity the fool who doesn't love it when a plan comes together.

Would happily buy Thundarr The Barbarian, just picked up the cartoon series dvd and really enjoy it more now as an adult (believe it or not). Don't care s much for Greatest American Hero but would buy it


Can't limit to just 5 properties though.

[thunderbolt]

Between EMCE and Neca Apes have proven to be duds. Sales must not have been there or the lines would have continued.
I think V and GAH are relics that have been passed by.

Battle of the Planets would be a winner, cult following, bright superhero looking figures.
Thundarr would work and be an easy 4 figure line with the three heroes and a main villain.
Land of the Lost may work, but it'd be tough without Dinosaurs.

[MIB41]

Battle of the Planets and GAH are great choices if I were picking from that list. Of course most anything on that list IS a relic so its hard to know what translates for today if that were part of the equation. Mego figures tend to speak to yesterday's customers.

[The Bat]

I still want POTA...

[Gorn Captain]

I think none of those would attract a more general (Target) audience, which is a must, I think.

Of the five, only V would have me buying them.

Personally, I'd love Mad Max figures. Plenty characters to choose from, the franchise is still alive on the big screen, and these weirdo bikers might also catch the eye of the casual Target shopper.
Classic BSG would be nice, since BBP basically dropped the ball with few figures and dodgy quality.
Aliens and Colonial Marines would attract kids as well, including this one.

And Hellraiser is a favorite, though I doubt Target would select it.

[knight errant00]

For me? Thundarr's a great choice, as is Battle of the Planets. Ultraman would also hit the vibe of things I'd have wanted as a kid. I'd buy those lines, and I think others might.

Lines I think they could sell . . . based on their choices so far, I could see Magnum PI, Diff'rent Strokes, Family Matters, Miami Vice, or Knight Rider. The Munsters and The Addams Family could drum up some fan support (especially nearer Halloween). I think Hogan's Heroes could make an interesting line, and Sgt. Schultz would find a place on my desk.

Ones I'd love to see that I don't think anyone would buy? Forbidden Planet and The Day the Earth Stood Still. I'd also love a line of movie serial heroes -- Johnny Weismuller Tarzan, Buster Crabbe Flash Gordon, Tom Tyler Captain Marvel, Tristram Coffin Rocket Man . . . I'd also scoop up a line of Doc Savage, The Shadow, and The Avenger figures.

[toothaction]

Ultraman would also hit the vibe of things I'd have wanted as a kid.

And how! Unrealistic to expect an Ultraman line, sadly, but at least now with the US rights finally going back to Tsuburaya it is a possibility once again.

Alongside Ultraman toys, which I pined for daily yet had no idea that they actually existed just a few thousand miles away, my other biggest boyhood want was Land of the Lost dollies. Consider that a vote for the Museum's official choice, heh. Battle of the Planets was way up there for me, too, but I did at least manage to land a model kit featuring their ship and all of their signature solo vehicles when I was a tot.

Anything else I might add to the list has either already been attempted - POTA, Doctor Who, OG BSG, etc - or is as unrealistic as, if not more so, than expecting Ultraman to fly into the toy aisles of America. Ah well.

[Earth 2 Chris]

This was a fun video, and I can see all of these being at Target. How on the radar are Bewitched, Facts of Life and I Dream of Jeanie nowadays? If they are willing to gamble on those, these licenses shouldn't prove to be a problem.

I would add Dark Shadows as well, and if we could get a Karl Kolchak figure...well, that would be pure heaven, as long as we get the McGavin likeness.

I still want the 87 Monster Squad. Monsters AND kids.

Chris