Mego Starsky and Hutch : A video history by MegoMuseum

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Megomuseum presents a new Video in our “History of Mego” series, this month the focus is on the popular crime drama “Starsky and Hutch” and we discuss the many different products Mego created for the program. Discussion includes Grand Toys, Palitoy Bradgate, Prototypes and variations. Narrated by Jason Lenzi (@bbplenzi) Edited by Brian (@plaidstallions)

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[comicmike]

Really happy to watch this presentation: Well done!

Addendum: It is especially timely in light of Marty's response about potentially re-issuing the Gran Torino car

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https://youtu.be/5qOFcP6cMsU

http://megomuseum.com/community/showthread.php?120308-Impromptu-interview-with-Marty-Abrams-at-Toy-Fair

[palitoy]

Thank you.

[starsky]

being a huge starsky and hutch fan, great job on the video! i enjoyed it tremendously! the only error was detective ken hutch hutchinson. i think someone already commented about it on fb.

[palitoy]

Yeah, several people did but not as nicely as you. I sat beside John Hutchinson in grade 13, he is a scientist now and I guess I also thought he fights crime.

[VulcanFanatic]

Great video! I had all of the Starsky and Hutch figures and Torino back in the 70's and would buy them again if Mego puts them out. I would love it if Mego would put out an Emergency! , SWAT ,and the Rookies figures from the 70's as well. I had the LJN figures from these shows but LJN was never as good as Mego.

[tllgn]

i have all the figures ,even my orignals from the time ,they were great .i wondered at the time why they didnt have guns ,but so what LJN. had put out police & Emergency accessories sets out,and we had our
guns .

[TrekStar]

Nice video, thanks for sharing. I didn't have these back in the day, probably because my parents thought it was to adult themed and it was on to late. My only issue with them is the dress code, Starsky in turtleneck shirt, probably should of had a leather jacket to go with it like Fonzie and Hutch with yellow shirt and vest? the red checked shirt looked better.

I still can't figure out to this day Capt. Dobey's threads, should of gave him a three piece suite and tie like alter ego Bruce and Clark.

And what about generic bad guy Chopper in orange stripped shirt and blue yoga pants, this for a bad dude, what were they thinking? he would of been the life of the party at San Quentin.

Huggy was probably the only one that the clothes made more sense with the hat he swiped from John Boy.

But all kidding aside, there Mego and there great!

Would have been cool if they came with guns and holsters like secret agent AJ.

[VulcanFanatic]

I had quite a few different mego figures from Star Trek, Superheroes,Happy Days, Planet of the Apes and Starsky and Hutch and I got a couple of the Action Jackson outfit sets so Kirk and Spock could wear some off duty clothes once in awhile. Spock even took the Batmobile out for a spin once in awhile. He even talked Starsky into letting him use the Torino on a date with my sisters Barbie. Kind of cramped though.

[Makernaut]

Very, very cool presentation, Brian!

I have so many happy memories of the show and Starsky and Hutch were some of the first figures I tracked down when I got into collecting Mego.

Now, if I could only score me some kick-A** blue nylon/suede with white stripes Adidas like Starsky wore on the show.

[palitoy]

thanks, everybody for the feedback, glad it was enjoyed!

Probably going to do the pirates next.