1980 Kenner Alien Catalog

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It’s hard to imagine with all the decapitated looking monstrosities currently at Toys R Us but was downright crazy of Kenner to make toys based on the R Rated Ridley Scott film “Alien’. It’s obvious that Kenner, high off the fumes from the model glue that is the Star Wars franchise decided to not let […]

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[monitor_ep]

I never could figure out why they created a character so big (18inches tall) that you could not use any figure to play with him. I mean he was taller than Barbie & G.I. Joe at that time. I believe that was the main problem.

[rche]

well - the Alien was taller than average human height, tho I would guess more like mid 7 to 8' vs the 9' the Kenner figure would be if it was 1:6 scale like Joes. It would get kinda close with the 13" SMDM figures and Boba Fett who were also Kenner toys.

[Bruce Banner]

Still have my Kenner 18" Alien, found on clearance at Zellers back in 1980.

[Mikey]

I wish, in 1980, I wasn't a 15 year old toy-hating wanna-be "cool" high school student / aka dumb-phudge poopie-brain- boy

[SpaceCrawler]

Also, there weren't really any 1/6 figures being manufactured in 1980. GI Joe production (in the US) had ended. It was likely more a thing for the kid to interact and play with, like many 1960s large toys were, rather than having it compatible with another toy line (like Colorforms Aliens and Major Matt Mason, for example).Glad they made it big though, rather than a Mego scale or something.

Sean