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Thread: Kenner Stretch Armstrong Archive Debuts

  1. May 31, '12, 11:50 PM #1
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    Plaid Stallions Kenner Stretch Armstrong Archive Debuts



    Stretch Armstrong is one of the most recognizable and succesful toy concepts of the 1970s. Launched by Kenner toys in 1977, Stretch Armstrong would become a household name for generation X kids everywhere. The unique concept of making an action figure out of latex and corn syrup would create a buzz and see many a Christmas wishlist.



    Subsequent figures such as Stretch Monster would prove equally succesful and move the brand into pop culture history. The line would eventually end after many successful years in 1981, where fatigue combined with increasing copycat imitators would see the line end.

    The corn syrup laden hero was sold world wide and thanks to PS pal and benefactor Bill Frost, I'm finally able to showcase the many forms of Stretch and his friends on the site.



    Click here to see the PlaidStallions Stretch Armstrong Index

    Please do not ask me if I have these for sale, I sadly do not own a single stretch figure but do email me if you have stuff you'd like to contribute!
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  2. Jun 1, '12, 12:01 AM #2
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    I never heard of Stretch Serpent before. Learn something new everyday.
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    I've always loved the original Stretch's head sculpt. Shame that they went with that hokey head when they brought him back in the 90's.

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    I always wanted a shrunken mego-scale Stretch head.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brown Bear View Post
    I always wanted a shrunken mego-scale Stretch head.
    I was thinking the same thng.
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    Been itching to make a gallery for these guys for a while, thanks to Bill for making that happen. I don't own any Kenner Stretch dolls anymore..
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    Tardis

    Had one as a kid. Always pretended he was a more muscular Mr. Fantastic. This looks to be a pretty cool archive!
    Oh then, what's this? Big flashy lighty thing, that's what brought me here! Big flashy lighty things have got me written all over them. Not actually. But give me time. And a crayon.
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    One toy I never got worked up over. Never got the appeal of it I guess. I played with one decades ago as a kid and it just didn't impress me.
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    Great head sculpt....he use to weigh a ton, my cousins and I would throw him at each other!....
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