Possible dead horse beating. Read at your own risk.

[TrekStar]

For a female line, how about tv shows like Charlies Angels, Golden Girls, or just an (all) female WGSH release set
Supergirl, Wonder Woman, Batgirl, Mary Marvel, Catwoman, no reason why this can't be done.

[JediJaida]

I'd like to see Charlie's Angels done right this time. Better sculpts on the actual new body that FTC is supposed to be working on.

The only figure that actually resembled Cheryl Ladd was the original Invisible Girl! The others were such a miss, they were in another ballpark altogether.

[MIB41]

^^^ I think they definitely need to create new female bodies. That might be a key indicator right there (although I realize it's expensive). The blow molded bodies, especially on Daisy, were a big disappointment to me. To do that on the eight inch is one consideration, but to also do it on the 12 inch? I thought that was crazy. And changing out the body on my 8 inch was dramatic. It scaled her up considerably. But with the Wonder Woman license now in play, maybe we WILL have new bodies coming to the table. So I think what we see from that line will be VERY telling.

[Werewolf]

Mattel added black Barbie-family dolls in the '70s; when were Asian and Hispanic ones added--late '80s?

Christie came out in the 1968. Hispanic and Asian dolls were added in the 80s. The first Hispanic Barbie was released in 1980. Teresa was added in 88 and has been a constant Barbie friend ever since.

Getting back on topic, I'm kinda surprised Mego didn't make Shang-Chi. Kung-Fu was hugely popular in the 70s.

[Werewolf]

Just as Carolyn Keene created Nancy Drew,

Edward L. Stratemeyer created Nancy Drew. Carolyn Keene was pseudonym shared by the male and female writers who wrote the books.

Edward L. Stratemeyer also created the Hardy Boys.

[sprytel]

Christie came out in the 1968. Hispanic and Asian dolls were added in the 80s. The first Hispanic Barbie was released in 1980. Teresa was added in 88 and has been a constant Barbie friend ever since.

Getting back on topic, I'm kinda surprised Mego didn't make Shang-Chi. Kung-Fu was hugely popular in the 70s.

Kung Fu was never in the top 25 in the ratings. And I think Mego would have been a bit early for its resurgence as a cult classic in syndication.
Also, once you make a Caine figure... there really isn't a lot of options to expand the line.
But it would have made a nice companion with the American West series.

[samurainoir]

I was only talking about Megos, but yeah. Zorro was the only Hispanic hero on the market at the time, and his availability was iffy as I recall.

[JediJaida]

I never knew about him til I joined this forum, and to tell the truth, I forgot about him.

[megowgsh]

Toy company's are in the business of making money. If they feel they are going to make money on a particular license or line they make it, if they feel they are not, they don't.

If people were speaking with their dollars and demanding more female and minority characters the toy companies would be rushing to deliver. But, reality tells us, they are not in demand.

And, this doesn't have to be a discussion of race or gender. I bet Chia Pets have out sold Mego Spider-Man figures by a wide margin. Fair? Maybe, maybe not. But, it's the toy company's money on the line, not ours.

[Marvelmania]

Christie came out in the 1968. Hispanic and Asian dolls were added in the 80s. The first Hispanic Barbie was released in 1980. Teresa was added in 88 and has been a constant Barbie friend ever since.

Getting back on topic, I'm kinda surprised Mego didn't make Shang-Chi. Kung-Fu was hugely popular in the 70s.

Durham did make a Kung Fu figure although it was more of a generic one with a bit of a Bruce Lee look than the actual TV show character, then there were the 70's Karate Men. I remember wishing that Mego had made a Shang-Chi or Luke Cage, Powerman figure. Back when I was a kid I'd have been all over a Slade or a Dr. J figure if I had known about them.