Mego of the Week - Starsky and Hutch

[ScottA]

Chopper is one of the only Megos I've ripped off a badly damaged card to have a mint loose one. He was the last one I needed to complete my loose S&H set. I do have a set MOC but still want to get a Palitoy Starsky (I guess with Space:1999 legs) and the 2-pack. Someday.

[cjefferys]

I remember whole endcaps of Dobey and Huggy Bear at "Bi-Way" as a kid. I remember thinking "who would want those guys", turns out it was me.

"Bi-Way".. now there's a blast from the past, I forgot about that store.

I always hear about the UK S&H box set coming with guns, but I've never seen a pic, even Paul's pic above doesn't seem to show them. What kind of guns did the box set come with?

[MIB41]

Funny that the 3 lesser characters are quite difficult to find loose.

Interesting. I actually found Dobey, Huggy, and Chopper loose first. If I understood it correctly, I bought one of my loose Dobeys and Huggys that were used as the photo reference in the museum here. Actually the only carded figure I'm missing is Dobey. He's out there. I just haven't plunked down the money yet. Always reasonable too! What I have problems with is getting my Torinos to run. My first one I gave up on and gutted the motor, yanked the front under-wheel and customized the stripes. That's the one I typically show on the forum. My other one has a working motor but there must a gear problem. You can hear the motor spin, but the car won't move. The siren and "effects" work, but God almighty they about kill your ears. Not the most lovely of sounds.

[palitoy]

A favourite line. Like the introduction says, plenty of items to go after. Funny that the 3 lesser characters are quite difficult to find loose. Maybe they were never popular, thus remaining on cards? Add in all the boot/shoe variations on the UK guys and you've got plenty to go after.

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I remember whole endcaps of Dobey and Huggy Bear at "Bi-Way" as a kid. I remember thinking "who would want those guys", turns out it was me.

[English Paul]

A favourite line. Like the introduction says, plenty of items to go after. Funny that the 3 lesser characters are quite difficult to find loose. Maybe they were never popular, thus remaining on cards? Add in all the boot/shoe variations on the UK guys and you've got plenty to go after.

[MIB41]

Great selection! I LOVE all things Starsky & Hutch. I have a couple of the Mego Torinos (one with the box and instructions) and multiple figures of each character. I just about have them all carded too. My next project will be to go after the Palitoy line. The packaging on those is just some of the best ever. Especially the graphics on the double-box set. I don't think there's a week that goes by when I don't watch a couple of episodes. It's one of the rare box sets everyone in my family, from wife to kids, will sit down and watch consistently. I think that speaks well of the series right there. Now if I can find me a real Torino to restore...

[RSS]

Earlier this week we had a thread going about the Starksy and Hutch line. So I thought we’d take a closer look at the line today on Mego of the Week. This line is, of course, based on the popular TV show and as usual Mego did it up right. Not only did we get the 4 main characters and the bad guy (Chopper, really?) we also got Starsky’s Ford Grand Torino. The American version of the car was motorized and had the alley pieces, while the UK version did not. But the UK version has one killer box. Add in the UK versions of S&H and the 2-pack of figures with the guns and there are surprisingly several things to collect in the line. I also think this is a line that would make for a nice set of cards. Just sayin’. For more information on this piece visit the Starsky and Hutch page at the Mego Museum

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