Top Ten Most Blatant Star Wars Rip Offs

[palitoy]

Topless Robot - The 10 Most Blatant Star Wars Toy Rip-Offs of the '70s

All abuse is done out for comedic benefit I assure you and before you crucify me, remember I have a large Black Hole and BSG collection and I had a crappy Star Sword as a kid.

[megowgsh]

HAHAHAHA

My first thought when I saw this post was S.T.A.R. Team and voila! S.T.A.R. Team it is!

[Dave Mc]

I want the walking robot.

[Sowth]

"These were bought for children only by cheap parents who did not care about me. Them. I mean them."

Will

[Wee67]

Oddly, this article just makes me want to go to talk into a fan. Haven't done that for years

[Shanester]

A friend had some Starroid Raiders and I hated them. I didn't want them around my Star Wars figures because I was afraid the crappiness would rub off on my Stormtroopers some how.

[Bo8a_Fett]

Knew Galactica would be in there ...but isn't the ray gun a rip off of the Galactica gun? A rip off of a rip off if you like

[toys2cool]

HAHAHAHA

My first thought when I saw this post was S.T.A.R. Team and voila! S.T.A.R. Team it is!

lmao!! me too and the space case good stuff Brian

[Dave Mc]

A friend had some Starroid Raiders and I hated them. I didn't want them around my Star Wars figures because I was afraid the crappiness would rub off on my Stormtroopers some how.

Heh, that's funny. You can't fool kids. I remember only picking up knock off toys like this when I had begged for something else I really wanted without success and had to settle for something cheap or nothing at all.

[palitoy]

I did really love my Star Sword and Space Shield, mostly because of the Shield.

[Megospidey]

I think I had all of them at one point or another - my parents must have been the King and Queen of cheap.

[rchatlin]

Brian,
was the Star Hawk sold in the US as Star Bird?

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[megoscott]

Very funny piece! Darth Vader's genitals indeed...

Making carrying cases is a bottom feeder way of getting some sweet toy money; all it takes is a plastic box, a handle and an illustration that implies the hit property without implying it so exactly it becomes lawsuit worthy.

And that's how Dida Displays was born...

[starsky]

my mom bought me the space case and tried to pass it off as the star wars action figure carrying case i wanted!

[palitoy]

Brian,
was the Star Hawk sold in the US as Star Bird?

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Whoops, I think I got my wires crossed, Star Hawk was a comic strip.