Orr...Bobby Orr

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I recall having the Regal Bobby Orr doll as a kid, mostly because one of his skates remained in my curbside until about 1980 as a constant reminder. Me not being much of a Hockey fan, never really knew what to do with him and probably just made him a member of the Adventure Team.


I always find it funny how Toy Companies market sports figures in the 1970s, Orr should be aimed at boys but instead he comes with regular fashions like a Ken doll, same thing happened with Joe Namath and later Wayne Gretzky.

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[MIB41]

I think it goes back to the same premise of what GI Joe, Action Jackson, and Big Jim were doing. That leather and jean outfit looks almost identical to the Action Jackson cyclist version (just a different scale).

[David Lee]

I always find it funny how Toy Companies market sports figures in the 1970s, Orr should be aimed at boys but instead he comes with regular fashions like a Ken doll, same thing happened with Joe Namath and later Wayne Gretzky.

Yea that 's a tough one... it's not like you can package him with false teeth, cheap booze, pain killers and a little black book of road skanks...

Dave

[johnnystorm]

Aluminum foil would work..."old time hockey, Coach!"

[toys2cool]

very cool

[Brown Bear]

I had one of these and I'm sure his jersey is still kicking around somewhere. The likeness was way off but a fun figure nonetheless.

[cjefferys]

I remember one of my good friends having this guy. Not being a hockey fan at all, this was a rare case of me not being jealous of a friend having a figure I didn't have. I forget though, how tall was he?