1980 Fisher Price Adventure People Catalog

[mazinz]

I thought I would help out a bit with the Alpha Probe price. I went through my Sears Canada Christmas Wishbook's and the first time the Alpha Probe appears is in the 1980 catalogue (page 276) and it retails for $34.99. A year later in the 1981 Wishbook (page 202) the price rose to $39.99. It is the second most expensive Fisher Price item listed in 1980 with the FP record player coming in at $49.99

Interesting, maybe I am remembering it wrong? The only fact I do know as the price of it being the reason my mother never bought it for me and as i mentioned being a bit spiled 40$ forher was bot a big deal. I think maybe Kaybee was charging more for it

[MacKillop]

I thought I would help out a bit with the Alpha Probe price. I went through my Sears Canada Christmas Wishbook's and the first time the Alpha Probe appears is in the 1980 catalogue (page 276) and it retails for $34.99. A year later in the 1981 Wishbook (page 202) the price rose to $39.99. It is the second most expensive Fisher Price item listed in 1980 with the FP record player coming in at $49.99

[GaryPlaysWithDolls]

I LOVED these as a kid. Very cool to see this again.

[Spawn67]

I know right! The zen of my story was although its just a toy I saw my life go by as I looked at it. the sendimental value of those adventure people toys that lasted all the years is priceless compared to how much its worth! Oh yea another fact that same Van went through alot as a kid and despite the beatings it took its still in great shape and looks new! Today's toys not to much.

[mightyquinn]

Yea, that is a great story! I turn 39 this week and 1979 don't seem that long ago.

[mazinz]

I had a Zen like moment recently when it comes to adventure people let me explain..
I just turned 40 a couple weeks ago. On my birthdays as a kid I would always get adventure people as much as star wars and since star wars stuff would fly off the shelves where I lived I would get more adventure people toys. My mother kept all our toys that we didn't destroy as kids and my niece plays with them today.
On my birthday a couple weeks ago my niece was on the ground playing with one of the action vans which has stood the test of time. I got it for my birthday in 1979. I picked it and just stared at it thinking of all the good memories I had with it. My mom brought out our family albums later that day I found a pic of me opening that same toy on my bday in 79 and the excited look on my face! I got really choked up..I would love to post the pics but my scanner is down for the moment.
Well that's my story and keep the stories coming! Adventure people was as big as star wars or gi joe in my childhood!

Awesome story! Hey you can always take a picture of your picture with whatever type of digital camera/phone you have. In many cases it works well enough

[Spawn67]

I had a Zen like moment recently when it comes to adventure people let me explain..
I just turned 40 a couple weeks ago. On my birthdays as a kid I would always get adventure people as much as star wars and since star wars stuff would fly off the shelves where I lived I would get more adventure people toys. My mother kept all our toys that we didn't destroy as kids and my niece plays with them today.
On my birthday a couple weeks ago my niece was on the ground playing with one of the action vans which has stood the test of time. I got it for my birthday in 1979. I picked it and just stared at it thinking of all the good memories I had with it. My mom brought out our family albums later that day I found a pic of me opening that same toy on my bday in 79 and the excited look on my face! I got really choked up..I would love to post the pics but my scanner is down for the moment.
Well that's my story and keep the stories coming! Adventure people was as big as star wars or gi joe in my childhood!

[mazinz]

>The shuttle wasn't more than 40.

That seems weird, 'cos I remember it being really pricey. Maybe that's a Canada thing? Or maybe it got marked down fairly early in the run? (I remember the Adventure People disappearing shortly after the space stuff came out.)

Don C.

I am not disagreeing with anyones price for what they paid for the Shuttle, but I know when it was brand spankin new and it just hit the toy shelves, that is when I saw this and the price was very high closer to the 80-100$ range. It def is not just a Canada thing, it could very well be many places reduced the price of it quickly. I am also in pricer New York, though not sure if that had much to do with it? I sort of recall the price gauge with the item due to the hype of the "electronic" features this thing was boasting, which really was much of nothing

The shuttle disappeared off the shelves around me way before the line really started hitting the reduced or clearance prices

ahh well, either way I always wanted one

[ctc]

>The shuttle wasn't more than 40.

That seems weird, 'cos I remember it being really pricey. Maybe that's a Canada thing? Or maybe it got marked down fairly early in the run? (I remember the Adventure People disappearing shortly after the space stuff came out.)

Don C.

[kingdom warrior]

I had the sea explorer, I had to go to my Mom's job because we had no sitter while she worked. To keep me still she bought me the Sea explorer set and I was in heaven all day playing with it.....became an instant Fav bath toy for me.

[hedrap]

The shuttle wasn't more than 40. The entire line was very cheap compared to Star Wars stuff.

...I actually have the Alpha Probe mini-shuttle somewhere. My oldest kid found it in my parents basement a few years ago.

[hedrap]

Man. I had the shuttle, sports van and marine search team. That shuttle went perfectly with Super Powers/Secret Wars figures. The parachute in the sports van set worked amazingly well. I haven't seen that thing in decades, but man o' man, I used to drop it from out porch and he sailed!

Wow..I had the black alien ship, all the single aliens, the kayak, raft and deep sea diver! I think I had the sea explorer too, because that looks like the boat my Jaws ripoff would always attack.

Holy...I have no idea what happened to any of it. Last time we moved cross-country, some SOB storage service outside Pittsburgh "lost" lord knows how many boxes. I didn't buy it then, I still don't today.

You don't lose a box with a boxed At-At, Kraken, Death Star and about a dozen other boxed toys...

[mightyquinn]

My parents bought me one back in the day and there would be no way they would pay $100 for a toy.

[mazinz]

>For some reason I thought it was pretty expensive (was it close to the 100.00 range?)

I remember it was pretty pricey too. Around here maybe more than $100.

Don C.

I'll check my box's price sticker. Think it retailed for $20 to $30.

I am more with CTC on this one, I think it did run for $80-120. Something about 120 is ringing a bell when I kept seeing it on the shelf at KayBee toys. I was a bit spoiled in those younger years and thirty dollars would fly with my mom. Pretty sure it was way above what she would have considered being a normal price range

[mightyquinn]

I'll check my box's price sticker. Think it retailed for $20 to $30.