1977 Gabriel Toys Hal Needham: Stuntman Catalog

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1977 saw Gabriel Toys try an interesting experiment in action figures.

Instead of licensing a hollywood movie, they sought to captilize on the making of a movie by creating a set based on then legendary stuntman Hal Needham.



The unique concept had a child filming a stunt sequence in a movie and was actually one of the more inspired (and sadly forgotten) toy concepts of the 1970s.

Check out all the action of the Hal Needham Stunt Set here.

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[Klosterheim]

That is fascinating. Good for those that want to be in the movie industry.

Never knew about this toy.

Pretty clever.

[SainthoodDenied]

Awesome playset, I'd even like it without the movie set parts for a western figure display. Reminds me alot of the town playset sold for the Ready Gang.

[thunderbolt]

looks like the figure has Mego hands.

[El Hombre Nuclear]

This was a very cool idea. and it's unfortunate they didn't get to expand on it further. I think the only other item in the line was a smaller piece that kind of "ejected" a figure forward, If I remember correctly.

I just watched "Three the Hard Way" last week on TCM. Stunts by Hal Needham!

[Mikey]

looks like the figure has Mego hands.

I was thinking the same thing --- and the body resembles Marx

[Earth 2 Chris]

That's a cool toy. Gabriel made some great stuff.

Chris

[HardyGirl]

This looks like it would have been fun if everything worked the way they said. A cop show set would have been cool!

[Falstaff13]

I first discovered this toy through this forum. When I saw it, I forwarded images to my dad, asking him why they didn't get it for me when I was little. He responded, "We never heard of it or saw it. Otherwise, I'd have wanted it!"

[Boywonder0]

Here's one:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/HAL-NEEDAM-t...item35f252eebf

No Hal Needham figure though...

[Boywonder0]

Never mind. Here he is. Right in the set El Hombre Nuclear was mentioning...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/VTG-GABRIEL-...item419bcd1bd3

[Bionicfanboy66]

I remember seeing that set in one of the old wish books. Wanted it, but never got it.

[turnbolt]

It is a great set. Huge in fact. Hal is just a hair smaller than a Mego figure.

Here's mine and the little launcher:

[WildWesley]

Hal Needham was a great guy. Gabriel made the Lone Ranger figures for both the TV series and the 1981 movie. RIP Hal Needham.