A Six Million Dollar Christmas

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If any toy reminds me of Christmas, it’s Kenner’s Six Million Dollar Man range. I would get one new figure a year for four years and sincerely looked forward to it.   Limited Edition Gift Sets Available Now! Rather than crowdfund the next issue of the magazine, I thought I’d whip up these gift sets […]

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[Wee67]

Museum Robot

Why is not surprising that a cyborg is the most treasured Christmas gift for a ROBOT?!?
#skynet

[PNGwynne]

I was on a similar Christmas-gift trajectory, culminating in Bionic Bigfoot.

I still think Maskatron is one of the best toys ever made.

[Mikey]

Was the helicopter an official SMDM vehicle ?

I kinda don't remember that

[Wee67]

Was the helicopter an official SMDM vehicle ?

I kinda don't remember that

I'm pretty sure no. That looks like another variant of the Empire helicopter that morphed according to needs-

[msenger76]

did the headset really pick up CB channels? imagine all the things kids learned while listening in to truck driver conversations!

[MIB41]

That sure brings back the memories. Six Mill was one of the last magical moments for me as a kid when it came to seeing a new figure with awe. I thought then (as I still do today) how incredibly inventive those toy makers were to actually make a rubber skin you could peel back to explore the "bionics" in his arm. That and the bionic eye feature was such a great time to explore the outer reaches of my imagination. Fun time to be a kid. That and I LOVED the artwork on all the boxes.