The Addams Family Animated Toys by Playmates

[gbcollectordotcom]

Does anyone else remember this toyline?



I absolutely love anything Addams family. My wife and I recently picked up an on-card Gomez and it got us into the idea of collecting the entire set. There are even a few unproduced figures on the back of the card (such as Wednesday). I double checked with Playmates just to make sure that they were never released in any limited format, and they were not.

Anyway, anyone else have these too?

[Deleted]

That's a cool Gomez - I don't remember this toy line at all (although I vaguely remember the toon)

[muckmonster87]

I have a carded Lurch, Uncle Fester, Granny and Morticia. That would complete your set! Send me a message if you're interested.

[dom]

I have a set, they are pretty cool. Its a shame the others have not turned up on Fleabay.

[catman18]

I was lucky and got the wholeset on evilbay a while back, keep a lookout they do pop up

[80s Action Figures]

This brings up a few thoughts i hate to think about.


the 80s and 90s had so many many action figure lines...most of them i would like to have. sure you can track them down on ebay and what not but there is nothing like going into a store and buying these fresh off the pegs. man i wish that i had a time machine cause there is nothing like these types of lines any more...if its not tied to a major motion picture or some video game its not going to happen.

i wonder what the real reasons for this is? maybe they just can find stores to carry little lines of 8 or so figures with nothing else in the line??

[else3573]

This was a pretty cool cartoon also. They were showing it in Boom at like 5 am, haven;t seen it in awhile though...

[funkyterrance]

Mar 17, 2012 11:15:43 GMT -6 80s Action Figures said:

This brings up a few thoughts i hate to think about.


the 80s and 90s had so many many action figure lines...most of them i would like to have. sure you can track them down on ebay and what not but there is nothing like going into a store and buying these fresh off the pegs. man i wish that i had a time machine cause there is nothing like these types of lines any more...if its not tied to a major motion picture or some video game its not going to happen.

i wonder what the real reasons for this is? maybe they just can find stores to carry little lines of 8 or so figures with nothing else in the line??

I totally agree, I can remember some lines as they were on the racks and shelves at Toys-R-Us and Kay-Bee so vividly but there's no way to get that feeling back other than through your mind's eye.
I have a feeling that the reason lines aren't produced without a TV show or movie or as a rehash is because its probably considered too risky for the toy companies. There were a LOT of toys that just didn't make the cut back then and they got reduced like crazy or just collected dust. It was a gamble. Now I think they mostly all go the safe route or go for super cheap and cheezy. It's a shame because who knows how many creative lines could have come out since .

[actionplus]

I worked for Kay-Bee when these came out. I ended up buying several sets of them, I still have a complete set carded and loose, along with some extras.