Realistic dolls.

[NormanD]

Now would you buy your child one of These?

Whatever happened to Action-man

 

[Theseus]

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Back in the day, my dad was a manager at Palitoy and I had a full squad of Action Man, all with 2 left hands or some other disfigurement.

One of the stories he used to tell was of how they would control the stock levels of, say, Tiny Tears in the warehouse. If they were starting to pile up, a quick advert on telly would soon get the orders coming in.

I even made it onto one of the toy boxes ...

</reminisce mode>

 

[fenfirsttimer]

<reminisce mode>

I even made it onto one of the toy boxes ...
</reminisce mode>

So do tell - which one's you? I am guessing not the little girl in the orange dress!

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

Actually, I think it is!

 

[Theseus]

So do tell - which one's you? I am guessing not the little girl in the orange dress!

I am on the right, in charge of the one and only control. My brother is getting all excited while my sister grimaces with boredom.

The photo (of the box, not on the box) was taken not too long ago after my mum handed me the game she had been keeping since they were produced. Probably the last one in existence as I think it was a flop. Nothing much to do other than watch polystyrene blobs go along the back of a cheese grater.

 

[2wd]

I bet this topic has a record number of "hovers"

 

[Arch]

Now would you buy your child one of These?

No. If she wants to pretend to breast feed, she can do it with any doll, and make the sucking noises herself. I'm all for encouraging imagination.

(Not that I have a child, but if I did)

Whatever happened to Action-man

With mine, generally the gripping hands perished and fell off. My last one only had one foot too by the time I stopped playing with him. And floppy hips, because the original elastic that held them in place rotted when it got wet, and Mum replaced it with some knicker elastic.

 

[MossCommuter]

Nothing much to do other than watch polystyrene blobs go along the back of a cheese grater.

Yes but the car numbers glow in the dark

AND I WANT ONE

 

[Mad Doug Biker]

(Not that I have a child, but if I did)

Arch, that has just given me quite the most awful image involving a certain Baby Elephant. NOOOOO!!

With mine, generally the gripping hands perished and fell off. My last one only had one foot too by the time I stopped playing with him. And floppy hips, because the original elastic that held them in place rotted when it got wet, and Mum replaced it with some knicker elastic.

This was only last year by the way

 

[beastie]

I saw an advert today for a doll (ramping up for Christmas already). This one talks, 'eats' and 'drinks' and produces not just wet from the other end, but also a 'stinky' nappy. (Not sure how, I think you just shovel the goo in at the top and it comes out at the bottom).

Anyway, it set me thinking. There are all these baby dolls, getting more and more realistic. It's about time they brought out a toddler doll that lies down in Tesco and has a screaming tantrum, or kicks you and says you have stupid hair (that was one of nephew Oli's lines).

Then there could be the sulky teenager doll...

(I never liked dolls. I liked soft toys like teddies. And Action Man.)

Action man is a doll.

 

[Fnaar]

Now would you buy your child one of These?

Whatever happened to Action-man

Did you never breast-feed your Action Man? I thought.... oh.... er.....

 

[Arch]

Action man is a doll.

Action man is an action figure..

Ok, I didn't like girly dolls. Baby dolls, or fashion dolls like Sindy. Boring.

I suppose you could claim that Playmobil, which I liked, were dolls, but I'd have to kill you if you did.

 

[classic33]

Action man is an action figure..

Ok, I didn't like girly dolls. Baby dolls, or fashion dolls like Sindy. Boring.

I suppose you could claim that Playmobil, which I liked, were dolls, but I'd have to kill you if you did.

There more akin to Lego than dolls in my opinion.

What you want to try & do is take a foor foot playmobil figure on public transport, without being charged.

 

[XmisterIS]

I am on the right, in charge of the one and only control. My brother is getting all excited while my sister grimaces with boredom.

The photo (of the box, not on the box) was taken not too long ago after my mum handed me the game she had been keeping since they were produced. Probably the last one in existence as I think it was a flop. Nothing much to do other than watch polystyrene blobs go along the back of a cheese grater.

I thought that was a man!

(I'll get me coat ...)

 

[Maz]

And there was even an advert for a play puppy that also shytes. Bizarre.

Was it a poo-doll (poodle)?