One of the few things that got me furious when I was young was saving up a whole bunch of seals from Star Wars figures in order to order this figure. Sent them away with a check for shipping/postage and what arrived was the figure that DIDN’t fire the missle from the backpack. For a 10 year old I was livid.
I’ve despised the Consumer Protection Agency people ever since for taking away my fun....oh sure I’d of lost those missles in a matter of days...but still...
I saw this one on Pawn Stars. Rick offered peanuts and the guy stuck to his guns wanting more. Rick thought the guy wanted too much and didn’t buy it. Bet Rick is kicking himself right now...
Drat! Foiled again. My bid was $1.33 million, and I thought the Boba Fett figure was as good as mine.
Oh, well. At least now I have more money to bid on these Three Stooges bobbleheads.
Ah, memories of 1979. The Boba Fett action figure was a special collectible that you had to mail in 4 proofs-of-purchase of other Star Wars action figures to get. I still have mine (sans firing rocket).
So, does the thing work?
Sheesh. I think mid to late 70s was the beginning of the p*ssifying of Americans. This time also sprouted mandatory use of the atrocious child car seat.
I'm proud to be raised in the pre-seatbelt years and have fond memories of my junkyard-refrigerator play house.
It’s not like Boba was firing lawn darts or something.
Safety Nazis.
I hate Safety Nazis.
My recollection is that the studio execs weren’t that impressed with the idea of ‘Star Wars’. They eventually gave the go ahead to film the movie, but let George Lucas retain all the merchandising rights, which ended up being worth a fortune.
I have a Han-Solo-in-carbonite dog squeaky toy.
The theatrical Star Wars trilogy hasnāt just been replaced, itās being destroyed.
...The fact that George Lucas sits on the board of directors for Martin Scorseseās Film Foundation (a non-profit organisation dedicated to restoring classic cinema), and also funds other restoration projects through the George Lucas Family Foundation, only makes the disregard for the theatrical cuts more frustrating...
Frustrating isn't the word I'd use.