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The Best Toy Line No One Remembers: &ldquo...
Brian Galindo
1. Food Fighters was an action figure line released by Mattel in 1988. The line consisted of ten figures that were divided into two armies:
Via: angelfire.com
2. The “good guys” were the Kitchen Commandos, lead by Burgerdier General.
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3. And the “bad guys” Refrigerator Rejects, lead by Mean Weener.
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4. Other figures in line included, Private Pizza, Lieutenant Legg, Fat Frenchy, Taco Terror and Chip the Ripper.
Via: flickr.com
5. Food Fighters commercial (in French):
6. There were even plans to release their very own refrigerator playset, complete with “frozen popsicle” missiles and “juice can” bombs. But, the playset never came to fruition.
Via: he-man.org
7. Unlike other toy lines at the time, Food Fighters was not associated with a cartoon, comic book or movie. The toys failed to catch on and by 1989 the line was discontinued.
Via: orangeslime.com
8. Today on eBay, sealed in the package figures go as high as $50, while whole lots command as much as $225.
Via: ebay.com
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nicholasm20 3 months agoSorry to the author, but this was done with much more description 7 years ago — back when Angelfire was a thing. http://www.angelfire.com/planet/mattstcool/foodfighters.html
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