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G.I. Joe heads for Blighty.
“Palitoy’s sales manager, Hal Belton, brought one back for his grandson, who loved it, and soon Palitoy had negotiated a deal to make a British version.”
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The decidedly British Action Man.
“… with Action Man driving Land Rovers and Scorpion Tanks and wearing anything from a Grenadier Guards uniform to a Manchester United strip.”
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The British Kung Fu grip.
“Bill Pugh (Director of Design, Research and Development, Palitoy) … had difficultly making Action Man hold onto anything placed in his hands whilst setting up displays.”
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From Kung Fu to Atomic Power.
“… a prototype of Mike Power’s ‘Bionic’ (later ‘Atomic’) arm.” (See also.)
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Palitoy Atomic Man.
“Anyone who grew up during this era would note the superhuman enhancements shared more than a passing similarity with … Steve Austin …”
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The history of Kenner.
Parts 2, 3 and 4.
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The history of The Six Million Dollar Man toys.
By Analog Toys. (YouTube, 17:22)
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1975 Kenner The Six Million Dollar Man catalogue.
1976. 1977. 1978.
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Bernard Loomis interviewed.
“I first saw the show on the air—I thought it was ‘toyetic’ as hell and I personally went out to Universal and made the deal. It changed the licensing business.”
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Loomis looks for more licenses.
“One day in 1976 he noticed a brief item in the Hollywood Reporter about a movie that was being made. Loomis had never heard of the director, but he liked the title …”