Ghostbusters Kenner Classics Peter Venkman and Grabber Ghost Retro Action Figure Toy with Accessories Great Gift for Collectors and Fans

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Hirsh, Jeff (2015-12-11). "Kenner Toys: Legendary toy company began in Cincinnati". WKRC . Retrieved 2022-05-11. Kenner was founded in 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio, by brothers Albert, Phillip and Joseph L. Steiner. The company was named after the street where the original corporate offices were located, just north of Cincinnati Union Terminal. [1] It was a pioneer in the use of television advertisement for the marketing of merchandise across the United States, beginning in 1958. [2] LOOK FOR OTHER KENNER CLASSICS: Keep your eyes peeled for Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters Kenner Classic action figures, vehicles, and roleplay toys (Each sold separately. Subject to availability.) In 1979, Kenner released "Finger Pops", which were foam cylinders that could be projected in the air. A similar type of product to Nerf like foam products, it was Kenner's answer to Parker Brothers Nerf line. The concept was brought to the Real Ghostbusters line with "Finger Pop Fiends", which along with having the same function also share the name "Finger Pops". The Brazillian line was called Caça-Fantasmas and was made by Estrela. The cards for this line were produced in Portuguese and only featured the Fright Feature line and some of the Classic ghosts.

Poltergeist Popping Acton: Ghostpopper Blaster Comes With 6 Soft Foam Pop Projectiles And Includes 3 Cutout Targets, Including The Real Ghostbusters Logo, Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, And Green Ghost One of Kenner's original products was the "Bubble-Matic," a toy gun that blew bubbles. [6] An "updated" version was available at least as late as the mid-1960s. Kenner introduced its popular Girder and Panel building sets construction toy in 1957, the Give-a-Show projector in 1959, the Easy-Bake Oven in 1963, the Electric Mold Master also in 1963, the Spirograph drawing toy in 1966, and the Starting Lineup sports action figure collectible line in 1988.

In 1992, Josca released a line of The Real Ghostbusters Toys in Argentina, which were mainly related to the Animated Series. Kenner, who had handled Star Wars created a line of action figures released for Christmas 1986, a few months after the first season of The Real Ghostbusters began airing. Dan (July 28, 2006). "Hasbro and Jurassic Park: Why Things Changed". JPToys.com . Retrieved February 16, 2014. Kenner Products obtained the rights to produce Star Wars action figures and playsets for the Star Wars trilogy from 1976 through 1985. [7] After Kenner acquired the license to produce Star Wars toys when the Mego Corporation rejected it in 1976, Kenner popularized the 3.75 inch action figure that became an industry standard that continues to dominate [ citation needed] the action figure toy market. Kenner also produced toys related to the popular 1970s TV series The Six Million Dollar Man and the 1979 sci-fi movie Alien. In 1981, Kenner belatedly entered the diecast toy car market, with a short-lived range called Fast 111's. The 1980s also saw the release of the "Fashion Star Fillies" line of model horses, a product discontinued by the end of the decade.

In Mexico, although made by Kenner, the figures were relabeled as being made by Auriken. The figures themselves were the same as the American Kenner figures and were mostly imported directly from Kenner.Knowing that Mattel recently released a Castle Greyskull that is very similar to what fans remember from the 1980s, and with Hasbro already giving us the Ghost Popper and the upcoming Ecto-1, it gives us hope that we may eventually see the Real Ghostbusters Fire House Headquarters return to store shelves! The Real Ghostbusters meets M.A.S.K. hybrid bootleg was likely a Mexican bootleg that reused M.A.S.K. toy molds to make "Real Ghostbusters" toys. In the early 1960s, Kenner introduced its corporate mascot, The Kenner Gooney Bird, which would be used in both its company logo ( "It's Kenner! It's fun!") and TV ads, in both animated form and puppetry. One commercial was produced by Muppets creator Jim Henson and featured a puppet that would later become the Sesame Street character Little Bird. The Bird was phased out by 1974. Ghostpopper blaster comes with 6 soft foam pop projectiles and includes 3 cutout targets, including The Real Ghostbusters logo, Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, and Green Ghost

It seems highly likely, that due to this, that this was the last reprint line for the Kenner toy line. The Real Ghostbusters Toy line was created by Kenner from 1986 through 1991. It was mostly related to the Animated Series, however the Ecto-1a and ECTO-Charger where both related to the Ghostbusters II Film. Also, Filmations Ghostbusters had a line of Toys as well being produced by Tyco.The Kenner Classics Ecto-1 toy features moving wheels, an opening tailgate, a roof-mounted swivel seat, and deployable ghost claw so kids ages 4 and up can imagine bustin’ and capturing ghosts with the included ghost figure Also in 1979, Kenner released a second toy in the line called "Finger Pops Popper". This item as well was in many regards a precursor to the "GhostPopper", which would be able to fire foam pops. GhostPopper also shares the name Popper and refers to the ammo as "ghostpops" or "pops". The foam pops were also used with the "ECTO Popper & ECTO-Goggles", which uses the same idea and adds temporary storage on the goggles. In Italy, they were produced by Gli Acchiappafantasmi and again were a direct copy of the UK toys but with Italian translations.