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The Simpsons action-figures were a series of 1990 action figures produced by Mattel.

History[edit]

In 1990, Mattel bought the rights to product a line of The Simpsons figures. 11 figures were produced and released, three only available in Southern America, and one, considered the holy grail of all Simpsons collectors, Save Blinky Bart, only available through mail-in, with only a few figures known to surface. A second series was planned, but plans were scrapped when the line did not sell as well as the company hoped.

First series[edit]

Figures[edit]

The figures came with five plastic speech bubbles, which included lines from the characters.

Image Character Accessories Speech bubbles Release date Notes Homer "with 5 Fatherly Phrases" Bar clamp with plutonium Glove Headphones "Do I smell cupcakes? Do I ever!" "No problemo!" "Why you little!" "Oh, Marge! I love your snack treats" "Where are you from? The planet cornball?" 1990 Marge "with 5 things Moms Say" Apron Platter of cookies "Yummy and nutritious!" "Look, I made your favourite!" "What's that smell?" "Play friendly, everyone!" "There, there, Homer!" 1990 Bart "with 5 Cool things to say" Skateboard "Cowabunga, man!" "Don't have a cow man!" "Aye, Carumba!" "Go for it dude!" "Knock it off, Lisa!" 1990 Lisa "with 5 phrases to bug Brothers" Saxophone "Let's watch Krusty the Clown!" "Ow! Quit it!" "Oh, brother!" "Bart, you're just like Chilly, the elf who cannot love!" (Music notes show on the speech bubble) 1990 Maggie "with 5 thoughts to suck on" Scooter "SUCK SUCK SUCK!" (thought) A bear (thought) Television (thought) The rest of the family (thought) Maggie on her scooter 1990 Bartman "with 5 warnings for Evildoers" Cape Slingshot "Watch it, dude!" "Bartman at your service, man!" "You're history, Nelson!" "Gangway, man!" "No way, man!" 1990 Nelson "with 5 Wisecracks" Trashcan (plastic or cardboard, see notes) "It's trash time, Simpson!" "Wait'll I get my hands on you!" "I'm gonna pulverize you, Simpson!" "Put up your dukes, man!" "What're you lookin' at? 1990 Two variants of this model were, released, one with the trash can being a plastic cylinder, another with the trash can being a cardboard box. Sofa & Boob Tube This pack contains a plastic sofa, with an ejection seat, and also includes a television, whose images on the screen can be changed. 1990

Mail in figures[edit]

Image Character Accessories Speech bubbles Release date Notes Save Blinky Bart This figure came with no accessories or speech bubbles. 1990/1991 This figure was included in a special promotion, (see article), and was available to mail-in for. To this day, only a few figures have surfaced, with at least 3 known in the entire world.

Exclusive figures[edit]

Three figures were only exclusively released in Southern America in 1990/1991.

Image Character Accessories Speech bubbles Release date Notes Super Bart Cape Slingshot "Buenisimo viejo" Translation: "Great old man" 1990/1991 Ninja Bart Grapling hook "No seas Cobarde, viejo" Translation: "Don't be a coward, old man" 1990/1991 Available in white/black

Second series[edit]

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The second series of the figures was put into prototype stage, but then cancelled due to slow sales of the first.^[1] Strangely, one of the vehicles in the second series was featured in a Mattel catalogue from that era.^[2]

Arco figures[edit]

A British company, Arco, which Mattel is its parent company, made 'Rev n Go' racers, which were vehicles that users pulled back and drove. Designs available were Homer, Bart and Maggie. (It is unknown whether there was one produced for Marge or Lisa, however this is likely). Also, the company made wind up figures of Maggie, Bart (2 variants available), Homer and Lisa.

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  The Bart Rev'n'Go Racer

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  The Homer Rev'n'Go Racer

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  The Maggie Rev'n'Go Racer

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  The Lisa Action Wind up

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  The Bart Action Wind up

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  The Maggie Action Wind up

References[edit]

External links[edit]

• The figures at Simpsonspark.com