CHARLIE'S ANGELS : Vintage Hasbro Action Figures

 

I watched the show all the time.

I saw these on the shelf.

I secretly desired them.

I never dared to ask for them.

This was the era, boys didn't play with girls toys. Aside from the Mego Super Gals, Hasbro's 1970s Charlie's Angels would be the only other girls toys I ever really wanted as a kid. Girls toys didn't appeal to me as a little boy, and they still don't. But why these aside from a love of the show? They are after all, dolly's.

It's because the show centered on action adventure, they carried guns, and always won the day. They were heroes regardless of gender. They were the cool chicks, and I was on board with that because the chicks in my life were anything but cool. They were bitchy little bullies, but the Angels were exactly as they were called.

It is actually shocking how well developed and extensive this toy line was. In the era of the Six Million Dollar Man, the idea of selling the figure/doll then various accessory sets really worked for these. The accessory sets ranged from Gypsy Disguises (pass) to Underwater Adventure (want!), and there were a LOT of them! I would like to add to this collection with some of those sets, and will probably do so over the next year.

Each figure was issued with boots, a bodysuit, and scarf with real hair and a likeness to the actress. The cards are very large and tall, and were elaborate, except for the back which is plain on my two examples.

Stay tuned as we explore this line more in depth, and my childhood desires become adult reality.

That sounds creepy and I don't care.