Indiana Jones and the Last Hurrah - Hasbro 2008 Action Figure Retrospective

I've just watched this video and forgotten I purchased most of these figures around 2008ish. I've had them saftley packed away in a box so I went to go check there's only 3 I never got
Willie Scott
Indiana Jones rope bridge missing sleeve
German on motor cycle
The play sets never really interested me so I never got those either but the rest I got including the crystal skull throne special offer they did and the talking 12inch Indiana Jones I'll have to look on eBay to see if I can get the missing 3 I never got

Yes Darth Vador, i could even watch a 2h long video if it's about Dr Jones!!

And what did Hasbro do? They released BAD reproductions and lackluster new 3 3/4 “retro” style figures and completely ditch a modern 3 3/4 Indy line that would have benefited from all the advances Hasbro has made for this scale. The Indy equivalent of the Black Series has very impressive sculpts and some very well made figures, BUT they are damn near impossible to find in retail, they are excluding some characters I thought should have been obvious inclusions (Willie, Mula Rom..), and did you want vehicles??? HA!!! Dream on

Ah..how times have changed..Some one was listening with the 6inch range.
Sadly NOT with the 5th. Film!!…
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I would like to listen to him for that long, DV. In fact, I’ve watched this video twice since it came out 😂

the wall details on the temple of akator make sense now! i always wondered why it looked like that.

i guess u wood need A personal treasur box for all them relics with Every action Figur you get

And Neil Brynner look alike

Neil Brenner

they Should do A head cast on the Real person face. micro size it to a action figur size 3d printing photos

Would've loved to have a rogue one , Mustafa r Vader emerged in healing tank from the scene where his assistant announces the arrival of Director Krenick .

I'm probably in the minority here but I really wish that they had produced a Captain Blumburtt figure (tropical service uniform) and some British Indian Soldiers. Perhaps a future project for Marauder maybe?

As a fun fact almost not related to Indiana Jones' collecting, the Mutt Williams figure with no jacket can also make for a nice Sam Witwicky figure for the Transformers Revenge of the Fallen toyline from 2009, specially if for some reason you want him to ride Arcee or Chromia in bike mode. 😅

I had no idea these toys existed. I must have them!

Unfortunately lots of the German soldier figures fell into the wrong hands.

Well i hoped that hasbro would make Capshaw’s figure good considering thats the wife of Spielberg 💀

I had one Indiana Jones figure and the German motorcycle with driver. I had tons of fun with those two.

I really hope Hasbro will go deep in their 6” line as they did back in 2008. The only main characters they missed on I believe were Walter Donovan, Sallah, and Marcus Brody from Last Crusade, and Marion and Mac from Crystal Skull.

Unfortunately Hasbro will probably make two or three waves of the 6” line and call it a day, focusing of course on the new movie and the first.

I just got the Lego sets but I have been leaving more Lego based collection and more just Indiana jones collecting, I currently have an Indiana jones monopoly game and an officially licensed hat as well as some sets

Fantastic video. The attention to detail is wonderful. Great job guys

Waaaaay too critical of the figures. Designers are faced with the impossible task of making a figure that will sell. Sell to make a profit. Too many misses and they are out of a job. The whip cracking Indy is fantastic. Comparing to what we had in the 80's it is night and day. All of you reviewers who are unhappy with your figures, feel free to sell them to me. I'd love every one of them and would be humming the theme while walking them across the table.

I had quite a few of these. I really had hoped the line would continue and they would make figures of Yung Indiana Jones and characters based on the books. Other variants of different outfits like star wars always has.

Yes, the Temple of Doom/SDCC Indy sculpt is the best Ford likness out of the Hasbro Indys, but I HATE how they painted his 5 o'clock shadow.

Rather than dab individual dots of stubble, they painted it a uniform, flat gray, & that comined with the Ford mouth they sculpted for it, imo, makes him look like those hobo clowns from the 1930's.

I remember playing with these in elementary and middle school I’m 24 now. Y’all think they will make Indy 5 figures

I must say kudos to this extremely comprehensive video.

I learnt so much about these Indiana Jones figures which I didn’t know existed.

And it made me go search for and buy the best Indiana Jones figure based on your reporting of it.

I have very fond memories of the Indy line back in 2008. I had the temple of akator, the jungle cutter, German cargo truck, a 2 pack of German soldiers, and a pack of crystal skull figures from target. Growing up besides Star Wars and lego toys, I wanted Indiana Jones toys, and that wasn’t easy. When hasbro got the license and I learned of the lego sets I was super excited. I never owned any of the original lego sets but I loved the hasbro toys, I could spend hours playing with them, and was disappointed when I couldn’t find them anymore. With toys coming back for the new movie, I’m hoping they stick around for a while

Love your videos sir…starting to rewatch certain episodes…they’re very comforting….it puts everything into perspective but you still see the magic where it counts with the toys and lore

With such a deep love of the original three films, I have to admit, seeing this rage of figures and vehicles as an adult years later had me feeling every bit like a kid again... Back when the films came out, my parents could never have afforded to get me these kind of toys, and so I was unaware of the original 80's line, which kinda made it even sweeter to have a fully articulated 3.75" Indiana Jones figure decades later.

I didn't see the bad face sculpt, I didn't see the huge cumbersome holster, or the (scruffy?) trousers, I saw a fantastically colored, highly detailed cool looking action figure of my all time hero. I guess I saw it through the eyes of when I was a kid, and it looked great to me, after all, I wasn't looking for perfection.

Seeing this line of toys scrutinized to within (3.75) inches of its life seems unfair, compared to some action figures, the line looked rushed, compared to others out there, it looked good, to those of us who weren't quite as spoilt, it looked amazing.

just like all new Hasbro 3 3/4 figuers from Star Wars to every other series. I do not like the cheap rubbery plastic they use.on the arms, legs and accessories.

Being a kid of the 80's and a huge Indy fan, I never really collected the Indiana Jones action figures. I only owned the large 12" figure.

I remember these being on clearance shelves for ages and even for 5 bucks I didn't want them, yet I was simultaneously bummed as a huge Indy nut that no one else wanted them.

Young Indy looks like The Joker.

Thank you guys for unlocking a memory I didn’t know I had, I literally dug the plastic backed truck from raiders out of my closet and remembered when I was a kid being upset that Indiana Jones was on the box cover but wasn’t included in the box lol. Great video!

I always said Indiana Jones toys never took off because kids play with other kids and everyone would want to be Indy. Star Wars had multiple good guys. GI Joe had multiple good guys. Indy just had Indy.

This was so fun to watch btw! I’m back to enjoy it again. Love your leather jacket and hair here. ☺️

Great and thorough video. Congrats to all. Man i hope Hasbro makes a new attempt at 3.75 Indy figures.

Michael what do you think of the newly announced hasbro Raiders 6 inch figures?

I never understood this nonsense of the day when certain toys companies say "design technology of the day" whem it comes to articulation....as a species we were able to put ourselves into space and on the moon back in 1969 and yet starwars and action force figures didnt have elbow and knee articulation because "technology" didnt exsit...thats nonsense as G.I Joe were articulated so there was no reason for starwars and action force figures to be 5 p.o.a (other than the joes that were licenced to be used in the action force line) and it has nothing to do with keeping costs down as starwars,action force and g.i. joe figures were more or less the same price

Despite being a huge Indy fan, these are yet another lot of figures I never came across in any way, shape, or form. I still only have the Revoltech Indy in my collection. It's not bad, but is really let down by the face sculpt. I'm really excited for the upcoming 6" figures to be able to build a modern Indy collection.

One of the greatest Retroblasting Videos ever made

Just rewatching this video, and holy cow is this a masterpiece!

Dude I really want some of the Last Crusade figures. And I'm so sad we didn't get a bike with side car for Indy and his dad.

With the Indy 5 action figures being revealed in October, i'm expecting figures similar to the star wars black series collection.

The horse was the reason I started buying these figures. It's probably the best 3 3/4 scale horse out there.

Indiana Jones is what got me into modern 1/6 collecting with the Toys McCoy figure & Arabian horse in '99. I became obsessed, with being a kid that already grew up in the '80s with the movies. I was even in correspondence with Peter Botwright from Wested Leather; finding out what Harrison Ford's size is, and getting a custom Last Crusade style jacket. I had 90+ percent of the costume...and practiced for months with several bullwhips I purchased. I'm telling ya, I was obsessed. The whole point of that is that I didn't buy a single Hasbro Indiana Jones figure. With them not getting a standard Indy right, I just couldn't commit.

Just curious, did you that before Hasbro cancel the 2008 Indy line, they were gonna give put out some more basic figures, deluxe figures and vehicles as well. These include: Coronel Dietrich
Belloq (white suit)
Walter Donovan
Indiana Jones with Map trap (I’m assuming it was a map room mini play set)
Indiana Jones with Rocket sled
Indiana Jones with soul trap (assuming it was a Well of Souls mini play set)
Young Indy with horse
Short Round with mine cart
(These next two don’t have too much info on them)
??? (Ark I’m guessing) with Ark Ghost
??? (German motorcycle I’m guessing) with side car
Vehicles:
Duck Boat
Flying Wing
These were all that had to do with the basic figure line, not including: the 12 inch figures, Adventure heroes and Mighty Muggs. See some of the things they were planning, I believe the figures that were in the Lost Wave SDCC exclusive pack were originally meant for the canceled wave, seeing as this line features more elements from the Kenner line. I honestly kinda wish they would’ve gone a bit longer to see what this wave could’ve seen

I personally love this 2008 toy line but these are not characters and vehicles for kids. The toy construction and options are not the problem. These characters make for a great movie but outside of Indiana Jones , they don't make for great toys for kids. No kid under age 12 wants to play with any characters other than Indiana Jones or Mola Ram. It's why both the Kenner and Hasbro line failed