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a cg movie based on the lego toys bionicle is in production.

how many tv shows or movies in the past have been based on toy lines and vice versa?

which came first gi joe action figures or the cartoon. transformer toys or tv show, etc., etc.

I seem to recall the Zillion video game and anime series being based on a toy gun (this was years ago in Japan).

viperpilot wrote:a cg movie based on the lego toys bionicle is in production.

how many tv shows or movies in the past have been based on toy lines and vice versa?

which came first gi joe action figures or the cartoon. transformer toys or tv show, etc., etc.

GI JOE action figure came first, in the 1960's, I believe, then later, when the new cartoon came out in the 1980's, they new line of smaller toys was created to go with it.

Transformers and the toys came out within a year of each other. Planned production, IMHO.
Same with HeMan and SheRa, TeenageMutant NinjaTurtles, and other 80's cartoons.

Ummm...every movie I think has toy merchandising...I remember when I was 7 wanting to own an ALIEN action figure with the pop out teeth and moving tail...

The Great Unbearded One wrote:Ummm...every movie I think has toy merchandising...I remember when I was 7 wanting to own an ALIEN action figure with the pop out teeth and moving tail...

yeah, i know that.

*btw i'm quoting this one 'cause it gives me good chance to saythis next thing*

i supposse i'm really wondering which was usually the chicken and which was the egg?

i always thought that in the forties and fifties the show spawned the toys and merchandise.

Dalton wrote:I seem to recall the Zillion video game and anime series being based on a toy gun (this was years ago in Japan).

Let me guess - the Japanese equivalent of Photon???

LadyTevar wrote: GI JOE action figure came first, in the 1960's, I believe, then later, when the new cartoon came out in the 1980's, they new line of smaller toys was created to go with it.

Transformers and the toys came out within a year of each other. Planned production, IMHO.
Same with HeMan and SheRa, TeenageMutant NinjaTurtles, and other 80's cartoons.

Close, Lady. GI Joe was the 50's, maybe even the late 40's. My brother's had them. (and they are 17 and 10 years older than me)

But, since we're on this train of thought... how many started as comics or became comics afterwards. TMNT is one of the few "started as" that I can think of.

Brickfilms.com is a site for stop-motion Lego animations...

It's funny what people do with Legos.