The Vintage Indiana Jones Toy Line By Kenner - Digging Deep Into Every Release - 1980s

Published 2023-07-02
Raiders of the Lost Ark aired in theatres back in 1981 and was soon followed by a toy line produced by Kenner - "The Adventures of Indiana Jones In Raiders of the Lost Ark".

It's a glorious line and somewhat underrated but still difficult to find.

In this video, we enter the VT archive and take a close look at every toy released in the line...

- all the carded figures
- and first time opening of all the boxed play sets and vehicles

#vintagetoys #1980s #indianajones

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All Comments (21)
  • @scubapete9500
    Dave! Thank you for opening those boxes and letting us take a peek! ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ˜Ž
  • Dave this has to be one of your best videos. NO ONE on YouTube has a vintage unboxing quiet like this. WOW. Congrats!
  • That felt hat accessory for the 12" Indy might be the funniest thing I'll see all week. Thanks for a great look at this toyline Dave! Us: "Are you gonna open these or leave them in the box?" VTR Dave: "Both. And I'm gonna wear snooker referee gloves like a pro". Amazing. My MIB self was panicking a bit throughout the video, but we were in safe hands. No anxiety was necessary ๐Ÿ˜…
  • Such an in depth look at the retro Kenner waves Dave. Beautiful toys to have in your collection and so well presented for us to enjoy. Thank you for sharing.
  • @SHABBYGEEK22
    Wow! What a great episode of VTR! Thank you so much for opening these up and letting share this experience. You must have been bricking it! ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ Awesome Dave. I really "dig" this episode! ๐Ÿคฃ
  • Very cool to see the whole Vintage Kenner range of Indiana Jones figures and play sets! Top ๐Ÿ” notch stuff ๐Ÿ˜Ž
  • What a beautiful vintage toyline ๐Ÿ˜ The Well of Souls playset and the Truck are definite stand outs. The easter egg of star wars figs in the well of souls is brilliant, which i didnt know about. Great fun video Dave, thanks for sharing these with us ๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ‘โค
  • 20+ minutes of VTR goodness. An excellent way to end the weekend! Great video yet again Dave.
  • This is the one i was waiting on. Absolutely gorgeous collection Dave. Those boxes are so crisp. I had my eyes half covered when you were taking out the contents, hope you got eveything back in the way it came out. Stunning tenfold. ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿป
  • @MisterBobot
    Very cool collection! I remember as a kid the first time I watch Raiders of the Lost Ark was at my Dad's IBM office for family movie night. The melting face part scared the crap out of me! Great video and great memories... :)
  • Wow, Dave! What a beautiful collection and you display it gorgeously. You are a brave man to open up those boxes though. And I got a kick out of the fact that you put on gloves to do so. Good call! What a fun set of toys from back in the day. And I legitimately was laughing out loud and hard with that 12 inch Indy Fedora. You cracked me up! Thanks for the wonderful, comprehensive look at your beautiful Indiana Jones collection.
  • @jartladder15
    Great video. Love the condition of your playsets. Allows you to open them up like it's Christmas or your birthday and you first got them. I loved this line as a kid. I remember getting them at the mall in 1984. They were on shelves for a long time. But Indie was the essential figure. Without him there was no need to buy any others.
  • @lexistoyloft2641
    This was really interesting to watch I have never possessed any of these toys. The carded figures and boxes look great. I love the truck box pics showing Indy catching up with the truck on the horse, jumping on and being on the front, just like in the movie! Someones taken some time with those pics!
  • @ScottCrusher
    What an exquisite Indy collection Dave! I really appreciate you unboxing those playsets and the truck because, current prices as they are, this just might be the closest I'll get to them. I never knew about the Star Wars motifs in the hieroglyphics of the Well of the Souls playset. To have all of those figures graded including the mailaway Belloq is incredible mate๐Ÿ˜ฎ
  • I love the detail of the Star Wars characters on the cover of the Ark! Thats a great little easter egg for the keen-eyed!
  • Wow! What a collection and opening the boxes to show us was amazing! Iโ€™m not a massive fan of the films but love the toy line! This was a great video. Thank you for sharing ๐Ÿ‘
  • @chippo6740
    You brave man, totally understand the white gloves, was waiting for a magical trick. Seriously I would not have the nerve. Great video buddy๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘
  • @tootyuk
    Awesome, thanks for sharing Dave
  • Those Indiana Jones Star Wars reference symbols on the wall set display is a cool nod to Leia, C3PO and R2D2. Thanks for pointing those out.