# The historical action figure game **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 7, 2007, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-historical-action-figure-game/387069 "2007-01-07T18:46:48Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 9
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2007, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-historical-action-figure-game/387069/161 "2007-01-14T03:01:50Z")
[QUOTE=Sonia Montdore] Elvis Presley [/QUOTE] Your pick of two highly collectible models – the young Elvis (with Hip-Swivlin’ ActionTM), and the old Elvis, with a wide variety of jumpsuits available separately. Robespierre. ---
**Author:** ![Rodd\_Hill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/3ab097/32.png) [@Rodd\_Hill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rodd_Hill)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2007, 3:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-historical-action-figure-game/387069/162 "2007-01-14T03:59:31Z")
Robespierre comes with powdered wig, Committee of Public Safety handbook, and detachable head. Captain Edward John Smith, White Star Line ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2007, 4:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-historical-action-figure-game/387069/163 "2007-01-14T04:11:04Z")
The stoic Captain Smith is a great bath time pal! Comes complete with Iceberg Icetray for Mother to make your own Titanic play toys! (Not recomend for use with the Captain Stanley Lord figure.) ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2007, 4:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-historical-action-figure-game/387069/164 "2007-01-14T04:12:31Z")
Ivan Grozny. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2007, 5:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-historical-action-figure-game/387069/165 "2007-01-14T05:21:06Z")
The Ivan the Terrible (or, as Wikipedia suggests, “Fearsome”) action figure comes with a coterie of thuggish henchmen, a pointed staff for accidentally killing the Heir Apparent action figure, an ivory throne and a seriously sociopathic attitude. Jane Goodall. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2007, 8:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-historical-action-figure-game/387069/166 "2007-01-14T08:52:32Z")
[QUOTE=Elendil’s Heir] The Ivan the Terrible (or, as Wikipedia suggests, “Fearsome”) action figure comes with a coterie of thuggish henchmen, a pointed staff for accidentally killing the Heir Apparent action figure, an ivory throne and a seriously sociopathic attitude. Jane Goodall. [/QUOTE] Comes with her own Treehouse Playset with Monkeybars and copy of Burke’s Peerage or in the Tim Burton ‘Planet of the Apes’ reimagined Jane Goodall (played by Helena Bonham Carter). Abraham (the Patriarch) ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2007, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-historical-action-figure-game/387069/167 "2007-01-14T14:00:18Z")
Part of the “Bible Heros” line of characters Abraham the Patriarch comes with a copy of those chapters of Genesis dealing with him, his incredibly faithful, and long-suffering, wife Sarah, and his son Issac. The playset for the sacrificial altar is extra a separate toy, of course. (Though it’s not mentioned in the packaging, each sacrificial altar playset comes with a ram.) Ernest H. Shackleton ---
**Author:** ![Martini\_Enfield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/martini_enfield/32/11123_2.png) [@Martini\_Enfield](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Martini_Enfield)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2007, 2:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-historical-action-figure-game/387069/168 "2007-01-14T14:09:09Z")
[QUOTE=OtakuLoki] Ernest H. Shackleton [/QUOTE] Each Ernest Shackleton figure comes complete with real fur-lined coat, a pair of snowshoes, and wind up Antarctic exploring action! \*Stuck in the Ice _Endurance_ sold separately. T.E. Lawrence. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2007, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-historical-action-figure-game/387069/169 "2007-01-14T14:32:02Z")
[QUOTE=Martini Enfield] T.E. Lawrence. [/QUOTE] Each of the Seven Pillars of Wisdom available separately. Dolley Madison. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2007, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-historical-action-figure-game/387069/170 "2007-01-14T14:35:24Z")
The Dolley Madison action figure comes with a lovely assortment of dresses, a selection of cupcakes, and a miniature portrait of George Washington which she can rescue from the White House playset as British troops approach the capital. Jabez Vodrey. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2007, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-historical-action-figure-game/387069/171 "2007-01-14T17:28:28Z")
[Jabez Vodrey](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabez_Vodrey) comes with a bunch of teeny tiny little stoneware pots. (And WTF, **EH**? Obscure is fine – but could you at least go for interesting?) Father Divine. ---
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2007, 6:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-historical-action-figure-game/387069/172 "2007-01-14T18:00:26Z")
For the benefit of any _ignorami_ around here, Father Divine founded an illustrious and continuing pop dynasty. His many sons and daughters include Bette Midler, Divine Brown and the entire lineup of The Divine Comedy. His figure vaguely resembles God. The complete Divine dynasty is sold as a musical chain gang doing a conga while escaping the harsh conditions of a Georgian prison. Seabiscuit. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2007, 8:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-historical-action-figure-game/387069/173 "2007-01-14T20:17:30Z")
**Seabiscuit** comes with a saddle, winner circle wreath of flowers and a bottle of champagne. Rider, barn and stable action sets are sold seperately. Collyer Brothers ---
**Author:** ![elelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2007, 9:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-historical-action-figure-game/387069/174 "2007-01-14T21:40:22Z")
As part of the Wacky Eccentrics series, the Collyer Brothers action figures are sold as a pair: Elder Homer and younger Langley, charmingly clad in ragged bathrobes, with realistic long grey matted hair. Hoarding Harlem Brownstone Playset is essential for hours of endless fun. Once the house is set up, though, no other accessories need be bought. Simply fill the once magnificent three-story with bits and scraps from around the home and neighborhood to the brink! See it teeter and totter, while you try to move Homer and Langley through their lair. Comes with a lifetime subscription to the New York Times. DH Lawrence ---
**Author:** ![saoirse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/5daacb/32.png) [@saoirse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saoirse)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2007, 10:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-historical-action-figure-game/387069/175 "2007-01-14T22:37:57Z")
[QUOTE=elelle] As part of the Wacky Eccentrics series, the Collyer Brothers action figures are sold as a pair: Elder Homer and younger Langley, charmingly clad in ragged bathrobes, with realistic long grey matted hair. Hoarding Harlem Brownstone Playset is essential for hours of endless fun. Once the house is set up, though, no other accessories need be bought. Simply fill the once magnificent three-story with bits and scraps from around the home and neighborhood to the brink! See it teeter and totter, while you try to move Homer and Langley through their lair. Comes with a lifetime subscription to the New York Times. DH Lawrence [/QUOTE] Phallos not included, which explains a lot. Margaret Mead. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2007, 11:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-historical-action-figure-game/387069/176 "2007-01-14T23:09:44Z")
[QUOTE=saoirse] Margaret Mead. [/QUOTE] Part of the Fieldwork Series – pull the string, and the “native” respondents start making up stories – each one more absurd than the last. Newt Gingrich. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2007, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-historical-action-figure-game/387069/177 "2007-01-14T23:53:40Z")
[QUOTE=twickster] Newt Gingrich. [/QUOTE] Not intended for children. Jack The Ripper ---
**Author:** ![elelle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f0a364/32.png) [@elelle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elelle)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2007, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-historical-action-figure-game/387069/178 "2007-01-15T00:05:15Z")
Sheesh, if yer looking for the goods on Jack the Ripper, ya need to do a bit better by Newt Gingrich. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2007, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-historical-action-figure-game/387069/179 "2007-01-15T00:09:59Z")
Jack comes complete with interchangeable heads for the prime suspects: Prince Albert Victor, Lewis Carroll, James Kelly and Aaron Kaminsky. George Armstrong Custer ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2007, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-historical-action-figure-game/387069/180 "2007-01-15T00:24:27Z")
[QUOTE=carnivorousplant] Jack comes complete with interchangeable heads for the prime suspects: Prince Albert Victor, Lewis Carroll, James Kelly and Aaron Kaminsky. George Armstrong Custer [/QUOTE] George comes complete with intertchangable scalps. Jacques Cousteau [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-historical-action-figure-game/387069.md?page=8) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-historical-action-figure-game/387069.md?page=10)