Star Wars Vintage KENNER Commercial - Collectors Case

[prisonernumber24601]

My dad gave me these when I was 7 years old. They were his as a kid, and I think I lost some of them :( I'm trying to find some for cheap.

[dagoldendoodle]

And now, you can spend you entire college fund, and buy LUKE!!!

[pacman491]

I think elliott had that in a scene in E.T

[FarleyTube]

I got this and my first figures at the same time, shortly before I even saw a STAR WARS movie, and spent a good long time sitting on the floor looking at the illustration on the cover and the card inside showing all the figures in the case.

[GarthanSaal444]

They would make an R5D4 and a Snaggletooth, but why didn't they make a Grand Moff Tarken? Better yet, what about that guy in the cantina who started a fight with Ben?

[phantumwolf]

@GarthanSaal444 Actually, they did make a figure of the trouble maker in the cantina. It was called "Walrus Man" back then. Better known as "Ponda Baba" here in 2011.

[GarthanSaal444]

@phantumwolf No, not Walrus Man, the guy who had the death sentence on 12 systems.

[phantumwolf]

@GarthanSaal444 Oh, you mean Doctor Evazan.

[FiendsInRedSatin1]

Still have mine from all those years ago. It was the first case that came out and liked it more than the ones that would come later.

[juneradar]

Am I the only teenager with the 12 original figures from 1977? :C

[johnnybeane]

I remember a friend had that box when i was a kid.

[videogamebros]

on the case, the death star is upside down, BTW i own this, picked it up in 2006 for $20, it is is mint condition.

[4thtroika]

Had this. Loved the artwork on the cover.

[lordlen8972]

lol had it and the darth vader case and the c-p30 case.

[Starsky76]

Its funny that not until commericals for the Return of the Jedi toys did they feature actual Star Wars music. Ads from 1978-1982 did not and almost had the same generic 'heroic' theme played over them. Interesting.

[rbml1980]

my son is 6 and has this, he calls it his baby

[WatchVenusSpa]

The Darth Vader case was the most epic thing ever!

[ULTRADREW1]

Had same case--went everywhere I did.

[6plastic]

I remember this kid brought this too school and he got the shit beat out of him then the kids who whipped is ass took it..dumbass!

[Padata3000]

i always imagined that red snaggletooth had his Sears cantina legs chopped off by obiwan off camera, always felt obiwan was out of line chopping Pondas arms off, couldnt a mind trick have been less violent ....

[RDarth]

The art on that case is classic. It would make a nice poster.

[bacarlson991]

Did anyone else think this kid sounded a little bit like Linus from Peanuts Christmas special?

[TheDome1972]

My mom's cat pissed in or on most of my Star Wars toys; the case, the Falcon, even the land speeder. To this day I still associate Star Wars with the smell and stain of cat urine.

[starwarsjunkiie]

haha dude that sux lol pretty funny though

[flubberface08]

@TheDome1972 Unlucky mate.

[MrDeerecub1977]

i still have this case

[nigeyboy101]

who da fuck is snagglepuss?!?

[nigeyboy101]

sorry, mean snaggletooth....0:13

[charlesk1974]

It was one of the cantina patrons in the left hand of the screen where Han Solo was seated, staring at the couple of stormtroopers who stopped at Han's table for a second in response to some commotion involving an old man using a lightsabre on two thugs, then they moved on.

[nigeyboy101]

why thank u very much....im glad snaggletooth moved on and didn't get involved in the shananigans of that young farm boy and his aged friend with the glowing sword

[Capk3kz]

@nigeyboy101 bounty hunter.

[arulius74]

If you had one of those full of Star Wars action figures...you was the coolest kid on the block..back in those days...lol

[defjeeff]

Collectors beware...DONT EVER buy from Yodas Hovel at classicstarwarsfigures or on ebay. He is a scam artist and a thief and wil steal your money...

[charlesk1974]

24 figures...and there were only 21 in the original line during that time. But I guess if you have an extra stormtrooper or "Death Squad Commander" (should've made a Grand Moff Tarkin figure back then).....

[sniktat]

If you add the Big Head Han, the blue outfit Snaggletooth, Plastic cape Jawa, and Boba Fett W/ Firing back pack then you have 25. Not counting the other variations there were.

[comicbookfanboy]

Snagletooth?

[IsawaMitaka]

A friend of mine convinced his parents to buy 3 of those for him - 1 for his figures, 2 more for his stormtrooper army. :-)

[lavoy052084]

i keep mine in a darth vader case i might get another one or c3 po from ebay because i still have alot more of them.

[RDarth]

That case had some awesome boxart.

[VoodooExperiance]

i keep my figures in the attactix cases. you can fit about 3 on top in two rows horizontal, and a bunch on the side, so about 50 if you get lucky. but the draw back is you cant really get to the figures on the bottom so....... yeah.

[franzyland]

I kept my figures in an Apollo 11 lunch box until I got this case. I still have the case, but THREW AWAY the lunch box. Oh well.

[EvilAL13]

"You can pack them up and take them on one of your gay adventures!" No, but seriously, I love star wars and had this case and figures!

[liveup5]

It sure beats having to dump them all in a trash bag.

[glock16]

I had this and loved it but i got lost when i moved like 15 yrs ago

[jonathanRedinger]

I sold mine on Ebay. Imagine. Someone has it, and doesn't know who it came from. Good thing they asked for it, right? :)

[collegegraduedjr]

Me too! i believe it was stole when I bought it to school and carry it like a briefcase damn kids...By the way is there "glock 16" exist? LOL

[LastStarfighter]

Wow, that's you? I have to say that's pretty darn cool.

[Palpatin77]

I actually still have that in my collection. Great commercial, brings back warm and fuzzy childhood memories.....

[VintageRob89]

I have thar

[alcarizma]

and now lucas is 10th richest man in america???

[foilball]

in the 70's if you actually filled up that case to 24 you were too much into collecting it, today theirs no sane limit.

[topgun5757]

jon, where did u do the commercial and was the pay great?

[jonathanRedinger]

New York City, of course. Pay was ok - hey, I'm not Peter Billingsly or anything, you know? :)

[jonathanRedinger]

Did it in a studio in Manhattan. No money left. Show biz is a dead end. So go finish college. GO UCF!!!

[topgun5757]

you dont have a copy of your video?lol

[jonathanRedinger]

Yeah, 8mm... somewhere. :)

[jonathanRedinger]

I always wondered if I'd ever see that again. I'm 40 now, and that's me in the commercial! :)

Thanks for posting, 12BACK.

Jon Redinger

[fronio88]

Did you get to keep the figures and case?

All the big kids wanted to beat you up if you did.Great Memories!!

[jonathanRedinger]

Sadly no, fronio; they were a bunch of cheapsakes. :)

Anecdotally, I just dumped 'em on eBay a few years ago.

[fronio88]

You mean to tell me you could'nt pocket one or two when nobody was looking....