Incredible Crash Dummies Collection
This is my collection of Incredible Crash Dummies items, these are only the ones that I still have the box for, I had/have many, many others.
These were my favorite toys as a child though. These were the first thing I ever began collecting as a child, probably as early as six years old I was making a point to convince my parents to buy duplicates when I could find them cheap to keep in good condition.
The five figures in the bottom left are all of the rares that only came packed in with vehicles. The baby and cat/dog were recalled.
I also have one finished unreleased US figure in there (Protek Dash) that I got from the Tyco factory. I have no idea how few exist.
Only in the USA did they have "The Incredible" moniker, in Canada & Europe they were simply "Crash Dummies".
Here is a shot from 2013 of some of my boxed and sealed items
(5/31/2015) Here is a better look at my copies of the original six figures from the 1st wave. Only Slick, Spin, Daryl, and Spare Tire carried over to the 2nd.
(6/3/2015) I have now completed the set of all four US motorcycles brand new sealed in box!
(8/31/2016) I have finally obtained an unopened Crash Test Center! Dream come true!
These are the three rarest figures, J.R., Flip, and Wack. They came with the Go Kart, ATV, and Lawn Mower (1st prints only).
Much rarer than the two (Dash & Axel) that came with the Crash Cars by far. I rarely see these three at all.
They were not part of the original Vince & Larry wave, and were not carried over into the Pro-Tek wave.
(5/21/2018) I have finally completed the set of All Five special vehicles w/ figure CIB/Sealed! This completes my action figure collection for Wave 1!
Here is the one unreleased USA figure I have Mint on Card, the Pro-Tek version of Dash.
This figure was supposed to be part of the 3rd wave of Incredible Crash Dummies figures, but the line was abruptly cancelled.
The figures were released very briefly throughout Europe, but the packaging is not the same.
I bought this from a former Tyco employee over 15 years ago and have never seen another for sale.
At the time he also had the unreleased versions of Slick, Spin, and Axel on card, but I only had enough money to buy one.
It's been over a decade since I've personally seen any of them online on a USA card again.
Six new figures were previewed to come to USA for Wave 3, including the controversial female Darlene.
I anticipated these figures as a kid for months back in '93-94. They were never released.
Carded copies of Darlene and Skid the Kid have never been discovered to this day.
Anyone else ever have these as a kid?
These were my favorite toys as a child though. These were the first thing I ever began collecting as a child, probably as early as six years old I was making a point to convince my parents to buy duplicates when I could find them cheap to keep in good condition.
The five figures in the bottom left are all of the rares that only came packed in with vehicles. The baby and cat/dog were recalled.
I also have one finished unreleased US figure in there (Protek Dash) that I got from the Tyco factory. I have no idea how few exist.
Only in the USA did they have "The Incredible" moniker, in Canada & Europe they were simply "Crash Dummies".
Here is a shot from 2013 of some of my boxed and sealed items
(5/31/2015) Here is a better look at my copies of the original six figures from the 1st wave. Only Slick, Spin, Daryl, and Spare Tire carried over to the 2nd.
(6/3/2015) I have now completed the set of all four US motorcycles brand new sealed in box!
(8/31/2016) I have finally obtained an unopened Crash Test Center! Dream come true!
These are the three rarest figures, J.R., Flip, and Wack. They came with the Go Kart, ATV, and Lawn Mower (1st prints only).
Much rarer than the two (Dash & Axel) that came with the Crash Cars by far. I rarely see these three at all.
They were not part of the original Vince & Larry wave, and were not carried over into the Pro-Tek wave.
(5/21/2018) I have finally completed the set of All Five special vehicles w/ figure CIB/Sealed! This completes my action figure collection for Wave 1!
Here is the one unreleased USA figure I have Mint on Card, the Pro-Tek version of Dash.
This figure was supposed to be part of the 3rd wave of Incredible Crash Dummies figures, but the line was abruptly cancelled.
The figures were released very briefly throughout Europe, but the packaging is not the same.
I bought this from a former Tyco employee over 15 years ago and have never seen another for sale.
At the time he also had the unreleased versions of Slick, Spin, and Axel on card, but I only had enough money to buy one.
It's been over a decade since I've personally seen any of them online on a USA card again.
Six new figures were previewed to come to USA for Wave 3, including the controversial female Darlene.
I anticipated these figures as a kid for months back in '93-94. They were never released.
Carded copies of Darlene and Skid the Kid have never been discovered to this day.
Anyone else ever have these as a kid?
Comments
Awesome collection by the way.
Originally posted by: fox
Wow talk about an obscure toy. I didn't realize the line was that big.
There is easily twice what I have here. At one point I had nearly everything. Basically the only things I've never had was the Crash Test Center and Black Car. But there was a plane, a cannon, a white motorcycle, a junkyard, a truck, a dump truck, four bad guys, two vehicles for the bad guys, and I'm missing the Pro-Tek versions of Slick and Spin (the main protagonists) There was also a third wave of figures that only was released in Europe and was intended for America but was cancelled at the last minute. There is also a prototype for a female dummy named Darlene that can go for several hundred on eBay depending on how far in production it was.
The first line was called "Vince & Larry" but the US Department of Transportation wanted to distance themselves from the toy line,
and therefore asked Tyco to swap Grey "Vince" and Blue "Larry" with the White "Slick" and Purple "Spin".
To save money they did not reshoot the new boxes, and did minor photo editing to the Vince & Larry names.
Here is the back of one of my boxes showing what the original line looked like. The original line also included the lawn mower, atv, and go-kart.
I liked the first line the best, there were no "bad guy" figures, the entire point of the line was that they were
doing safety test and supposed to show how the seat belts prevented the dummy from breaking.
I really liked the three comics that were released at Citgo gas stations, I can vividly remember the massive billboard next to the gas prices during this promotion in 1991/92.
The comics used the original line of characters and everyone appeared at least once.
All of the dummies had their own personality traits that were often described on the back of the packages, and donuts were their favorite "food"
The backs of these comics had a giveaway with many prizes
The books also had coupons for several items, including these mailaway Slick & Spin figures that now have boosted value
The second line introduced new characters, gave the old ones new suits, and introduced enemies and weapons for the first time.
In this line, safety took a backseat to the good vs. evil storyline. There were many new vehicles and sets in this line
This was one of the new characters, Bull. Instead of having a button to break apart, he twists to hit enemies with his weapon
Originally posted by: Trj22487
There is easily twice what I have here. At one point I had nearly everything. Basically the only things I've never had are the Crash Test Center and the Black Car. But there was a plane, a cannon, a white motorcycle, a junkyard, a truck, a dump truck, four bad guys, two vehicles for the bad guys, and I'm missing the Pro-Tek versions of Slick and Spin (the main protagonists) There was also a third wave of figures that only was released in Europe and was intended for America but was cancelled at the last minute. There is also a prototype for a female dummy named Darlene that can go for several hundred on eBay depending on how far in production it was.
The first line was called "Vince & Larry" but Tyco got sued and therefore swapped Grey "Vince" and Blue "Larry" with the White "Slick" and Purple "Spin".
Here is the back of one of my boxes showing what the original line looked like. The original line also included the lawn mower, atv, and go-kart.
I liked the first line the best, there were no "bad guy" figures, the entire point of the line was that they were
doing safety test and supposed to show how the seat belts prevented the dummy from breaking.
I know that I had all of the stuff in this picture, but I don't remember having any of the later "bad guy" figures or the lawn mower, go kart and ATV.
Originally posted by: MathUser2929
I think the video games are common, why don't you add those to the collection?
I do have the NES version in the bottom left, the NES one was the only one I ever liked, the 16-bit ones are bad, but yeah none of the games are that uncommon complete.
My one gripe about the NES version, as a fan of the series, was that it went with the Junkbot storyline, but the characters still have their original suits from the first line.
The Go-Kart, ATV, and Lawn Mower were the rarest vehicles, however they were also re-released with the 2nd wave, same artwork on the front of the box, but this time without a figure bundled in. In my picture you can see I have the ver. 2 of the Go-Kart that did not come with special dummy "J.R.", though I do have the figure anyway.
Originally posted by: MathUser2929
The Genesis game is better than the SNES game IMO due to less annoying sound effects. Never played the NES version.
The NES version is a totally different game. Different levels and controls, you don't lose body parts one by one (though losing your head reverses the controls).....I always liked it a lot better. The Game Boy version is different than any of the others as well.
Most people had no idea the games were based on these toys.
The final items in the US toy line were released in late 1993, a Gold version of Junkman, and one brand new dummy, Ted.
Both figures came packaged with the first ever computer animated cartoon to ever exist, two years before Toy Story. At the time the animation was groundbreaking.
Above is the full cartoon, which tells the story of Ted and how the Junkbots came to be. It features many toys from the line.
Shortly after these figures were released, the entire line was discontinued. The backs of these cards show several unreleased figures.
I actually still have mine somewhere, I've got a car and the crash test center and a random assortment of the figures.
Then I remembered they had that trigger in the middle of their bodies that made all their limbs pop off. That's why I don't remember it that well. They probably lasted 2 days in our house before pieces went missing and my mom likely threw the rest away.
I love seeing large obscure collections.
Originally posted by: Retrovision
Do you collect anything else toy related?
Aside from the lego sets I've bagged up and posted in that thread, I've kept it to only these. I used to collect WWF and WCW action figures from the 90's but I sold them all off. Those were the three main toys I always loved.
Originally posted by: Fogcityroller
Then I remembered they had that trigger in the middle of their bodies that made all their limbs pop off. That's why I don't remember it that well. They probably lasted 2 days in our house before pieces went missing and my mom likely threw the rest away.
These definitely were toys you couldn't be too rough or careless with. The head, arms, and legs pop off on most of them, and then from there the arms and legs can be pulled in half. All of the sets have many parts that break off too in the crashes. I lost many pieces as a kid by taking them outside and ended up having to buy another. I definitely went through at least one of every single common figure. Some I still have a few loose multiples in good condition. I haven't broken one in well over a decade now though, you just need to use them the right way.
The pack-in figures, or any unsold leftovers I've seen floating around from the old Tyco buildings,
came in these small bags.
Originally posted by: Trj22487
I'm really in the mood to buy a new item for the first time in a few years but there is like nothing on eBay right now going for competitve prices, nothing but high price BINs.
New Crash Dummies item ya say? Got a CIB GB version on the bay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/171146675942
/Shameless self plug
Originally posted by: jonebone
Originally posted by: Trj22487
I'm really in the mood to buy a new item for the first time in a few years but there is like nothing on eBay right now going for competitve prices, nothing but high price BINs.
New Crash Dummies item ya say? Got a CIB GB version on the bay
http://www.ebay.com/itm/171146675942
/Shameless self plug
I've got my eye on it but just got hit with a few unexpected expenses. Of all the videogames, none are rare so I feel I can pick them up anytime I choose.