
Plastic Galaxy: The Story of Star Wars Toys
1
(Silence)
To an eight-year-old kid,
"star wars" was... a drug.
I wanted to be part of the...
that "star wars" universe,
and I really felt
like having the toys
was the way to do it.
If you asked me what other toys
or things I was into
in, say, first
through third grade,
I got nothin'.
past the oceans far below
through the stars
and heaven's glow
take us from this overload
on these rockets
past the oceans far below
through the stars
and heaven's glow
take us from this overload
on these rockets
ah ah ah ah
on these rockets
ah ah ah ah
90% of the toys
I had as a child
were "star wars" related.
So, right from the get-go,
it dominated my interest
more than the other, um,
cartoons and toy lines
that were sort of
vying for the attention
of your average kid
growing up in the early '80s.
These were something
that enabled you
to create a world
and play in there.
There were no toys like that.
There was no toy line
that I can remember.
The universe lent itself
to really fantastic
and interesting and...
and, you know,
kind of crazy stories
with weird characters
and new planets,
and I think that
really just grabbed on
to kids' imagination.
Having one of
the "star wars" action figures
in my... in my hand
was about as close
to having one of
the characters in my room.
You know, having 3po
on my table,
sitting there
with r2-d2 next to him.
In the late '70s
and early '80s,
you weren't gonna see
the movies over and over.
For a lot of kids,
the toys, I think,
became more important
than the movies
because they were gonna
get to play with the toys
nearly every day.
They were gonna get to talk
about the toys nearly every day.
(Booth) You know, if you were
going over to your friends house,
you almost didn't have to ask,
"do I need to bring
my 'star wars' guys?"
You know, you just
showed up with 'em.
Once parents came into a room,
"what are you doing?"
"We're playing 'star wars.'
see, hammerhead, he's from..."
"okay, we'll leave you alone."
bother you for two hours
'cause they knew you were
in another universe.
We were pretty rough with them.
We used to like to build
a lot of different forts
and bases out of, you know,
cardboard boxes and bricks
or whatever else we could find,
um, to play with.
They were sort of the modern,
I guess, you know, army guys.
You know, setting up
the battles.
Pew, pew, pew, pew!
My rewards tended
to be "star wars" related.
would take me to the store
and let me pick out
a "star wars" figure.
Christmases, birthdays,
there was always
some sort of "star wars" toy.
I think "star wars"
set new ground rules
for what was collectible
and the emergence
of popular culture
certainly in the us
and then spreading elsewhere.
(Sharp) This is sort
of a funny story.
In my scrapbook,
I have, uh, this sign.
When I was a teenager,
I sometimes didn't always
lock the door to the house
and would get in trouble.
So, my parents went
on vacation one week,
and I came home,
and I saw this sign
taped to the front door
of the house.
"Dear Mr. burglar,
"the most valuable
property in the house
"is the old 'star wars'
toy collection
"on the 2nd floor.
"Help yourself.
Don't forget the lucite star!"
(Miller) So, these are my original
loose "star wars" figures.
This is most of a set
in the case here.
A lot of these are
from when I was a kid.
The same figures I played with.
Actually, I have
two loose sets.
I always had mine that I kept
and, you know, re-armed
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