ALL Star Wars Action Figures Made From 1980-1982 - The Empire Strikes Back - Part 2

I'm listing all Star Wars Action Figures made by Kenner from 1980 to 1982 for the Empire Strikes Back line of toys. I'll go over the names of the figures, the card backs they debuted on, their accessories, and how much I paid for every action figure. This is part two of a six part series going over all of the action figures

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[enfieldjohn]

When Empire Strikes Back debuted in theaters, I was seven years old. It was the first movie that I saw in an indoor theater with Dolby Stereo so it was a vast improvement sound-wise from the first Star Wars movie which I saw at a drive-in theater and had to listen to through that cool looking, but awful sounding chrome speaker that hung on a pole next to your car. I had vision problems that made the world blurry and double from the time I was born until I did a series of eye exercises starting when I was 8 years old, so my first experiences with Star Wars movies were more about the sound than the visuals. Hearing the Star Wars music, special effects, character voices etc. much more clearly for the first time made ESB so special!

It's probably the first reason why ESB is still my favorite Star Wars movie before I fully understood what all was going on when I watched the trilogy later on when we got a VCR. That was mind blowing because although our TV screen was only 27 inches diagonal and didn't have the booming speakers of the theaters, I was finally able to see all three movies without things looking blurry or in double vision as long as I concentrated on the TV screen hard enough. I'd watch those movies when I was alone in the house and crank that TV's poor speakers as loud as they would go. They were the first VHS tapes my mom bought after we got the VCR and were the most frequently played. I still have them in their sleeves, but the tapes are worn out.

Before the VHS tapes came out, the main way I re-lived Star Wars was through listening to the soundtrack on our record player while playing with my action figures and vehicles. Those toys were very special to me because I could see them better up close, feel the textures of them, move them around and create my own scenes based on my imagination's own version of what I'd mostly only heard in the theaters.

When the ESB toys came out, I was right in the prime of my fascination with playing with the toys, so I got more of those figures and vehicles than I did of Star Wars or Return of the Jedi for birthdays, rewards for hard work, and Christmases. I love all the lines of Star Wars toys, but the Kenner ESB line is tops for me. Not just the memories, but also the look of them. ROTJ toys are Kenner's pinnacle in terms of build quality and design, but they had made great progress on the ESB toys. It's also when I got my crown jewels of my collection to this day: The Millenium Falcon and the AT-AT. What a time to be a kid!

Great video! Too much in it to comment on each item but I sure enjoyed watching it.

[jurgendenederlandse]

I was able to watch them for hours when i was a boy back to 1981, 1982, 1983... ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE THE POWER OF THESE FIGURES!!
STAR WARS VETERAN FAN SINCE 1981.
JOURNALIST AND WRITER.
ACTION FIGURES COLLECTOR.
IMPERIAL OFFICER COSPLAYER.

[CC-dwch]

This video was fun for me. When I started to 'collect' SW as an adult, my first target was Empire figures. Luckily for me, It was mid-90s and not today!

[AD-uipz]

Got these as a kid then and still have them with boxes for the playsets and vehicles - Empire still my fav movie 👍

[tperson]

Several years back, I got a bag of seven complete vintage figures from my dealer, most of them from ESB:
Yoda, Bespin Luke, Bespin Leia,
Lando, Ugnaught, Klaatu, and Endor Han.
All complete, all in mint or near mint condition.
We are going through bunch of SW figures and he held held up a bag of figures and he said, "Pick out which ones you want." and I said, "What do you want for the whole bag?" :)
He thought for a second and came up with a number.
I paid $100 for that bag.
I fed it into my Batcomputer and it comes out to approximately $14.28 each.

[GOLFMETOO]

I love this video. It was very informative to me, so I know what exact accessories go with each figure when I'm purchasing them. Thanks again, Augie

[scotthildebrand]

🙌 This is my most favorite figure line. I put a "12 back" type set together beginning with Boba Fett and ending with Yoda. That's great you saved your own Hoth snowtrooper, it's in Mint condition👌 You should AFA that one brother 😉✊ Find another for your display case. Bossk there's light brown and a dark greenish brown actually, but AFA only notes flat or gloss paint. Flat brown is the original 1st release. Bespin Guard has short, curved, and square mustache 😂 Most of the 41 back-A releases had a different version, then starting with 41-B they were changed to what's more of the regular common one's. Loved this episode ✊😎👊

[jamessharr]

I think empire had so much more potential

[Nopse]

That was a very nice, quick and informative video! Thanks!

[Blackedoutewoks]

This was a great video! Luke Bespin has many variations also!

[shawnkarg]

I had 99% of these figures, and forgot about most of the soft goods. I never liked doll clothes on my figures as a kid. Thanks for another fun trip down memory lane!

[tperson]

I thought the pale Yoda with orange snake was more valuable, because it came out first.
Each year Yoda got darker between 1980 and 85.

One thing that always bothered me about the figure was the the lamp on Yoda's belt.
I'd like to have the Yoda with the Pac-Man eyes and brown snake. :)

I'm glad you put this video up, because I was putting the black blaster with Bespin Luke in the blue blaster with Endor Han.

Thanks for the video :)

[DanMiller]

Love how you can make a video that is both entertaining and informative. Keep up the great work!

[MoparMcNeer]

A fun review over the ESB figures in your collection. Honestly some of my favorite figures are from this release.

I appreciate all the added details about what card back these were first released on and going over the accessories that came with the figures. As well as seeing what you had to shell out to put these in your collection.

So much vintage Kenner to enjoy! Already looking forward to your ROTJ figure collection re-review Joey.

[billpaulk]

It was an enjoyable watch Joey! I appreciate you putting the prices in the video. Helps me gauge as I build up my collection. My favorite of this lot is Bossk. He has always been my favorite bounty hunter. I wish I would’ve gotten the Hoth Leia when I was a kid. That one looks cool.

[richardlee]

The FX-7 figure is the only vintage figure in the entire collection that does not have holes on the bottom for foot pegs. Yoda actually came out in July 1980, but was later counted as wave 2. He was planned in the 1980 wave but held back for obvious reasons as to not ruin his surprise appearance.

[MaSkjoKers]

Great video! I really love Bossk, he is my favoriet.

[andrewhoffman]

Princess Leia blaster looks like a repro

[FLAVCO]

Great vid. I’ve been collecting Star Wars figures for about 4 years now. I’ve just about completed my Last 17 collection, which was pretty expensive but nonetheless a good investment and they are nice figures. I only need to find a decent 1977 R2D2. The R2 figures are usually more pricey than most other figures, so I imagine that R2 is a popular figure. I have about 30 figures from my childhood in my collection and I’ve also included Max Rebos band. Hopefully I will nab a nice Blue Snaggletooth for Christmas. How long have you been collecting these figures? I love the nostalgia buzz I get from these awesome vintage toys.