Secrets of the MOTU Classic Bubble Power She-Ra figure - the variant toy that solved problems

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  • @bryanabbott6169
    @bryanabbott6169 3 роки тому +6

    She-Ra: "By the honour of Greyskull, I have the Bubbles!"

  • @rolandkatsuragi
    @rolandkatsuragi 3 роки тому +2

    Seems like Classics was a great opportunity for Scott to develop advanced problem solving skills

  • @aiwaloki
    @aiwaloki 3 роки тому

    Lessons learned, no head holes, legs that spread, these are the things we want in our dolls. Loved the BP figure. Great work. I take back all the mean things that I said about the Horde Troopers. Lol. Now I got an urgue to buy a Super 7 Shera. In all seriousness, the MOTU community at the time had its own Star Wars cultness to it. The subscription idea solved one problem and started another. I am amazed on how intially I was dead set against paying $20 shipped for a figue at the beginning and then it crept to $25 to $30+ and still I went chasing the classics. It is an amazing line and you and the Team should be very pround of all the accomplishments. It is really great work.

    • @spectorcreative1872
      @spectorcreative1872  3 роки тому

      Thanks@ It is an acquired taste but these figures grow on you!

  • @jamesjustice4515
    @jamesjustice4515 3 роки тому

    Hey big guy. This is sledgemaster. We r watching another fantastic show u have. Be happy today.

  • @johnmorey720
    @johnmorey720 3 роки тому

    Galactic Protector She-Ra is my favorite variant - even though it has zero nostalgic value, I fell in love with the design immediately.

  • @dtape
    @dtape 3 роки тому

    Fascinating insight. As a designer (not toys) I really appreciate the thought process that went into this variant. You really thought hard about giving the customer all the configurations that they could want to enjoy in their collection.
    Funny to hear about the hole in the head design/thick hair compromises and the fall out from the hole in the head. You can never know 100% how customers will interpret your designs and your best intentions HAHA.

    • @spectorcreative1872
      @spectorcreative1872  3 роки тому

      Thank you, we tried to do our best to provide collectors with what they wanted within the limits of, well limits.

  • @andrewgrant2990
    @andrewgrant2990 3 роки тому +1

    This was an awesome video- so thank you for doing it sir! When I re-watched some original She-Ra episodes, I was reminded of how powerful she was (with a wide skill set). Makes me think she got a better end of the deal over her brother.

  • @yellowgut
    @yellowgut 3 роки тому +1

    Scott I saw you in the power of greyskull documentary! Your real passion for motu comes through in your segment. I hope some day you have another chance to reboot the classics line for collectors.

    • @spectorcreative1872
      @spectorcreative1872  3 роки тому +3

      Thank you! And that doc sure made up for the way the Toys That Made us credited Super 7 with 10 years of my work!

    • @ligeiaztomb2755
      @ligeiaztomb2755 3 роки тому +1

      Listen, we the o.g. Matty Collector Club fans know who is the real deal.... Scott is the THIRD person in the special thanks section on the 30th Anniversary DVD release.....immediately after Lou and Erika. That's pretty awesome company to keep and the highest prestige.

  • @JurassicRod
    @JurassicRod 3 роки тому

    I was glad she didn't come in the subscription as I had no need for a She-ra variant. I just put some slits up the side of the skirt on the original so she'd fit on Swift Wind. I always resented having to pay for outfit variants in the sub unless they were significant design changes like Keldor, NA Skeletor, King He-man etc.

  • @Allison_Troy
    @Allison_Troy 3 роки тому

    Bubble Power She-Ra was a gap in my childhood collection, and even currently in my vintage collection I only have her with sword and sword -- but no bubble wand nor cape or dress/harness. So I was pretty pleased to get this in Classics so I could at least have a version of the character. It's also why I really dug Spinnerella and Loo-Kee -- getting those hard to find vintage ones. Plus Loo-Kee had the advantage of working in scale with the vintage line. So two of that two-pack and viola -- vintage-esque Loo-Kee without spending my 401k.

  • @stefanmaier1853
    @stefanmaier1853 3 роки тому

    Oh yes, I remember the He-Man cassettes. I had a cheap kids portable cassette player when I was around 6 and a bunch of story cassettes, mainly He-Man that I carried around on every trip. There was a particualr one that I still remember that told the story of how Trap Jaw was wounded by Skeletor and then made into Trap Jaw. Great times ;)

  • @magitek09
    @magitek09 3 роки тому

    Man, who would have thought that bubble power was so versatile XD

  • @FunKorpseZombiePops
    @FunKorpseZombiePops 3 роки тому +1

    I like the look of the blue She Ra but it does invoke a certain evil goddess image also

    • @spectorcreative1872
      @spectorcreative1872  3 роки тому +1

      E...V...I...L

    • @FunKorpseZombiePops
      @FunKorpseZombiePops 3 роки тому +1

      @@spectorcreative1872 yeah like the G.O.D. Of E.V.I.L.
      Here is the link to the new hobby discord
      discord.gg/ju6VYQ4gyk
      And here is the gaming discord link
      discord.gg/vzC97s8

  • @shawngreenidge3591
    @shawngreenidge3591 3 роки тому +2

    To be fair, BP She-Ra still never came with the vintage Sword of Protection that vintage She-Ra came with. She came with the sword that vintage BP She-Ra and Netossa shared in the vintage POP line

  • @craigspeck7203
    @craigspeck7203 3 роки тому

    Love the Ghostbusters reference, at the beginning of the video. Got my She-Ra Origins figure last week!

    • @spectorcreative1872
      @spectorcreative1872  3 роки тому +1

      Nice. Ddi yours have the right accessories? Mine did not

    • @craigspeck7203
      @craigspeck7203 3 роки тому

      @@spectorcreative1872 Mine came with the mask, sword and shield. Was there supposed to be something else included?

    • @craigspeck7203
      @craigspeck7203 3 роки тому

      My Origins Skeletor figure has two left shoulders. So his right Bicep is actually his Tricep. It seems like the line is having some early troubles.

  • @HighNoon45Cowboy
    @HighNoon45Cowboy 3 роки тому +1

    yes cassettes were a big thing in Germany but you showed the Dutch version of the special pack

    • @spectorcreative1872
      @spectorcreative1872  3 роки тому

      Alas, my ability to read languages beyond French and Hieroglyphics is limited! Hope I didn't offend

    • @Guybrush14
      @Guybrush14 3 роки тому

      Just realised it too. No you did not offend, at least not me ☺️

  • @turkish2515
    @turkish2515 3 роки тому

    I had no idea there was a bubble she-ra that's just ridiculous, in a good way

  • @knightwolfpro4494
    @knightwolfpro4494 3 роки тому

    I seem to recall in a number of the books, put out by Lady Bird I Think, not sure about the mini comics, but the mask changed depending on if she was Adora (Headdress position) or She-Ra (Masked position to hide her identity).
    I loved the swappable heads. When I did my subs I got 2 just so I could switch them out when they came with a second head and display both. I also took and extra She-ra head (with built in headdress) and put it on a Battle Ground Teela's body to make my own Savage She-Ra variant. If I'd had any painting skills I might have changed the gold to silver for a little more verity.

    • @spectorcreative1872
      @spectorcreative1872  3 роки тому

      The swap was done because girls in the focus group wanted to see She-Ra's face!

    • @goldenrootsnet
      @goldenrootsnet 3 роки тому

      I remember that as well!

  • @tigerbread78
    @tigerbread78 3 роки тому +2

    She-Ra's ridiculous head-dress makes her the Ironehide/Ratchet toy of MOTU

  • @Abhothra
    @Abhothra 3 роки тому +1

    1:37 Excuse me Good SIr, that's the Dutch version shown (Native Dutch speaker here) Starburst is the EU version it seems on the fact that it's multilingual (English, French, German and Italian)
    Please don't get me wrong not to nitpick/be snarky or anything, outside of that very interesting video on the basis of the engineering features on action figures and collectibles, keep up the awesome.

    • @spectorcreative1872
      @spectorcreative1872  3 роки тому +1

      So much for my skills as a linguist.

    • @Abhothra
      @Abhothra 3 роки тому

      @@spectorcreative1872 Wouldn't worry too much about it if I were you, being a Polyglot is way overrated if not downright confusing at times. 🤣

  • @ScareglowSkull
    @ScareglowSkull 3 роки тому

    You know I got my cutter and made two cuts at the original’s release so she could seat on Swiftwind and that was it. No hassle. My ultimate She-Ra is standing with the rest of POP. I got Filmation heads for both.

  • @agent3724
    @agent3724 3 роки тому

    Another great video, I wanted the silver chrome She-ra . I don't know anything on that one, but I thought it would make a good exclusive

  • @bobastu
    @bobastu 3 роки тому

    Great video...[kicking myself in the tuchas (don't forget the phlegm) for not getting on board with this]! Tooling for a pink bottle of bubbles!?!? Generic pink bubble bottle, print a sticker, modify package to include bubbles, lol. I can just imagine the surprise at Mattel, Monday morning...
    "Bob, a left my She-Ra file right here on Friday..."
    "Suzie stopped in on Friday after you left, and said you left something for her on your desk..."
    Bob runs down to the girl brand offices, and sees Suzie giving his She-ra presentation to the board.
    Bob walks back in to his office..."We lost She-ra, she is now a.... doll😱😱😱😭😭😭"

    • @spectorcreative1872
      @spectorcreative1872  3 роки тому +1

      Well we wouldn't have needed to tool a bottle. That can be a purchase part like the orb was

    • @bobastu
      @bobastu 3 роки тому

      @@spectorcreative1872 in thought you said to tool the bottle would have been an extra cost... sorry man.

  • @genesanford9412
    @genesanford9412 3 роки тому

    Now were hittin home.I collected the ladies BEFORE it was hip.My friends all called my place "The lil girls room" ,,because i had 100,s.I have some vintage girls from P.O.P. era still.I would love to have seen some evil counterparts,like you showed.I dont care if the fig i want is a doll ,or a action figure,im a GROWN nerd now ,& I pay the bills.i may add this gal to my wish list.More thought/heart/& work went into her arrival.However ,to my nature ,i perfer the bad-girls. :D

  • @tawdryhepburn4686
    @tawdryhepburn4686 3 роки тому

    Between the original plan for the two halves of the sword of power and the inversion of She-Ra’s mask, it sure seems like Mattel had a habit of misunderstanding their audience and children’s play patterns... are there any other instances of this? Discoveries made during focus groups that fundamentally altered the play pattern of the toy? In fact, I’d love an entire episode on the focus group process from how people are recruited, in what numbers/from what demographics, how the event is planned, and how the data is collated. Would be fascinating to watch!

    • @spectorcreative1872
      @spectorcreative1872  3 роки тому

      The Stars Hot Wheels line had to go into testing 5 times because the executives couldn't get a clear answer to why kids played with them. You know, because they are fun.

    • @tawdryhepburn4686
      @tawdryhepburn4686 3 роки тому

      @@spectorcreative1872 I am not familiar with “Stars Hot Wheels”
      This is a job for... Google!

  • @woolicane
    @woolicane 3 роки тому +1

    I understand why a faker she-ra would be a higher priority for you than a figure that was basically a different sword and a different cape, but I definitely am one of those people that feels my motu classics collection isn't complete without a Starburst She-Ra, it is number one on my wants list if the line ever revived (Kayo is number 2 and mantisaur was 3 BTW)
    That being said I'd have loved a faker she-ra. I was all in on the she-ra variants, more so than any other character, and that would have been an amazing inclusion

  • @russellsawyers8964
    @russellsawyers8964 3 роки тому +1

    Wasn’t Starburst She-ra part of the 2nd wave of the original POP toy line & Bubble Power the 3rd version of She-Ra ?

    • @spectorcreative1872
      @spectorcreative1872  3 роки тому

      I believe so, I don't recall all the details off the top of my head!

    • @Allison_Troy
      @Allison_Troy 3 роки тому

      Starburst She-Ra was part of Wave 2. Bubble Power was part of Wave 3 with Spinerella, Shower Power Catra, & Netossa, and was much rarer.

  • @SimpleTricksNonsense
    @SimpleTricksNonsense 3 роки тому

    Loving all these videos!

    • @spectorcreative1872
      @spectorcreative1872  3 роки тому

      So glad! Please do share with your friends, it helps the channel a ton. And Han loves you too

  • @destroyerofheroes
    @destroyerofheroes 3 роки тому

    I need a Faker She-Ra in my life. That would be an awesome figure.

  • @Dented_Battle_Armor
    @Dented_Battle_Armor 3 роки тому

    I sure wished we could also change the arms and legs and waist among different characters in Classics.

  • @Canoby
    @Canoby 3 роки тому

    Cats and Dogs living together, little boys and girls enjoying both He-Man and She-Ra, mass hysteria!
    I loved how you guys were able to produced She-Ra figs right in Classics, lawyers sleeping on that or not. Great vid as always.
    BTW did you ever get the proper accessories from Origins She-Ra?

  • @248tonrobot
    @248tonrobot 3 роки тому +1

    Been watching since your first video huge fan keep em coming brother

    • @spectorcreative1872
      @spectorcreative1872  3 роки тому

      Many thanks! Please do share with others online, it helps the channel a ton!

  • @Skyescavernlibrary
    @Skyescavernlibrary 3 роки тому

    Aaaaaargh!!! Sooooo angry you didn't do a Faker She-Ra! How dare you! And no Starburst She-Ra!? Not happy AT ALL!! Gonna go buy a pitchfork tomorrow....!
    But seriously, nice vid as usual, Scott! :)

  • @JulioGomezNYC
    @JulioGomezNYC 3 роки тому +6

    Misogynistic?, really?
    Geez, the snowflakes never seem to amaze me, glad I stayed off the forums then and still do. Scott and Classics were the best thing for this line. I mean... look what Origins look like!

  • @countmarius75
    @countmarius75 3 роки тому +1

    The casette tape shown is in Dutch, not German.

  • @collincutler4992
    @collincutler4992 3 роки тому

    Good Lord I'm 45 years old and had She Ra as a kid and NEVER knew that was a mask. I never understood why that head...thing...was so huge

  • @rodrickadamginsburg8960
    @rodrickadamginsburg8960 3 роки тому

    And the great fans who bought her!

  • @RoseWaltz
    @RoseWaltz 3 роки тому

    i was sad i wasnt able to get a Starburst She-Ra - she was a favorite! i was her for Halloween as a wee lil' Papallion, i made Starburst Capes for my dolls, she was my icon for ages until i changed to Iori Yagami
    if i got one i would just play with her anyways and use her mask as a ring like i did when i was a little girl

  • @d19xx
    @d19xx 3 роки тому

    So how did you get She-ra to sit on swiftwind?

  • @barthakingsley6482
    @barthakingsley6482 3 роки тому

    Could you please cover more Classics figures. I dont think you're close to documenting all of em

  • @robblumenberg5965
    @robblumenberg5965 3 роки тому

    Can you do video on D&D action figures?

  • @evilchaosboy
    @evilchaosboy 3 роки тому

    Very clever!! \m/

  • @jzachery
    @jzachery 3 роки тому +1

    Faker She-Ra would have been awesome. I had so many of the vintage, I added them to my regular MOTU. It's a shame there was such a stigma about boys/girls toys back then (and even now). It's always been about the characters to me.

  • @nujevad28
    @nujevad28 3 роки тому

    Creating a plug in piece that looked like bangs and including it with Adora would've solved the unmasked problem.

  • @benflay6038
    @benflay6038 3 роки тому

    I just found skeletor origins and got a question you are best suited to ask .why are they so soft especially armour they look like there carved from marsh mellow best example mer man armour. there hard to even see is it a problem with steel mould ? To much plastic wrong plastic ? To much paint ?

    • @spectorcreative1872
      @spectorcreative1872  3 роки тому +1

      They are designed for kids not collectors

    • @benflay6038
      @benflay6038 3 роки тому

      @@spectorcreative1872 that's true but no kids buying it like your video 0laymayes toys for kids was last in the 90s it's a nostalgia line for collectors
      So reason there soft is it's a kids toy so somebody got mould wrong don't matter ?
      I was curious mechanics how that happened

  • @rodrickadamginsburg8960
    @rodrickadamginsburg8960 3 роки тому

    15K 🍾🎉🎊

  • @rodrickadamginsburg8960
    @rodrickadamginsburg8960 3 роки тому

    That’s ridiculous that you would get hate Mail! Come on people, the world has enough Arm-Chair quarterbacks! To send someone such as yourself negative Mail is where passion starts to either get near and/or cross that line from passion to obsession!

  • @davidanderson4748
    @davidanderson4748 3 роки тому

    Somewhere there is a Mattle designer who wanted to get in that market research room and smack those girls upside their heads - "Put that mask on right!"

  • @richardromanyshyn608
    @richardromanyshyn608 3 роки тому +6

    Scott: We worked hard on the new SheRa, look how awesome she looks
    Snooty Justice Weirdo: Why do you hate women?

    • @spectorcreative1872
      @spectorcreative1872  3 роки тому +3

      I love women. Especially the ones that have agreed to love me back

    • @richardromanyshyn608
      @richardromanyshyn608 3 роки тому +2

      @@spectorcreative1872 Me too, just not the mean ones

    • @ligeiaztomb2755
      @ligeiaztomb2755 3 роки тому +1

      I'm a woman who was an original MOTU and POP fan....the number of times I have been called a misogynist for liking original She-Ra (by the fans of the new one) makes me SO ANGRY.
      She led a rebellion against an oppressive and evil power, she was kind to everyone and protected the indigenous people and their customs, she protected animals and healed when necessary. She worked towards peace and communication. She did it all while looking hot and in heels. She was a great role model, style and substance. A beautiful fantasy with teachable moments and behavior that you would support your child modeling. The attempts to make her seem less than, just because she was fantasy beautiful really REALLY irritates me.
      Thank you, Scott for keeping the original vibe of what we loved growing up.

    • @richardromanyshyn608
      @richardromanyshyn608 3 роки тому

      @@ligeiaztomb2755 That's cool. Teela was on my list back in the day. Allowance only allowed picking one whenever in the store when I was a kid. Got my daughter an Origins Teela and Evil Lynn for Xmas this year. She asked about more girl characters back in the day. Shes not so much a tom boy as she is A Daddys girl. She didn't like the doll hair as much. She got excited when I told her the new ones are out and don't have that. She wants a Panthor as well. Mix and match her own fantasy. She is a little disappointed theres no flock on Panthor but I showed her what they look like after 40 years of wear and she's cool with the new style. I think the girl characters look even better than back in the day

    • @destroyerofheroes
      @destroyerofheroes 3 роки тому +1

      @@richardromanyshyn608 There's a Wal-Mart exclusive Origins Panthor coming out that will be the flocked version. It's a little bit more expensive than the regular version, but worth it to get a flocked version.

  • @rodrickadamginsburg8960
    @rodrickadamginsburg8960 3 роки тому

    AGREED!

  • @adamofgrayskull7735
    @adamofgrayskull7735 3 роки тому

    I...AM...THE...POWER 🤘😜🤘

  • @rodrickadamginsburg8960
    @rodrickadamginsburg8960 3 роки тому +13

    🙄🤦🏼‍♂️ seriously? A whole in the head of a toy would make someone misogynistic.... You’ve got to be kidding me! To those people I say, “GET A LIFE!”

  • @kaassoufflex9023
    @kaassoufflex9023 3 роки тому

    That wasn’t a German she-ra with the tape. It’s Dutch.

  • @knetge
    @knetge 3 роки тому

    wow, I never would have thought about making a She-Ra faker. makes me think you could have dun a hord captain, Adam. maybe with the back story of some wayward spell that altered the past. showing what if Adam was kidnapped by Hordak instead of Adora

  • @inazumanfrash
    @inazumanfrash 3 роки тому

    I really hated how a lot of the female heads were molded with red plastic and painted flesh colored. Paint scratched off my Adora and Casta Spella : (

    • @spectorcreative1872
      @spectorcreative1872  3 роки тому

      It was one of those cost saving measures to keep the figures at the price point. I know not ideal.

  • @thetruelifeofrilee3365
    @thetruelifeofrilee3365 3 роки тому

    that wasn't the vintage sword lol. That was the vintage sword that came with BP She-Ra but it wasn't the actual vintage sword.

    • @spectorcreative1872
      @spectorcreative1872  3 роки тому

      Well true.

    • @coywarrior71
      @coywarrior71 3 роки тому

      Semantics man.

    • @thetruelifeofrilee3365
      @thetruelifeofrilee3365 3 роки тому

      @@coywarrior71 semantics are important, though I think you took my comment too seriously.
      I wasn't trying to be a jerk or anything...even if I came across that way

  • @richardromanyshyn608
    @richardromanyshyn608 3 роки тому

    Great video, my daughter likes the not doll hair better

  • @jamesjustice4515
    @jamesjustice4515 3 роки тому

    To bad u all couldn't give her pots and pans along with her sword. Hahaha

    • @spectorcreative1872
      @spectorcreative1872  3 роки тому +1

      Well the Muppet's Chef did come with plenty!

    • @jamesjustice4515
      @jamesjustice4515 3 роки тому

      @@spectorcreative1872 I didn't understand what u mean by muppet chef. I lost u on that one. Hahaha

  • @cruizerdave
    @cruizerdave 3 роки тому +1

    It would have been more funny if they decided, “ So they don’t like hole in the head SheRa, eh? Well now we’re going to have NO head SheRa! Ha ha ha!”
    Yes, I align with the Evil Hoard.

  • @jamesjustice4515
    @jamesjustice4515 3 роки тому

    She looks better in the skirt

  • @jamesjustice4515
    @jamesjustice4515 3 роки тому

    Like that she-ra faker. If people say something to u about it, then I wouldn't worry about it.

  • @dracodis
    @dracodis 3 роки тому

    It strikes me as odd that in one breath, you will complain about fans not displaying a figure "correctly," but then a couple minutes later, rave about how customization was such an important consideration for the line. It's weird to know that you knew the history of the difference between designer intent and fan use with the original figure, and then be blindsided with the same for your product. Even if you don't like the look of the big hair version, you've got to admit it's objectively better for a customizer than working around a hole in the head, right?

    • @spectorcreative1872
      @spectorcreative1872  3 роки тому

      Well there is a difference in customization and then being annoyed that you can't display a figure in a way it is not meant to be displayed me thinks.

    • @dracodis
      @dracodis 3 роки тому

      @@spectorcreative1872 A little bit (I would generally view customization as mostly a subset of going against the designer's/manufacturer's intent (though there are of course, exceptions)), and I am admittedly combining both in my above comment. They may be viewed as separate, but, I think, they are closely related, and both apply to the question of how to attach the mask/crown.
      What was basically trying to say in my original comment was that I was rather surprised that you all were surprised at the backlash considering the multiple angles that decision could come back at the team negatively. If your team was thinking of customizers, it's surprising to me to think you all thought they'd be ok with a head sculpt that had a hole in the forehead because, to me, it seems obvious that a customizer would like to use body parts, especially a head, separate from any detachable accessories. I mean, how many other pieces of armor/clothing were attached in such a way to mandate use of that one accessory to make that part presentable?
      Likewise from the intent angle. I am surprised that even though you all knew the history behind She-Ra's mask/crown and how this exact accessory was a prime example of the difference between company intent and customer use, it seemed that the idea that people would want to play with/display the figure in a way contrary to your all's intent (i.e., mask-/crownless) didn't cross your all's mind or, if it did, that you decided to force your intent (i.e., not making the head presentable without the mask/crown), unlike the designers of the vintage She-Ra, who catered to the focus group girls by packaging the vintage figure with the accessory as a crown, not a mask, and having Filmation animate her in that way as well.

  • @darkwoods1954
    @darkwoods1954 3 роки тому

    I couldn't believe the nonsense people spouted over the peg hole in her head. I can see it being a bit annoying for people who want to display She-ra with no mask for some reason (though I'm not sure why anyone would). But claiming it was sexist or whatever is so hysterical.