Hairy Snake Man is actually Winding Road Ahead Man. They’re often mistaken for each other.

@matthewcampbell3146

Жыл бұрын

Even less people remember his arch nemesis, Vanishing Horizons-man.

@UnrelatedAntonym

Жыл бұрын

Winding Road Ahead Man saved my life when I was a reckless teen driver. Been mindful of winding road signs ever since.

@samholdsworth420

Жыл бұрын

Bulshit don't lie dr

@ironassassin1332

10 ай бұрын

Not its man from ham alsume

@wumpus976

7 ай бұрын

@@ironassassin1332will you get out of here?

"it's me, the Hulk, you probably didn't recognize me because of the red arm"

@samholdsworth420

Жыл бұрын

It's true I didn't

@mdioxd9200

Жыл бұрын

Nice one mate

@clarkpatient7950

Жыл бұрын

It's me, hi, I'm the hulk it's me

@ng2115

Жыл бұрын

The Insecure Hulk

@theramblingsofamadman7009

Жыл бұрын

@@samholdsworth420.I have 1

After all these years, I'm still not convinced someone didn't just put a troll doll head on another body just to mess with people

@totz_the_plaid9625

Жыл бұрын

Troll dolls were a single piece of hollow plastic with the hair rooted into the head, so they would've had to do some extra work to make it into an action figure head, but that's still possible.

@kharnifex

Жыл бұрын

Definitely was a kitbash of a troll and a he man

@veridico84

Жыл бұрын

They did it to troll everyone

@Rat_King_Reviews

Жыл бұрын

@@kharnifex nope I saw plenty of these figures sold in packaging back in the day at Sunday markets in the UK and various cheaper toy shops was just a variation on sungold or remco figure bodies with a troll head on and they did that a lot same bodies and would add dragon heads or snake men heads or wolf heads with same muscle body and they were cheap to buy and basically knock off Motu figures.

@samholdsworth420

3 ай бұрын

​​@@Rat_King_Reviewsmakes sense actually Not to mention I think Stewart said he just found it randomly mixed in with a lot of other Toys

I remember an anecdote from the guy who designed that specific Street Shark: apparently he was rushed and, when time came to design the character's shoes, he looked down and just copied the Doc Martins he was wearing. Also, the rubber main body was so you could move the hard plastic fin behind the head up and down to make the toy "bite" with its ginormous maw. That was honestly my favorite part of the line, you could make them eat other action figures.

@TheLakabanzaichrg

Жыл бұрын

I remember mine got its upper gums busted out for "biting" too many times

That Hulk's civilian identity is Bruised Banner.

The first rubber figure is called a dangler and they were sold allover Blackpool and those type of places. The reason batman has the sort of furry styled skin is because the original figure was actually a Wolfman/werewolf and they reused the body for batman. You could also get a red devil dangler a werewolf and batman and skeletons

@wumpus976

Жыл бұрын

They look like stretch marks, and I hate looking at it.

@nf4866

Жыл бұрын

@@wumpus976 he looks like durge from the clone wars.

The minute I discovered Ashens was the minute I gave up normal tv. Ashens showed me a world I did not know existed a world were grown adults can still find love in toys, video games and pound shop food. Thank you Ashens for showing me that I can be myself in this crazy crazy world

Being able to watch Ashens for almost literally my entire life is such an awesome privilege.

@rei-rei

Жыл бұрын

I think even Ashens would agree that you are too easily impressed.

@retro7924

Жыл бұрын

have to agree

@bonusflaps1749

Жыл бұрын

Good thing you said "literally". I 'd hate for anyone to think you were speaking rhetorically. Or hyperbolically. Or ironically. Thank you for making that distinction.

@Boogie_the_cat

4 ай бұрын

Right. You joined 9 years ago, says your profile. So its great how your parents put Ashens on your LeapFrog for you to watch at age 5. You sure had some unreasonably hip parents. 🐖💨 🦨💨 🐿️💨 🐓💨 🦆💨

@Boogie_the_cat

4 ай бұрын

​@@bonusflaps1749nah, it IS hyperbolically if you ask me, because their account was created only 9 years ago, so it clearly isn't literally unless they spent their whole childhood watching Stuart on their mom's iPad. So in this case "literally" means "I'm full of shit, less than half my life was spent watching Ashens"

"Don't tick me off, you won't like me when I'm slightly miffed. I'll become real passive aggressive mind you." -- British Hulk

@peterclarke7240

Жыл бұрын

Bri'ish Hulk when faced with intergalactic threat to the planet's very existence: *tuts, sighs deeply, shakes head and carries on with queuing*

@Gambit771

Жыл бұрын

Hulk write strongly worded letter with correct spelling and grasp of words far superior than Hulk speak!

Professor Brain would be a pisstake nickname the other truckers came up with surely. Like, they saw him reading a book one time and were like "Well look at Professor Brain over here trying to edumacate himself!"

That rubber Unreasonably Angry Hulk figure has completely triggered a childhood memory of my sister being dressed the incredible Hulk for Halloween when we were very young (she was 5 or 6) my parents even went as far as painting her entire top half of her body green!😂😂😂 I'm pretty sure that it wouldn't wash off completely and she spent about 3 days with a green tinge to her skin 😂💚 Man oh man were the 80's an incredibly wonderful decade! (and dangerous)

@penatio

Жыл бұрын

The 50s is where it's at (look up the Austin Magic Pistol or the U-238 Atomic Energy Lab, which contained uranium).

@andyrome316

Жыл бұрын

Remember those toys you used to dissolve in the sink and there was a toy in the middle? Well my mates mum used to put them in the bath with him😬

@frankshailes3205

Жыл бұрын

@@andyrome316 I remember Shrinky-Dinks free in cereal packets in the 1970s, which were polythene plastic tablets you painted and put in the oven! A bit polluting...

@galloe8933

Жыл бұрын

In the earliest of the 90s or the end of the 80s, my mom taped balloons all over my body for Halloween, and to this day I still remember being cold and crying and scared of them when they popped, I must have been 3 or 4. For the record, I think most of them popped... But I was better at crying, than I was at counting, and all I can remember is crying and being scared and cold, also the balloons may have been blue or green. Oh, this memory is there, it's just all kinds of faulty, but I WAS crying balloon boy when I was little.

@frankshailes3205

Жыл бұрын

@@galloe8933 Your mom must have really hated you.

That Bloth figure has two accessory grips so he can steal the good guys' sword in the middle of a fight. Very good attention to detail.

@Nomed38

Жыл бұрын

The less said about the character Bloth wearing a strapless and sleeveless dress as a shirt the better.

"Troll Force" is probably one of the greatest bootleg lines. For those unfamiliar they took knock off MOTU bodies (from the "Freedom Fighters" branch of the "Galaxy Warriors" family tree) and stuck troll heads on them and themed them from various 80's pop culture things. There was a pair of wrestlers (one of them a rip off Hulk Hogan) a pair of generic ninjas, a pair of super heroes (rip off Superman and Incredible Hulk) a pair of generic soldiers, a pair of "medieval warriors" (one of which is just in a BDSM outfit) and a pair of "Future Fighters" (a cyborg and a rip off Terminator)

@themarlboromandalorian

Жыл бұрын

Well this is informative.

@owllymannstein7113

Жыл бұрын

@@themarlboromandalorian MOTU bootlegs/knock offs is a very deep rabbit hole to fall into.

I loved the Pirates of Darkwater. It was brilliant. Then they cancelled it before ever finishing the storyline. Tim Curry voiced Bloth!

@carissacarnahan8560

Жыл бұрын

There is also a tabletop roleplaying game of Pirates of Dark water!

@DokkaChapman

Жыл бұрын

Curry actually voiced Bloth's right hand man.

@lokidogproductions1289

Жыл бұрын

I know I got hooked on the cartoon on TV. I always just thought I missed the ending episodes . Then later in life I looked it back up and was sadly disappointed in no ending.( just like dungeons and dragons). They did put out a comic for pirates of dark water but I never did look it up to see how far they got with it.

I too had one of those ‘Hairy Snake-man’ rubber Batman toys. I threw it in a river off the side of a boat in the later 80’s and my father got me.. a replacement ‘Hairy Snake-man’ 😂

Yay. New ashens. Such an rare occurrence, it has only happened thousands of times for the last 15 years or so!

@davidgjam7600

Жыл бұрын

Dont jinx it

@Stigstigster

Жыл бұрын

I can't do this forever.

@alkestos

Жыл бұрын

I’m gonna be mad as hell if I just jinxed this. Didn’t even cross my mind when writing the original comment 😠

Oh man, as soon as "Hairy Snake Man" appeared and I saw the thin blue rubber cape I suddenly remembered I had one as a child as well! I wonder how many of these things snuck into homes in the 80s...

06:10 Thats right Stu, Captain Power and the soldiers of the future. There was a line of figures, and a line of interative toy vehicles that came with a VHS tape that you could play and shoot flashing pink things on your old CRT tv screen (doesnt work with anything else of course) with your powerjet, or striker, or interlocker, whichever vehicle you had, and avoid flashing yellow things or you'd take hits, and if you ran out of powerpoints then your vehicle's pilot would eject from the vehicle to show game over. Or you could put the vehicle in 'room' mode and shoot a little shiny target instead. Hours of fun. Well, about an hour, thats how long the tape that came with my powerjet ran anyway I think.

I remember having this big rubberized Street Shark hand puppet my parents bought me from Kmart. Ah the memories loll

The pink Troll Warrior is Lars the Protector! He came with his trusty Battle-Axe of Justice. My older brother had Lars, and I had Fanta (tiny purple troll with bright yellow hair and a Fabulous Slingshooter for a weapon). We both had a Thorbjorg troll too (blue with bright yellow hair and a "Snappy Snapper Trapper" for a weapon)... Oh the memories! ... And of course we both had a rubbery Odd-Hairy-Snakeman. Thanks for taking me back to my childhood years.

@creagandubh4411

Жыл бұрын

Lars? No way! 😆

@creagandubh4411

Жыл бұрын

Thought these dudes were a bit of old guff! Pleased they have actual names and weapons. Can't imagine the stories they'd tell!

The troll bit has absolutely killed me. Lars the Protector. Bless his damn heart.

I love Street Sharks-figures, have 3 of them. One of them is like the coolest action figure ever: His limbs are very solid, but his body is made of rubber; if you pull his backfin up and down, he does a biting move; if you pull his right hand back and release it, he does a big punch; he's 100% waterproof, like a real shark, so a kid can play with him even in the bathtub, without the worry of his screws rusting; and his teeth glow in the dark!

@MrHusang23

Жыл бұрын

@Latest Obssesion Okay, I give you that🤭

Robin Hood: prince of thieves is one of my favorite toy lines ever *because* of all the re-used molds it’s really fun to compare and contrast everything from where it came from

Truly there's no joy quite like going to a toy show and rooting through bins of weird loose toys. Great finds! I love seeing what sorts of things catch other people's eye.

I'm glad the internet troll has some family now, warms my heart

I hope you can do a brown couch session with the legendary toy man Tim, Dr. Ashens.

Interesting fact about the Secret Wars toy line. It actually partially inspired the iconic Symbiote arc in the Spider-Man comics, on account of Mattel being a big fan of being able to sell two identical spider-men in two different colors, it convinced Marvel to keep Spidey's black costume around longer, leading to the Symbiote arc and inevitably to the creation of Venom

Oh man, I loved Street Sharks. Always loved how robust the figures were. I had 3 of them as a kid. Rox, Ripster and Moby Lick. Moby Lick was my favourite with his creepy long tongue, I used to carry him around.

22 minute video of Ashens and weird old action figures? Please and thank you! These are honestly my favorite format and content of your videos as a fellow person who’s always loved action figures!

@thealien_ali3382

Жыл бұрын

Do me?

@creagandubh4411

Жыл бұрын

Agreed.

@hu3y_.m0nk3y8

Жыл бұрын

word

Pirates of the Dark Water wasn't exactly eco-Captain-Planety, it was a weirdass bio-punk seafaring adventure to seal what was pretty much an eldritch god; the series had a e s t h e t i c s up the wazoo and one of the hurtiest cliffhangers in animation history. I'd recommend it wholeheartedly.

The Pirates of Dark Water one, holy cow. Sometimes I feel like I'm the only person who remembers that show, so it's blowing my mind to see it had toys. I was obsessed with the show as a kid and was so upset that the storyline never got finished.

@rallyfeind

Жыл бұрын

It was completely cool it even had details that were not really found for something like it was from the time. Like the "swearing" in the pirate language was able to slide by all the censorship.

I spotted that exact street shark you’ve got there when I was toy fair. Almost picked it up but then I realised that would mean keeping it in my house, so I left it there and bought things that I like instead.

Ashens, if you want to know more about Galaxy Warriors and the knock-offs and bootlegs thereof, Phelous has a whole subseries about the 'Galaxy Warriors black hole' or "Galaxy Hole" as he calls it in his "Bootleg Zones" video series. Maybe he could even shed more light on the 'Internet Troll' figure. I just don't recommend introducing him and Paul Gannon to each other because of the potential Ghostbusters geek-out overload.

@Chef_Alpo

Жыл бұрын

I am herr Waboo

5:55 Holy crap Ashens! Captain Power and the Soldiers of Tomorrow was insane for it's time.

@Gambit771

Жыл бұрын

I loved it, never knew there was toys for it.

i legitamitely smiled seeing the internet troll it was like seeing an old friend again

@creagandubh4411

Жыл бұрын

It was the last thing you'd see at the end of a video, right before you went to sleep. 😳

Bloth had quite a distinct voice indeed, but that was because he was voiced by Brock Peters whom, among other things, voiced Dark Kat in SWAT Kats and numerous other cartoon characters over a very long career. Even those who never watched much in the ways of cartoons might still know him as the father of Benjamin Sisko, Joseph Sisko, from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.

I loved (and still love) The Pirates of Dark Water. Dan thing got cancelled before the Prince could get all the gubbins needed to stop the evil out there. I did like the Griffin who loved pomegranates, and even played the game at one point. If any 80's/90's series that needed a live action series or movie made it would be this.

Yes it was 'Captain Power and The Soldiers of the Future'. First live action series that featured fully CGI Characters, Two of Dread's henchman were fully CGI Robots. Captain Power's full name was Captain Jonathan Power

I feel crazy for recognizing that lord dread figure before he even said what it was from I was like "that's captain power right?" and then ashens was like "LORD DREAD" and my brain went "LORD DREAD!!!"

The street shark figure with mixed hardness of plastic/rubber reminds me of the old TMNT figures where their heads were each a different shade of green and were actually of a different hardness going from very soft and rubbery to rock solid for some reason. If I remember correctly I think Donatello's head was rock hard but Raphael was super soft and squishy with the other two in between

Oooh, an Ashens video release time that I'm not ashamed to be awake for!

@hexagonist23

Жыл бұрын

i havent slept in 5 days. i feel like dying

@mog398

Жыл бұрын

@@hexagonist23 hehehe yeah Ashens is funny

The Batman bootleg: Ben Cooper released Batman "jigglers" in 1973. The arms were up because Batman and Superman were flying. The ripoff came out the same year, and is harder to find than the Jiggler Batman. Nice collection!

Dark Waters was great I loved watching it as a child

I used to give trolls to my mum, and after seeing these I really need to find a few that look like those!

That thing about Captain Power toys listening to a frequency from the TV show sounds way too much like Halloween 3 for my liking.

Today is December 1st; I've been checking extraashens for this year's advent calendars! I hope you do them again this year! 🎅

13:15 - lol You gotta have a system. Nice Harry Hill reference. :)

Am I the only one who sees it or does Bloth almost look like one of those human flesh eating giants from the animation movie 'The BFG'.

That first Troll Warrior gave me Noseybonk flashbacks, which is something no-one needs.

Man I can’t wait for the Christmas videos!

@liesalllies

Жыл бұрын

How will Ashens attempt to murder nerd cubed this year?? Can't wait to find out

"Roscoe" looks like a great start to making that "Benny Hill" figure you always wanted!

@BLONDlE

Жыл бұрын

I thought the exact same ! 😂

Bullseye looks like something they let out of a cave after Lars fails to save the trolls from invaders

That weird troll doll was doing the "Are you not entertained" from Gladiator ha

I'd love to see an Ashens X Grand Illusions crossover.

OH, I had that same Street Shark toy as a kid. They never bought me Ken dolls, so he was always the male character in my games haha.

I have a couple of those Troll Warrior figures. One is a purple troll with named Fanta and another is a hot pink troll wizard named Oddvar. They may have been targeted to boys but I like them because they're still ugly-cute like regular troll dolls, but the Battle Trolls were just plain ugly. And I don't get why they thought troll dolls were supposed to be for girls, I remember boys liking the Thomas Dam-type trolls in the 1990s as well. Although the writing on the packaging for Battle Trolls was amusing: "To make sure your Battle Troll stays happy, just follow these simple rules: DON'T feed him, DON'T be nice to him and KEEP him hidden in a dark, smelly place. With the proper neglect, your Battle Troll should stay mean, cranky, and ready to fight anyone or anything for years!"

I had so many street sharks as a kid, I’m so happy to see one here!

I often just buy specifically things people I know might like. Also anything I don't look at for 6 months goes back to the same opp shop. Opp shop scouting is every Saturday morning when I can manage it. 2 large "warehouse" ones on the main road near me, old furniture for $50. Old books, toys, clothes, etc.

My gosh! I freaking missed Street Sharks! I loved that show and all the toys! I loved Street Sharks and Ninja Turtles ^^

Love me some Ashen and weird old action figures.

Hairy Snakeman almost looks like they took a mold of one of those rubber monkeys, and then carved Batman clothes into said mold. I've definitely seen this sort of thing done with other GeneriCo toys.

Wow i just came across this video on my recommended, i used to watch your videos throughout my elementary years, im 20 years old now and it makes me happy seeing u still doing videos, u were a big part of my childhood man 🙌

If that troll offered tea, it’s likely shroom tea!

STREET SHARKS!!! Wow haven’t seen those since the actual 90s

@jaketheman091

Жыл бұрын

Same!!! I remember those back in the day :)

Fun fact about Captain Power, it’s actually the first place to mention Babylon 5. One of the heroes says he got his cyborg bits there.

@lutherheggs451

Жыл бұрын

Captain Power is from 1987...Babylon 5 is from 1995....Straczynski also wrote Spider-man One More Day/Brand New day and the only good episodes of The Real Ghostbusters before the hot garbage 3rd season and beyond....

@somoneelse3488

Жыл бұрын

@@lutherheggs451 This is correct. Babylon 5 was mentioned in Captain Power long before it was its own show. Presumably Stracynski either had the base of the idea even then, or he just reused the name..

That thumbnail is Ashens' true form. 👁️👄👁️

Creased at how Lars looks like he's waving his fist in a certain way to call someone a certain swearword.

The most consistent and entertaining channel on KZread. Love your content, and I'd love to see more stream archives! I've watched the ones you already have enough to recite them from memory, though I do come to your Twitch from time to time. It's just that being in America it's difficult to match your schedule. Either way, happy to see a new video!

Back in the 90s my brother and I had military trolls with short hair like a bristle brush. His had a black ninja-ish outfit and mine had full body green camo. Arm and legs were articulated and they had the muscly superhero bodies and rubber heads.

Rox is one of the few Street Sharks I don't have, but I always loved his design! I still have all my old collection in storage!

I didn't realize I had that Kang figure until you mentioned the harness, and that sent memories flowing back. Weird how that happens. I am not even sure why I had a Kang action figure. I don't think I had any other Marvel figures as a kid? And while I enjoy Kang he's not like my favorite Marvel villain or anything. Probably something my parents bought at a garage sale.

Roscooooe P. Coltrane FTW! The Mego Museum's website is quite a ride down memory lane btw lol

The rubbery heads on the street sharks figures was from a point of articulation on the dorsal fin with allowed for a "chomping" action although that one doesn't appear to have one so who knows 😂

Ashens needs to team up with Phelous to finally track down the origin of the Internet Troll.

Being acknowledged as an "identical cousin" just brings up more questions than explanations.

This was beautiful, can't wait to hear about the Robin Hood figures.

This video was great, I love when you get the nostalgia out, I remember the shark toys but biker mice from Mars were the real deal, would love to see you review the classic zoids

Oh man, that "responding to the tv show" thing reminds me of the old Galidor LEGO sets. The Kek Powerizer toy would have difference replies to the TV based on what head was attached.

Ben Cooper made those weird plastic Halloween masks. Like the 82 He Man mask

Pirates of Dark Water, that's unlocked some core memories for me

Troll Ninja....blimey I thought it was Howard Jones!😂

Hade one of those rubbery Batman figures, in the 80s, in Sweden. My fondest memory was throwing him into a fan and him losing a leg from the whole ordeal.

I remember Lord Dredd and Pirates of Darkwater!!!

I love the thought that the best way to ever meet Ashens out and about is not at a meet and greet or convention or live event, but in fact just bumping into him browsing stalls full of random cheap tat at Norwich Market. EDIT: 9:48 OH MY GOD THOSE ARE THE RANDOM WEIRD FIGURES I HAD AS A KID?! I have no idea how I got hold of them, they must've been passed down from my cousins maybe? And I had *no* idea where they came from or what they were even called. Thank you for solving a 25-year mystery for me xD

@mgthestrange9098

Жыл бұрын

Do you think they saw him coming and went ‘quick, put all of the weird figures to the front!’

Lars the Protector looks like someone you'd be completely demolished by in dark souls PvP

Bullseye Troll comes with a speedboat and a caravan. Smashing.

Loved Pirates of Dark Water great early Saturday morning cartoon. Captain power and the soilders of the future. Wow got some great figures there

I had the bullseye troll!! Probably still in a box somewhere in the loft!!

That lord dread guy is pretty dope. The chrome is really pleasing.

Hairy Snake Man’s face actually looks like Adam West.

Yes. The Beyonder. Great series. Definitely worth a read. 🙂

I had that hulk. I asked my dad to buy it while we on our road trip to Sweden. I was 10 and I didn't even know who hulk was. regardless, I liked him. I was more of a Spiderman guy but I never had a Spidey action figurem.. Does anyone remember those sticky rubber worms you could throw on a window and they would slither down the window surface

@katewolfspirit6722

Жыл бұрын

Yes! I had a purple octopus shaped one. If thrown onto light coloured wallpaper it would leave a horrid greasy mark which was impossible to remove.

I also had that Street Shark as a kid!

It's nearly grass mask ti- I mean Christmas advent calendar time!

@snow4ever198

Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the same thing 🎄🎁😍

I couldn’t make that toy fete the other week, they do have some great stuff there and those are definitely some interesting toys!! Hopefully catch you there next time Ashens.

lmao "Hulk unreasonably angry about all things" this is the funniest sentence I've heard in months.

21:02 Dukes of Hazzard, not CHPS. Two of my favourite shows growing up.😂

You have the same couch after all these years ! Amazing

Is the Internet Troll part of the infamous Galaxy Hole? Some of those ended up with RANDOM heads, like The Cowardly Lion, and the bodies look IDENTICAL.

17:10 the white suit troll with red circle on chest is Troll Force ninja white from company called Toys N Things in 1992 (Google image search troll force look at card backs). The other white one I'm not sure but think is again either troll force or troll fighter by Simba but can't see another with a white body so maybe someone's painted it or it's another ko line of trolls lol