A Vintage Star Wars Inflatable Lightsaber or Expensive Flashlight ?

WAAAAYYYY back in the day, Kenner's Star Wars line of toys was an all encompassing imagination bonanza. The first line of figures and toys came through in 1978 and what kid didn't want a LIGHTSABER !!!

 

Kenner's offerings that year gave us this:

 

The Star Wars Inflatable Lightsaber !!

POTF Anakin Skywalker : old man in a robe

Anakin Skywalker. Darth Vader before, or after the suit. Now I understand he was a mail away, then part of the mythical POTF line but......

 

Seriously, its like someones Dad in a robe....

 

Cool, "weeeee" action......

 

Wheres a hug for Grandpa.....

 

 

On the right, awesomeness. On the left, his robe wearing butler.

 

"Back in the Old Republic.."

 

 

Vader strikes a menacing pose. Anakin looks like he needs a diaper change.

 

I know I'm beating this guy up a bit but C'MON...... a ghost with no accessories. Woo hoo. He doesn't even look like a ghost. He doesn't even exist anymore ! They couldn't have made a Moff Tarkin figure.....nope they made this. Wedge.....naw, make a figure representing a ghost that appears on screen for 5 seconds.

 

Kenner could have made a Lando in Han's clothes figure....... Now that would have been cool !!