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There are 96 action figures listed below, though the final card-back promoted a full line of 93 action figures. This is because when Kenner produced new versions (with new, unique product numbers) of R2-D2 and C-3PO action figures, they discontinued previous versions. Two versions of R2-D2 were discontinued.
Anthony John Dyson (13 April 1947 – 4 March 2016) was a British special effects designer, best-known for working on the R2-D2 droid props used in The Empire Strikes Back and subsequent films in the Star Wars film series.
R2-D2 (/ ˌ ɑːr. t uː ˈ d iː t uː /) or Artoo-Detoo [1] is a fictional robot character in the Star Wars franchise created by George Lucas. He has appeared in ten of the eleven theatrical Star Wars films to date, including every film in the " Skywalker Saga ", which includes the original trilogy, the prequel trilogy and the sequel trilogy.
The Kenner Star Wars action figures were produced by the toy company Kenner, which released 96 action figures, multiple vehicles and playsets based on the Star Wars franchise between 1978 and 1985. From a line of over 100 unique toys, a total of more than 300 million units were sold during their original run.
R2-D2 is a fictional robot in the Star Wars franchise. R2-D2 or R2D2 may also refer to: R2d2 (mouse gene) Right 2 Dream Too, a homeless people's organization in Portland, Oregon, US; Phalanx CIWS, a naval defensive weapon system, nicknamed R2-D2; Staatstrojaner, a German state-sponsored trojan horse computer program, nicknamed R2-D2
Lego Star Wars: The Quest for R2-D2 is a 2009 comedy short film directed by director Peder Pedersen and produced by M2Film for Lego and Cartoon Network in collaboration with Lucasfilm. It was made as a follow-up to Lego Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Brick (2008) and premiered on Cartoon Network on August 27, 2009, "in celebration of ...
Albert Chan, president and CEO of Thinkway Toys said he saw the deal as an opportunity while many manufacturers considered it a risk to produce toys for the first CGI film. Lasseter explained that in the film, Buzz Lightyear was designed as a 12-inch action figure and therefore he wanted the same size for the real Buzz Lightyear toy.
Sphero, Inc. (formerly Orbotix) is an American consumer robotics and toy company based in Boulder, Colorado. Their first product, the Sphero, is a white spherical robot launched in December 2011 capable of rolling around under the control of a smartphone or tablet.