One thing I find really interesting and funny about the MASK members is that they had average everyday jobs that they end up having to leave in the middle of when they get called to fight VENOM. So, like, Hondo I believe worked at a pizza parlor, and he'd have to ditch his job each time he got the call, and it didn't take me until recently to realize that, they would have to use those jobs as cover jobs that are kept up by Matt Tracker, because otherwise, with the sheer amount of time they had to ditch them to fight VENOM, they'd be fired eventually for dereliction of duties.

"Miles Mayhem's Evil Network of Mayhem Evil Venom Evil" Nailed it.

-"They were just trying to make a lot of money, by nefarious means" So they were basically Nestle.

I want a home video of Ashens playing with his toys from like 30 years ago

Hasbro are planning to merge MASK, Transformers and GI Joe into one universe at the moment. Possibly to do their own version of the Marvel movie universe Etc. But MASK toys are coming back soon.

"Lets ignore the terrible writing and get to the vehicles." And this ladies and gentlemen, was how the Transformer movies were made

_"But I'll tell you what I do like, fucking weird helicopters."_ -Stewart 'Ashy' Ashens 2016

I absolutely love these retro toy/game/etc videos. While I may not have been old enough to enjoy them at the time ('89 baby here), I love the stuff that came from and happened during the 80's. Keep up the awesome work!

playing MASK at my friend's house was sooo exciting, thank you for the flashbacks!!

"We may never know, but, equally, we may never care." - Stuart Ashens, 2016 If that's not inspirational I don't know what is.

Holy shit. Thanks for the blast from the past! I remember my dad brought me home a M.A.S.K VHS he bought from an op/thrift shop! Rest his soul :(

Well done Ashens, the car is indeed based on a Camaro, a 3rd gen Camaro no less.

I still think that the '80s intro is my favorite intro.

I wish he'd use this intro more often. Fucking awesome.

i like how no matter how old these videos are they never change.

Anyone remember crash dummies? From about 1995 use to love them figures the fell to bits as well as the crash test cars.

Love the new intro, and have heard so much about 80's toys from my dad so Im super excited for more M.A.S.K stuff

I had a MASK toy when I was a kid... for a single day. One christmas my grandmother bought me and my brother this toy which was an articulated lorry that transformed into a control tower or something, in the back of the truck was a racing car that transformed into a plane (I think). It was an amazing toy but it broke almost immediately after getting out the box. My granny took it away and said she would get us a new one but we never saw it again. Years later me and my brother would wistfully remember the awesome truck toy that we got to play with for a matter of minutes before it was whisked away forever. I think it was a MASK toy anyway.

Oh my word! This just took me right back to my childhood. Toys that I had forgotten I'd bought (we parents had at least). More Mask vids please!!!! 😍

Every time I see the current opening, I can FEEL the VHS playing it.

Thing about the venom being a clearly evil thing is that magneto decided to name his mutant activist group “brotherhood of evil mutants”

It's baffling how many people think this is the new permanent intro

I loved these toys as a kid! Seeing them as an adult reminds me how little aesthetic taste I had as a child.

Biggest nostalgia flash ever. This was my jam back then, while others had Transformers and such I mainlined for the M.A.S.K. stuff.

I have never been more excited to click on a toy car in front of a couch.

I'm liking the intro

I had the whole collection of these cars and probably still do somewhere. I used to find them at antique shops when I would go stay with grandma for summers. I had no idea what they went with but it was the coolest transforming toy I'd ever seen. Thank you for giving me somewhat of a backstory to what these cars were from, to this day I still didn't know.

that intro and outro are so 80's... i love it. wish it was permanent.

ashens I need to sleep dammit! its 2:28am

"Oh my god, Miles Mayhem has kicked an orphan in the teeth" xD

Nostalgiagasm !!! I loved MASK. Thank you Dr Ashen sir...

Awesome vid Stu thanks for doing M.A.S.K toys been years since I've seen them things so many hours of fun outta them, used to take Brad and Condor with me everywhere.

Any toy car that had open-able doors doubled as a plane for kids in the 80s/90s. Imagination is totally radical dudes.

i wish i had i mask that made curry

Ashens doing 80s things is worth it for the intro/outro alone.

Ahhh the memories! Used to love Mask as a kid.

"It fires knives" "It fires totem poles" How are either of these more effective than just bringing a gun? Also, I think the helicopter/plane design does work in a way, you get the manoeuvrability and adaptability of a helicopter with the speed and altitude reach of an aeroplane.

Ashens reminds me so much of Howard Moon sometimes...

I love how Ashens says in regards to the helicopter "I wish I had one in real life". You know, as opposed to the virtual reality that Ashens now lives in.

You bring back so many memories for me, some of which I wish you hadn't. Can't wait for the next vid 😊

Also, Ashens you should do an episode about Captain Power and the Soldiers of the Future. An incredibly ambitious show that tried to merge cgi tech of the time with live action, and had interactivity with toys in the show. A kinda cyberpunk ruined future story, that got rather dark as the show went on. It had a lot of episodes written by J. Michael Straczynski before Babylon 5. You should really check it out! :)

and according to the M.A.S.K wiki, julio lopez' mask' abilities are "Its main power allows him to fire large amounts of oil, foam or glue against his enemies." which, if you think about it, ALL relate to SHAVING, or similar! foam, for shaving, oil for oiling the beard, or in HIS case, his MIGHTY mustache, to keep it healthy, and GLUE, to shape it the way you want. XD

Just come across your channel today and I love ur 80’s toy videos cause they bring back so many great memories. I had the mask toys and they were a favourite of mine.Thanks for the memories &Thanks for your awesome content. Great job 👍🏻

Love to see more 80s toys in this series!

Spectrum-man, saviour of sperg.

“I’ll do 2 or 3 videos on M.A.S.K.” Where they at bro

By far my favorite toy line from when I was little.

Beautifully British commentary on this, I laughed all the way through. Great viewing, thanks for posting 👍

Anybody else looking forward to the possibility of an Ashens Halloween special 2016? I hope he finds enough new items at poundland to do one. I know its early in the year yet, but blame the video suggestions for reminding me of the 2015 video.

12:40 it's a bloody bellypoter

Well done sir! Also love the class intro and outro!

Ashens has now entered full on 80s mode all we need is some "Your the best around" as well as a cheesy 80s montage and...boom! There you go, Ashens is in full 80s mode.

No one's concerned Ashens has a barrel capable of killing everyone in the Western Hemisphere??

Can someone PLEASE give me a link to where ashens did that undercover pound land footage from years ago!!!

19:52 I have the vaguest memory that Firecracker may have been used to drive through rivers, hence the vertical springy-sproingy gimmick.

You have no Idea how much I love this show!!!

at the time im posting this, no one has watched the whole video

11:19 Tunnel snakes rule?

Okay, HOW are people subscribed to Ashens and not know he does a different intro for the different style of videos? -.- This one for 80's, i can see perfectly for blind bag, the throwing up one for food, the poundland one with the money eyes, like, he's been doing this for QUITE some time now!

03:25 😂I was just thinking what if he actually accidentally dropped the rocket right down the back of his couch just like its siblings, never to be seen again.😂

Was expecting The Mask with Jim Carrey toys

OK, not gonna lie, that totem mask sounds like it's the best one.

In the mid '80s I worked at a photographic studio and we did a lot of product photography for an importer/distributor of MASK toys. Most of the time they could did not want the toys back after we photographed them so we ended up with boxes of the toy vehicles and little action figures. No one at the studio was interested in having the toys and I was told to get rid of all that tat, so I put them in the back of my car and took them for a friend to give to his nephews for Christmas that year. I am sure there were other '80s toys that were there as well but seeing this reminded me of the MASK toys.

Holy shit these are bringing back memories. I had completely forgot about these toys. Had no clue what you was talking about at the beginning then you brought out the first toy and, a flood of memories came back. I had so many of these toys.

They all wore helmets? Well shouldn't the show of been called M.A.S.H ?? That sounds like a creative never used title!

Mask, well my joy with these toys where shortlived when i shot an arrow from one of the toys into my cousins eyes....

I've never clicked an Ashens video faster. I had a bunch of M.A.S.K. toys as a kid and watched the cartoon, and it seems all but forgotten by most people.

I had a lovely surprise a couple of years back when my dad was extending my childhood house and dug up my old Brad Turner figure from the back garden having been buried there for for over twenty years. He's now sat happily on my desk, reunited after all that time

Ali Bombay? What's next, Mario Spaghetti? :P

Julio's mask was called Streamer. it could spray stuff like foam, oil, or glue.

M.A.S.K and Visionaries... greatest childhood ever!

Thank you for continuing to entertain me with random nonsense videos that I throughly enjoy!

Awesome! There was also a Mack truck and driver and a gas station which was the good guys base. Pity I was more interested in Jason and the Wheeled Warriors at the time. Funny thing is no one was insulted by the now racist stereotypes at the time. We thought our stereotypes were really cool role models because no one told us about individuality being more important than the racial fortes and weaknesses you're born with.

"I plan to do two or three videos on MASK." hmmm

I love your nostalgic toy reviews. I'd love you to see a Crash Test Dummies review - on of the strangest toy launches in the history of ever

Blimey, had these when I was young, never thought about them until now, probably still in the parents loft with all my other toys from childhood.

Nice Intro.

I acquired the Starcom brand years ago and have been working on the reboot for a long time. The problems I have come across have been heartbreaking and infuriating. The original cartoons are owned by cookie jar, or was they may have changed hands I own the brand although am running out of time I can't get any sort of finance to move forward. The legalities are a minefield. You see I wanted the animation and toy production in house and this is unheard of somewhat. I wanted full control with a group of select partners including artists and scriptwriters Episodic 45 minute series with seasonal production Nothing like the original, more of a real life sciences of today and tomorrow solving real world problems of today and tomorrow. I can't give too much away but if anyone knows anyone who may be interested in bringing this space opera to life let me know I had even got angels and airwaves involved with music licensing and a special character based on Thomas Delonge.

Omg !!!! MASK , I use to love this !!!! Thanks for the memories !!!

Yay! New Ashens content = Highlight of the week....well not maybe, but it sure as hell puts a huge smile on my face lol :)

Michael Bay + M.A.S.K. = Great idea.

Speaking of lazy writing, Chuck Lorre was one of the scriptwriters on the show. So there's that.

I didn't think anyone else remembered this! Favorite toy as a kid!

what a nice flashback that was! i loved this toys so much, dispite having none of these. but my friends had them. thanks for that video!

why does miles mayhem look like Ulysses S. Grant

is there any footage of "nevada rushmore" shooting totem poles out of his face? i feel like i have to see it

Boris is introduced in Mask the movie. Had a truck that turned into a tank type thing. Tracker and Mayhem also had F1 style cars. Thanks for the memories Ashens. I wore that VHS out, and was uber jealous of my friends for having the toys.

These toys were awesome! Luckily I still have most of mine, including the Rhino and big volcano base 😊

Ordered terrible old games you've probably never heard of.

Wasn't Miles Mayhem the original kazoo player for W.A.S.P.? (To the six people who might get that joke, I salute you)

I had the mask toys also, love your videos. Anyone who grew up in the 80s definitely had the best toys

M.A.S.K was my world when I was a kid. Thank you for the nostalia trip Stuart. I think I'm going to try to get a hold of some myself for my own toy/figure collection.

The only cartoon evil organisation I can think of that thought they were the good guys were Team Plasma. And even then, it was only N who thought they were the good guys because the Plasma grunts were a pack of assholes. In Pokemon Black/White, they start kicking a pokemon because they want it to do something, stuff like that.

so... why are you guys up at 02:35?

i love your videos! watched them all when i was sick one week :)

NOTHING sparks off my nostalgia like MASK. I loved these toys sooooo much. If they ever do a Gen 1 re-release my credit card is going to be maxed out.

so rip old intro 😢😢

and i actually think it's a GOOD idea, or at least not STUPID, to make each character very stereotypical, so that the kids will get it! MOST cartoon are aimed at CHILDREN, not ADULTS, so there is a lot of bad/weak stuff in them, because the kids won't mind, or notice.

I was just reminded of Mask last night and then you release a video containing mask? You're creeping me out Ashens!

Absolutely loved MASK toys as a kid. You had the best of GI Joe and Transformers in one toy. My favourite toy was probably Outlaw.