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A comprehensive, informative and fun video from Dean, that gives an overview of his beloved M.A.S.K.

M.A.S.K. is one of my top 3 favorites as a 1980s toyline and cartoon. You did a great job with this video, Dean.

To this day I still can't belive I gave all my mask toys away when I reached that age when society says its time to "grow up"... Obviously Condor is a fictious motorcycle but I think its great that kenner chose to paint it in the Real world "kawasaki racing green" colour... They got the shade of green 100% spot on.

Love M.A.S.K. It's my #2 fav line

I am actually a 90s kid who got introduced to MASK through reruns of the cartoon in 1998 and, since I like almost everything that transforms, was instantly a fan. Unfortunately at that time, the toys were no longer sold in stores and the global internet still was in its infancy, so the secondary online market wasn't an option. In a bit of nostalgia, I bought almost all of VENOM's vehicles for my 32nd birthday a few years ago. Contrary to what you say, I am actually impressed with the quality on these toys. All the mechanisms still work properly after 35+ years. As a longtime collector of Transformers, Super Sentai/Power Rangers and other transforming toys, I have experienced toys that are more prone to breakage, despite not being as old. As for why this toyline is so underrated: I guess it has to do with not receiving any exposure and/or reboots after its initial run. Therefore, it is only a bit of 80s nostalgia, rather than a strong brand that originated from that period, like Transformers. You can actually blame the Jim Carry THE Mask movie for killing off MASK as a brand; Kenner did want to reboot MASK in the 90s, but decided against it, as doing so would lead to brand confusion with The Mask, which they also held the toy license to. As a result, they merely reused designs and concepts from MASK in an entirely new toyline called Vor-Tech.

This was brilliant Dean. I have the entire set of M.A.S.K. vehicles myself, and all are 100% complete, and that includes the original red fuel hoses for Boulder Hill. I also have all the 1985 long and short masks. I think I may have told you before, but when you transform Switchblade back into helicopter mode, you need to make sure the back tail fin is up, then fold the wings back, and then put the back tail fin down. If you keep on putting down the tail fin before you fold the wings back, you'll eventually break those small tabs.

One of the best toylines ever. I love M.A.S.K. so much it hurts sometimes. Great video Dean, thanks for posting. This really cheered me up. I'm off to play with my Jackhammer now! Edit: That sounds way ruder than I intended.

That took me back. We were dirt poor when I was a kid. I was obsessed with Mask and I only ever managed to get one wave 2 vehicle, the Firefly. My brother got the same and also Thunderhawk. I was disappointed by the figures lacking painted eyes.

Definitely for me mask is and always be one of the top toy lines of the 80s.

Remember the very first time I launched the hidden boat in gator.. It literally took of like a rocket ship.

In my opinion mask toys were some of the best toys ever made though thay have not held up well over the course of time for braking but old he man stuff has the same problems mind thay are 40 years old I've had nece stuff that's not lasted that long definitely needs a come back the cartoon intro brings back memories

I definitely put MASK over Masters of the Universe and certainly over Transformers. While MOTU was certainly durable, after the second wave it was just gimmicks. And, even though MASK may not have been the most durable, it was by far more durable than Transformers. And with Transformers, there was no real way to act out the scenes depicted in the media; scale was wrong, spent most of the time doing transformations, etc. MASK solved both of these problems perfectly!

Great video. Growing up in the Aussie bush (country!) with only one commercial TV station I never saw these until the age of the internet.

Excellent overview and revisitation of this great toy line Dean!

I’ve just recently picked up a few M.A.S.K. figures. I never collected any in the 80’s - girls, football and music took over, even though I was only 11 lol . but it was the last cartoon I remember watching as a kid, I just stopped getting toys as presents etc.. I must say they are great, smaller then I expected but very detailed and articulated well. Definitely gonna pick up some more and I am re visiting the cartoon series on KZfaq to familiarise my self with the characters again.

M.A.S.K. is one of the greatest toy lines ever. Great video Dean. Good to see you.

Loved the cartoon but only ever bought a few of the vehicles. Had Thunderhawk and Piranha. Would’ve loved Switchblade and always thought it was bizarre that it changed from a helicopter to a jet… Great vid as always.

Now the theme tune is back in my head 🤣 Loved this video Dean! Loved the style 👍 and you really can't beat all those vehicles 🤘

M.A.S.K. is new to me. FP Adventure toys & SW would've been my early 80's durable toys. Cool video.

What a thoroughly enjoyable and engaging watch Dean, I was glued!!!! For me, as you know I love MASK, it comes second in my collection only to vintage Star Wars, but make no mistake it’s right on its tale!!! For me it’s without doubt one of the best toy lines from the 80s and no2 in my all time favourite toy lines! Loved watching this Dean, and very envious of the short masks my friend, brilliant video bravo sir bravo 👏

I loved MASK, but never had much. There were too many toy lines and not enough money to go around. However, I've recently completed a Boulder Hill, and acquired several vehicles I wanted. Great video, as usual!

Fantastic video Dean. Nice and comprehensive. Very enjoyable. 👍👍👍👍

Some possible mask /transformers crossovers here.. Jack hammer as trailbreaker and gator as hound from G1 and thunderhawk as bee and Rhino as optimus from bayformers. Lol.

Hi Dean. I thoroughly enjoyed watching this & have to say that whilst I think we would all prefer to see you back in front of the camera, this is one of your best videos to date. M.A.S.K. was the one toy line from the 80s that I always wanted but never had. This was a very informative look at the figures & vehicles & I look forward to seeing more of this in the future. Great to see you back!

Loved MASK, was definitely in my era... Centurions really caught my imagination though, they were my fav.. Thanks for the vid

I had M.a.s.k toys Condor, Piranha and Thunderhawk back in the 80s, think i ad them from the CO-OP store

Sounding better, Dean! I hope you continue upwards, through the clouds, and into the sunshine! Even though I was never into MASK, this was a great video!

Excellent video Dean! Glad to see you back in action! MASK came out too late in the game for me. I only had one or two items so I don't remember much. I think I had that motorcycle/helicoptor vehicle and maybe one other. Very informative video.

Great Video Dean! MASK was really special in my childhood as well. Love the longer form video, spending time with each toy, -and the Green backdrop looks really cool too :)

I always thought M.A.S.K. was an awesome toy line! But we never did get our hands on them as kids and that was going back to the type of plastic used. Mind you I wasn’t rough with my toys, and I can’t remember which vehicle I had, but I pressed the button and pieces were flying everywhere. My mom was like we will have no more of that 😂. With the price point and the way it was made, my parents weren’t having it… Glad you’re doing a bit better Dean, keep on keeping on brother!

Excellent video Dean... Love this.

Great video Dean, love Mask, had a few growing up still have a few from childhood, have bought a few more in the last couple of years.

Loved it Dean! 👏👏👏

I never owned any MASK as a kid, though I saw them in catalogues all the time and coveted many vehicles. I wanted Condor the most. I think if the figures had slightly better artic, and maybe some accessories beyond the masks, they might have had more appeal. It also seemed to come out when the 'juggernauts' were peaking, and a whole bunch of other new lines around the same time period were appearing and doing well. I would say MASK is probably somewhere like 6th on my list of greatest toys, partly because I never got any, and partly because that meant I clearly wanted other things more. Transformers, Joe, Star Wars, Zoids, He-Man - I had multiples of all of them. I have since rectified that error, and can tell I would have loved them as a kid. The only one I still covet is the Firecracker... One thing that genuinely bugs me about the line is the stickers saying 'MASK' and 'Venom' on them - I always hated that. Like when the KITT car said 'Knight Rider' on the side - it ruined it for me even as a kid. Thankfully Star Wars, Joe and Transformers never did that.

Excellent video, Dean!

Definitely enjoy mask comics and toy line but honestly its not cheap when found in good condition

Great video as usual Dean. I just need to tell you that when you put Switchblade back into helicopter mode, make sure that you leave the tail fin up then fold the wings back and lastly put the tail fin back down. By the way, I have the entire set of M.A.S.K vehicles, posters, and playsets, including a complete Boulder Hill, all the split seconds vehicles, and the Laser Command playset. All of them are 100% complete. I also have all the 1985 long and short masks too.

Great video! I really enjoyed it.

You brought back so many memories! I was luck to have 3 mask vehicle as a kid back then. My first was Jackhammer from xmas '86, Firecracker spring '87 (birthday present) and finally Thunderhawk xmas '87 which was the one i ever specifically asked for. My dad always came back to me saying it was sold out. I got it from my uncle who had to drive 20 miles out of town to a bigger toy store to get it for me! Sad thing is i no longer have these toys. I played with them everyday for the next few years, some broke and got misplaced between house moves. I'd definitely buy the original kenner thunderhawk again LOL!

Great video Dean, keep up the great work!

top toy from the 80's

The MASK cartoon was great. The toys were alright, I never got too many of them as a kid. The scale probably is what turned me off to them, and if I must be brutally honest, the lack of paint details probably as well as the lack of articulation were also factors. Rhino, Thunderhawk and Boulder Hill looked cool, though. As a kid, GI Joe and Transformers being my main lines in 1985, MASK belongs on the pantheon, however.

Great vid

Matt Tracker's mask is a Storm Trooper.. Matt Tracker was a cosplayer of StarWars

I wonder has anyone repainted thunderhawk as bumble bee and Rhino as optimus from the live action transformers movies. Lol

Before I watch the video I have a theory. The toys didn't catch on because the scale of the figures was stupid. They were too small to interact with other toylines (mainly GI Joe) and thus you couldn't play with all the things. I think that was a major factor. I know it was for me, as I loved playing with all of a thing together. Matchbox / Hotwheels. Transformers / Go Bots / Voltron. He-Man and... Okay He-Man is a bad example but I had enough He-Man where it didn't matter HAHAHA But seriously, the figure size really handicapped Kenner hard and I think it's what ultimately killed the toys because the toys, on their own, were pretty damned awesome.

M.A.S.K. is underrated because most people have no taste.

MASK is my number 2 and Transformers number 1.

I say it was the best cartoon ever

underrated but now still too expensive to buy... 😢

Compared to GI Joe A Real American Hero, can you tell that they pretty much toned down the violence in this show?

Never got the popularity of this show. I suppose the toys were somewhat appealing but the fact they didn't turn into robots was the main reason l never had much interest in them. I was all about the Transformers and nothing else could compare for me.

I always though Trakker’s vehicle was the weakest in the entire line. I never wanted it. Wow the gull wing doors open and turn into wings.👎🏻 Awful.

Yeah, intersting concepts but nowhere near as well executed as Transformers.