The History of Mattel's MUSCLE (aka M.U.S.C.L.E.)

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To buy the shirt that Dan is wearing and get 30% OFF your order use code "TOYGALAXY" at checkout: https://www.80stees.com/products/japanese-text-flash-gordon-t-shirt Millions of Unusual Creatures Lurking Everywhere also known as MUSCLE is a Mattel toyline that burned hot and bright for a very short time. These tiny, rubbery pink men were an import from Japan and merchandise from Kinnikuman, who started as a parody of other Japanese shows at the time. The jump from Japanese Kinkeshi to Mattel's MUSCLE was quite the journey and is still going to this day... SOURCES: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinkeshi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kinnikuman https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%B3%E8%82%89%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3%E6%B6%88%E3%81%97%E3%82%B4%E3%83%A0 https://www.bandainamco.co.jp/releases/images/3/42296.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gashapon https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/31625/brief-history-muscle-figures https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keshi https://www.newspapers.com/search/results/?date=1986&keyword=%22MUSCLE+mattel%22 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tag_Team_Match:_M.U.S.C.L.E. https://kinnikuman.fandom.com/wiki/Ultimate_Muscle https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exogini http://www.littlerubberguys.com/forums/index.php https://kinnikuman.fandom.com/wiki/M.U.S.C.L.E. http://blog.uofmuscle.com/34574/what-is-a-muscle-figure/ https://rare-muscle-stuff.tripod.com/id1.html https://nathansmuscleblog.blogspot.com/p/collecting.html https://www.itmedia.co.jp/makoto/articles/0802/26/news042.html Just 99 cents a month gets access to our monthly exclusive video: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjoe3Qo_DymYyBR6X9VxFjQ/join Get behind the scenes updates and early, ad free access to all of our new episodes! : https://www.patreon.com/toygalaxy The SECRET GALAXY Shop: https://secretgalaxy.shop/ ►►►Social Media and Merchandise links◄◄◄ https://linktr.ee/secretgalaxy Follow Dan on Instagram: http://instagram.com/toygalaxy Toy Galaxy P.O. box 3976 Manchester, NH 03105-3976 Business Inquiries: [email protected]