Toy OTD: "Top Cat" Figurines: Choo Choo & Spook (1990)

I think I found these obscure Hanna-Barbera figurines on eBay while looking for a Top Cat bowling set. Most character merchandise hadn't really kicked into high gear yet, so these sculpts - while fairly on model - are somewhat soft. The paint work is pretty loose too, but they remind me of the Tinykin figures that I grew up with in the seventies, so they work for me!

I think the biggest minus is choosing to sculpt Choo Choo with a Walkman-style radio and monster headphones, which firmly dates it to its era. Still, these character designs are so appealing to me that I'll overlook a lot of production weaknesses - at least they're not dressed like rappers or bikers, which became very popular a little later on.

I have no idea if there are figurines of all the characters or not - I've never been able to find a full set from the same manufacturer (whoever they are - there's nothing written on the figures except a copyright notice). I do have another character (Fancy Fancy), but I haven't photographed him yet.

I don't recall these being expensive - I think they cost about twenty or thirty dollars each. You'll have to cast a pretty wide net on eBay to run across any of them (try plugging in simply 'top cat' for best, if voluminous, results). Whatacharacter.com may also have some of them, if you do some digging. Good luck!