Anyone Remember Fisher Price 'Adventure People' ?

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mikethompson

Comissar of Christmas
Jun 26, 2016
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Near Toronto, Ontario, Canada
I recently acquired a rather large box of these old toys, and thought it might bring about some nostalgia for some of you. They were sold between 1976 and 1984. The Wikipedia link was very brief:

Fisher Price Adventure People

So I did some more digging, and turns out there is a whole world of collectors for these things:

Adventure People Collectors Club

Here are some shots of my finds. Do these bring back any memories to anyone?

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btp79

Can't Leave
Jan 27, 2018
436
711
Sugar Land, TX
My generation was He-Man. For some reason they thought to prepare us for the future of gender ambiguity with bad ass cartoon who's very name was a double masculine! That and GI Joe where there was shit ton's of shooting but no one ever seemed to get hit.
 

Kobold

Lifer
Feb 2, 2022
1,447
5,137
Maryland
I used to love these sets. I had the parachute and the second set with the tent and I had a camper too. I have a friend that collects them and he’s got some rare cool ones.
 

sablebrush52

The Bard Of Barlings
Jun 15, 2013
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I recently acquired a rather large box of these old toys, and thought it might bring about some nostalgia for some of you. They were sold between 1976 and 1984. The Wikipedia link was very brief:

Fisher Price Adventure People

So I did some more digging, and turns out there is a whole world of collectors for these things:

Adventure People Collectors Club

Here are some shots of my finds. Do these bring back any memories to anyone?

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Between 1976 and 1984 I was busy grabbing for something else.
 

HawkeyeLinus

Lifer
Oct 16, 2020
5,857
42,248
Iowa
My Fisher Price frame of reference starts about ‘92 when our oldest was born. “Little People” and a farm - wife still has ‘em somewhere in the house.
 

bullet08

Lifer
Nov 26, 2018
10,340
41,826
RTP, NC. USA
I do remember them. But once I left Korea, childhood sorta stopped. It was drinking, smoking and chasing girls from 12 and on. Oh, playing with friend's parents car at night joy riding too.
 
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mikethompson

Comissar of Christmas
Jun 26, 2016
11,870
25,781
Near Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Oh yeah, I remember these. I had a few, and so did my neighbor with whom I played. And I remember the commercials too.
ah, the 70's.


Nice! Thanks for posting the old ad

We cleared out our basement this summer, from all the Fisher Price toys my two grown girls didn't want. We sold most on Ebay,primiarly Little People sets, some went for over $100 per set (from the mid 1980's). Who knew!?? We almost tossed them.

Kind of like old pipes. How many nice old pieces got tossed just because it was thought they were worthless?
 
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