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Figures Toy Company is an independent American toy manufacturer, specializing in cult TV series and celebrities, all in the same 8" fashion as the Mego Corporation. These include wrestlers from WCW, the 1966 Batman series, Super Friends cartoon, and KISS. Hanna-Barbera have also been included in the line-up, such as Scooby-Doo, Jonny Quest, and Dynomutt.

Scooby-Doo was first announced on February 20, 2015, (with a poll for what monster people would want to see in toy form),^[1] for a release later in the year.^[2] On February 5, 2016, with still no release, a preview was shown, represented with Fred's figure in different positions, sculpted by Danny "The Farrow" Anniello, against an image of his cartoon self from Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!.^[3] It was also announced that they would be released later in 2016.^[3]

Eventually, they became available for January 2017,^[4] which actually didn't include the title character. On March 24, 2017, they announced Series 2, which will include Scooby-Doo.^[5]

Figures

Series 1

Shaggy Rogers
Fred Jones
Daphne Blake
Ghost Clown, with removable mask to reveal Harry the Hypnotist

Series 2

Charlie the Funland Robot
Headless Horseman, with removable mask to reveal Elwood Crane
Phantom Shadows, with removable masks to reveal Mr. Creep and Mr. Crawls
Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doo (scared)
Scooby-Dum
Velma Dinkley

Gallery

References

↑ palitoy (February 20, 2015). "Ruh Roh! Figures Toy Co presents Scooby Doo!". Mego Museum. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
↑ Figures Toy Co. (May 19, 2015). "It's no mystery...fans are going to love our Scooby Doo retro style figures, coming later this year!". Twitter. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
↑ ^3.0 ^3.1 palitoy (February 5, 2016). "First Look at Fred from Scooby Doo!". Mego Museum. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
↑ Figures Toy Co. (January 2, 2017). "We're now now in the new year, which means we're closer to the arrival of Scooby Doo Series 1 figures! Have you seen the sneak preview of them?". Twitter. Retrieved June 15, 2017.
↑ Figures Toy Co. (March 24, 2017). JINKIES! Velma, Scooby Doo and Scooby Dum are set to join the rest of the Mystery, Inc. gang! Get your 1st look here!". Twitter. Retrieved June 15, 2017.

External links

Official site
Figures Toy Company @ Twitter

[1] toy (February 20, 2015). "Ruh Roh! Figures Toy Co presents Scooby Doo!". Mego Museum. Retrieved June 15, 2017.

[2] Figures Toy Co. (May 19, 2015). "It's no mystery...fans are going to love our Scooby Doo retro style figures, coming later this year!". Twitter. Retrieved June 15, 2017.

[Fred_preview-3] 3.0 ^3.1 palitoy (February 5, 2016). "First Look at Fred from Scooby Doo!". Mego Museum. Retrieved June 15, 2017.

[4] Figures Toy Co. (January 2, 2017). "We're now now in the new year, which means we're closer to the arrival of Scooby Doo Series 1 figures! Have you seen the sneak preview of them?". Twitter. Retrieved June 15, 2017.

[5] Figures Toy Co. (March 24, 2017). JINKIES! Velma, Scooby Doo and Scooby Dum are set to join the rest of the Mystery, Inc. gang! Get your 1st look here!". Twitter. Retrieved June 15, 2017.

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-'''Figures Toy Company''' is an independent American toy manufacturer, specializing in cult TV series and celebrities, all in the same 8" fashion as the [[wikipedia:Mego Corporation|Mego Corporation]]. These include wrestlers from WCW, the 1966 ''[[Batman]]'' series, ''[[Super Friends]]'' cartoon, and [[KISS]]. [[Hanna-Barbera]] have also been included in the line-up, such as ''[[Scooby-Doo]]'', ''[[Jonny Quest (Scooby-Doo! Team-Up)|Jonny Quest]]'', and ''[[Dynomutt]]''.
+'''Figures Toy Company''' is an independent American toy manufacturer, specializing in cult TV series and celebrities, all in the same 8" fashion as the [[wikipedia:Mego Corporation|Mego Corporation]]. These include wrestlers from WCW, the 1966 ''Batman'' series, ''[[Super Friends]]'' cartoon, and [[KISS (band)|KISS]]. [[Hanna-Barbera]] have also been included in the line-up, such as ''[[Scooby-Doo (franchise)|Scooby-Doo]]'', ''[[Jonny Quest]]'', and ''[[Dynomutt]]''.
 ''Scooby-Doo'' was first announced on February 20, 2015, (with a poll for what monster people would want to see in toy form),<ref>palitoy (February 20, 2015). [http://www.megomuseum.com/figures-toy-co-announces-scooby-doo/ "Ruh Roh! Figures Toy Co presents Scooby Doo!"]. ''Mego Museum''. Retrieved June 15, 2017.</ref> for a release later in the year.<ref>Figures Toy Co. (May 19, 2015). [https://twitter.com/FiguresToyCo/status/600729161079103488 "It's no mystery...fans are going to love our Scooby Doo retro style figures, coming later this year!"]. ''Twitter''. Retrieved June 15, 2017.</ref> On February 5, 2016, with still no release, a preview was shown, represented with Fred's figure in different positions, sculpted by Danny "The Farrow" Anniello, against an image of his cartoon self from ''[[Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!]]''.<ref name="Fred preview">palitoy (February 5, 2016). [http://www.megomuseum.com/first-look-at-fred-from-scooby-doo/ "First Look at Fred from Scooby Doo!"]. ''Mego Museum''. Retrieved June 15, 2017.</ref> It was also announced that they would be released later in 2016.<ref name="Fred preview" />
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 ===Series 2===
+* [[Charlie the Funland Robot]]
+* [[Headless Horseman (The Headless Horseman of Halloween)|Headless Horseman]], with removable mask to reveal [[Elwood Crane]]
+* [[Green Ghosts (A Night of Fright is No Delight)|Phantom Shadows]], with removable masks to reveal [[Mr. Creep]] and [[Cuthbert Crawls|Mr. Crawls]]
 * [[Scooby-Doo]]
+* Scooby-Doo (scared)
-* [[Velma Dinkley]]
 * [[Scooby-Dum]]
+* [[Velma Dinkley]]
 ==Gallery==
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 Ghost Clown FTC.jpg|[[Ghost Clown]].
 FTC S2 preview.jpg|[[Scooby-Dum]], [[Velma Dinkley|Velma]], and [[Scooby-Doo]] preview.
-Figures Toy Company monster poll.jpg|2015 monster poll.
+Figures Toy Co. monster poll.jpg|2015 monster poll.
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