Bone Crunchin Buddies (Looking for CIB)

[vgc1612]

Yesterday,i was watching a old tv commercial on probably my favorite series ever (was 6-7age old at that time.BTW i loved too the Maximum Sweat and the WWF Bungeez lol) the Bone Crunchin Buddies!I have a checklist but im not sure if its complete since i found few info about it and if Undertaker series 3 on Blue Card ever came out,
-WWF Bone Crunchin Buddies /14 (15) 1=Purple 2=Red 3=Blue
Series 1 Dude Love
Series 1 Shawn Michaels
Series 1 Stone Cold Steve Austin with Tshirt/Trunks
Series 1 The Undertaker without Tattoo
Series 2 Road Warriors Animal
Series 2 Road Warriors Hawk
Series 2 Stone Cold Steve Austin with Vest/Jeans
Series 2 The Rock with RM Short
Series 2 The Undertaker with Tattoo
Series 3 Kane
Series 3 Stone Cold Steve Austin with Tshirt/Jeans
Series 3 Stone Cold Steve Austin with Vest/Trunks
Series 3 The Rock With Rock Short
Series 3 Triple H
Series 3 ?The Undertaker?

[PhiliProDesigns]

I loved the head sculpts, but I did not like the plush bodies. You/we should assemble a photo checklist of these so it would be more interesting to discuss. What was the series 3 Undertaker supposed to be? I thought the first release of Taker was the blue-faced one with no tattoos, and the next one was the tattoo one.

And it's nice to meet someone who liked the Maximum Sweats. It's genuinely my favorite line of all time.

[vgc1612]

OMG I just found that Taker series 3 was made!First time i saw a CIB one,Series 3 are probably the rarest to find carded (Here too the back from each series) So 15 total Buddies

[vgc1612]

[vgc1612]

If we remove all duplicate (6) (Even if all Stone Cold are cool) wish we got Mankind,Vader,Cactus Jack,Headbangers,Ken Shamrock,Owen Hart,Ahmed Johnson or New Age Outlaws

[vgc1612]

[Chicago]

Bone Crunchin' Buddies were shown for the first time at Toy Fair in February 1998. A release date wasn't given at the time, but Jakks did confirm names such as Stone Cold Steve Austin, Dude Love, Undertaker, Shawn Michaels, and The Headbangers, who also made an appearance and took a pic with their early prototype buddies. The Headbangers were never released. An early prototype version of HBK can be seen on display in the photo below.



Take a glimpse at the early prototype version of Dude Love on display behind Sable. I don't recall ever seeing Austin or Undertaker prototypes, though.



Series 1 was first sold at WWF events and house shows in the summer of '98. By August '98, Series 1 was released to stores such as KB, Target, and TRU for $19.99. Months later, during their WrestleMania XV promotion, KB Toys sold the Bone Crunchin' Buddies at 25 percent off the regular price. I'm not sure on a release date for Series 2 (late '98/early '99?), but I know that they were available by mid-March '99 at the latest. According to AFR's Matthew Pearson in late April '99, Series 3 was due to be released in early May '99 with a lineup consisting of Stone Cold Steve Austin (two versions), Undertaker, HHH, Kane, and The Rock. Series 3 had already been out for a while by the time KB Toys marked them down to $14.99 in mid-August '99.

[vgc1612]

Thanks so much for all the info!Such a shame for the Headbangers,my favorite when i was a kid..I remember being at the store with my mother and she told me that I could take 2: LOD or Stone Cold / Undertaker, a difficult choice, I took the lastest. Even now, they are still at my parents' place

[LingardRashfordMartial]

Remember seeing these in Toymaster in the UK back in 1999.

[DZ: WF Legacy]

Those LOD 2000 are awesome!! Wow, I forgot about those.

I actually have Dude and Austin (3:16 shirt/tights) in my closet right now.

[jason1980s]

Those are pretty neat. The tattoos on Undertaker are so accurate but they originated with the Playmates line. Did Jakks have the Playmates WWF license yet? If not, how would they be able to use ("steal") the playmates design of the tattoos?

[HHH316]

I still have the series 1 Austin & HBK in great shape put away in storage. I'm not someone who ever gets rid of memorabilia, but when that all eventually gets unpacked, I'll probably sell them.

[vgc1612]

If someone have them in box,I would be interested

[vgc1612]

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[Lego Customs!]

I have the Dude Love, my old dog hated it! She would lose her mind barking at it until I put it away.

[micco]

I suspect droz was planned at one point in time because I’ve seen a bootleg (you can tell from the quality) droz with a head never used on any of his figs.

[Old School Collector]

Jun 11, 2020 5:09:51 GMT -5 micco said:

I suspect droz was planned at one point in time because I’ve seen a bootleg (you can tell from the quality) droz with a head never used on any of his figs.

Happen to have pics of thatt ?

[John Zero]

Jun 10, 2020 23:23:25 GMT -5 vgc1612 said:

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Don't bump threads that haven't been replied to in nearly a year. Also, any trades, sells, or buys have to be done in the Classifieds. That board opens up after 50 non spam posts.