I TOTALLY remember Big Jim - and now I understand why I was so jealous of my friends who had one. Big Jim was one hot piece ... of plastic!
According to Toys You Had...
Big Jim was a 10 inch action figure toy produced by Mattel from 1971 to 1986. This figure line sits as the 3rd most popular ever behind only G.I. Joe and Star Wars. Big Jim was the action hero who could master any sport on the way to his next adventure. The Big Jim basic figure had a push button in the back that moved right arm down, like a karate chop, and had bulging muscles of the arm.
Ten inches and "bulging muscles of the arm?!?" I think Big Jim might have MADE ME GAY!!!
In reality, Big Jim was just a butch Barbie He had various outfits (like Barbie - or the Village People) ...
And a bunch of "friends", such as Big Josh (below) who was apparently some kind of lumberjack and only wore shorts and a vest ...
Big Jim even had a camper! But instead of it being a pink "Fashion Camper" or the orange/yellow/brown "Country Camper" from the 1970's (like Barbie had), Big Jim had a "Sports Camper"...
How butch. I'm surprised EVERY kid didn't turn out gay after playing with Big Jim and his Merry Band of Short-Short-Wearing Lumberjacks.
And now that we're on the subject of attractive toys, I think I also had the hots for Stretch Armstrong...
I'm sorry, but Stretch was HAWT! And so flexible.
Don't judge...
