Big Jim Vs Fighting Furies

It looks like pirates are about to break up Big Jim's camping trip, I'd watch this if it were a movie....

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Matchbox Fighting Furies Commercial

This commercial reel has sat on my desk for over two years, it's been driving me mad to honest. It did not disappoint, even though I honestly don't recollect the Fighting Furies, seeing 70s sensation Mason Reese pimp this toy line is truly a highlight of my year, behold the original commercial for "The Kung Fu Adventure" from 1974:

The Fighting Furies is one of the most ignored toy lines of the 1970s, check out all their cool goodies at the Fighting Furies Archive

Big Jim Pirates

While Big Jim was a memory in North America by 1978, European kids were getting cool new figures with kung fu grip hands. These pirates were mostly recycled P.A.C.K characters but they're so cleverly done (especially the Zorak character) that it deserves praise.

Y'ar! Me Buckos!

With all the Pirate stuff in toy stores, I was reminded by the Matchbox line Fighting Furies, which was a line I never even saw as a kid.

The figures were very well made but it was probably was hurt by the fact that the line only had two characters (although a third ghost figure was added) and that Mego had released a Pirate line at the same time.

Fighting Furies were more popular in Europe where Lesney/Matchbox sold a FF cowboy line as well!