Posted by Maureen on September 2, 2004 at 12:00 AM CST
The Sears Cantina Playset...one of the most desired sets, due to of course, someone's mistake.

Initially, the designers at Kenner had very limited resources to base new action figures on. I sometimes wonder if they had ANY knowledge of Star Wars at all, when you look at the artistic licence they took with many characters' likenesses. Wrong colors, outfits and accessories were just a few of the failings of the first action figures.

Unlike today, the toy makers back then had just a few black and white photos to base their work on. Whatever they couldn't see, they made up. One of the biggest errors was included in the Sears Cantina Playset: the famous Blue Snaggletooth. Because this figure was limited to a short run, fans today are eager to add it to their collections.

Here's an auction for the Cantina set still in it's original box, as well as the figures still kept minty fresh in thier plastic bags:

1978 Star Wars Vintage Sears Cantina Adventure Set +COA


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