Via Starwars.com:

YOU WILL NEVER FIND A MORE WRETCHED HIVE OF FUN AND VARIATIONS FROM THE MOVIE.

From 1978 to 1985, Kenner sold over 300 million Star Wars-related toys. This series of toys is known among fans as the vintage line. In The Vintage Vault, we take a closer look at some of the most iconic original Star Wars toys that have delighted fans across the globe.

When a visitor from Brodo Asogi visited our planet a few decades ago, he was introduced by a boy to a number of small alien characters called Greedo, Hammerhead, Walrus Man, and Snaggletooth. Some of you will probably remember this great scene from E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) since it features some of Kenner’s Star Wars action figures. The four cantina aliens aren’t just infamous for having their own cameo in E.T., however; they are the figures from Kenner’s line that probably diverge the most from their movie counterparts. Let’s check out these four musketeers.

The cantina sequence still hides many secrets, even after nearly 40 years of detailed study. Some of the characters still lurk in the darkness and both sequences (UK and US) were rather poorly documented at the time.

After Kenner’s first wave of successful action figures in 1978, they released a second wave in 1979. Among those figures were four cantina aliens that didn’t quite look like the characters from the movie. Their faces were sculpted rather accurately by Kenner, but what they did to their clothes (and sometimes physiology) is worth further study. Kenner probably didn’t receive a lot of documentation about the characters and having a quick peek at the movie (DVD) wasn’t possible back then. Let’s tackle them one by one.

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