Food Fighters

:"This article is about the action figures not to be confused with Foo Fighters." Food Fighters was an action figure collection released by Mattel in 1988 and '89. Proverbial for the concept of a food fight, the figures were all different types of anthropomorphic food dressed in military gear. Food Fighters consisted of ten figures and three accessory toys; a refrigerator playset was also designed but never produced. The characters were divided into two armies: the protagonist Kitchen Commandos and the antagonist Refrigerator Rejects. Each figure was made of a soft, hollow plastic similar to a sqeaky toy and included a small hand weapon and removable backpack. The tagline on the figures' packaging read, "Combat At Its Kookiest!"

Food Fighters were commonly sold at small discount store chains like Hills or Ben Franklin. The collection was also not backed by an animated series or comic book and, consequently, is not among the most well remembered action figure lines of the era. Nevertheless, Food Fighters garner significant attention by vintage toy collectors. [Eardley, "Pixel" Dan [http://www.figures.com/databases/action.cgi?setup_file=fignews2.setup&category=actionfigures&topic=87&show_article=27&nl=1 FIGURE FLASHBACK: Mattel's FOOD FIGHTERS] Figures.com (2007). Retrieved on September 3, 2008.]

Products

The Kitchen Commandos wore black boots, green clothes, and carried red weapons.
* Burgerdier General, a cheeseburger
* Major Munch, a doughnut (available with chocolate glaze or red glaze)
* Lieutenant Legg, a chicken drumstick
* Sergeant Scoop, an ice cream cone (available as chocolate ice cream or sherbet)
* Private Pizza, a slice of pepperoni pizza
* The Combat Carton, an egg carton with a ketchup bottle cannon on the top
* The Fry Chopper, a frying pan helicopter with spatula blades
* The Refrigerator playset, the Kitchen Commandos' base (Unreleased)

The Refrigerator Rejects wore brown boots, black clothes, and carried blue weapons.
* Mean Weener, a hot dog
* Chip the Ripper, a chocolate chip cookie (also available as a macadamia cookie)
* Short Stack, a stack of pancakes (available with maple syrup or purple syrup)
* Taco Terror, a taco
* Fat Frenchy, a carton of French fries
* The BBQ Bomber, a grill armed with a spatula catapult

ee also

* Barnyard Commandos

References

* [http://www.virtualtoychest.com/f/foodfighters/foodfighters.html Food Fighters at The Virtual Toy Chest]
* [http://www.angelfire.com/planet/mattstcool/foodfighters.html Food Fight!!]
* [http://www.thatnewtoysmell.com That New Toy Smell Episode On Food Fighter]