Godzilla

Updated 8/30/2001

Introduction:

There've been a good number of Godzilla series produced over the years. Some series contained repetitive variations of Godzilla in different colors, other series featured Godzilla and his monster foes, like Ghidrah and Mothra. All of the following toys were produced by Banpresto.

** The following toys are here for display purposes, and are not for sale. **

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Godzilla Plush Series One
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The first ever series of Godzilla plush catcher toys were from June of 1991. I'd suspected it before, but now I have proof. Many of the first catcher toy sets were produced in two forms - regular plush and fuzzy plush. The first pic has the regular plush Godzilla. The second pic shows both variations of Minya, aka Son of Godzilla. The fuzzy plush Ghidra is seen in pic 3. The Mothra larvae was also part of this set.
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The second Godzilla plush set (July, 1992) consisted of the same Godzilla figure in different colors. All were made of a parachute-type nylon material. The available colors were dark green, light green, orange, blue & pink. I thought the "same toy, different colors" ploy was lame, but they did it again with fuzzy plush Godzillas in 1993.

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The Godzilla Live - November, 1993
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Godzilla/Guitar Rodan/Drums Gigan/Bass Mothra/Sax
5 in the set, including Godzilla on guitar, Gigan on bass, Ghidra on keyboards, Rodan on drums, and Mothra blowing the sax. 
hg-1.jpg (21189 bytes) 1994 Godzilla Squeak Toy Hammer - When you bash someone on the head with this hammer, it squeaks. These were quite popular in Japan a few years back. The plush Godzilla measures about 5 inches tall. There are five in the set, including another, smiling Godzilla, Mecha-Godzilla, Ghidra & Rodan.
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This 1994 Godzilla plush had wires in his arms and tail, making him somewhat poseable. Others in the series included Mothra larvae, Ghidra, Rodan & Space Godzilla.

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gojirahome.jpg (38520 bytes) 1995 These items come from a set of home items featuring Godzilla characters. The foot could be used for a table or chair leg, the Godzilla head is a doorknob cover, and the Mothra larvae holds your curtains!
tm-gz5.jpg (23854 bytes) 1995 Rodan Bear - This itty-bitty cutesy-wutesy keychain is a 3 & 1/2 inch plush bear in a Rodan costume. Others in the series include Godzilla, Minya, Mecha-Godzilla & Mothra.
74694.jpg (44141 bytes) 1996 Plush Clocks - This set consisted of plush toys with working clocks in their bellies. There were 6 in the set, and it was a great assortment of characters. There were two different versions of Godzilla, plus Mecha-Godzilla, Mecha King Ghidorah (pictured here),  Space Godzilla and Destroyah.
godz-dx.jpg (50891 bytes) 1998 A deluxe Godzilla plush, which measures about 11 inches tall.
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January, 1999 - Three variations of the Big G, all with a "scaly" skin. Regular Godzilla, Fire Godzilla and the new "Hollywood" Godzilla.
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Godzilla & Mecha Godzilla DX - 1999 - Measuring close to 12 inches tall, these are great additions to the DX collection. There are just these two in the set.

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