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T.J. HOOKER COLLECTIBLES - "CARRO COMMANDO" FIGURES

How many times have you wished, "Boy, if I could only buy a T.J. Hooker action figure..." then realized after checking out our Collectibles page, "Hmm, looks like they never made one!"

Well, they did. The problem is, "they" were in Brazil, they didn't make them available anywhere else, and they didn't even call them "T.J. Hooker" figures. They were called Carro Commando, the Portuguese name of the show. And although the packaging for the figures they made were graced with artwork which closely resembled William Shatner and Adrian Zmed, unfortunately the figures themselves were a little less close to reality (to say the least).

TJ-Hooker.com presents the long lost Hooker action figures, produced by Brazil's Glasslite toy company (images courtesy Toymania.com)

NOTE: Don't bother asking where to find these...we have no idea. Your best bet is to scour eBay like a hawk and be prepared to bid several hundred dollars if they ever do appear.


Carded T.J. Hooker figure with Carro Commando packaging	View of card back, displaying other figures in Glasslite's "Heróis Da TV" line, including such hit shows as The A-Team, Knight Rider, The Fall Guy and Airwolf

Closeup detail of the unpackaged T.J. Hooker figure. Although the figure includes impressive articulation, the Shatner likeness leaves more than a bit to be desired. His accompanying firearm seems a bit of overkill as well. And when did T.J. Hooker ever wear a hat??	The Vince Romano figure fares slightly better than the Hooker figure in the likeness department. At least they attempted to convey something of Adrian Zmed's eyes, although the stare is a little vacuous even for a boy toy like Romano. And again with the heavy artillery...where's Romano's famous sawed-off shotgun?

A close-up detail of the Hooker "fact file" from the card back