I don't know exactly when the term "action figure" got established but it was after this
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And the dude said "Ironically, I was one of the marketers involved in the first meetings we had with execs at Hasbro where we were trying to make the term 'action figure' happen with GI Joe Not to bore my kids or you with the history but it took decades"
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"Obviously, the basic definition of an action figure is that it's the same thing as a doll, but marketed to avoid the stigma around dolls so boys would buy them The distinction is arbitrary But you can't say that to a couple of kids"
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