Review – Classic Cap’n Crunch Action Figure

There aren’t exactly a lot of Cap’n Crunch toys out there (Amazon.com search*). Fortunately, this 2003 Cap’n Crunch action figure is pretty decent for the time and character and I can likely be content and won’t need another Cap’n Crunch ever again.

Except, of course, for the Deep Sea Cap’n Crunch shown on the back of the card. If the diving Cap’n action figure was every really released then it must be part of my collection. He’s too cool for school!

A 5.5-Inch Cap’n

The Classic Cap’n Crunch action figure stands just under 5.5-inches to the top of his hat and is, as you can tell from the photos, a bit bulky. The Cap’n doesn’t exactly hit the gym regularly and those constant meals of Cap’n Crunch cereal haven’t given him the best body. But he’s cute and looks a lot like the character so the toy’s an excellent design with a clean and accurate sculpt.

Articulation

Though he is an action figure, the Classic Cap’n Crunch has very limited articulation. Running through each point we get:

• Head – The Cap’n has a swivel neck. The collar is a part of the head design and moves with the head, but the shape of the body and head dramatically limit the range of side-to-side movement.
  
• Arms – Each arm is connected to the body at the shoulders with a basic ball-hinge. The arms can rotate and swing out to the sides . . . and that’s it.
  
• Legs – The legs are a single piece and mounted to a giant ball that swivels and tilts around inside the Cap’n’s torso. You can make him look left, right, up, or down by moving the upper body while the legs are locked in place.

I guess all of that Cap’n Crunch cereal has made the Cap’n a bit less flexible than many of us would like to see when it comes to action figure articulation. But it works; I’m not likely to ever need to put Cap’n Crunch in extreme fight poses. (And now that I saw that I wish that I could.)

Accessories

The Classic Cap’n Crunch action figure comes with a treasure chest with working lid, a map, a sticker, and a spyglass. All simple and inoffensive accessories that are appropriate . . . but not exactly exciting. If I was designing a Cap’n Crunch action figure he would come with a bowl, spoon, and box of Cap’n Crunch cereal. But I’m not designing one so I’ll just move on.

Paint

The Cap’n doesn’t actually have many paint apps. The body is blue plastic with painted details, the legs are white plastic with black and gray paint, and it looks like the head is also made of blue plastic. There are some rough edges where the flesh tone overlaps the hair and a few jagged yellow lines where the piping isn’t perfect, but overall Cap’n Crunch does just fine in the paint department.

And now I’m wondering what a high-end Cap’n Crunch statue would look like. Yes, that’s a very random thought.

Closing Thoughts

Though he may not be perfect, the Classic Cap’n Crunch action figure looks neat and will go nicely next to the other cereal toys I find on my shelves. He’s just big enough to be visible in the collection and has just enough articulation that we can be certain he’s not a statue. And while I said we don’t exactly need more Cap’n Crunch toys (Amazon.com search*) I lied: if someone came out with a new Cap’n Crunch action figure today I’d probably be very interested in it.

Until then I’ll just keep my eyes open for Deep Sea Cap’n Crunch.

Philip Reed has a few other Cap’n Crunch items that he should review. Hell, maybe Saturday mornings should be when cereal toy reviews are posted. But cereal’s for every day of the week, right?