Kenner Star Wars Tauntaun on Sale in 1982
Here’s a November 1982 newspaper ad for toys that will make many of the Kenner Star Wars fans smile. The Tauntaun (Amazon.com search*) has been a fun creature ever since the original toy was released, and in this newspaper ad we get to see Kenner’s revised version of the toy with the “split belly” feature. Ew!


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