The first little green army men hit the toy market in 1938, just before the start of the Second World War. The cheap, two-inch-high plastic toys became an instant hit, and they’ve been fighting ...

Since the 1930s, kids have been playing with little green army men; those iconic figurines made out of plastic and posed into various combat positions—made famous in Toy Story, of course.

The small operation is one of the only makers of toy plastic Army men, and soon it will be expanding the line to include Army women. Jeff Imel who owns BMC Toys in Scranton says the classic little ...

The new troops will be female versions of the classic “Plastic Army Men” that have fought countless battles over the decades in children’s bedrooms, classrooms, and back yards. BMC Toys ...

Sponsor Message But for Imel, that criticism is based on a poor understanding of how the toys function in modern society. "The plastic army men are not just a toy version of soldiers in World War ...

They are made of plastic. They carry lethal weapons ... sometimes displaying the pink toy soldiers. “Men who picked them up, as well as women, said they were cute girl versions of men ...

The term originated for U.S. veterans returning from Vietnam, highlighting how they were easily disregarded and discarded by society, much like plastic toy army men. An unexpected reference that ...