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While the PLAYMOBIL® novelties are drawing a lot of attention, there
are also a few dozen sets that are leaving the assortment on a much quieter note. These
'discontinued' sets are taken out of production to make room for product updates
or new themes. Most of the discontinued sets get a replacement of some sort, but
there are others which will disappear for good. This year, there are even
2 complete themes that get axed: the Western and the Space themes.
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W E S T E R N T H E M E
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3023 FORT EAGLE
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3034 GENERAL
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3037 GOLD TRANSPORT
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3785 CONF.
COVERED PAY WAGON
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3786 SHERIFF'S OFFICE
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3803 WESTERN EXPRESS STAGE COACH
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3812 U.S. Artillery
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3813 U.S. MARSHALL
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3814 BANDIT
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S P A C E T H E M E
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3080 STARSHIP 3
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3092 DARK INVADER
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3280 ALIEN CONTROL CENTER
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3281 ALIEN HOVERCRAFT
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3282 ALIEN SPIDER CRUISER
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3283 ALIEN PRISON POD
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3284 ALIEN VOYAGER
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P O L I C E T H E M E
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3190 POLICE BOAT
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3905 POLICE
CHECKPOINT
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3906 POLICE
CHECKPOINT - INTERNATIONAL
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3954 POLICE
CENTRAL
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3957 POLICE
CENTRAL - INTERNATIONAL
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3984 POLICE MAN WITH
TRACKING DOG
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3985 POLICE MAN WITH
TRACKING DOG
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C I T Y - L I F E T H E M E
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3084 CLASSROOM
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3196 SANITATION
WORKER
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3254 ROAD SIDE
RESTAURANT
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3256 SCHOOL CROSSING
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3257 ROAD BLOCKS
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3259 TRAFFIC SIGNS
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3979 PEDIATRIC NURSE
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3980 SICK BAY
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3981 OPERATION ROOM
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K N I G H T S T H E M E
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3665 BATTLE TOWER
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3674 PRISON CART
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3888 CASTLE
DEFENDERS
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C O N S T R U C T I O N T H E M E
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3141 LARGE DUMP
TRUCK
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3761 MOBILE CRANE
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3833 CONSTRUCTION
WORKERS
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Z O O T H E M E
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3634 LARGE ZOO BUILDING
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3895 LION PRIDE
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O U T D O O R T H E M E
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3865 ORCA
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3946 SCOOTER
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O T H E R T H E M E S
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3009 MOTORBOAT/WATERSKIER
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3044 CROSSMOTOR
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3110 ADMIRAL
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3754 TERRAIN BUGGY /
MOTORS
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3896 FAIRY'S
WATERFALL
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3929 HARVESTER
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3943 TREE DECORATIONS
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4116 TIPPER CAR
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4303 TRAIN STATION INTERIOUR
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S P E C I A L S
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4587 KING
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4588 HOUSEHOLD
HELPER
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4589 INDIAN CHIEF
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4591 EVIL QUEEN
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4592 CAVE MAN
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4593 CHEF
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4594 MAGICIAN
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4595 MIDDLE EASTERN GUARD
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4596 DIVER
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4601 CLOWN
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4604 ROLLING ROBOT
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4606 GOLFER
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OF OLD AND NEW...
The discontinuation of the entire PLAYMOBIL® Western product line
sure has come as a disappointment for the many collectors that had hoped to at
least see an update of their favorite theme.
The Western theme was one of the initial 3 themes at the time of PLAYMOBIL®s
launch in 1974, and it has been in production continuously ever since. In its
glory days, the complete Western theme spanned six pages of the large edition
PLAYMOBIL® catalog, totaling more than 50 sets. In recent years, the theme's
size fell back to less than a dozen sets.
Cowboys and Indians are of course much less popular than they were in the mid
seventies. At that time there was still a lot of interest for life in the old
West as illustrated by the success of the many television shows that took their
inspiration from the days of the American colonization.
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