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action doll: n. A redressable action figure, technically speaking, an ARTHROCORE.

action figure: n. A posable figure, technically speaking, an ARTHRANDRIANT.

Adam: n. A vintage Palitoy fuzzhead Action Man, a.k.a. Action Man II, AM2; any adventure-themed AM [from Adventurer Action Man].

Big Jim: n. A 1970s-era, 10-inch adventurer/series marketed by Mattel to compete with Action Man and GI Joe's Adventure Team. While technically not 1:6 (unless accepted as a scale 5'0"), many of his accessories were brown recolored Barbie items and quite favorable for male-oriented playscale use. He was retconned to be the father of Mattel's more recent 12" figure, Max Steel.

Earl: n. An Ertl "joe."

Earlene: n. An Ertl "jane," particularly Ertl's turkey huntress.

exotica: n. A story genre depicting adventures encountered while in foreign lands, classically known as VOYAGES. It is given from the perspective of the traveler, cf. FISH-OUT-OF-WATER genre. [expanded use of a musical genre]
See related
LOST CIVILIZATION/LOST WORLD genre

fuzzhead: n. a JOE or, rarely, JANE with flocking for hair; by extension, any male member of the Sextilian geographic society, GI Joe Adventure Team [which was founded by such], a.k.a. an AT-Joe; any PLAYFARER joe.

jane: n. a. Any playscale FEMFIG [female action doll], esp. a PAINTHEAD or FUZZHEAD, genericized from b. Cap. [Hasbro's] GI Jane, used in:

Lara-Jane n. a Man-of-Action style "jane," a.k.a. a Woman of Action (see MOE) [from Lara Croft, Tomb Raider].

*Trixie-Jane n. any PLAYFARER "jane," esp. a female member of the Sextilian geographic society, GI Joe Adventure Team; a.k.a. Bea-Jane, when based on artiBabs [shortened from Beatrix (Lat. Viatrix), a fem. name meaning "adventuress"]; a.k.a. AT-Jane, AT-Babs. Examples: Super Peggy & Super Sandy of the [German-released] Action Team.

Janewear: n. Playscale adventuress clothing.

joe: n. a. Any playscale MANDOLL [male action doll], genericized from b. Cap. [Hasbro's] GI Joe.

moe: n. A Man of Action-style "joe" [shortened from acronym, MOA].

playfarer: n. Any adventurer figure or doll [portmanteau play + wayfarer].

Sextilian: n. A 1/6th-scale figure, particularly a male one.

Sextilienne: n. A SEXTILIAN female.

treasure aisle: n. An aisle in a store where playscale-compatible items are found, especially if unexpected (a.k.a. golden aisle).
[inspired by green aisle & pink aisle]

archetypes

Atalanta
Robinson Crusoe
Mowgli
"Tarzan" John Clayton
Jane Porter-Clayton
Rima, the Jungle Girl
Mick "Crocodile" Dundee
George of the Jungle
Ka-Zar
Sheena, Queen of the Jungle

Allan Quatermain
"Doc" Savage, Man of Bronze
Clutch Cargo
Lara Croft, Tomb Raider
Dora, the Explorer
Indiana Jones
Thomas Magnum, P.I.
Jonny Quest

Jason & the Argonauts
Sinbad, the Sailor
Popeye, the Sailor

Jacques Cousteau
Amelia Earhart
Jane Goodall
Steve Irwin, Crocodile Hunter

genre

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Around the World in 80 Days
Born Free
Cliffhanger
Daktari
The Flight of the Phoenix
The Food of the Gods
The Island of Doctor Moreau
Journey to the Center of the Earth
Jurassic Park
King Kong
Land of the Lost
Lost Horizon
The Lost World
The Man Who Would Be King
Moby Dick
The Most Dangerous Game
The Mysterious Island
The Odyssey
Planet of the Apes
The Road to El Dorado
Sea Hunt
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow
The Swiss Family Robinson
Treasure Island
Twister

The Road to Singapore
The Road to Zanzibar
The Road to Morocco
The Road to Utopia
The Road to Rio
The Road to Bali
The Road to Hong Kong
with Bob Hope & Bing Crosby

ADVENTURE-THEMED ACTION FIGURES
EXOTIC MINIATURISM
RURAL MINIATURISM
ARTICULATED ANIMAL FIGURES
POPULAR GEOGRAPHY

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