The Weirdest and Worst Star Trek Toys Ever

Despite getting its start back in 1966, Star Trek continues to entertain, with new series like Star Trek: Discovery, Picard, and Lower Decks, all actively in production. Over the years, the franchise has certainly evolved, though in general, sticking to a formula that blends social commentary, science fiction, adventure, and humor. While there have certainly been hits and misses for Star Trek, the same could be said for its collectibles and toys. That said, I thought it might be fun to catalog a few of the strangest and worst Star Trek toys made over the decades.

First up is the Official Star Trek Helmet, a ridiculous toy that looks nothing like anything worn by anyone in Starfleet. With its open face, this helmet certainly wouldn’t help you breathe on a spacewalk, so I can only imagine it was supposed to be used at pressurized locations – possibly at a Starfleet construction site or something. The flashing red light and “pulsing sonic sound” it emits are sure to scare off a Gorn, and the stick-on name lettering ensures that Kirk and Spock won’t accidentally take the wrong helmet from the locker room.

Next, we have the Star Trek Sky Diving Parachutist – which features non-poseable figures of both Spock and Kirk, each attached to a plastic parachute. Yeah, because that happened so many times in an episode, where someone on the crew of the Enterprise walked out onto the saucer and took a flying leap down to the planet below. So much better than a transporter.

Another terrible Star Trek toy is this water gun that was shaped like the original U.S.S. Enterprise. While they at least got the general shape of the Starship right, it’s still completely nonsensical, firing water instead of a force field out of its deflector dish. Now, if your friends had a Klingon Bird of Prey water gun, it might be a different story.

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