Bing Crosby's next generation

The legendary song & dance man Bing Crosby's male progeny typically followed in the Hollywood patriarch's footsteps (Lindsay, Gary, Dennis, Harry to name a few notables), and so it was not unexpected that a female Crosby would join the procession.  Denise Crosby, through her 2.5 seasons aboard "Star Trek The Next Generation" (TNG) achieved cult status in her character Lt Tasha Yar that guaranteed her a rarefied place in the annals of sci-fi TV history.  The action figure in her namesake, then ensured her immortality long after the DVDs run out of print.

With her trademark shock of blonde, short back 'n sides crop, square-jaw and piercing blue eyes well translated into the 3 3/4 inch plastic icon, Na(Tasha) like all of the Galoob TNG line, is a reasonably faithful representation of her small-screen genesis.  The anatomical proportions are, um, generous (mainly noticeable in profile, somewhat more contoured in the upper torso costume mould), Tasha clutches her phaser fixed-in-hand (which at least ensures you won't lose that attachment), while the shoulder-strapped comm-link accessory hangs casually like a common handbag, the ideal fashion accoutrement for the modern space travelling woman.  These Galoob figures are top-drawer designs and construction (especially the aliens from series 2), and while the heads of the Enterprise crew appear to be a fraction under-scaled, this doesn't detract from the detail nor overall quality of the figures.  

While I was somewhat distracted by GI Joe in the late 80's, and didn't discover this line until much later on, having since sampled some of the competing Playmates lines (e.g. Voyager, Deep Space Nine etc), I'm impressed by the attention to detail and generally more realistic proportions of these Galoob figures.  The paint job is all quality (no over-spray) and yet despite their detail & precision, these TNG figures are still a dime of dozen, almost thirty years later.  In point of fact, I picked up all my present collection, MOC, for under $100 - that's all ten figures (excluding a couple of known prototypes that were not mass produced).  A loose (meaning, out of packet) Tasha Yar tends to sell for only a couple of $$ on the second-hand market, which is under-valuing the craftsmanship imo, so grab yourself a few!

Notwithstanding Crosby's premature departure from the series that elevated Deanna Troi to the best known female character from TNG, Tasha will command her place among the original women of their respective toy lines, the first and imho, best of breed aboard the Galoob Enterprise mark II series.

Lt Natasha Yar | 1988 | Galoob | Star Trek TNG