Mighty Beanz
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Mighty Beanz are collectible toys manufactured by Moose Enterprises, a corporation headquartered in Melbourne, Australia. Moose launched Mighty Beanz in the Australian market in 2002; the toy launched in the United States that summer.
An individual Mighty Bean is a three dimensional ovaloid with small flat circular ends on either side, rather like a large plastic capsule, approximately one inch long. The beans are characterized by a small metal ball inside which is free to move about the capsule. Each Bean is decorated with a character's likeness—usually an animal, a monster or a caricatured human. Besides the five main series of Mighty Beanz, Moose also produced license
d Beanz based on Marvel
superhero
es, The Simpsons
, Pokémon
, Star Wars
and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
.
Mighty Beanz have become a large collector's commodity and prices vary on sites such as Ebay
based on rarity of the Beanz.
Some Mighty Beanz caricature famous people, such as Elvis Presley
(#1, "Rock N' Roll Bean"); Hulk Hogan
(#18, "Tuff Bean"); Steve Irwin
(#86, "Bush Ranger Bean"); Leonard Nimoy
(#105, "Space Trek Bean"); Pamela Anderson
(#165, "Life Saver Bean"); and Jimi Hendrix
(#177, "Rock Legend Bean").
The original first five "series" of Mighty Beanz were designed by Melbourne Illustrator Mark Sheard. As a little nod to the illustrator his image was immortalised on #59 "Data Bean".
The Mighty Beanz range is sold in 3-packs, 6-packs, and 10-packs. A 3-pack contains 1 rare bean and 2 common beans; a 6-pack contains a "Mega Bean", 1 rare bean, and 4 common beanz; and a 10-pack contains 8 commons, 1 rare and an Ultra Rare Mega Bean.
Star Wars Beanz and (the remake of) Marvel Beanz were released in August 2010. Star Wars can be stored in the Darth Vader
tin and Marvel
can be stored in the Spider-Man
tin. As of January 2011, DC Universe Mighty Beanz have also been released, as well as Cars 2
Mighty Beanz in May.
Series 3 was released in December 2010 in Australia & April 2011 in North America. With the relaunch some "Special Edition" beanz have been released. Square Mighty Beanz can be obtained instead of a "Mega Bean". Two special edition beanz are guaranteed in a collector's case, which are sold along with Mighty Beanz. One special edition bean is also included with each of the three flip tracks available. The Mighty Moose Bean has also been re-released with a thousand made, as a "Space Moose Bean".
Series 4 was released in 2011. Instead of a "Mega Bean" you may get a triangular bean. The coming of series 4 included 25-packs called "can of beanz" and two new tracks making four in total. The new tracks are "Raging Rapids" and "Gravity Buster."
In 2011 Moose released the Mighty Beanz Machinez accessory, which are vehicles in which individual beanz could be put into.
An individual Mighty Bean is a three dimensional ovaloid with small flat circular ends on either side, rather like a large plastic capsule, approximately one inch long. The beans are characterized by a small metal ball inside which is free to move about the capsule. Each Bean is decorated with a character's likeness—usually an animal, a monster or a caricatured human. Besides the five main series of Mighty Beanz, Moose also produced license
License
The verb license or grant licence means to give permission. The noun license or licence refers to that permission as well as to the document recording that permission.A license may be granted by a party to another party as an element of an agreement...
d Beanz based on Marvel
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
superhero
Superhero
A superhero is a type of stock character, possessing "extraordinary or superhuman powers", dedicated to protecting the public. Since the debut of the prototypical superhero Superman in 1938, stories of superheroes — ranging from brief episodic adventures to continuing years-long sagas —...
es, The Simpsons
The Simpsons
The Simpsons is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series is a satirical parody of a middle class American lifestyle epitomized by its family of the same name, which consists of Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie...
, Pokémon
Pokémon
is a media franchise published and owned by the video game company Nintendo and created by Satoshi Tajiri in 1996. Originally released as a pair of interlinkable Game Boy role-playing video games developed by Game Freak, Pokémon has since become the second most successful and lucrative video...
, Star Wars
Star Wars
Star Wars is an American epic space opera film series created by George Lucas. The first film in the series was originally released on May 25, 1977, under the title Star Wars, by 20th Century Fox, and became a worldwide pop culture phenomenon, followed by two sequels, released at three-year...
and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles are a fictional team of four teenage anthropomorphic turtles, who were trained by their anthropomorphic rat sensei in the art of ninjutsu and named after four Renaissance artists...
.
Mighty Beanz have become a large collector's commodity and prices vary on sites such as Ebay
EBay
eBay Inc. is an American internet consumer-to-consumer corporation that manages eBay.com, an online auction and shopping website in which people and businesses buy and sell a broad variety of goods and services worldwide...
based on rarity of the Beanz.
Some Mighty Beanz caricature famous people, such as Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
(#1, "Rock N' Roll Bean"); Hulk Hogan
Hulk Hogan
Terrance Gene "Terry" Bollea , better known by his ring name Hulk Hogan, is an American Semi-retired professional wrestler, actor, television personality, and musician currently signed to Total Nonstop Action Wrestling ....
(#18, "Tuff Bean"); Steve Irwin
Steve Irwin
Stephen Robert "Steve" Irwin , nicknamed "The Crocodile Hunter", was an Australian television personality, wildlife expert, and conservationist. Irwin achieved worldwide fame from the television series The Crocodile Hunter, an internationally broadcast wildlife documentary series which he co-hosted...
(#86, "Bush Ranger Bean"); Leonard Nimoy
Leonard Nimoy
Leonard Simon Nimoy is an American actor, film director, poet, musician and photographer. Nimoy's most famous role is that of Spock in the original Star Trek series , multiple films, television and video game sequels....
(#105, "Space Trek Bean"); Pamela Anderson
Pamela Anderson
Pamela Denise Anderson is a Canadian-American actress, model, producer, author, activist, and former showgirl, known for her roles on the television series Home Improvement, Baywatch, and V.I.P. She was chosen as a Playmate of the Month for Playboy magazine in February 1990...
(#165, "Life Saver Bean"); and Jimi Hendrix
Jimi Hendrix
James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...
(#177, "Rock Legend Bean").
The original first five "series" of Mighty Beanz were designed by Melbourne Illustrator Mark Sheard. As a little nod to the illustrator his image was immortalised on #59 "Data Bean".
2010 relaunch
In 2010, Moose Enterprise relaunched Mighty Beanz with a completely new range of collectibles. The brand new "Series 1" contains over 100 Beanz, including ultra-rare "Mega Beanz" which are shorter and wider than regular Beanz, and are said by Moose to have more unpredictable movement. "Mega Beanz" are only found in 6-packs. The relaunch also sees the return of a Mighty Beanz Collector Case capable of holding 50 Beanz and a new Flip Track product which can be found in three different colors. Both the collector case and Flip Track come with special limited edition beanz. The super-rare Mighty Moose Bean also returns with only 1000 of them found in each country randomly mixed into other Mighty Beanz packs.The Mighty Beanz range is sold in 3-packs, 6-packs, and 10-packs. A 3-pack contains 1 rare bean and 2 common beans; a 6-pack contains a "Mega Bean", 1 rare bean, and 4 common beanz; and a 10-pack contains 8 commons, 1 rare and an Ultra Rare Mega Bean.
Star Wars Beanz and (the remake of) Marvel Beanz were released in August 2010. Star Wars can be stored in the Darth Vader
Darth Vader
Darth Vader is a central character in the Star Wars saga, appearing as one of the main antagonists in the original trilogy and as the main protagonist in the prequel trilogy....
tin and Marvel
Marvel Comics
Marvel Worldwide, Inc., commonly referred to as Marvel Comics and formerly Marvel Publishing, Inc. and Marvel Comics Group, is an American company that publishes comic books and related media...
can be stored in the Spider-Man
Spider-Man
Spider-Man is a fictional Marvel Comics superhero. The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee and writer-artist Steve Ditko. He first appeared in Amazing Fantasy #15...
tin. As of January 2011, DC Universe Mighty Beanz have also been released, as well as Cars 2
Cars 2
Cars 2 is a 2011 American computer-animated action film produced by Pixar, and it is the sequel to the 2006 film, Cars. In the film, race car Lightning McQueen and tow truck Mater head to Japan and Europe to compete in the World Grand Prix, but Mater becomes sidetracked with international espionage...
Mighty Beanz in May.
Series 3 was released in December 2010 in Australia & April 2011 in North America. With the relaunch some "Special Edition" beanz have been released. Square Mighty Beanz can be obtained instead of a "Mega Bean". Two special edition beanz are guaranteed in a collector's case, which are sold along with Mighty Beanz. One special edition bean is also included with each of the three flip tracks available. The Mighty Moose Bean has also been re-released with a thousand made, as a "Space Moose Bean".
Series 4 was released in 2011. Instead of a "Mega Bean" you may get a triangular bean. The coming of series 4 included 25-packs called "can of beanz" and two new tracks making four in total. The new tracks are "Raging Rapids" and "Gravity Buster."
In 2011 Moose released the Mighty Beanz Machinez accessory, which are vehicles in which individual beanz could be put into.