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** Creator/JackieChan, Creator/DannyDeVito, and Creator/TaylorLautner have all had their names attached to announcements of a live-action Stretch Armstrong movie, but none of these movies actually entered filming. A surprisingly violent [[http://filmsketchr.blogspot.com/2013/11/surprisingly-cool-never-before-seen.html animatic]] for the Lautner vehicle appeared online in 2013.

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** Creator/JackieChan, Creator/DannyDeVito, Creator/JackieChan, and Creator/TaylorLautner have all had their names attached to announcements of a live-action Stretch Armstrong movie, but none of these movies actually entered filming. A surprisingly violent [[http://filmsketchr.blogspot.com/2013/11/surprisingly-cool-never-before-seen.html animatic]] for the Lautner vehicle appeared online in 2013.
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* FranchiseOwnershipAcquisition: From 1991-1997, Stretch Armstrong products came from Cap Toys rather than Creator/{{Kenner}}. Creator/{{Hasbro}} took control of the property as a result of owning both Kenner and Cap Toys.
* MilestoneCelebration: Hasbro began selling reproductions of Kenner's Stretch Armstrong in 2016, 40 years after the toy's introduction.
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* WhatCouldHaveBeen:
** Originally, two concepts for Stretch Armstrong were considered: a sumo wrestler, and an all-American blonde {{Hunk}}. They went with the hunk design because the sumo wrestler idea was too large and bulky.
** Originally, springs were considered for making the doll so stretchy, but they were considered too bulky, too awkward to insert, and too much of a skin piercing hazard. So, they went with corn syrup.
** In 1997, Stretch almost received a DistaffCounterpart, Flex Armstrong. However, she never made it past [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3mnL6FJRpc the prototype stage]]. (Confusingly, the prototype still appeared on Stretch Armstrong packaging.)
** Creator/JackieChan, Creator/DannyDeVito, and Creator/TaylorLautner have all had their names attached to announcements of a live-action Stretch Armstrong movie, but none of these movies actually entered filming. A surprisingly violent [[http://filmsketchr.blogspot.com/2013/11/surprisingly-cool-never-before-seen.html animatic]] for the Lautner vehicle appeared online in 2013.

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