The Force Beam - The 40 Year Old Bootleg Lightsaber - BugBear TV

So we found this at a carboot in the UK today, wasn't working so needed some TLC on corroded terminals and switch but now fires up !

"The Force Beam" was one of the earliest, not to mention most notorious, knock-off Star Wars toys. It was basically a translucent plastic tube that was attached to a flash light. When lit up, the toy was supposed to a resemble a lightsaber-- every kid's dream weapon following the success of Star Wars in 1977.

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Here at BugBearTV we just love to have Fun making Videos! A few months ago, Dexter and Ethan asked us if we could make some videos and put them on YouTube, like some of their Favourite YouTubers do! ... 6 months later, here we are! Together we have an endless supply of ideas at the ready, with so much more to come! Some of our videos so far include; Star Wars (We are Star Wars mad!), Nerf, LEGO Ninjago, Parodies and Toy Reviews, among many others!

You may see videos from around our home where Nerf Blaster and Lightsaber Battles regularly break out! Featuring Mum, Dad and our two boys: Dexter (Aged 7) and Ethan (Aged 5). You might also come across our pets; Boxer Dog - Abbi and our Cats; Nando, Daim and Ripple (who is a Sphynx)!

We also have a Great Time playing Video Games! Including; Skylanders, Disney Infinity, Lego Dimensions and MineCraft!