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* Sparks, Big Lob and Pythona in ''[[G.I. Joe]]''. Sparks appeared in a couple of episodes during the first season as a communication officer for the Joes before retiring from duty, while Big Lob and Pythona were exclusive to ''[[G.I. Joe: The Movie]]''.
** [http://www.yojoe.com/action/07/alexsparksverdi.shtml Sparks] and [http://www.yojoe.com/action/10/biglob.shtml Big Lob] were eventually made into collector's club exclusive figures in 2007 and 2010 respectively. We're still waiting for Pythona.
* Neither Sqeaky Cleen nor any of the female characters (Mainframe, Nightshade, Ms. Demeanor and Mirage) from ''[[COPS (animation)|COPS]]'' were action figures to start with. And we do mean "start with"; like ''[[Transformers]]'' and ''[[G.I. Joe]]'', [[Merchandise-Driven|the toys came first]].
* The Peculiar Purple Pieman Of Porcupine Peak from ''[[Strawberry Shortcake]]'' in the second generation line; though he seems not to fit, being a villain, back in the 1980s, he ''was'' represented. First-generation characters that appeared in the animated specials but not the toyline include T.N. Honey (''Big Apple City'') and four of the Berrykins (''Meets the Berrykins'' introduces ten of them, but only six became toys).
** Despite showing up in the first special in 1980, Plum Puddin' didn't get a toy until 1984, by which time he had become a she ([[Word of God|According to Hasbro]], this is because dolls of [[The One Guy|Huckleberry Pie]] didn't sell very well).
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* Many characters and vehicles from ''[[The Real Ghostbusters]]'', such as the Ecto-Ichi.
* Mira Nova, Commander Nebula, and over ''3 quarters'' of the villains in ''[[Buzz Lightyear of Star Command]].''
* [[The Smurfette Principle]] strikes again: Neither of the female knights from ''[[Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light]]'' began as action figures. They weren't even planned to be adapted to the toy line's (canceled) second year.
** Also from ''[[Visionaries: Knights of the Magical Light]]'': Merklynn, the powerful wizard who sent the knights on their quests, wasn't powerful enough to become a figure. At least Hasbro planned to include a holographic image of him in the unproduced Iron Mountain playset, but he was not planned to be a posable figure.
* ''[[My Little Pony]]'' occasionally dipped into this trope for background characters during the G1 and G3 eras. Then they fully embraced it for the G4 adaptation, ''[[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic|My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic]]''. The only characters who appear (or will appear) in both the show and the toyline are the [[Fan Nickname|Mane Six]], Spike, Princess Celestia, Princess Luna/Nightmare Moon, Princess Cadance, the Cutie Mark Crusaders, Big Macintosh, Granny Smith, Applejack's Uncle Mosely Orange, Apple family members Golden Delicious, Crimson Gala and Peachy Sweet, Shining Armor, Twilight Sparkle and Shining Armor's mom Twilight Velvet, Zecora, Cheerilee, Gilda the Griffon, Trixie Lulamoon, one of the Wonderbolts (who may be Breezie or Surprise), Sapphire Shores, Winona, and a selection of background characters (a very small selection, compared to the huge number of background characters that the show has).
** It gets even stranger when you realize that there are over 50 [[God-Created Canon Foreigner|characters who have toys but don't appear in the show]] (mostly [[Palette Swap]]s of toy characters who do appear in the show).
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