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What is Fabuland?
Fabuland was a theme that was introduced in 1979 and discontinued in 1989, making it one of the longest lived themes to date. The theme included many sets depicting the land of Fabuland and introduced Fabuland Figures. Fabuland was the first LEGO theme to have named characters and written stories about them.
When did Fabuland come out?
Released in 1979, Fabuland was the first theme that LEGO created which went beyond the brick, by also encompassing storybooks, clothing and a great stop-motion TV series. Much like CHIMA and similar themes, Fabuland was a character based range which featured a cast of colourful animal characters.
What happened to Fabuland?
Fabuland was discontinued in 1989 and since then many elements have reappeared in many themes. In 2000, Lego released the Mickey Mouse theme that contained many Fabuland elements. Fabuland elements have appeared in Harry Potter, Belville, Castle/Kingdoms, Friends and Lego Games and others.
Is Fabuland compatible with Lego?
Fabuland featured special elements that were larger than standard Lego bricks, but were fully compatible with regular Lego.
What kind of animals are in Lego Fabuland?
Fabuland sets featured anthropomorphic animal characters. These pieces were larger than standard Lego Minifigures, but smaller than Duplo figures, and included movable arms, legs and head. Some of the characters appeared in more than one set, and were given names, and sometimes even stories.
How many Fabuland figures are there in the world?
Fabuland.net states there are 142 characters in 80 variations and has a full list of characters including which sets they were sold with. If you were to collect one of every animal type (excluding colour variations) you would at the very least need 20 Fabuland Figures:
When did Lego Fabuland come out for kids?
2019 celebrates the 40 year anniversary of LEGO Fabuland. Fabuland was a LEGO thema that was produced between 1979 and 1989. With this theme LEGO aimed at children ages 4-8, so for children a bit too old for Duplo and still a bit to young for Miniland / City.
When did the first Fabuland TV series come out?
Aimed at both boys and girls, the range encouraged storytelling, and was the first theme to be extended into books, clothing, and a claymation TV series that aired in the UK and Canada during the 1980s as Edward and Friends. Each episode was five minutes in length. Fabuland sets featured anthropomorphic animal characters.