Since we're talking about toys, here's one that I can't for the life of me remember the name of:
Each one had six parts -- head, two arms, two legs, body -- and the parts could all be detached and swapped between each other.
Each one had one part that you could wind up and it would spin or clench or punch or something.
The heads could not open, but each one had a little window and inside, a little foil dude that was supposed to be the pilot.
There was a base. It was a coiled snake that opened outward, and if you pressed a button, the snake head shot out, rolling along the floor until it hit a bump in the tile, overbalanced, and fell.
Any ideas?