Madballs
Madballs rolled into toy shops in 1986: baseball-sized foam balls with brains spilling out and names like Slobulus and Swine Sucker, made by AmToy for American Greetings. They've never really gone away, coming back through Art Asylum, Kidrobot, Just Play and more.
Complete checklist of 139 Madballs toys across 37 series by AmToy, Art Asylum, Giraprendi, Just Play, Kidrobot, Premium DNA Toys, 1986-2025. Updated 27 October 2026.
Madballs: Series 1
Madballs: Head Popping Action Figures
Madballs: Series 2
Super Madballs
Art Asylum Super Madballs
Madballs: Art Asylum Series 1
Madballs: Art Asylum Series 2
Madballs: Grilz
Madballs: Art Asylum Series 3
Madballs: Art Asylum Series 4
Madballs: Sick Series 3
Madballs: Sick Series 4
Madballs: Grossly Gruesome Sports Series 1
Madballs: Kidrobot Vinyl Mini Series
Madballs: Horror & Sci-fi
Madballs: Just Play Blind Bags Series 1
Madballs: Just Play Blind Bags Series 1 Wave 2
Madballs: Just Play Blind Bags Series 2 Mix-Ups
Madballs: Just Play Series 1
Madballs: Just Play Series 2
Madballs: Kidrobot Enamel Pin Series
Madballs: Kidrobot Vinyl Mini Series 2
Madballs: Just Play Blind Bags Series 3 Blackout
Madballs: Just Play Putty Tins
Madballs: Kidrobot Foam Series 2
Madballs: Sonic Drive-In Promo
Madballs: Premium DNA Wave 1
Madballs vs GPK
Madballs: Premium DNA Wave 2
Madballs: Capsules Series 1
Madballs: Gross Out Series 1
Madballs: Hairballs
Madballs: Slime Lab Series 1
Madballs: Head Popping Action Figures Series 2
Madballs: Giraprendi (Italian)
Madballs: Giraprendi Eyepopper
Madballs: Just Play Series 3
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Madballs: Series 1
Where it all started. Eight foam heads including Screamin' Meemie, Oculus Orbus and Horn Head, plus Crackhead, the original name for the ball that shipped as Bash Brain.
strashn8orMadballs: Head Popping Action Figures
The Madballs got bodies. Squeeze these posable figures and the ball head shoots off into the air.
Bruise Brother
2 Accessories
Dust Brain
2 Accessories
Skull Face
2 Accessories
Wolf Breath
2 Accessories
Lock Lips
Madballs: Series 2
The second batch of eight, adding Snake Bait, Wolf Breath, Lock Lips and Freaky Fullback to the gang.
Bruise Brother
Fist Face
Freaky Fullback
Lock Lips
Snake Bait
Splitting Headache
Swine Sucker
Wolf Breath
Super Madballs
Bigger balls shaped like real sports balls: Touchdown Terror is the American football, Goal Eater the football and Foul Shot the basketball.
Art Asylum Super Madballs
A single Art Asylum sports ball: Touchdown Terror, back in his football shape.
Touchdown Terror
Madballs: Art Asylum Series 1
The first proper comeback. Classic Series 1 faces were redone by original artist James Groman and joined by Repvile, the first new Madball since the 80s.
Bash Brain
Horn Head
Repvile
Screamin' Meemie
Skull Face
Slobulus
Madballs: Art Asylum Series 2
More Art Asylum remakes of the old favourites, plus Blech Beard, a new bearded pirate.
Blech Beard
Dust Brain
Freaky Fullback
Mosh Pitts
Oculus Orbus
Swine Sucker
Wolf Breath
Madballs: Grilz
Just the one here: Shark Attackle, in the Grilz range.
Shark Attackle
Madballs: Art Asylum Series 3
A short Art Asylum list of just Lock Lips and Mosh Pitts.
Lock Lips
Mosh Pitts
Madballs: Art Asylum Series 4
A late Art Asylum list of Bottom Feeder, Clang Fang, Eye-Sore and Splitting Headache.
Bottom Feeder
Clang Fang
Eye-Sore
Splitting Headache
Madballs: Sick Series 3
Squeeze-to-reveal Sick balls, here with Lock Lips and Mosh Pitts.
Lock Lips
Mosh Pitts
Madballs: Sick Series 4
More squeeze-and-see Sick balls: Bottom Feeder, Clang Fang and Splitting Headache.
Bottom Feeder
Clang Fang
Splitting Headache
Madballs: Grossly Gruesome Sports Series 1
Four sporty balls: Bee Ball, Brains Ball and Pig Skin, plus a Bash Brain to join them.
Bash Brain
Bee Ball
Brains Ball
Pig Skin
Madballs: Kidrobot Vinyl Mini Series
Small vinyl figures of the classic heads, sold in blind boxes. We have AARGH!, Bash Brain and Lock Lips so far.
AARGH!
Bash Brain
Lock Lips
Madballs: Horror & Sci-fi
Six film monsters turned into Madballs: Freddy, Jason, Leatherface, a Predator, a Xenomorph and a crew member with a Facehugger on his face.
Facehugger
Freddy
Jason
Leatherface
Predator
Xenomorph
Madballs: Just Play Blind Bags Series 1
The mini foam Madballs that came sealed in blind bags. Lock Lips is the one we have listed.
Lock Lips
Madballs: Just Play Blind Bags Series 1 Wave 2
The follow-up wave of first series blind bag minis, with Lock Lips again.
Lock Lips
Madballs: Just Play Blind Bags Series 2 Mix-Ups
Mix-Ups were familiar minis in new paint jobs. This one is AARGH! in fresh colours.
AARGH!
Madballs: Just Play Series 1
The 2017 relaunch in full-size foam, starting with six from the original first series, Skull Face and Slobulus included.
Dust Brain
Horn Head
Oculus Orbus
Screamin' Meemie
Skull Face
Slobulus
Madballs: Just Play Series 2
Five faces from the 1987 second series, plus newcomer Buzz Off.
Bruise Brother
Buzz Off
Fist Face
Lock Lips
Snake Bait
Swine Sucker
Madballs: Kidrobot Enamel Pin Series
Not balls at all. AARGH!, Bash Brain and Lock Lips as enamel pins for your jacket.
AARGH!
Bash Brain
Lock Lips
Madballs: Kidrobot Vinyl Mini Series 2
A bigger vinyl mini wave with Bug Breath, Fungus Freak, Dread Bolt and a reptile Madball that never got a name.
Bottom Feeder
Bug Breath
Double Dreader
Dread Bolt
Foul Shot
Fungus Freak
Goal Eater
Gruesome Toothsome
Mosh Pitts
Tongue Tied
Unnamed Reptile Madball
Madballs: Just Play Blind Bags Series 3 Blackout
Blind bag minis including newer faces like Deadbeatz, Poppa Pimple and Spike Face.
Blech Beard
Body Blow
Deadbeatz
Mucho Grosso
Poppa Pimple
Spike Face
Madballs: Just Play Putty Tins
Madballs in putty tin form, with Beary Scarey, Mucho Grosso and Tiny Face.
Beary Scarey
Mucho Grosso
Tiny Face
Madballs: Kidrobot Foam Series 2
Kidrobot's second wave of foam Madballs, with Lock Lips the one we have listed.
Lock Lips
Madballs: Sonic Drive-In Promo
A pair of fast food giveaways, Cherry Limeade and Hate Skate, made for Sonic Drive-In.
Cherry Limeade
Hate Skate
Madballs: Premium DNA Wave 1
Six-inch action figures with swappable parts. Splitting Headache got a body for the very first time here.
Splitting Headache
Madballs vs GPK
The gross-out team-up with Garbage Pail Kids, with AARGH! and Bash Brain facing off against the Topps kids.
AARGH!
Bash Brain
Madballs X GPK Collab
Madballs: Premium DNA Wave 2
Clang Fang, the old head popper that never shipped, finally made as a proper figure with a giant chainsaw.
Clang Fang
Madballs: Capsules Series 1
Tiny Madballs hidden in mystery capsules, so you never know if you are getting Beary Scarey or Gruesome Toothsome.
Beary Scarey
Gruesome Toothsome
Madballs: Gross Out Series 1
Beary Scarey on his own as the Gross Out Series 1 entry.
Beary Scarey
Madballs: Hairballs
Madballs with actual hair. Grossius Maximus and Puck Eye are the two listed so far.
Grossius Maximus
Puck Eye
Madballs: Slime Lab Series 1
Beary Scarey again, this time under the Slime Lab name.
Beary Scarey
Madballs: Head Popping Action Figures Series 2
A second wave of head poppers drawn up in the 80s. Clang Fang never made it to shops back then and only became a real figure decades later.
Bottom Feeder
Clang Fang
Double Dreader
Eye-Sore
Gruesome Toothsome
Splitting Headache
Madballs: Giraprendi (Italian)
Ten small water squirters sold in Europe, with names like Spit Bull, Flea Bag and Racket Attack.
Brain Rot
Creep Frog
Deck Head
Eye-Sore
Fang Thang
Flea Bag
Racket Attack
Scum Chum
Spews Ooze
Spit Bull
Madballs: Giraprendi Eyepopper
Eye-Sore in his own Giraprendi release, the one eyeball-popping odd one out.
Eye-Sore
Madballs: Just Play Series 3
Old hands AARGH!, Freaky Fullback and Wolf Breath, alongside newcomers Skunkvenger, Slobbernaut and Sushisassin.
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Madballs FAQs
- How many Madballs toys are there?
- Grayl's checklist has 139 Madballs toys across 37 series, released between 1986 and 2025.
- What year did Madballs come out?
- The first Madballs toys came out in 1986 with Madballs: Series 1, and the line ran until 2025.
- Who made Madballs toys?
- Madballs toys were made by AmToy, Art Asylum, Giraprendi, Just Play, Kidrobot, Premium DNA Toys.
- What Madballs series are there?
- Series 1 (1986), Head Popping Action Figures (1986-1988), Series 2 (1987), Super Madballs (1987), Art Asylum Super Madballs (2006), Art Asylum Series 1 (2007), Art Asylum Series 2 (2008), Grilz (2008), Art Asylum Series 3 (2009), Art Asylum Series 4 (2009), Sick Series 3 (2009), Sick Series 4 (2009), Grossly Gruesome Sports Series 1 (2015), Kidrobot Vinyl Mini Series (2016), Horror & Sci-fi (2017), Just Play Blind Bags Series 1 (2017), Just Play Blind Bags Series 1 Wave 2 (2017), Just Play Blind Bags Series 2 Mix-Ups (2017), Just Play Series 1 (2017), Just Play Series 2 (2017), Kidrobot Enamel Pin Series (2017), Kidrobot Vinyl Mini Series 2 (2017), Just Play Blind Bags Series 3 Blackout (2018), Just Play Putty Tins (2018), Kidrobot Foam Series 2 (2018), Sonic Drive-In Promo (2019), Premium DNA Wave 1 (2020), Madballs vs GPK (2021), Premium DNA Wave 2 (2022), Capsules Series 1 (2025), Gross Out Series 1 (2025), Hairballs (2025), Slime Lab Series 1 (2025), Head Popping Action Figures Series 2, Giraprendi (Italian), Giraprendi Eyepopper, Just Play Series 3.
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