Bandai released the first series of Big Bad Beetleborgs action figures in 1997. The action figures were based on Saban Entertainment’s TV show of the same name. The show follows three average kids who enter the haunted Hillhurst Mansion after accepting a dare. Upon entering the grand house, the children realize that it is full of monsters and gain powers after accidentally releasing a phasm who grants them a wish as a reward for freeing him. Some of the more popular action figures consist of Blue Stinger, Green Hunter, Red Striker, and Shadow Borg.