Food Fighters was an action figure line released by Mattel in 1988. Proverbial for the concept of a food fight, the figures were all different types of anthropomorphic food dressed in military gear. Food Fighters consisted of ten figures, three vehicles, and an unproduced playset. The characters were divided into two armies: the protagonist Kitchen Commandos and the antagonist Refrigerator Rejects. Each figure was made of soft, rotocasted vinyl similar to a squeaky toy with hard plastic limbs. Each figure included a small hand weapon and removable backpack, resembling accessories from Hasbro's G.I. Joe line. The tagline on the figure' packaging read, "Combat At Its Kookiest!"

Due to the line's overall poor sales, Food Fighters were commonly sold at small discount store chains like Hills or Ben Franklin.

Products
The Kitchen Commandos wore black boots, green clothing, and carried red weapons.
 Burgerdier General, a cheeseburger
 Major Munch, a doughnut (available with chocolate glaze or cherry glaze)
 Lieutenant Legg, a chicken drumstick
 Sergeant Scoop, an ice cream cone (available as chocolate ice cream or sherbet)
 Private Pizza, a slice of pepperoni and mushroom pizza
 The Combat Carton, an egg carton with a ketchup bottle cannon with tomato-slice and pepperoni projectiles
 The Fry Chopper, a frying pan helicopter with spatula blades
 Fort Fridge, the Kitchen Commandos' refrigerator base (unreleased)

The Refrigerator Rejects wore brown boots, black clothing, and carried blue weapons.
 Mean Weener, a hot dog
 Chip the Ripper, a chocolate chip cookie (also available as a macadamia cookie)
 Short Stack, a stack of pancakes (available with maple syrup or blueberry syrup)
 Taco Terror, a taco
 Fat Frenchy, a box of french fries
 The BBQ Bomber, a barbecue grill armed with a spatula catapult

See also
Barnyard Commandos

References

External links
Food Fighters at The Virtual Toy Chest 
That New Toy Smell Episode On Food Fighter

1980s toys
Action figures
Fictional anthropomorphic characters
Fictional food characters
Fictional military organizations
Mattel
Fictional characters introduced in 1988