Class of Bootleg	Class 3 - Concept Bootleg
Class Notes:	Vintage Bootleg
Bootleg Source:	Star Wars R2-D2 name and body style
Bootleg Rating:	(Five out of five stars)
Sightings:	US
Vintage:	Late 1970's/Early 1980's

This is a vintage bootleg - it came out in the late 1970s / early 1980s, just as Star Wars was cresting in popularity.

This is a toy designed to trick kids into learning something - and it relied upon the stylings of R2-D2 to do it. Even the name of the toy is similar - StaR-2.

It appears to have been similar in desing to Operation - a metal probe was used to close a circut and activate the toy with either a "good" or "bad" response.

The package art shows that Star-2 (the "Loveable Teaching Robot") focused on four areas of learning:

• Reading
• Spelling
• Math
• General Knowledge

Refill packs of new questions were also available, as shown in the picture below.

Looking at the package art and the enclosed toy, there may have been variaions on this - the box clearly shows a Blue/White toy (more closely matching the Lucas vision), while the actual toy is a garish orange.

Still, there's no mistaking that domed head and patern of panels.

A great example of an older bootleg!