Description[]
This casting depicts a souped up tour bus with side pipes and a flip-up basketball hoop at the rear. Each had the logo of a NBA basketball team. These buses were only intended to be sold in a special action pack featuring the bus and two rubber figurines representing various players who played for the team at the time. The body of the bus tips up similar to a Volkswagen Drag Bus (although it is hinged from the rear) to reveal a rather spartan interior, with only a storage cubby present for the figures. This casting never had an official name, and so the above name is a placeholder used to describe the casting.
29 teams were initially intended to be released, but only eleven were released. The packs are now considered a failure and were noted to have sat on store shelves for months on end before they were ultimately clearanced.
Versions[]
The NBA Pro Show Bus has come out in the following 1/64 scale versions:
| Year | Series | Color | Team represented | Base Color / Type |
Window Color | Included figure 1 | Included figure 2 | Wheel Type | Toy # | Country | Notes / Variations |
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| 1999 | NBA Pro Show | Red | Chicago Bulls | Polished ZAMAC | Smoke tint | Michael Jordan | Scottie Pippen | 5SP & 10DOT | 21676 | China | 
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| 1999 | NBA Pro Show | Purple | Los Angeles Lakers | Polished ZAMAC | Smoke tint | Kobe Bryant | Shaquille O'Neal | 5SP & 10DOT | 21677 | China | 
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| 1999 | NBA Pro Show | Light blue | New York Knicks | Polished ZAMAC | Smoke tint | Patrick Ewing | Larry Johnson | 5SP & 10DOT | 21678 | China |
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| 1999 | NBA Pro Show | Indigo | Houston Rockets | Polished ZAMAC | Smoke tint | Charles Barkley | Hakeem Olajuwon | 5SP & 10DOT | 21679 | China |
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| 1999 | NBA Pro Show | Violet | Utah Jazz | Polished ZAMAC | Smoke tint | Karl Malone | John Stockton | 5SP & 10DOT | 21680 | China | 
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| 1999 | NBA Pro Show | Green | Boston Celtics | Polished ZAMAC | Smoke tint | Ron Mercer | Antoine Walker | 5SP & 10DOT | 21681 | China | 
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| 1999 | NBA Pro Show | Teal | Detroit Pistons | Polished ZAMAC | Smoke tint | Grant Hill | Jerry Stackhouse | 5SP & 10DOT | 21682 | China |
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| 1999 | NBA Pro Show | Yellow | Indiana Pacers | Polished ZAMAC | Smoke tint | Reggie Miller | Rik Smits | 5SP & 10DOT | 21690 | China |
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| 2000 | NBA Pro Show | Navy blue | New Jersey Nets | Polished ZAMAC | Smoke tint | Stephon Marbury | Keith Van Horn | 5SP & 10DOT | 27645 | China |
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| 2000 | NBA Pro Show | Light blue | New York Knicks | Polished ZAMAC | Smoke tint | Allan Houston | Latrell Sprewell | 5SP & 10DOT | 27646 | China |
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| 2000 | NBA Pro Show | Light Blue | Philadelphia 76ers | Polished ZAMAC | Smoke tint | Theo Ratliff | Allen Iverson | 5SP & 10DOT | 27647 | China |
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| 2000 | NBA Pro Show | Teal | Detroit Pistons | Polished ZAMAC | Smoke tint | Grant Hill | Jerry Stackhouse | 5SP & 10DOT | 27650 | China |
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| 2000 | NBA Pro Show | Silver | San Antonio Spurs | Polished ZAMAC | Smoke tint | Tim Duncan | David Robinson | 5SP & 10DOT | 27650 | China |
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| 2000 | NBA Pro Show | Purple | Los Angeles Lakers | Polished ZAMAC | Smoke tint | Kobe Bryant | Glen Rice | 5SP & 10DOT | 27653 | China |
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| 2000 | NBA Pro Show | Violet | Utah Jazz | Polished ZAMAC | Smoke tint | Karl Malone | Jeff Hornacek | 5SP & 10DOT | 27656 | China |
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Planned Teams[]
The following releases were planned but were never known to have been released. The identity of these teams have been established through a Mattel price list or the back of the packaging. These releases were likely canceled due to the poor sales of the line as a whole.
- Seattle SuperSonics
- Orlando Magic
- Miami Heat
- Charlotte Hornets
- Phoenix Suns
- Atlanta Hawks
- Portland Trail Blazers
- Golden State Warriors
- Denver Nuggets
- Sacramento Kings
- Vancouver Grizzlies
- Milwaukee Bucks
- Washington Wizards
- Minnesota Timberwolves
- Los Angeles Clippers
- Cleveland Cavaliers
- Dallas Mavericks
- Toronto Raptors
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