LEGO 1985 / Fabuland Sets

The Fabuland theme included sets that depicted the land of Fabuland and introduced Fabuland Figures, characters with human-like bodies with various animal heads. Fabuland was the first LEGO theme to introduce named characters that focused around a story and was the first LEGO theme to feature licensed products such as storybooks, playing cards, children’s clothing and animated TV series to enhance the playing experience through storytelling and role play. The FABULAND figures have heads of a mammal, a reptile or a bird sometimes topped by a peaked hat, and arms and legs with motion very similar to LEGO minifigures.

1985 LEGO Sets

1985 expanded everyday play in Town—airports, transit, and rescue—alongside incremental growth in Castle and Space. Technic emphasized functional builds with working steering, suspensions, and gear trains, continuing to position the theme as LEGO’s bridge to real-world mechanics.