YEAR-BY-YEAR McBUCKETS TIMELINE
The full archive timeline as of the last update. Non-Fart Hunter acting work is still not listed here unless it has a proper scan, clipping, or dated source in the archive box.
| Year | Archive entry |
|---|---|
| 1988 | The Fart Hunter releases. Tucker McBuckets arrives with the vest, the shades, the jungle, the blaster, and the title nobody forgot. |
| 1989 | The first wave of McBuckets Mania begins: magazine pieces, posters, local news spots, mall appearances, and early fan clippings. |
| 1990 | The tie-ins start moving: food promos, collector pieces, novelty items, and the first serious push beyond movie posters. |
| 1991 | Peak visibility year. Tucker is on talk shows, in magazines, at signings, and all over the toy aisle. |
| 1992 | The collector boom keeps going with Tazos, stickers, card sets, slap bracelets, playsets, and more things parents probably did not understand but bought anyway. |
| 1993 | The Fart Hunter 2: Double the Trouble releases with a bigger campaign and a bigger merchandise wall behind it. |
| 1994 | Still a busy year for appearances and leftover promotion. The original wave is no longer brand new, but the fans are still there. |
| 1996 | The Fart Hunter 3: Silent But Deadly closes the original trilogy. |
| 1997–2004 | The quieter work years. Tucker kept appearing, but this archive is not listing non-Fart Hunter roles until I have better scans and dates. |
| 2005–2011 | The shelf years: tapes, DVDs, old toys, collectors’ bins, and message-board memories keep the name alive. |
| 2012 | Old clips, scanned covers, and garage-sale finds start turning up again online. A lot of people suddenly remembered they remembered Tucker. |
| 2013 | Fart Hunter 4 releases 25 years after the original. Tucker returns older, tougher, and still wearing the badge. |
| 2014–2017 | Retrospective appearances, signings, and revival interviews keep the comeback going for the loyal crowd. |
| 2018 | Fart Hunter 5 releases. Lower budget, rougher edges, but still Tucker. |
| 2019–2021 | More collector sightings, convention tables, old stock, and late photos from fans who still brought the posters out. |
| 2022 | Fart Hunter 6 releases and introduces Morris Hickenbottom as the next hunter, with Tucker still present in the line of fire. |
| Dec. 2022 | Final major archive update. I still have boxes to scan, but this is the last full pass for now. |