List of Lego themes

This is a list of Lego themes. A theme is a group of similar products. This article is an attempt to create a list of all Lego themes, such as Lego Town and Bionicle, and the years they were introduced and removed.

City

City is a long-running theme (maybe the longest) based upon everyday urban life. The theme has contained a number of sub-themes:

• Lego Trains, featuring railroad track, locomotives, trains and station. (1966–present)
• Lego Boats (1973–1996)
• Classic Town (1978–1979)
• Lego Race (1985–2000)
• Lego Emergency (1987–1988)
• Lego High Speed Adventure (1987–1988)
• Lego Service and Repair (1987–1989)
• Lego Flight (1987, 1991–1996, 2006)
• Lego Houses (1991)
• Lego Vehicles (1991–1993)
• Lego Firefighters, featuring various forms of fire engines and fire stations. (1991–1993, 1996)
• Lego Police (1991–1993, 1996)
• Lego Rescue (1991–1996)
• Lego Paradisa (1992–1997)
• Lego Nautica (1991)
• Lego RSQ911 (1991–1992)
• Lego Octan (1992–present)
• Lego Leisure (1993)
• Lego Launch Command (1995)
• Lego Airport, featuring aircraft, airports and runways. (1996)
• Lego Harbor (1996)
• Lego Outback (1997)
• Lego Divers (1997–1998)
• Lego Town Jr. (1997–1998, 2001–2002)
• Lego Extreme Team (1998–1999)
• Lego Res-Q (1998–1999)
• Lego Arctic (1998–2000)
• Lego Space Port (1999)
• Lego City Center (1999–2000)
• Lego World City (2003–2004)
• Lego City (2005–present)

Space

Space is a long-running theme, which has included several sub-themes:

• Lego Classic Space (1978–1988)
• Lego Blacktron (1987–1990)
• Lego Futuron (1987–1990)
• Lego Space Police I (1989–1991)
• Lego M-Tron (1990–1993)
• Lego Blacktron Future Generation (1991–1992)
• Lego Space Police II (1992–1993, 1998)
• Lego Ice Planet 2002 (1993–1995, 1999)
• Lego Unitron (1994–1995)
• Lego Spyrius (1994–1996, 1999)
• Lego Exploriens (1996–1997)
• Lego Roboforce (1997)
• Lego UFO (1996–1999)
• Lego Insectoids (1998–1999)
• Lego Life on Mars (2001–2002)
• Lego Mars Mission (2007–2009)
• Lego Space Police III (2009–2010)
• Lego Alien Conquest (2011-present)

Castle

“	[B]oys of all ages and nationalities agreed: A castle without a dragon is worse than no castle at all.	”
—BusinessWeek, 14 December 2011

Castle is another long-running theme, which has had several sub-themes over the years:

• Lego Classic Castle (1978–1979, 1983)
• Lego Black Falcons (1984–1992, 2003)
• Lego Crusaders (1984–1992)
• Lego Forestmen (1987–1990)
• Lego Black Knights (1988–1996)
• Lego Wolfpack (1992–1994, 2003)
• Lego Dragon Masters (1993–1995, 1998)
• Lego Royal Knights (1995–1997, 2003)
• Lego Dark Forest (1996)
• Lego Fright Knights (1997–1998)
• Lego Ninja (1998–2000)
• Lego Knights' Kingdom (2000)
• Lego Knights' Kingdom II (2004–2006)
• Lego Castle (2007–2009)
• Lego Kingdoms (2010–present)

Pirates

Pirates is another long-running theme, consisting of a number of sub-themes:

• Lego Imperial Soldiers (1989–1991)
• Lego Pirates (1989–1997, 2009)
• Lego Imperial Guards (1992–1995, 2009)
• Lego Islanders (1994–1995, 2001)
• Lego Imperial Armada (1996–1997, 2001)
• Lego Pirates (2009–2010)

Licensed themes

The only two sets ever made from Lego Avatar: The Last Airbender.

• Lego Star Wars, based upon all six episodes of the sci-fi film franchise, as well as the animated Star Wars: The Clone Wars TV series and more. (1999–present) (List of Lego Star Wars sets).
• Lego Winnie the Pooh (1999-2001, 2011)
• Lego Mickey Mouse (2000)
• Lego Harry Potter, based upon the children's film series adapted from the books by J.K. Rowling. (2001-2007, 2010–2011)
• Lego Galidor (2002)
• Lego Williams F1 (2002–2003)
• Lego Spider-Man, based upon the film series adapted from the Marvel comic book character Spider-Man. (2002–2004 (2012 (Part of Lego Superheros))
• Lego Discovery (2003)
• Lego Ferrari, which featured cars and trucks from the manufacturer Ferrari. (2004–2009)
• Lego Thomas the Tank Engine based on the long running children's show (2005–2009)
• Lego Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)
• Lego Batman, based upon the original action film franchise and 90s show. (2006–2008, 2012 (Part of Lego Superheros))
• Lego SpongeBob SquarePants, based upon the animated cartoon series SpongeBob SquarePants. (2007–2009, 2012)
• Lego Speed Racer Based upon the Movie based on the classic anime. (2008)
• Lego Indiana Jones, based upon the adventure film franchise starring Harrison Ford. (2008–2009)
• Lego Prince of Persia, based on the movie Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time based loosely on the video game of the same name. (2010)
• Lego Toy Story, based upon the Disney/Pixar animated film franchise. (2010)
• Lego Ben 10: Alien Force, based upon the cartoon series Ben 10: Alien Force. (2010–2011)
• Lego Pirates of the Caribbean, based upon the Disney film franchise Pirates of the Caribbean. (2011-present)
• Lego Cars (2011-present)
• Lego Super Heroes (2012) based on the charcaters of Marvel and DC Comics.
• Lego The Lord of the Rings (2012) Based off the film series and upcoming Hobbit movies.
• Lego Minecraft (TBA) Based off the independent video game Minecraft.

Other story themes

These themes all introduced a set of characters (sometimes named), and some kind of story:

• Lego Aquazone (1995–1999)
• Lego Time Cruisers (1996–1997)
• Lego Wild West (1996–1997, 2002)
• Lego Adventurers (1998–2003)
• Lego Rock Raiders (1999–2000)
• Lego Studios, which featured movie-making sets and scenarios. (2000–2002)
• Lego Jack Stone (2001–2002)
• Lego Island Xtreme Stunts (2001–2003)
• Lego Alpha Team (2001–2005)
• Lego Racers (2001–present)
• Lego Dino Attack (2005)
• Lego Vikings (2005–2007)
• Lego Exo-Force (2006–2008)
• Lego Aqua Raiders (2007)
• Lego Agents (2008–2009)
• Lego Power Miners (2009–2010)
• Lego World Racers (2010)
• Lego Atlantis (2010–present)
• Lego Minifigures (2010–present)
• Lego Pharaoh's Quest (2010–present)
• Lego Ninjago (2011–present)
• Lego Dino (2012)

Creative themes

These themes focus less on story-telling and more on the creative building and construction.

• Lego Technic (1977–present)
• Lego Model Team (1986, 1990–1999, 2004, 2006)
• Lego Mosaic, which included pieces to make flat, 2-dimensional mosaic pictures. (2000, 2007)
• Lego Inventor (2003)
• Lego Creator, which features sets that have building instructions for more than one model. (2003–present)
• Lego Modular Houses (2007–present)
• Lego Architecture (2008–present)

Junior themes

These themes use the Duplo building system:

• Duplo Airport (1981–1985, 1993, 2005–2006, 2009)
• Duplo Train (1986, 1989, 1992, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2006)
• Duplo Baby (1987–1990, 2000–2001, 2004–2005)
• Duplo Dino (1997–1999, 2007–2008)
• Duplo Little Forest Friends (1998–2001)
• Duplo Construction (1999, 2002)
• Duplo Winnie the Pooh (1999–2001, 2011)
• Duplo Action Wheelers (2000–2001)
• Duplo Dolls (2000–2001)
• Duplo Bob the Builder (2001–2009)
• Duplo Little Robots (2003–2004)
• Duplo Dora the Explorer (2004)
• Duplo Ferrari (2004)
• Duplo Castle (2004–2008)
• LEGO Ville (2004–present)
• Duplo Princess Castle (2005–2007)
• Duplo Thomas & Friends (2005–2009)
• Duplo Pirates (2006)
• Duplo Toy Story (2010)
• Duplo Cars (2010–2011)

Other themes

• Dacta (1972–present)
• Lego Homemaker (1971-1982)
• Lego Scala (1979–1980, 1997–2001)
• Lego Fabuland (1979–1989)
• Lego Belville (1994–2009)
• Lego Primo (1995–1999)
• Znap (1998–1999)
• Lego Mindstorms (1998–present)
• Throwbots (1999–2000)
• Lego Baby (1983-1990, 2000–2001, 2004–2005)
• Lego Sports (2000–2004)
• Bionicle (2001–2010)
• Lego Clikits (2003–2006)
• Lego Quatro (2004–2006)
• Lego Games (2009–present)
• Lego Hero Factory (2010–present)
• LEGO Friends (2012–present)

References

• Theme Inventory on Peeron
• Theme Inventory on LUGNET