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By: Weekend Reading | 01/10/20 | Retro Ramblings

Weekend Reading | 01/10/20 | Retro Ramblings — Sat, 16 Jan 2021 20:15:45 +0000

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By: top cat james

top cat james — Sat, 02 Jan 2021 22:33:28 +0000

…[S]urprisingly the Mego [P]lanet of the [A]pes dolls still sold despite the series getting canceled over a year earlier.

You’re overlooking the Saturday morning animated series, RETURN TO THE PLANET OF THE APES, that was airing at this time.

By: DBenson

DBenson — Sat, 02 Jan 2021 22:22:01 +0000

I got the Sesame Street set for my niece several decades ago. I was impressed (more so than she was) by how functional everything was. Figures, props, doors and windows were all on the same scale and mostly functional, unlike some of the toys of my own 60s kidhood. The army men, spacemen, cowboys, and other little guys always seem to come with vehicles and buildings too small for them, and I’d get peeved when openings and even furniture were just printed onto a wall.

Had the Apes movies started to appear on local television yet? That might have given the franchise a bit more mileage in those pre-video days. Also remember that the series got a second wind edited into a package of syndicated “movies” hosted by Roddy McDowell as Cornelius. Then again, maybe a current show wasn’t necessary for a franchise that familiar. “Wizard of Oz” was still an annual network event, and it felt like everybody had it memorized.