Charlton Heston Not Included

Charlton Heston Not Included


Ever since I first saw it in the 1976 Remco Catalog, I’ve been a little fascinated by the Earth Quake Tower Playset, which obviously was inspired by the many works of Irwin Allen and the disaster craze of the early seventies. It’s kind of morbid but if I had seen it as a kid, i’d have been all over it.

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AKA Brian Heiler author of "Rack Toys: Cheap, Crazed Playthings" and co-editor of "Toy-Ventures Magazine". Co-Host of the "Pod Stallions" podcast. Host of the Brick Mantooth Youtube channel, painter, designer, writer, mental health advocate, toy collector, Mego, and Mego Knock-Off enthusiast. I have large feet, ADHD and I live in Canada. Talk toys, not others.

9 Comments

  • Ian Sokoliwski on February 3, 2009

    This.

    Is.

    AWESOME!!!!!

    I want one NOW!!!!!

  • Quilty on February 3, 2009

    This is the best view of Earthquake Tower I’ve seen on the web. Thanks very much for posting it.

    I wish I still had this playset. The best part about it was the flexi disc with sounds of people screaming and the building collapsing.

  • Neal Snow on February 3, 2009

    My brother and I played with this so much that we broke it. We also put our cat on top of it, started pushing the buttons that made the tower shake, and scream “Jump, kitty! Jump for your life!” We were bastards.

  • Arkonbey on February 3, 2009

    I had a friend who had one of those. It was sweet. I don’t remember screaming people, though. That’s pretty creepy.

    I had to suffice with knocking down my girder-and-panel buildings.

  • JFStan on February 3, 2009

    I loved this thing.. My Mego Comic Action Heroes Superman could leap it in a single bound!

  • Rich on February 4, 2009

    There’s no way you can convince me that jet fuel brought down Earth Quake Tower Playset…
    You can clearly see in the blurry blown-up screen captures a rocket coming out of the helicopter.

    WHOOPS! Wrong website!

  • Arkonbey on February 5, 2009

    Rich: ha! fantastic.

  • Anonymous on November 27, 2009

    This was one of my favorite possessions as a kid. Then one day, I saw The Towering Inferno and well, you can guess what happened next!

  • Anonymous on June 23, 2010

    They needed a "Poseidon Adventure" playset complete with capsized boat.

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