What better way to celebrate the day of the dad than with this 1978 Father’s Day Catalog from Eatons? Escape with me to a time when dads had bushy mustaches and a strong scent of pipe tobacco and Old Spice. This catalog has everything a 70’s dad could want, it’s got all the ties, underwear, […]
5 awesome things on eBay this week, come window shop with me. Black Hole Soap– I featured Black Hole soap on eBay previously but I’ve never noticed the Cygnus version of this before. Kojak Bike Siren– It is my goal on 5 awesome things on eBay to feature every weird bit of Kojak merchandise […]
Kenner’s Blythe dolls is a truly interesting story about toy collecting and pop culture in general. Originally released in 1972 and sold in North America, the UK and Japan, by Kenner. The Blythe line did not catch on and Kenner chose not to continue it in 1973, giving it a single season on the […]
1977 Mattel Donny and Marie Osmond Catalog Donny and Marie were TV superstars in 1977 thanks to their Sid and Marty Krofft (yes, the Land of the Lost creators) produced variety show that ran from 1975 until 1979 on ABC-TV. It was a wholesome affair that I will admit was on quite a bit in […]
As we send issue 4 of Toy-Ventures magazine to the printers, this is a good time to mention that our door is always open to reader submissions. Some of our best articles in the past four issues came from people sharing with us, it’s always been the goal of this publication to seek out the people […]
Plaid Stallions Toy-Ventures this week is all about the Star Maidens line of toys, you know I talk a lot about Knock-offs on this show and I love them but our subject today only looks one, they’re actually officially licensed toys from a tv program that not many people watched. Star Maidens in a UK/German […]
Aw yeah, it’s Friday and it’s time for 5 awesome things on eBay this week. Come window shop with me… Bionic Woman Sliding Puzzle- For some reason, I’m really good at these, like it’s my mutant superpower or something. I’m still trying to figure out if there is some sort of career I can pursue […]
All loyal listeners of Pod Stallions know we live by the ‘variety is the spice of life’ philosophy, so we thought it was time we celebrated that. In this episode, we welcome producer/clip expert Steve Kozak to our third chair, and we discuss the “variety special” trends of the 70s & 80s, and deep dive […]
The Croner Buck Rogers action figure line is one of the more curious toy lines as Australia is the only place in the world to have two competing action figure lines for Buck Rogers, Croner and Mego. Are these made by Mego? It’s not known but they sure look similar, more at the Plaid Stallions […]
5 Awesome Things on eBay this week! Happy Friday! Logan’s Run Farrah Fawcett Towel There really isn’t enough Logan’s Run merchandise out there and honestly, there will never be enough for me. I do, however, have a soft spot for stuff like this towel, which is obviously meant to cash more in on the popularity […]
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