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Groovy Stuff for Sweat Hogs

“The official “Welcome Back Kotter” leather accessories kit bag will make you the most popular girl in school Eileen” whispered the Vinny Barbarino in her head… Like our Facebook Page Check out our Instagram Get the expanded digital edition of Rack Toys here.

Jay J Armes and his mobile investigation unit

Ideal’s JJ Armes has to be one of the more interesting licensed action figures of the 1970s, mainly because it’s not based on a TV or comic series but on a real person.  Armes is a Texas area private investigator with a single acting credit (a Hawaii Five-O episode) but his autobiography and subsequent talk show […]

The Corduroy Boys

No one sees the Corduroy boys coming, hearing them on the other hand…… Like our Facebook Page Check out our Instagram Get the expanded digital edition of Rack Toys here.

Avacado Paradise

The biggest fight I ever had with my wife was whether the bathroom should be avocado or violet. She didn’t want either. Like our Facebook Page Check out our Instagram Get the expanded digital edition of Rack Toys here.

BIG Toys Week: Rodan by Mattel

I cap off this theme week with one of my absolute favorite BIG toys of all time, Rodan! Toho movies were a treat for me growing up, rarely playing on TV, I can vividly remember watching each one I did catch. The weekly Godzilla cartoon and monthly Marvel comic were also enabling my love for […]

BIG Toys Week: GI Joe Big Trapper

The GI Joe Big Trapper vehicle is a kind of a bittersweet item for me. I really wanted it for my birthday that year but ultimately chose the Capture Copter, either way, I kind of won. The only downer was, these were the last GI Joe vehicles ever made. Many collectors view the Big Trapper […]

BIG toys week: The Wayne Foundation by Mego Corporation

The Mego Wayne Foundation is like a Barbie Dreamhouse but it’s for Batman, so it’s completely awesome and not a doll house. For this entry, I can swipe all the photos from the MegoMuseum because I work there (mainly to steal stuff from the break room and use the photocopier). I never had the set […]