Atari just added another new game
For the brief time after Star Wars and before the discovery of girls and punk rock, Atari dominated my thoughts.
Thundarr will take the country by storm!
This ad from Viacom was put out in all the toy trades at the time enticing licensees that Thundarr was a good idea. I wish more of them took it seriously. Heck, I still want the unproduced Mego line.
Two Guys: Action Figure Headquarters
GI Joe, Action Jackson, Big Jim and Mego Superheroes, pretty close to everything I thought about before Star Wars blew up.
Spider-Man shopping spree!
Spidey joined the winner of shopping spree back in 1981, I dream of these things sometimes…. Send me your mall appearance photos!
Vintage Toy Store Pictures Volume 18
For this year’s last Friday feature, I bring you my favourite of all sections of PlaidStallions another volume of vintage toy store pictures! Celebrating the time when we had unique independent retailers dotting our landscape and came up with colourful and and interesting ways of selling us toys. Volume 18 is our biggest yet and loaded with […]
The Shirt Shop
“Point to a winner.” “Casual Friday?
Battlestar Galactica Inflatable Viper
I recently discovered this in a catalog for toymaker GLJ, who specialized in things like bop bags and inflatable Barbie Furniture. Turns out they had the Battlestar Galactica license and planned a number of things, including this inflatable Colonial Viper that would have fit the 12″ Mattel figures. While some GLJ BSG merchandise made it […]
CHiPs Diecast vehicles
As Rack Toys go, these are a pretty solid concept.
THE Coats for Fall!
“The Men people pay attention to will be wearing these coats this fall” Trust me, I know from experience, I get a lot of jealous looks at Parent-Teacher meetings…
Pod Stallions 38: Irwin Allen 1
This month’s show starts off with Jason talking a little bit about his BAFTA Flash Gordon event but then segways into the works of Irwin Allen, primarily his TV work of the 1960s. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, Lost in Space, Land of the Giants and Time Tunnel as well as the busted […]
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