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Colouring Book Theatre: Lord of the Rings

The Lord of the Rings (1979), Whitman (Editor’s note Today’s submission provided and authored by Kurt, who has graciously us provided a glimpse into this neat book- Take it away Kurt!)             I have very nostalgic feelings for Ralph Bakshi’s The Lord of the Rings.  It reminds me of the Age of the Video Store – […]

Star Blazers action figure gallery

Star Blazers was a huge phenomenon in my neighbourhood when it hit the airwaves in 1979, my friends and I would gather every day at the one house whose ariel got the channel just to see if the Argo did indeed save earth. That’s why these action figures produced by Nomura in Japan blew my […]

Scooby Doo Song and Dance

I’ve featured this before but it’s so awesome it deserves another pass, the Scooby Doo song and dance record player is one of the cooler record players I’ve ever seen. Fred don’t dance.

TV Tray heaven

I have a soft spot for TV trays, mainly because they whisk me back to my grandparent’s apartment and was the only thing they used not covered in plastic.   Seriously, they even had plastic on top of the carpeting.

Land of the Lost Moon Spinners

Another photo submission from Manuel, these cool Land of the Lost Moon Spinners/ Even though the toys have no relation to the show, I’d have been a sucker for these due to the cards heavy “Sleestak factor”. Rack Toys: Cheap, Crazed Playthings is a limited edition 144 page book from the creator of Plaid Stallions. […]

Starsky Love

A sampling from the Paul Michael Glaser “his ‘n hers” collection available only at select Montgomery Ward’s locations…

Investigating the sun kissed water closer

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Krofft Week Wrap up

I got a lot of nice mail over Krofft week and many folks wanted to join in! Seeing as most of you have better collections than me, it made sense to showcase them here today. Manuel has a great selection of Krofft borad games, I’ve never seen the Bugaloo’s one above. A lot of folks […]