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Review: Lou Scheimer: Creating the Filmation Generation

Review: Lou Scheimer: Creating the Filmation Generation By Lou Scheimer and Andy Mangels My earliest memory in this life, other than eating delicious Play Doh on Christmas morning 1971, was watching a Batman cartoon with my sister in the TV room one random morning in  1972. The Penguin was stealing a tank and gassed a […]

Rack Toys Memories Contest Results

I am elated  to be posting the results from the Rack Toys memories contest. Let me begin by saying, you people rock. I was floored by the amount of entries and the fact that so many of you took the time to craft such well written ones. It also gave me a renewed sense of […]

Judo Nap!

As a former child, I see the inherit coolness of pajamas that look like a Judo uniform. As a current parent, I fail to see the joy in something that encourages even more wrestling around before bedtime…

Kar-a-a-ate Men!

I had honestly forgotten that the correct spelling of this toy isn’t “Karate Men” but “Kar-a-a-ate Men”  which is infinitely cooler. As much as I see this fun toy in the wild, I rarely see them in the box.  The box gives me goosebumps, it really connects into Christmas morning 1975, where I really could […]

Train with Rocky

From left to right it goes from logical to odd to downright sublime. I don’t know who ever stumbled out of a Rocky film and said “bubble fun!” but clearly it occurred and they made it happen. Check out the facebook page for our upcoming book.

1982 Kenner Sea Wees Catalog

  Kenner Sea Wees were a yearly staple during the late 1970s/early 1980s, poart fashion doll, part bath toy, these figures had a lasting popularity. In 1982, the theme was “Tropigals” and well, I’m not sure what the difference is..   Oh it’s probably the grass skirts, look I’m not awesome with Girl’s toys but I […]