Turf War
Oof, this could get ugly…
Mall bounty hunters, we don’t need their scum
A second batch from the set Tom sent in from a Mall Appearance in Macon Georgia just prior to the release of Empire. As I mentioned last week, Tom is now a big Star Wars costumer himself these days and has a website called Costumebot you should check out. If you’re thinking “that’s a great Boba […]
Mattel Slime for ’78
Mattel toys managed in the late 70s to package some random chemicals and make into a pop culture sensation that never quite went away. Slime may have been the “big ripoff” my parents said is was (for the record my Shag carpet loving parents forbade me to own it) but every kid was drawn to […]
Kitchen Trip
‘Shrooms will brighten your day.
Take Rocky down a peg
Despite the phenom that a Rocky movie was back in the day, it didn’t seem to equate to much in the merchandise arena. We got some action figures (produced at one point by Phoenix/PAC) and stuff like this, which makes all the sense in the world.
Love Boat Barber Shop
When I posted last month about the Popeye shaving set, some of you were quick to point out that there were several classic connections to Popeye and shaving. Fine, I’ll surrender that and give you all a point. Perhaps some of you can now please elaborate for me how Love Boat, a show about where […]
The party crashers
Gentlemen, we’ve got five parties to hit today, let’s split up and rendezvous at the bowling alley by five for Timmy Schlotstein’s barmitzmah. That cake isn’t going to eat itself!
Dark Lord of the Food Court
Tom sent me some great photos of Darth Vader at a Mall Appearance in Macon Georgia just prior to the release of Empire. What’s cool about this is Tom is now a big Star Wars costumer himself these days and has a website called Costumebot you should check out. He mentions that this Vader costume […]
Vintage Toy Store Photos Volume 12
It’s time once again to be whisked back to a simplier time, one that was dominated by “Mom and Pop” toy chains and the wonderful, almost chaotic way toys were distributed. Plaidstallions Vintage Toy Store Photos volume twelve is different from previous entries in that it features images from a photo album of a former Mattel employee, who […]
When moustaches ruled the earth
Captured for a moment in time, when the Moustache hit it’s peak. It’s been all downhill ever since, Thomas Magnum helped in the 80s but you know…..
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