This week, my pal Sharry is guesting the NTS spot and describes something we can all relate to, unrequited toy love (why don’t you love me Stretch Monster?). Even as an adult, it’s sometimes hard to get what you want. More after the jump: When I was a kid growing up in NYC, just about every […]
Chris AKA Mysterion the Mind Reader sent in this awesome shot from late 1970s in conjunction with a new McDonalds opening at in the plaza at Duffferin and Lawrence in Toronto. Chris recollects that he “lost his mind” when this event occured. I remember being super fond of the McDonalds and Burger King characters back then as […]
Two of my favourite things together at last! If you needed a reminder that Doctor Who’s popularity is nothing new, then I present the haunting visage of Tom Baker on ….cans of baked beans. Until I see Matt Smith’s face on a packet of “noodles and sauce” I’ll still list Baker as the Doctor that garnered the […]
Hmmm, seems kind of smack dab in the middle of fantasy if you ask me. While toys like Manglors, Crystar and The Other World probably likely bring back fond memories for many of you, for me, they kind of have a bittersweet appeal. I was teetering on being a teenager at this point in time and when toys […]
The boulder was their turf and they protected it night and day.
Collecting glow in the dark silly putty knockoffs could really be a thing, I think almost every major licensed property had a variation of this. Flash here seems very pleased to find this, now he can copy Beetle Bailey!
Finally some evidence of this shirt featuring Canada’s Superhero, Captain Canuck. I’ve honestly been searching for an image I could use for the blog as it’s almost a Nerd Therapy Session in itself. True story, a kid in my fourth grade class had this shirt, he was one of the cooler boys so I brought in an issue […]
tio This one takes place in 1977 and involves vacationing, towels, a slightly embarrassing confession and I guess an overall reluctance to grow up. Go figure on the last one…. More after the jump: On Christmas morning 1977, my parents woke me up at 4am and threw me (and my newly acquired Oscar Goldman doll plus […]
David was kind enough to send in my first Mall Appearance shot this year (I seriously was starting to get worried) and they’re awesome. This time it’s from the summer of ’89, which of course as we all know belonged to the dark knight. Another great shot from David, here he and his brother meet Batman and […]
Sun Products doesn’t exactly ring a lot of bells for for many but I think everybody remembers the Hoppity Hop. Originally devised in Italy in the late 1960s (where it was known as the “Space Hopper”), Sun dubbed it the Hoppity Hop when it was introduced in 1971 to North Americans and the name really […]
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