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Paging Wayne Rogers

My pal Steve found me this and I wanted to hug him. This toy makes total sense, I mean what kid didn’t have a Pernell Roberts poster on their bedroom walls back in 1981? That Halloween they were all out of Gonzo Gates costumes so I had to settle for Yoda. Passing up on the Trapper John action […]

AHI Superfriends Buggy

After almost three decades of toy collecting, not many vintage toy sightings make me want to wet my pants. This past few weeks I’ve had the pleasure of almost losing control several times, first with the Tomland Monsters and then followed up by this, the AHI Superfriends car in glorious detail. My friend Mark from Heroes […]

Kojak Harbor Patrol

Another classic “who gives a crap” Rack Toy from Hamony, the makers of this pile of “hunh?” . Harmony is quickly becoming my favourite Rack Toy company mostly because everything I’ve seen from them seems to smack of little to no thought. I’m sure Kojak had some episodes that featured both boats and helicopters but nothing […]

The 2011 Plaidstallions Retro Awards

It’s time once again for my fake awards show dedicated to what I feel is retro goodness of the past year. All in all, 2011 was a tremendous year for this kind of commerce, so there was lots to choose from. I’ve also got some news on the book projects and changes to the site […]

A Funky Christmas to one and all

Wishing one and all a joyous holiday season and a happy anad prosperous New Year from the entire PlaidStallions Team. Thank you for reading and writing in, making me laugh and overall being amazing. We’re taking the whole week off at PS and launching next Friday with the 2011 Retro awards, see you then!

1977 Hasbro Weebles Catalog

Time for another trip to Weeble Town! 1977 saw Hasbro aim for action and adventure with the addition of Tarzan (?) and their own portly crusader Super Weeble! It seems fitting to do Weebles around Christmas time as they’re really kind of the thing a lot of folks got under the tree. Not me though, my […]