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One of Us

December 12, 2011 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 4 Comments

“Today you’re a seagull Tommy, life changes now”

Child World Toy Sale from 30 years ago

December 9, 2011 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 6 Comments

Seeing that it’s close to Christmas, let’s take a trip back 30 years and see what toys were on special with the 1981 Child World Flyer, celebrating the best playthings that 1981 had to offer. You’ll find a lot of familiar faces in this one including Star Wars figures, Mego Superheroes, Intellivision, Jordache dolls, Fisher […]

Mobile Suport Unit

December 8, 2011 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 8 Comments

As much as I adore all thing Mego, I have to admit that the GI Joe Mobile Support unit may indeed be the finest toy vehicle ever made. It honestly looks as if it’s from some Gerry Anderson TV show that never made it to air. I’ve owned this piece more than once, the hard reality […]

If “Super Mario Brothers” was a thing in 1975

December 7, 2011 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 2 Comments

I think we have our plumbers right here…

Ultra-Men and Monster Maker

December 6, 2011 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 6 Comments

Leave it to the Japanese to make a fun toy more “funner” (it’s a word), here we see what I can only imagine is the original version of we here in North America know as “The Mighty Men and Monster Maker” easily one of the coolest toys from my youth. In Japan however, their version […]

What i wish to be buried in…

December 5, 2011 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 4 Comments

I think it’s pretty self explanatory…. Also I’m aware that i will have to buried face down for this to be effective, i’m in a good place about that.

Speaking of home made Star Wars

December 3, 2011 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 5 Comments

After declaring my love for home made Star Wars appearances last week, Kip sent in this awesome mural from his eighth grade graduation where the theme was “May the force be with you always”. While it’s not a mall appearance, it is just a special bit of magic isn’t it? This is Franklin public school in […]

Popular Kenner Toys as seen on TV

December 2, 2011 By Mantooth In Uncategorized No Comments

I got an early Christmas present in my mailbox the other day in the form of these Kenner store display photos, which were likely meant as internal documents showcasing their hottest toys for 1978. As we all know that was a year of Bionic Men and Women, Stretch Armstrong and massive block buster known as […]