In the 1960s, Mattel had a great deal of success with their “Major Matt Mason” line of toys, but when Neal Armstrong stepped on the moon and discovered nothing, interest in space toys hit new lows. Mattel logically thought to spin the concept off to a more earth bound concept and created “The Sea Devils” […]
Isn’t that the windmill that Frankenstein was killed in?
While I never truly understood Kojak’s appeal to children, I kind of love this British role play set which has you relive all the excitement of taking notes, wearing sunglasses and possibly making an arrest. No gun however, which is kind of surprising, considering the era.
Also suitable for family reunions, barmitzvahs and first days of school.
This is a new one to me, these Comic Hero kites from Remco were made in 1971, which was an odd year to be making Superhero merchandise seeing it was pretty close to the late 60s explosion. There are some pretty interesting things to notice about this line, first is the absence of Aquaman ( […]
It doesn’t more 70s than this, the Marvel Superheroes (including Spider-Woman, whom I’ve had a crush on since 1979, *sigh*) and the Carter family. For those wondering, that is absolutely Jonathan Frakes as Captain America there. I never expected to have a shot like this so close to the last one but it’s a most welcome surprise. […]
Anybody who grew in the 70s probably remembers the Janex line of products especially their talking alarm clocks which were a pretty big deal at the time. I for one coveted that Batman and Robin one but I hated waking up as a kid (still do) so I never asked for one. The addition of […]
One of the cryingest shames of the 1970s were that a lot of cool TV shows never got much merchandise, take Land of the Lost for example. This was easily one of the most memorable kids shows of the decade and all we got were a few rack toys from Larami, some viewmasters, a Halloween […]
This is how I picture a Filmation Nancy Drew TV Series would have looked like except one of these kids would have a comicly oversized pair of glasses.
I’ve featured this line before but it’s kind of forgotten and could use the l’il “leg up” now and then.
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