Oh how the unlicensed Gorilla stuff just came pouring out of everywhere in 1977. I’m pretty sure I didn’t own one piece of licensed Kong Merchandise (most of which was made by Mego) but had plenty of this generic stuff. Those beer can radios are another thing that children today will never know of…
Damn I miss the Turtle neck/sport coat combination but I’m just not the right guy to bring it back…
I’m loving this 1976 press release about Bozo and Mattel, a lot of the things being given away are really collectible right now. Of course my favourite of the shot is the Big Jim P.A.C.K Beast that is front and center. Look at that sweet Jack Kirby Goodness, all toy companies should have had the […]
When Mr Zaroff brought out the rifle and began mumbling about a head start, Lonny and Pete realised that the slumber party had all been an elaborate ruse…
David T sent in a big pile of goodies recently and I think my favourite of all is this cool pic of Captain America shaking hands at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson NJ in 1976. That shield is awesome. Send us your Mall Appearance photos!
NERF stands for Non-Expanding Recreational Foam (thanks wikipedia!) and was first introduced to households in 1969 as the the first indoor ball, With it’s success, saw many other application for this fun and safe material. 40 years after it’s introduction, NERF is still widely available which is a testament to how timeless an idea it […]
In an outfit!
Truly one of the more WTF? toys of the 1970s, Milky was based on the assumption that children would want to play with a cow’s teets endlessly. You see, Milky drinks water and then you’re encouraged to milk her. That’s it, that’s all! Theres a tarp so you don’t make a mess. Is anybody else […]
34 years ago men everywhere nodded in approval of this hot new look. I ask you, can you blame them?
I’m a sucker for purty toy packaging and these shots of the UK version of the Star Trek Phaser just had me drooling. It’s so nice that I’ll forgive the dye job on Shatner’s hair. Thanks to Ebay seller retrotoyboy for letting me use these. More Trekky things to look at:
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