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Disco Stud Friday

Thanks to my pal Scott, I have this wonderfully serious Disco man shot, kind of looks like Kevin McDonald from kids in the hall. Try not to look him directly in the eyes ladies, he’s a real tomcat. A nice close up of his back up posse, the ladykillers…..

Kid Dino-Mite!

I need this toy and I need it now, I watched Good Times religiously. This would be just the thing to annoy the hell out of my wife on long car rides.

Change my Super Diaper

This one goes out to Chris, even as a kid, I thought these were kind of overdoing it. Now I kind of like themPlaidstallions will be kind of in and out this week, my internet is offline and I have to do my blogging from a bar. boo-hoo.

1979 HG Toys Catalog

It’s not a household name but chances are you had some HG Toys gorwing up, their lines were simple but popular items such as puzzles and gun sets all utilizing the hottest tv stars of the day. From Godzilla to Barbapapa, from Vega$ to Alien, HG Toys had a really interesting mix of cool and […]

GI Joe VS the Spider

Skydive to Danger is to me the coolest GI Joe set ever and not just because I had it as a kid. The scenario of Joe parachuting into the Web of a cool giant Spider to me, has the perfect elements of childhood, a dose of reality and a big heaping hand of kid logic.My […]

The Perfect Valentines Day Present

Fellas, you can’t go wrong with the Max Hatter which, according to the catalog let’s you “Do housework while your hair dries”. That way she can look pretty for you and whip you up a cake at the same time. Win-win, gentlemen, win-win.Actually, oddly enough this is for my wife, who has been asking me […]

International Femmes of Mystery

So much comedy to be mined in here but I went for the obvious “Austin Powers” reference, I’ll be making “Dumb and Dumber” jokes next.I am in love with the “You’ve never looked more exciting” tagline

You Gotta Wash Yer Ass, Kid

I love Redd Foxx but I kind of think it weird that a toy company (my guess would be Shindana) thought that the nightclub comic and TV Superstar would make the perfect Teddy Bear.Maybe his TV Character Fred Sanford but Foxx himself worked pretty blue, bless his heart. One of his sayings, “Wash your face […]