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Hasbro Super Joe Rarities

I recently found this page of unusual pieces from the Hasbro Super Joe line, I love the repackaging of the earlier Adventure team set “Danger of the Depths”. It seems kind of crow barred into the Spacey world of SuperJoe. As an added bonus, I’ve dug up a couple of cool Super Joe commercials, here […]

Me vs Big Jim

Being injured sucks but it did finally give me the time to find this cool clip of me destroying a boxed Mattel Big Jim, hands right through the cello window. No wonder I collect toys….. www.plaidstallions.com

More Vintage Toy Store Pictures

After the great response to our previous feature on 1970’s Toy Stores I decided to try and find some more images and it turned out better than i hoped.Check out a pile of cool images from stores like Woolco, Macy’s, Kuhn’s Big K, Jeffersons and more. Toys include Star Wars, Mego Micronauts, Charlies Angels, Tonka […]

The Original Dirk Diggler

Director Paul Thomas Anderson must have a 1975 JC Penney catalog tucked away somewhere because in the second page of the dreaded ManMates section, is the original Dirk Prototype. Either that or Marky Mark is a witch of some sort……. Sending you to other sites department: Benjamin has posted another cool Mego Blog on his […]

Dawn of the Man-Mates!

When you buy a vintage catalog, sometimes you get duds, no good toys, respectable clothes, it’s a real downer. Other times, you strike comedy gold. The discovery of the “Man Mates” was the equivalent of striking oil, diamonds and uranium all at onceNot only is this line of clothing woefully named but it’s also the […]

Halloween Memories

There you have it folks, 34 years ago, I hated my first HalloweenIt wasn’t until a few years later and a visit from a certain caped crusader that I changed my mind…I’m the guy in the generic Spiderman Knock off costume (Thank you, Woolco!), Batman had let himself go and Robin smelled of drinking but […]

Monster Squad Merchandise

Ok, wanting to punch John Travolta is perfectly understandable, especially if you’ve seen “Be Cool” but why would you want to punch Frank from the Monster Squad? He’s a good guy!Actually this is a piece of merch from the show I’d never heard about, the only thing I’d ever seen before was the Board Game.Also, […]

Remembering the Vacant Lot

This post has nothing to do with Halloween or the 70’s actually, I just came across some videos from the Canadian Comedy Troupe “The Vacant Lot” and I wanted to share. For those not in the know, “Vacant Lot” was a 1993 CBC series that followed the mega successful “The Kids in the Hall”. Critics […]

Make your own monsters some more!

I’d never seen this Monster Bust set but I gotta say it’s pretty sweet. I like the fact that replaced Dracula with the Creature from the Black Lagoon. I wonder if most kids slathered on the testors red paint when putting these together? Most of the vintage kits I see with “little kid paint jobs” […]