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Why I love Star Trek toys

I was first introduced to Star Trek through my older sister, who forced me to watch the reruns on CFTO every Saturday morning because of her crush on William Shatner. She was going to marry him, she never lived that down.To me, Star Trek was a cool saturday morning show, it was a great follow […]

Big Jim and his Mexican Equivalent

Seeing as the P.A.C.K comic was a big hit this week, I thought I’d close the week with a funky look at the world of Mexican Big Jims. Much like Mexican Mego figures, the toy companies took creative license and in my opinion, created some of the coolest figures around. Next week we’ll be showcasing […]

What Color was your fridge?

Whatever happened to white? Your choices in this 1974 offering are mustard Yellow, Copper and of course, Ovocado Green. I seem to remember having a brown fridge to go along with the orange flower print wall paper, that is also in this catalog. Today we conclude the Big Jim Wolf PACK comic with the final […]

Beware the Man-Robe!

This outfit might as well include a large sign that says “I’m having a mid life crisis!” Either that or you’re really into Cosplay to attempt the “post apocalyptic” look. Looks like the kind of dude who takes you for a ride in his new dune buggy and then invites you back to his hot […]

The World’s Coolest Man

Just look at this guy! He just kind of oozes confidence doesn’t he? Let’s not forget about his amazing air of mystery surrounding him. Is he a spy? An International Playboy? A substitute science teacher? The Stand in for Jonathan Harris? I guess we’ll never know…. PlaidStallions Bonus Feature! I’ve put the Mattel Big Jim […]

Sesame Street Records and Finger Puppets

Kind of a mash up today, I had two great topics and just decided to put them together, first is the remanents of my Sesame Street Record collection, I swear my mom bought every single one of these, here are some of my favourite covers. This Monster cover has to be my favourite, just the […]

Fisher Price Little People And Sesame Street : A Perfect Marriage

In my previous rant about how cool the Fisher Price Sesame Street Playset was someone on the PlaidStallions MySpace Page brought the clubhouse to my attention. Although nothing ever remotely resembling it appeared on the show, the clubhouse was an awesome toy. It’s trap doors; secret doorways and weird moving sidewalk are part of some […]

No Elmo in sight, Hooray!

I’m all over these cool pullstring Sesame characters from 1978. I still have my original Ernie in my office, he still talks! One of the best thing he says is “You’ve got cold hands!” I don’t remember these other characters coming out but my sesame street days were over by ’78. Well, I still watched […]

Bert and Ernie : The Original Shock Jocks

I can’t get over how many Sesame Street transister radios were available in the 70’s, talk about a selection. Bert and Ernie’s infamous radio career skidded to a halt when Bert “did the pigeon” in a catholic church. Ernie goes rock hunting, love it!