EBAY LINK Hawaii Five-O Board Game by REMCO Man alive, I loved 3am re-runs of Hawaii Five-0 in college and I love how Jack Lord looks like he’s about to kick your ass on this cover. EBAY LINK RARE VINTAGE HCF 1970s *THE MUPPETS* FLOCK FELT PLAY DISPLAY FIGURE ORNAMENT x 3 I’ve seen little […]
In 1978, Ideal Toys hobbled together a series of toys using old molds and previously used brands to captilize on the popularity of Star Wars (and its lack of product on the shelves. Yes, lawsuits did happen. In an effort to create a back story kids might enjoy Ideal contacted Marvel comics (Yes, the people […]
In celebration of my decade and a half blogging about random pop culture, I’d like to give away some stuff to show appreciation. Here are the fabulous prizes for this go-round. 3rd Prize- A toy ventures 3 pack This includes all three issues of Toy-Ventures magazine and all three of the perks, which include the […]
It’s the 15th anniversary of PlaidStallions.com, and we decided to do a special Toy-Ventures with our first special guest Jason Lenzi, we take a look at some weird figures like Lady Dragon and Superhero Punch-Up. Then it turns into a PodCast about Knock-Offs and we can talk about the site’s 15th Anniversary. Get […]
15 years ago today, while my baby had a nap, I started a blog making fun of leisure suits out of old Sears catalogs, I thought it would amuse me for a couple of years tops, I would have no idea at that moment and I say this without hyperbole, how it would change my […]
EBAY LINK AHI Skydiving Penguin as a connoisseur of parachuting rack toys, let me tell you the Penguin is a toughy. Not as hard to find as the Joker but he’s up there. Also, I love his design. EBAY LINK Berwick Starsky and Hutch Target set The UK sure did love Starsky and Hutch, they […]
Planet of the Apes was a new hot ticket item for 70s wunderkind Mego who also produced the World’s Greatest Superheroes around the same time. Big Jim was Mattel’s answer to G.I. Joe and Dinah-Mite was Mego’s stab at Barbie, who was the original. Child Guidance was one of the bigger players in Sesame Street merchandise, […]
In 1982, LJN toys beat out rival toymaker Mego for the rights to produce toys based on the popular TSR role-play game “Dungeons and Dragons” and a great underrated series of toys was born. The LJN D&D line was sort of a grown-up version of Masters of the Universe with its Elves, Wizards, and Orcs […]
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 race toys crashed and burned. Mattel logically thought to spin the concept off to a more earth-bound concept and created “The Sea Devils” […]
Diener industries made school supplies fun with figural erasers and pencil toppers, they were toys you could sneak into school. If you take a look at this catalog, you will find something you forgot you had as a kid. Collectible erasers were the one thing a kid could sneak into School without fear […]
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