Bathtub Sailing

November 24, 2009 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 9 Comments

I’d really like to nominate the Fisher Price Boat pictured here as one of the greatest bathtub toys ever created. I realize there is no “bathtub toys hall of fame” but there should be, I’d visit!

Tags: 1973, fisher price, Toy Love

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Mantooth

AKA Brian Heiler author of "Rack Toys: Cheap, Crazed Playthings" and co-editor of "Toy-Ventures Magazine". Co-Host of the "Pod Stallions" podcast. Host of the Brick Mantooth Youtube channel, painter, designer, writer, mental health advocate, toy collector, Mego, and Mego Knock-Off enthusiast. I have large feet, ADHD and I live in Canada. Talk toys, not others.

9 Comments

Arkonbey on November 24, 2009

another "I totally forgot we'd had that!" moment.

Thanks!

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chunky B on November 24, 2009

It would have my vote, that toy rocked the boat!

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Retro Hound on November 24, 2009

We had one of these a few years ago. I think we ended up giving it to Salvation Army. It was in decent shape too, I just didn't have the energy to try and sell it. It did NOT have the people, and only had one chair.

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FilmFather on November 24, 2009

Agreed on this being a hall-of-famer. I absolutely LOVED this toy as a kid. The lounge chairs, the diving board, the grill — c'mon!

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Anonymous on November 25, 2009

What about the Gilligan's Island bath toy?

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Dad.. on November 27, 2009

I dug Fisher Price toys! I had a Holiday Inn play-set, and always coveted my friends McDonald's play-set!

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Ally on December 9, 2009

I never had these cool-ass toys! I don't get it. Where were my folks buying my toys? Kids in school had that awesome Fisher Price Boat and the McDonald's. I never did. I think my parents finally got us a McDonald's from a garage sale but it was like missing all the cool stuff and was just a shell of the original toy.

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Anonymous on April 13, 2010

just, wow. i completely forgot that i ever had this. i remember getting my lips stuck between the spring in the flagpost as a tot.

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WIlliam White on December 9, 2012

I had one of these I loved it.

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