Comments on: Big Jim for 1972

By: Johnny Gage

Johnny Gage — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 05:33:27 +0000

I'm just a little bit too young to have had Big Jim, but I must say I am mystified by the thinking behind most of his outfits. Why on earth would it be fun to have him dressed up to play a team sport like basketball, but with no teammates or opponents? Why have a race driving outfit without a race car? How could anybody think that Karate and Kendo are somehow related activities just because both are Japanese martial arts? Finally, does every outfit need it's own exclamation point? YES!

By: Arkonbey

Arkonbey — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 02:08:00 +0000

gilligan: As long as he was hunting for food and not for a trophy or the joy of killing it’s okay with me 😉

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 19:03:00 +0000

that camper got the hell played out of it by me when i was a kid.....

dusty abell

By: gilligan

gilligan — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 19:58:00 +0000

Funny, how Big Jim was designed to be a less violent kind of toy for boys…. yet we have Big Jim hunting with a rifle (or is it a shotgun?). Hmmm.be

By: Arkonbey

Arkonbey — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 13:07:00 +0000

Oh, the camper. I had a buddy (won't call him a friend, he once hit me in the head with a rock because I beat him in a footrace) who had the camper. Man.

I had the Big Jim fishing boat. Hard to place the year, but I also had some Smash-up Derby cars then. Those toys are long-gone, more's the pity

By: Dancin' Homer

Dancin' Homer — Fri, 07 Nov 2008 11:36:00 +0000

I was a Big Jim fan also, though I never had an interest in his many sports outfits. Loved all the “adventure/outdoors” stuff. My favorite was Big Josh and his eagle. Years after I’d outgrown playing with them, I still kept that eagle on my desk, every now and then pressing his leg to make his wings flap.

That camper was indeed magical – I remember being fascinated by the fact that you could prop up the side of the van on sticks to create an awning. Simpler times I guess.