Comments on: Cardboard and Vinyl charm

By: The Human Fly

The Human Fly — Fri, 02 Jun 2017 14:37:05 +0000

Whaaat ? Not a fan of EMERGENCY !.. ? As a child , I always looked at the wall clock and quizzically noticed the Emergencies occurred at 10 , 30 then 50 minutes past the hour . Always three per episode and just enough to keep the action going . Besides , Randy Mantooth may be the ONLY active actor from the Plaid Stallion's era who is still active .. mmm ?

By: Hugh Walter

Hugh Walter — Wed, 03 May 2017 14:00:57 +0000

On your side of the pond there was a brilliant (...ley kitsch) fold-out townscape, issued by Matchbox I think, which we didn't get in the old country, it had a Burger King and a Pizza hut if I recall correctly, is that in any of your old catalogues perchance?

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By: Donald Benson

Donald Benson — Mon, 01 May 2017 18:44:20 +0000

Old enough to remember when it was mostly lithographed metal. HQs, western streets, service stations (seemed to be lots of those), dollhouses, barns, and so on.

I would get annoyed about things being printed onto the walls -- windows, furniture, counters with people behind them, etc. Having the little plastic people knock on a picture of a door or stand in front of a picture of a chair just didn't cut it for me. Never mind that they couldn't sit down anyway. It was the principle of the thing.

I remember getting my niece a Fisher-Price Sesame Street. While much simpler in design than the lithographed wonders, the doors and windows were functional, and the furniture was real. That impressed me no end.

By: Mickey Yarber

Mickey Yarber — Mon, 01 May 2017 16:19:40 +0000

I think I used to have some of these things that my brother had handed down to me. They were for the Little People toys. One was a hospital and the other a firehouse.

By: Seventiesfan

Seventiesfan — Mon, 01 May 2017 00:06:28 +0000

I know exactly what you mean by Cardboard and Vinyl charm. I barely have enough room to walk around because of my Mego Batcave, Bat Lab, Hall of Justice, Our Gang Clubhouse, Star Trek Enterprise, Big Jim Sports Camper, and Sky Commander.

By: Armpit Studios

Armpit Studios — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 03:24:20 +0000

I'm a huge Emergency! fan, but even as a kid I think I would've complained about that being a 2-story setup with a pole, because they didn't have that.

S.W.A.T. was fun, but they didn't have a computer. Or are those land mines in a wall cabinet?