Muppets Archives - PS https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/category/70s-tv/muppets/ Reboot Thu, 15 Apr 2021 13:50:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 207447804 1975 AMSCO Toy Catalog https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/1975-amsco-toy-catalog-2/ https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/1975-amsco-toy-catalog-2/#comments Thu, 15 Apr 2021 13:50:26 +0000 http://plaidstallions.com/reboot/?p=16626 &n Amsco was a division of Milton Bradley and during their tenure they made some really fun creative and memorable toys. 1975’s roster included Sesame Street, Classic Monsters, Planet of the Apes and the Waltons in some truly original items. I would like that Sesame Street Play Set now. I doubt these foam bendies survived. […]

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Amsco was a division of Milton Bradley and during their tenure they made some really fun creative and memorable toys.

1975’s roster included Sesame Street, Classic Monsters, Planet of the Apes and the Waltons in some truly original items.


I would like that Sesame Street Play Set now.


I doubt these foam bendies survived.


I adore those Monsters…


The Planet of the Apes set Amsco produced is one of my favourite Planet of the Ape toys ever. The Walton’s set, not as much.

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]]> https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/1975-amsco-toy-catalog-2/feed/ 1 16626 1978 Fisher Price Muppet Show Catalog https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/1978-fisher-price-muppet-show-catalog-2/ https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/1978-fisher-price-muppet-show-catalog-2/#comments Thu, 08 Apr 2021 12:24:35 +0000 http://plaidstallions.com/reboot/?p=16604 The Muppet Show was as much an ingredient to a happy 70s childhood as orange kitchens and pop rocks were. The UK Produced syndicated series was a complete smash and not surprisingly oodles of merchandise followed. Toymaker Fisher-Price already knew the value of a Muppet, having produced Sesame Street items since the early 1970s released […]

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]]> The Muppet Show was as much an ingredient to a happy 70s childhood as orange kitchens and pop rocks were. The UK Produced syndicated series was a complete smash and not surprisingly oodles of merchandise followed. Toymaker Fisher-Price already knew the value of a Muppet, having produced Sesame Street items since the early 1970s released some of the most memorable Muppet show items.


Ms. Piggy was “new for 1978” which seems strange now.


Animal is described as a “wild hippie drummer”…


I loved these figures, I only ever had a Gonzo but I thought they were a cool idea. It reminds me that a reader sent in a shot of an original store display he had of these:

 

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