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Back to the cornfield

My pal Steve sent me this over the weekend, yet another sighting of the Hee-Haw overalls in the Sears Catalog. Never has there been a more authentic bit of merchandise albeit a slightly bewildering one.  For added bonus, the kid modelling them looks like the eerie combination of Roy Clarke and Buck Owens.

More Pre School Trek

Sarah who submitted this awesome shot of her brother last fall strikes again, this time he’s dressed as a science officer at Mesa Verde. She admits that “the Rio Grande rail road hat somewhat spoils the effect — or enhances it…depends”. Sarah is the big sis standing behind him, in a very un23rd century attire. The Top […]

Vintage Toy Store Photos Volume 15

  Seeing as it’s the site’s birthday, it’s no better time to drop a new installment in what is one of my favorites, vintage toy store photos. A journey back to the days of oddly named department stores and independent mall toy stores and chains that are fondly remembered but sadly mostly gone.  Vintage Toy […]

PlaidStallions 8th Birthday Contest!

I say this every year but in addition to being pleased that I remembered the site’s birthday a whole two days prior, I’m grateful for the entire experience. A new contest and a whole bunch more of my babble after the jump! Again, it’s been eight surprisingly short years since I launched PlaidStallions on a […]

Chewgum Warriors

Basically it’s a dollar store Star Wars action figure filled with gum. HOW THE HELL DID I MISS THIS AS A KID? Rack Toys: Cheap, Crazed Playthings is a limited edition 144 page book from the creator of Plaid Stallions. Order from us and get three free promotional post cards.

PodStallions 16: Buck or Starbuck?

Episode 16 finds us going “Full On Glen A Larson” with a delving into his seminal science fiction works. Even though we touched upon both of these shows in episode 7, neither Jason nor Brian felt we did either justice. Episode 16 goes deeper into both Battlestar Galactica and Buck Rogers and sees our hosts […]

Bulletman International

My passion for Hasbro’s Bulletman knows know bounds, the figure in the foreground is the first thing I ever purchased at a toy show (sadly almost 30 years ago). The other two are international variations of the figure that I’m proud to now own, more after the jump! My latest addition is the UK version […]