The Days Before Beta Max

The Days Before Beta Max


These bring me back, I can remember watching “Charlie Chan and the Chan Clan” on my neighbour’s wall back in 1977. They had played with it so much that all three siblings were saying the dialogue in unison, kind of strange.Two thoughts entered my mind, one was “Who is Charlie Chan?” and the other was “Wouldn’t it be neat to be able to play cartoons any time you wanted?”. On a recent car trip, my son got to watch the entire run of “Jason of Star Command”, he doesn’t know how good he has it…..
Three days until Megomeet!

About The Author

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.

1 Comment

  • Anonymous on December 14, 2007

    These projectors were awesomely fun, at least for a while! The middle one really brings me back. After I got tired of the projected “movies” I just liked using the projector to make shadow puppets.

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