Comments on: Dull gifts for children

By: Chuck

Chuck — Tue, 08 May 2012 04:21:39 +0000

I had this set, including the White House!

...And yet, I was a nerdy kid.

By: John Scott Tynes

John Scott Tynes — Fri, 04 May 2012 17:06:09 +0000

THEY CAN BE YOURS:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rare-35pc-MARX-Toys-PRESIDENTS-Figures-Series-1-5-Complete-New-Vintage-/290707074703?pt=US_Action_Figures&hash=item43af7dee8f#ht_2020wt_907

By: C. Elam

C. Elam — Fri, 04 May 2012 05:15:03 +0000

Wow, Rakhi is an aggressive spammer. That's new.

I have a couple of these, though I have no earthly idea how I got them. I want to say I have Washington and James Madison. I think they were suited more for shelf display than play value. Although, I guess you could use them as statues?

It's not obvious from that ad, but they were painted, too. At least, mine are.

By: Jay Roosa

Jay Roosa — Fri, 04 May 2012 01:22:32 +0000

We had the figures but not the White House. They lived in an old shoe box. I remember answering a question in Kindergarten in 1975-76, "who is the President" and I said Nixon because he was the last figure in the set.
No one in my family remembered where they came from, getting them in one set makes sense because we never got the complete collection of anything.

By: John III

John III — Fri, 04 May 2012 00:25:13 +0000

Poor Rahki. Must have ruined his day to discover this website wasn't Plaid "Scallions" after all. Poor-poor man……

By: Retro Hound

Retro Hound — Thu, 03 May 2012 16:33:36 +0000

I was probably a bit odd, but I would have liked these. I remember during the Bicentennial that some catalog had "action figures" (not sure what else to call them) of Patrick Henry, Thomas Jefferson, etc and I wanted those. But of course, I didn't' complain about getting a Six-Million Dollar Man at Christmas instead.

By: Plaidstallions

Plaidstallions — Thu, 03 May 2012 16:05:52 +0000

Thanks for stopping by! Can I call you "Sunshine"?

By: Rakhi

Rakhi — Thu, 03 May 2012 11:44:35 +0000

What a stupid blog title and topic.