Comments on: The Future is Fantastic!

By: chunky B

chunky B — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 18:02:00 +0000

I never tire of that parachute toy goodness!

Man why aren't these guys still around churning out Darth Vader, Iron Man, The Incredible Hulk, Hellboy, and the like on chutes today?

By: Arkonbey

Arkonbey — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 17:13:00 +0000

Man. The only space:1999 toy I was ever privileged to see was a gigantic 'adventure people'-sized Eagle. The dad of my best friend at the time pulled it out of a dumpster for them. They were poor and I was far from too proud to drool over it (I never cared if a toy was new or used).

Rob: no matter how nonsensical!

Wurwolf: check it out! Cheesy space action.

By: wurwolf

wurwolf — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:52:00 +0000

I don't think I've even heard of Space: 1999 before. I didn't pay much attention to shows like that.

I had forgotten about the Hudson Brothers. I used to watch that show on Saturday mornings. I remember one skit where the brothers were marooned on a deserted island and one of the brothers says, "Well, at least I can work on my tan." And a black guy who had been standing around behind them pops up, smiles big and says, "Oh yeah!"

Ah, racist humor in the 70s.

By: rob!

rob! — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:47:00 +0000

AHI never met a character they couldn’t slap a parachute onto.

By: Neal

Neal — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 13:38:00 +0000

I remember seeing that Space:1999 Eagle Transporter in the window of a toy store while my family was on vacation in Wildwood, NJ in the summer of ’76. I was tempted to ask my Mom if I could get it, but I wasn’t too sure about the green cockpit and landing gear. I never understood why toy companies monkeyed around with the look of an object from a movie or TV show. I guess they thought the all white body wasn’t kid-friendly or something.