I Met BigFoot

I Met BigFoot

After a year of accumulating other people’s encounters with Spider-Man and Darth Vader, it never dawned upon me that I had anything to add until I found this. This is probably around 1980 and at the Metro Zoo, who used to use 70s super celebrity Bigfoot quite extensively in their marketing (you can still see the painted footprints there) I have no idea who the picture wrecking kid in front is but I do remember wanting to leave the zoo early because it was “Planet of the Apes Week” on City TV. Yes, I was always this way…..

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.

6 Comments

  • Adam on September 6, 2008

    That was during the 80s at the Metro Zoo when they had a kids club called “Bigfoot club” which I guess tied into the blue foot trail at the zoo.

  • Adam on September 6, 2008

    Sorry….it was the “Littlefoot club”

  • rob! on September 7, 2008

    for a second i thought that was a cut scene from the Star Wars Holiday Special.

  • wurwolf on September 8, 2008

    I totally thought it was Chewbacca and son, too.

  • The Bear on September 14, 2008

    That kid in front looks like the little kid from “A Christmas Story”

    ‘I want a Red Rider BB Gun!’

    ‘You’ll shoot your eye out.”

  • G Wolf on December 12, 2008

    The kid in front is hilarious, looks like Randy, Ralph’s little brother who won’t eat from Christmas Story.

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