Comments on: Major Matt Mason 1971 Catalog

By: Plaidstallions

Plaidstallions — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:31:16 +0000

Most folks I've talked to in the toy industry told me after the moon landing "Space" was a dirty word.

The two things that really brought space toys back into the marketplace were Star Trek and Star Wars.

By: John III

John III — Sat, 27 Nov 2010 15:57:16 +0000

Of course Star Wars didn't come out until the end of the 70's decade, so space stuff was pretty sparce until then. And boy did it explode after Star Wars. Everyone wanted in on the action after that!

By: DVC

DVC — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 15:17:13 +0000

My older brother had several figures and vehicles from this line, and I still love the heck out of 'em -- I even liked 'em better than Billy Blastoff!

As for 'the death knell for space toys' well, I'm not so sure. Super Joe was kinda spacey, and then with Star Wars and wave of Sci-Fi that followed, it was all pretty spacey, too : )

P.S. Have ya heard about the Major Matt Mason Movie, huh? Supposed to star Tom Hanks. Just sometimes I wish the big brains of Hollywood would quit playing havoc with my early childhood toy memories @_@

By: plasticfetish

plasticfetish — Fri, 26 Nov 2010 08:11:17 +0000

Such a great toy line. I remember playing with MMM toys in the mid '70s as a kid–at a relatives house–and had no idea what they were.

I've always considered them to be a kind of precursor to Micronauts… brilliant stuff.