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Big Jim Dr. Steel Sears Exclusive- eBay Affiliate Link-

Talk about an old flame; I used to own one of these very hard-to-find exclusives that are from the age when Mattel was transitioning the Big Jim line into the P.A.C.K range that I’ve been obsessed with forever. I sold mine back to the original owner who missed it and well, sometimes you gotta do what the little voice tells you to do. No REGERTS! I like this piece, but I don’t love it, and while this one tempted me, my January credit card bills will be “phone book” thick.

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Peter Potamus Bath Tub Whale toy (sponsored eBay link I get compensated for)

I only Peter Potamus as the “Did you get that thing I sent you” guy from Harvey Birdman and well, bless him. Was there an actual whale on his program, I’m too lazy to google and that’s saying a lot because I go on some tangents. Just last night, I was wondering what Adric from Doctor Who was up to. Anyhoo, this Whale may be connected to Peter Potamus somehow, I’m skeptical.

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Aurora Tarzan Comic Scenes Model Kit- eBay sponsored link

I literally grew up with the Aurora Comic Scenes models all over the place. My dad bought a tractor trailer load of these on deep clearance in 1976 and I was allowed to have all of them. My modelling skills were poor at 5, but I mainly used them as action figures. My collection was forever ruined when my sister got car sick on them and they were thrown into a cornfield. True Story!

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Don Moor Star Trek Shirt for kids (sponsored eBay Link)

This shirt will forever remind me of this awesome shot Sarah sent to me years ago of her younger brother heading off to preschool with a Shatner swagger.

This kid at four looks cooler than I have my whole life.

Fisher Price Adventure People Wild Animal Safari Set – This is a link that is sponsored

I can’t do a pre-Christmas show without some Fisher Price toys and well, this is the set that started it all for me 49 (Geez!) years ago. This set is toy perfection to me. 

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Woolco 1974 Fashions

Nelson Muntz cleans up nice! Who knew?

These presents will be opened and tossed aside IMMEDIATELY. This is 1974, there are Planet of the Apes dolls to open.

Woolco 1974 Fashions

The Lincoln Monsters are back and now available at Plaid Stallions Shop!

I love the confidence of Mr. Green Jeans there.

Woolco 1974 Fashions

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Woolco 1975 Fashions

Woolco 1975 Fashions

Yes, the Tarlek Force is strong with these men.

Knock-Offs: Totally Unathorized Action Figures now in it’s second printing!

The Blood-A-Rama Shock Festival Pack

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Toy-Ventures returns and celebrates the end of a 25-year quest for some of the rarest Mattel Big Jim P.A.C.K items.

It’s a story with a few twists and turns!

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Has there ever been a toy that screams “It’s 1975!” louder than Kenner’s oddly titled Kiddie Fondue? Now you can have Carol from Girl Scouts over along with her husband Tom, and after dinner, you can show them a slideshow of your trip to the Wisconsin Dells. A fun time will be had by all; thanks, Kenner!

I was curious to know if this toy got made and a quick scan of eBay found a Kiddie Fondue for a very low price. Kenner Kiddie Fondue was not a hit and did not return for the 1976 season. That’s too bad because I was hoping for the “Conversation Pit” playset and “Kiddie Hi-Fi” complete with Tom Jones records. 

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Over the weekend, I found a wonder 1975 newspaper flyer/catalogue from Eatons. For those not in the know, Eaton’s was Canada’s department store chain and a really big deal back in the day. When I saw these images, I felt like I’d seen them before and immediately bought this (best ten bucks I’ve spent in a long time). I’ll share more pages from this but this one particularly resonated with me.

I was ALL ABOUT Mattel’s Big Jim at this time, I had many of his sets and like a lot of kids that Sports Camper was a birthday gift that year. However, the big memory here was figuring out that Mattel was using Barbie tooling to make Big Jim toys. The Big Jim Sports Camper was Barbie’s Country Camper, his Sky Commander plane was the Barbie friendship. I think at the time I felt like I had really uncovered something, a toy conspiracy, not realizing this was obvious to anyone with eyes.

None of this deterred me from enjoying Big Jim.

Check out this awesome Big Jim Catalog from 1975

1979 Italian Big Jim Catalog

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Remco Energized Spider-Man

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1975’s roster included Sesame Street, Classic Monsters, Planet of the Apes and the Waltons in some truly original items.

I would like that Sesame Street Play Set now.

I doubt these foam bendies survived.

I adore those Monsters…

The Planet of the Apes set Amsco produced is one of my favourite Planet of the Ape toys ever. The Walton’s set, not as much.

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After showing Big Jim’s Sky Commander earlier in the week, it seems fitting to show the Barbie Equivalent.  During this particular segment, Ken had the fish, so Barbie had to land the plane.

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I can’t help but associate Lee Majors with Christmas, he was present at some really good ones!

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