Toy-Ventures digs deep into the 1981 Hudson’s Bay Toy Flyer, and as an extra challenge, we pick five things we’d ask for. Everything from Smurfs to Star Wars to Strawberry Shortcake, this show is seriously a timewarp.

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Topics Discussed: Strawberry Shortcakes, MacBath, Fisher Price Adventure People, Mighty Men and Monster Maker, Kenner Star Wars, Ideal Team America, Smokey and the Bandit, 1981, 80s Toys, Smurfs, Mego, Dukes of Hazzard, Fisher Price Little People, Big Wheels, AFX cars, Merlin, Dungeons and Dragons, Snoopy, Fashion Plates, Yoda, Kenner, Muppets, Lego, Space Lego, Hudson’s Bay, The Bay, Le Bai, General Lee

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To my surprise, I now am the proud owner of this, a Canadian “The Legend of the Lone Ranger” set of the Ranger and Silver by Gabriel Toys but distributed by Irwin Toys. Irwin was known as Kenner Canada and was a big deal around these parts.

I don’t collect the Lone Ranger lines, but I can’t remember when I’ve seen such an item in Canadian Packaging.  While the found “The Legend of the Lone Ranger” somewhat forgettable, I also have massive affection for this well-made toy line. 

However, what truly sold me on this piece was the back.

I will admit that I was unaware that the free Western Town Promotion was valid in Canada, but that it was that rather off sticker that clinched it for me.

The sticker indicates that this came from Consumer’s Distributing, a chain of “Catalog Showroom” shops that dotted the Canadian landscape until the late 1990s. I have a lot of fond memories of that store, especially giving the clerks fake names they had to yell out as a kid. I’m pretty sure they knew my name wasn’t Zaius.

Sadly I do not own the 1981 Consumers Distributing catalogue (#lifegoals) but I do have one from it’s another Canadian catalog firm (and equally fondly remembered) Shoprite.

It’s crazy how a simple price sticker can push nostalgia buttons like this…

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Gabriel Toys The Legend of the Lone Ranger
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Toys R Us is not what it used to be. This flyer from December 1981 is a time capsule of the chain in its heyday. It is also a great look at what we could have expected under the tree, Barbies, Glamour gals, Atari games, Remco Monsters and Mego Superheroes.

1981 Toys R Us catalog

Mego Superheroes and Remco Monsters (new for 1981) will forever make my heart go “pitter-patter”.

The cosmic clipper is a well-loved model kit by AirFix.

Toys R Us spokesgiraffe Geoffrey was no stranger to merchandise.

Kenner Glamour Gals were a pretty big deal in 1981.

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Toy-Ventures: 1981 Toys R Us Catalog

Toy-Ventures this week digs into the archive with this sweet 1981 Toys R Us Catalog! We look at the hottest toys Toys R Us had to offer in this blast from the past. Mego Superheroes, Remco Monster and Smokey and the Bandit? You bet.

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Toy-Ventures: 1981 Toys R Us Catalog

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RELEASE THE KRAKEN! For this week’s show, our third chair is illustrator, writer, and licensed property brand manager Josh Izzo (http://www.joshuaizzo.com/) and while our original intent was a Ray Harryhausen tribute, we ended mainly talking about Clash of the Titans so we can do more Harryhausen episodes.

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The Lone Ranger was riding high in 1981 thanks to a popular Saturday morning Cartoon series (by my favourite company Filmation) and the promise of a big budget film (that didn’t work out so good).

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Oh, it was too early for that, I’m going to lay down now….

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