Baskin Robbins Pink Bubblegum sign (eBay Link) –

Talk about stumbling onto something. I found this looking for toy stuff, and it immediately transported me to my local Baskin and Robbins, which was luckily in the “bike ride” vicinity. I occasionally got this flavour (I was pretty committed to chocolate chip though), but it represents childhood and my abuse of the tasting spoon policy in general. The seller has a stack of these, and trust me, I want to paper my walls with them. The irony? Ice Cream causes me great pain.

Bootleg Buck Rogers Star Fighter (eBay link)

Sometimes, a bootleg version is actually really well-made and cool. I present exhibit A, I’d love to see if this could house a figure. I may need it if that’s the case….

Glasslite CHiPs set (eBay Link)–

Okay, so this auction ended early, but I kept this in because, for the life of me, I don’t think I’ve ever seen one before. That’s saying a lot, I’ve obsessed over Mego for most of my life. So when I see something like this foreign wonder, I must salute it. It always makes me wonder, “What else haven’t I seen?”

Astro Apes Inflatables (eBay Link) –

Astro Apes are a ridiculous series of Mego Planet of the Apes Knock-Offs. These weird little inflatables are also part of the series, I don’t know what kids were supposed to do with them but by the same token, I would have bought these as a kid.

Incredible Superhero shirt from the 70s (eBay Link)—

This is gorgeous, I always liked these comic strip-type shirts as a kid. The art on this is really interesting as well. One of these days I’d like to catalog all of these into one glorious post. Someday…

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CHiPs was the major player for 1982, Fleetwood managed to get a lot of mileage out of the motorcycle cop goodness.

While Legend of the Lone Ranger wasn’t a box office success, the character itself still sold toys. Fleetwood was able to create a variety of toys thanks to the abundant tooling available in Hong Kong for wild west toys.

The adventures of Colt Seavers made for some terrific rack toy potential. The Fall Guy license allowed Fleetwood to sell anything.

– 1982 Fleetwood Catalog Rainbow land

Even though SGT. Fury comics didn’t sell as well as superheroes he got oodles of merchandise. It’s not surprising he was a big seller, plastic army men rule! Look at that Kirby-Esque artwork.

The Topps Wacky Trucks are amazing and I want a set.

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