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Carnival Toys 1979

Carnival was the premier maker of toy musical instruments in the late 1970s. Their main focus was toy guitars and licensing, making sure they slapped the hottest acs of the time on their guitars (even when they primarily known for disco tunes). So join KISS, the Village People, Hulk and Spider-man (!), the Bee Gees, […]

It takes a village (people)

Forgive my ignorance on the matter but who was the lead guitar for the village people? Is it Glen the biker or the construction worker whose name escapes me. Also, who was lead tambourine?

The Ultimate Star Trek Shirt

This smiling “autographed” picture of Leonard Nimoy is believed to be from a series of store appearances promoting not toys but what I have deemed the most incredible piece of Star Trek merchandise ever.  What follows after the jump is madness, be warned. First, let’s get the company name out of the way, Huk-A-Poo. Huk-A-Poo […]

Superfine XXX

Ladies beware, the brothers Superfine are once again on the prowl, with their fists raised in righteousness! Oh, there will be panties on the dancefloor tonight…

Break Up of the Brothers Superfine

With Julius getting transferred to Dallas, Barry searched desperately for a new wing man for his conquests. Maurice was eager enough but Barry soon found that his underlying creepiness kept people away like an open sewer.