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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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Donmoor Captain Kirk Pajamas (eBay Link) I know I drone on and on about the Star Trek clothing produced by Donmoor but I don’t care, it’s awesome and I wish I had this stuff as a kid. No boogie man would screw with a kid wearing that smug Shat on his chest, he looks like he’s just about to sing!

LJN Space:1999 Commlinks (eBay Link) These portable walkie-talkies by LJN were actually rather well done for the time. The viewscreen included cardboard black and white photos so you can facetime with Commander Koenig. I remember buying a set of these in 1987 from a collector, she said to me “Can you imagine people wearing a phone on their belt like that? Stupid?”. I really wanted to find her number in the late 1990s.

World of Sid and Marty Krofft theme park badge (eBay Link)- So sometime in the mid-seventies, Sid and Marty Krofft got their own indoor amusement park in Atlanta Georgia. You can actually see a little of it in the opening credits to the Krofft Super Show. Honestly, I would have given my college fund to go there as a kid and I just realized, my family was in Atlanta in 1977, Aghhhhh! Anyway, this patch is one of the few souvenirs I’ve ever seen. I’m praying there is a Sleestak one.

Planet of the Apes Talking Viewmasters (eBay Link)- Confession time, I have never experienced talking view masters. My cousin had them but she didn’t have any batteries and she didn’t have any cool sets anyway. I think the coolest thing she owned was Caspar. I want this set badly.

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Rocky Bubble Fun (eBay Link)- These toys didn’t sell well because the scene where Rocky blew bubbles at Apollo Creed’s funeral was deemed “Nonsensical” and “Insensitive” by the stuck-up test audiences.

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As a kid, I really wanted a Donmoor Star Trek uniform shirt but never got one (probably for the best), so collecting these is likely cathartic. I should point out that as an adult, I still don’t wear Star Trek shirts.

A sample from my growing wardrobe that I can’t possibly fit into.

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Flash forward a mere 39 years later and an email from a pal for a decent “Buy It Now” had me finally connecting with a classic Kirk shirt.

However, the union was bittersweet as I’ve sadly discovered I’m no longer a svelte children’s small. I’d like to thank the good people of my local fire department….. 

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