Inflatable Maximillian from the Black Hole (eBay Link)– I didn’t know this was a thing, an inflatable promotional Maximillian from the Black Hole. I would really like to own this, mainly to pretend I’m Doctor Reinhart and sick Max on my family relentlessly. The dog would truly lose her mind. I would never tire of this. 

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Star Wars ROTJ School Supply Vending Machine Display (eBay Link)– Few things trigger my nostalgia centers more than vending machine displays; they were a destination at Miracle Mart every week. Just looking at this, I can smell the rotisserie chickens in the back. Unrelated but also related, I miss FBI grape drink. 

GI Joe Atomic Man Secret Mission set (eBay link)– Hasbro really went in on their Bionic Man Knock-Off Atomic Man for a brief period, even going as far as repackaging older Joe sets under the Atomic man brand. I don’t remember these as a kid but Atomic Man did rock my world. I would love to own this, but I also have accepted that I cannot have it all, so I will merely press my nose against this virtual bakery window.

Red Col. Sanders Bank (eBay Link)- Col. Sanders lived about an hour from where I live now. If you visit antique malls in that area, you’d think he went door to door handing out those banks. They are everywhere here, I actually try to count how many I see in a day. I’ve never seen a blood-red one like this, though. It’s kind of ominous, isn’t it? what’s in the bucket? What’s in the buuuuucccccket?

Avon Mr. Peanut Soap (eBay Link)– This is one strange tie-in; as my friend Courtney said to me, “Who doesn’t want to reek of party mix all day?”. This seems like a great episode of Columbo, where Patrick McGoohan takes a shower with this and kills his partner, who has a peanut allergy. I’m off to Kinkos with my manuscript; please don’t steal it!

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Take this one for a store called “Hagensick’s Playroom” (great name) in Wisconsin, which features a veritable “who’s who” of hot items for the era.

A lot of 70s gold on this page, Sunshine Family, Remco Magic Hat, Kenner Tree-House and my favourites Aurora Kaaaarate Men!

It’s weird to see Mike Power: Atomic Man wedged in with a bunch of Tonka Trucks, the ’75 Christmas season was probably good for him until Kenner Six Million Dollar man toys showed up.

Fisher Price Adventure People quietly kicked off the 3 3/4″ revolution that would envelop our generation.

The sole Mego item i can find in this is the Wizard of Oz Play set, which makes this the first toy flyer from 1975 that doesn’t have Star Trek toys in it

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