Live long and Prosper
I admit, I didn’t know I needed a 25 foot mylar Mr Spock Dragon Kite but now, I can’t live without it. I really need to be “That guy” in my neighbourhood, the “oh you know, the guy with the kite” guy.
GI Joe’s 50 Adventures
Moving things around yesterday I looked at the back of GI Joe package for the first time in years and was kind of blown away at how striking it is. It really shows how powerful this artwork was, no wonder I’m a junkie for it some 40 years later.
Jerry Lewis for Hasbro games
Jerry Lewis’s passing this week saw much reflection on his film and television career but I didn’t see any mention of his time as a games spokesperson for Hasbro. Celebrity spokes people for games was an interesting phenomena in the 1970s and Lewis joined other notables such as Don Adams, Lucille Ball and Dick Van […]
Hasbro Paint by Number sets
i honestly don’t know what would have won if i had a choice at six, probably the Super Friends but I think Star Trek had a decent shot.
Digger the dog
I think I knew more kids who had this guy than who didn’t. I’m in the “didn’t” pile.
Snoopy Sno-Cones
I could never talk my folks into such wonderful things such as this. Did you ever try for a snack maker/toy, if so which one?
Dolls: Big Figures from Fantasy!
I recently came across this wonderful article about action figures circa 1977, it mentions Micronauts, Pulsar, Metal Man, Electroman, Stretch Monster, Shogun Warriors and their impact on the toy market place. It features interviews with not only toy buyers but toy makers from Hasbro, Mego, Zee Toys and Mattel. Seeing as these are things that […]
Hasbro on Parade
Sadly, Jerry Lewis was never part of the GI Joe Adventure Team, his presence was to promote a series of board games. What a missed opportunity to have sets like “Search for the Golden Ladieeeeeeee!”
1979 Palitoy Commander Power Catalog (Super Joe)
In 1976, Hasbro Toys had abandoned the G.I. Joe action figure , the following year Joe returned 4 inches shorter and now in the future as “Super Joe” which lasted two brief years. Hasbro’s UK distributor Palitoy (Who was still busy selling 12″ Joes as Action Man) decided to release Super Joe into the United […]
GI Joe Returns
This rather mysterious trade ad from December 1981 is the first thing I can find that heralds the return of the GI Joe brand to toy stores. I don’t recall seeing the figures much before March of ’82, where 11 year old me pined for Kung Fu grip but still fell in love with the […]
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