Jaws Goodies
I think one of the scariest things in the 1970s had to be the notion of a giant shark eating you. I’m slightly ashamed to admit this kept me out of lakes and occasionally pools as a pup. It’s kind of hard to merchandise a shark seeing as he doesn’t have any cool accessories or […]
Parachuting Belushis?
From the “you think you’ve seen everything” department come these Rack Toys by Imperial based on the underrated Spielberg comedy “1941” particularly the parachuting figures of “wild” Bill Kelso played by john Belushi. It’s certainly one of the most logical parachuting figures I’ve ever seen. Another completely logical rack toy, I don’t often string those […]
We Are Not Alone
In 1978, toy manufacturer Imperial, like a lot of toy companies were very interested in all things outer space thanks to Kenner’s whirlwind assault on the toy marketplace thanks to Star Wars. Now, anybody with a science fiction film was interesting and a name like Steven Spielberg even moreso. Imperial snapped up the rights to […]
Rubber Snakes, Alligators and Poopatroopers
It’s amazing how much stuff like rubber snakes and alligators are part of childhood, we just seem drawn to these kinds of items when we’re kids. Imperial Toys seemed to have a great handle on this and seeing as how they’re still in business to this day, this stuff sells. I’m pretty sure I had […]
Booo the Bat From Imperial
Imperial Toy Corporation made (and still makes) terrific rack toys but the ultimate Halloween item has to be the rubber bat. It’s almost an institution unto itself and one tradition that we still insist upon in the PS household (which we never refer to it as) Check out our Rack Toys Galleries for more Monster […]
1980 Imperial Puffy Sticker Catalog
What’s a more appropriate way to end a week devoted to back to school than by paying tribute to those items that often ended up on our binders, Puffy Stickers! Imperial Toy was one of the biggest producer of these back in the day, even when they didn’t have the license they would come awfully […]
Dimestore Flashback
Please bear with me, for this entry I’ll be going a little, as they say in radio, “local”. Growing up in 70’s Ontario, most summer vacations were spent up north camping or in a rented cottage. Along the way, we’d usually stop in a small town which usually had a “Stedman’s” department store. Stedman’s was […]
Imperial Millionaires
Toyfair 1974: You wouldn’t think there was lots of money in rubber apes and alligators but I can’t think of a kid who didn’t have them….More Fun: Imperial Toys Gallery
Silly Dilly Sky Diving PoopaTroopers!
Thanks to a generous scan from Chris Montgomery, we have a new addition to the Plaid Stallions Rack Toys Gallery, these poopatroopers were a dimestore staple for years. I myself have called parachute men “poopatroopers” for years so it had an impact on me, thanks Chris!Check out Chris’s awesome Poopatroopers page
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