One of the things I get a lot of Email about here is the Kenner Tree Tots line, “your friends from the magic forest” is a fondly remembered pre school series that captured kids imaginations in the late 1970s. I personally remember the line well, being eight years of age at the time, it was […]
In 1975 Kenner Toys grabbed the license to a popular ABC TV series and found themselves with one of the hottest toys of Christmas 1975! Seriously, my mom recalls almost being trampled at the local Kresges when moms lined up to get their limited supply of these. The line’s beginnings were humble however Kenner put […]
It takes a brillaint mind to add colour to some packing foam and market it as a toy to children. Finger Pops were actually a lot of fun, just don’t get them wet, trust me….
Recently found these smoking trade ads for Six Million Dollar Man and Bionic Woman toys and had to share. I’ve shrunk them down for the blog but you can click on them to see a larger view. A close up of the drool worthy display of Bionic Man outfits. More Bionic Goodness
So let me paint the picture, it’s 1976 and my mother comes rushing into my room with this card and tells me if I fill it out, I’ll get an autographed picture of Steve Austin and all kinds of other neat stuff for free! I agree it’s pretty great and quickly store the card in […]
It’s been a while since I’ve talked about this but I printed some designs in the summer and have been happily sending them out with DVD orders and ebay auctions, figured this weekend would be a good time to showcase them. Card #32- Stretch Armstrong This was long overdue, seeing as he’s an iconic toy […]
Despite it’s parentage of Lucas and Spielberg, Indiana Jones has never been the merchandising success like it’s cousins Star Wars and E.T. Although one could blame that on it’s historical surrounds or it’s lack of wookies, it’s really never been established why. One of the best attempts at merchandising Indy was Kenner’s 1982 “Adventures of […]
Here they are, the people that likely made your Six Million Dollar Man doll as a kid. When I see stuff like this I wonder if in the ones pictured, is my childhood Steve Austin.
So let me paint this picture, these kids were winners of the Palitoy “Draw a Droid” competition (which I imagine was exactly what it sounds like) in 1979, the grand prize was a tour of the set for “Empire Strikes Back” where they had Gary Kurtz give them a tour and meet up with Harrison […]
I don’t do enough girl’s toys features and that’s a mistake cause I’ve got a great female readership and well, there’s some really funky cool stuff out there. Take for example Kenner Sea Wees, a bath centered toy line featured little mermaids who of course had long hair you could style (the play value of […]
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