While it could be said that Kenner was caught with it’s pants down when meeting demand for toys based on Star Wars in 1977, nobody would call them slouchs when it came to the sequel, the Emprie Strikes Back. They were more than prepared to meet the demand they created by offering mysterious new characters […]
Truly one of the more WTF? toys of the 1970s, Milky was based on the assumption that children would want to play with a cow’s teets endlessly. You see, Milky drinks water and then you’re encouraged to milk her. That’s it, that’s all! Theres a tarp so you don’t make a mess. Is anybody else […]
The title of this post could have easily been “Lee Majors plays with himself” but I had a rare bout of restraint. Also in this picture is Kenner President Bernard Loomis, the man who made the decision to make Star Wars figures 3 3/4″ and very responsible for changing the action figure landscape. Bionic Favourites:
Kenner’s Turbo Tower of Power was a strong selling item for the majority of the 1970s and it’s not hard to see why. The Turbo Tower device gave boys a combination they loved, vehicles and speed, in the era of Evel Knevial, it’s no surprise it was a hit.. Click on the images below to […]
It would have been disappointing if the Boy Scouts had condemned him…
It’s amazing how this very Mod little doll was virtually unknown until 25 years after she was cancelled when it became a pop culture phenom thanks to the photography of Gina Garan. This is the Kenner catalog from 1972 and Blythe only gets a single page (click on it for a larger view) now she’s […]
Playing homemaker is still around but the 1970s were probably the last gasp of it being the norm. The 1980s saw a rise in little girls playing career woman, so things like the Easy Bake Oven became less prevelant. However, we’re looking at 1974 and it was all the rage to emulate “Betty Crocker” and […]
I had never heard of these before finding them on ebay last month, what a perfectly wonderful and logical idea. I’d have been all over this concept as a kid. As an added bonus, I’ve made one of the stickers printer size, so let’s all print it out and wear one to work today, come […]
JD who sent in that great Spider-Man picture from last week also sent this awesome Darth Vader appearance from 1980 at the Parmatown Mall, also in the Cleveland area. The store was either Higbees or May Company, he can’t remember. Just in case you don’t see it, there is something that sets this apart from […]
I never had the Kenner Trouble Patrol but I sure remember the Comic Book ads for this, a rogue motor cycle cop who crashes through the bank and mows down the culprits. I don’t think you’d get away with this anymore. I also love that one of the robbers is wearing “Crook” on his shirt, […]
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