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The Empire is still striking back

Not many movies can still keep selling toys two years after their debut but I guess that’s why Star Wars was such a phenom. The kenner toys were kind of in a state arrested development by this point, next year would see Jedi and tons of new toys but at 13, I found much of […]

Kenner Stretch X Ray Commercial

This commercial is predictably from the DVD I made last month and is possibly one of my favourites. I don’t remember Stretch X Ray as a kid but as an adult collector, I must have had five of these. I couldn’t pass him up! Stretch Monster on the other hand, is the one that always […]

A toy galaxy far, far away

It’s hard to believe that Star Wars is now thirty years ago, thanks to polyester pal the Intergalactic Pimp, we have cool scans of those Kenner Star Wars product catalogs that used to be inserted in the Playsets, so many happy memories, I used to carry one of these with me everywhere.Sorry I screwed up […]

Butch and Sundance: The Plastic Years

Another toy line that I never knew existed, Kenner’s Butch and Sundance (based on the 1979 prequel) line made a real quiet debut but the amount of effort into them have made them a cult favourite with collectors. The Saloon playset is a recycled Star Wars Creature Cantina and the figure’s body style would later […]

Damn You Stretch Monster!

I don’t like to be beaten by a toy but Stretch Monster is the proverbial “one that got away” for me. Enemy to Stretch Armstrong, I have coveted one since my neighbour Donny brought one home in 1977. Yet, someone always beat me. The last time I tried to win one (1998) my lousy dial […]