It’s time to announce the winners of our 19th Birthday Contest! Thanks to all who joined in and shared their favourite Bionic character. Let’s get to the winners of the Runner-Up prizes of a set of Polyester Pals and a Plaidstallions pin of their choosing. Runner Up Prizes Aaron Case Who said, “Steve is […]
Toy-Ventures returns with a look at the Six Million Dollar Man’s final Toy foe, the Kenner Venus Space Probe AKA “Death Probe.” It is one of the rarest bionic toys out there. Also, it’s our 19th Birthday, so we’re having a contest! #toyventures #kenner #bionicman Topics Discussed: Kenner, Bionic Man, Six Million Dollar Man, Maskatron, […]
I got this catalogue just after Christmas, and I wanted to close the year with the single reason I had to have it. This glorious page of plastic joy. I never saw this page as a kid, but wow, that’s how the inside of my brain looked when I was five. This page, with it’s […]
Hey everyone, you’re looking at a full-fledged Kenner Six Million Dollar Man Bionic Club Kit member. Let’s explore this epic set from 1976 that I totally forget to send away for as a kid. Also, Happy Holidays! #toyventures #sixmilliondollarman #kenner The Mego Museum News has rebranded into the Super Collector Newsletter! Encompassing more […]
I found these Kenner Toys Order Form scrounging around in my dad’s files (he was good at keeping things) and it needed to be shared. These are from 1975 and 1977 AKA my earliest years of playing with action figures. It’s just so fun to find out how much our classic toys cost. Oh and […]
In the Spring of 1977, Kenner issued this special and rare catalog to update retailers on the innovations in their (then) biggest hit toylines, the Six Million Dollar Man and the Bionic Woman. Bionic fever would wane the following year but this was truly a golden time for Bionic fans. The art on this […]
We’re back and paying tribute to a legendary genre-defying star of film and small screen, John Saxon. He played A-List to C-List productions, hero or villain he could do it all, and as a bonus, he really knew karate! Topics include Enter the Dragon, Gene Roddenberry, Roger Corman, Six Million Dollar Man, Rosie Grier, Jim […]
This week’s installment of Toy-Ventures is all about the wonderful and weird Maskatron knock off from France called “Robot Man with Four Faces” one of the more blatant (and charming) rip-offs I’ve ever encountered as a collector. Visit us online at www.plaidstallions.com Twitter: @plaidstallions Subscribe to our Youtube Channel: New Six Million Dollar Man Shirt […]
I’ve mentioned this Maskatron rip off before in our countdown of Bionic Knock Offs but I’ve always wanted to circle back to it because it’s such a wonderful attempt to capture as many genres as possible with one cheap toy, so let’s have a more detailed look shall we? First off, the card art itself […]
It was bound to happen, episode 21 talks of the Six Million Dollar Man television series which slow motion ran across our television screens (and our collective hearts) during the Polyester decade. In this we discuss the series itself, the spin offs and the crazy/wonderful merchandise that made Christmas more memorable. We go through the […]
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