playdoh Archives

Winnie the Pooh Hunny Pumper Set

February 7, 2017 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 1 Comment

How is this not a filthy word?

Play Doh Dr Drill N’ Fill Commercial

August 12, 2016 By Mantooth In Uncategorized No Comments

Here’s another one from our archive, from 1980, the Play Doh Dr. Drill N’ Fill playset. Now kids can recreate the amazing tense scenes from “Marathon Man” in their home! Is it safe?’ More classic toy commercials on our Youtube Channel, subscribe now!

The Dark Side of the Doh

January 8, 2015 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 1 Comment

While I’m happy Kenner married Star Wars with Play Doh and will agree that Hoth made an excellent choice, I am still completely bitter that I will never be able to make a Play Doh Lobot….

1975 Christmas Toy Store Flyer

December 19, 2014 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 2 Comments

Newspaper circulars for toy stores are a tough thing to find, often thrown out immediately it’s a shame when you realzie what a wonderful window into our world they truly are. Take this one for a store called “Hagensick’s Playroom” (great name) in Wisconsin, which features a veritible “who’s who” of hot items for the […]

Captain Kangaroo Keeps Play-Doh in Pouch

November 16, 2009 By Mantooth In Uncategorized No Comments

Is it me or does it look like the Captain is getting kind of steamed here? I wouldn’t mess with a former marine. On the left is Bernard Loomis, President of Kenner, most of the pictures I post of him seem to involve Lee Majors somehow…

Play-Doh + Bert and Ernie = Goodness

November 20, 2008 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 1 Comment

I must have missed a meeting in the seventies, I had no idea there was a Sesame Street Play Doh set. This is all kinds of awesome and I’d like to send a set back in time to the four year old me. Right after I sent myself back in time for some shopping that […]

Top Selling Toys for 1974

March 15, 2008 By Mantooth In Uncategorized 3 Comments

I love little things like this article about the hottest selling toys of 1974. As you can see Evel Knievel is getting killed by play-doh and Barbie! #8 is still my favourite, oh Crazy Foam, how I miss thee….