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5 Awesome Things on eBay this week

Mantooth — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 02:43:00 +0000

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week

Batman Crazy Foam (eBay Link)–

I was obsessed with Crazy Foam as a kid, still am. I am just glad I don’t have a fetish where people in superhero costumes puke on me. That would be messy.

5 Awesome Things on eBay this week

Mexican Planet of the Apes Record (eBay Link)–

I have zero idea what kind of music this is or if I would like it, but who cares? It’s got biker apes on the cover. SOLD!

Sesame Street Black Velvet (eBay Link)-

These make me giddy, my face looks like Cookie Monsters right now.

Durham Star Mission Robot (ebay link)–

Durham Industries produced a lot of licensed toys but they also liked to knock off other toys. This is a total copy of the Tomy Rascal Robots.

Star Mite Laser Pistol (eBay Link)–

Star Mites was a brand created by Empire Toys that even included some diecasts from Shinsei. This package with its discount Martin Landau warms the cockles of my heart.

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Toy-Ventures Collectible Pins including the Lincoln Monsters

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The Mego Museum News has rebranded into the Super Collector Newsletter! Encompassing more from sites like PlaidStallions and more. Check it out even if you don’t collect Mego figures.

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Mego Knock Off Headquarters– The leading group discussing 70s Dime store knock-offs and bootleg action figures, we talk vintage toys and not others. We know the difference between Astro Apes and Action Apeman. It’s a fun group where we talk about Lincoln Monsters, AHI, Mighty Gary, Tomland, Bogi, Demo Man, Mortoys, and other generic greats.

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Stereo Home Entertainment Bar

Mantooth — Fri, 23 Nov 2018 05:00:00 +0000

A bar that plays records? I finally found something I’d fight somebody for in a Black Friday line!

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Jukebox Jamboree!

Mantooth — Thu, 28 Jun 2018 10:47:00 +0000

I know that I throw around the word “need” entirely too much around here but I NEEEEEEED THIS!

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Record Go Round

Mantooth — Mon, 04 Dec 2017 13:12:00 +0000

I’m thrilled vinyl has returned to the malls but I keep mine in a boring old box. I wish there were classy alternatives like this so my record collection would fly all over the room every time I want to put something on the hi-fi.

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Pod Stallions Minisode 3: Records!

Mantooth — Fri, 28 Apr 2017 04:00:00 +0000

We’re back this week with another mini-sode and we’re talking about one of our favourite subjects, haunting record shops and collecting, of course.

Mini-Sode was inspired by last weekend’s Record Store Day festivities where we talk about experiences, vinyl, collecting philosophies, soundtracks, Doctor Who. Fawlty Towers, Power Records, The Ramones, Wild in the Streets, GI Joe, Rusty Warren, mix tapes and overdue library items.

As always, we urge you to support your local record store and for gosh’s sake, buy some physical media.

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Show ‘N” Tell

Mantooth — Tue, 14 Mar 2017 12:56:00 +0000

Gabriel’s Show N Tell came out when I was ten years old, so I’m not surprised I didn’t notice it back then, I was all about action figures at that point.

A really novel approach to the “Book and Record” format I loved, I can’t imagine it had a long life at retail with affordable VCRs looming closer and closer….

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Battle of the Planets Book and Record Set

Mantooth — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 14:19:00 +0000

While packing up this month, i found this wonderful piece that belongs to my wife. It’s a book and record set from France very similar to our Power Records or I guess the Disney book and records. Canada has a large French population so many books, records and toys native to France were available here.

I am told that the French Battle of the Planets storybooks were in high demand at the local library where my wife grew up.

While there is no real novelty to copying the record (at least for me, I only know swears), I did think it would be fun to scan the great art from the accompanying pages, so transmute after the jump.

“G Force Hair” was our term for bed head in my college dorm.

I want to note that Hoyt Curtain is credited on the inside, so this featured the original series theme. I am left to assume that the voice actors may actually be the ones who dubbed the series for France as well.

1 Rover 1 is the anti-Scrappy Doo in my book, I’d buy any piece of merchandise I see of him.

I’m pretty smitten with the art in this, i can’t believe it’s been in a drawer for 20 years.

The aforementioned Giant Dinosaur, Spectra had style…

Zoltar being a girl is one of the more mind blowing cartoon reveals of all time, I did not see that coming. I just thought he had really full lips…

This was called “Tornado Fighter” on Gatchaman. I’m not sure why Zoltar is surprised they’re doing this, they always do this…

Wow, they even broke out the fiery Phoenix for this one.

Phew!…Wait, robots don’t sweat!

And the world is saved until around 4:30 tomorrow, when it will be in peril yet again.

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1978 Dejay Record Player Catalog

Mantooth — Fri, 11 Sep 2015 12:34:00 +0000

I’m really happy vinyl is back in what few record stores I can find these days, that’s why I love this 1978 catalog from Dejay featuring a variety of licensed children’s record players.

Disco, Holly Hobbie and the Superfriends, it’s a grouping that won’t happen in any other decade….

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