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George Kennedy Blue Knight Rack Toy (sponsored eBay link) –

If you’re a Plaid Stallions regular, you may know about my fascination with these “Blue Knight” rack toys by larami . I’ve never seen this show nor do I remember it but somebody at Larami really liked George Kennedy.

Death of a Fly rack toy (sponsored link) –

I put this in my book Rack Toys; not only is the title ponderous, but they misspelled “Spooky!” Comedy gold.

Bootleg Shogun Warriors Party Favours (sponsored eBay link) —

I would have been so all over these. Unfortunately, I didn’t seem to get invited to this kind of birthday parties.

Charlie Chan Pistol (sponsored eBay link) —

I missed the whole “Chan Clan” series by a couple of years as a kid so merch like this used to bamboozle me. I love the thug illustrations a beatnik and my 9th grade geography teacher Mr.Stubbs who was actually pretty chill.

Scooby Doo Diecast figure from Vanity Fair (sponsored eBay link) –

I have never seen one of these before; I had no idea Vanity Fair (more known for radios) produced figures of any kind, let alone Scooby Doo characters! So cool.

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DORMEI IS THE BEST! (1983

Continuing exploring this 1983 Hong Kong Toy Trade publication, this week, we focus on the DorMei Factory, famous for making rubber dinosaurs, giant bugs, and Sharks that were often sold by marketed by American companies like Imperial Toys.

Dormei toys ad lizard monsters

I have to say that I had a lot of those rubber bugs, at one point a local bakery had them on the counter with a bag of Jimmies in their abdomens. I’ve also wanted that Lizard man creature for a long time. He reminds me of “It! The Terror from Beyond Space.”

Dormei toys ad lizard monsters

I’m not sure “Crying” is the word they should have used here but I see how they got there. I had tons of those Dinosaurs and I imagine DorMei made them by the millions. They would also go on to produce a truly memorable Godzilla Knock Off in 1984, see below:

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Diana from V PVC bootleg figure (eBay Link) These are Spanish figures as I recall and the closest thing we ever got to real V figures. As any reader of this blog knows I have a real Jane Badler thing, even in the weird PVC form and I hovered over this for a long, long time.

Conan Jointed Giant Figure (eBay Link) The jointed Giants by Our Way Studios remain something I wish I had as a kid. These foreign releases like Conan and there is even a Sam Jones Flash Gordon seem like they come from a different dimension.

Flash Gordon Pop Up Books (eBay link) GORDON’S ALIVE? AND HE’S POPPING UP? I didn’t know these were a thing, I love discovering new stuff.

Star Wars Rebel Mission to Ord Mantel record (eBay Link) I had this as a kid, it’s the connective tissue between Star Wars and Empire and it’s even mentioned in Empire. I adore this set and haven’t thought of it in ages, it left a mark on me and I view it as an old friend.

BEN COOPER 1981 SCARY & SPOOKY CREATURES (eBay Link) A carded set of rubber bugs by Ben Cooper, I couldn’t spend my grandmother’s money fast enough!

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