Astro Warrior Lazer Fazer
Lights! Sounds! Darts! – What else do you need? So many Star Wars inspired laser guns, so little time….
Pod Stallions 40: The Micronauts
For our 40th episode we are joined by actor/comedian Chris Tallman (@MrChristallman on twitter) for a celebration of the Interchangeable World of the Micronauts, the classic toy line from Mego that is about to get a major motion picture and new comic book series this year. The discussion begins with the toy line’s Japanese origins, it’s halcyon […]
Vintage Toy Store Pictures Volume 18
For this year’s last Friday feature, I bring you my favourite of all sections of PlaidStallions another volume of vintage toy store pictures! Celebrating the time when we had unique independent retailers dotting our landscape and came up with colourful and and interesting ways of selling us toys. Volume 18 is our biggest yet and loaded with […]
Star Wars club package ready for Christmas
They seem to have forgotten the word “barely”.
Beno’s Toys Christmas book from 1979
Seeing as Christmas and shopping is all that on our minds right now, let’s take a look at the specials offered 36 years ago with the Beno’s Toy flyer. I’ve never heard of this California based chain but I sure recognize the toys like Kenner Star Wars, Play-Doh and a metric ton of classic hand […]
Ben Cooper Star Wars
While Kenner was scrambling to make Star Wars action figures, Ben Cooper got Star Wars costumes out for 1977. Two weeks after Halloween, I doubt it mattered…..
The Humble Origins of Kenner Star Wars Part 2
Just a follow up to last week’s post about the late start that Star Wars got toy wise. In the very same toy trade magazine that nonchalantly showcased the photo of Lucas meeting with Kenner execs had this impressive add from Ideal at the very front. Ideal invaded alright, the company worked very fast to […]
The Humble Origins of Kenner Star Wars
I’ve been digging around in vintage Toy Trade publications this past month and let me tell you, 1977 was not prepared for what hit it. Above is a piece from the summer of 1977 showing George Lucas and Gary Kurtz visiting Kenner, it’s pretty bland and certainly doesn’t give the impression that the whole game […]
Dixie & Lipton Star Wars Collector’s Kit
I will admit that I spent my pocket money on Star Wars Dixie cups more than once (I lived behind a grocery store as a kid) but I never saw this cool promo, I’d have been all over it.
Star Wars Toothbrushes by Oral B
This is a great catalog from 1983 which smartly has the good people of Oral B cross promoting with the Empire. I vividly remember my dentist having a huge display of these toothbrushes and him not giving me one because I was 12 (which I begrudgingly understood). More spacey Dental Hygiene after the jump!
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