I didn’t hear tell of the Sears exclusive Cantina playset until my adult years and I think the first time I’ve ever heard of “action figure variants” was this blue suited Snaggle Tooth. Even though he’s tall and I never had him as a kid, he’s just one of those things that makes my nerdy […]
If you replaced the words “The Force” with “Pillow” Star Wars would be a very different movie…
David after getting chomped on by Cookie Monster also sent in this fun shot of him shaking hands with the dark lord of the Sith in ’77. We have another reader submission to the “Christmas in the 1970s” contest we’re running all December. Adam has sent in tale from 1978 which deals with the important […]
Jon sent in this terrific picture of his brother Ryan encountering a rather home made looking Lord Vader at Karber’s camera store in Hamden CT. I think the chest panel is from Phantom of the Paradise. Where is Jon you ask? Well, he informs me that he was too scared of the Dark Lord and […]
The influence of Star Wars is incredibly obvious in any Christmas Catalog from 1978 to about 1982. Space Toys were pretty much in the minority prior to 1978, then all of a sudden cool, crazy stuff like these helmets and pistols started popping up. “Space Swords” were my favourite, awesome “nudge, nudge, don’t sue us!” […]
I went for Halloween 1980 in that Ben Cooper Yoda set, as an adult I’d rather have those cool Remco Dracula and Frankenstein Make Up Sets.
This Star Wars race set may be pushing it a little when it comes to licensing but there is something oddly appealing about it as well. I think I like the Giant Vader and Luke Skywalker heads, which just seem kind of wrong…. Halloween Ad of the Day: This one is for the Mego World’s […]
A long standing tradition on my birthday as a kid was my Grandmother taking me to the toystore to pick out amy own gift. I honestly don’t remember what I chose every year but I do remember those times when I was able to pour over the aisles of Eaton’s or Pinnochio’s with no pressure […]
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While it could be said that Kenner was caught with it’s pants down when meeting demand for toys based on Star Wars in 1977, nobody would call them slouchs when it came to the sequel, the Emprie Strikes Back. They were more than prepared to meet the demand they created by offering mysterious new characters […]
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