You know what they call a Stretch Armstrong in France?
A Royal with Ch….no wait, it’s Elastic Man. There, you learned something today. More Stretch Armstrong:
A Corn Syrup Christmas Special
I know I said I was done posting and on holiday but then Tom (who sent in this above bit of awesomeness a few years ago) sent me an early present. This home movie shows Tom giving his mom a lesson in how to work a Stretch Armstrong properly. If that wasn’t cool enough, it’s […]
Nerd Therapy Session: Starch of Maize
This one goes back to 1977, a spendy new toy, the burning curiousity to know what’s inside and the misery that’s always certain to follow. More after the jump….. Kenner’s Stretch Armstrong took the world by storm in 1977. Well, that’s how I remember it anyway, seeing as I was six at the time, that […]
Kenner Stretch Armstrong Archive Debuts
Stretch Armstrong is one of the most recognizable and succesful toy concepts of the 1970s. Launched by Kenner toys in 1977, Stretch Armstrong would become a household name for generation X kids everywhere. The unique concept of making an action figure out of latex and corn syrup would create a buzz and see many a […]
Popular Kenner Toys as seen on TV
I got an early Christmas present in my mailbox the other day in the form of these Kenner store display photos, which were likely meant as internal documents showcasing their hottest toys for 1978. As we all know that was a year of Bionic Men and Women, Stretch Armstrong and massive block buster known as […]
Colouring Book Theatre :Stretch Armstrong and Stretch Monster
‘Stretch Armstrong and Stretch Monster” by Resource Publishers I think every child of the 1970s at least remembers Stretch Armstrong. I’ve relayed my own childhood experience with the big guy several times here. Also, Stretch Monster is the vintage toy I just seem unable to own, I’ve tried for like 20 years to get my hands […]
1977 Western Auto Toy Catalog
Christmas is that magical time when stores that don’t normally carry toys start selling them in a big way. In my neck of the woods it was Canadian Tire but for many of you in the states Western Auto was the unlikely source of fun. Known year round for Auto parts and fire arms, Western […]
More Trading Cards Part 1
It’s been a while since I’ve talked about this but I printed some designs in the summer and have been happily sending them out with DVD orders and ebay auctions, figured this weekend would be a good time to showcase them. Card #32- Stretch Armstrong This was long overdue, seeing as he’s an iconic toy […]
Stretch Serpent
Stretch Serpent, yet another creature to combat Stretch Armstrong with (Geez Kenner, couldn’t you have made him a girlfriend or something?) is way too obviously inspired by the Land of the Lost Sleestaks. That’s probably the reason I want one so bad, sadly these things are tough as nails to find and usually go for […]
Captain Fancy Pants and his Electric Merry Men
“There’s trouble at the macrame store! Boys I can’t promise we’ll all come out of this one alive!” We have another reader submission to the “Christmas in the 1970s” contest we’re running all December. John has sent in tale of both joy and woe from 1977 revolving around a certain Mr. Armstrong, I call it […]
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