Toy-Ventures this week is all about Christmas past with this look at a 1979 Childworld Flyer. Child World was a legendary Toy Store chain, and this flyer is packed with iconic toys like Micronauts, Kenner Star Wars, Suckerman, Mego Superheroes, Tonka Trucks and Big Wheels! What would you choose from this list? Let me know in the comments below.

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Child World 1979 Catalog

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1979 Toys R Us Catalog- Mork and Mindy

From our video this week, here is the 1979 Toys R Us Catalog in it’s full-colour glory. This wonderful time warp of a publication really encapsulates the late 1970s toy and pop culture crazes. Starting of course with Mork Mania, the popularity of “Mork and Mindy” spawned some really fun merchandise from Mattel and others. I had that Mork doll with the (recycled Big Jim) back pack as a kid. Mork came boxed upside down, which was clever for the time.

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This is probably my favourite page in this Toys R Us Catalog, it’s got a lot of stuff I drooled over. Mego Superman, Kenner Alien, Mego Micronauts and the Elastic Hulk? I’ll take ten of each. I really want an adult version of those Hulk muscles for the beach this year.

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That Big Bird chair is freaking me out.

I don’t ever want to play “Snoopy’s Pound-A-Ball” if it’s anything like when my dog jumps in my lap.

The ABC football game had the real voice of Howard Cossel, for ten bucks more you could get it without his voice.

That Spider-Man bike is awesome sauce.

I am not familiar with that Matchbox Spider-Man Race track. Speed Burners was Mego‘s attempt to get some Hot Wheels action. The radio-controlled Hulk Mobile is by one of our favourite toy companies here, Azrak-Hamway.

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Those pyjamas really show that in 1979, if they made it, they slapped the Incredible Hulk on it.

Remco’s Reggie Jackson Bat Away was a big seller for the company.

Star Cruiser 1 was supposed to be a network TV spin-off of Space:1999 that never got off the ground. The model, however, sold for years after. The Superheroes Fiddlesticks set is a regular subject of emails here, people can never remember its name.

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This is another personal favourite and should come as no surprise, I like monsters. This page with personal favourites the Remco Monsters and my personal “White Whale” Gre-Gory brings a tear to me eye…

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I can only imagine if it did happen, it would be a good memory for somebody, I mean, look at this thing!







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