Sale:1999
Half Price? Crap, I need to rent a Uhaul…..and a time machine….
That communicator works up to ten feet away! I’m telling you technology will never get any better….
For some reason I’ve never uploaded this commercial to YouTube, yet I transferred it ages ago. A cleverly repurposing of their “Flying Aces” toys, the Viper Launch station was a really cool way to play Battlestar Galactica.
I think somebody should come out with a grown ups version of this set, I need to somehow justify owning a periscope….
Big Red is one of those wonderful toylines that was created specifically for a catalog, in this case the Speigel catalog. A mix of Big Jim and GI Joe, I’ve had many folks tell me about having Big Red as a kid but honestly, I’ve never seen one as a collector. He kind of looks […]
As I prepare for this week’s Mego Meet Toy Show this weekend, I thought it would be cool to showcase this awesome catalog from the United Kingdom. Pedigree Toys began distributed the Mego Toy Lines in the late 1970s and did a knock out job with the 12″ Superheroes, more pages after the jump! I […]
Super Fun Camper OR Head quarters for a top secret organization, you decide. Both have kitchens!
They mention the TV Spots but I don’t think i have seen it in 40 years.
I really don’t have a lot to say today other than the sight of Fisher Price Adventure People never fail to make me happy. This ad is from 1975 when “collect em all” meant “four sets”.
The Amsco Marvel World Playset is one of the most wonderful pieces of Superhero merch from the 1970s. An expensive collectible now, I think the major reason for it’s appeal is it was comic accurate in an era when it has no business being so. Seriously, Doctor Strange’s Sanctum Sanctorum?
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