It’s been a while since I went on about my obsession with Mego’s short lived “CB Mchaul” toy line, inspired by the country’s fleeting obsession with trucker culture. By the time Ol’ CB hit toy shelves, the whole thing was starting to wind down making the line (especially the carded figures) difficult to find. I […]
I don’t think I’ve ever blogged about Kenner’s Dusty, which was their attempt to get in some of those pink Barbie dollars. A lot of effort went into the line, and I think Kenner seemed to be intentionally making Dusty look far less glamourous. While Barbie was a model, Dusty looked like your neighbour.
This toy from Remco gives me the same uneasy feeling when I first saw a muscular Joe Piscopo. Buff Mickey makes me uncomfortable.
How ABC didn’t see how a Dolly Parton/Wonder Woman team up wasn’t ratings gold I’ll never know.
I’m finally coming to grips with the actual amount of time I probably spent watching the Donny and Marie show, sure the choice to watch it was made by my older sister, who at five years my senior could totally take me. However, I will attest to kind of enjoying the experience. I watched a lot of […]
I’m still learning things. When I last posted about the wonderful Marx “Ready Gang” series of action figures, I pontificated that these old west figures had bombed in their initial year of 1977. Now I discover that the line not only didn’t bomb, it continued into a second year and even added new items […]
This play suit hails from the UK and is most likely the product of Berwick, it’s almost like a larger version of the Kenner Steve Austin doll’s outfit. I’d have loved it to pieces as a kid, imagine combining it with the Funstuf Electrogenic arm?
I think this figure from Durham wonderfully illustrates the true joy and cheap chicanery often involved with Rack Toys. The packaging is enticing and vibrant, not to mention well done. It promises action with a slightly “Evel Knievely” setting. The figure however, is a chubby guy with a flag, who looks like he might […]
I had honestly forgotten that the correct spelling of this toy isn’t “Karate Men” but “Kar-a-a-ate Men” which is infinitely cooler. As much as I see this fun toy in the wild, I rarely see them in the box. The box gives me goosebumps, it really connects into Christmas morning 1975, where I really could […]
I love art like this in old catalogs, here Mr Spock is totally screening his calls but careful not to send the Captain to voicemail…
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