I’ve seen these Gramma and Granpa dolls in many catalogs, so somebody must have bought them. I just don’t understand the appeal, not that I have anything aganst grandpeople, far from it but it just seems kind of weird to have a cradle for elderly people.
Kidco (a pretty logical name for a toy company) made some pretty unassuming toys during the 1970s, the most interesting items they produced in 1979 are not one but two different lines of Shogun Warrior inspired toys. Sliver Warriors and Space Defenders are the things you find at toy shows or in lots and have […]
They were quite literally magnetically attached in the early 1970s. Since their break up I believe Ken is living in a studio apartment with a Brenda from “Beverly Hills 90210” doll.
As a collector, one of the bigger mysteries I’ve enjoyed is the interesting amount of merchandise that appeared in the 1970s devoted to the character “The Shadow” whose heyday seemed to be at least 30 years prior to my birth. Click here to visit the Shadow 1970s merchandise gallery More Groovy Superhero Toys from the […]
I think I’ll kick the crap out of Bam Bam for a while and then go to town on Fred and Pebbles for a while, that’s healthy.
Eventhough it’s pictured in the 1977 AHI Catalog, I somewhat doubted this M*A*S*H emergency helicopter got made. Not because it isn’t totally logical (makes a HELL of a lot more sense than this) but because toys based on M*A*S*H never seem to be all that in demand. So, I nearly did a spit take when these […]
One of the biggest splashes in the toy industry is when game (and nerf) giant Parker Brothers decided to make an action figure. Not just any action figure but an electronic space hero with bells and whistles not seen before. Rom was truly a toy ahead of his time and while he didn’t prove to […]
While I never really enjoyed “bagatelle” games as a kid, I must admit to being slightly addicted as an adult. Mostly to the crazy graphics on these things, AHI utilized this format for a number of licenses including Star Trek and Space:1999. Trek was deemed so popular that it came in two flavours, Spock (seen […]
Secret agents? Space capsules? These kids live in a far more exciting neighbourhood than me. The highlight of my walkie talkie spying career was catching my buddy’s sister in some guys van in ’79, it’s something I simply cannot unsee, I’m sure he felt 10,000 times worse.
Following the blitz of Star Wars, a lot of previously unknown companies began cashing in on what the toy industry called the “Sci Fi craze” of the late 70s. These toys were often lower priced generic toys that likely offered better margin for the toy retailer. Kingsford’s line of Star Force toys is one of […]
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