A riot indeed, a lot of my personal toy favourites in this one, including Sky Dive to Danger, Atomic Man, mego Fonzie and I still have one of those “Ranger ” walkie Talkies on my desk as I type this. Sometimes I think I’m kind of immune, then I find something like this and I […]
So let me paint the picture, it’s 1976 and my mother comes rushing into my room with this card and tells me if I fill it out, I’ll get an autographed picture of Steve Austin and all kinds of other neat stuff for free! I agree it’s pretty great and quickly store the card in […]
To steal a line from Richard “Lowtax” Kyanka, in 1979 if it was available, it had the Incredible Hulk on it.
I had these as a kid, although I don’t remember using the weird “drink along with you” feature. My biggest memory of these was brining the Pebbles with me to kindergarton, the same day every other kid brought a G.I. Joe, somehow that didn’t haunt me until high school…
Uploaded this commercial from the 70s Toy Explosion DVD to our facebook page. So if it doesn’t come up head on over here. I totally remember this commercial, especially the awkward “almost four stories” line from the window washer, it’s how I learned what a story was. Next Sunday, I’ll be launching another contest so stay […]
Mattel’s Starr seemed to be a teenaged version of the Barbie concept, the look and feel of the line seemed to really embody that late 70s/early 80s style. Starr had a short tenure at Mattel but was very popular, in 1982 they expanded her line to include new friends, more fashions and a familiar automobile.Check […]
Were i a wealthy man, I would fill a house with wonderful sets such as this….
HG Toys was a company known for applying licenses to their staple of role playing items, puzzles and playsets. In 1980, they rocked the 25th century with Buck Rogers, explored the seedy streets of Vega$ and smashed a few cities with Godzilla. Shoot they even made Fantasy Island merchandise, what’s not to love? Check out the […]
It may seem commonplace now but the mid seventies TV series “Police Woman” was groundbreaking televison. Angie Dickinson played “Pepper” Anderson, a no nonsense lady cop and she became the first female lead of an action series (thankfully not the last, bit of a “Xena: Warrior Princess” fan ). Horsman dolls sought to captilize on this […]
If Spidey was a real human being, he would been accused of being a complete and total sell out in the 1970s….
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