{"id":16676,"date":"2021-04-21T13:33:48","date_gmt":"2021-04-21T13:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/?p=16676"},"modified":"2021-04-21T13:33:48","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T13:33:48","slug":"197-childrens-palace-catalog-mego-big-jim-barbie-sesame-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/197-childrens-palace-catalog-mego-big-jim-barbie-sesame-street\/","title":{"rendered":"197 Children&#8217;s Palace Catalog- Mego-Big Jim-Barbie-Sesame Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16677\" src=\"http:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cp1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"668\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cp1.jpg 668w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cp1-600x719.jpg 600w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cp1-251x300.jpg 251w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 668px) 100vw, 668px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Planet of the Apes was a new hot ticket item for 70s wunderkind <a href=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/\">Mego<\/a>\u00a0who also produced the World&#8217;s Greatest Superheroes around the same time. Big Jim was Mattel&#8217;s answer to G.I. Joe and Dinah-Mite was Mego&#8217;s stab at Barbie, who was the original.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe style=\"width: 120px; height: 240px;\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;OneJS=1&amp;Operation=GetAdHtml&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;source=ac&amp;ref=tf_til&amp;ad_type=product_link&amp;tracking_id=plaidstalli0d-20&amp;marketplace=amazon&amp;region=US&amp;placement=0991692233&amp;asins=0991692233&amp;linkId=a5a76356c083285a17cc3e61b038f9b4&amp;show_border=true&amp;link_opens_in_new_window=true&amp;price_color=333333&amp;title_color=0066c0&amp;bg_color=ffffff\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><br \/>\n<\/iframe><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16678\" src=\"http:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cp3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"680\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cp3.jpg 680w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cp3-600x706.jpg 600w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cp3-255x300.jpg 255w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 680px) 100vw, 680px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Child Guidance was one of the bigger players in Sesame Street merchandise, it&#8217;s so nice to see Roosevelt Franklin. Etch a Sketch is never going to stop being cool..<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16679\" src=\"http:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cp4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"706\" height=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cp4.jpg 706w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cp4-600x722.jpg 600w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cp4-249x300.jpg 249w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><br \/>\nI have many fond memories of Play-Doh Pumper No. 9. The Mego Superheroes &#8220;Supervator&#8221; was a complicated game where you used strings and a glove to make the heroes retrieve &#8220;Nasty Secret Plans&#8221; and avoid villain cards like the enemy of Tarzan. See video below:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/1OfYjIOaomc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16680\" src=\"http:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cp5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"683\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cp5.jpg 683w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cp5-600x703.jpg 600w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cp5-256x300.jpg 256w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Planet of the Apes and Superhero Puzzles from HG are collector&#8217;s items now. Another toy I forgot I had until now is the Mattel Put-Put railway, along with Spirograph and Lite-Brite. I had to explain to my son what Lite-Brite was last week, that made me sad&#8230;.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16681\" src=\"http:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cp6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"769\" height=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cp6.jpg 769w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cp6-600x663.jpg 600w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cp6-271x300.jpg 271w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 769px) 100vw, 769px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Here is a whole page of toys that made my four year heart go pitter patter, the Big Jim Kung Fu studio was a cool set up that allowed Big Jim to kick a little ass. The Mego Batcave was also recycled by clever Mego into the Planet of the Apes village and the Action Jackson &#8220;Lost Continent&#8221; playset, we kids didn&#8217;t mind. I consider both the Matchbox Fighting Furies and the Gabriel Lone Ranger to be two of the nicest toy lines made in the 1970s.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16682\" src=\"http:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cp7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"671\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cp7.jpg 671w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cp7-600x715.jpg 600w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cp7-252x300.jpg 252w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 671px) 100vw, 671px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Rodney Allen Rippey was made by Shindana, a company that catered to people of colour. Shindana made some wicked cool toys and below is one of my favourites, Slade!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0la3qJhaHzQ\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16683\" src=\"http:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cp8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"664\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cp8.jpg 664w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cp8-600x723.jpg 600w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cp8-249x300.jpg 249w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 664px) 100vw, 664px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Barbie always got the best vehicles and playsets, lucky for us boys Mattel converted her country camper for Big Jim so we boys could play with it and still feel masculine. .<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16684\" src=\"http:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cp9.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"690\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cp9.jpg 690w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cp9-600x696.jpg 600w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/cp9-259x300.jpg 259w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 690px) 100vw, 690px\" \/><br \/>\n<strong>Another great vehicle is the Barbie friendship, again Mattel recycled this for us boys in the form of the Big Jim Skyhawk. It is a pretty awesome piece, my daughter has the modern version, which isn&#8217;t made of vinyl&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/odeon\/store\/products\/\">GET Issue 3 of Toy-Ventures here!<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ebay.us\/ZLsfN5\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-16592 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/issue-3now.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"627\" height=\"621\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/issue-3now.jpg 1824w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/issue-3now-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/issue-3now-600x595.jpg 600w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/issue-3now-300x297.jpg 300w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/issue-3now-1024x1015.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/issue-3now-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/issue-3now-768x761.jpg 768w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/issue-3now-1536x1523.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/issue-3now-1140x1130.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/issue-3now-848x841.jpg 848w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 627px) 100vw, 627px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_Fi-wNF7krA\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>FACEBOOK GROUPS FROM PLAIDSTALLIONS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/podstallions\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16274\" src=\"http:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/93378148_10221648468230849_1206498730543415296_o-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/93378148_10221648468230849_1206498730543415296_o-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/93378148_10221648468230849_1206498730543415296_o-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/93378148_10221648468230849_1206498730543415296_o-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/93378148_10221648468230849_1206498730543415296_o-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/93378148_10221648468230849_1206498730543415296_o-1140x641.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/93378148_10221648468230849_1206498730543415296_o-848x477.jpg 848w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/93378148_10221648468230849_1206498730543415296_o.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/podstallions\">Pod Stallions is one of the most fun groups on Facebook.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/Megoknockoff\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16275\" src=\"http:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/136455200_10224030090249911_6860183014607719115_o-300x162.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"162\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/136455200_10224030090249911_6860183014607719115_o-300x162.jpg 300w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/136455200_10224030090249911_6860183014607719115_o-600x323.jpg 600w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/136455200_10224030090249911_6860183014607719115_o-768x414.jpg 768w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/136455200_10224030090249911_6860183014607719115_o-1024x552.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/136455200_10224030090249911_6860183014607719115_o-1140x614.jpg 1140w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/136455200_10224030090249911_6860183014607719115_o-848x457.jpg 848w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/136455200_10224030090249911_6860183014607719115_o.jpg 1640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/Megoknockoff\">Mego Knock Off Headquarters<\/a>&#8211; 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