{"id":25078,"date":"2025-06-02T18:15:10","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T22:15:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/?p=25078"},"modified":"2025-06-02T18:15:10","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T22:15:10","slug":"rare-audio-mego-1975-sales-call-part-1-waltons-wizard-of-oz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/rare-audio-mego-1975-sales-call-part-1-waltons-wizard-of-oz\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare Audio! Mego 1975 Sales Call Part 1: Waltons &#038; Wizard of Oz"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Rare Audio! Mego 1975 Sales Call Part 1: Waltons &amp; Wizard of Oz<\/h3>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Rare Audio! Mego 1975 Sales Call Part 1: Waltons &amp; Wizard of Oz\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cpjq6FTdL6w?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>We recently found a rare audio recording of a Mego sales pitch from 1975. In this episode, we will animate the scene where David Abrams and Morris Kotzer from Parkdale Novelty pitch Shoprite stores the Wizard of Oz and The Waltons action figure lines!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>#mego #megomuseum #wizardofoz<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>ssue #13 of Toy-Ventures will feature the never-before-seen plans for the 1983 World&#8217;s Greatest Superheroes toy line and a cover featuring artwork specially commissioned for Mego&#8217;s catalog, gloriously coloured by Robyn Adams, founder of the Mego Museum.<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/shop\/\">https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/shop\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/shop\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24801\" src=\"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/fartclown-1-1024x614.jpg\" alt=\"Plaid Stallions Shop\" width=\"881\" height=\"528\" 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coloured by Robyn Adams, founder of the Mego Museum.<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/product\/toy-ventures-magazine-subscription\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-24565 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/subscribestore.png\" alt=\"Issue #13 of Toy-Ventures will feature the never-before-seen plans for the 1983 World's Greatest Superheroes toy line and a cover featuring artwork specially commissioned for Mego's catalog, gloriously coloured by Robyn Adams, founder of the Mego Museum.\" width=\"1000\" height=\"1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/subscribestore.png 1000w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/subscribestore-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/subscribestore-150x150.png 150w, 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It\u2019s got customs, new action figures, vintage finds and a lot of pop culture.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.megomuseum.com\/mego-museum-mailing-list-signup\/\">Sign Up Here!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>We co-produced this amazing action figure with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/whiteelephanttoyz.com\/\">White Elephant Toyz<\/a>; it\u2019s an 8\u2033 Mego Style Officially Licensed Tura Satana figure with a beautiful box by Joeseph Linsner!\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/product\/tura-satana-officially-licensed-action-figure\/\">Get yours while supplies last.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><a href=\"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/product\/knock-offs-totally-unauthorized-action-figures-book-preorder\/\">Knock Offs; Totally Unauthorized Action Figures the book<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/product\/knock-offs-totally-unauthorized-action-figures-book-preorder\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22553\" src=\"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Knockoffsbulkgag.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Knockoffsbulkgag.jpg 800w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Knockoffsbulkgag-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Knockoffsbulkgag-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Knockoffsbulkgag-600x225.jpg 600w\" alt=\"Knock Offs; Totally Unauthorized Action Figures the book Megolike\" width=\"800\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/product\/knock-offs-totally-unauthorized-action-figures-book-preorder\/\">Knock-Offs Totally Unauthorized Action figures is from the demented mind that brought you \u201cRack Toys: Cheap, Crazed Playthings\u201d and features hundreds of hilarious, charming, copyright infringing toys. Get a signed copy in our shop!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Facebook Groups we enjoy<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/podstallions\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22554\" src=\"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Podstallionsgroup.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Podstallionsgroup.jpg 800w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Podstallionsgroup-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Podstallionsgroup-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Podstallionsgroup-600x225.jpg 600w\" alt=\"The official FB group for PlaidStallions, Megolike come for the\u00a0conversation, stay for the chill vibe. Remember, you keep the glass.\" width=\"800\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/podstallions\"><strong>The official FB group for PlaidStallions, come for the\u00a0conversation, stay for the chill vibe. Remember, you keep the glass<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/podstallions\"><strong>.<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/Megoknockoff\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-22555\" src=\"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/MEGOLOCK.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/MEGOLOCK.jpg 800w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/MEGOLOCK-300x113.jpg 300w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/MEGOLOCK-768x288.jpg 768w, https:\/\/plaidstallions.com\/reboot\/wp-content\/uploads\/ 2023\/07\/MEGOLOCK-600x225.jpg 600w\" alt=\"Megolike Knock Off Head Quarters is better than the ABUSIVE divorced dad energy of other groups\" width=\"800\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Topics Discussed: Mego, Parkdale Novelty, Shoprite, David Abrams, Mego Superheroes, Star Trek, Mego Museum, Toy-Ventures, Plaidstallions, Mego Waltons, John Boy, Waltons dolls, Wizard of Oz, Toyfair, 1975, Rare Audio, Action figures, catalogue stores, Toronto, Dorothy, Wicked Witch, Tinman, Scarecrow, Worlds Greatest Superheroes, Prototypes, the Sunshine Family,<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rare Audio! 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