The Rare Alien Toys That Could Make You Rich (If You Own One)
With Alien: Covenant ready to hit American theaters tomorrow I've been having a flashback of sorts to the first or second grade, whi...
Showing posts with label Retro toys. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Retro toys. Show all posts
Before 3D Printers, There Was Mattel's VAC-U-FORM
Recently I was looking up the types of models that kids used to make when model and hobby stores existed, and came across an advertisemen...
Howdy, Partner: What the Kiddos Wanted to Be For Christmas in 1959
This will be my last post before Christmas, so before we get into it let me just wish all of my readers that celebrate it a very merry, h...
Selected Pages From the 1972 Spiegel Christmas Catalog
When I was a kid, there was nothing I loved getting in the mail more than the big, fat Sears Wish Book Christmas catalog every autumn. As...
The Most Pointless Toy Ever Made: The Sit 'n Spin
As a child of the 1970s and 80s, I grew up with lots of great, classic toys that I have fond memories of: Hasbro's ride-on Inchworm, ...
Video Game Console Smackdown: Atari 2600 vs. Intellivision
Were you on Team Atari or Team Intellivision in the 80s? There were other home gaming consoles on the market at this time, but it seems th...
Misunderstood Milky
Image vis PlaidStallions.com A nostalgia-themed Facebook page that I follow posted a picture of Milky the Marvelous Milking Cow by Kenne...
One Ad Too Good Not to Share: The Daddy Saddle
The first time I ever saw this advertisement, I thought it had to be a Photoshopped joke. My second thought was that the tagline should s...
Retro Product Fail #8: The Blythe Doll
Photo via mydollies4 on Flickr Open your eyes to the world of Blythe! The Blythe doll, introduced by Kenner in 1972, was either really co...
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