1982 gave you your choice of Lucasfilm action figures, Spielberg action figures, or if you were feeling particularly adventurous Lucasfilm/Spielberg action figures. Such variety!
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Wednesday, September 02, 2020
Monday, July 13, 2020
The Empire Strikes Back Again!
Seeing as it's #1 at the box office again, let's relive when it was #1 in the toy aisle as well. It's hard to believe but prior to the release of Empire, the sales dip of SF toys had many publications asking is it all just a fad?
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Tuesday, June 30, 2020
Steve Austin's Arch Enemy Dr. Kromedome!
Dr. Kromedome was a clever creation by department store chain Montgomery Wards and Mego to make up for the lack of villains for the Kenner Six Million Dollar Man line. He was totally unlicensed, cost the same as Steve and quite silly looking, like some sort of Cyborg Pimp and that's why I love him so much.
Here is a video I did about Dr. KromeDome for the MegoMuseum.
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Tuesday, June 02, 2020
Kenner Return of the Jedi 1983
Christmas of 1983 would be the first one where I didn't get a Star Wars toy in well, five years. After Jedi, I couldn't help feel like it was over, and well, going into the eighth grade was also a huge factor. I still fondly looked at this stuff on the shelves.
Tuesday, December 10, 2019
The best picture you will see today
My friend Ken shared with me this wonderful photo from around 1980 I suspect. I wish more of our parents took photos like this. Ken grew up not far from me and we can't ascertain if this is a WH Smith store of the Dominion Playworld in the Scarborough Town Center.
Either way, it's just glorious and I love the Mego Micronaut cameo.
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Thursday, October 31, 2019
Toy-Ventures: Halloween Costume Countdown
Toy-Ventures this week is a look at five classic Halloween costumes from my collection, some are weird, none are scary but they're all infused in some magical 1970s pop culture goodness.
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Thursday, September 19, 2019
Stretch Monster and Hutch
This is the coolest crossover that never was, ABC really missed making some event television. Hutch and Steve Austin could have complimented themselves on terrible mustache decisions...
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Tuesday, May 07, 2019
Toy-Ventures 20- My Star Wars Collection
Monday, February 04, 2019
Toy-Ventures 7: Robot Man with Four Faces
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Thursday, December 06, 2018
Six Million Dollar Christmas
I can't help but associate Lee Majors with Christmas, he was present at some really good ones!
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Friday, November 16, 2018
RC R2
I had the remote control R2D2 as a kid, it stopped walking pretty quickly but it was still good to use with the 12" dolls so I was content, also it still made it's beeping noise much to mother's chagrin. She once threatened to throw it out of the station wagon!
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Wednesday, November 14, 2018
Exciting Toys from the Star Wars Series
This nice ad from Zayres (wish i had the whole flyer) is from Christmas 1983 and I'm guessing by that point, I had jumped off the wonderful train that was Star Wars.
I still read the Marvel comic mind you but I honestly don't recognize or remember that mini-rig or the plush Ewoks at all. I hope it brings joy to those that do.
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Thursday, September 27, 2018
Star Wars Action Favorites!
Even though I wasn't really into Return of the Jedi as a kid, I did love that Kenner was still putting out the original 12 figures during that period. It was like running into old friends...
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Tuesday, August 21, 2018
Bionic Lady!
Oh Sure, Steve gets a rocket car and a space suit but Jamie gets pretty clothes and lounge chairs?
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Friday, August 03, 2018
Wednesday, July 18, 2018
TV stars 1978
Wow, throw in a Mr Kotter doll and you've got a great episode of "Battle of the Network Stars"
Thursday, July 05, 2018
Rebel Command Center
Two thoughts: One, Darth Vader and the Bounty Hunters look like they're going "Hooray!" which is probably what they did at the end of "Empire".
Two, the Rebel Command center looks like minutes of play.
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Friday, June 15, 2018
1980 Toys R Us Flyer featuring Mego, Mork and the Kenner Alien
It's sadly looking like the end for Toys R Us in the United States, so let's go and focus on when it was a growing company that made for an amazing experience.
This Flyer from 1980 is so jam-packed with late 1970s pop culture that every page seems to have some Incredible Hulk or Wonder Woman merchandise tucked in there somewhere, it's a real trip!
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Wednesday, June 06, 2018
Kenner Alien, He's a Cutie?
I've desperately trying to scan in a newly acquired Toys R Us Flyer from 1980 for Friday (fingers crossed). I've been so busy with it that I only just noticed the Kenner Alien in there!
Such an iconic and coveted toy just regulated to the corner, it brings you back to the reality that the big chap wasn't really a big hit when he made his toy shelf debut.
Anyway, consider this a Toys R Us tease.
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Friday, May 18, 2018
The Six Million Dollar Man by Kenner
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