Plaid Stallions : Rambling and Reflections on '70s pop culture
Friday, August 31, 2007

Stretch Armstrong Day!

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It's a double shot of Corn Syrup today as we take a look at the 1978 Kenner Stretch Armstrong Catalog , which features such memorable si...
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Thursday, August 30, 2007

More Spider-Man Encounters

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Lou sent me this awesome addition to the Mall Appearances page on the site and he promises more. One of these days I'll find a kid who...
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Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Send your message with a T Shirt

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What better way to say "Hey I'm Wild and Crazy" than with a skin tight powder blue shirt? Ever notice that most of these shir...
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Tuesday, August 28, 2007

Move over velvet Elvis

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I'm setting my phasers on "art" and this is heading warp speed to my mantle.
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Monday, August 27, 2007

World's Coolest Cage Match

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Alien VS ROM: Spaceknight That would have made Steve Austin VS Bigfoot look like a tickle fight, I somehow feel cheated I never got to play ...
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Sunday, August 26, 2007

A look inside the operation

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I recently got interviewed about my catalog collection, I never considered myself an Ephemera enthusiast but I pretty much am. I decided to ...
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Friday, August 24, 2007

Our Ways Studios Catalog

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While not an instantly recognizable name, Ourways Studios produced some of the wildest superhero merch in the 70's, heavily advertised i...
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Thursday, August 23, 2007

So Much Wrong

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So the official Playboy sleep wear is a dress a like man dress ? Didn't Hef live in pajamas? Also, what's with Fran Tarkenton's ...
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Wednesday, August 22, 2007

The Empire hadn't yet struck back

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1979 made for some pretty wild Star Wars toys with the sequel still months away, Kenner started deviating from the first film. I must have b...
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Tuesday, August 21, 2007

1978 is the year of the Home Computer!

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Yeah, like this'll catch on...... I'm pretty sure this is the computer my girlfriend in college had in her dorm room.
Monday, August 20, 2007

Sleep Tight Tony Manero Jr.....

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Saturday Night Fever didn't garner a ton of merchandise save for the soundtrack, some gumcards (which I will admit I bought) and this b...
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Friday, August 17, 2007

Space:1976 The Future Was Fantastic!

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One of the reasons I began collecting toys was my love for Space:1999 merchandise, so these Mattel Space:1999 toy offerings from 1976 are ...
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Thursday, August 16, 2007

Now, Fight Like Apes!

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Apes + Army Men = Bliss I'd have played with this for an entire summer as a kid.
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Wednesday, August 15, 2007

Staged Catalog Fun

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Stuff like this always makes me laugh, like a photographer said "OK guys, frolic and act silly" because you know, all men do this....
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Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Style Sensations

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More Put Togethers pain, the pants, jacket and shirt of this ensemble seem to be fighting.
Monday, August 13, 2007

Vintage Toys I saw at Wizard World

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I should almost call this post "stuff that tempted me" as I posted at the Megomuseum Blog , I attended Wizard World this weekend i...
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Friday, August 10, 2007

FIsher Price Toy Love

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It's not often I give myself flashbacks but that's what happened with this 1977 Fisher Price Toy Catalog . , Starting with crib toy...
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Thursday, August 09, 2007

Viewmaster Gift Sets

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My dad used to sell Viewmasters, so I've always kind of dug them. My kids can watch anything they want whenever they want, so I guess vi...
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Wednesday, August 08, 2007

Christmas is a Disco Shirt

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I was unaware of this custom but according to this catalog, it's some sort of tradition. I love anything Disco in catalogs, they always ...
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Tuesday, August 07, 2007

Space Warriors

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I love knockoffs, these "Alien Warriors" and "Fighters from Afar" from Tomland (which was part of Marx) went by a lot of...
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