Plaid Stallions : Rambling and Reflections on '70s pop culture
Tuesday, April 14, 2009

Dr. Steel Trading Card

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Card #19 is Big Jim's "greatest challenge" Dr. Steel. I still remember seeing the commercial for the first time as a kid, I wa...
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Monday, April 13, 2009

Not even your britches were safe

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There is absolutely no need for men's underwear to be this funky, it's plenty funky enough all by it's lonesome. Those guys cou...
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Sunday, April 12, 2009

Me and Spidey : Easter '76

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I'm too full of chocolate and coffee to do anything like Colouring Book Theatre today but I thought I'd share this fun shot of me an...
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Saturday, April 11, 2009

The Dynamic Duo

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As promised, we're beginning a series about the 70s stage extravaganza "Bugs Bunny meets the Superheroes" thanks to some negat...
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Friday, April 10, 2009

The 1979 Ideal Summer Toys Catalog

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Aw yeah, summer's almost here and it's time to take a peek into what Ideal Toys had in store for back yard fun with the 1979 Summer...
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Thursday, April 09, 2009

Scarred Forever

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The sight of both your parents in "air shorts" would likely be burned directly into your psyche. You can't unsee something lik...
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Wednesday, April 08, 2009

Dinky Enterprise

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Oh my, do I love this toy. What with it's shooting disks, ejectable shuttle and the fact that it's a toy first and not some frankli...
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Tuesday, April 07, 2009

The New Kids

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"Gosh Jimmy, with that outfit you're going to make a great first impression at school today."
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Monday, April 06, 2009

A double shot of AHI toys

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This new addition to the AHI Batman Gallery was a gift from my friend Bill. I've stared at it for a long time before I realized it wasn...
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Saturday, April 04, 2009

Fisher Price Adventure People Trading Card

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I'm not sure why it took me so long to get around to the Fisher Price Adventure People but they're card #18. As anyone who reads thi...
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Meet Sylvester and Batman at Dandees Toy Town

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The "Bugs Bunny Meets the Superheroes" stage show is one of those things I wish I had experienced as a wee one. However, thanks ...
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Friday, April 03, 2009

Vintage Commercial Friday

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I've uploaded a couple of commercials from volume 2 of our DVD "70s Toy Explosion "(thanks so much to everybody who ordered BT...
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Thursday, April 02, 2009

Patriotic Smash Up Derby

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Oh 1976, you covered everything in flags!
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Wednesday, April 01, 2009

Love is...

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Love is dressing alike, so it looks like you are wearing some sort of uniform. It's almost as if you work at some sort of romantic versi...
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Tuesday, March 31, 2009

Light Up Drawing Desks

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Here is some great old school stuff, I actually had a Disney one (still have it somewhere) and it bears the marks from when I ran out of pa...
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Monday, March 30, 2009

Grrrrowwwl!

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It's official, I have a disco lady fetish or "TonyManerophelia", thanks to the interweb, I'll be able to find many like me...
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Sunday, March 29, 2009

70s Toy Explosion Volume 2

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Sorry, this is a shill post. Thanks to a good find and the amazing help of my pal Dave, I'm releasing another volume of 1970s toy comme...
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Friday, March 27, 2009

The End of the line for the Bionic Man and Woman

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1978 saw the end of Kenner's wildly popular Six Million Dollar man line. Despite dwindling sales, Kenner revamped Steve with "Bio S...
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