Happy Friday, here is another one from the recently digitized archive, t his is the revised for the Mattel Battlestar Galactica toy line t...

Rascal Robots by Tomy were such a "right place/right time" creation. Awesome wind up robots that fit in with your Star Wars ...

Somewhere, there is a former catalog copy writer who still laughs about getting "On a marvelous mushroom trip" past his bosse...

  The JUSTICE LEAGUE™ Pin Mate™ Wooden Figure Set of 3 - Convention Exclusive is one very exciting way to expand the DC universe in your c...

So instead of  Leia, this ad features slave General Madine, the most boring Kenner figure ever IMO (and the last figure I ever purchase...

Damn it feels good to be a gangsta

Happy Friday, here is another one from the recently digitized archive, the original commercial for Mattel's Suckerman. Suckerman defin...

Finally, I've solved the mystery of "Where did my parents get their patio furniture in 1975?" The answer is Sears, which co...

Their style tells everyone at the party, "I not only want Ice Cream with my cake, I demand it.".

Behold the strangest bit of Marvel comic merchandise I have ever witnessed, it certainly beats Hulk Spider-Man toilet paper and that's...

I'm back from Mego Meet and I bring many virtual presents in the form of the sights I encountered there. Let's start with this,...

Another goody from the archive! The Pressman Space Creatures Mask Kits are a wonderfully Star Wars inspired idea that I adore. These kits ...

This weekend marks the annual Mego Meet convention in Skokie, IL. I'll be heading there to help out at the door, see old fri...

This piece literally fell out of a drawer this morning, I find it wonderful that some kid kept this clipping for 30 years until it landed...

The idea of Halloween style masks being marketed all year long is a wise one to me. I would have been all over this UK display.

My mom bought me a Sesame Street rain slicker this year (1978), I remember being a little embarrassed wearing it as many of my peers we...

I am thrilled to unveil this new transfer from my collection. This is the Mattel Shogun Warriors collection diecast commercial that I doub...

Wait, to be worn OVER Underwear? I've been doing it wrong for years!

This would be a hard choice for but I'd go with Captain Nemo, submarines and sharks top haunted houses but just barely....

When you wanna be "Dr Zaius" clean! I used to own this until the soap starting leaking into the card.