Wide with Pride

"You'll be doublin' the number of chicks who check you out when you get on with some wide pride"

In my case, that would be zero times two..

Godzilla: King of the Monsters by GLJ

Just unearthed this sell sheet for GLJ toy's Godzilla bendy from the 1970s, there is nothing I don't like about this toy but the biggest thing is the amazing effort they put into this card art.

The connection to the Marvel Comic with the logo, really doesn't hurt does it?

Poupees des La Guerre Des Etolies

French for Dolls from Star Wars. I love how this vintage catalog used the C3P0 model kit as a proxy for the action figure.

Woolco fights rising clothing costs

If we ever needed Woolco, it's now....

Space:1999 Eagle on sale here

This is a promotional poster Fundimensions released for the Space:1999 Eagle, I honestly have been smitten with this vehicle since i was five. Some guys love cars, I want an Eagle....  

Pendant Virgins

It was a very special day in a boy's life when he gets his first pendant, it's the last stop before becoming a medallion man. 

Pod Stallions 42: Don't Panic!

It's episode 42, we're both entirely too nerdy not to do an episode devoted to Douglas Adam's seminal "Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Galaxy" series.

Jason and Brian talk up the books, radio dramas, the BBC TV series and of course, the big budget movie from 2005.

Along the way we veer off into Doctor Who, Time Bandits and ...Threads. So, grab your towel and join us!


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Battle of the Planets Book and Record Set

While packing up this month, i found this wonderful piece that belongs to my wife. It's a book and record set from France very similar to our Power Records or I guess the Disney book and records. Canada has a large French population so many books, records and toys native to France were available here.

I am told that the French Battle of the Planets storybooks were in high demand at the local library where my wife grew up.

While there is no real novelty to copying the record (at least for me, I only know swears), I did think it would be fun to scan the great art from the accompanying pages, so transmute after the jump.

Empire Strikes Back Toy Sale

Back in 1980, I would probably spent an entire morning carefully studying this very valuable information.

Mighty Crusaders Stunt Cycle

It's been a while since I've found a Rack Toy that excites me (that sounds weird) but this week I totally have. These toys come from Remco/AHI and are as I can figure, the last line of these kind of licensed affairs that AHI was so known for in the 70s and 80s. 

Mighty Crusaders are a superhero team owned by Archie Comics, they have a great lineage but an awfully sporadic publishing history since the Golden Age. During the early 80s, they had a pretty decent attempt at a revival which spawned licensed toys from Remco.

While the Remco Mighty Crusaders action figure line is fairly commonly found, these toys must have been produced in much lower numbers.  I'm still not positive what got made and didn't . 

Prior to this discovery, the only Rack Toys for the Mighty Crusaders I could confirm were these helicopters.

The back of the package suggests that Mighty Crusaders got the same treatment that Batman and Planet of the Apes did in the mid seventies with helicopters, Motorcycles and (gasp!) Parachute figures. (If you have one please email me, even if it's not for sale!)

A really nice shot of "The Web" figure, I'm glad that I keep running into one of my favourite characters when I do find this stuff.

If you have any input on this Mighty Crusaders merch, I'd love to hear from you!

Tassle Trimmed Elegence

These seem nice but do you have anything a little flashier?

Super Space Theatre Sales Kit

In the early 1980s, ITC Entertainment took their back catalog of (mainly) Gerry Anderson TV programs and edited them into a series of Television movies for the growing Cable TV market. 

Dubbed "Super Space Theatre" these 14 movies were culled together from episodes of "Space:1999", "UFO", "Thunderbirds", "Stingray", "Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons" and the non Anderson property "The Champions" into new properties.

Apparently it's the year 2100 in this movie.

This package of (sometimes curiously edited) films was highly influential on yours truly, I ruined my sleep pattern trying to watch all of these as a ten year old and in turn, started to seek out merchandise based on these forgotten shows.

 This site owes a great debt to the wonderful recycling of Super Space Theater, so this sales kit containing sell sheets for all the films is truly a grail for me . I've also included some photos of my collection of SST VHS tapes.

Hope you enjoy!

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And hey, if you want some more Gerry Anderson, listen to our special podcast about him!

GI Joe Adventure Team Colorforms Set

I'm moving and forced to pack up my toys, every collector's nightmare! I'm making the best of it and photographing everything before I box it up.

 It's a lot of fun to get reaquainted with some of this stuff, especially this super cool colorforms set of the Super Adventure Team. More after the jump!

Double Knit Mania

Remember, from your house paint to your carpet, to the clothes you wear, the good people at DuPont will always be there....

PS I kind of like these.

Robin High Flying Hang Glider

This one is new to me, even when I saw it I assumed it was an 80s or 90s piece and the seller had made a mistake but nope, this is 1978 Robin Rack Toy by Jotastar. The boy wonder can't get enough toy love as far as I'm concerned.

Fop-O-Rama

Roving packs of Paul Lynde fans terrorized suburbia in the early 70s, this is the only known picture of the cattiest of those gangs, the legendary "Center Squares".

Electric Company Electronics

I have no idea if this Electric Company merchandise by Vanity Fair ever got released but I loved this show as a kid and would have been all over that Fargo North radio and Jennifer of the Jungle items.

Not surprising, Vanity Fair also had the Spider-Man license so even he's involved.



"Send Spidey those green pieces of paper in Mommy's purse"

Lingerie Thursday!

Swingy Fringe,  Maribou trim, sequins, lace and the fluffiest froth you've ever seen people!

Big Mouth Singers

I can't remember if I had these guys or my memories are simply from all the times I played with this in toy and department stores. Either way, good times....

Vest Suits: The Together Looks!

Jazz hands sold separately. 

Mexican Aquaman

Tracked down a toy I've wanted for ages recently and it's certainly not the Aquaman, let alone a Shogun Warrior you're probably familiar with but I can explain some of this mystery after the jump. 

Prehistoric Aurora

Some day when I have unlimited cash and space, I will own these....

Time 2000 : Bedspread of the Future

As Star Trek Rip Offs go, this one is a doozy. I'd like to have those curtains (and carpet) for PlaidStallions HQ.....

La Maison des Muppets

I found this in a toy catalog from France, Statler and Waldorf didn't make their way onto a lot of merchandise so it's nice to see them get so much real estate....

Corduroy: A Total Look

The American Corduroy industry is the official wardrobe supplier to your Uncle.

Pod Stallions 41 : Robots!

For our 41st episode (and 3rd of 2016 if you're keeping count) we're joined by Famous Monsters of Filmland Editor David Weiner (@tikiambassador) for a discussion of all things robotic.

We each pick and discuss our personal three favourite and least favourite mechanical men from film and television over the decades and discuss why. Along the way, we talk about toys, comics and even radio drama.

We open the show with some words about the influence David Bowie and the crummy news that January delivered.

Topics Discussed: Black Hole, Doctor Who, Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Phantom Creeps, Millennium, Lost in Space, Buck Rogers, Logan's Run, Filmation, Space Academy.


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The Frosted Fur Look

From the "Why God? Why?" bathroom collection....

Superheroes 3 for $5.99

This page will be my happy place all day.

Welcome Back Kotter T-Shirt Painting Kits

Finally! My love of crafts and Gabe Kaplan have been fused together for a magical Sunday Afternoon's worth of delight!

Jump Suit Monday

Some may scoff but the inclusion of a "Get Down-Turn Around Outfit" will only bring you good things!

Except when you pee, that's gonna be a total pain in the ass.....

Grip Character Diecast Catalog

Click on the image to Enlarge.

Eidai Grip diecast vehicles were produced in Japan during the 1970s and featured many popular TV licences not unlike Dinky and Corgi did in the United Kingdom.

In fact, they shared many licenses like Gerry Anderson's UFO (a personal favourite), Thunderbirds and Captain Scarlet. They also (understandably) covered Japanese favourites like Ultraman, Speed Racer and Battle of the Planets.

Above is a beautiful catalog I found, you can view it in larger scale by clicking on it. I've also broken it down after the jump including shots from my own collection of these. 

Shogun Warriors at your command

I always feel like a kid with my nose up to the bakery window when it comes to Shoguns...

Togetherness!

Because Love is...removing all doubt to the world that you came in the same car.....

The forbidden zone was once a paradise!

Tell me, though. Does man, that marvel of the universe, that glorious paradox who sent me to the stars, still have it his way? Did he find Herb?

I'll stop now.

Luxury Suits for Men who know Style!

Let's make 2016 the year the neckerchief makes it triumphant return, who's with me?

Hasbro 1973 World of Love Catalog

Hasbro described Love dolls as: "She's what's happening. She's today's American teenager and she's part of the World of Love".

This was an interesting to attempt to combine  Fashion dolls with what was left over of the hippie movement in the early 1970s as Hasbro hoped little girls would clamour to enact adventures for Love and her friends Peace, Flower, Music and Soul.

Check out the '73 World of Love Catalog here.

More Fun from the Doll Commune

Magnificent New Double Knit Suits

"RIGHT DRESS!"

Star Wars Pendants

My dad sold these by the truck load back in '78, I honestly wished I'd kept one.

Astro Warrior Lazer Fazer

Lights! Sounds! Darts! - What else do you need?

So many Star Wars inspired laser guns, so little time....

Wonderful Orlon Rib Knits

I ask you, is your skin ready for the magic of Orlon?