Plaid Stallions in Famous Monsters of Filmland!

I am honoured to have been a part of this October's issue of Famous Monsters of Filmland. I was tapped by Editor David Wiener to write a piece about Saturday Morning and I had a true blast working on it.

If you're a reader of this blog, this piece will speak to you as will the interviews with Martin Landau, Lee Majors and Richard Benjamin.

If that weren't enough, Pod Stallions,  the podcast that i co-host with Jason Lenzi is the featured show of the month! Yay!

If you can't find a copy at your local book store, check it out at Captain Company where you can get a Six Million Dollar Man variant cover.

Put Captain America to Work For You!

I can't think of anything that I adore more right now than this image from Marvel licensing. Also, I'm 90% that's Johnathan Frakes under there.

Next week we go all Halloween on you all, have a nice weekend everyone!

High-Risers

With that much waist band, I'm gonna guess these  started out as some sort of dare.

Today is all about Star Trek Towels!

So this morning I had a wonderful email containing photos of my pal Corey's amazing collection of vintage Star Trek towels.

I'll be honest, I rarely thought of towels as a collectible (ok, I own like three) but now these are all I can think about.

The rest of this breathtaking collection can be found after the jump:

Kenner Raiders of the Lost Ark Announcment

It's pretty weird to see Kenner announce something as big as this with such a crummy ad but I'm guessing they had no time to craft a decent ad.

Below is the first notice to the trade showing the figures:

Bachelor Man!

"The Adventures of Bachelorman" was supposed to be the third segment in the "Shazam Isis Hour" when CBS pulled the plug.

All known copies of the series, which involved a man who had the amazing power of Macrame,  were set fire to then shot into space, where they were again set fire to.

Review: Comic Book Fever by George Khoury

I own a lot of books by George Khoury, in fact this isn't even the first book by him that I've reviewed on this blog and I don't read much, so that's pretty special.

The reason I own so many, is that George and I seem to like a lot of the same things. His latest opus is no exception, in fact, I believethe average reader of this blog should know about this, so join me after the jump for further exploration of this neat book.

Multiple Toymakers Planet of the Apes Playsets

Next to the wonderful toys by Mego, these Multiple toys Planet of the Apes sets are by far my favourites. I just recently scored one of my grails:

For many ages I've been after this set, the combination of army men with apes totally reminds me of "Battle for the Planet of the Apes" (easily my favourite Apes movie as a kid. Lucky for me, the stars lined up for me this summer.

It would behoove me to rip off the (very tight!) shrink wrap but I honestly want to hit a sandbox people. Have a great weekend!

Want more Multiple Toys? Check out the 1976 Multiple TOys Catalog for Apes, Kung Fu and Batman!

More Planet of the Apes Merchandise

The Fonz AM Radio

This may be the spiffiest Fonzie toy ever made and if I'm not mistaken, it's in scale with the Mego doll!

The Lady McGuire Collection

That's four bucks a look! As an added bonus that blouse was also my kitchen wallpaper in '76.

Pilsbury Playthings

Despite being in my 40s, I'll admit the sight of Poppin Fresh still brings me joy. That might have to do with me having some of the toys as a kid but more the fact that it's very rare that his delicious product makes an appearance in my home.......

Thug Life

"Boys, that Jim Rockford's been asking a lot of questions. Need you to teach him a lesson about minding his own business."

Colouring Book Theatre: Planet of the Apes Activity Book

It's been a while since I cracked the spine of a colouring book so what better a subject than Planet of the Apes?

I was drawn to this art craft activity book because of this nicely drawn but kind of dark cover from "Conquest of the Planet of the Apes".

Sheese, even Power Records chose to sidestep Conquest due to it's violent themes. Grab your crayons and join me after the jump!

Mighty Crusaders Rack Toys

I'm excited to have finally tracked down the 1985 Remco/AHI catalog which finally showcases the fine Rack Toys that were offered for the Archie Comics Superhero characters under "The Mighty Crusaders" brand.

My major obsession with these is that they're all re-purposed from mid 1970s AHI Rack Toy merchandise for Batman and Spider-Man. I also was a big fan of these characters, I bought Red Circle comics as a lad.

Let's drool over the impossibly rare to find goodies after the jump:

Battle of the Planets by Jecsan

Ever since I found this guy sitting at the cash register of Suspect Video on Queen and talked the manager out of it (good thing too because the store sadly burned down not long after) I've been wondering what the heck he was. I by and large just assumed a knock off figure sold in dime stores but happily I was wrong. 

Turns out they're by a company called Jecsan of Spain, more figures and packaging after the jump.

Perma Prest Parade

Nothing combats the "Wednesdays" like a parade of colourful Perma-Prest pants, take that Blue Meanies!

Chills, Spills and lots of Thrills

The 1970s were truly a golden era for the stunt vehicle toy concept although I'm pretty sure this type of toy never truly goes out of style.

Back to the Grind

"Well Ted, that broadloom ain't gonna sell itself, so let's get at 'er"

Pod Stallions 47: Roddy McDowall

Our latest show is a tribute to one of our favourite actors and certainly somebody that requires no introduction to any child of the 1970s.

Episode 47 is all about Roddy McDowall, although we purposely sidestep Planet of the Apes, mostly because we do whole shows on that topic any way and also because the guy had a pretty incredible career on top of being Galen/Cornelius/Caesar.

We chat his various television series like Tales of the Gold Monkey and Fantastic Journey and his incredible amount of guest spots on shows like Batman, Columbo, Quantum Leap and even Pinkey and the Brain.

And of course, we discuss films like Fright Night, The Black Hole and the Legend of Hell House among others.

Hit us up on our facebook page and tell us what your favourite Roddy McDowall role is!

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• The "Short Fuse" episode of Columbo
• That busted Remo Williams TV Pilot where Roddy McDowall played a Korean master of Sinanju
• The Trailer for Legend of Hell House

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Giant Jawa Sale

Insert random "Time Machine Wish" comment here, followed by "Wankenoba' joke.

Sears Figures Control Center

Hey! This looks exactly like the gym i go to!

Astro Apes Inflatables

I've blogged about the bootleg Planet of the Apes knock off action figure line "The Astro Apes" before but I never thought I'd run into more merchandising for such a fly by night line.

Then I run into these insane dime store rarities, let us have a looksie this box inside after the jump.

The Double Breasted Walking Suit

Bavarian Green? After Labour Day? Now I've seen everything!

Cash in with Kenner '81

Here's a fun toy industry promo from Kenner, who was riding high on toy lines such as Star Wars, Play Doh, Glamour Gals, Star Wars, Strawberry Shortcake and oh yeah, Star Wars.

More on this promotion after the jump!

Komic Korner

From that time when Superhero T Shirts were hard to get.....

Save on the Millennium Falcon at Zayre!

$6.99? That's some deep savings, I'm in!

Fantasy Island Poster Art Set

Thanks to this site, I found one of my top five personal wants and I know it's hard to believe but this is done without irony. I really liked Fantasy Island as a kid and this poster art set is one of the cooler bits of merchandise it got.

Look how pimp Mr. Roarke and Tattoo look there!


I've honestly been looking for this set for years, it rarely pops up, unlike Star Wars which is constantly available.

Like all Craft Master Poster Art sets, the art is phenomenal but I'm honestly unsure of how to get the results depicted on the package with those markers. 




Smiles everyone, Smiles!

1979 Craft Master Poster Art Catalog

Jacket Distinction

In the 25th century this is what all bartenders will look like.

Spotlight: The Original Stretch Armstrong by Jazwares

I haven't done a photo review in over a year? Thank goodness for the new Jazwares Original Stretch Armstrong.

In the past few years, there's been talk of a movie and even an animated series but the only thing I give a toss about is a reproduction of the big guy himself. I'll explain (and show) more after the jump:

Star Trek turns 50

Star Trek turns 50 today as it marks the day the initial episode (although most Trek fans know it's not technically the first) "The Man Trap" first graced out screens.

Being a kid of 1970s, I fell under it's siren song when the show was just under ten and we have blogged about it a crap ton (a unit of measurement here in Canada), so here's some of my favourite content. Beam down after the jump:

Tickle Me Jimmie Walker

 So powerful was Jimmy Walker's presence on "Good Times" that he was the recipient of two different plush novelties in 1976. Above the deluxe talking edition, which is the least terrifying looking plush on the page.

A scowling plush of James Evans Sr (played by John Amos) that said things like "I'm gonna get my belt!" would have been the perfect companion to this (and likely not sell a single unit).


 

And here is the lower priced, "Kid Din-O-Mite" doll.

Both of these figures were made by Shindana, a company that I personally adore. You can see the 1976 catalog here.

Back to School Magic

Meet the popular crowd, each one an expert in a particular field of playground hi-jinx.

Pod Stallions 46: SCTV

We're back with a new show discussing something near and dear to our hearts.

Episode 46 opens with a tribute to the late, great Gene Wilder and then we move into what is Brian's favourite television show of all time, SCTV.

We talk about the show's Canadian origins and inspirations, what made it's comedy special and the many unsung heroes of it's 8 year journey on television.

Along the way, we discuss the many sketches, actors and characters that made us love it so. The best of all it's in 3-D!

Hit us up on our facebook page and tell us what your favourite SCTV sketch is!

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Parker Brothers Video Games

I had three of the four games on this page, I'll leave it to your imagination which one I passed on.

Atomic Peddles to Power!

I had the Jaguar as a wee one and it was dandy but I pretended it was the Batmobile....

From Mickey Mouse to Star Wars

Wow, that title is prophetic ain't it? The Mouse almost owns the whole page now. There is no greater image I'll see today than that home brewed Chewbacca illustration. I miss the "Pre-Style Guide" world.

PS- I know I've featured this before but a) it was nearly a decade ago and b) some things are worth repeating.