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Monday, October 22, 2018
Bonded Knit Slack Suit!
Sunday, October 21, 2018
My Fantasy Island Collection
Inspired by the new movie "My Dinner with Hervé" (Dinklage is pretty amazing in it BTW) I thought it would be fun to showcase the nick nacks (pun intended) that I've collected from the TV series "Fantasy Island".
Growing up I rarely missed the show on Saturday nights, it's mix of fantasy, comedy and horror were pretty intoxicating to my younger self and I've been an unironic lifelong fan. There isn't a lot of merch and while not expensive, it's elusive.
So my guests, welcome to Fantasy Island and join me after the jump!
Friday, October 19, 2018
Gabriel Roto-Cast Monster Machine
This is the greatest toy I never owned, I wish I could send it back to myself in 1979.
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Thursday, October 18, 2018
Bike Radio Decisions
Bee Gees or Battlestar Galactica? Ooooooooh i can't decide, why must life be so hard?
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Wednesday, October 17, 2018
The Flapper
All the best pants are named after important toilet parts...
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Tuesday, October 16, 2018
Sonic Fazer
I have vivid memories of that store display with that Han solo wearing Luke's clothes and Dracula's cape.
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Monday, October 15, 2018
Crossfit:1972
No wonder everybody was skinny !
Also, work out leotards are classy as hell, everybody looks like they are spaceship crew, I think pink means officer.
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Friday, October 12, 2018
Scratch and Sniff Costumes
AKA the most 1980s thing ever! These are weird and probably wrong but I'm grateful they didn't release a "Clown" or "Hobo" version.
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Thursday, October 11, 2018
Hasbro Ghost Gun
I got to spend one afternoon with the Ghost gun's brother "the Moving Monster Gun" when I was ten and i remember how smitten i was with this toy.
Bonus shot: Here's the Ghost gun at retail way back in 1974.
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Wednesday, October 10, 2018
The Traveler
Hope this traveler has his passport cause he's about to embark on an all expenses paid trip to Panty-Land.
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Tuesday, October 09, 2018
Shark! by Ben Cooper
When Jaws hit pop culture like a runaway train, licensors lined up to cash in. The only problem? Any toy company can make a shark toy and boy howdy did they.
This particular one by Ben Cooper just goes above and beyond by including a victim, a scared victim!
Man, I know that face, I make it at least once a week. I wish I owned this toy but it was kindly submitted by a collector to include in Rack Toys.
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Friday, October 05, 2018
Pod Stallions 66: Vincent Price
As Halloween month is upon us, J & B discuss the official spokesperson of horror during our childhood, Vincent Price.
We jump around on Price's amazing career including his days at Universal studios until we talk about his features and his amazing career on television and music.
Topics covered include I am Legend, Hilarious House of Frightenstein, The Love Boat, Scooby Doo, cooking, The Simpsons, Alice Cooper, Amok Time Toys, Amicus, Batman, Irwin Allen, Brady Bunch and Brian's Dad.
We jump around on Price's amazing career including his days at Universal studios until we talk about his features and his amazing career on television and music.
Topics covered include I am Legend, Hilarious House of Frightenstein, The Love Boat, Scooby Doo, cooking, The Simpsons, Alice Cooper, Amok Time Toys, Amicus, Batman, Irwin Allen, Brady Bunch and Brian's Dad.
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Thursday, October 04, 2018
It's a Sweater! It's a Jacket! It's the TOP
"Space Dads" was a failed Gerry Anderson/Sid and Marty Krofft co-production in 1977 that starred Stuart Whitman as the leader of a band middle-aged astronauts seeking a planet where they could have extra-marital affairs.
Considered unwatchable, all known episodes were rounded up and destroyed. Many say it was a wise move, others totally agree.
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Wednesday, October 03, 2018
Creepy Crawler Thingmaker 2
When this set came out, I begged for it but my folks, they were impossible to talk into this sort of item, they wore me out.
Flash forward to me being 16 and finding a dusty, unsold one in the back of a Toronto variety store. Money left my wallet pretty fast and I raced home and did...absolutely nothing with it.
I had no real desire at that age to sit and make rubber bugs, so I ended up selling it at a flea market. This experience has not deterred me in any way to repeat this behavior for the past 30 years...
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Tuesday, October 02, 2018
Official Planet of the Apes Prison Wagon
Like clockwork, just as my birthday rolls around, an excuse to do something terribly irresponsible with my money comes with it. This year it was this, one of my "top five" rack toy and Planet of the apes wants.
The reason you ask? Well, let me lay it out for you, first off, it's a Planet of the Apes toy and I've been smitten with the apes since I first saw the cartoon as a kid. Second, it's a rack toy by Azrak Hamway and includes some wonderfully little touchs.
First of all, Dr. Zaius is driving the wagon in his beautiful blue suit. Not sure why AHI always dresses Zaius in blue but they do and I love it.
I have a tremendous weakness for Apes toys that feature the Astronauts, always have. They never look like Heston and they're always in some sort of Space suit, it's wonderful.
Cornelius is riding shotgun, just like he never did. How can you not love this?
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Monday, October 01, 2018
The Unmistakable Signature of Eleganza!
And by signature, we mean distinct lines, tasteful trim and an aftershave musk so powerful that everyone in the room can immediately taste it.
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Friday, September 28, 2018
Coolest Rack Toy Ever?
I don't know about you all but I really want to see James Bond and Napoleon Solo team up with the Space Giants and how this all related to a flute/flashlight.
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