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Category Archives: Toys
Promo Cars – Little Cars Used to Sell Big Cars
In 2012, I wrote about the rediscovery of my Miller-Ironson lumber truck, a prized possession of my childhood that I found in my mother’s attic and now proudly resides in our home. That journey back to my youth also led … Continue reading
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Scratch (A “Tail” in Friendship)
Having cool friends makes me want to yell “COWABUNGA!” at the top of my lungs. I was born in 1983, so I was about six years old when the Ninja Turtles phenomenon had really swept the nation. They were inescapable … Continue reading
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Santa’s World Marvel Stocking Stuffer Toys: Spiderman and The Incredible Hulk See You When You’re Sleeping!
I think at this point we’re all convinced that Santa Claus has superpowers. Now, granted, he has to conserve his energy for an entire year so he can fly to every child’s house in the entire world at incredible speeds … Continue reading
Posted in 1970's, Christmas, Comic Characters, Toys
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Mortimer Ichabod Marker from Bill Cosby’s Picture Pages
A few years ago, for some reason, I got slightly obsessed with Bill Cosby. America’s number one funnyman and TV dad has to be one of the most recognizable figures on the planet, and while he occasionally says something controversial … Continue reading
Spaghetti-O’s Monster in my Pocket Display: One Monster That Won’t Fit In Your Pocket…
When most people start collecting little rubber and plastic figures, part of their reasoning for buying tiny toys often stems from the fact that these collections don’t take up a lot of space. You can fit hundreds of tiny figures … Continue reading
Posted in 1990's, Action Figures, Amy, Comic Characters, Food, Foreign, Halloween, Humor, Kitchen, Monsters, Toys, Weird
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Halloween Cats
It seems fitting that cats are associated with Halloween. We especially think of witches and their black cats. Often thought to be “familiars” to witches or malevolent assistants who could assist in the witch’s magic spells, being a black cat … Continue reading
Satyr Masters From Abyss: Watchful Owlamo and Beranino
Don’t scoff at Chinatown knockoffs. One day, you’ll be paying through the nose to get them. For as long as toys have been popular, some lame, almost-certainly-sweatshop-like factory has been churning out toys that vaguely resemble the ones you … Continue reading
Meet the Ugglies!
I love monsters. I always have ever since I was a kid. They are colorful, creative, weird, and interesting. The great thing about growing up in the 80’s and 90’s is that there were all sorts of cool monster toys … Continue reading
Posted in 1980's, Action Figures, Amy, Humor, Monsters, Toys, Weird
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Boogers from the Planet Nose – An Actual (and Very Disgusting) Toy Line
The toy aisle used to be a very disgusting place. And I mean that as the greatest compliment possible. In the mid-1980s, a trend started where toys weren’t just based on heroic adventurers or transforming robots or military strongmen or … Continue reading
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Reversible Plush Gremlins (Mohawk and Daffy)
It took me a very, very long time to get over my fear of Gremlins. As a kid of the 1980s, I was inundated by product after product of all the various popular movies, television shows, and toys that a … Continue reading