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Category Archives: Toys
My Miller -Ironson Lumber Truck – One Owner, Low Miles and Still Truckin’
If you ask a toy collector how they got started, the response is often “I started buying back my childhood.” It seems the lure of toys for adults is almost as great as it is for children. Maybe it’s that … Continue reading
Dr. Hyde
I miss having action stars. I really do. Sure, instead of barely coherent, steroid-laden actors like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone killing the living snot out of villains who clearly don’t stand a freaking chance against them, we’ve gotten more … Continue reading
Posted in 1980's, Action Figures, Ben, Monsters, Toys, Weird
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Angela Lansbury And Her Action Bed
If you have ever made any attempt to research or collect Disneyana, you know that it is a very vast collecting field and that Disney will put its name on just about any product. I don’t even want to attempt … Continue reading
Blue Thunder
In the early 1980s, if you wanted to be taken seriously as an action star, you had to have some sort of awesome vehicle at your disposal. Michael Knight had K.I.T.T., the A-Team had a modified GMC van, Magnum P.I. … Continue reading
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Magic Robo Transforming Gorilla Head!
When I was about a freshman in high school, I decided that I wanted to start collecting monkeys. I don’t know why exactly, but I think it simply comes down to the fact that there is a lot of crazy … Continue reading
Posted in 1980's, Action Figures, Amy, Monsters, Toys, Weird
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Kojak
“Who loves ya, baby?” Okay, now that I have the obligatory introduction to any mention of the character Kojak, I can talk about this action figure that I picked up earlier this year. That’s right! There’s a Kojak action figure! … Continue reading
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Unifighters
History is written by the victors…and that applies to action figures as well. Ask anyone who remembers their toys from the 1980s, and they will almost inevitably rattle off one of four toy lines immediately: Star Wars, Masters of the … Continue reading
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