Via the BBC. I must be getting old, because the first thing I noticed is that the British kid is wearing a U.S.A. sweatsuit.
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Toy Aisle Zen (1980/1983): The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi
Published April 13, 2016 Kenner Toys , Star Wars (Original Trilogy) , Toy Stores/Toy Aisles/Toy Departments 5 CommentsChristmas Morning, 1981: Dark Tower and AT-AT
Published December 24, 2015 Board Games/Tabletop Games , Christmas , Christmas Morning , Dark Tower , Kenner Toys , Star Wars (Original Trilogy) 9 Comments
One of the more epic “big ticket” combos, via EyeSPIVE. That’s the U.K. version of the game, as seen here. There’s another Dark Tower Christmas, including some AD&D toys, here.
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Christmas Morning, 1984: Return of the Jedi
Published December 22, 2015 Calendars , Christmas , Christmas Morning , Kenner Toys , Star Wars (Original Trilogy) 1 Comment
Christine K and her Ewok friend (also made by Kenner) among the Imperial Shuttle, the B-Wing Fighter, the Dewback reissue, the Y-Wing Fighter, the Tie Interceptor, and a slew of figures. I also see a couple of 1985 calendars: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and Duran Duran.
Christmas Morning, 1982: Assembling Kenner’s AT-AT
Published December 18, 2015 '80s Decor/Design/Fashion , Christmas , Christmas Morning , Kenner Toys , Star Wars (Original Trilogy) Leave a Comment
Via the Now Playing Podcast. More Christmas AT-ATs here.
Christmas Toy Aisle Zen, 1980: The Empire Strikes Back
Published December 17, 2015 Christmas , Department Stores , Kenner Toys , Star Wars (Original Trilogy) , Toy Stores/Toy Aisles/Toy Departments 8 Comments
The caption, via the Birmingham Mail:
Edgbaston twins Antony and Richard Joseph, both aged six, are seen here enjoying the toy department at Lewis’s in Birmingham on December 15, 1980.
Lewis’s was a department store chain in the UK that was in business from 1856 to 1991.
Lovely photo from a time when man-children weren’t snatching up all the Star Wars toys before the kids could get to them.
Christmas Morning, 1979: Star Wars, Micronauts, Buck Rogers, and The Black Hole
Published December 16, 2015 Black Hole, The , Buck Rogers in the 25th Century , Christmas , Christmas Morning , Kenner Toys , Micronauts , Star Wars (Original Trilogy) 2 Comments
Membros and Repto! There’s also a torn open The Black Hole action figure above the Micronauts. Maximillian is standing on Monopoly.
(Photo via the Rebelscum Forums)
Christmas Morning, Circa 1975: Kenner’s Six Million Dollar Man
Published December 10, 2015 '70s Decor/Design/Fashion , Christmas , Christmas Morning , Kenner Toys , Six Million Dollar Man, The 3 Comments
That’s Mattel’s Cathy Quick Curl Doll on the right. Mikey Walters has a number of Kenner’s Six Million Dollar Man and Bionic Woman catalogs, boxes, and instruction manuals on display here.
‘Space Toys’ Ads (1978)
Published December 4, 2015 Ads , Battlestar Galactica , Christmas , Kenner Toys , Mattel Toys , Micronauts , Shogun Warriors , Star Wars (Original Trilogy) 1 Comment
The ads are via Roboplastic Apocalypse, the most comprehensive robot toy site on the internet. Notice that Santa is riding the Viper in the first ad, followed by his other outer space reindeer. Very clever.
The last ad features Combatra, the priciest item on the Shogun Warriors menu, selling mostly at high end department stores for $49.99 or more. There’s a great entry on the toy at CollectionDX, where I got the pictures below. Click on the link to see all five vehicles combine into a giant robot, long before Matchbox’s Voltron entered the fray.
Christmas Morning, 1978: Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, and Adventure People
Published December 3, 2015 Adventure People , Battlestar Galactica , Christmas , Christmas Morning , Fisher-Price , Kenner Toys , Mattel Toys , Spider-Man , Star Wars (Original Trilogy) 7 Comments
Another shot starring the Death Star and the Daredevil Sports Van, not to mention all the major Battlestar Galactica vehicles, via Darrick Bachman. I also see a Tie Fighter, a die-cast X-Wing Fighter package, a Spider-Man Mobile Crime Lab (below, via Jon Knutson), and a Nylint Trail Blazer (below, via eBay).
Christmas Morning, 1978: Star Wars and Adventure People
Published December 3, 2015 Adventure People , Christmas , Christmas Morning , Fisher-Price , Kenner Toys , Star Wars (Original Trilogy) 7 Comments
The kid fondling the Death Star, as his brothers look on a little enviously, is Stephen Fry. That’s Kenner’s Stretch Octopus in the pink and orange box, and you can also see the Adventure People Daredevil Sports Van, first released in 1978. Fisher-Price’s Adventure People may be the greatest action figure line of all time. There, I said it.
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