Via the Now Playing Podcast. More Christmas AT-ATs here.
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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 Once Upon a Product. Lori got a loom!
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 1972: Barbie’s Friend Ship
Published December 15, 2015 Air Travel/Airplanes/Airports , Christmas , Christmas Morning 5 Comments
Barbie has plenty of access to the kitchen, but not the pilot’s seat. Really colorful 1972 set that mirrors the decor of the real deal. It looks like Mattel toned it down in 1974, according to that year’s JCPenney Christmas catalog.
(Images via The Stumbling Christian, Etsy, and Wishbook)
Christmas Morning, 1969: Milton Bradley’s Barnabas Collins: Dark Shadows Game
Published December 15, 2015 Board Games/Tabletop Games , Christmas , Christmas Morning , Multiple Toymakers/MPC 2 Comments
Kid also appears to be dressed up as Barnabas Collins. Wrong holiday, kid! The first goth?
You can also see MPC’s Carry Case Castle on the bottom right. I’m not sure what the other box is.
UPDATE (12/21/15): I’m pretty sure the other box is MPC’s Space Control Center, seen below.
(Top photo via TimeWarp Toys)
Christmas Morning, 1978 and 1979: Mattel’s Shogun Warrior Godzilla
Published December 14, 2015 '70s Decor/Design/Fashion , Christmas , Christmas Morning , Godzilla , Shogun Warriors Leave a Comment
‘High Tech’ Toys News Report, 1987
Published December 14, 2015 Lazer Tag/Photon , Masters of the Universe , Thundercats , Toy Stores/Toy Aisles/Toy Departments Leave a CommentNice up-close look at a big toy store with some nice displays in New York City. The report itself is an interesting peek at the rise of technology in the toy industry: both Lazer Tag and Photon make an appearance. At 2:16 you’ll see the Masters of the Universe and Thundercats aisle representing the old guard.
Toy Aisle Zen, 1987/1988: Rambo and G.I. Joe
Published December 11, 2015 G.I. Joe , Rambo , Toy Stores/Toy Aisles/Toy Departments 1 Comment
Stills from the movie Big Business (1988), which I haven’t seen. Is Body Count a Rambo parody made specifically for the film? I can’t find anything on it. The toy store is New York City’s FAO Schwartz, once the oldest toy store in the U.S. and the scene of the famous Hanks-Loggia piano dance in Big. Owner Toys “R” Us closed the store in July 2015 “to save money.”
That’s 14-year-old Seth Green in the shots above, by the way.
There’s more toy aisle goodness in 1984’s Silent Night, Deadly Night.
Target Toy Ads, 1985/1986
Published December 11, 2015 G.I. Joe , Karate Kid, The , Lazer Tag/Photon , Masters of the Universe , Sectaurs , Thundercats , Transformers , Voltron Leave a Comment
The first two are from 1985, and the last one is from 1986. I talk about Photon here. Some close-ups of the Karate Kid action figures are here.
I never had any of LJN’s Thundercats toys, but they look really good.
(Images via tOkKie-Pokie)
2 Warps to Neptune 