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Space: 1979 – Remembering Diener’s Space Raiders and Space Creatures

Space: 1979 – Remembering Diener’s Space Raiders and Space Creatures

In the late 1970s, Diener Industries created two memorable lines of characters (and spaceships) that ...
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Action Packs that Really Work! Remembering the SuperJoe Adventure Team (1977)

Action Packs that Really Work! Remembering the SuperJoe Adventure Team (1977)

  Growing up in the seventies, I absolutely loved the large scale G.I. Joe figures ...
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Who Remembers Coleco’s Quiz Wiz?

Who Remembers Coleco’s Quiz Wiz?

In 1979, Coleco introduced to the world a small computerized toy called “The Quiz Wiz”, ...
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Imagination Makes It Fly: Fisher Price’s Alpha Probe (1980)

Imagination Makes It Fly: Fisher Price’s Alpha Probe (1980)

  Here’s another great spaceship toy from my childhood. I was just ten years old ...
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Travel into “Unexplored Territory” with Star Trek Colorforms (1975)

Travel into “Unexplored Territory” with Star Trek Colorforms (1975)

As Star Trek (1966-1969) nears its 50th anniversary, it’s time to feature another franchise memory ...
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45 Years Later: Weebles Wobble but They Don’t Fall Down

45 Years Later: Weebles Wobble but They Don’t Fall Down

In 1971, Hasbro/Romper Room introduced the world to a classic toy of the disco-decade: The ...
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Remembering Electroman, Ideal’s “Revolutionary Electronic Toy Sensation of 1977”

Remembering Electroman, Ideal’s “Revolutionary Electronic Toy Sensation of 1977”

In 1977, Ideal released one of the most underwhelming toys of the disco decade, a ...
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Have a Different Adventure Every Day: The G.I. Joe Adventure Team Headquarters

Have a Different Adventure Every Day: The G.I. Joe Adventure Team Headquarters

Although Hasbro’s G.I. Joe line had a hugely successful re-boot in the 1980s with a ...
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Build Your Favorite Starship: A Gallery of AMT Star Trek Models

Build Your Favorite Starship: A Gallery of AMT Star Trek Models

Star Trek Models Another week, another post about Star Trek’s 50th anniversary in 2016... I’ve ...
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Great Video Games Became Boring Board Games in the 1980s

Great Video Games Became Boring Board Games in the 1980s

Video Games Just imagine this scenario. The year is 1982 or 1983. You are 11 ...
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The Hottest Ride in Town: Remembering Marx’s Green Machine

The Hottest Ride in Town: Remembering Marx’s Green Machine

In the year 1977, if you were just too big for a “Big Wheel,” there ...
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Test Your Flight Skills: Remembering Mattel’s Vertibird (1971)

Test Your Flight Skills: Remembering Mattel’s Vertibird (1971)

  In 1971, Mattel produced one of the greatest toys of a generation: the Vertibird. ...
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