From 1955 comes this outstanding Honeymooners’ Special tin toy bus featuring the likeness of Jackie Gleason and his many famous TV characters.
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Here’s a Pair of General Mills Cereal Products from the 1970s
Let’s gaze upon these very cool General Mills monster cereal box scans from the ’70s, as well as an ad for Monster Bike Spinners.
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Auction Finds: Vintage Cragstan RCA-NBC Mobile Color TV Truck
Here’s a great tin toy specimen from the late 1950s: A Cragstan NBC-RCA Mobile Color TV Truck, featuring vintage logos.
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Meet the Mr. Potato Head Toy Family
Here are all the members of the Mr. Potato Head toy family from the 1950s and ’60s, featuring Katie the Carrot, Oscar the Orange, Willy Burger, and more!
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Vintage Toys: 1970s Star Trek Inter-Space Communicator
Here’s a gem of a Star Trek toy: A Star Trek Inter-Space Communicator produced by Lone Star in 1974.
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Cross-Pollination: Top 5 Holy Grail Playset Toys of the 1980s (on Popdose)
In which I yak about my latest Popdose article, a top five list of the coolest playset toys of the ’80s. Features G.I. Joe, He-Man, and Star Wars.
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Vintage Toys: James Bond 007 Thunderball Action Figure
Here’s a dashing action figure likeness of Sean Connery as James Bond from the 1965 film Thunderball.
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Fisher-Price’s TV Commercials Make Me Miss Being Childless
How do you make people hate Fisher-Price toys? By running TV ads featuring a whiny hipster singer who sounds like she’s half asleep.
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Mr. Potato Head Was One Realistic Spud-Based Toy
A vintage 1954 ad for Hasbro’s Mr. Potato Head, when it really was just a kit of plastic body parts kids stuck on a real potato. Good times.
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