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Favorite childhood toys and youthful memories

By Mr68

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#8901 1 year ago
 
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Magicman

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Quoted from girloveswaffles:

Part of the Krofft Super Show:

What's now CNN Center (not for much longer though) in Atlanta used to be a Sid and Marty Kroft indoor amusement park of sorts. This was in the 70's I believe, and I didn't move to the Atlanta area until 1986, so I never got to see it in person. Now the atrium part of the building is a food court (a pretty crappy one at that), and I heard that CNN is moving out soon. But some of the indoor shots definitely look like they were taken in that space even as it is now. Trippy TV for sure. Also, in the shots with a city skyline in the background, I'm pretty sure that cylindrical building appears to be the Peachtree Plaza Hotel.

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#8902 1 year ago
 
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Now, I must view this.
Super show live at the Hollywood bowl. And they say time travel does not exist.

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#8903 1 year ago
 
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cottonm4

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I lost mine years ago.

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#8904 1 year ago
 
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girloveswaffles

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So, who has ever read, or owned a copy of this? Or has seen the 1957 Disneyland episode companion to this book?
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Not my copy. this picture looks better than mine.


(Yes, the show opening is black and white, but the film is in color)

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#8905 1 year ago
 
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smalltownguy2

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Who remembers the "Oh Oh flyer" promotion from Franco American? I ate a shit-ton of spaghettios when I was a kid (likely because my parents were dirt poor) and we saved up enough labels to get the free fabric flyer. I feel like I waited for MONTHS for that thing to arrive in the mailbox!!

Then the dog ate it

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#8908 1 year ago
 
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#8910 1 year ago
 
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EdisonArcade

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Quoted from girloveswaffles:

I looked up JMV on IMDB and found something interesting from early in his career.
In 1968 he was a cast member on The Banana Splits in a live action serial "Danger Island" (directed by Richard Donner!):
And remember the Homage to him in Rick and Morty from Season 2?

Nice! Danger Island is my KLOV avatar.
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"Uh-Oh... Chongo!!"

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#8911 1 year ago
 
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#8912 1 year ago
 
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cottonm4

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Maybe you can find what I can't. Way back, in the 60s, Tide laundry detergent made a commercial of car fixed up to look like a box of Tide. About all I can remember is that, yes, I saw this. And it was black and white TV.

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#8913 1 year ago
 
/M\

starfighter

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from 1977

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#8914 1 year ago
 
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girloveswaffles

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Sad News today. Mad Magazine artist and contributer Al Jaffe has passed away at the age of 102:
https://fox5sandiego.com/news/national-news/al-jaffee-longtime-mad-magazine-cartoonist-dead-at-102/?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=t.co

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#8915 1 year ago
 
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girloveswaffles

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He's probably best known for his "Fold-ins" from the back covers of Mad Magazine.
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#8916 1 year ago
 
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EdisonArcade

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Sad News. R.I.P.
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#8917 1 year ago
 
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zombywoof

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He was one of the greats! RIP Al.

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#8918 1 year ago
 
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cottonm4

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This was a thing when I was growing up. My aunt did all of my cousins shoes this way. I have not seen any for years, but I guess bronzing baby shoes still happens.

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#8919 1 year ago
 
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bob_e

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Quoted from cottonm4:

This was a thing when I was growing up. My aunt did all of my cousins shoes this way. I have not seen any for years, but I guess bronzing baby shoes still happens.
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Best to remove feet from shoes first,

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#8920 1 year ago
 
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I know BMX bikes come up often in here. Back in my youth, there were about 6 or 8 undeveloped housing lots around the corner from my house that we would make bike trails in.
This is NOT one of any photos from that era, but it reminded me of hours and hours spent making those trails and then riding them. The lots went undeveloped for years, I was out of high school when the last one sold, so each summer we would re-do the jumps, berms etc to have new routes.
How I never broke a bone or lost teeth back then I'll never know.

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#8922 1 year ago
 
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DanQverymuch

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That had me musing how cool it is that I still have the Morse code key from when I was a Novice ham, cripes, 50 years ago?

Then my grin widened when I looked up its worth today!

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#8923 1 year ago
 
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#8928 1 year ago
 
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#8929 1 year ago
 
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#8930 1 year ago
 
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#8931 1 year ago
 
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bob_e

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NOT from Harbor Freight

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#8932 1 year ago
 
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Wrong thread, my man.

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#8933 1 year ago
 
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Probably due to some midnite drunk posting

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#8934 1 year ago
 
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did this morph into a meme thread?

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#8935 1 year ago
 
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Moli410

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Johnny 5 is alive!

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#8936 1 year ago
 
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Quoted from cottonm4:

I lost mine years ago.
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This one I still have. In my pinball toolbox. For wiring, of course

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#8937 1 year ago
 
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Creepy Crawlers Thingmaker 2, Mighty Men & Monster Maker, Little Van Goes, and Slime. All popular here on Long Island in the late 70's.

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#8938 1 year ago
 
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I have realized that certain times in my life were my happiest. Nostalgia is a passion of mine now.
So, it is the year 1978 in this case. I am quite happy now, but this nostalgia is part of the reason for that.
My grandmother took us to see see the movie lord of the rings in 1978. The music embedded itself in my mind forever.

This is the area I focus on now. Mining the whole year for nostalgia.

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#8939 1 year ago
 
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Azmodeus

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My pain and suffering of my recent years washes away and is partially replaced by a new form of happiness.

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#8940 1 year ago
 
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sethbenjamin

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Quoted from jibmums:

Creepy Crawlers Thingmaker 2, Mighty Men & Monster Maker, Little Van Goes, and Slime. All popular here on Long Island in the late 70's.

When I was 7, I went into the hospital for 2 weeks for a chest surgery (it was intense but I actually remember it with some fondness - lots of family visited.) There was a sort of play room that had toys you could borrow and take back to your room. Mighty Men and Monster Maker was a source of endless fascination to me, I was actually bummed out when I was released to go home because I had to leave that toy for the next poor kid having an extended stay!

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#8941 1 year ago
 
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dos_reboot

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Stomper 4x4 were so cool

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#8942 12 months ago
 
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Viggin900

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Quoted from dos_reboot:

Stomper 4x4 were so cool[quoted image][quoted image]

And expensive as $$ now too. Wish I kept mine.

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#8943 12 months ago
 
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Viggin900

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Quoted from girloveswaffles:

Sad News today. Mad Magazine artist and contributer Al Jaffe has passed away at the age of 102:
https://fox5sandiego.com/news/national-news/al-jaffee-longtime-mad-magazine-cartoonist-dead-at-102/?utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=socialflow&utm_source=t.co
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I swear he did the artwork for Oktoberfest. The rumor is that is what they were going for.

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#8944 12 months ago
 
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sethbenjamin

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Someone must have posted these already, but they bear repeating:

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#8945 12 months ago
 
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sethbenjamin

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Also, these guys…they were around for years; I remember the puffy sticker versions as well as the little rubber guys that I’m pretty sure were based on these:

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#8946 12 months ago
 
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Back when RCA was still around and making TVs.

One of the first big screen TVs. Rear projection monsters.

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#8947 12 months ago
 
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starfighter

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I remember these Odd Rods.
I also seem to remember something similar to Odd Rods with creeps & cars, but I can't recall the name.

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#8948 12 months ago
 
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Azmodeus

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Quoted from starfighter:

I remember these Odd Rods.
I also seem to remember something similar to Odd Rods with creeps & cars, but I can recall the name.
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My late aunt Adele bought me a full box of the stickers. As I recall it was five dollars.

This became the first box opening experience and many other box openings would follow.

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#8949 12 months ago
 
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Azmodeus

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And hopefully still will.

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#8950 12 months ago
 
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Azmodeus

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