Vintage Toy Xmas Catalogs!

[BruiserBrody]

I got nostalgic from AVGN latest video:

http://www.orangeslime.com/?p=2061 Kenner 1987: Silverhawks!, Play-Doh! Chuck Norris Karate Commandos! GHOSTBUSTERS~! M.A.S.K.!

Biggest surprise for me was a spirograph set that triggered something in my brain. I may have owned it??

NUTSHOT

Ed Begley Junior Jr with the worst Slimer doll ever!

More to come...

 

[DrVenkman PhD]

That is some hilariously badges staging for the RGB proton tag game.

 

[vivisectvi]

Venkman, do you remember Consumers Distributing?

 

[BruiserBrody]

1983 Montgomery Ward: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wishbook/sets/72157624776668919/

*unzips pants*

Mr. T, Gizmo and HE MAN in one picture!!!

I did not have this growing up. I now retroactively hate my parents.

 

[BruiserBrody]

I still have the higher brown one sitting in my stuffed animal display.

Still amazed this toyline didn't spawn billions and billions...

 

[DrVenkman PhD]

Venkman, do you remember Consumers Distributing?

Sure do. I just told this story to someone else but I'll repeat it here - one of the fondest Christmas memories I have is the fact I didn't get the Ghostbuster's Firehouse for Christmas one year. Instead, I got a "letter from Santa" explaining that he had placed an order with Consumers Distributing and had arranged it so my mother could pick one up there in the very near future. It's a funny Christmas memory in our family.

I had those Mario/Zelda sheets, and the picture of the kid using the Castle Greyskull microphone reminds me of Brad Jones riffing on "Deception of a Generation".

 

[BruiserBrody]

 

[vivisectvi]

Venkman, do you remember Consumers Distributing?

Sure do. I just told this story to someone else but I'll repeat it here - one of the fondest Christmas memories I have is the fact I didn't get the Ghostbuster's Firehouse for Christmas one year. Instead, I got a "letter from Santa" explaining that he had placed an order with Consumers Distributing and had arranged it so my mother could pick one up there in the very near future. It's a funny Christmas memory in our family.

I used to live and die by the Consumers catalogue. All of those item numbers. I remember going to get NES games back in the day and being so excited that they had a given game in stock.

 

[The Amazing Rando]

I feel like I had those Nintendo bed sheets as a kid, or at least something Mario-based.

 

[Mattdotcom]

I had at least two Food Fighters. Maybe definitely the hot dog.

 

[tekcop]

I had the chocolate chip cookie. He didn't really fit in my all my Ninja Turtles, but he got to play an bad cop on the take for Shredder and Evil Donatello.

 

[Damaramu]

I had Food Fighters. I had the pancakes, taco, drumstick, ice cream and burger.
I also had one of those stuffed dogs, maybe I had a couple. Not sure.

I LOVED Dino-Riders. I had the first three episodes on VHS and used to wear those tapes out. I had the T-Rex and a bunch of the smaller toys as well. I actually found the first episode on Youtube the other day and watched it with my son. It had all the toy commercials mixed in and he kept telling me he wanted the toys from the commercials for Christmas. If only.....

 

[BruiserBrody]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1473828876476428288

The time of year when Twitter has to remind me that Archie Bunker's grandson had to have a cock.

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I finally got a slew of Food Fighters this year!

 

[BUTT]

1992: Asked for D, got C. Fuckin' wack.

 

[Cackling Co Pilot Kamala]

That was probably right around the year where I saw a Steve Urkel ventriloquist dummy and really really wanted it but thankfully/regrettably my parents didn't grab it.