Oh man, I used to love going to my friend's house to play with his He-Man toys. They were all so cool. Skunkore (sp?) actually stunk. Mossman was fuzzy. I remember there was another one that squirted water... can't remember its name though.
The whole He-Man universe was spectacularly wtf. It's hard to top.
From the Ernest L. Wilkinson Diaries: "ELW dreams he's spattered w/ grease. Hundreds steal his greasy pants."
Analytics wrote:Perhaps it was Christmas of 1970 when I received my first set of Little People at the tender age of one.
That is funny.....
I had every one of those exact toy's also when I was a kid. Though, the Barn one I think was second hand, so I didn't have "every one" of the parts/stuff that came with it.
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One particular Christmas that stands out in my memory was the year my brothers and I got the three primary Centurion action figures and their accessory vehicles, then bought the villain figures with our Christmas money.
Max Ray and one of the cooler vehicles he had. What kid doesn't love toys that actually launch pieces off?
Probably why I still have my Crossbows and Catapults set after all these years...
What I really wish I still had was Torpedo Run. Now that was a game.
The world is always full of the sound of waves..but who knows the heart of the sea, a hundred feet down? Who knows it's depth? ~ Eiji Yoshikawa
The little 'copter had a hook with which to pick up objects (I wouldn't swear to it, but I think it came with a 'hook-able' car and a traffic barrier). You had to have a pretty steady hand, and the objects had to be placed fairly precisely along the circular flight path.
One of my guilty pleasures is the AMC show Comic Book Men that follows some of Kevin Smith's childhood friends who now manage a comic book store he owns in New Jersey. It feeds my inner geek and, even thought much of it is obviously staged, it reminds me of a few friendships from the past that have faded due to time and distance.
Often the show includes people bringing in old toys to sell, and one that made an appearance was also one of my favorite Christmas presents: The Dark Tower.
Also, I thought this thread deserved to be bumped for the holiday season.
The world is always full of the sound of waves..but who knows the heart of the sea, a hundred feet down? Who knows it's depth? ~ Eiji Yoshikawa
