Since it's Christmas, let's take a visit to the Toys of Yesteryear. Anybody remember these?

This was a girl's game, and I never understood it.

Honestly, I thought these were stupid too.

Believe it or not I had one of these. It looked much cooler in the tv ad.

I loved these things. They were the precurser of today's Legos. I tried to get my mother to buy me a can whenever we went to the store. And used to build things like rocketships and planes.

Oddly enough, I didn't really get into these untill I was about thriteen. Then I had the cars and the Tracks.

Never owned one... but I thought about it! Hey, they made real cakes!

Don't try to launch this indoors.

Had this.

Always found this ad in the back of every comic book.

The secret agent in you.

EClark1894 posted at 9:42PM Tue, 15 December 2020 - #4407671

I loved these things. They were the precurser of today's Legos. I tried to get my mother to buy me a can whenever we went to the store. And used to build things like rocketships and planes.

Yes I remember those, though I always preferred the Legos.

Back when cap guns looked like the real thing. I had guns that looked like both of these and they shot caps.

And then it dawned on me... some of these youngsters probably don't even know what caps are!

These are caps. I don't even think they make them any more. They came in boxes that looked like this:

And in rolls inside the boxes.

P>S>: I just looked on Wikipedia. They still make caps, but they look different.

hborre posted at 7:03AM Wed, 16 December 2020 - #4407674

Don't try to launch this indoors.

Had some of those. Great fun.

Got these when I was thirteen. Started collecting the cars for a while.

hborre posted at 8:36AM Wed, 16 December 2020 - #4407677

Always found this ad in the back of every comic book.

I remember those. Don't remember seeing any WACs though.Especially not on a battlefield.

Guess what this is.

I had every single one of the above. Every one.

I also had these - wish my Mom had not thrown them out while I was away at college.

hborre posted at 9:32AM Wed, 16 December 2020 - #4407716

Guess what this is.

Coonskin caps, of course. I was a Daniel Boone, fan long before I found out about Davy Crockett, both of whom, Fess Parker played.

bagginsbill posted at 9:35AM Wed, 16 December 2020 - #4407721

I also had these - wish my Mom had not thrown them out while I was away at college.

Oh, please! I don't even want to tell you what my sister did to my first edition comics when I was twelve.

This needs to be on the list. Yes we used to throw these at each others head.

Welcome back, BB. It's been quite a while.

This doesn't really have anything to do with toys, per se, but Bagginsbill's last post about throwing lawn darts at people's heads reminded me of this story from my childhood.

I grew up in an area of Raleigh, NC called Walnut Terrace. I found some pictures of some of the buildings before they tore them down years ago. Remember those, and look at the roofs.

Well, when I was about 5 or 6 years old. Two of my favorite cartoons was Mighty Mouse and Underdog. I liked Superman too, but I don't remember him being in a cartoon at the time. Anyway, like any true little idiot at the time, I would imagine flying with a towel wrapped around my neck. But, and I didn't know this at the time, I couldn't actually fly. But, I thought, if I could just get enough height , I could jump off something and fly under my own power.

Now looking back at the pictures, all the apartments had a porch and all the porches had bannisters and handrails. I would climb up on top of them and jump. I got some distance, but still not high enough I thought. Back when I was a kid, those smaller roofs weren't there. They must have built them long after I moved away. Any, they were flat when I was a kid and filled with rocks. I actually used to climb up there sometimes. One time with a towel. And yes, I jumped. I was a kid though and really didn't hurt myself. But.. I mused.... if I could just get more height. and I looked up to the very top roof.

I know what you're thinking. Why ain't I dead? I could never figure out how to get on the very top roof.

Let's not forget these chaps.

bagginsbill posted at 11:13AM Wed, 16 December 2020 - #4407721

I also had these - wish my Mom had not thrown them out while I was away at college.

I had many of those, or rather, the British version, Action Man. The Space capsule in the Brit version wasn't glow in the dark, though; it was a slightly metallic grey. The figure's head was slightly different from the US version, too. Most of the equipment and uniforms were the US types, although there were some unique to the UK.

hborre posted at 4:38PM Wed, 16 December 2020 - #4407729

Let's not forget these chaps.

Sold in the UK as the Action Man "Soldiers of the Century" range, with slightly modified uniforms and weapons.

So... I was the only mofo that ever owned one of these, then?

Penguinisto posted at 7:55PM Wed, 16 December 2020 - #4407756

So... I was the only mofo that ever owned one of these, then?

Never owned it, but I loved the show. The Bionic Woman too.

bagginsbill posted at 9:40PM Wed, 16 December 2020 - #4407721

I also had these - wish my Mom had not thrown them out while I was away at college.

I still have my old GIJoes from the 70's I have the Mercury space capsule, jeep, Seawolf submarine, two 6 wheeled off road vehicles. One Joe with Kung-Fu grip and a beard, two clean shaven Joes and African-American Joe. Also have Steve Austin and his space suit and ship and Oscar Goldman. The later 70's Joes shifted away from the military theme to Adventure Team because nobody liked the Vietnam war.

Anyone have one of these?

I did, but I didn't know you couldn't take baths with them.

Saw a TV show on NetFlix the other day that had this toy on it. I remember the ad on this one.

EClark1894 posted at 5:51AM Thu, 17 December 2020 - #4407782

Anyone have one of these?

I did, but I didn't know you couldn't take baths with them.

Funny thing, I always thought Star Trek was a rip off of Voyage, even though it was pitched as "Wagon Train to the stars".

Voyage to the bottom of the Sea, was one of Irwin Allen's Babies. But it pre-dated Star Trek. It was a rip-off of the Movie by the same name. Even had the same characters.

EClark1894 posted at 7:09AM Thu, 17 December 2020 - #4407788

Voyage to the bottom of the Sea, was one of Irwin Allen's Babies. But it pre-dated Star Trek. It was a rip-off of the Movie by the same name. Even had the same characters.

Yup, I know. I was a fan of 'em both as a kid. I thought Trek was basically the same show in space.

I had a model Seaview, not a kit, a complete model with a working light at the front. My cousin gave me the Voyage Annual one Christmas, too.

By the way, what on earth is the first pic you posted in this thread? I have absolutely no idea what it could be.

SamTherapy posted at 8:06AM Thu, 17 December 2020 - #4407790

By the way, what on earth is the first pic you posted in this thread? I have absolutely no idea what it could be.

A set of horse shoes.

EClark1894 posted at 8:08AM Thu, 17 December 2020 - #4407668

This was a girl's game, and I never understood it.

The theme from the commercial keeps playing in my head.

"Mystery Date, are you ready for your Mystery Date? Open the door for your Mystery Date."

EClark1894 posted at 9:33AM Thu, 17 December 2020 - #4407794

SamTherapy posted at 8:06AM Thu, 17 December 2020 - #4407790

By the way, what on earth is the first pic you posted in this thread? I have absolutely no idea what it could be.

A set of horse shoes.

That explains it. Never known that to be played here. :D

EClark1894 posted at 1:18PM Thu, 17 December 2020 - #4407783

Saw a TV show on NetFlix the other day that had this toy on it. I remember the ad on this one.

I have that, never opened it because I was a baby when my uncle purchased it for me (I guess he already knew it would be worth something some day) that and all the figures still in their packages in Storage (never was a scifi or star trek fan more of a bicycle, skateboard, outside kid, so forgot I even had those) I almost gave it away 3 years back.

Indiana Jones was nearly killed by a Mystery Date! Tragically the poor monkey took one for the team :-( Bad Dates!

I never had this growing up, but my brother once made a Ceramic Christmas tree that used what looked like Lite Brite pegs as decorations.

Like this one.

We still have that ceramic Christmas Tree from the fifties and it's displayed every single year.

hborre posted at 10:52AM Sat, 19 December 2020 - #4407957

We still have that ceramic Christmas Tree from the fifties and it's displayed every single year.

I have thought about getting a new one, but they're so expensive now. Amazon has one on sale for $159.

Okay, who had HO scale train sets when they were a kid? I have to confess, I always wanted one, but my mother couldn't afford it for me. Howver, when I reached my twenties and started working on my own, guess what I eventually did? I not only bought a set, I made a whole damn town. :)

I have to admit though, the town was something new. I kept going to my local hobby/toy shop and staring in awe at the train set up they had. Finally, I decided to go for it.

If you like model railway stuff, check out Rod Stewart's (yes, that Rod Stewart) layout. It's awesome.

SamTherapy posted at 7:33PM Sat, 19 December 2020 - #4407985

If you like model railway stuff, check out Rod Stewart's (yes, that Rod Stewart) layout. It's awesome.

As rich as he is, and after 26 years, I'd have been severely disappointed in him if it wasn't awesome.