“Cards were stacked for success of Uno”
Mattel's Uno game (find at Amazon.com*) wasn't always one of the world's top card games. Way back in the early...
1984
1984 Fred Meyer Ad Featuring the Rancor Monster
Another Rancor ad? Yep. Here's a fourth look at the toy (first post, second post, third post), and as we...
Another Look at Rancor Prices in the Eighties
It almost feels like we're reviewing stock prices or something. We've already looked at two different sale prices for the...
Rancor Monster Prices Dramatically Different in 1984
Yesterday I questioned the sale status of the Star Wars Rancor toy back in the eighties. Was the toy one...
Return of the Jedi Action Figures, Rancor, Speeder Bike, and Bandolier Strap
Back in August I posted a 1984 newspaper ad that offered up several toys from the eighties. In that post...
November 13, 1984 and G.I. Joe at ToysRUs
Here's one hell of an incredible newspaper ad from the eighties! This 1984 issue of the Spokane Chronicle brings us...
Master’s of the Universe Collector’s Case and Galoob’s Blackstar Action Figures
There were so many cartoons in the eighties that it's impossible to know them all. As a kid, the Blackstar...
1984 Cabbage Patch Kids Adoption Lawsuit
I started reading Fantasy : The Incredible Cabbage Patch Phenomenon* on Friday and so far have felt like the book's...
