Star Wars: Expand Your Universe in 2008
The entire Force Unleashed series (Amazon.com search*) in 2008 captured a lot of Star Wars fans' attention and dollars. The...
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Star Wars, Strawberry Shortcake, and More in Kiplinger’s Personal Finance
November, 1983. What better time of year to dive into toytalk than the holidays, and this article from Kiplinger's Personal...
So that’s where “we’ll be right back” comes from . . .
Any child of the eighties will instantly think of the bumpers, those short clips run before and after commercial breaks...
Masters of the Universe and the Slime Pit
It's Masters of the Universe day, and to celebrate I thought we would explore the classic Slime Pit playset ....
Mattel’s “Masters of the Universe” Handheld LCD Game Reviewed in Electronic Games Magazine
If you flip through the December, 1983 issue of Electronic Games Magazine (hosted at archive.org) then you'll encounter this three-page...
Grossest Toy of 1986?
Congratulations, Stinkor, for being singled out as one of the grossest toys of the 1986 holiday season. Reprinted in the...
1981 “Dungeons & Dragons Adventure” Ad from Boys’ Life
The August, 1981 of Boys' Life magazine includes this full-page Dungeons & Dragons that shows kids just how exciting it...
November, 1983 Star Wars Contest Advertisement in Electronic Games Magazine
At archive.org I found a two-page ad from Parker Brothers for the "Death Star Battle Sweepstakes," a contest offering over...
