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A Review of My Christmas Toys from 1986!
Let’s take a trip down memory lane to 1986 and relive the awesome Christmas I had that year. It was the greatest year of presents I can remember, and here’s what I got. [Keep reading…..]
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The Year Santa Became Real
By the fall of 1986, my thoughts were starting to turn to the coming Christmas season, and anticipation was starting to build for the holiday. The hope of children isn’t easily pushed to the side, but back in those days, I would be lying if I said that Christmas didn’t feel a little lacking. [Keep reading…..]
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M.U.S.C.L.E. Toys from the 1986 Mattel Catalog
Let’s go back to the 1986 Mattel Dealers catalog to take a look at all the M.U.S.C.L.E. toys featured in it. These toys were so awesome, and so were all the accessories! [Keep reading…..]
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1986 Masters of the Universe Catalog
Presented complete, and in all it’s glory, is the Masters of the Universe section of the 1986 Mattel Retailers catalog. It features almost every toy from the line, presented in some of the most stunning photos you’ll ever see of the figures and playsets. [Keep reading…..]
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Product of the Past: The Talking Mother Goose
So in what appears to be a marketing gimmick to capitalize on the success of the Teddy Ruxpin dolls, we’ve got The Talking Mother Goose. A big, plush, goose that reads stories to you and moves…just like Teddy. Teddy Ruxpin was a good toy to [Keep reading…..]