Tag: Halloween

Top 5: Favorite Happy Meal Toys

Each Tuesday I do a quick “Top 5” list, and instead of doing some kind of big write up, I do it in pictures instead. I’d love to see others join in the fun as well and chime in on the same topic on your own site, social channel, Instagram, podcast, or wherever you share your opinions online. I’ll be posting under the tag #Top 5, so if you do the same we can all see everyone else’s list.

This week, it’s my Top 5 Favorite Happy Meal Toys. Let’s go to the list…..

Duke of Hazzard Vacuform Containers

These hit McDonald’s in 1982, and with their plastic bodies, the boxes were great for crashing into each other while re-creating scenes from the show.

Construx Action Building System

I absolutely loved Construx toys, and certainly didn’t miss out on the free sets when they were in the Happy Meals in 1986.

Berenstain Bears Toys

In 1987, I was all in on the Berenstain Bear books and the cartoon that was on Saturday mornings at the time, so these were a natural fit for me. These were probably the Happy Meal toys that I anticipated more than any other.

Halloween Pails

These have been offered around Halloween on and off for years ever since 1987. I loved using these things to collect my candy in while trick-or-treating on Halloween night.

Super Looney Tunes

I loved the idea of these things, as their costumes came off to reveal their alter egos. Two toys in one! The Tasmanian Devil/Flash was all kinds of cool.

Dave over at Banzai Retro Club is playing along again this week, so check out his Top 5 Happy Meal Toys as well!

So what about you? What were some of YOUR favorite Happy Meal toys? If you don’t want to jump in fully on social media, then chime in in the comments section below. I want to see what fads you were really into too!

by The Retro Rambler

Elvira’s MTV Halloween Special from 1986

Back in the day before Netflix and Youtube, when good old fashioned television was all we had for our viewing entertainment pleasure, tv specials like these were looked forward to for days and weeks. I remember watching specials like this, and considered them appointment television. So here, in all it’s glory, is the original Elvira’s MTV Halloween Special from 1986. Find a quite evening, turn out the lights, fire this up, and step back in time to 1986 for some Halloween fun with Elvira and cool old music videos.

by The Retro Rambler

Elvira on The Fall Guy?!?

For those of you keeping track of this sort of thing, I recently did a whole post on The Fall Guy, and my fond memories of it, and you should check it out if you were a fan, or if you’ve never heard of it in the first place.

Anyway, I came across this ad while going through some old TV Guides, and I was blown away! I felt pretty sure I had seen every episode of The Fall Guy, but I’ve never seen this one. I’m doubly surprised because I was a big Elvira mark back in the day as well, and yet somehow, this appearance has alluded me. I will be quick to remedy this situation and track down the episode somewhere, somehow, and settle in and watch it in what I am sure is all it’s glory.

Any of you guys and gals remember this episode?

by The Retro Rambler

2017 Halloween Food Finds

One of the best things about fall, and the Halloween season in particular, is all the cool Halloween food that comes out this time of year. Some you can always count on seeing, while others are only on the shelves for a year or two, and some we may never see again. That’s why it’s important to know when and where to find all the various tasty treats of the season. This is probably only the first of many posts of this type for me this year, as I’m sure I will keep finding stuff as we get closer. For today though, here is what I found while out at my local markets. Oh, and be sure to check out all the cool stuff Dinosaur Dracula has found so far at 2017’s Best Halloween Junk Food, Part 1.

Halloween PEZ Dispensers

PEZ always seems to come out with cool dispensers for various occasions, and this Halloween is no exception. We’ve got the usual suspects like The Mummy, Dracula, and the Jack-o-Lantern, but I’m not exactly sure what the third one in line is.

If you can’t find these at you local store, don’t worry, Amazon has them here.

Reese’s Spooky Eyeballs

Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups is another candy you can find in various shapes for various occasions, and they’ve not disappointed this Halloween season with these peanut butter filled eyeballs.

Reese’s Spooky Eyeballs on Amazon

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