Toy Stories
Toy Stories: Frisbee
“When a ball dreams, it dreams it’s a Frisbee” Everybody wants a piece of the Frisbee pie. There is debate and controversy surrounding its invention, there is debate and controversy …….continure reading
70s
Toy Stories
Toy Stories: Etch-a-Sketch
It’s a nice feeling to finish an Etch-A-Sketch picture you’re semi-proud of. “It actually looks like a tree this time!” you tell yourself. But then that brainy cousin of yours …….continure reading
Mickey on Movies
Mickey on Movies: Meatballs (1979)
Mickey gives his thoughts on the summer classic movie Meatballs from 1979. …….continure reading
Saturday Morning Memories
Saturday Morning Memories: Speed Racer
“Here he comes, here comes Speed Racer,He’s a demon on wheels…” Speed Racer is, without a doubt, the best remembered of the 60’s Japanimation series. Set in the world of high-tech …….continure reading
Saturday Morning Memories
Saturday Morning Memories: Hong Kong Phooey
“Hong Kong Phooey,Number One Super Guy,Hong Kong Phooey,Quicker than the human eye…” For his day job, Penrod Pooch worked as a police station janitor, which wasn’t nearly as glamorous as …….continure reading
Nostalgia Nuggets
Spider-Man’s Days of the Week Children’s Book
I was cruising around eBay earlier and somehow got into a list of Spider-Man books. And not far down that list I stumbled upon this book, The Amazing Spider-Man : …….continure reading
Toy Stories
Toy Stories: Cap Guns
In a pinch, kids can turn just about anything into a gun—a stick, a banana, a finger—but it always helped if the thing actually made an exploding noise. That was …….continure reading
Saturday Morning Memories
Saturday Morning Memories: Space Ghost and Dino Boy
Space Ghost is one of the most popular superheroes to come out of Saturday morning. Unlike comic book heroes Superman, Batman, and Spider-Man, Space Ghost originated on television, embodying animation in the 60s. Legendary animator Alex Toth’s …….continure reading
Toy Stories
Toy Stories: The Green Machine
Not to slight the Big Wheel, because really…how can you, but skid-outs on the Wheel were nothing like the ones you could pull off on the Green Machine. Slightly bigger and …….continure reading
Toy Stories
Toy Stories: Rock ’em Sock ’em Robots
The 1960’s were heady times for technology. While superpowers raced to put a man on the moon, scientists and amateur theorists dreamed of how technology would make the world of …….continure reading