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Mego 8" Planet of the Apes Astronaut Peter Burke
This is Mego's Peter Burke from 1974. He's the other astronaut that was stranded with Alan Virdon on the TV version of Planet of the Apes.As with Virdon, Mego did an outstanding job of capturing the...
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Wham-O Bullwinkle Bendy
There were a lot of bendy figures being produced in the early 70s... superheroes, TV Heroes, cartoon characters, etc. I had quite a few bendy figures during this time and this was one of them......
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Laurel and Hardy Finger Puppets 1972
Sometimes, I like to try to remember toys from my very early childhood. Often, they are just fleeting fragments of memories of things that may not have even existed at all. When I was about 5 years...
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Mego 8" Fonzie
This is Mego's 8" Fonzie from the Happy Days television show. Happy Days was a popular TV program that aired from 1974 to 1984. Mego Fonzie was released in 1977. The show was a nostalgic look back at a...
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Kenner Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back Toy Brochure #2
This is another pack-in toy brochure from 1981. These usually came with the bigger toys like vehicles, playsets, and larger figures. I was always excited to find a new one of these in the box. I used...
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Kenner Star Wars Large Size 15" Chewbacca
This is Kenner's 15" (1/6 scale) Chewbacca from 1978.Chewbacca has always been a difficult character to "pull-off" for toy companies. We usually get a figure that's all plastic or one that's all plush...
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Almost Vintage: Hasbro Gi Joe Talking Adventure Team Commander (Gi Joe...
There's something special about a Gi Joe. As kids, everybody had one (or more), it seems. Whether you are an older guy, like myself, or of a slightly younger generation, the world of Gi Joe has been...
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Kenner Star Wars Large Size 15" IG-88
This is Kenner's Large Size IG-88 from early 1980. He stands about 15" tall and is scaled to the other figures in the vintage Large Sized line. He was released in an Empire Strikes Back branded...
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Kenner Star Wars Large Size 12" Princess Leia
This is Kenner's Large Size Princess Leia Action Figure from 1978. Alright, to be fair, this is a dolly... plain and simple. Sometimes, it takes the manliest of men to succumb to buying a DOLL to...
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Kenner Star Wars Large Size 12" Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi
This is Kenner's 12" Large Size Ben (Obi-Wan) Kenobi from 1978.Before the Star Wars prequels, we knew that Ben Kenobi had a past as "Obi-Wan Kenobi" but we still pretty much always referred to this...
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1977 Christmas Sketchbook
This isn't really a toy... but I viewed it as one since it was a Christmas present in 1977. I was ten years old and I loved to draw. So, my parents bought me a sketchbook for all my drawings. I filled...
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Kenner Star Wars Large Size Jawa (12" Scale)
This is Kenner's Large Sized 8" Jawa from 1978. He's the last of the twelve that I'll be reviewing on Yesterville. Maybe I'll have to set up a Star Wars Large Sized "family photo" as a finale to...
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Kenner Six Million Dollar Man Critical Assignment Legs
This is the Six Million Dollar Man Criitcal Assignment Legs set from Kenner, produced in 1977. This was another add-on set for the Bionic Man figure... similar to the Critical Assignment Arms set that...
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Yesterville is TWO!!
I was just sitting here working away when it hit me... Yesterville is two years old today!! So, because I didn't have anything prepared, I dug though some old photos to find something that might be...
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Mego 1979 Diecast Metal Batman
I've posted a full review of this figure at Yesterville's sister-blog, Under the Giant Penny. Given that this figure is from 1979, I thought some Yesterville readers might be interested in seeing more...
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Mego Micronauts Baron Karza
The Micronauts were a toy line that debuted in the US in 1977. Like Shogun Warriors (from Popy), they were created by a Japanese toy company (Takara) and imported by a US toy company for sale in the...
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Mego Bend 'n Flex Planet of the Apes Astronaut
Quick post. This is Mego's Astronaut from their Bend 'n Flex bendy series from 1975.I picked this guy up last year from a Mego Marketplace seller. I'm keeping him carded as I love the cheesy, vintage...
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Hasbro GI Joe Adventure Team
As I work my way back through my favorite toys of childhood, I find myself once again fascinated by GI Joe and the impact he's had on the toy world and culture, in general. I have a new appreciation...
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Ideal Evel Knievel Silver Hi-Jumper
This is the Ideal Evel Knievel Silver Hi-Jumper cycle from 1977. This is one of the most rare Evel Knievel toys ever produced. In 1977, Knievel had a controversial parking lot altercation with a writer...
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Hasbro 1970 Gi Joe Adventure Team Land Adventurer
This is Hasbro's 1970 Land Adventurer from the GiJoe Adventure Team line of action figures. As I've mentioned before, with public backlash against military toys in the late 60's and early 70's, Gi Joe...
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Mickey Mask 1974
This is one of the gifts I opened for Christmas last year from my Mom and Dad. Sure, it might not look like much but it's something I hadn't seen in quite a long time. This is another item that I made...
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Mattel Shogun Warriors Mazinga
Mazinga! I picked this guy up last year to add to my Shogun Warrior collection. I lucked out and found one in pretty nice shape. After tracking down a few original accessories, he's complete and all...
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1978 Mattel Shogun Warriors Godzilla
In the 70s, cable television brought the Japanese Godzilla movies to a whole new group of young fans that hadn't had much exposure to the monster before. I remember it always being a pretty big deal...
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Almost Vintage: Bif Bang Pow! Six Million Dollar Man 8" Figures
In the 1970s, many kids tuned into the Six Million Dollar Man TV show week after week. Colonel Steve Austin was an astronaut that needed cybernetic replacements for some of his body parts after a...
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