“You start the action!” Raise your hand if you remember NFL Electric Football by Tudor games. Now raise your hand if you remember the disappointment that set in after your first 10 minutes playing with it. Sigh. I had one … Continue reading
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“Don’t give your children anything less than your father gave you.” Today, let’s peek at a Lionel Trains commercial with a Christmas theme. Grandpa’s hobby is pretty impressive. I wonder how grandma feels about all of this. The spot aired … Continue reading
“Lite-Brite, makin’ things with light…” This week, it’s a 1978 groove. And to get us started, here’s a real classic; Hasbro’s Lite-Brite. The spot below aired in 1978. If memory serves though, it was produced a few years earlier and … Continue reading
“No slots. No lanes. And it doesn’t need batteries or electricity.” Here’s a cool spot from Ideal for the Class A: Racing model car system. You need to make a pit stop with this set and there’s no electricity involved. … Continue reading
“The brain game for serious football nuts.” Time for a new week and a fresh batch of commercials. We’ll go with a 1971 theme for the next seven days. Here’s a spot for the NFL Strategy Board Game by Tudor … Continue reading
If all went to plan, these spots would have gone up early this morning. However, YouTube was having issues displaying images on this fine Saturday. That seems to be sorted out now and we can take in two toy-related commercials. … Continue reading