MetaFilter posts tagged with retro and toys

Play-Doh!!!

GavinR — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:11:45 -0800

Old Play-doh ads! Chop that mop. Excellent! What has been done cannot be undone. Arbeit Macht Frei! Oooooh...pretty sparkles.... Tasty! Bart Smit? Basa?

Play, what you experience daily

Artw — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 23:24:41 -0800

Playmobil Online Archiv - Playmobils archive of every toy they've ever produced, from it's start in 1974 onwards. It's only available in German, but even non-German speakers can appreciate gems like this awesome tiger tamer or these Mexican bandits, odd anachronisms like the chimney sweep or the figures for recreating the American civil war. Collectobil - the unofficial site for fans and collectors of Playmobil, and more Playmobil links. Previously discussed: Playmobil Security Check Point, Playmobile Hazmat Team.

bing, bang, boing and more fun from the 70s

madamjujujive — Sun, 10 Sep 2006 07:10:31 -0800

1970s toy commercials. From an era when things were more fun, cool, and fresh. Whether you were a hipster or a genius type, there was some creative and smart toy to be had. Many toys were educational and prepared you for the vicissitudes of adulthood. (YouTube alert!)

ROH-OH-AH-AH-ANK!

BlackLeotardFront — Mon, 19 Jun 2006 14:58:39 -0800

Comprehensive, high quality archive of box art from Transformers toys. Searchable and organized by year and faction. Tell me this isn't awesome.

the imaginary world dot com

hama7 — Thu, 03 Apr 2003 05:07:43 -0800

Tick Tock Toys: "Archives and Galleries, a cavalcade of images" Splendiferous things of yore!!

Mystical Knights of Tyr Na Nog !!!

Espoo2 — Wed, 02 Apr 2003 21:12:13 -0800

The Virtual Toy Chest is a collection of mostly action toys from the 70's through the 90's, from The A-Team to Zybots.
I found it after reading Pretty_Generic's great cartoon post while searching for pictures of old M.A.S.K. toys. Does anyone remember Madballs? A monster in my pocket? The Infaceables?. How about Visionaries with their cool holographic staffs?

Enough womd!

answergrape — Fri, 21 Mar 2003 08:46:14 -0800

Let's talk about childhood toys. A wander down memory lane, past care-bears and etch-a-sketches and barrel-o-monkeys. Warning: this site resulted in the bidding up of auctions for Weebles "Tree House" action sets. I'd forgotten how marvelously upright they remained until I whipped their little egg-like bodies out of a second-story window onto concrete. What was your favorite childhood toy? Do you still have it, or do you have the sudden need to re-acquire it?

kingmissile — Sat, 04 May 2002 00:12:29 -0800

M.U.S.C.L.E. Revisited. I used to collect all of these pink plastic wrestling figures and now i-mockery has finished the big task of giving names and profiles to all of the original figures. 233 to be exact. Great retro memories for me on this one. Some really bizarre (ie: "Klondular the Barnacle Muncher "), yet extremely funny descriptions for some of these figures. There's also a Mr. Blocky tribute in there. I always hated him though since he made one of the prongs in my ring snap off. He was just too fat.

emptybowl — Fri, 05 Apr 2002 06:24:54 -0800

Skeletor and Gang: What is it about the combination of stop-motion animation, He-Man action figures, and sped-up heavy metal that makes me laugh until I hurt? "Skeletor, Mantenna and Grizzlor are having a party! Oh no! Moss-Man attacks! Defend us Squeeze!"

johnjreeve — Mon, 29 Oct 2001 21:10:52 -0800

Battle Over Blocks
These essays offer a thoughtful insight into the Lego bricks we grew up with, and how the toys have changed with the times to reflect an absence of creativity in our society. Features Jeff Bates, cofounder of slashdot.

solistrato — Wed, 25 Oct 2000 12:13:03 -0800

Nostalgic time-wasting. Anyone else getting misty-eyed?