Category: World’s Greatest Toys
Lets hear it for SLIME!!
So if this is not proof that Hordak was the coolest thing to happen to Masters of the Universe i don’t know what is!! Really now, in the 80’s was there anything as rad as the Horde Slime Pit? I mean you could only watch Slimer “slime” people on the Ghostbusters and dream you could get slimed one day on Nickelodeon’s “You Can’t Do That On Television”. So when this Slime pit came out i think every kid in America nearly lost their goddamn minds! Hordak i love you but did you really have to bring along She-Ra with you to the Masters of the Universe?
BRING BACK THE MICRONAUTS ALREADY!!
It just dawned on me how much i loved the Micronauts action figures when i was a kid! They were so cool with their interchangeable see through body parts and i remember having Robotman as well. You could put a micronaut in his chest, take him apart and turn him into a giant drill that moved on its own or even make him walk! Funny though, mine never threw giant boulders though-like the one in the commercial…check out these out- and notice how “Time Traveler” poses-what a fancy devil!
Modulok: big Trouble for HE-MAN!!
Wow, i just found this commercial for Modulok-probably one of the most BAD ASS He-Man villains of all time! I used to have this guy and he was so much fun to put together and take apart. You could even pretend he man was ripping him to pieces. Plus check it out he even had his own theme song!! Man Hordak sure knew how to pick ’em….
Battle Beasts RULE!
The only thing i don’t quite get is why wood beats water?!
I STILL Love Gore & Stretch Monster!!
Check out this old photo of me.
Not much has changed except how much better the toys were back when i was a kid! “Gor” From the Super GI Joe series by Hasbro was one of my faves and next to him “Stretch Monster” the ultimate nemesis of “Stretch Armstrong”. You can clearly see how much i loved these two green monsters! Too bad my brother tore Stretch Monster apart revealing his sticky gooey insides-man i am not sure if i will ever recover from that one…
How Cool Was a Manglor?
Ok, so here is one of the greatest and most unusual toys ever made-MANGLOR!! I used to have manglor when i was a kid and beleive me they were pretty rad. It was the first toy i could destroy or mangle (hence the name) and then put back together.
Unfortunately you can only tear a Manglor apart so many times before it doesn’t stick together anymore and ends up a dusty lint covered heap of body parts. I learned that the hard way. I beleive Manglor was rockin’ the Toys R Us (the only store in history that could rival a trip to disneyland to a kid) circuit around 1983-please bring Manglor back!!
Universal Dork 