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1) RICOCHET: race cars
2) HIGH STAKES: Jerry Lewis plugs
this Hasbro gambling toy
3) G.I. JOE TROUBLE SHOOTER:
equipment for G.I. Joe
4) WEEBLES: rocking toys from pre-schoolers
Western town
5) SHERLOCK: riding toy
6) LITE BRITE: lighted pictures
7) G.I. JOE: training center/with
Kung Fu grip
8) G.I. JOE: adventure set―he
is not a military adventurer here
9) BABY PEEKABOO: doll
10) AFX: Jackie Stewart plugs toy
racing cars
11) LIONEL TRAINS: new H-O size
trains
12) LIONEL TRAINS:
"big...rugged" electric trains
13) CHILD GUIDANCE: toys
14) AHM: trains
15) POTTERYCRAFT: potter's wheel
16) COLOR FORMS: Snoopy toy
17) PATCHES McGEE: doll and tree
house
18) MAGIC 8-BALL: Napoleon Bonaparte
asks about Waterloo
19) PENDULUM POOL: Don Adams plugs
marble game
20) TONKA TOYS:
21) AMF: Flintstones riding toys
22) TONKA TOYS:
23) COLOR FORMS: Disney and Raggedy
Ann
24) AURORA: Jackie Stewart plugs AFX
racing track
25) COLOR FORMS: Tricky Mickey Magic
Show
26) AURORA: Ready Ranger Telephoto
Gun
27) PENDULUM: Buddy Hackett plugs
Curve Bowl game
28) AURORA: Don Adams plugs Skittle
Shoot Out game (Clio winner for 1972)
29) AURORA: X-celerators toy cars
30) AURORA: Air Hockey game from
Brunswick
31) MOTOCROSS: game played with
pinball
32) BOWLAMATIC 300:
33) THICK SHAKE MAKER: Shari Lewis
plugs this appliance
34) JR. CHEF CORN POPPER: Shari
Lewis plugs popcorn maker
35) POKERAMA:
36) TASTY CUSTARD MAKER: Shari Lewis
plugs custard maker
37) JET HOCKEY:
38) POKERAMA:
39) BARBI DOLL: Beauty Center from
Mattel
40) SPIN WELDER: racing cars you
build
41) BARBI DOLL: Beach Bus from
Mattel
42) KNIT MAGIC: knitting machine for
children
43) SLINGIN' SAM: race cars
44) PEDDLE PRETTY: doll on a bicycle
45) BIG JIM: doll Sky Commander
46) BIG JIM: jungle doll with safari
gear
47) CATHY QUICK CURL: doll with hair
you curl
48) BARBI DOLL: Beauty Center from
Mattel
49) MALIBU BARBI DOLL: doll and
country camper from Matel
50) SHOPPING BASKET:
51) POPPIN' HOPPIES:
52) RUDI THE ROBOT:
robot toy
53) SUSIE SWEET SHOP: candy maker
Topper
54) GOLDEN BOOKS: coloring
book―"bring home the happiness"/has boy mounted atop
hippopotamus/Ayer
55) RACERIFIC: racing cars from
Ideal
56) THUMBELINA: new-born doll that
wiggles
57) TOGGLE BLOCKS: Mattel building
blocks that encourage you to "do your own thing"
58) TIPPY TOES DOLL: Mattel doll
that walks and rides a tricycle
59) HOT WHEELS: racing cars/lots of
trick photography makes cars seem to go faster than they actually move
1969
60) SKIDDIDDLE KIDDLE: small doll
that walks/baby talk calls an umbrella and "umbriddle"
1969
61) ELDON: take-off on Wide World of
Sports is the "Wide World of Eldon Road Racing" racing cars
62) MARX: pro-football game
63) MARX: "Electro-Shot"
shooting gallery
64) GUMBY DOLL: B&W spot for
dolls for boys and girls―stick figures, not humanlike
65) CHILD GUIDANCE: Kentucky Fried
Chicken restaurant as toy
66) AMF BICYCLES: 10-speed bicycles
67) HEDDON: casting fishing
reel/"the Great American Tackle Co."
68) LIONEL TRAINS: H-O size model
trains
69) GUMBY DOLLS: same as No. 64
70) FISCHER-PRICE: dolls
71) FISCHER-PRICE: Safari with
dolls, animals, and jungle
72) HEDDON: fishing rods
1) JIMMY JET: mock pilot seat and
control panel as boy flies jet while watching pictures on screen (B&W early
1960s)
2) SUSIE SMART: talking dolls that
reads, recites, etc. (B&W early 1960s)
3) POSTAGE STAMP TRAIN: Dick Cavett
voice-over for "the smallest train in the world"/postage-stamp
electric train that fits in a book to be placed on the shelf reserved for
valuable things―by Aurora
4) FISHER-PRICE TOYS: Santa Claus
comes into toy store to inspect a line of toys―generic commercial for
their Christmas line―copyright 1970
5) MISS WEATHER DRESS UP KIT:
Colorforms is a paper doll to be dressed in various clothing outfits
6) LIKITY STIK: sticky balls and
shapes to be made into toys
7) SIXFINGER: signals in code, fires
cap bombs, contains pen―and is shaped like the finger of a white
child―"how did I ever get along with five"
8) GO FOR BROKE: Wall-Street like
board game where losers win
9) GREEN GHOST: board game to be
played in the dark―commercial done as a haunted house―spooky
10) SUZY CUTE: Louis Armstrong and
three little white girls sing the song about this doll―"Girls, Suzy
Cute needs a mommy.
Suzy Cute needs you."
11) REAL LIVE LUCY: doll that moves
its head in several directions―little girl holds the doll and delivers the
commercial lines―"she won't play with boys"
12) FAIRY TALE TOON-A-VISION: faces
change as child turns dial―there's also a Disney Toon-a-Vision
13) BIG LEAGUE HOCKEY: two boys
playing action-packed table game―Marty Glickman does the voice-over
14) CRAYOLA CRAYONS: from box of 64
Crayons Little Jack Horner pulls out Plum―also Orchid, Salmon, Melon,
Copper
15) SCOOTER DOLL: Barbi's little
sister, Skipper, has a new friend named Scooter―clothes too from 1966
16) 3 BLIND MICE: table game for
children―dice and plastic cheese piece used to capture the mice
17) RIV-A-MATIC GUN: rivet gun
pitched to boys―gun and remote control power pack used to build and
operate projects made from Construct-All construction sets―similar to
Erector sets of the 1940s
18) BANGEROO: numbers and spelling
game―by Amsco under $2
19) CHAOS: jigsaw card game by Amsco―under
$2
20) BABYBOO: doll cries when you
turn on the lights and when her covers are off as two girls
discover―"like a real baby" is BabyBoo
21) SKITTLE-POOL: Don Adams plays
"Wisconsin Skinny" who is Ray Middleton―Adams cleans off the
table―he's a Skittle-Pool salesman
22) JOHNNY EAGLE RIFLES: toy rifles
in three styles―first is boy hunting and killing elephant with his Magumba
rifle―second is boy playing war, hitting the sand and firing Army
rifle and handgun set called Lieutenant; third is cowboy rifle and six-shooter
to slay buffaloes and enemies, the Red River―and they come mounted on
"Boys, look at these real trophy wall plaques and think how swell they'll
look in your room!"
23) KABOOM: table game blows up
balloon until it explodes (Clio winner for 1967)
24) VRROOM HOT RODDER ENGINE:
Mattel's noisy device to make a tricycle sound like a motorcycle―little
boy imitates the loud sound of train and ocean liner
(Clio winner for 1965)
25) SUPER SPY ATTACHÉ CASE:
espionage scenario―little boys playing spy with this gimmick-filled
attaché case from Sears―ice cream truck
26) GREEN GHOST: spooky haunted
house―same as No. 7
27) REVELL HOME RACEWAY SETS: slot
cars with additional tracks sold separately―last scene is boys at long
dinner table with parents―but most of table is filled with elaborate
raceway
28) TRIK-TRAK: battery-powered toy
car with steering track that occasionally redirects car in motion
29) GOODY TWO SHOES: doll that
walks―battery powered
30) PARCHEESI BACKGAMMON GAME:
8-second spot for adults
31) REVELL HOME RACEWAY SETS:
8-second version of No. 26
32) SLINKY: kids use slinkies in
parks, on stairs/cpy. 1977
33) TOTALLY: sexy girl and boy
playing this 'Scrabble with numbers' game
34) FRANCIE: Mattel doll―pull
her hair and it grows/
copy. 1970
35) WHAMMO ZILLIONS OF BUBBLES:
bubble maker
36) MELODY: Mattel baby
doll―squeeze her and music plays/a "Love Notes
Doll"―others in series are Becky and Nellie
37) MAKE AND SHOW SLIDE SET: toy to
make slide from newspaper and magazine photos―girl does well at it and the
boy concludes, "You're alright for a girl."
38) COLOR FORMS: pop-up play sets
with stickers―Mickey Mouse and Raggedy Ann
39) WHAMMO SLIP 'N' SLIDE: boys and
girls slide on plastic strip wetted down with lawn hose
40) WHAMMO WATER WIGGLE: summer hose
toys for getting wet
41) LIONEL TRAINS: father and son
enjoy electric trains
42) SHIRT ZANYS: decals to make your
own T-shirt
43) SUNSHINE FAMILY WORLD: toy house
by Mattel/directions on how to make your own furniture, too/copy. 1970
44) WHAMMO FRISBEE: man and his
friend thrown the Superpro model
45) DROP IN THE BUCKET: marble game
by Lakeside―two boys and two girls play
46) SWEET BLOSSOM: in her
gazebo/little girl swinging baby doll in the gazebo/cpy. 1976 by Mego
47) BLASTERS, BONNEVILLE SALT FLATS:
funky black singers and four white boys with their toy cars
48) WHAMMO FRISBEE: Superpro model
tossed skillfully by men
49) WHAMMO FRISBEE: championships in
Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California―lots of people there to see it all
1) DUNCAN YO YO: new Sportsline
yo-yos are shaped like baseball, basketball, bowling ball, 8-ball, and golf
ball―this one plugs baseball-shaped yo-yo―"If it isn't Duncan,
it isn't Yo Yo"―little boy does trick, including "the Atom
Bomb"
(4/6/65)
2) DUNCAN YO YO: same as No. 1
3) JINGLE JUMP: a small tetherball
attached to the ankle that is spun an jumped over (much like FOOTSIE), but it
has jingle bells in the ankle attachment (3/25/65)
4) MILTON-BRADLEY GAMES: one-minute
spot plugs preschoolers games―CANDY LAND, CHUTES AND LADDERS, and UNCLE
WIGGILY (11/14/60)
5) REMCO CONEY ISLAND PENNY
MACHINES: your own penny arcade/"the toy you've got to
have"―little girl here is Patty Duke
celebrity
6) WITCH DR. HEAD SHRINKERS KIT:
bizarre commercial―African natives dancing, then heads are shrunk, kids
mix and make plastic model heads that actually shrink―comes with mixing
cauldron and petrifying potion―add monster hair―"now shrunken
heads for all occasions"―"give them to your witch doctor
friends"―racist and imperialistic―PRESSMAN
7) VEDA BOARD: Ouija-like divining
board game―plastic fortune teller spins to answers―little girl again
asks, "Who will I marry?"―
8) WITCH DR. HEAD SHRINKERS KIT:
15-second version―"deep into the jungles went Pressman" for this
game
9) WONDER ART: like Etch-a-Sketch,
kids draw and board and turn knob to add colored backgrounds
10) LOOK AND LAFF FUNHOUSE MIRROR:
kids make faces in warped mirror―circus music and motif―funny
face―only 98 cents―PRESSMAN
11) BLIMPS: animal-shaped balloons
that kids pull off and color, then blow up―buy them in boxes of 6 or
12―better print is No. 8―PRESSMAN
12) BADGE & BUTTON PRESS: little
boy makes buttons and badges at home―kids chanting "We want
buttons!"―"join the mad fad"―PRESSMAN
13) GIANT STEP: big paper feet
placed on floor and kids try to step on them―PRESSMAN
14) BLIMPS: better version of No. 6
15) BLIMPS: same as Nos. 6, 9
16) MASTERMIND: "the amazing
computer that plays games with you"―three games in one―Tic Tac
Toe is one of the games―"fire a depth bomb and try to sink the
sub"―pushes competition for boys and girls, even military
theme―PRESSMAN for $12.95
17) ROGER MARIS' ACTION BASEBALL:
Maris on screen to plug his marble-board game―shows Maris hitting his 61st
home run―"yes, kids, there's nothing like the thrill of
baseball"―PRESSMAN
18) MASTERMIND: same as No. 11
19) NEW BORN THUMBELLINA: doll
rocking in cradle―long version―IDEAL
20) LITTLE LOST BABY: doll rescued
from doorstep on snowy night―IDEAL
21) ZEROIDS: three robots from outer
space―Commander Zerak and
Zobor, the Zeroid transporter, and Zintar with a lunar sled―IDEAL
22) LITTLE LOST BABY: poor
print―same as No. 15
23) MAGIC DESIGNER: kids hold
markers on lever in place, then rotate paper disc below to draw symmetrical
designs―"they grow before you eyes"―LAKESIDE
24) COTTON MAGIC: Gumby plugs this
use of colored cotton swabs that are dipped in water and become
paints―LAKESIDE
25) DIGI-COMP: scientist and
interviewer Alan Burke asks scientist why he developed Digi-Comp―scientist
Dr. Duerig ties it to "digital computers" and need for kids to become
acquainted early with computers―"just think, missile countdowns,
games, riddles, and the new math―all in one computer-age
game"―"by the 1970s there will be millions of jobs in the
computer field"
26) MAGIC DESIGNER: same as No. 19
27) COTTON MAGIC: same as No. 20
28) DIGI-COMP: computer
toy―same as No. 25
29) DOODLE-LITE: plastic glow worm
that is used to write on light-sensitive panel―OHIO ART COMPANY, also
makers of the family game, "Spudsie, the Hot Potato"―shows
Spudsie in action
30) KOO KOO CHOO CHOO: large board
game with wind-up toy train―OHIO ART COMPANY, makers of
Etch-A-Sketch―shows rows of this toy
31) BIZZY BUZZ BUZZ: big plastic
bumble bee with ball-point pen for a stinger―it rotates pen in circles to
make circular doodles and designs on paper―"golly, you'll have lots
of fun"―OHIO ART COMPANY, makers of Etch-A-Sketch
32) ETCH-A-SKETCH: "the toy
you'll never tire of"―kids sitting on chairs sketching―adults,
too―"a circus of fun in a box"―"better than TV in
your car"―OHIO ART COMPANY, also makers of Bizzy Buzz
Buzz―"like magic"
33) SLINKY: hand slinky
only―down stairs, back and forth in hands―then animal Slinkies―JAMES
34) SLINKY: same as No. 33
35) PLAY-DOH: little boy making a
blue horse
36) PLAYNTS MAGIC PAINTS:
"magic play paints" do not spill accidentally―little boy and
girl
37) PLAY-DOH: little boy making a
blue horse
38) PLAYNTS MAGIC PAINTS:
"magic play paints" do not spill accidentally―little boy and
girl
39) PULL THE RUG OUT: kids pile
plastic pieces atop each other, then try to pull rig out from bottom of pile
without knocking it down―SHOPPER
40) HUFF 'N PUFF: plastic wolf and
house and kids try to prevent wolf from collapsing the house―SHOPPER
41) PULL THE RUG OUT: same as No. 35
42) HUFF 'N PUFF: same as No. 36
43) DON'T SPILL THE BEANS: kids pile
beans on pot until one tips the pot―SHOPPER
44) THE LAST STRAW:
kids pile straws on plastic camel to avoid tipping it
45) DON'T SPILL THE BEANS: same as
No. 39―bad soundtrack
46) THE LAST STRAW: same as No. 40
47) THREE BLIND MICE: partially
animated for dice and plastic mice game―LAKESIDE
48) BARREL OF MONKEYS: real monkeys
in this spot―hand-eye coordination game for kiddies―try to link up
12 plastic monkeys in chain, one-handed
49) THREE BLIND MICE: same as No. 43
50) COTTON MAGIC: same as No. 20
51) ELECTRIC DRAWING SETS: separate
drawing kits let you draw Little Kiddles, The Lone Ranger and Silver, Mickey
Mouse, and Gumby sets available―"let's speed up the camera with
drawing magic"―LAKESIDE
52) COTTON MAGIC: same as Nos. 47,
20
53) ELECTRIC DRAWING SET: same as
No. 48
1) GUNG HO COMMANDO OUTFIT: military
toy―mess kit, hand grenade, machine gun, ammo belt, field pack, poncho,
dog tags―little boys play Army in backyard―MARX
2) RUDY THE ROBOT: plastic
battery-powered robot―missing opening―REMCO
3) BABY GROW-A-TOOTH: doll that
grows tooth―with pacifier, crib, rattles
4) RUDY THE ROBOT: same as No.
2―missing opening
5) BABY GROW-A-TOOTH: same as No. 3
6) FASCINATION: ball-bearings
rolling through maze―REMCO
7) TRICKY DOODLE DUCK: big plastic
duck (with Tricky Tommy Turtle, too) with real feathers on its side rolls along
carpet and quacks―REMCO
8) FASCINATION: same as No. 6
9) TRICKY DOODLE DUCK: same as No. 7
10) VOICE CONTROL KENNEDY AIRPORT:
little phonograph plays air traffic instructions and boy plays pilot and
controller―REMCO
11) BABY CRAWL-ALONG:
battery-powered crawling doll―her bare behind is showing―"Uh,
oh―look what's showing" and little girl buttons doll's pajamas―REMCO
12) VOICE CONTROL KENNEDY AIRPORT:
same as No. 10
13) BABY CRAWL-ALONG: same as No. 11
14) VOICE CONTROL KENNEDY AIRPORT:
same as Nos. 10, 12
15) BABY CRAWL-ALONG: same as Nos.
11, 13
16) VOICE CONTROL KENNEDY AIRPORT:
same as Nos. 10, 12, 14
17) BABY CRAWL-ALONG: same as Nos.
11, 13, 15
18) VOICE CONTROL KENNEDY AIRPORT:
same as Nos. 10, 12, 14, 16
19) BABY CRAWL-ALONG: same as Nos.
11, 13, 15, 17
20) ASTRO TRAIN: plastic toy set
includes tractor-train, Might Mikes trucks, helicopter, large plastic
bridge―REMCO
21) VOICE CONTROL KENNEDY AIRPORT:
same as Nos. 10, 12, 14, 16, 20
22) ASTRO TRAIN: same as No. 20
23) MASTERMIND: "the amazing
computer that plays games with you"―three games in one―Tic Tac
Toe is one of the games―"fire a depth bomb and try to sink the
sub"―pushes competition for boys and girls, even military
theme―PRESSMAN for $12.95
24) ROGER MARIS' ACTION BASEBALL:
Maris on screen to plug his marble-board game―shows Maris hitting his 61st
home run―"yes, kids, there's nothing like the thrill of
baseball"―PRESSMAN
25) ROGER MARIS' ACTION BASEBALL:
same as No. 24
26) MASTERMIND: same as No. 23
27) MASTERMIND: same as No. 23, 29
28) MASTERMIND: same as No. 23, 29,
30
29) MASTERMIND: same as No. 23, 29,
30, 31
30) MASTERMIND: same as No. 23, 29,
30, 31. 32
31) SPAULDING TENNIS BALLS: ball
talks, out of breath―Poncho Gonzales autographed ball
32) TITLEIST GOLF BALLS: balls roll
along maze
33) SPAULDING DOT GOLF BALLS and
TOP-FLITE GOLF CLUBS: talking golf ball is a 1 Dot―and Spaulding Top-Flite
clubs
34) SPAULDING DOT GOLF BALLS:
short―ball talks
35) SPAULDING BALLS: tennis ball,
basketball, baseball, football, Air-Flite golf
36) SPAULDING BASEBALLS: official
balls of major league baseball―ball talks
37) SPAULDING ENCORE TENNIS BALLS:
talkative tennis ball
38) SPAULDING DOT GOLF BALLS: 15
second spot
39) SPAULDING ENCORE TENNIS BALLS:
15 second version
40) TIC TOC CLOCK: see-through and
take-apart clock―HUBLEY
1960
41) DR. NIM: 19th century Chinese
mandarin overlooks kids playing this marble and board game―"be
careful, 'cause he's sly"―ethnicity―ESR game
42) THINK-A-DOT: in this age of
computerization, folks with imagination think a lot―they play this game
43) SPILL AND SPELL: lettered dice
are thrown, you make words with the letters thrown―like Scrabble with dice
―PARKER
44) THINK-A-DOT: longer version of
No. 45
45) THINK-A-DOT: sort version of
Nos. 45, 47
46) TEST TRACK: slot car
outfit―reporter in helicopter reports on boy's slot-car test
race―"it's made by ELDON, just for the fun of it"
47) BABY JOY'S TINYROOM:
portable toy house―little girl bored while traveling with her
parents, so she opens up her Tinyroom and plays―ELDON
48) TONKA TOYS: wide range of toy
trucks―even a Volkswagen Beetle―for boys
49) TONKA TOYS: another toy truck
menagerie―fire trucks, dump trucks, etc.
50) ROGER MARIS' ACTION BASEBALL:
same as No. 24, 25
51) LOOK AND LAFF FUNHOUSE MIRROR:
kids make faces in warped mirror―circus music and motif―funny
face―only 98 cents―PRESSMAN
52) ROGER MARIS' ACTION BASEBALL:
same as Nos. 24, 25, 26
53) BEWITCHED BROOM―little
girl dressed like witch
AMSCO toy
54) BEWITCHED MAGIC COFFEE SET:
little girl learns early how to make good coffee―sexist
AMSCO toy
55) BEWITCHED BOTTLE AND HIGH CHAIR
SET: little girl learns early to be a mommy―sexist
AMSCO toy
56) LIONEL ELECTRIC TRAINS:
"presented by" opening to The Lone Ranger TV show in late 1950s
57) LIONEL ELECTRIC TRAINS: boy and
girl come racing downstairs on Christmas morning―helicopter car, IRBM
missile launcher―good Cold War images
58) LIONEL ELECTRIC TRAINS: Ralph
Donnell is test pilot with Grumman Tiger jet―his son is learning early
with Lionel train with its various Cold War missile that smash into
targets―also a Western Train, replica of old West train
59) MR. MAGNET MAN: Romper Room
toy―make various faces on metal head cylinder
60) PUZZLE AND PLAY ANIMALS: little
kids throw and pick up plastic toys―Romper Room
61) MR. MAGNET MAN: same as #59
62) PUZZLE AND PLAY ANIMALS: same as
#60
63) TALK-ABOUT: plastic box that
"talks" to kiddies―voice and animal sounds―Romper Room
64) TALKING TELEPHONE: phone talks
to kiddies―even a chimpanzee―Romper Room
65) PIG TOWN: various trains,
animals, etc. to make up a kiddie town
Romper Room
66) TALK-ABOUT: same as #63
67) TALKING TELEPHONE: same as #64
68) PIG TOWN: same as #65
1) SANDLOT SLUGGER: indoors game
with plastic baseball hitter smashing small plastic balls to kids in the
room―MILTON BRADLEY
2) SANDLOT SLUGGER: one-minute
version of No. 1
3) RECALL: revolving pattern must be
remembered and matched―memory game―"Recall may be the greatest
game of all time"―MILTON BRADLEY
4) RECALL: same as No. 3
5) BATTLESHIP: two sailors playing
this peg-board game―MILTON BRADLEY
6) STRATEGO: chess-like game for
kids―plastic generals and bombs, etc.―MILTON BRADLEY
7) BATTLESHIP: same as No. 5
8) STRATEGO: same as No. 6
9) GO BACK: kids advance on colored
squares on floor, but if their squares are called, they go back―MILTON
BRADLEY
10) POP YER TOP: plastic Koo Koo
Bird pops his top if you take too many steps―board game―MILTON
BRADLEY
11) FOOTSEE: hula-hoop principle for
the ankles
12) FOOTSEE: another commercial for
this ankle hula-hoop
13) FOOTSEE: same as No. 11
14) FOOTSEE: same as No. 12, 15, 16,
21
15) FOOTSEE: same as Nos. 12, 14,
16, 21
16) FOOTSEE: same as Nos. 12, 14,
15, 21
17) SILLY SOAP: spray can shoots out
streamers of soap―three kids in bathtubs on proscenium
stage―"for good clean fun"―B&W
18) SILLY SOAP: same as No. 17
19) FOOTSEE: minute-long commercial
for this ankle hula-hoop―best version
20) FOOTSEE: one minute
version―same as No. 19
21) FOOTSEE: same as Nos. 12, 14,
15, 16
22) DESIGN ALL: lathe-like machine
spins while pen moves around to create design―MARX
23) ELECTRO-ART SET: electric
painting for kids―MARX
24) STARLITE BEAUTY VANITY: little
girl makeup plastic furniture―MARX
25) TARGETLAND RIFLE RANGE: comes
with "super stick bullets" that are rubber suction tips that stick to
metal bull's-eye when shot from the rifle―comes with ammo clip―MARX
26) THE BEST OF THE WEST: Western
footage of stampeding horses and ranchers on buckboards trying to
escape―will they escape? It's up to You!―plastic models of wagons
and ranchers―cavalry pieces, including general Custer―"Who
started it?
Ferocious Chief Geronimo on his horse Comanche."―Johnny and
Jane and Janice West, too―up to 31 pieces in this racist and militaristic
Western toy ensemble―MARX
27) NOBLE KNIGHTS: begins with
footage of real actors dressed as knights in a medieval joust―Sir Gordon
is the gold knight riding Bravo―Sir Stewart is the silver knight on his
horse Valor―each knight comes with 38 pieces of gear―each horse
comes with over 10 pieces of gear―MARX
28) FUN-PACK CARRY-ALL ACTION PLAY
SETS: boys carrying plastic toy sets in steel carrying cases―they are
FORT
APACHE: cavalry fort in Old West―
THE FIGHTING KNIGHTS: with
drawbridge
THE BOOT CAMP: with 80 soldiers
CAPE
KENNEDY: land a helicopter, space missile―MARX
29) SOUND-O-POWER ASTRO-GUN: opens
with matted footage of spaceman and two iguanas in combat―this fat plastic
gun makes "creepy, eerie" noises―MARX
THE
FOLLOWING COMMERCIALS COME WITH THE NOTATION:
These films are not T-V commercials they represent
the main action and features of the toys.
The actual T-V commercials are now being produced.
30) ELECTRO-POWER-BIRD: big plastic
car that the boy sits in and drives―come with doors that open, hood,
trunk, horn ―"wow, that's class"―MARX
31) WACKY WHEELS: boy gets in it and
it spins around and around―by maneuvering the big wheels, boy can move in
all directions―MARX
32) ACTION CARRY-ALLS PLAY SETS: boy
carrying two of the kits described in No. 28―prototype of No. 28
FORT
APACHE―wild action world, with Indians, cavalry
men, horses, with shell-shooting cannon
THE FIGHTING KNIGHTS: medieval
fortress with all the
trimmings announcer cites the other two: THE
BOOT CAMP and CAPE KENNEDY―MARX
33) NOBLE KNIGHTS: prototype spot
for the actual one seen in No. 27
34) SOUND-O-POWER ASTRO-GUN: opens
with rocket launch―then plastic figure zaps a dinosaur that
burns―creepy eerie sound―MARX
End prototype commercials
35) SOUND-O-POWER RIFLES: two boys
watching TV and soldier throws his combat rifle to one, cowboy throws his rifle
to the other―these toys are
SOUND-O-POWER M-16 MILITARY RIFLE, and the SOUND-O-POWER WESTERN
RIFLE―they make lots of firing noise when boys play―MARX
36) PRO SHOT GOLF: boy and dad
rained out on golf links, so they go home to play with this game―with
adjustable golf clubs, greens, holes, and Mr. Pro, a plastic golfer that is
activated by players
37) MARVEL THE MUSTANG: big plastic
horse that moves forward when tots sit on him and bounce back and
forth―MARX
38) ROCK 'EM SOCK'EM ROBOTS: two
boys manipulate their big plastic robots in boxing ring-—MARX
B&W
39) STICK-SHIFT RACERIFIC: slot car
layout―IDEAL
40) PLAYTIME TUBSY: doll that moves
its arms and thereby splashes in the tub and plays with hanging
strings―IDEAL
41) ZEROIDS: three robots from outer
space―Commander Zerak and
Zobor, the Zeroid transporter, and Zintar with a lunar sled―IDEAL
42) ZEROIDS: same as No. 41
43) KER PLUNK: hand-eye coordination
game―pull sticks out of plastic ball and not let marbles fall to
bottom―IDEAL
44) STICK-SHIFT RACERIFIC: slot car
layout―same as No. 39
45) KER PLUNK: same as No. 43
46) STICK-SHIFT RACERIFIC: slot car
layout―same as No. 39
47) POPPIN' HOPPIES: board game with
plastic piece that spring into the air and players must catch them―IDEAL
48) NEW BORN THUMBELLINA: doll
rocking in cradle―IDEAL
49) POPPIN' HOPPIES: same as No. 47
50) NEW BORN THUMBELLINA: same as
No. 48
51) BABY GIGGLES: doll that makes
laughing sound―there also a BIG SISTER GIGGLES―IDEAL
52) STICK-SHIFT RACERIFIC: slot car
layout―same as No. 39
53) BABY GIGGLES: same as No. 51
54) STICK-SHIFT RACERIFIC: same as
No. 39
55) AMF ROADMASTER WHEELS: bicycles
and tricycles with Evel Knievel endorsement
56) HIP FLIP: adult party
game―players put rod on their hips and gyrate to make plastic piece
rotate―pelvic suggestions―PARKER BROTHERS
57) JEWELRY KIDDLES: jewelry for
girls with removable tiny doll inside the setting―MATTEL
58) SISTER SMALL TALK: small doll
that talks―MATTEL
1) HOCUS-POCUS: man dressed as giant
rabbit delivers pitch for rabbit-in-the hat game―little plastic rabbits
jump out of the hat―TRANSOGRAM
2) TRICKY DOODLE DUCK: big plastic
duck with real feathers on its side rolls along carpet and quacks―REMCO
3) TIPPY TUMBLES: doll that does
somersaults and hand-stands―little girl does same tricks along with
doll―REMCO
4) TRICKY DOODLE DUCK: same as No. 2
5) TIPPY TUMBLES: same as No. 3, 15
6) FASCINATION: ball-bearings
rolling through maze―REMCO
7) WINKING HEIDI: blonde doll
"is a flirt"―she winks―and buy her clothes―has black
girl in commercial―REMCO
8) FASCINATION: same as No. 6
9) WINKING HEIDI: same as No. 7
10) COBRA SKYWAY and MIGHTY MIKE:
jeep that balances on narrow 9-foot skyway bridge―hard sales pitch―REMCO
11) GROWING SALLY: tiny doll
actually grows―REMCO
12) COBRA SKYWAY and MIGHTY MIKE:
same as No. 10. 14
13) GROWING SALLY: same as No. 11
14) COBRA SKYWAY and MIGHTY MIKE:
same as No. 10, 12, 16
15) TIPPY TUMBLES: same as No. 3, 5
16) COBRA SKYWAY and MIGHTY MIKE:
same as Nos. 10, 12, 14
17) TIPPY TUMBLES: same as Nos. 3,
5, 15
18) SLINKY: caterpillar, frog, pig,
train, hippo, and other animals pulled along floor―made of Slinkies―JAMES
19) PLAY-DOH: little boy making a
blue horse
20) PLAYNTS MAGIC PAINTS: paint does
not spill accidentally―little boy and girl
21) PLAY-DOH: same as No. 19
22) PLAYNTS MAGIC PAINTS: same as
No. 20
23) HATS OFF: shoot plastic hats
into game board―spring action shooter resembles tidily winks―KOHNER
24) TROUBLE: kiddie board game with
dice―KOHNER
25) TROUBLE: longer version of No.
24
26) HATS OFF: short version of No.
23
27) HEADACHE: kids dressed as
doctors plug this new capture game―board game like Trouble, but slightly
different
―KOHNER
28) HATS OFF: same as No. 23
29) HATS OFF: different scenes but
same board game―KOHNER
30) HEADACHE: short version of No.
27
31) HEADACHE: same as No 27
32) HATS OFF: same as Nos. 23, 26
33) HATS OFF: same as Nos. 23, 26,
32
34) TROUBLE: same as 24
35) SLINKY: same as No. 18
36) HIP FLIP: adult party
game―players put rod on their hips and gyrate to make plastic piece
rotate―pelvic suggestions―PARKER BROTHERS
37) AVALANCHE: marble and board game
for young children
―PARKER BROTHERS
38) BOOBY-TRAP: remove playing
pieces without moving spring bar―hand-eye coordination board
game―PARKER BROTHERS
39) UNCLE WIGGILY: simple board game
with cards for tots―PARKER BROTHERS
40) WINNIE THE POOH: another simple
board chase game form tots―PARKER BROTHERS
41) UNCLE WIGGILY: same as No. 39
42) WINNIE THE POOH: same as No. 40
43) GREEN GHOST: little boy with
deep male voice welcomes you to House of Horror games―spooky castle,
knight's uniforms, squeaky doors―Green Ghost glows in dark―game is
played in the dark―"the most horrible game in the world"
44) HOCUS-POCUS:
rabbit-in-hat―same as No. 1
45) KA-BALA: floating eyeball in
plastic ball foretells the future―little girl asks, "Will I get
married?"―Ka-Bala answers yes, then spells out "TOM" name
of playmate whom she will wed―TRANSOGRAM
46) KER PLUNK: another hand-eye
coordination game―pull sticks out of plastic ball and not let marbles fall
to bottom―IDEAL
47) LITTLE LOST BABY: little girl
finds doll crying on her porch in snowstorm―"If you hear Little Lost
Baby crying, bring her in and love her"―doll has two faces, one with
tear, the other smiling―a lever changes the face―IDEAL
48) KER PLUNK: same as No. 46
49) LITTLE LOST BABY: doll
ad―same as No. 47
50) ZEROIDS: three robots from outer
space―Commander Zerak and
Zobor, the Zeroid transporter, and Zintar with a lunar sled―IDEAL
51) NEW-BORN THUMBELLINA:
doll―IDEAL
52) ZEROIDS: short version of No. 50
53) NEW-BORN THUMBELLINA: longer
version of doll commercial No. 51
54) KER PLUNK: same as Nos. 46, 48
55) KOOKIE KAMERA: garish plastic
camera that actually takes and develops pictures for kids―IDEAL
56) ACTION HIGHWAY: plastic slot
roadways and bridges for toy trucks and cars―IDEAL
57) PLAYTIME TUBSY: doll that moves
its arms and thereby splashes in the tub and plays with hanging
strings―IDEAL
58) ACTION HIGHWAY: for slot
cars―same as Nos. 56, 60
59) NEW BORN THUMBELLINA: same as
Nos. 53, 61
60) ACTION HIGHWAY: same as Nos. 56,
58
61) NEW BORN THUMBELLINA: same as
No. 59, 53
62) KOOKIE KAMERA: same as Nos. 55,
64
63) NEW BORN THUMBELLINA: same as
No. 53, 59, 61
63) KER PLUNK: same as No. 54
64) KOOKIE KAMERA: same as Nos. 55,
62
1) ELECTRONIC BATTLESHIP: astronauts
on moon playing this noisy game
2) TUNEYVILLE CHOO-CHOO: tots play
with toy train
3) MR. MOUTH: tiddley winks type
game
4) BIG LOADER CONSTRUCTION SET:
plastic trucks on plastic trailer
Tomey toys
5) BLIP: digital game―play
ping-pong-like game
6) LAY AN EGG: handy-eye
coordination game for tots
7) MERRY-GO-COPTER: plastic train
and helicopter for tots
8) FASHION PLATES: allows girls to
design and draw costumes for clothing
9) DIGITAL DERBY: electronic
race-car game similar to BLIP above
10) SHOOTOUT IN SPACE: little boy
with rifle "making the galaxy safe for humanity"―violent
11) MERRY-GO-ZOO: plastic animals
for tots
Tomey
12) CHUGGA CHUGGA-
TOOT-TOOT-DING-DING CHOO-CHOO: plastic toy train
13) PEANUT PANIC: flip plastic peanuts
back and forth
14) ATOMIC ARCADE PINBALL: man in
pinball arcade doesn't come here anymore―he has portable electronic game
15) HIT AND MISSILE: electronic
missile launch toy―war toy―similar to BLIP
16) TURN THE TERRIBLE TANK: remote
controlled plastic tank
war toy
17) TCR [TOTAL CONTROL RACING]:
plastic slot cars
Ideal
18) SNUGGLES: three little girls
with their Snuggles dolls
19) THIRSTEE CRY BABY: 10-minute
promotional film intended to introduce salesmen to the allure of this doll from
Horsman Dolls, Inc.―doll cries for bottle, then coos when she gets the
bottle
(1962―excellent color)
20) SOAKY: this is a bubble bath
that comes in a plastic toy―this commercial is for Alvin
and the Chipmunks as Soaky container/"more fun than gettin' dirty"
(1964)
21) SOAKY: Mickey Mouse and the
Mousketeer toy containers for this bubble bath
(1964)
22) SOAKY: Snow White and Dopey toy
containers
(1964)
23) BOWL-A-MATIC 300: motif is a
Western showdown with sheriff and bad guy―but they play with this bowling
toy instead
Coleco toy
24) SNIFFIE PAINTS: coloring sets in
which the colors (rose, pine, lilac, cherry, grape, lemon) smell like their
names
Argo toy
25) RUN 'N' GLUE: glue stick pitched
to children for pasting pictures, making posters, etc.
from U.S. Plywood
26) HOCUS-POCUS: man dressed as
giant rabbit delivers pitch for rabbit-in-the hat game―little plastic
rabbits jump out of the hat―TRANSOGRAM
27) KA-BALA: floating eyeball in
plastic ball foretells the future―little girl asks, "Will I get
married?"―Ka-Bala answers yes, then spells out "TOM" name
of playmate whom she will wed―TRANSOGRAM
28) GREEN GHOST: little boy with
deep male voice welcomes you to House of Horror games―spooky castle,
knight's uniforms, squeaky doors―Green Ghost glows in dark―game is
played in the dark―"the most horrible game in the world"
29) KER PLUNK: another hand-eye
coordination game―pull sticks out of plastic ball and not let marbles fall
to bottom―IDEAL
30) BABY GIGGLES: doll that makes
laughing sound―there also a BIG SISTER GIGGLES―IDEAL
31) KER PLUNK: same as No. 29
32) BABY GIGGLES: same as No. 5
33) KER PLUNK: same as No. 29 and 31
34) BABY GIGGLES: doll that makes
laughing sound―there also a BIG SISTER GIGGLES―IDEAL
35) POPPIN' HOPPIES: board game with
plastic piece that spring into the air and players must catch them―IDEAL
36) LITTLE LOST BABY: little girl
finds doll crying on her porch in snowstorm―"If you hear Little Lost
Baby crying, bring her in and love her"―doll has two faces, one with
tear, the other smiling―a lever changes the face―IDEAL
37) POPPIN' HOPPIES: same as Nos.
10, 18, 20
38) LITTLE LOST BABY: same as No. 11
39) KER PLUNK: same as No. 4
40) PLAYTIME TUBSY: doll that moves
its arms and thereby splashes in the tub and plays with hanging
strings―IDEAL
41) KER PLUNK: same as No. 4
42) PLAYTIME TUBSY: same as No. 15
43) POPPIN' HOPPIES: same as Nos.
10, 20
44) BABY GIGGLES: same as No. 5
45) POPPIN' HOPPIES: same as No. 10,
12, 18
46) BABY GIGGLES: same as Nos. 5, 19
47) ZEROIDS: three robots from the
Planet Zero―Commander Zerak and Zobor, the Zeroid transporter, and Zintar
with a lunar sled―outer space―IDEAL
1) TONKA: dog is gatekeeper at toy
testing grounds―toy trucks―steel
B&W
for boys
has singing chorus
2) TONKA: toy trucks come in three
sizes―"attention boys, Tonka toys are made just for you"
3) TONKA: three sizes
4) TONKA: array of toy trucks
5) TONKA: Jackson Beck narrates for
boys' toy trucks
6) TONKA: variety of trucks
7) TONKA: boy in sand plays with
many trucks
8) TONKA: "we like Tonka Toys
because they're lots of fun"
9) TONKA: boys look in "Look
Book" catalogue
10) TONKA: tiny Tonka toy trucks
11) TONKA: animated rock band for
Tiny Tonka cars
"mod rod"
12) TONKA TOTES: boy has miniature
toy cars hanging from his belt on plastic clips―"screamin' daemon"
is one of these race cars―even a mixer and dump truck
13) TONKA TOTES: eight great little
toys―launcher, helmets and belts
14) TONKA: dig craters with
"crater crawler"
15) TONKA: mini wagons and
cars―even a snowmobile
16) TONKA: bulldozers
17) TONKA: school bus, ladder, dump
trucks, etc―Tiny Tonkas
18) TONKA TOTE TOYS: miniature race
cars
19) TONKA: Mighty Tonka is strongman
who symbolizes strength of these toys―"real tough toys for real tough
boys"
20) TONKA: four Tonka T's
21) TONKA TOTE DAREDEVIL GAME:
racing cars
22) TONKA SCRAMBLERS: more race cars
with motor inside
23) TONKA: classic dump trucks
24) TONKA: more classic heavy-duty
trucks
25) TONKA: show first truck made by
Tonka―now we make 140 different toys―even new Winnebago
26) TONKA: tales of broken
toys―but Tonka don't break―even a black mother and daughter
27) TONKA: toys don't need kids when
they work by themselves, kids just watch―but Tonkas worked by kids
28) TONKA: average family own seven
Tonkas
29) TONKA: elephant steps on Tonka
truck
30) TONKA: new trucking capital of
America is Mound, Minnesota―home of Tonka trucks
31) TONKA: follow up of elephant
commercial No. 29 above
32) TONKA: what your kids see in
Tonka toys―"strong toys for strong imaginations"
33) TONKA CLUTCH POPPERS: larger
race cars
1979
34) TONKA OFF-ROAD ADVENTURE BUGGY:
big Jeep-like buggy for kids
1979
35) TONKA STRONG ARM: dump truck
1979
36) TONKA BUILDER PLAY SET: build
garage, gas station with components 1979
37) TONKA A.J. FOYT INDY TRACE CAR:
variety of Indianapolis race cars and assist vehicles
1979
38) TONKA A.J. FOYT RACING SET: Foyt
speaks―compare his real car and the toy
sports celebrity
1979
39) TONKA ROUGHNECK PICKUP: with Big
Duke toy man for truck
produced 1979-1980
40) TONKA OFF-ROAD ADVENTURE BUGGY:
same as No. 34 above
41) TONKA HAND COMMAND TURBO PROP:
toy plastic airplanes
42) TONKA STRONGARM: two boys
playing in sand
43) TONKA CLUTCH POPPERS: same as
No. 33 above
44) TONKA BIG RIG CLUTCH POPPERS:
racing truck cabs
45) TONKA SCRAMBLER OFF-ROAD RACING
SET: four different cars
46) TONKA BUILDER PLAY SET: one of
four play set
47) TONKA BIG RIG CLUTCH POPPERS:
same as No. 44 above
48) TONKA HAND COMMAND TURBO PROP:
same as No. 41 above
49) TONKA BUILDER PLAY SET: same as
No. 36 above
49) TONKA STRONGARM: same as No. 42
above
50) TONKA: cartoon of Jeremy and his
toys at various ages
51) TONKA SCRAMBLERS: same as No. 22
above
52) TONKA A.J. FOYT INDY BUILDERS
PLAY SET: make a race course
1)
BABY BOO HOO: little girl cuddles her doll
2)
SSP PEE WEES: little boys play with little plastic cars
on kitchen floor
3) ROCK ‘EM SOCK ‘EM ROBOTS:
kids play with these plastic boxing robots
faded color
4) TONKA: boy and dog play in
backyard with Standard Oil truck―get a Chevron battery check and buy this
truck for $4.99 for Christmas
5) TONKA QUICK SHIFTERS: racecars
that jump from slow to fast by themselves
6) TONKA: big trucks―Jackson
Beck
7) TONKA: more big trucks―even
a garbage truck
8) TONKA: same as No. 4 above
9) TONKA ADVENTURE BUGGY and CUSTOM
VAN: girl and boy play with big trucks in beach sand
10) TONKA T's: four toy cars
11) TONKA ROUGHNECK PICKUP: with Big
Duke toy man for truck
12) TONKA ROUGHNECK PICKUP: short
version of No. 8
13) TONKA: cartoon still for new
toys for boys and girls―even CB radios
14) TONKA: big construction
toys―they really work
15) TONKA: new trucking capital of
America is Mound, Minnesota―home of Tonka trucks
1975
16) TONKA: elephant tries to step on
it―follow-up
1975
17) TONKA: elephant―same as
No. 13 above
18) TONKA: tales of broken
toys―but Tonka don't break―even a black mother and daughter
19) TONKA: disabled Volkswagen
drives 14 miles with its wheel on a Tonka truck―BRITISH
FOREIGN COMMERCIAL 1975
20) TONKA: elephant tries to step on
it―edited
1975
21) TONKA: elephant tries to step on
it―complete version 1975
22) TONKA: Mound,
Minnesota―same as No. 12 above
1975
23) MR. MOUTH: tiddlywinks type of
game with mouthed pot as central target
TOMY TOY
24) NUTTSY TENNIS: Louis Nye as kid
playing zany table game TOMY
TOY
25) TUNEYVILLE CHOO-CHOO: little
train that plays music disks―Sterling Holloway narrates
TOMY TOY
26) WILD WHEELS: Marx toy car that
children manipulate with their hands and arms, zooming in racing competition
1970s
27) FURY WHEEL: Marx toy is a
miniature automobile tire that is spun to fast speeds on a dynamo, then dropped
to the ground where it can travel as fast as 35 mph
1970s
28) BIG WHEEL WORK TRAIN: plastic
electric train
Marx
1970s
29) RACKET WACK: boy and girl play
this modification upon table tennis—a nerf-like ball attached to a rubber band
Marx 1970s
30) THE BOPS AND ROBBERS GAME:
children play with this Marx toy
1970s
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