Simviation Forum - classic TV commercials- part 7

May 31^st, 2008 at 10:10am

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The flashback continues...

The Last Straw, a clever idea but not one of my faves when I was a kid. You put sticks in the camels' saddlebags until its back broke. Yawn.

One of my greatest regrets is that by the time the Big Wheel arrived, I had grown too big for one. I knew some younger kids who rode theirs until they disentegrated, which was no easy feat. Instead of being mocked for riding a tricycle, these little nippers were envied... the Big Wheel was fast, and you could do cool tricks with it, using the hand brake. Genius.

The zenith of Big Wheel development: the Cobra model. Even came with stick-on letters to personalize your license plate... Grin

Another timeless classic: the Erector Set. When they added motors, it was a big deal!!

I loved my Erector Set... too bad it all got thrown out; I could use some of those parts for the simpit project...

I never had a Zero M Blaster, but I wanted one... it shot a big blast of air and made a cool sound.

Who can name this child actor, who went on to become very famous? Hint: picture him with an eyepatch... Wink

This one came and went a little before my time... say your prayers, Ivan... Grin

Next: the Amazing Jimmy Jet flight simulator!!!

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Reply #1 - May 31^st, 2008 at 12:54pm

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DUDE! I had that EXACT Big Wheel growing up! It was great, until the front wheel split in two from being worn down in the middle. (Hole shots Wink

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Reply #2 - May 31^st, 2008 at 1:12pm

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Fascinating. Most of the toys in your series look typically American & are completely unfamiliar to me. The kids in the ads look typically American too but then I suppose they would. I like the look of that Big Wheel but don't remember seeing one before. It was obviously not exported like the BMX bike.

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I never had a Zero M Blaster, but I wanted one... it shot a big blast of air and made a cool sound.

Never seen one of these before either. Being curious I looked it up. According to this it was withdrawn from sale as being a severe hazard to health. http://blackmage.org/yanai/blog/2005/08/mattel-agent-zero-m-sonic-blaster-5530.h...
The Mattel Agent Zero M Sonic Blaster 5530 fires compressed air with a deafening blast. Our measurements top out at 157 dB-above a level that can do permanent damage to the hearing of an adult. We rate the toy Not Acceptable.

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Reply #3 - May 31^st, 2008 at 1:22pm

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The Lad in pic 7 with the gun....

The young face looks familiar... Wink

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...Kurt Russel?... Cry

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Futuristic film:

An ex-Prisoner: (with an eye patch) enrolled to rescue the New York Mayor kidnapped by a dangerous gang, in a derelict, walled part of the city?

http://www.timeout.com/film/reviews/63978/escape-from-new-york.html

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Pic 5...Erector Set....The equivalent of our British "Meccano Set"?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meccano

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Reply #4 - May 31^st, 2008 at 5:45pm

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Wow, you guys are good... that is in fact Kurt Russell, aka "Snake". Grin

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Reply #5 - May 31^st, 2008 at 5:47pm

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Hagar wrote on May 31^st, 2008 at 1:12pm:

Fascinating. Most of the toys in your series look typically American & are completely unfamiliar to me. The kids in the ads look typically American too but then I suppose they would. I like the look of that Big Wheel but don't remember seeing one before. It was obviously not exported like the BMX bike.

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I never had a Zero M Blaster, but I wanted one... it shot a big blast of air and made a cool sound.

Never seen one of these before either. Being curious I looked it up. According to this it was withdrawn from sale as being a severe hazard to health. http://blackmage.org/yanai/blog/2005/08/mattel-agent-zero-m-sonic-blaster-5530.h...
The Mattel Agent Zero M Sonic Blaster 5530 fires compressed air with a deafening blast. Our measurements top out at 157 dB-above a level that can do permanent damage to the hearing of an adult. We rate the toy Not Acceptable.

I don't remember the blaster being that loud...also don't remember anybody being stupid enough to point it at someone's head, either. Roll Eyes

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Reply #6 - May 31^st, 2008 at 7:13pm

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when you said eyepatch i was thinking Johnny Deep but thats a bit to before his time

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