Autobot Minicars and Cars on Sale in 1984 
G.I. Joe Battlefield Accessories and Action Figures at Osco 
Shockwave Only $9.99 in 1986! 
Arco’s Ro-Gun and Tomy’s Starriors on Sale in 1984 
Androform Cheap Transforming Robot Toy Ad from 1985 SBA Comments on “Careers for Girls” in 1990
I know there’s a lot of buzz these days about gender neutrality in toys (see…
1980 Newspaper Ad Featuring Vinyl Cape Jawa Illustration
It was the carrying case that led me to the ad, but as soon as…
1982 Christian Science Monitor Article on Strawberry Shortcake
The February 6, 1982, issue of The Deseret News shares with us this Christian Science…
“Board games best for school-age kids”
One thing I’ve learned while exploring the Google newspaper archives is that you can’t always…
Strawberry Shortcake Prices in 2001
Yesterday’s post about Strawberry Shortcake is far from the end of the Google newspaper archive’s…
1984 Cabbage Patch Kids Adoption Lawsuit
I started reading Fantasy : The Incredible Cabbage Patch Phenomenon* on Friday and so far…
More on Strawberry Shortcake from the Early Eighties
In both Each Sold Separately* and Action Figures Not Included* I touched on the importance…
1979 Star Wars “Action Figure Collector’s Case” Newspaper Ad
Here’s a bit of a strange newspaper ad from the seventies. Where most of the…