Favorite Childhood toy?

No, my mom would have been upset. And my mom upset, would probably be as vicious as Brutus the Barber Beefcake.

 

A couple of unusual things come to mind from the mid-'60s when I was between about four and six:

1. I desperately wanted a change maker like the one the Good Humor man had on his belt, and my mom found one somewhere for me. Loved it.

2. I also wanted a "divers" watch like the one Lloyd Bridges wore on Sea Hunt, so, again, my mom went out and found a kids black-faced watch that while not exactly a divers watch fit the bill for me. I recall pretending to "swim" under the coffee table while checking my watch to see how much oxygen I had in my tank.

 

GI Joe Skystriker. I also liked the Dragonfly.


MASK stuff was cool too.

I also loved electric football. My Dad and I painted up complete teams for all of the NFL, the SEC, the Southwest Conference, ACC and some independents at the time like Florida State, Miami, Notre Dame, etc. I still have the tackle box with the teams and occasionally, I pull them out and let them rattle around on my still-working board.

 

So, I know I'm getting a little carried away at this point, but I forgot these, too:





I think all were Ertl products. Once went to the Ertl factory outlet in Iowa and nearly died.

The top ones were quite a bit larger than the bottom. I didn't actually have the F-16 from that group, but definitely the other two, plus an F-18, an Apache, and Hind and a couple others, it seems like. From the bottom picture, I think I had every single one of those.

Ok, sorry. Last toys, I swear.

I also thought Dino-Riders were awesome, though I never had a ton.

 

Here's one that hasn't been mentioned yet:



I had a few BuddyL things, including a tractor with a wagon that hooked behind it (similar to the Ertl one Pilot posted). Still have that tractor too, in storage now. Might be worth something someday.

 

No love for Super Toe?

 

Good call on the Evel Knievel. Had one of those as well.




Anyone have a Batman parachute? Wad the parachute up, throw it in the air and the parachute deploys.