The results are in and this week’s top retro commercial is … Mattel Musical Toys of 1959.
VicSage: I think this short is responsible for my reoccurring dreams of riding giant robots through the city,... VicSage: I hear ya, Vinvectrex. I look at that…and just smile because someone has that kind of talent. :) VicSage: I’m going to have to agree with you on that statement, Retroist. I’d gladly lay down some money...
TheSixMillionDollarJedi: These are so good.
vinvectrex: That is truly spectacular. I love Legos, but never in my wildest dreams could I concoct something like...
Rae: Just came across this thread…& I just put my envelope in the mail to get the free T-shirt (for my...
Daniel Th1rte3n: Gorgeous! The Superman is breathtaking!
The Retroist: That superman looks really nice, but the Rocketeer in that style is one I would pay to see.
Saturday World: I saw these on Tumblr the other day. Really fantastic work! I would love to see a Fleischer... The Retroist: @peachy – In the interest of science and the study of spontaneous combustion, I really need to...
Okay, two things:
One, I had the Mickey guitar in my hands at some point and this takes me way back before I was born.
and
Two, ah, dunno how to say this but, I clicked on one of the youtube links after the commercial on something called “Penelco Retroist” and
my mind is blown (in a good way, I think…maybe not).
Gonna have to dig up the old Denny Terrio albums now.
Is this somehow related to this site?
Feel free to obliterate this post if necessary.
I’ll understand.
But dang!
I swear I’ve had dreams like that (which end up with me clapping along, oblivious, in nothing but my underoos).