Tag Archives: Mattel
Handheld Mattel Electronic Games
Looking for a good stocking stuffer this year? How about a little baseball, basketball, or football? I can’t remember which of these I owned as a child and which ones I picked up over the years. Mattel’s original electronic football … Continue reading
Street Sharks
Created to promote the Mattel toy line of the same name, Street Sharks was an animated television series about crime-fighting half-man/half-sharks (naturally) produced by DIC Entertainment. It had a a short run airing from 1994 to 1995 as a part … Continue reading
1975 Mattel Putt-Putt Speedway Commercial
For a wind up type toy, the Putt-Putt Speedway was remarkably fast paced. My cousin and I would play it for hours, keep track of wins and losses on an old chalkboard while drinking iced tea and eating cookies. Great … Continue reading
The Vac-U-Form Playset by Mattel
I know safety standards are important, but sometime it is a real shame. After all who wouldn’t want to a plastic vacuum forming kit as a kid? Why buy toys when you could just make your own? Sam Toy Box … Continue reading
Remember the Mattel Aquarius?
Mattel Electronics, looking to compete in the standalone computer market, turned to the company that manufactured their Intellivision consoles, Radofin. At the time, Radofin had already designed two computer systems internally. Mattel cleverly thought, since they were already designed, it … Continue reading
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