tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post5595357411884769002..comments2024-03-25T11:21:33.915-04:00Comments on Diversions of the Groovy Kind: Groovy Posts of Christmas Past: Presents and the Comicbook Ads That Made Me Want 'EmThe Groovy Agenthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-4290612060643213672018-01-08T16:18:54.625-05:002018-01-08T16:18:54.625-05:00I often wonder how many boxes of Chip Away were so...I often wonder how many boxes of Chip Away were sold. When I saw the ads for it as a kid I thought it was a really poor concept for a toy (Much like how Lite-Brite could only be used once for each picture). If I could unburden myself of my deprived childhood. My parents didn't have much money when I was growing up. So there were no Rockem Sockem Robots, Zeroids or Aurora models with the cool comic inserts. Sob. I'm surprised I've grown up as well-adjusted as I have.keythd23https://www.blogger.com/profile/00690368680707726203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-82499003337463312902018-01-08T16:09:21.376-05:002018-01-08T16:09:21.376-05:00Stupid me decided to shoot at a bug crawling along...Stupid me decided to shoot at a bug crawling along our driveway. Let me tell you a bb ricocheting and hitting me on the forehead was no fun. Sometimes you wonder how we survive our childhoods.keythd23https://www.blogger.com/profile/00690368680707726203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-17923947783232090912018-01-07T09:57:11.213-05:002018-01-07T09:57:11.213-05:00That Smash Up Derby with the Bug and the pickup wa...That Smash Up Derby with the Bug and the pickup was one of the greatest Christmas presents I ever got. I wish I could remember whether or not I first saw it in a comic ad.Christopherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11667707129431121345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-13694597617967764102018-01-05T12:02:59.320-05:002018-01-05T12:02:59.320-05:00The catalog I saw was probably either this http://...The catalog I saw was probably either this http://www.weirduniverse.net/blog/comments/kenner_1973_toy_catalog_1 or this http://www.ep.tc/kenner-catalog/Dale Houstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499145456396606662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-3498538954521813472018-01-05T11:58:33.892-05:002018-01-05T11:58:33.892-05:00Wow. I remember that Ready Rangers ad and thinking...Wow. I remember that Ready Rangers ad and thinking how odd it was that they kept saying 'Ready Rangers' all the time.<br /><br />This brought back a memory of an advertising insert in a comic from sometime early in the Groovy age. Like another newsprint comic of all comic style ads in the center of the comic. I remember the Chip Away ad being in it. I have no idea what comic that was in, likely a DC or a Gold Key around the time of Superman 269. Odd that I just remembered that now.Dale Houstonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07499145456396606662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-47809274629230344942018-01-01T21:09:51.014-05:002018-01-01T21:09:51.014-05:00as I recall, as many as four small kids were pulli...as I recall, as many as four small kids were pulling it in all directions when the arm tore off, snapped back and smacked the kid in the arm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-23138934694929789002017-12-31T14:39:44.304-05:002017-12-31T14:39:44.304-05:00Wow! Again, that's the first I've ever hea...Wow! Again, that's the first I've ever heard of a Stretch Armstrong injury. We had one; I'm pretty sure the only way anyone could have gotten hurt with it is if we smacked each other in the face with it--which come to think of it...The Groovy Agenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-77574844204197030782017-12-31T14:38:13.524-05:002017-12-31T14:38:13.524-05:00Nope, I was a strictly HotWheels kid. Well, and SS...Nope, I was a strictly HotWheels kid. Well, and SSP racers. Rarely ever even got any Matchbox cars, either.The Groovy Agenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-50929622814014851582017-12-31T14:36:35.210-05:002017-12-31T14:36:35.210-05:00Did you get one? I loved mine!Did you get one? I loved mine!The Groovy Agenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-14117996605943443082017-12-31T14:35:39.130-05:002017-12-31T14:35:39.130-05:00I started with Billy Blastoff and worked my way up...I started with Billy Blastoff and worked my way up to MMM. Man, I loved those toys. I had the big MMM spaceship/glider. Just got my grandkids a Lite*Brite. Next Christmas they're getting a Spirograph. We had cool toys in the 60s and 70s!The Groovy Agenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-34456140291107507232017-12-31T14:34:08.748-05:002017-12-31T14:34:08.748-05:00I had two Daisy bb-guns, actually, both a pistol a...I had two Daisy bb-guns, actually, both a pistol and a rifle. Never shot my or anyone's eye out. In fact, most kids I knew had a bb-gun, but we never heard of any problems. Maybe we were taught to be careful back then...? ;DThe Groovy Agenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466541479854942040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-37880177724750486372017-12-31T10:12:19.564-05:002017-12-31T10:12:19.564-05:00In kindergarten or first grade, I saw another chil...In kindergarten or first grade, I saw another child who had a stretch armstrong injury. I didn't see it happen, but I did see blood running down their arm.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-16637637248021623292017-12-29T17:19:31.876-05:002017-12-29T17:19:31.876-05:00Hey Groovalo- I dig the nostalgia! No Johnny Ligh...Hey Groovalo- I dig the nostalgia! No Johnny Lightning? Lol! Charlie Horse 47https://www.blogger.com/profile/00906538705798228800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-2642251673443903212017-12-29T12:41:16.028-05:002017-12-29T12:41:16.028-05:00You'll shoot your eye out!
M.P.You'll shoot your eye out!<br /><br />M.P.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-91447256004862670782017-12-29T07:09:05.255-05:002017-12-29T07:09:05.255-05:00LOVE those vintage ads, looking back now it seems ...LOVE those vintage ads, looking back now it seems bizarre and extremely irresponsible to advertise a bb-gun in a comic book. The 70's truly were a strange time.tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17727615989263081800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-5256452620860395452017-12-29T06:54:44.888-05:002017-12-29T06:54:44.888-05:00Major Matt Mason was the toy of my boyhood. I stil...Major Matt Mason was the toy of my boyhood. I still remember getting that case with Mason inside with the nifty Moonsuit and the Rocket Sled. I played with him until the wires in his little legs and arms broke. Just this Christmas I got word from one of my daughters that the other had remarked on Spirograph and I picked up one for her. The other daughter got a Lite*Brite and we've had tons of fun with these retro games. Who needs video games -- bah humbug!<br /><br />Rip OffRip Jaggerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09936426877024852134noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7897120082101927069.post-41868331200445280572017-12-29T05:49:11.911-05:002017-12-29T05:49:11.911-05:00That ad for the Daisy BB gun struck a nerve with m...That ad for the Daisy BB gun struck a nerve with me as a kid, I remember keeping my room spotless (a big accomplishment for a young boy lolKevin Lakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11821459829633571075noreply@blogger.com