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Pop Culture : This Is Some Scene Home About Guerilladelphia Contact Us Archive Guerilladelphia Girls Articles Internet Movies Interviews Music News Reviews Television TISS Radio Browse > Home / Archive by category 'Pop Culture' JAWS First Time on TV ABC Special - 1979 April 13, 2008 В  В  Jaws ABC Special - 1979 A Big Thanks goes out to Erik Hollander from The Shark is Still Working for finding this gem.В В This opening for the television premiere of Jaws aired back in 1979 and just makes me giddy and super nostalgic. I miss my youth В  В  Filed Under Pop Culture · 2 Comments Missing My Mego Iron Man April 6, 2008 My anticipation for Marvel’s Iron Man movie coming out May 2nd has me thinking a lot about my favorite Iron Man toy I had as a kid. The Mego Iron Man was part of the World’s Greatest Superheroes line. A lot of people were not big fans of Iron Man, I always had a fascination with him. His armored costume, that light on his chest and he was a drunk, ya know. That’s a fault that made him very human. If you are a child of the 70s there is no doubt Mego touched your life with many of their great toys. But what happened to Mego? What’s the history? Mego (pronounced Mee-Go) began as a small toy manufacturer in the 1950’s, but didn’t get into the Action Figure market until 1971. They tapped into the market trying to cash in on the success of Hasbro’s GI Joe. They opted for a smaller, less expensive toy. They settled on a new design, the result was 8″ of drastic plastic: Action Jackson! Soon after, Mego licensed the rights to various comic book, television, and movie characters, all to varying degrees of success. Their largest mistake, however, came from not licensing a property. In 1977, they were offered toy rights to a little known film called “Star Wars.” Kenner Toys ultimately got the rights, and a toy legend was thus created. Mego continued on, and tried to copy the success of Kenner’s Star Wars line by introducing figures in both the 3 3/4″ scale and the 12″ size. None of this seemed to matter, however, and Mego eventually went bankrupt in 1982. Mego’s legacy, however, remains as a symbol of a once dominating toy company. Any child who came of age in the 1970’s will remember owning a Mego or two, and if not, then they certainly had friends who did. There’s no way to know for sure how many Megos were made, but the number must be staggering. Some estimates put peak annual production at 12 million units. Even halving that number is astounding, considering the 8″ figures were in production for over 10 years. That 60 million Megos. Sadly, I don’t have my Mego Iron Man anymore or any Mego toy in fact. I think soon I’ll have to take a trip to eBay and see what he’s going for these days. If you want to take a trip down memory lane or if you are younger and you want to see what cool toys look like there is only one place you need to go to online - The Mego Museum. Filed Under Pop Culture · Leave a Comment The Smartest Toy Robot In The World April 2, 2008 In 1978 the world was introduced to the smartest toy robot in the world, 2-XL. Now you can revisit 1978 through the miracle of the Internet. The link below will take you to the 2-XL simulator where you can plug it, put in the 8-track tape and answer the actual questions from the original demo tape. 2-XL was made by Dr. Michael J. Freeman, Ph.D, an inventor with an interest in educational robots. 2-XL’s basic function was to teach, hence his name, “To Excell.” However he did it in a way that was entertaining for both children and adults. 2-XL could ask questions, tell jokes, play games and puzzles, and even had an interactive game called “Tri-Lex,” which was a cross between checkers and tic-tac-toe. He was not only educational and entertaining, but he was friendly too, and played some pretty cool music (although his singing, by his own confession, was pretty bad). Play 2XL Online 2-XL shirts and gifts click on the shirt image. Filed Under Pop Culture · Leave a Comment Johnny Sokko and his Giant Robot are back! March 31, 2008 Recently I found Internet gold with Hulu.com. Somehow this site has managed to load up with a wide selection of televison shows and movies for your viewing pleasure and all for FREE! One of the nostalgic gems on this list is Johnny Sokko and his Giant Robot. With the success of the Godzilla and Gamera movies Japanese TV began to produce similar properties. Ultraman was one of the first (and longest lived) series. Premiering on American syndication in 1969, Johnny Sokko was based on a popular manga called Giant Robo. The show followed the adventures of young Johnny, who after gaining control of a giant flying robot, is recruited by the Japanese super-spy agency UNICORN to help defend Earth against an invasion from the planet Gargoyle. The Gargoylians are led by the evil squid-headed Emperor Guillotine. Among Guillotine’s chief henchmen are the silver skinned Dr. Botanus, The Executionor, Harlequin, and Spider. The Gargoyle troops appear to be a combination of Nazis and Beatniks in drab gray uniforms with cool Ray-Ban glasses and sporty black berets with skull symbols. The Gargoyles deploy a variety of Godzilla-type monsters to fight Giant Robot. I have become addicted to Hulu.com, rewatching shows from the past and catching up on shows that I missed the first time around. First free internet porn now this! I love technology. Filed Under Pop Culture · 1 Comment Confessions of a toy-junkie (Part 1) December 30, 2006 Confessions of a toy-junkie (Part 1)By Chris Blake Sasser I love toys and I have to be honest I don’t mind admitting it. There’s no shame there. I’m also a 70’s kid. I only just missed being a “Monster Kid”Вќ of the sixties. But perhaps I was lucky. The Aurora Monster kits were still around and I had ‘em! Plus, there were so many neat toy treats that came out during that fine decade when I was kid, I think I did just fine.What follows is look back some of my favorites from that time periods I won’t bother to get into the whole Star Wars thing - that was something that completely unto itself. Star Wars changed toys and that phenomenon continues on to this day. So instead, I shall focus on some of the classics that inspired me. 1. MEGO ACTION FIGURES (Mego)В Still the most playable action figures ever. And what an assortment of characters! Both Marvel and DC Super Heroes! Monsters! Pirates! The frickin’ Wizard of Oz! And perhaps best of all, Planet of the Apes! What more could a young imagination ask for? 2. HUGO, MAN OF 1000 FACES (Kenner)What an ingenious, if not creepy toy concept! You never see anything like this for kids today. No way. Hugo- a character with no back story or history to speak of. Is he an actor? A top secret spy? A mad villain bent on world domination? Only the child’s imagination knows for sure! The strange little bald man can be disguised with an array of scars, eyes, noses, chins, teeth and hair. It was the greatest! Maybe it’s just me, but I think it is high time for a Hugo motion picture. 3. GRE-GORY, BIG BAD VAMPIRE BAT (Mattel)Here’s another terrific toy I can’t believe they made, but so darn glad they did. Ol’ Greg was a large rubber bat who came in a beautifully illustrated box which claimed the Bat you love to hate! Press his back! See bloodВќ flow in his chest! Shake him and his wings flap! And it’s all true! He boasted a whopping 15 inch wingspan and had a plastic window in his chest where one could indeed see blood flow when pumping the button located on his back. Plus his feet were made so he could hang upside down. Wonderful. 4. CASTLE DRACULA FUNHOUSE COLORFORMS (Colorforms)Colorforms. You had to love ‘em. But there was one set that was heads and fangs above the rest. Forget your Snoopy colorforms. Forget even your Spidey colorforms, because we’re talking Castle Dracula here, kiddies. Drac, Frankie, Wolfie, Creature, Phantom and even the Mummy. They are all here; lovingly and rather humorously rendered. The artwork on this set is just gorgeous.There are three floors of fun to be had on the Castle play board along with several doors (or caskets!) to open up and hide colorform characters behind. Plus, you could put Gillman in a bathtub with a rubber duckie! It doesn’t get better than this!В  Filed Under Articles, Pop Culture · 8 Comments The Book Mobile Report November 21, 2006 The Book Mobile Report By Chris Blake Sasser MOVIE MONSTERS Monster Make-up & Monster Shows to put on By Alan Ormsby 80 Pages Scholastic 1975 I don’t know what goes on in elementary schools these days, but I can recall a time, a far more innocent time when grade schoolers would have book fairs, visits by the Bookmobile or look forward to ordering printed gems from Weekly Reader flyers. It was a particularly magic period because thanks to folks like Thomas Alyesworth and Don Glut, there was almost always a classic movie monster book to look forward to. There were even monster themed kids books such as Norman Bridwell’s classic How to Care for Your Monster to devour by monster loving youngsters. But at the top of the heap was Alan Ormsby’s Movie Monsters. Ormsby as you may know has gone on to become a successful filmmaker, boasting a resume which includes such films as Death Dream, Deranged, Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things, The Cat People ‘82 and Pop Corn. He’s been a screenwriter, actor, make-up man, producer and director. But in 1975 he was author and illustrator of an exceptional children’s book. The first portion of Ormsby’s Movie Monsters focuses upon all the classic ghouls. Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolfman, The Creature and many more all covered in loving detail. There’s even a section on Young Frankenstein! The tricks of the trade are revealed to young readers as Ormsby explains just how these fearsome monsters were brought to life on the screen.For second portion of the book, Ormsby sparks the child;s creative impulse by providing handy recipes for creating do-it-yourself monster make-ups: Warts, blood and scars! Melting man and Mummy’s hands! Dracula, Blacula, Wolfman and the Bride! They’re all here including my favorite, The Brown Bag Frankenstein!В  The recipes are all lovingly illustrated by the author who also provides tips of where to find the required ingredients inexpensively. But wait! There’s still more! Ormsby encourages young monster fans to stage their own monster play, even supplying a creative little script to follow. Believe me, this book is a true treat for monster lovers. It was a source of inspiration at an early age and still holds a beloved spot on my bookshelf to this day.В  В  Filed Under Articles, Pop Culture · 6 Comments Revolution Pro Options and enter your Feedburner ID.--> eNews & Updates Sign up to receive breaking news as well as receive other site updates! 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