Old School Cool
I went hunting this past week for a set of Tinker Toys and after hitting up my third local mom and pop toy shop I resigned myself to delayed gratification and continued my search online…where of course I found them immediately at Back to Basics Toys. It really is a solid little shop with all manner of toys, games and craft kits. While in their ‘classic toys’ section I was delighted and horrified to find several of my childhood toys - delighted that they were still in production and horrified that I was old enough to have played with toys now considered classic. Regardless, I’m sentimental enough to risk dating myself so as to share some cool old school toys.
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The Fisher Price Chatterbox Telephone complete with those shifty eyes, $11.99
Lincoln Logs, $41.99 (As a side note, upon visiting the the north rim of the Grand Canyon for the first time I was thrilled to find that the cabins look exactly like Lincoln Log buildings!)
Tinker Toys, $25.99
Purchased by my parents as a way to harmlessly release my excess energy, my Bozo Bop Bag lasted about a week before I managed to permanently deflate him. $15.99
“It walks downstairs alone or in pairs, it’s Slinky!” Always loved the sound it made, was a little less than pleased with the success rate at which we were able to make it actually descend the steps. $7.99
My favorite pull-toy, Snoopy Sniffer. $34.99
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While a regular viewer of Family Affair and a fan of Jodi, Buffy, Cissy and Mr. French I did not have a Mrs. Beasley doll. I’m sure there are many little girls who owned and adored their own version of this 60’s television toy icon, personally I always found this little lady kind of creepy. Clearly I’m in the minority though as she’s back and sporting a collectibles price tag of $92.99.
June 11th, 2007 at 5:53 am
Thanks for the time warp. I loved Family Affair and always wanted a Mrs. Beasley doll.
ps - Buffy OD’d in Oceanside right down the street from our vacation home.
June 11th, 2007 at 9:39 am
i was thinking about mrs.beasley a few days ago + trying to remember what she looked like! i had an outfit + hat just like buffy’s from i.magnin’s in san francisco. i can’t remember exactly what the hat looked like, + i didn’t physically resemble buffy in any way, but i loved the show.
my daughter has an uncle bill who lives in a skyscraper in san francisco, but he doesn’t have 2 kids + a manny.