Pif Gadget. France. 1986.
France. Pif Gadget. 1978.
France. Pif gadget N° 765. 1983.
France. Pif Gadget. 1978.
France. Pif Gadget. 1980.
France. PIf Gadget. 1988.
France. PIf Gadget. 1988.
UK. Star Wars Weekly. 1979.
UK. Star Wars Weekly. 1978.
France. Pif Gadget 795. 1984.
… is not an alien or a dinosaur or a bear or a fluffy yellow cat
he’s a giant fat yellow dog cartoon monster with a deep voice
who wears a red and white striped hat.
1979. Pif Gadget. France.
Can you help Groquik find his Nesquik?
France. Pif Gadget. 1979.
Yogi Bear and Boo Boo escape Jellystone in a red convertable
Mebetoys. 1973. France.
Italian ice cream goes Atomic with Motta
Topolino. 1978. Italy.
Construct yourself something constructive
Ets De Neuter. 1995. France.
Slot Car Circuit Racing Fun From Carrera
France. 1973.
Win yourself a Star Wars digital watch! (time machine, pen and postcard required)
Star Wars Weekly. 1978. UK.
A Snugglebum can be called a Bum-Bum
Super Jouet. 1985. France.
A Care Bear can be called a Bisounour
Super Jouet. 1985. France.
Princess Power can be called La Princesse du Pouvoir
Super Jouet. 1985. France.
Electronic non-stop dodgem from 1969
Jouets Mont Blanc. 1969. France.
And lastly in today’s post, The Muppets Take Manhattan, storybook and record courtesy of Cheerios
Marvel Power Pack. US. 1984.
Thanks for looking 🙂
JLA 234. 1984.
US. Legion of Superheroes. 1983.
JLA 234. 1984. Cover by Chuck Patton and Dick Giordano.
Daredevil 241. 1987. Art by Mike Zeck and Klaus Jansen.
Weird War Tales. 1980.
Weird War Tales. 1980.
Mighty World of Marvel Ft Hulk and Sgt Fury. 288. 1978. UK. Art by Sal Buscema and Ernie Chan.
UK. The Mighty World of Marvel. 1979.
Mighty World of Marvel Ft Hulk and Sgt Fury. 284. 1978. UK. Cover by Pablo Marcos.
Thor 373. 1986. Cover by Walter Simonson.
Daredevil. 1987.
Thor. 1986.
Weird War Tales. 1980.
US. Legion of Superheroes. 1984.
Thanks for looking, happy weekend 🙂
Alex Winter and Keanu Reeves photographed by Peggy Sirota exclusively for EW’ Bill & Ted Reunion on March 14th 2018 in Los Angeles CA.
In the current climate of big screen and TV reboots there’s every chance. As reported by Entertainment Weekly the 1989 and 1991 movie franchise starring Keanu Reeves and Alex Winter is close to realising a third installment with Bill & Ted Face the Music.
TVTA searches its archive for two most triumphant ads from 1989 and 1991 celebrating all things Bill & Ted. Excellent.
US. The Phantom. 1989.
US. Dark Hawk. 1991.
TVTA recently acquired some wonderful examples of early twentieth century advertIsing for hats. Dating from 1925 to 1953, the (mostly) black and white adverts feature famous French brands such as Fléchet, Tirard and Mossant. The original art and photographic images broadly cover the Art Déco period and aim to represent the luxury, style, glamour and technological progress of the times. I’ve include some additional ‘non-hat’ ads that were also included in the acquisition.
Mossant. 1949.
Fléchet. L’Illustration, 1937. France.
Fléchet. L’Illustration. 1937. France.
Fléchet. L’Illustration. 1934.
Tirard. L’Illustration. 1938.
Ballot automobile. 1925.
Le Sphinx by Gant Neyret. L’Illustration. 1935.
Vieille Cure. L’Illustration. 1935.
Mambo. Date unknown.
Morreton. Date unknown.
Fléchet. 1953.
Afterword. I began preparing this post early this morning. I later heard the news that Stephen Hawking died. I wanted somehow to make a post about him, but as much as I admire his science work and even more so his courage, humour and his kind spirit towards humanity, I couldn’t find apt enough words or images to do justice. So I’d like to dedicate this post to him, and say “hats off” to you, and “chapeau” Mr Hawking.
Wooof just gave me his Hello Kitty USB stick and said: “Latest ads all scanned boss, post ’em up, I’m off to Italy for the weekend.” “What kind of ads are they?” I asked the cat. “Oh, a bit of this, a bit of that. Everything but the kitchen sink really.” “And how am I supposed to put a theme to them?” I said. “There are categories and tags and witty comments to consider. We can’t all go swanning off to Italy you know.” “How should I know,” replied the cat, already packing his case and searching for his Aviators. “You’re the editor. Just call the post ‘Everything But The Kitchen Sink’, or something.” “Righto,” I said. “Ha, be funny if there really was a kitchen sink ad on your USB stick.” The cat looked at me and sighed. “That would be just ridiculous. Right, I’m off. Plane to catch. Don’t work too hard this weekend. Miow and ciao baby!”
Bye Wooof.
Door slams.
Cue one inserted Hello Kitty USB stick into the TVTA hard drive, and I present, a mixed bag of retro adverts, everything but the kitchen sink…
France. Ets De Neuter catalogue. 1995.
France. Ets de Neuter catalogue. 1995.
US. Weird War Tales. 1980.
2000 AD. Prog 333. 1983.
UK. Wizard. 2008.
France. Catalogue Super Jouet. 1985.
UK. Z-Time. 2004.
UK. Z-Time. 2004.
UK. Wizard. 2008.
UK. 2000 AD. 1983.
US. Weird War Tales. 1980.
France. Jouet Mont Blanc catalogue. 1969.
TIMELINE: 1978, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1985. TOYS: DC Superhero cars, Golden Girl action figures, Karl May action figures, MOTU merchandise, Die Cast cars, Playmobil figures. MANUFACTURERS: Corgi, Mattel, Siso-Trend, Bburago, Inventive Concepts. COUNTRIES: US, Germany, Netherlands.
US. Weird War Tales. 1980.
Germany. 1985.
Germany. 1978.
Germany. 1982.
Germany. 1982.
US. Weird War Tales. 1980.
US. Weird War Tales. 1980.
Netherlands. 1979.
US. Weird War Tales. 1974.
US. Weird War Tales. 1974.
US. Weird War Tales. 1974.
US. Weird War Tales. 1974.
US. Weird War Tales. 1974.
US. Weird War Tales. 1980.
In 1975 model maker Monogram offered up a fantastic prize competition for customers who purchased from their range of ‘Big-Scale Kits’. First prize was a full-size ‘Replicar’ sports car! Second prize was six Harley-Davidson X90 mini bikes! And the third prize was eight 10-speed racing bikes. Runners up prizes included 235 model kits – and all for the price of a $3.99 model containing the entry form! I wonder who the lucky winners were?
US. Weird War Tales. 1974.
US. Weird War Tales. 1980.
