Toy commercials from 1963

[PulpedFiction]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADP-kssXkdY[/media]

Compared to the stuff we have nowadays I imagine Clancy the Skating Monkey would get old after a few minutes. That Dick Tracy car is pretty funky though.

[B]edit:[/B] Why aren't the media tags working?

[B]edit:[/B] Problem solved, thanks ProgramFiles.

[Program Files]

Dead link

[don818]

It's not working because the video URL is broken.

[editline]12:39PM[/editline]

[QUOTE=ProgramFiles;21549929]Dead link[/QUOTE]
You god damned ninja

[PulpedFiction]

The link isn't dead, it works if you link it directly from the profile.

[url]http://www.youtube.com/user/thesixtiesguy#p/u/70/ADP-kssXkdY[/url]

[Program Files]

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ADP-kssXkdY[/media]

Copy/Paste properly next time.

Nice video though.

[bourgogne]

I want the globe master.

[PulpedFiction]

[QUOTE=ProgramFiles;21550020]Copy/Paste properly next time.

Nice video though.[/QUOTE]

Cheers man, I'll check my links in the future.

[don818]

[QUOTE=ProgramFiles;21550020] [URL="http://www.facepunch.com/#"]View YouTUBE video[/URL]
[URL="http://www.youtube.com/v/ADP-kssXkdY&hl=en&rel=0&autoplay=1&fs=1&hd=1"][/URL]

[URL]http://youtube.com/watch?v=ADP-kssXkdY[/URL]

Copy/Paste properly next time.

Nice video though.[/QUOTE]

5:39 the baby looked like Hitler lol.

[Edthefirst]

[img]http://dl.dropbox.com/u/99673/Untitled.png[/img]

:geno:

[Adbor]

Imagine a skating monkey skating into your room when you're sleeping.

[cheesedelux]

What lovely stereotype sidekicks you have, Dick Tracy!

Thumbelina is a ugly, ugly child-beast. And brilliant blatant marketing. The same toy, but half the size with one new gimmick, and because it's so small you have to buy all of the accessories all over again! Advertising was so simple then, just outright "Buy this or you're a failure", at least it wasn't quite so overpriced. (1963 50c I'm sure wouldn't make up to the 10 or so dollars that the smallest of doll accessories would cost now)

[BatHands]

For a princess..like...meee????? :allears:

[kevn150]

Holy shit I have that mouse trap game in my closet! Gonna go find it...

[CelticInferno92]

Dick Tracy lol

[Awesomecaek]

I had EXACTLY this Mouse Trap Game somewhere. Is it really that old?

[Dreyzie]

If only the search light on the globe master had a working light. Then it would be even better.

Edit:

[QUOTE=Awesomecaek;21554730]I had EXACTLY this Mouse Trap Game somewhere. Is it really that old?[/QUOTE]I have it too. I never even played it the right way. I just wanted to see the traps work.

[evilweazel]

1960s.

[Chewgum]

batteries not included

:(

[Wingar]

I want a dick tracy cop car, It looks awesome.

[salty peanut]

Before remote controlled cars, you needed to use a stick?

Wow

[RaveRaze]

This is a wonderful thread, its Ideal

[TheTalon]

Globemaster was badass... Reminds me of all those Miniature Army Toys and Islands to play on with when I was a kid

I also like how Mousetrap hasn't changed a single god damn bit in 50 years

[PulpedFiction]

[QUOTE=cheesedelux;21550897]What lovely stereotype sidekicks you have, Dick Tracy!

Thumbelina is a ugly, ugly child-beast. And brilliant blatant marketing. The same toy, but half the size with one new gimmick, and because it's so small you have to buy all of the accessories all over again! Advertising was so simple then, just outright "Buy this or you're a failure", at least it wasn't quite so overpriced. (1963 50c I'm sure wouldn't make up to the 10 or so dollars that the smallest of doll accessories would cost now)[/QUOTE]

You can't tell me that anything's changed since then, kids toys have followed the same marketing principle since forever, the Star Wars franchise is a perfect example. There are 20 bajillion figurines, all in slightly different clothing, accessories and poses, tens of different editions, complete with aforementioned variations. All it is is a money making gimmick. If a buck can still be squeezed from something that buck will be squeezed.