Oh hell yes! EK Stunt Cycle was my #1 absolute favorite toy as a kid. Drove my mom nuts revving that thing up and down the hallway.
My #2 favorite was this: Pit Change Charger
I’m still looking for a mint condition one on eBay.
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Yes!!!
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These “Things I miss” posts are starting to creep me out. How could we have shared the same childhood.
Is everyone on this thread turning 50 this year?
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Not sure, but there seems to be a pretty solid mid to late 40’s contingent on the BBS.
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if anyone ITT hasn’t seen the biopic starring George Hamilton, it really can’t be missed
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Perhaps you are living in a simulation inside of Jason’s mind…
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I didn’t have the crank-it-til-you-get-a-blister Knevel, but I did have the rest.
SSP
SSP Smash 'em up Derby
Mean kid down the street who took my toys.
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George Hamilton! You have me sold with that!
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you’d dig it the most!
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When you started this series, the first thing I thought of was the Evel Knieval bike. I really enjoyed mine.
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I’m waiting for Girder & Panel (which was around both earlier, and later, than I would’ve guessed) and, perhaps the greatest toys ever devised, the Micronauts.
P.S. Were the Micronauts humans or robots? If the latter, why did they have buttocks?
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My kid brother got the Evel Knievel set. Yet? I am the one who rides motorcycles now!
I also had Micronauts
I highly recommend Evel Ways - book about how to come at life
the guy was not politically correct
the guy was definitely not Millennial friendly
the guy did some bad things
but he lived on his terms, made a ton of money from crashing motorcycles, and pulled a LOT of ladies.
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I love the fact that Evel still holds the Guinness record for most bones broken in a lifetime.
http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/most-broken-bones-in-a-lifetime/
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Not Jackie Chan? Wow.
is it bad that Big Josh is kinda turning me on? he’s even flirting with me by saying it’s gonna be rough!
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holy crap did i love the Micronauts.
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OMG this was my most favoritest toy ever!
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It’s a surprisingly good performance.
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I had this! It was one of my favorite toys as a kid.
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Ah, for the days of toy commercials without the small print disclaimers : “Scale speed.” “Simulated action.” “Toy falls apart after two weeks.”
My favorite disclaimer was the ad for some little-girl doll about a foot tall. In the commercial she walks toward the camera as the kids smile and music swells. Disclaimer: “Doll does not walk.”
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