Under the Tree 1960s

[Gordon Nore]

This is stuff I wanted for Christmas when I was little.

• Big Bruiser. A big truck with lights that squirted water.
• Billy Blastoff. An Apollo era toy, Billy came with a built-in power pack that operated a lunar crawler and a few other vehicles.
• Captain Action. Action hero doll. You could buy costumes for him -- Superman, Spider Man, etc.
• The sixties era GI Joes included a soldier, sailor and airman. I had the deep sea diver's suit.
• Johnny and Jane West. Westerns were still big on TV. This was a whole family of cow pokes. I had Johnny and Jane and their horses. My mom saved the horses, and my son actually played with them.
• Major Matt Mason. Small bendable action figure. Another toy of the Apollo generation.

So what pushed your greed buttons when you were a sprite during the Holidays?

 

[Carol]

I remember wanting an Atari 2600 more than anything. I was out shopping the other day and found a used PlayStation game with a lot of the old Atari titles.

Some things you never forget

 

[terryl965]

I wanted a ping pong table

 

[Xue Sheng]

Wow

That brought back some memories.... you know I may still have the horses too. I need to go check my basement when I get home