“The Gnome Mobile”  is one of those movies that I still have a vivid memory of going to see. It was released in 1967 but I watched in the theater sometime during the mid 70s during an afternoon showing.

Have a good weekend everyone!

Various Cox Gas Powered Toys from the 70s - part 1

(We had a couple of the blue and yellow planes from above.)

Various Cox Gas Powered Toys from the 70s - part 2

(We also had a plane similar to the one in the upper right and we had both dragsters in the lower right.)

Various Cox Gas Powered Toys from the 70s - part 3

The biggest problem we had with these toys was the fact we did not get them cleaned up enough. When the gas spilled onto the plastic, whatever you didn’t get wiped up, it would cause the plastic to become brittle.  After a couple of years, they were to damaged to play with.

Pretty boring compared to the gas powered options of today. The planes only flew in a circle and the cars only went in a straight line. But it was fun back then.

If wrinkly pantyhose was the number one clothing issue in the 70s I am guessing (from the number of these commercials I was exposed to as a child) that ring around the collar was the second greatest clothing horror!

And who can forget about the other popular slogan “Calgon, take me away!”.

Lol, if it were only this easy…

Okay, you can’t talk about 70s movies without bringing up “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes”.

And in case you are wondering, yes this movie is in my DVD arsenal.

Couple of interesting IMDB trivia items:

The helicopter crash was unintentional. The $60,000 dollar helicopter used up more of the budget than everything else combined.

The song “Puberty Love” was sung by Matt Cameron…

who would later become the drummer for Soundgarden and Pearl Jam.

Bugs Bunny Battery Operated Toothbrush 1975

I am guessing most kids had a battery operated tooth brush at some point in there childhood. What one did you have?

The Centennial Lever Action BB Gun from 1975

What could you not love about this gun? The gold finish… the plastic walnut grain stock… and lever cocking action just like the Winchesters in the cowboy movies.

Sadly I never received this as a Christmas present but I didn’t complain either because I did get a BB gun. My first one was just like number 9 on this page. I think I was probably around 7 or 8 when I got that BB gun. (Most of us country bumpkins were shooting guns right after we could walk. That was just the way it was back then.)

I also like the “El Dorado” but the “Centennial” was always at the top of my list. I have always loved the way the Winchester rifle looked and felt.

Musical Clown from 1973

No clowns!