The Toy Guy, Chris Byrne, will be live in Hasbro’s studio on February 11th and 15th. From there, he will give people an inside view of what children will be asking for in 2010 for birthdays and even Christmas 2010. Each day will consist of a different set of toys ranging from hot sneak previews to fair favorites. Continue Reading

The award-winning Peanuts special returns.

Charlie Brown Christmas

A Charlie Brown Christmas was the first Peanuts movie. Some say it’s the best one of all time. What do you think? It was first aired in 1965, which is a while ago. Do you have fond memories of it?

From Wikipedia: On their way to join the rest of the Peanuts gang all skating on a frozen pond, Charlie Brown confides in Linus that even though Christmas is approaching he still feels depressed despite all the presents and cards and tree decorating. His depression and aggravation only get exacerbated by the goings-on in the neighborhood. Though his mailbox is empty of Christmas cards, he tries sarcastically to thank Violet for the card she “sent” him, though Violet says she didn’t send him a card.

Did you see the version with Coca Cola in the beginning? That’s rare…

The story of an elite unit of Elves known as Prep & Landing.

Disney Prep & Landing

From WikiPedia:

Prep and Landing (Official title: Disney’s Prep and Landing) is a computer animated television special, based on an idea by Chris Williams at Walt Disney Animation Studios and developed by Kevin Deters and Stevie Wermers-Skelton into a half-hour Christmas special for December 8, 2009 to air at 8:30 pm ET/PT on ABC.

Top Star Wars Toy?

I came across this gem the other day. Its a 1977 Commercial for the original Kenner Star Wars Toys and Collectibles.

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70s Toys

Ah, the good old days.

What’s your favorite toy from the 1970s? I really care. Leave a comment below and let me know.

It was definitely a different era for toys. While I usually think Star Wars started franchising items for movies, I guess there was the Shirley Temple doll before that even.

1970s toys … share your memories with the entire universe at Top Toys Blog.

It’s girls versus boys, featuring James May in a go kart.

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Top Gear’s James May presented a program about his Top Toys, and this is the segement on the number 1 toy – the trainset. We also get a glimpse of Pete Waterman’s O Gauge layout.

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