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Author Archives: Gooney Bird
Kenner Employee Toy Store Receipt From 1995
Kenner employees were able to buy currently produced toys at a discount from a company ran store. Here is an employee’s receipt from 1995. This receipt is quite a bit more involved than the ones issued in 1983. Maybe Kenner was just … Continue reading
Posted in Internal Items, Paperwork
Tagged Alien, Congo, employee, Employee Store, Kenner Products, Predator, receipt, Swamp Thing
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Kenner 1973 Snoopy Toothbrush Magazine Advertisement
Kenner magazine advertisement for the Snoopy Toothbrush. This was found in the December 1973 issue of Cincinnati Magazine. The ad reads: Snoopy makes it fun to brush your teeth! Battery operated – no plug-in. The ad also has the following … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Magazine Ads
Tagged 1973, Ad, Advertisement, catalog, General Mills, Kenner, Kenner Kid, Snoopy, Snoopy Toothbrush, Toy Fair
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Kenner 18″ Alien Toy Factory Photo From Cincinnati Magazine
Here’s a fun behind the scenes photo from the December 1979 issue of Cincinnati Magazine. This shot of multiple Alien 18″ figures being packaged at Kenner is from an article about different consumer items being made in the Cincinnati area. … Continue reading
Super7store.com Adds Alien Order Page And Ship Date
The excitement keeps building for Super7’s new line of Alien action figures. The figures are based off of Kenner’s unproduced 3 3/4″ prototypes. Super7 has updated their site with an order page for the figures, as well as a promise … Continue reading
Like Walking Out Of A Time Machine And Into A Vintage Toy Aisle
It’s no secret that we like our vintage toy store photos around these parts. We’ve been known to drop examples like this and this on you without a moments notice! These pictures from fellow collector Spencer Smith, are what I … Continue reading
New Images of Super7’s Upcoming Kenner Alien Action Figure Line
Collider.com has posted an article about the upcoming line of Alien action figures that are based off of Kenner’s unproduced prototypes. Cruise on over and check out all the great photos from Super7’s Wondercon booth. Sign me up for a … Continue reading
Steel Production Molds for Kenner’s Silverhawks Play-Doh Set
Here is a set of three steel production molds used to create the plastic forms/molds for Kenner’s 1986 Silverhawks Play-Doh playset. The plastic Play-Doh forms are shown along with the matching steel mold that was used to create them. Each … Continue reading
Kenner Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure Speaker & Tape Prototype
This is a packaging prototype for the 1991 Wyld Stallyns Speaker & Tape toy from the Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure toy line. Engineers at Kenner would create mock-ups of toy packages using whatever spare cardboard they had on hand. … Continue reading
Posted in Internal Items, Prototypes, Toys
Tagged Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure, Prototype, Starting Lineup
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Kenner Glamour Gals Double-Sided Metal Store Display
Kenner store displays, or POP (Point of Purchase) displays as they are sometimes called, are a really fun segment of toy collecting. Kenner produced many different types of store displays over the years to help sell their product lines. Some … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Store Display
Tagged Display, Glamour Gals, Sign, Store Display
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Vintage Toy Store Photos on Retrocons.com
Nothing I like more than some vintage toy store photos! Even better when those photos include Kenner MASK toys! Retrocons.com has a small collection of photos on their site that will bring back some memories to any child of the … Continue reading
Posted in Advertising, Store Display, Toys
Tagged Kenner, MASK, Toy Aisle, Toy Store, Toys
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