Mego Dr. Zaius Visits Joshua Tree

Mego Planet of the Apes action figure Dr. Zaius thought Joshua Tree National Park reminded him of the Forbidden Zone.

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Charlie's Angels, beautiful dolls, so beautiful

 Charlie's Angels dolls 1977

In my memory, the song went "Beautiful dolls, so beautiful," but it turns out to be "beautiful dolls, oh how beautiful."

Does she look like Farrah Fawcett?  

She's very pretty.

Does she look like Jaclyn Smith? 

It's a good likeness.
Doll hair is always a mess. 

Does she look like Kate Jackson? 

The face is right, but the hair is wrong.

Originally, all three came in jumpsuits: Jill in white with a green scarf, Sabrina in red with a blue scarf, and Kelly in yellow with a red scarf -- possibly for her side gig in fast food.

I was very resentful of Cheryl Ladd moving in as Kris, so I didn't want her doll at the time, despite her green jumpsuit.

The dolls also had outfits you could buy separately. I remember how excited I was to get my Dad to buy me Jill's skateboard outfit in a toy store out of town. The saleswoman said they had a case for the dolls, went in back to get it, and returned to say sorry, those were still boxed up. That item remains a mystery from my childhood. 

Jill's Skateboard Outfit

In the TV ad, Jill's skateboard ride is faked using editing. I tried and tried to make her stand up on that skateboard. It doesn't work! The white boots have little round tabs front and back to wedge into the skateboard. It only works in theory. 

I am the original owner of these dolls. I cut that drawing off the packaging of one of them and have saved it since 1977.  I parted with my Charlie's Angels bubblegum cards in the 80s. 

Apparently they were also "beautiful girls who live dangerously" -- is that really how they wanted to appeal to little girls?  

On the back they say
(C) 1977
Spelling-Goldberg
Productions
All Rights
Reserved
Made In
Hong Kong

I have another outfit that gets white "feathers" everywhere and has been shedding now for well over 40 years (dang!) Maybe the ladies will do another photo shoot in the future.

Danger, Will Robinson, It's 1977

Lost In Space robot from 1977

"Danger, Will Robinson!"

Battery-operated Lost in Space robot from 1977, Made in Hong Kong 

I am the original owner of this toy. Sadly, he no longer works, but I remember when he did. I never tried to glue the sticker back down for fear of doing damage. In my mind, he walked slowly, stopped, lit up, and made a noise. His arms are rather floppy and don't always stay up. The packaging is long gone. 

(C) 1977 Twentieth Century

Fox Film Corp.

All Rights Reserved

(C) 1977 Azrak-Hamway Intl.

Inc. New York.

Made in Hong Kong

AHI No. 6813

I wish he still worked. There's no corrosion or anything. I guess Dr. Smith pulled his power pack one too many.

 

Steven Kaleidoscope by Pixie Toys

 Steven Kaleidoscope

Millions of Designs, Pixie Toys, # 125

Steven Manufacturing Company, Hermann Missouri

The graphics are better than the product. Rather misleading! But maybe the plastic was more vibrant when this was new?