The 1980s was an era most notable for its fashion, colorful clothing, and huge hairs that were in vogue. However, there was one other thing that was in vogue. It was the early Saturday morning cartoon shows. The ’80s saw the production of some of the best cartoon movies and television series ever produced. Growing […]
Wheeljack’s Lab – Vintage Toy Blog
Follow this blog for the new, the unusual, the rare and cool Generation 1 G1 Transformers toys. Reviews, news, toy resources, galleries, unboxing, opinions and personal reflections on vintage toys.
The Greatest Wrestling Moments
There was so much entertainment about wrestling in the 1980s and 1990s, and those decades spawned the greatest wrestling moments in modern history. The wrestlers had their personified songs, celebrations, chants, and smacks. There were scenes too beautiful to be unnoticed. To those who had reservations about it being a pre-acted sport, there were thousands […]
Top 10 Most Expensive Kenner M.A.S.K. Toys
Throughout the 80s, interest in action figures and transforming toys were at an all-time high. Kenner sought to marry these two concepts together with their M.A.S.K. toy line (often simplified to just “MASK’). The line debuted in 1985 and featured figures that were roughly 2 inches (5.08 centimeters) tall and vehicles with secret weapons. Unlike […]
Top 10 Most Expensive SilverHawks Toys
Kenner’s SilverHawks first landed on the scene in 1987, but was quickly shooed off of shelves in 1988. The line was based on a syndicated television show produced by Rankin/Bass Animated Entertainment. The toy line featured a cast of colorful characters, from the SilverHawks’ Quicksilver and the Copper Kidd to the Mob’s Mon*Star and Buzz-Saw. […]
The History of TigerSharks Toys
In the ever-evolving world of pop culture, few phenomena illustrate the cyclical nature of nostalgia better than the revival of vintage toy lines. Among the many resurrected relics of the 1980s, the TigerSharks toyline stands out. A product of its time yet remarkably timeless. This post delves into the history of TigerSharks toys and it’s […]
The Hottest Toys that Every 1980s Child Wanted for Christmas
With Christmas in the air, our minds drift back to our dreams of toys under our trees in the 1980s. During this decade, the toy industry quickly moved to release some of the most defining toy lines. Some of these lines are still with us even today. Some, like He-Man, created such intense waves of […]
Ten Most Expensive Transformers Toys
Throughout the 70s and early 80s, American and Japanese toy companies pushed forward universes filled with robots. While most robots were vehicles for humans to ride in during this era, some were presented as sentient beings. However, a world of form-changing robots that both functioned as vehicles and battle machines was on the horizon. The […]
The Top 10 Cartoons from the 70s to the 90s
In the animation industry, outmatching the remarkable feats of the ‘60s was not going to be an easy task. The ‘60s were the breakout years for cartoons and animation series. The succeeding decades, however, did not disappoint in producing blockbusting animation TV series. Even at the height of the cold war, these series proved to […]
The Top 10 Wrestling Moments from the 1980s
You may scoff at it as an unreal sport, but you cannot deny its vibrant and magnetic characters associated with different unique moves that beautify your wrestling memory. More than any other sport, the unpredictability of wrestling stirs up the excitement. The good guys appear bad, and the bad ones do some heroic things that […]
The Top 10 Toy Commercials from the 1970s to the 1990s
Retro flashbacks are good to tell how far along we have come. The toy commercial industry has had its fair share of change over the years. Now, looking back to the ’70s, ’80s, and ’90s era, some keen memories are worth reliving. The 1970s decade saw some of the most excruciating wars against the toy […]