Back in the 70's, it appeared there was not the huge gulf between the "Pink" section and Boys toys aisles there are today at TRU and other retailers. Particularly since Lego and other toys were considered ungendered/unisex. In fact they seemed to encourage inter-gender play. I know I had female cousins my age who had Bionic Woman and Wonder Woman 12" that I would play with using my Six Million Dollar Man and 12" Superman/Batman/Spider-man.
The Six Million Dollar Man and Bionic Woman were seemingly part of the same toyline, to the point where they were shown in the catalogue together and had the same bundled deals as seen in the ad posted in another Plaid Stallions thread. I can't remember, but they would have to be racked together right? or were they separated from each other in the boys aisles and girls aisles?
Were the 8" Mego females were racked with the male figures? Was 12" Wonder Woman displayed alongside the other 12" superheroes, or was she put in with Barbies/fashion dolls? They were put in the catalogue together with the male superheroes.
Where were seemingly "unisex" toylines like Happy Days, Waltons, and Wizard of Oz displayed? Since Laverne and Shirley were originally supposed to be 8" figures, would they have been racked with Happy Days? Or am I mistaken and Waltons and Wizard of Oz were aimed and sold to primarily girls?
Is seems like after the death of the 12" Star Wars line at the end of the 70's (where Princess Leia has rooted hair and a comb), the lines were much more firmly drawn between "Girls" and "Boys" toys in the 80's with the decline of cloth outfit figures for boys in favour of fully sculpted figures.
The Six Million Dollar Man and Bionic Woman were seemingly part of the same toyline, to the point where they were shown in the catalogue together and had the same bundled deals as seen in the ad posted in another Plaid Stallions thread. I can't remember, but they would have to be racked together right? or were they separated from each other in the boys aisles and girls aisles?
Were the 8" Mego females were racked with the male figures? Was 12" Wonder Woman displayed alongside the other 12" superheroes, or was she put in with Barbies/fashion dolls? They were put in the catalogue together with the male superheroes.
Where were seemingly "unisex" toylines like Happy Days, Waltons, and Wizard of Oz displayed? Since Laverne and Shirley were originally supposed to be 8" figures, would they have been racked with Happy Days? Or am I mistaken and Waltons and Wizard of Oz were aimed and sold to primarily girls?
Is seems like after the death of the 12" Star Wars line at the end of the 70's (where Princess Leia has rooted hair and a comb), the lines were much more firmly drawn between "Girls" and "Boys" toys in the 80's with the decline of cloth outfit figures for boys in favour of fully sculpted figures.
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