Who made this toy: butcher, baker, candlestick maker in a bucket?

[Tommyboy]

There's an old game from the 1970s or early 1980s with a bucket and thin plastic pieces (red, yellow, green, blue) that represent the butcher, baker, and candlestick maker. The object of the game is to flip the men into the bucket. Here is a photo from an old ebay auction. (Ignore the round men in the orange tub--they are from Fisher Price.)

http://megomuseum.com/mmgallery/files/1/8/9/3menintub.jpg

Does anyone know the name of this game and the name of the company who made it? I'd like to find this game and buy it for my sister as a gift. Thanks! Tom

[HardyGirl]

Hmmm...It looks like there's 2 different games. The "Don't Cook Your Goose" is made by Schapper (The Cootie Company), famous for games like "Don't Break The Ice", "Don't Spill the Beans", "Don't Blow Your Top", "Ants In The Pants" & of course, "Cootie".

[batmanmc]

i would research parker brothes mattell which amde many games back then.

[toys2cool]

i would research parker brothes mattell which amde many games back then.

yeah I agree,if it's from the 70's it could also be Ideal

[batmanmc]

forgot ideal . check thier websites out and good luck.

[tmthor]

The three men in the tub is made by Fisher-Price (I have one) The blue bucket is not part of it

[darkmonkeygod]

HardyGirl and tmthor are correct, that's most of Don't Cook Your Goose by Schaper from 1970 (it needs a spinner along with more geese to be a complete game), the Three Men In A Tub set from Fischer-Price (#142 fyi). The 3 Men set was made for 15 successive years starting in 1970, and does not include the blue bucket it is nested in in your photo. What look to be be flat, plastic Butcher, Baker and Candlestick Maker figures, along with what are possibly the multicolored stands, are unknown to me. Let us know if you find out what they are.

Shannon

[Tommyboy]

Thanks for the leads, everyone. I'll keep searching.

[tmthor]

Sorry it took so long but I had to look it up
The 3 men in a tub was Made by Fisher- Price in 1970 it is product # 142 & was made for the next 16 years (so till 1986) Value is $15-$25.

I fouind it in my fisher-Price price guide
which by the way I may still have a few if anybody wants to buy one

[Tommyboy]

I am still looking for this "flip the thin plastic men into the bucket" game. I'd like to give it to my sister for Christmas. I need to find out the name of the game and the manufacturer. Thanks!

[Tommyboy]

I'm still searching for this game. Any leads would be appreciated. Thanks! Tom

[Airdave817]

I had that when I was a kid, I thought it was from Fisher-Price, same as the airplane and schoolbus with the feetless figures - I've long since forgotten what they were called - I know they're not Weebles. This was before the Weebles.

[Tommyboy]

Thanks, Airdave817.

I'm only looking for the game with the thin pieces and the blue bucket. The other stuff in the photo is from a Fisher-Price bathtub set that I don't want. In the photo below I edited out the Fisher-Price stuff. My search continues!

http://megomuseum.com/mmgallery/files/1/8/9/tub.jpg

[Tommyboy]

Years later, I'm still looking. I can't even verify whether the manufacturer was Schaper, Ideal, or someone else. Does anyone know?

[Tommyboy]

Bump. Still searching for any info on this flip the butcher, baker, and candlestick maker into the bucket game. Thanks!

[ctc]

Hmmmm....

If you've got the time, this might help:

http://www.boardgamegeek.com/?

Don C.