Dull gifts for children

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OK, I'm sure that there are some in the PS audience who a) Had these as a kid and were thrilled to have them or b) Collect them now but honestly, I'm going to go on a limb and say the average eight year old would probably rather have oh, a Stretch Monster than a pile of long since dead politicians.

As an adult, I kind of think it's cool, sort of like when all the Doctor Who's get together.

On second thought, little White House is equally awesome and I want one now....

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[jwyblejr]

That the Marx set?

[toys2cool]

I like it and would've as a kid, but I was weird I had a fascination with JFK and U.S Presidents

[Earth 2 Chris]

Well, the "action" presidents like Washington, Grant, Teddy Roosevelt and Eisenhower could go fight with your green army men. The non-military but still cool guys like Lincoln and Kennedy could hang out on the balcony, and the caretaker presidents could mow the White House lawn.

Chris

[ShadowAvenger]

Not a dull set for the right kid especially since it comes with Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter. I'm pretty sure he will go after Richard Nixon pretty quick.

[Meule]

If you collected these now wouldn't it bother you that the set isn't complete?

[Werewolf]

I would have not liked that as child and I still have no interest. But as child, wowsers, that would have been a crappy gift.

[megoat]

My brother had these when we were kids. He was obsessed with presidents. He could name all the presidents by age 4 and even knew all the vice presidents shorty thereafter. He LOVED this set. I think he still has it!

[Funkyterrance]

Judging by the mixed responses here Marx must have done their market research lol. I personally think that this set is really cool... now. Then, I would have been very disappointed so yes I agree this is indeed a Dull Toy but evidently there were plenty of dull children to play with it so its all good .

[babycyclops]

It looks more like the sort of toy you can display rather than actually play with.
Now if some of the presidents were in action poses...... with a flamethrower, or throwing a grenade, there would be more play opportunities.

If you had other figure the same size you could also have fun.
President Roosevelt could be explaining his New Deal to a group of Marx cavemen, for example.

[johnnystorm]

My cousins had these displayed in a case in their living room (!), alongside a wee little set of the Beatles. I always thought they were kind of neat, but then I like historical stuff.

Never saw the White House though. But here's one on Ebay :
MARX WHITEHOUSE WITH PRESIDENTS | eBay

And the set from this thread:

MARX MASTERBUILDER MODEL KIT OF WHITE HOUSE WITH PRESIDENTS, ORIGINAL BOX | eBay

Here's somebody who did the modern Presidents to fit in with these to finish the series, also other political figures like Sarah Palin, McCain, Ben Franklin, Supreme Court Justices, etc. :

Supreme Court, Famous Americans items in Historic Figures store on eBay!

[Figuremod73]

As a kid I would have found this dull compared to all the great seventies toys that were made.

Now i think its very cool. The White House is the best part about it. It has great educational value as well. Instead of just trying to learn names, theres a visual aid to help.

Having this set would make me want figures of all the people after.

[johnnystorm]

See, now you've got me interested in these, so I start looking....and not only do they have Presidents, but I came across this one. note the NM paint job on Him:

MARX HARD PLASTIC JESUS NM | eBay

Somehow, I've missed seeing this particular version done up in stained glass on Sunday.

[Funkyterrance]

It looks more like the sort of toy you can display rather than actually play with.
Now if some of the presidents were in action poses...... with a flamethrower, or throwing a grenade, there would be more play opportunities.

If you had other figure the same size you could also have fun.
President Roosevelt could be explaining his New Deal to a group of Marx cavemen, for example.

Dude you've got me thinking... you could REALLY have fun with mixing the figures of the same size. Think of all the different eras of toys you could have with scenarios of the president being kidnapped and eventually being rescued by the heroes!

[PoorMansJB]

Never saw the White House though. But here's one on Ebay :
MARX WHITEHOUSE WITH PRESIDENTS | eBay

Here's somebody who did ... other political figures like ... Supreme Court Justices, etc. :

Supreme Court, Famous Americans items in Historic Figures store on eBay!

Crap, now I'll have to bid on the White House ...

If I buy all nine Justices, can I get a free Anita Hill?