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    Museum Robot
    • May 9, 2007
    • 5788

    Tarzan Inflatables



    I trust everyone is having a delightful weekend, I'm enjoying some time in the pool with my Tarzan inflatables. Hope you are too.For more Fashion Mockery and 70's toy love visit us at Plaid Stallions.com


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  • Hedji
    Citizen of Gotham
    • Nov 17, 2012
    • 7246

    #2
    Cemented in the cells of my brain is the smell of the vinyl used for the Ideal Batman swim ring I got before I could swim. I was so obsessed with the smell and texture that I'm pretty sure I nibbled a hole in his ear and that was that. I love pool float toys! From this selection, I'll take the canoe. Half the fun is trying to see if you can actually stay on long before tipping over into the water.

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    • Valor
      Member
      • Aug 25, 2017
      • 59

      #3
      Kids still gave a damn about Tarzan by the 1970s?

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      • EmergencyIan
        Museum Paramedic
        • Aug 31, 2005
        • 5470

        #4
        I remember the see through mat.

        I liked Tarzan in the 70s and 80s because of two reasons: reruns of the Ron Ely TV series and the excellent Filmation cartoon.

        - Ian
        Rampart, this is Squad 51. How do you read?

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        • PNGwynne
          Master of Fowl Play
          • Jun 5, 2008
          • 19444

          #5
          Originally posted by Valor
          Kids still gave a damn about Tarzan by the 1970s?
          I sure did. I enjoyed the old movies and the great Filmation series, and that's when I also read Tarzan comics and began reading Burroughs.

          I'm still interested in portrayals of the Jungle King.
          WANTED: Dick Grayson SI trousers; gray AJ Mustang horse; vintage RC Batman (Bruce Wayne) head; minty Wolfman tights; mint Black Knight sword; minty Launcelot boots; Lion Rock (pale) Dracula & Mummy heads; Lion Rock Franky squared boots; Wayne Foundation blue furniture; Flash Gordon/Ming (10") unbroken holsters; CHiPs gloved arms; POTA T2 tan body; CTVT/vintage Friar Tuck robes, BBP TZ Burgess Meredith glasses.

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          • Marvelmania
            A Ray of Sunshine
            • Jun 17, 2001
            • 10392

            #6
            Those are some of the coolest items I've ever seen! As a kid I would have freaked to have see them!

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            • TrekStar
              Trek or Treat
              • Jan 20, 2011
              • 8354

              #7
              Originally posted by Valor
              Kids still gave a damn about Tarzan by the 1970s?
              I was a huge Tarzan fan in the 70's, loved all the classic movies, the wild jungle animals, and when I first saw the mego Tarzan in the stores he was a quick buy. I'm happy to say Tarzan is still a favorite of mine today.

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              • Earth 2 Chris
                Verbose Member
                • Mar 7, 2004
                • 32498

                #8
                Love that Russ Manning artwork! Gorgeous!

                Chris
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                • Hedji
                  Citizen of Gotham
                  • Nov 17, 2012
                  • 7246

                  #9
                  ^ YES! Russ Manning is so, so, good. Such clean linework.

                  And yes, kids in the 70s went crazy for Tarzan!! Not only was there the Filmation cartoon, but there was of course Mego, a Weebles playset, and a Marvel Comic series. The old black and white show was re-run after school, and I was pretty obsessed. Pretty much every kid in the neighborhood would practice their Tarzan howl while swinging from our rope swings in the yard. If only the Greystoke film had landed about 7 years earlier than it did; it probably would've been a bigger hit.

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                  • Earth 2 Chris
                    Verbose Member
                    • Mar 7, 2004
                    • 32498

                    #10
                    ^Carol Burnett kept the brand going in her own way as well.
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                    • Hedji
                      Citizen of Gotham
                      • Nov 17, 2012
                      • 7246

                      #11
                      That reminded me of Jennifer of the Jungle with Paul the Gorilla on Electric Company!

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                      • tmthor
                        God of Knock-offs
                        • Nov 29, 2005
                        • 881

                        #12
                        I had that Canoe. It never stayed upright and always swamped. that was the nice thing about a Summer Birthday and a Gmom that had a inground pool

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