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I'm always amused/horrified at some of the leaps that manufacturers took to capitilize on "Sweathog mania" in the mid seventies. Much of this stuff was on clearance until the early 1990s until it became collectible and washed up at toyshows all of a sudden.


Take into consideration this desk set created by Azrak Hamway (AHI) one of my favourite Rack Toy manufacturers, I'm not sure if the smiling faces of 27 year old high school students is adequate incentive to study hard.


I am however in love with this weird-o Sweathogs typewriter, mostly because it looks more like a piece of pop art than it does a functional typing device. I wonder how much typing one can do with a tiny Gabe Kaplan staring at you, telling you to start small fires..

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[toys2cool]

those are pretty cool

[HardyGirl]

Those are cool! If I had know those had existed, I would have asked for them. I was a Sweathog chick back then.

[jwyblejr]

Gabe Kaplan wouldn't be telling me to start small fires. He'd be telling me what my odds are at playing Texas Hold 'Em.

[B-Lister]

Mistah Kottah, oh mah gawd, I thought you was gonna die, I swear!

[LonnieFisher]

I loved that show, but I had no idea they made stuff like this.

[ScottA]

That desk set is just cool. Never knew about it.