Lite Writers

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These Lite Writers by Larami are a neat example of how Rack Toys work, when you have a license, just create a unique item you can stick a character on.

It's fun seeing Flash Gordon in the mix, Larami also added a Cylon a year later (this is 1979) but as I recall it was rather off model.


DVD Tuesday

Just in time (actually it's way early) for Halloween we have the Fat Albert's Halloween Special.

There was no cooler thing to see than that rotating "Special Presentation Logo" that CBS used to play, you just knew you were getting some Rudolph or Charlie Brown. That music still gives me a tingle.

I remember watching this special several times but I can't for the life of me recount a single detail, I blame college for this.

Also on tap this week is the underrated Detective Series Banacek starring a pre A-Team George Peppard. I was never disappointed when Banacek was on instead of Columbo on A&E , can't say the same for the last season of MacMillan and Wife. Anyway, this DVD is a perfect thing for somebody not into the box set, just 4 classic shows for $8.00For more Fashion Mockery and 70's toy love visit us at Plaid Stallions.com


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[Marvelmania]

Neat. I like the Batman pose much better than Supes. He just looks too cocky.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Those headshots on the Lite Writer packages look very Mego...but then again Batman is the same as the 1977 Mego card front, and Flash Gordon's headshot is also on the Mego playset! I've always liked that old WW headshot too.

Those are nice rack toys. Much better than what the later changed into, a pistol with a Batman logo sticker on it, standard stock art packaging and that's it.

Chris

[ScottA]

Those are pretty cool. Might have to look for ole' Bats.

[palitoy]

The bats on the packaging is awful familiar.....

[megoscott]

Brian--did you have all the American networks in Canada or was this stuff shown on Canadian tv? You saw the CBS Special logo, so you had CBS?

[palitoy]

It's confusing but here is how it works.

We have American Networks on our cable feeds, however, if a Canadian channel is playing the same thing a US channel is playing, you will be forced to watch the Canadian feed.

So if you're watching "BattleStar Galactica" on ABC but Global is playing it as well, poof! You're watching Global. Sometimes this switch causes you to loose a minute or two of the show but thank heaven for it, I may be turned American or get confused by an ad for Jack in the Box.

[toys2cool]

man those are bad!!!!!!!!

[Bionic Joe]

I always liked the Charlie Brown halloween special, Funny thing as a kid my older brother always made the comment if someone gave him a rock in his bag he'd give it back thru their window

[ctc]

>if you're watching "BattleStar Galactica" on ABC but Global is playing it as well, poof! You're watching Global.

It's one way to get around the "Canadian content" laws.

Don C.