Codematic by Larami

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I love this display from Larami in 1976, the company prided itself on it's ability to systematically stock toys using their sales team (they were owned by a bakery). They also really thought the image of George Kennedy would make kids weak in the knees, crap he's on this display more than Martin Landau or Mighty Mouse.

The toy I most like on this thing?

This pistol, I totally had that and remember thinking the dude on the card looked like a bad ***. I stole my sister's leather jacket and became a secret agent, I had no idea what they did but they shot people, that much I know. Off to Ebay!

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[MIB41]

Unique display. Really calls attention to itself. I don't recall ever seeing something quite like that. So much of that stuff was on spin racks at the checkout lane when I was a kid.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Never heard of "The Blue Knight". I kept thinking "Naked Gun" when I see George Kennedy as a cop.

Didn't Larami create and originally market "Super Soakers" before they were bought by Hasbro?

Chris

[palitoy]

Never heard of "The Blue Knight". I kept thinking "Naked Gun" when I see George Kennedy as a cop.

Season and a half wonder from before I used to care about cop shows. Larami made dozens of products though.

Didn't Larami create and originally market "Super Soakers" before they were bought by Hasbro?

Yes, it was invented by Lonnie Johnson, a nuclear engineer but Larami marketed it and became extremely successful.

[Earth 2 Chris]

Yes, it was invented by Lonnie Johnson, a nuclear engineer but Larami marketed it and became extremely successful.

It came out right after I'd left toys behind for play. It pretty much killed the standard water pistol, and I think it probably inspired a lot of the Nerf guns, which gave that segment a whole new revenue stream.

Chris

[palitoy]

I watched a segment on Johnson, who invested his super soaker millions into finding alternative energies.

[Earth 2 Chris]

^Wow, good for him! Nice to hear of someone making good, and doing good with it.

Chris

[Actorman]

OMG! Third row, second item is that Space:1999 movie viewer thing I mentioned in a thread a few weeks back! How cool to finally see that again.

Awesome pic Brian!