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Ken Dumm Inner circle 1239 Posts |
Just had to share this with you guys. I'm sure I over paid on this but I found him on the large auction site. I had one when I was 8, and had very fond memories of him. I've looked for him quite a while, searching every month or so... Saturday morning was lucky for me...Does anyone else have one?
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Wanlu Inner circle Manila, Philippines 3058 Posts |
That's a cutie
I got a small Danny O'Day I use it as a dummy's dummy. http://www.geocities.com/thepartyzoo/nicorandy2.JPG
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Kyle^Ravin Inner circle I slammed my head against 1070 Posts |
That's *** cute... if only Danny was holdin a smaller puppet! Then you would be a seciality act. SImilar to wat Jeff DUnham did in the old days...
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Ken Dumm Inner circle 1239 Posts |
The box says he's 30 inches tall, so I'll see how large he really is...I remember him as having a hollow shell body, the rod inside allows you to turn the head back and forth and there's a trigger for the mouth. I'm pretty pumped to see him.
Ken Well, Mickey has arrived. My wife called and said he was just delivered. I'll report back on his condition once I get home and open up the box. Does anyone even remember this figure from the 70's? Ken |
Wanlu Inner circle Manila, Philippines 3058 Posts |
Hi Ken,
I imagine that kind of toy was expensive in the 70's... something I can't possibly have. I'm sure it will be a great part of your collection. Wanlu
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Scott F. Guinn Inner circle "Great Scott!" aka "Palms of Putty" & "Poof Daddy G" 6586 Posts |
Actually, the Mickey figure, Charlie McCarthy, Danny O'Day, Simon Sez, Willie Talk, Jessie Talk, and a number of other figure sold for between $8-15 in the Sears Wish Book Catalog at Christmas in the 70's. I got my Charlie McCarthy Christmas of 1972 ($8), along with a cool plastic suitcase with faux stickers of theatres all over the world ($4) and Jimmy Nelson's Instant Ventriloquism record ($3). That was my best Christmas ever!
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Ken Dumm Inner circle 1239 Posts |
After looking closely at the original box, it had a Disney World price tag of $18. The stamp on the back of the figures head is 1973. I'll treasure this for a long time. Unfortunately, the mouth mechanism does not work. I'll have to do some surgery to fix him.
My brother reminded me that I bought him from a store called Bargain Town, which was the name of Toys R Us before it became Toys R Us in the Detroit area. Ken |
Tod Todson Inner circle USA 1296 Posts |
Scott, by golly, you just answered a wish of mine!!
To know what that first figure was that I had when I was 6 or 7 years old. It was the "Willy Talk" from the 70's, just like you listed: http://farm1.static.flickr.com/33/100074419_a2e4fb97d8.jpg Only it didn't have the above clothes on when I got it; I think the below instead? http://thumbs2.ebaystatic.com/pict/360138257830_1.jpg Forty years back down memory lane for me tonight Very cool. Thanks ma man! Tod P.S. Enjoying your blog. You've always been one of the "wise ones".
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zifferinolpm Regular user 112 Posts |
My brother had one of these when I was about 12 and when the local paper did an article on me I had a Charlie McCarthy and the Mickey Mouse in the photo.
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