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Author: Todd Coopee

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Radioactive Bling: The Atomic “Bomb” Ring from KiX

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on June 24, 2022

In 1947, General Mills’ KiX cereal brand offered the Atomic “Bomb” Ring as a premium…

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Road Tripping in Primary School with Schaper’s U-Drive-It Action Set

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on June 17, 2022June 17, 2022

Schaper’s U-Drive-It Action Set taught children ages five and up the fundamentals of driving a…

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You Say Potayto, I say Potahto: Spudsie from Ohio Art

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on June 10, 2022

Hot-potato games have graced store shelves since the 1950s. In 1966, Ohio Art joined the…

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Science in a Can: Remembering the Remco Science Kits

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on June 3, 2022June 2, 2022

Remco (a portmanteau of “remote” and “control”) has remained a favourite brand among collectors. A…

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Toy TV: Nostalgia Streaming Everywhere

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on January 17, 2022January 17, 2022

The proliferation of streaming services and unwavering interest in nostalgia are fueling a new crop…

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  • Communication

Tamagotchi Gets Smart

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on November 29, 2021November 29, 2021

This month marks the 25th anniversary of the original Tamagotchi, which was unleashed on the…

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  • Communication

The Fisher-Price Chatter Telephone: Now powered by more than Imagination!

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on October 22, 2021October 22, 2021

To celebrate Chatter Telephone’s 60th anniversary, Mattel has released a special edition of the iconic…

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  • Games

007: Licensed to Play

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on October 12, 2021

After a series of pandemic-induced delays, the twenty-fifth 007 film, No Time to Die, has…

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Revisiting Spiromania

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on September 25, 2021September 25, 2021

Recently, PlayMonster unveiled Spirograph Animator, a modern take on the iconic toy that integrates light…

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The Evolution of Strawberry Shortcake

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on September 13, 2021September 25, 2021

Strawberry Shortcake was conceptualized and designed in 1977 by employees at American Greetings Corporation, one…

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This Week: Celebrating National Yo-Yo Day

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on June 4, 2021

This Sunday, June 6, is National Yo-Yo Day as well as the birthday of Donald…

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This Week: The Pandemic-fueled Resurgence of the Hula Hoop

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on April 23, 2021April 23, 2021

Hula Hooping became one of the biggest fads in North America when it was released…

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This Week: Iconic Brands on YouTube

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on April 13, 2021

Click the Subscribe button! These five time-honoured toy brands have ingeniously adapted to capture attention…

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This Week: Lou Ottens, Cassette Tapes, and the 2-XL Talking Robot

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on March 16, 2021

Earlier this month, Lou Ottens, the Dutch inventor of the cassette tape passed away at…

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This Week: Jim Henson and the Kenner Gooney Bird

  • by Todd Coopee
  • Posted on February 27, 2021March 1, 2021

Earlier this week, the Twitterverse re-discovered the capricious and unabashedly violent ten-second ad spots the…

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