tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post1397000212946496444..comments2024-03-27T10:27:59.266-04:00Comments on John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Cult Movies and Classic TV: All I Want for Retro-Christmas Countdown (3 Days Left...): Merlin!John Kenneth Muirhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15629979615332893780noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-92070728455738014582010-12-27T18:15:22.521-05:002010-12-27T18:15:22.521-05:00Oh man, I wanted one of those soooo bad. Mostly be...Oh man, I wanted one of those soooo bad. Mostly because it looked like something right out of "Buck Rogers".Roman J. Martelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09545497713474664555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-91062507686468833772010-12-23T14:35:03.016-05:002010-12-23T14:35:03.016-05:00Friggin' loved my Merlin. Taught me how to pla...Friggin' <i>loved</i> my Merlin. Taught me how to play blackjack...LOL<br /><br />I still remember the jingle from the other TV spot: "Where's Merlin, where did it go? / Janie's got it, playing tic-tac-toe..." Weird what you store away in the ol' memory banks...FilmFatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16572370403623288465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-49107940094320966302010-12-22T13:44:22.654-05:002010-12-22T13:44:22.654-05:00Character actor Parley Baer plays the grandpa in t...Character actor <b>Parley Baer</b> plays the grandpa in this commercial.<br /><br />Considering the one scene where the girl sets down <b>Merlin</b> to answer the phone, I wonder how many people mistook <b>Merlin</b> <i>for</i> a phone!<br /><br />At the time (around my area), more kids had the Mattel hand-held electronic football game and <b>Simon</b>!R.A.M.'67https://www.blogger.com/profile/12817535165296807817noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12380553.post-79121608662089320762010-12-22T08:28:29.474-05:002010-12-22T08:28:29.474-05:00Hah! Had one of those :DHah! Had one of those :DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com