Creator of the award-winning web series, Abnormal Fixation. One of the horror genre's "most widely read critics" (Rue Morgue # 68), "an accomplished film journalist" (Comic Buyer's Guide #1535), and the award-winning author of Horror Films of the 1980s (2007) and Horror Films of the 1970s (2002), John Kenneth Muir, presents his blog on film, television and nostalgia, named one of the Top 100 Film Studies Blog on the Net.
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
All I Want for Retro-Christmas Countdown (10 Days Left...): Maskatron!
award-winning creator of Enter The House Between and author of 32 books including Horror Films FAQ (2013), Horror Films of the 1990s (2011), Horror Films of the 1980s (2007), TV Year (2007), The Rock and Roll Film Encyclopedia (2007), Mercy in Her Eyes: The Films of Mira Nair (2006),, Best in Show: The Films of Christopher Guest and Company (2004), The Unseen Force: The Films of Sam Raimi (2004), An Askew View: The Films of Kevin Smith (2002), The Encyclopedia of Superheroes on Film & Television (2004), Exploring Space:1999 (1997), An Analytical Guide to TV's Battlestar Galactica (1998), Terror Television (2001), Space:1999 - The Forsaken (2003) and Horror Films of the 1970s (2002).
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Quite a fine "LP" toy ("Long Playing"), as it used to say on Kenner's packaging. You had to keep track of all the parts, however, because of the intentional "exploding robot" effect!
ReplyDeleteThank goodness for the Oscar Goldman mask; it saved you the expense of buying the OG doll/"action figure" that later came out!
Is this post an indication you have The Six Million Dollar Man DVD set on top of your Xmas want list? :o)
I would sell my soul to regain all of Six Million Dollar Man toys. Especially the Oscar Goldman with the exploding briefcase.
ReplyDeleteJohn Saxon was a Maskatron? No way!!
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ReplyDeleteFang: I love the Six-Million Dollar Man line of figures as well. Just fantastic toys. I have a handful of 'em, though the one I really want is Sasquatch. But yes indeed, The DVD Set is high on my "wish" list for Christmas!
David: Oh my gosh, I don't want to rub it in, but last month I got a complete Oscar Goldman and exploding brief case (that works) for under fifty dollars on E-Bay. So seriously, don't sell your soul, buddy, just haunt E-Bay!
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Thanks for the comments, everyone!
best,
JKM
Holy crap! Looks like I may have to check e-bay out! Those Six Million Dollar Man toys were awesome.
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