hello from Rod Serling's hometown! I'm 45 but I still listen to all the Weird-Oh's songs, found one of those floppy promotional records at the Goodwill in the 80's as a kid and I've been hooked ever since!

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

Love those!!

Wow, I’d forgotten about these. I had built a few as a kid, along with realistic “movie monster” Hollywood characters models: Wolf Man, Dracula, Frankenstein’s Monster etc. My dad was very entrained by models after I assembled them. Good times!

These videos have brought back memories. I still have my Rat Fink and Mr. Gasser models that I built way back when as well as a Freddie Flameout. I keep expecting flies or moths to fly out of one of those boxes when you open it. Thanks for help re-living the past!

The Weird-Ohs line originally comprised 12 monster kits. The Frantics and the Silly Surfers came later, and were not part of the Weird-Ohs line. Later on, various other kit lines were branded as Weird-Ohs, I assume as this was the best known name. This included the Frantics and the Silly Surfers, and later still various Lindberg monster kits.

Great and funny episode.

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

So hilarious! I don't think I remember the "weirdos!" Fun as always.

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

An era for sure.

"Wordless Workshop." My cousin got in big trouble emulating on trying the technique on the family tractor. Caught it just before the oil ran out.

@ToyManTelevision

2 жыл бұрын

Learning curve. Requires adult supervision. Words help too.

The reason for Wordless Instructions is so its universally understood in any language.

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

Yup. Still hated them. Sort of still do.

Yes, I am subscribed to the "chunnel". I had a good laugh at the end. Thanks guys!

@ToyManTelevision

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Hi. I’m so far behind on comments. Sorry. Anyway thanks!!! Yes. This is how tunnels are done!

Cars, trucks, boats, ships, and planes are much more fun!

@ToyManTelevision

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It’s all fun. Karyn even models toilets. Well in her structures.

Karyn! Nice that you mentioned your Hamm's Beer T-Shirt! If you had that/them in the mid-50s into the '60s, the Hamm's bottle/can lettering would have been done by my father, who was a commercial artist at Container Corp. of America. Over the years, my dad did the lettering/artwork for many different brews: Burgermeister, Carling's, Labatt's, Lucky Lager, Falstaff, and several of the Almaden and Paul Masson wine labels. My dad did not draw the Hamm's bear, but he did do the lettering to meet the desires of the customer base including frozen foods and other food-related items. He also had to develop the type of packaging (glued, slot-and-tab, etc.) that allowed the presses to print the designs in the desired colors and with the proper color registration. My father gave me an early education in the use of color, font style, package size, shape, and other factors commonly used by marketers, today. Did you know that a product has only about 3/10ths of a second to 1) Attract the eye, and 2) Less than a second to keep the viewer interested in "reading" more about the product? He received an award for his Masson "Heart Sherry" label used in the '60s, and a National Art Director's Award for creative packaging (a multi-faceted, telescoping yearly calendar). My father was born in Holland, and was drawing since he was 4 years old, and could, freehand, strike a series of parallel lines using a Nib/Nib Holder...you'd not be able to determine if they were out of parallel. Just love your content and presentations! Best to you and Dale..... PK

@ToyManTelevision

2 жыл бұрын

Wow. I need to tell Karyn!!! That’s great.

@paulkalff6408

2 жыл бұрын

@@ToyManTelevision It's too bad "Slowgrove's" ice cream parlors are no longer around...Raspberry Hurricane....yummy!

The Bango Drummer appears to styled after Maynard G. Crebs from the Dobie Giles TV program.

@jenniferwhitewolf3784

2 жыл бұрын

Played by Bob Denver, later to play Gilligan, of 'Gilligan's Island'

@ToyManTelevision

2 жыл бұрын

Loved that show. “You rang?”

@weeniedogwrangler7096

2 жыл бұрын

@@ToyManTelevision WORK?!

Thank you.

@ToyManTelevision

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Thanks

When I was in the 5th grade in the early 60's the class exchanged Christmas gifts and I received the "Sling Rave Curvette" Weird-Ohs kit. I also built "Freddie Flameout". Several years ago repops of some of these were available on closeout at Dollar Tree and I became reaquainted with Sling Rave.

@ToyManTelevision

2 жыл бұрын

Those are next week!

@paulkalff6408

2 жыл бұрын

It's a shame that "Slowgrove''s" ice cream parlors are no longer around.....Raspberry Hurricane.....Yummy!

Awesome video 🚂❤️😎👍

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

Thanks

Ed Roth's figures are the best, especially those driving some weird car. Everybody else is just doing 2nd rate copies. As a side note; Ed designed the cars for the Munster's and the Adams Family TV series, so some of the "monster" figures could have partly come from that. The Guys from "American Pickers" actually bought Ed's coffin roadster and is still in existence, somewhere. All of these kits were aimed at 10 to 14 year old children, who like that sort of stuff, even today. ;-)

@ToyManTelevision

2 жыл бұрын

Those were actually George Barris. It was a great time for cars. Several cool builders. Went to Barris’ shop a couple of times. First time the TV Batmobille was just parked there. Like no big deal. Just parked. Ran into the Ectobille the same way. I was attending a camera workshop at MGM and they made me park clear across the lot and walk over which took me past the car shop. And they were working on it for one of the sequels. Wow.

LOOOOOOL oh my this cracked me up near interesting figure plastic models 🤣😂

@ToyManTelevision

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks!!! Cracked me up too.

You know that guy head you just put together sort of reminds me of Ringo Starr

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

Right?

Boy talk about a blast from the past! What a wonderful wandering back in time. Our local Five & Dime had all of these kits. I remember a series of kits called the Ghoulies that went along with the idea of the song Monster Mash. Then there were the caricature models of the Mustang, the Z28 Camaro, the Dodge Charger. In the line was a Baja Bug a dune buggy and a couple of aircraft as Iremember. In the 60s and 70s l think was the heyday of plactic model kits. There was some really strange things modelled back then. Today the kids will 3D print what they can't buy.

@ToyManTelevision

2 жыл бұрын

Yup. More Campbell next Tuesday. Goofy fun. And he did a bunch for Marx toys. Same figures. Leaky Boat Louie.

agreed. also. in North Jr hi i got in trouble from principal for wearing top long underwear, as it cold, an seen in movie or other. Dad taugt me in 60's when first met on how to dress more properly, all ways a undershirt as he Maintance. but if in boiler room maybe in undershirt, not T. i drew these caracters from 70's some models, i made art on tshirts, ordered some special made. have 99 colection , tho many emblems cut out saved for quilt...

@ToyManTelevision

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Great story. Thanks!!!!

Iam going to put a Rat Fink sticker on my dodge ram . Back window .ha ha looking cool ha Have a great week

This video was amazing. keep up the great work.

@ToyManTelevision

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks again

Tee shirts were the platform for a new art form. Don’t forget the air brush used for painting the countless shirts sold at state fairs! Yet another great show!

@ToyManTelevision

2 жыл бұрын

The lowly tee.. now legend

@kenshores9900

2 жыл бұрын

@@ToyManTelevision Agreed!

COOL Daddy O, bongo s now thats a Blast...

@ToyManTelevision

2 жыл бұрын

Like, coolsville man. You dig?

Interesting

@ToyManTelevision

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Thanks

You two are having waaaay too much fun with this LOL. That male Beantnik character reminds me of Mick Jagger for some reason LOL. Cool and fun stuff you share! Always entertaining too!

@ToyManTelevision

2 жыл бұрын

I’d like to build this. But geeezzz. Where to keep them…

@sammisworkshops3762

2 жыл бұрын

@@ToyManTelevision isnt that always the case, Maybe you need a museum to display them, charge a little admission to cover the cost of the building? just a goofy idea LOL love the shows!

I would not call it “weird” per se! The other thing is the white shirt reflected light. You forgot Sal Mineo and the cigarettes rolled up in the shelve. I enjoy how you and Karyn play off each other. The whole “Rat Fink” generation.

@ToyManTelevision

2 жыл бұрын

I mostly loved the name. Weird-oh.

@kenshores9900

2 жыл бұрын

@@ToyManTelevision to cool man! Farm out!

All my friends are monster's

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

Lol

Hey toy man are you going to go to days of steam at Fort Bragg California they’re having Santa Cruz and Portland cement Co 2 run trains August

@ToyManTelevision

Жыл бұрын

Be fun. But nope. To much going on. But it would be fun.