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Hello! I would like help identifying this toy from the 70's. It was a plastic owl, maybe 12 inches high, purple in color. It emitted light from it's eyes which you projected on the wall or ceiling as I remember. But I dont remember the purpose or the name of this toy. I just remember my sisters and I having a great time messing around with it. Anyone know what this was?

Comic Strip light desk tracing toy? This is similar to the toys by Lakeside, Emenee, and Cox, but this one I remember didn't use licensed characters; it used generic, cartoony western characters and backgrounds. I had the western kit, but I'm sure there must have been others. I don't remember who made it. The light desk was much smaller than any of the above toys. Anyone remember this?

Dev, I think I had the same owl toy. Didn't it have yellow plastic rings around its eyes? Maybe I'm thinking of a different toy but I think you put a card in it's neck and it would light up a ghost image or whatever on the card that would glow in the dark? It must have been part or a game or something. I remember the eyes lighting up though. Aarrrgh, what was this thing? Was it a game called Who's Hoo or something?

Trying to remember the name of this toy. It was an oval-shaped clear plastic thing that was sort of a flat see-through case and it had blue and white sand in it. You just sort of manipulated it in your hands to make different sand pictures inside the oval. Maybe something by Ohio Art?

Im trying to remember the name of these toys i used to love I thought they were nemed Kittles but i guess not. They were tiny people with round heads with either plastic hair of a hat on them and the body was like a plastic cylender that fit into the furnature you bot it or say the car or hourse or wat ever it was sitting in or on. I had the complete house with toilet and all that they fit into.....hope someone remebers the name of these things lol

Holy smokes I should have checked my spelling lol

Hello. There was a toy that looked like a section of the ground and grass. It was all in plastic. It came with 3 worms or caterpillars. It had a spout on top that when you turned it, the elevator in the middle would rise and one of the worms would pop up out of a little door. I am trying to find that toy. Please advise.

For Bev - your toy was the Magic Window by Wham-O and was my favorite, too! I googled it and came up with a few fun pictures to "take me back"

Bev have you looked at Fisher Price Little People yet?

Does anyone know about a teddy bear, red-ish color, terry cloth fabric, and he cried when you fed him & had a rubber face... I called him "cry teddy" but I cannot locate info on him anywhere!!! I know he was given to me 1975-1980 but I have no other info.. HELP!!!

Does anyone remember those cool blue sand things; they were a thin (0.25in or so) oval (oval was maybe 8in x 12in) when you moved them around the sand would move around inside and create cool "sand art" scenes. I know that you can buy art-quality things like this, but I don't know what they are called

Trying desperately to find the name of a toy dog I had as a kid. It was a plastic dog.. I believe it was a pull toy. It had a leash with a plastic dog bone at the end. When you squeezed the bone it would make the dog's mouth close. It had plastic biscuits with ridges that you would put in the mouth and the dog would "eat" them. I have done several searched with no luck! Anyone remember this!?

Does anyone remember two pirate figures from the 70's? One had a wooden leg which had a treasure map hidden inside. One or both had a button in their side which would move their sword arm. Any clues? Also, when i was a kid i inherited some toys i can't recall the name of. There was a white translucent space age character made of hard plastic but with a soft head. He had a nemesis which was a different colour. i remember some of their limbs were interchangeable. They were advertised on tv. Sorry to be so vague!

The plastic owl was called Screech and was made by Parker Brothers. You can see the tv advert by typing "70's toy commercials" in youtube - it was uploaded by someone called bolt70. The ad is near the end. i had this as well but had totally forgotten about it!

Does anyone rememember a toy football game from the early 70s where the field was a giant roll out plastic mat? The players were red and yellow plastic and stood about 4 or 5 " tall, the runner was on a wind up base and the defense was on metal dollys. The name of this game has been driving me crazy !! Can anyone help ?

Can you help? I remember having a portable doll house/room that would close up so that you could take it with you. It had all the furniture attatched inside (ie. bed, dresser/vanity etc) I think it generally had 2 rooms main room and sleeping. I used it with barbie but I don't believe it was intended for her. The height of the sides when open was only 3-4" and very compact. It had stickers for the details like the bedspread. Can you help with the name?

Hiya Connie, Kris, the blue-and-white sand toy you are writing of is called "Magic Window" and is described on this very site: http://www.inthe70s.com/toys/magicwindow0.shtml

Thank you JAW you are completely right!! Little people thats what they were. I googled it and low and behold there they were

when i was small (mid 80's), i had an old "fashion plate" type toy (a garage sale find even then) that i CANNOT remember the name of. I believe it was from the 70's. it was a doll body & a plate that closed over it. the plate had the shape of the doll body cut out, and you could lay scraps of fabric over the dolls body & close the plate to make her new outfits. i remember spending hours with bits of material making different "clothes". i want to say it was a barbie, but i could be off there. it was not the actual "fashion plates" toys that you color... you just use fabric scraps. i think my daughter would love it & i am sad i don't still have it somewhere. anyone know what it's called? my google-fu is failing me.

I am looking so see if anybody remembers the name of a stuff monkey with a yellow belly and a banana for a thumb. I have most of my stuff toys from when I was a kid but I am missing this one toy and I would like to find it. If you can help it would be wonderful.

Nankie, I believe the doll was called the "Chic a Boo". I don't know about the yellow belly (there were several different versions of the doll), but it you could pop his banana in his mouth, or his thumb, or also a toe. Do a search online for "chic a boo" and see what you come up with!