1962 Lionel Train Ad — Not Quite Like Toy Ads Of Today

By Thursday February 19, 2009

Found by Brother Uncle Don



31 Comments
  1. Dallas says:
    2/19/2009 at 5:29 am

    My favorite was the Lionel Napalm Flame Thrower Tugboat™

    Fun times, fun times.

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  2. Olo Baggins of Bywater says:
    2/19/2009 at 5:32 am

    Girls hate trains.

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  3. Eddie says:
    2/19/2009 at 5:48 am

    What is the difference between that ICBM and any Mortal Combat type of game? Nothing!!

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  4. Named says:
    2/19/2009 at 6:03 am

    3,

    ICBM = WMD = terrorism
    Mortal Kombat = AWESOMENESS!

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  5. ethanol says:
    2/19/2009 at 6:31 am

    They said “… a sense of responsibility.” Was 1962 the last time that was uttered on television?

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  6. QB says:
    2/19/2009 at 6:52 am

    Yup, the boy blows it up. The girl has to fix it.

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  7. Paddy-O says:
    2/19/2009 at 6:56 am

    Still have fond memories of little green army men.

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  8. Ah_Yea says:
    2/19/2009 at 7:07 am

    My bro’ and I had a train set at about that age. Had the most fun building collapsing bridges, earthquakes, and that train which was on the wrong track…

    It was second to getting horribly burned making wonderfully fun stuff with the Thingmaker!
    http://skooldays.com/categories/toys/ty1351.htm

    Those where the days they sold real toys. Remember Chemistry sets with real chemicals?

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  9. dwschoon says:
    2/19/2009 at 7:14 am

    That looks like Timmy from Lassie.

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  10. faxon says:
    2/19/2009 at 7:35 am

    Green army men. Boy. I remember shooting them with my Daisy BB gun, and lighting firecrackers under them, to create small bomb craters. Now, that was fun. I had a good life. Too bad kids. Now, it’s all PC bullshit.
    Hell, you can’t even make fun of a monkey nowadays.

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  11. Paddy-O says:
    2/19/2009 at 7:42 am

    # 10 faxon said, “Green army men. Boy. I remember shooting them with my Daisy BB gun, and lighting firecrackers under them, to create small bomb craters.”

    Oh yes! My Red Rider picked off many army men. Did the same thing with fire crackers too.

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  12. Misanthropic Scott says:
    2/19/2009 at 8:13 am

    I actually had that missile launcher as a child. Brings back memories. Unfortunately, I didn’t have the target that could be destroyed again and again.

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  13. Paul says:
    2/19/2009 at 8:23 am

    Listen carefully: IRBM – Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IRBM

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  14. Albert Cox says:
    2/19/2009 at 8:54 am

    Anytime old toys (dangerous) are discussed, someone has to bring up “yard darts” (Giant steel tipped darts you were supposed to propel skyward toward a target but not your playmates).

    I have done my duty.

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  15. Cephus says:
    2/19/2009 at 9:08 am

    Can’t quite figure out why the kids were so surprised at the train, since the TRACKS WERE SITTING RIGHT NEXT TO THEM THE WHOLE TIME!

    And they say kids today are not very observant?

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  16. AC_in_Mich says:
    2/19/2009 at 9:18 am

    #14, No no no – the proper name was “Jarts” If you go to jarts.com you will find “WARNING: Lawn Jarts have been banned for manufacturing and resale in the United States. The government of the United States has asked that all Jarts be destroyed. In no way do we encourage or condone children using Jarts. Injuries from Lawn Jarts can result in serious injury or possibly even death. Those who play in this tournament are aware of the dangers of using Lawn Jarts and choose to take on the responsibilities associated with this sport.”

    And, for all of you – eBay just had a complete 1962 Train set that sold for $5999.00

    http://tinyurl.com/cwv47m

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  17. Sinn Fein says:
    2/19/2009 at 10:00 am

    Fellas, I’m sorry if you missed out on the discovery that setting a plastic milk jug on fire (and holding it away from you on a stick) mimics REAL napalm as the flaming dripping plastic falls from the jug. The **added bonus** still is that the flaming plastic drips make a cool ripping sound as it falls…on to those little green army men! HA! Good times, good times.

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  18. Paul says:
    2/19/2009 at 10:48 am

    #16:

    That warning / banning came as a handful of people who sued when they or their children were injured.

    Handful, not millions.

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  19. Doo Phuss says:
    2/19/2009 at 10:55 am

    #17 You can do the same with plastic bread bags.
    Jarts! yeah. We managed to use them without anyone getting hurt.
    And building plastic model (cars, planes, the Aurora monster models) then after a while using firecrackers and the Red Ryder (later a Crosman 760) on them!
    Thanks for the memories!

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  20. betterdeadthenred says:
    2/19/2009 at 11:13 am

    Yeah! Got that commie box-car!

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