Dispensa's Castle of Toys (Commercial, 1975)

[@michellemarin1706]

Beautiful memories , the good ol days! My parents used to bring my brother and I here .

[@sleestack13]

Wow!! Thank you SO much for this. I had been trying to remember the name of this place for literally 25 years. As soon as the jingle started here, the entire song came flooding back.

[@christo1]

Loved these commercials as a kid but never got to go.

[@tabbennett4254]

Such a catchy theme song, I still cannot get it out of my head after all these years.

[@moonytheloony6516]

You should see a psychiatrist about that before you start acting loony.

[@darkshadows6154]

OH! I remember that place! In my super little kid memories, we went there, but just to look at the building, and then ride some rides, but we didn't go inside. OH, I wanted to see inside so bad for so many years. This fulfilled some of those memory distortions about it..

[@JenXdgaf]

I wanted to go there sooooooo bad when I was little. Never went. 🥺

[@brentmann2988]

This really sounds like Bonnie Herman, the famous jingle singer who was based in Chicago. On commercial compilations from the 70s, we normally don't hear Bonnie Herman's voice on local commercials, but I believe this is her singing for Dispensa's Castle of Toys.

[@That0neMonkey]

Merry Dee, the Queen of Chicago TV!!!

[@davek5027]

What a great memory! I vividly remember this commercial and it’s jingle. Better times, of the kind we’ll never see again.

[@Poppi_Weasel]

thank you for this 😭

[@noelperez1751]

OMG 😲 i remember this place

[@uncletrick1]

There is a car dealer near the location of where Dispensa's used to stand called Castle Chevrolet.

[@VBaskin2010]

Dispensa's Castle Of Toys and The Kiddie Kingdom rules Chicago back in the days!

[@mjpk6269]

Dispensa's Castle of Toys (It's torn down) Dispensa's Castle of Toys (Office building) Dispensa's Castle of Toys (CREEPY SANTA!) Come to Dispensa's Castle of Toys If you're stuck in the 70s.

[@NYKensington]

That place always seemed magical to me as a child, but now this commercial just makes it look cheap, seedy and florescent! 😂

[@jptang1701]

This was made in 1975 ass-hat.

[@NYKensington]

Guys, I didn't mean to take your wubby.🍼

[@ClearwaterMK2]

That's because they stocked dime store reject excuses for toys. They even made a commercial with a sinister looking Santa Claus.

[@davidurban6813]

Just kind of wondering what is in the place occupied by "Dispensas Castle of Toys and Kiddie Kingdom ?"

[@mjpk6269]

Oakbrook Terrace Tower... a 31-story office building.

[@kimkelly3068]

Tall office building designed by Helmut Jahn

[@LanceEhlers]

(0:17) Ah, yes! Remember all the fun we used to have with Kill-You-In-Your-Sleep Devil Bear and Fisher-Price's collection of Great American Road Signs? The Stop sign was okay, but the Yield sign...oh, MAN! The Yield sign was the best! Dispensa's Castle of Toys was also the perfect place for parents to iron out the terms of the divorce.

[@Suzukimarshall]

This is a huge rip off of toys R us and Disneyland