Great Garloo 1961 Marx Toys

[@taurusnyy]

Howard Sterns rant brought me here

[@mvenzor]

Same!!

[@terrencekanzig4270]

Me too. I was nearly in tears laughing. I had to see what Howard was talking about.

[@flintm6945]

Yep!

[@indianarunner8836]

Me too. I hadn't heard of this before. My favorite toy was King Zor. I loved playing with him fighting small military vehicles and army men. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXiZc2Njar6CZ7M

[@Petemonster62]

@@indianarunner8836 - L.O.L!!!

[@Dibrini]

"The Howard Stern Show" brought me here.

[@taurusnyy]

Wow he brought me here today as well lol

[@RoyBaxter]

Same

[@okimoriu]

Same

[@nicuii]

Feh, dirty, filthy Garloo.

[@klondike316]

Took up the whole basement to store that thing.

[@haskellbob]

What I like about it is that it hardly makes any noise at all.

[@phononut]

I think he needs some Great Garloob!😂😂😂😂

[@birdzbrainz]

great vintage toy! i'm about the same age as the great garloo, and when i bend over, my back makes the same noises as his do, however when i walk, i sound more like 'mr machine'...

[@Petemonster62]

L.O.L!!!

[@hamstergirl4444]

What's amazing is that this one works better than mine did back then, lol. There's 3 things I always remember about this toy - the green skin, the loincloth, and that sound he makes. There is one other thing - my reaction. I had never seen one of these prior to finding it under the Christmas tree when I was only 3 or 4 (1962 or '63). I ran screaming into my parents bed, yelling "MOMMY, DADDY, SANTA LEFT A MONSTER UNDER THE TREE AND HE TRIED TO EAT ME!!!" They never let me live that down...and I think my dad played with it more than I ever did (which was probably why he bought it) ;)

[@Petemonster62]

L.O.L!!!

[@KATAO333]

He was my Favorite! I think he met his demise after falling down a flight of steps!

[@fjcjcjdnse4077]

Rip

[@rickeymbrown]

I got this for Christmas when I was nine. I remember it as being fun for about a week. I was frustrated that I couldn't pick up objects across the room without following it around. It had a short cord. Also remember my two year old brother being terrified of it.

[@Petemonster62]

Your brother was scared of the Great Garloo - L.O. L!!!

[@sherrimccune5946]

I bet parents enjoyed that sound.

[@jstringer4900]

"He has his original loincloth."

[@johnnyg3677]

I had one and it used to scare my little sister and brother with a little help from me.

[@charlesvinch595]

Got this for Christmas at the age of 5 broke the same day . My Mom try to get a replacement but not available.

[@adrianamos9102]

Got it for Xmas 1961, my cousin drove down a flight of stairs a week later. Bring back great memories!

[@Petemonster62]

Did your Great Garloo still operate after that?

[@thomasmcnamee8246]

Now I get why Howard thought this was a boring toy after he got it LOL.

[@knickd1979]

just heard Howard Stern talking about this toy live (1/3/22) so I thought I'd check it out. Its amazing to see how such a basic (and dare I say crappy and boring) toy was such a big deal to kids back in the early 60s, so much so that Howard recalls the commercial in great detail and talks about how short the remote wire was that it prevented him from doing much. with a cord so short I would assume most kids just wanted to grab Garloo and handle him with their hands instead!

[@scottlevy3274]

hey nowwwwww

[@packtray6569]

"That filthy, dirty GarLOO!"

[@RVgeeks]

Howard Stern just ranted about this again, so I had to come check it out. 😂

[@Petemonster62]

If it has plastic gears, a Teflon-based lubricant would be best. I wonder if any kids who had Garloo and home movie equipment made a movie about Garloo - expanding on the TV commercial of Garloo derailing an HO train.

[@DuhBeet]

Howard Stern's favorite childhood toy.

[@patrickscott3666]

Maybe a little machine oil or WD40 would help that noise.

[@ryanbarker5217]

imagine being a kid and getting this in 1961, this would have the most high-tech toy on the block. i bet this wasn't cheap, either.

[@ComicManGus]

VERY NICE - THANK YOU!

[@ScreaminMime]

Wonder how much it was going for in today's dollars.

[@Jaysin13]

Yeah I think they were playing loose and fast with the word “Great”

[@mrt1998]

Bet you had to put new batteries in once a week, Stern was right it was a POS!

[@irgccg]

When I was a kid I begged my parents, my grandparents aunts and uncles for this toy. They went nuts going all over New York looking for it. When they found it and gave it to me for Christmas it scared me so badly I wouldn't go near it for weeks!

[@flintm6945]

No wonder Howard got bored with toy after a few days

[@Garvoon]

My brother and I each got a Great Garloo and a Robot Commando for Xmas that year 9'61). Both sets of grandparents bought us dupes, so we had one of each. Those were the days!

[@haskellbob]

I had both of those too!

[@alfonsogarcia8601]

That's cool a nice cold war toy

[@johnfischner2189]

I never got one of these and always wanted one. It was inspired, I think, by movies like The 7th Voyage Of Sinbad. I did get a King Zor, a robot dinosaur roughly this same size. I recently reacquired one of those. But The Great Garloo is much more rare.

[@Garvoon]

Of course we had every scenario you could think of! Robot on robot, or robot on Garloo! We were very fortunate. Thanks AGAIN for the blast from the past!!!

[@Carlparishhonda]

I had that for Christmas in 1961

[@israel8523]

Me too.

[@teejaynumber13]

Cord is way to short. The fun part would be to have him go to the other side of the room to pick up something and bring it back to you. The short cord would kinda ruin that.

[@rrtranscripts7761]

That was cool. I had one of those when I was four. I recall trying to see if we could get it to carry a cup of coffee.

[@Garvoon]

PS - Thanks for posting the demo ... what a flashback.

[@nikreid298]

He is great brother.

[@gmartin474]

BEAUTIFUL CLASSIC TOY!!!

[@davidbaise5137]

Thanks for this! Came awfully close to that table edge…. How about a Mr. Machine demo?

[@agabler2112]

this was my all time favorite toy. then my brother had some kind of robot that worked the same way

[@karitakon]

Howard Sterns parents must of loved hearing the noise of construction equipment in their living room.

[@ptroughneck77]

Poor thing sound like it could use some oil.

[@robertschneck8583]

"AND IT RUNS SO QUIET!" "WHAT?"

[@GodWeenSatan]

It sounds like a ww2 Sherman tank

[@cj15meiz24]

you seem like a good dude... u still alive?

[@jluvdylan]

i found the great garloo in my bastment how much is he worth now days.....

[@JS60SIX]

Back when toys were cool

[@creakingskull7008]

Creaking Skull

[@jeffreyrichardson]

Scott's Columbian Gold...

[@smoothoperator7023]

Garloo has arthritis....

[@loveco13]

My friend had this and I always wanted to play with it whenever I came over his house. Most of the time I didn't because he was tired of it.

[@MichaelKrick-hn2tu]

And GREAT he is !

[@manny4552]

It looks cool i bet you could get afew hundred bucks for one that works.

[@Sandguy99]

I'll bet the 3 inch windup "Son of Garloo" was geared to a more middle class budget.

[@mrkyle316]

very cool stuff. Such a trip to see something more than double my age still working and in good condition like Garloo

[@Sandguy99]

I had a friend who had him and I just loved him.

[@Mr.Hankey]

was he bad or good?

[@2150dalek]

Pretty Funky toy.

[@Arieliondotcom]

OK Now I know why the other video was about the wind up toy. Was Garloo always this noisy or is it age?

[@randykoger4646]

It desperately needs lubrication but this collector is clueless about that thing.

[@doctornerve]

Had one of these. Thanks for posting!

[@DJfresh102]

@dezurtdude make mor vids plz

[@tdickensheets]

I wonder how much it cost in 1961.

[@ericarobtoy5242]

Thomas Dickensheets it was around $18