Toy-Ventures: 1982 Toy Parade!

It's time for another blast from the past vintage toy catalogue. The year is 1982, and the toy offerings of Canadian Tire stores. Monsters, Annie, Atari, Space Lego and Smurfs!
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[@ivane5110]

Love flyers like these and toy ads in comics. The Sears and Mongomery Wards Christmas catalog was almost more eagerly waited on in my household as the actual getting of toys. And now, such a blast from the past.

[@theincrediblemisternobody8724]

I still have the Remco Frankenstein figure that my grandmother bought for me at a Toys 'R' Us in Torrance, CA when I was four years old.

[@wasteland70]

I'm from Long Island, NY. I had the Remco Monster figures! Got them at Play World, a now gone, unfortunately, toy store. Love the videos!

[@unklejohn8575]

Here in the states, we had an auto chain called “Western Auto”. Our local one sold toys and was my go-to for Star Wars figures.

[@dshafterh3897]

I got my first bicycle from Western Auto in about 1975.

[@YAMISOOLD2009]

Loved the smell of rubber when you walked in to a Western Auto store! We bought bikes and lawnmowers and rakes and even some toys there!

[@mczilla8628]

1982 was a good year loved the remco monsters line & i cant believe the atari cost that much back then i need to give my parents a big hug they got it for me and my brother for christmas even though my mom was a pac man addict lol.

[@LannieLord]

6:36 YES, the mini monsters from REMCO (and some of the large monsters too!) sat on toy shelves for so long that - even in 1983 you'd see them in the packages with shelf wear and damaged cards / rippled peg holes - etc. !! You could not GIVE them away !! I guess Return of the Jedi wiped all the competition off the map as well. Other toys that sat on the shelves until the packages started to show wear : Ideal Manglers (Manglores ?) , Bugs and Rocks and Things (weird concept !) , Ideal or Remco motorized Spiderman , Mattel Suckerman, Clash of the Titans Pegasus (none of the figures - just the Pegasus ), Mega Buck Rogers ( No Buck or Wilma) , Moonraker (No Jaws or Holly) , Black Hole (all but the Female character) , Star Trek the Motion Picture (TONS of the Kirk & Spock dolls with the vinyl heads and PLUSH bodies) , Battlestar Galactica (the Asparagus creature, the Pink Blobby creature ONLY) . After the early 1980s -- Toys R' Us kept a VERY TIGHT inventory in there stores . You did NOT see a lot of CLEARANCE after that . I barely remember MOTU stuff on clearance by 1987 1988 1989.

[@YAMISOOLD2009]

That was fun Brian. I remember seeing Canadian Tire ads on Buffalo TV. I also remember playing that Adventure Atari game but not on my own console (since my parents wouldn't buy it...we got knock off Pong instead ) but of course on my cousin's console! The game that rang a bell was Tri-ominos. That must have been in the mark downs bin even back then because I believe both myself and my sister got it. I don't think we ever played it except to play with the triangle shapes!

[@sneakyskunk1]

Very often the music he chooses for his montages makes me laugh and this one was no exception. It sounds like the soundtrack to an Italian James Bond knock off, but it showcases vintage toys from a promotional flyer. It had me rolling.

[@BrickMantooth]

Bless you sir, I'm a cinephile at heart.

[@sneakyskunk1]

@@BrickMantooth You've the eye of one, that is for sure! Keep up the great work!

[@valentinesbruises9448]

I just found the Fall Guy board game. Never knew of it? Although the Remco Monsters ARE MY FAVS!!! That and the stompers!!!

[@96632777]

The Pac-Man board game is a fun game to play. And so is the Fall Guy board game. All I wanted are the board games. Thanks for showing the catalog.

[@clentallison2486]

Drooling all over the Lego classic space sets

[@ericstewart9499]

Fantastic

[@rameybutler-hm7nx]

Holy crap 88 cents! That's almost 3.oo dollars today!

[@brotherkellymatthewbarnes8882]

I remember Tonka's line of action figures, those were great to use as crew members for my Star Trek TMP figures, and Medical techs for my other figures.

[@BlackGloveBricks]

Loved to see you show some love to the LEGO Group and a few of their great, early space theme sets. More LEGO themed vids, please!

[@elcowabungahe-man6156]

Very nostalgic video I remember my sister wrote what I wanted went I was very small and she was writing all the things we see in the shopper catalog and I'm tv toy comercial's

[@LightOfReason7]

Great video, I was surprised how expensive the electronic toys were. Coleco had an AC adapter that was way ahead of it's time. It used blanks to get the correct battery size and voltage; no plug port needed.

[@halloweennerd4076]

Mini-monsters was my favorites. I only had three, Frankenstein, Wolfman and the Creature from the Black Lagoon but I still have them.

[@NeoGee]

I still have my Remco Wolfman packed away somewhere. He caused a lot of trouble for both my Star Wars figures and my GI Joes! :D

[@kingerikthegreatest.ofall.7860]

So cool. I used to look through the Sears toy catalog.

[@samjimenez]

Definitely the mini monsters on cards! 😁I had the Yoda model one and played the mini arcade ones that other kids had. 👌🏼

[@liningtheclouds]

A particulary good year the year that I got my first Nintendo Donkey Kong I was still collecting Star Wars figures and had a thriving Hot wheels collection and spent many hours at my friend's houses playing Atari and Space Lego, vague memory of playing with Das love the montage music , Another legendary Video Brian. ❤❤❤

[@johnfronczek2658]

I remember the Smurfs phenomenon and the big merchandising push for the “Annie” movie. Thank you for this great nostalgic video!

[@chrishight6598]

The Remco Monsters are great. Love them. Can't believe the prices of some of those video games. Ouch. Expensive. Great video. Thx for the reminder of the Toy Ventures Magazine. I need to pick up the latest issue.

[@rameybutler-hm7nx]

There is a aussie that i watch he recently went to the great white north and ventured into a canadian tire it was funny.

[@richconroy5559]

I have some of that Canadian Tire money! Picked it up at the local coin shop. I have a soft spot for things like that

[@mangrove]

Pac-Man Fever was real! I had the mini-arcade game, the Atari 2600, and the board game. The cereal was alright, too.

[@travishiltz4750]

My brother had theWolfman! I never knew he was part of a set. Definitely going with the mini-monsters. Though, that Fall Guy board game is pretty tempting. Loved that show as a kid. Afraid to rewatch it, as I'm not sure if it will hold up.

[@LannieLord]

You bought a few off me from eBay over the years !

[@jeremybaker195]

When I was a kid, I had the Alpha recon racer (@ 6:12), but I used it and the action figure as a starwars ship. I'm sure I wasn't the only one to do that 😂

[@johnjones2194]

Man the black Lego astronaut was so hard to get. Seems like it was always in the expensive sets too

[@herbcraven7146]

As pictured in this catalog, I remember my brother and I getting the Hot Wheels City playset and the Chain Lightning mini dominoes set (and of course an Atari). Those dominoes were really tiny and fiddly (closer to the size of Pez candy than actual dominoes), but there were layout cards, ramps, and other tricks that made those fifteen seconds of dominoes finally falling down that much more exciting. I think this became a bit of a craze for kids here in the US due to the popularity of TV shows like That's Incredible featuring segments on people setting up world-record breaking domino falls. At the end of the day, though, you were just left with a mess to pick up and a few choice words from mom when a lost domino or two would get sucked into the vacuum and make a bunch of noise as they rattled around the beater bar.

[@calvinkatt662]

What? How could cool monster toys not sell? Looking forward to the podcast.

[@Viggenpower]

He-man and Star Wars. They both had monsters in scale with heroes.

[@TheNightBadger]

I got that Pac-Man board game. One of the great Christmas mistakes... your description was completely accurate: 'Slow Pac-Man'. Completely impractical.

[@guillermodiego819]

That monchichi! My sis used to have one like that. Great video! I like the whistling song better, though

[@vintagespookycompany]

I can still smell the clay from that Smurf clay set.

[@thatlostinspaceguy]

AWESOME! 😉

[@eltenda]

Excellent video

[@BrickMantooth]

thank you!

[@indigoyarkindell968]

Canadian Tire Truck!

[@vincentfranklin17]

Very interesting video!

[@mortarheads208]

Had no idea there were Canadian carded Mini-Monsters, I still need a carded wolfman!

[@macsarcule]

Remco Drac would be #1. I wanted these so badly, but it was nothin’ doin’ since I was already a Star Wars boy, and no additional toy line would be considered by my parents 🙂

[@jamesschulziii9098]

Man this video is wonderful lemme tell ya space Lego? Oh shoot! Some of the coolest Legos ever.💯

[@captlazer5509]

I have the modern desk top Galaxian that looks more like the old arcade version. They are Mego scale and has Mego Norm from Cheers or Dracula Mego figures posing with it. Thanks for advising that the original Coleco Galaxian was kinda lame.

[@jamespero6803]

I know i bought all the remco monsters multiple times over..so they sold well as far as i was concerned. i perfered the 9in ones with the fabric clothing though.. i wish the 9in phantom and creature were as widely available back then as the mini ones were. I never got to see those 2 in the wild as a kid or the large scale monsterizer either

[@jonathanhird6334]

DAS Smurfs. A little known piece of German cinema......

[@YAMISOOLD2009]

[@disteenguishedmonstoor]

Canadian Tire was the ONLY place I ever found the Universal Monsters figures. Unfortunately my money was still going into Star Wars figs in '82.😞

[@camcordernonsense5264]

i loved those portable upright video games. wanted one so bad until i played one. the screen was so tiny

[@darkmonkeygod]

A carded Irwin Mummy, pretty please!

[@Cyril29a]

I got the Pacman board game for my seventh birthday in 1982 and I can attest to what a terrible game it was. The only redeeming factor is the little pacmen it came with had a cool gobble gimmick to swallow the marbles and that was kind of fun. I don't think I ever play through a single game of it. I also had a lot of space lego as a kid and as a result never had good wheels with which to make cool truck type vehicles. I would make my own starwars vehicles which was really fun. I had a home made Xwing although it looked more lke the VolksWagon logo than an x. The Space lego were the first lego I ever saw that had a piece that would allow studs to be placed at 90 degrees to other studs allowing me to build tie fighters for the first time. Still grass is greener and I would have loved some large wheels from the farm sets back in 1982.

[@dubuyajay9964]

REMCO MONSTERS! XD

[@BrickMantooth]

right with you!

[@Mastabas2112]

I had a couple DAS smurf sets. Got them at Jay Kay Toys here in Michigan. I made quazi-star wars/smurfs out of them. I ended up just eating alot of yhe modeling clay. It had a distinct taste. Better than plado, but with a more chemicley note. The paints were not as tastey as Testors model paint.

[@lucyfuir6386]

It's funny I had the Mini pacman arcade that particular lego space set and the pacman board game

[@sasesq4000]

I have the complete Remco 6 monster set... they were comparable to the Star Wars 3.5" figures in quality... and the facial design is better than on the newer figures of the monster characters... also, they Glow in the Dark....Mummy is the best glowing bc its the whole body... only problem is the glow paint wore off the noses ... if anyone can recommend glow paint, it'd be appreciated

[@vincentfranklin17]

There was a Fall Guy board game? Wow!😮

[@sxhbk]

Wow the atari and other arcade game things were a lot of money back now.....

[@KAPTKipper]

The Atari 2600 was expensive, IIRC I picked mine up on sale for $99 with Pacman

[@kumachan9311]

"Saucy" Smurfs ...

[@wesjfar1]

Tonka crane

[@manofaction1807]

One of these days, you are going to have to do a show on the great Pac Man war of '82. Where people were fighting in the stores and streets with their children at their feet...over the damn game.

[@jfw60]

I am astounded that the Atari home system was $ 258.00 in 1982. By today's pricing I can't fathom what it would cost?

[@jaycee_baron]

According to a Canadian inflation calculator, $258.00 in '82 is $731.54 in 2023, which is $529.31 in U.S. dollars.

[@jfw60]

@@jaycee_baron good lord

[@jasonking3182]

No Gi Joe in Canada in 82?

[@BrickMantooth]

We had tons but I guess not here.

[@jasonking3182]

@@BrickMantooth I do find Gi Joe In Canada an amazing alternate universe of the RAH.