Mego 1975 Sales Call Part 1: Waltons & Wizard of Oz
We recently found a rare audio recording of a Mego sales pitch from 1975. In this episode, we will animate the scene where David Abrams and Morris Kotzer from Parkdale Novelty pitch Shoprite stores the Wizard of Oz and The Waltons action figure lines!
Toy-Ventures Issue 13 is shipping this month with Mego’s never before seen plans for the World’s Greatest Superheroes line, including a hero they never tackled! Get Issue 13 here!
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Topics Discussed: Mego, Parkdale Novelty, Shoprite, David Abrams, Mego Superheroes, Star Trek, Mego Museum, Toy-Ventures, Plaidstallions, Mego Waltons, John Boy, Waltons dolls, Wizard of Oz, Toyfair, 1975, Rare Audio, Action figures, catalogue stores, Toronto, Dorothy, Wicked Witch, Tinman, Scarecrow, Worlds Greatest Superheroes, Prototypes, the Sunshine Family,
Issue #13 of Toy-Ventures will feature the never-before-seen plans for the 1983 World’s Greatest Superheroes toy line and a cover featuring artwork specially commissioned for Mego’s catalog, gloriously coloured by Robyn Adams, founder of the Mego Museum. https://plaidstallions.com/reboot/shop/
