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Post by skaschep on Dec 13, 2018 16:06:11 GMT -5
I think it was more European. I've played with it and I'm 36 as well. My aunt and unckle had a whole bucket full of figures and stuff. It was invented in the 70's in Germany and it was hugely popular in the Netherlands. Thanks! What's with those hands? lol....I just showed the trailer to my son and he couldn't get past the funny hands. lol The figures have those hands. Not sure, but I think I remember you could put swords in it and other stuff. Apparently also ski things Found some older pictures which brings back memories: I think they also these horse and cow shaped figures:
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Post by marionm on Dec 13, 2018 16:09:29 GMT -5
Wow! Good for Adam as well, the spill-over effect will benefit him. And Playmobile - what a hoot! I loved playing with those with my son, over 50 years ago! Well, if Playmobil was popular 50 years ago and is popular now....how come I never heard of it before Adam got the part in the movie? lol. My son is 36 and he was into HeMan and Ninja Turtles. I think I remember Adam saying something about having a Skeletor playset...which we had too. Having lived on both sides of the ocean i would dub it a "german" thing? Our neighbors in Germany had a whole room full of lego
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Post by skaschep on Dec 13, 2018 16:25:22 GMT -5
More info from Patti: twitter.com/PattiHum/status/1073326316135493632PattiHum @pattihum Really? There are fans that do know what Playmobil is or imply it is only popular in EU? Ummm, no! "Playmobil was introduced to the United States by Mattel. In 1982, arranged a promotion to distribute Playmobil toys nationwide in McDonald's Happy Meals." twitter.com/PattiHum/status/1073326470515191809PattiHum @pattihum "The five Playmobil toys that were to be included in the promotion were a Sheriff, an Indian, a Sheriff's Horse, an Umbrella Girl and a Farmer. Approximately 10 million of the Sheriff and Indian Playmobil toys were distributed from October 22 through November 1, 1982."
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Post by bamafan on Dec 13, 2018 16:33:12 GMT -5
I probably didn't start buying McDonald Happy Meals for my son until about 1985 onward. Maybe they were popular in 1982 in certain areas of the US....I just wasn't aware of them.
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Post by skaschep on Dec 13, 2018 16:37:31 GMT -5
I think the new hair style should be called "Helmet Hair".....lol The length and weight of it makes it look flatter than we're used to. Direct links to the pictures:
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Post by skaschep on Dec 13, 2018 16:39:18 GMT -5
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Post by DancyGeorgia on Dec 13, 2018 16:41:38 GMT -5
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Post by skaschep on Dec 13, 2018 16:46:57 GMT -5
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Post by nightowl on Dec 13, 2018 16:47:36 GMT -5
Thanks! What's with those hands? lol....I just showed the trailer to my son and he couldn't get past the funny hands. lol The figures have those hands. Not sure, but I think I remember you could put swords in it and other stuff. Apparently also ski things Found some older pictures which brings back memories: I think they also these horse and cow shaped figures: Yes, they have those hands. And you can put everything into them out of the playmobil world. I‘m 39 and my sister and I had tons of Playmobil. From a farm, to a hospital, to a circus, to the zoo, to a pony farm, to the skiing people, to a school, to a diver, to... my cousin had the pirate ship and the indian’s fort and the knight‘s castle... I can go on and on. I even had an electronic train and a station. HaHaSmilieyI think, I played with it from 4 to about 10-12? Playmobil is from Germany and every child here since the seventies knows it. We also had LEGO by the way. Especially when we got a little older and wanted to be more creative. LEGO comes from Denmark. I still remember, when I was about 5 and We visited the LEGO-land themepark in Denmark. Everything was made from LEGO bars. I loved it!
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Post by nica575 on Dec 13, 2018 16:49:32 GMT -5
Tbh, from the three sound bytes so far, the intro here (AI alum) and the questions about idol, I am getting a bit annoyed... hope the rest will be more entertaining and less lazy interviewing...
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