Santa's Deja Vu

I can see ol' St. Nick now... flying over our housetops... dropping off loot for good girls and boys... I wonder if he's doing a double-take at some of the items in his bag. Some of these 'new' toys look very similar to some of the things he dropped off in the '70s and '80s (and earlier)!

Over the past several years, I've been pleased to see the come-back of toys, movies, and objects from when we were kids... It's the stuff WE and our younger brother's and sisters played with.

These include:

• Shrinky-Dinks
  
• Schoolhouse Rock - now a Disney property, a new generation can learn how bills become law and about how the number zero can be considered a hero! (I admit I bought the DVD collection!)
  
• Care Bears
  
• The Incredible Hulk
  
• Mattel's Electronic "Classic Football" game - the little red dashes and beeps and chirps from 1977
  
• Mattel's Electronic "Classic Baseball" game
  
• Atari Classics 10-in-1 TV Games - from Pong to Adventure to Missile Command

What's old is new again.

Here's my theory...

I was born in '69 and it seems like many folks "our age" (a range between 30 and 40-ish) have progressed to a point in our careers where we hold influential roles within our organizations. We’re bringing back stuff we appreciated from our childhood.

While some games and toys haven’t gone out of production, they are being re-packaged in their vintage looks featuring original graphics, game pieces, etc.

While out shopping, I have seen old-tyme versions of classic games like Monopoly (the 1935 commemorative edition), Sorry, Operation, Parcheesi, Clue (from the ‘50s)...

Now if they’d just come out with the Six Million Dollar Man again… I’d love to get an Oscar Madison doll with the suitcase that would look like it ‘exploded’ if you opened it the wrong way.

Happy Holidays!

Paul