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Another Marvin Glass Studios creation. The original is still being made. Here's a funny knock-off called "Raving Bonkers". And here's the new Digital version (I hope Marvin Glass's kids are getting royalties but I doubt it).
Available on this dvd. Rock'em Sock'em Robots.mov
I remember a more 60's/70's version of this. It was in color and the tagline was "You knocked my block off!". Anyone else remember that one?
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This may have been the thing that started video games. Notice the left-right thumb action?
> I remember a more 60's/70's version of this. It was in color and the tagline was "You knocked my block off!". Anyone else remember that one?
Yes! Joel Hodgson references it in his SNL appearance as 'Agent J' too.
Posted by: Vince | March 23, 2005 at 07:32 PM
I don't think that "Raving Bonkers" is a knock-off: It's the same toy licensed and marketed to the UK. I guess they thought "rock'em sock'em" sounded too American. A couple Christmases ago there was a "100 greatest toys" site that included an mini-essay on US vs UK toy names.
I think that lispy kid on the right looks familiar, like someone I would've seen as a character actor playing hippies a few years later. Or maybe one of Opie's friends during the awkward Mayberry RFD years.
Count me among the "You knocked my block off!" generation as well.
Posted by: HP | March 24, 2005 at 08:46 AM
It seemed like a pretty well done knock-off- I figured it was a UK thing with that name.
Posted by: Percy | March 24, 2005 at 03:23 PM
Help. Looking for a boxing toy from the 70's that had two fighters in the ring with red noses. The nose was the KO button. The toy came with a record that had the crowd noise and commentator!
Help
Posted by: fatbilly | July 24, 2005 at 03:56 AM
Nice site. Good readings.
Posted by: Lux | October 27, 2005 at 04:58 AM