monsween Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Found these in a box in the loft. Challenge/Question Where did they come from and what were they called. Set 1 (Frosties, no idea of name) Set 2 (Monster in my Pocket) Set 3 (Mini Boglins) Hopefully this brings back some happy memories to you lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcAB10 Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 As I said on faceslap, I definately had set 2 and 3 but for the life of me can't remember where there from! I really want to know now!! Oh..... And on the subject, did anyone else have this fella, he's a rubber hand puppet from ghostbusters- http://youworkit.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/IMG_5431.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Set 3 are mini Boglins IIRC, I recall some of the others too, I think I had the chap on the right in the first pic but suspect I ate him (or parts of him). Some of these can be worth a fair bit, might be worth looking them up somewhere, there is bound to be a website dedicated to such things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsween Posted June 28, 2010 Author Share Posted June 28, 2010 BOGLINS....... hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 2nd lot look like Monsters in my Pocket......... I mean, I have no idea what any of them are Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Oh..... And on the subject, did anyone else have this fella, he's a rubber hand puppet from ghostbusters- http://youworkit.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2009/11/IMG_5431.jpg That's a full size Boglin, I didn't have one but I worked in a toy shop around the time of them being popular. They came in cardboard boxes with plastic "bars" on the front, there was a hole in the bottom of the box so you could operate them. I remember getting breakfast cereal gifts that were sheets of "paper" you baked in the oven, they shrunk down to form a small solid plastic picture of something or other. Pretty crap really now I think about it, those lick 'em stick 'em tattoos were always more fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frank Bullitt Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 2nd lot look like Monsters in my Pocket......... I mean, I have no idea what any of them are Looks about right to me too, anyone remember M.U.S.C.L.E. men? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcAB10 Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 That's a full size Boglin, I didn't have one but I worked in a toy shop around the time of them being popular. They came in cardboard boxes with plastic "bars" on the front, there was a hole in the bottom of the box so you could operate them. Yep I remember all of that! I also had a White one that was similar that glow in the dark, I also recall them having eyes that moved, little brackets came out the back that you slotted your fingers in to move the eyes separately oh the memories! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsween Posted June 28, 2010 Author Share Posted June 28, 2010 Im at my parents house clearing my old room and finding soooo much s**te lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorin Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Looks about right to me too, anyone remember M.U.S.C.L.E. men? Yup I had a load of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Im at my parents house clearing my old room and finding soooo much s**te lol. eBay gold you mean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsween Posted June 28, 2010 Author Share Posted June 28, 2010 eBay gold you mean What and sell my childhood memories! Never gonna happen lol. Altho yes i have found 7 old mobiles, that'll get me all of 5quid by the age of them haha. Anyone wanting a dunlop rally banner? around 12ft long lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 Oh..... And on the subject, did anyone else have this fella, I had that very chap I made him piercings, wristbands and stuff out of thick copper wire and mounted him on top of the headlight on my motorbike I remember getting breakfast cereal gifts that were sheets of "paper" you baked in the oven, they shrunk down to form a small solid plastic picture of something or other. I remember those, too. Shrinky Dinkies! They were a mid-late 70's thing I think. I found a box of 70's & 80's Kinder egg toys a while ago, they were much better than the ones you get now - things with cogs and stuff you actually had to build. You only seem to get crappy figures nowadays. Apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanchan Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 The first set are Monsters in my Pocket too it seems. Taken from the wiki page for them: Monster Wrestlers in My Pocket The Monster Wrestlers in My Pocket debuted in United Kingdom in 1994, no longer produced by Matchbox, but by Corinthian Marketing. The first nine, including Tony the Tiger as a coach, were released in Kellogg's Frosties cereal. The numbering was restarted, the high point value was returned to 100, and the coaches and referees, save for the 100 point "Tony the Coach", were the first monsters designated with 0 points. Forty-five figures were released in total, with six variant figures released as premiums in a White Castle fast food promotion. Frosties also did a twelve monster series of Monster Sports Stars in My Pocket, including "Tony the Referee", which were made of much harder plastic and had no point values. Seventeen Monster Ninja Warriors in My Pocket were produced in 1996 by Vivid Imaginations, some of which came with vehicles and accessories. These also caught on with the Pog fad, in addition to being the first Monster in My Pocket figures with removable weapons. The figures that were not made by Matchbox were painted in full colors and came in only a few variations, rather than previously coming in multiple solid or tri-tone colors. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monster_in_My_Pocket Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsween Posted June 28, 2010 Author Share Posted June 28, 2010 I have the first 8, missing one of them. BOLLOX, thats quite annoying Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackie Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 I was only saying to a chap at work today that you never get any pressies inside breakfast cereal anymore. In the 80s and 90s we used to buy them just for the toy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DannyW Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 That's a full size Boglin, I didn't have one but I worked in a toy shop around the time of them being popular. They came in cardboard boxes with plastic "bars" on the front, there was a hole in the bottom of the box so you could operate them. I have 2 of these in my spare room in the boxes with the plastic bars and everything, how sad am i? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monsween Posted June 28, 2010 Author Share Posted June 28, 2010 I was only saying to a chap at work today that you never get any pressies inside breakfast cereal anymore. In the 80s and 90s we used to buy them just for the toy Sell you mine for good price Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 I was only saying to a chap at work today that you never get any pressies inside breakfast cereal anymore. In the 80s and 90s we used to buy them just for the toy The lefties probably put an end to it due to the slight chance some brat would choke on it when munching their frosties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marcAB10 Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 The lefties probably put an end to it due to the slight chance some brat would choke on it when munching their frosties Yeah I remember maybe reading somewhere that you couldn't put anything in with cereal anymore, they'd have to put it at the bottom of the box between the plastic and cardboard.. Suppose kellogs etc just stopped it alltogether after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a98pmalcolm Posted June 28, 2010 Share Posted June 28, 2010 OMG Monster in my Pocket.... i remeber they had number under them that showed how strong they were..... i had so so many lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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