[billybob_jcv]

How many of you old space cadets remember "Major Matt Mason" from the late 1960's? I had ALL of the stuff you see in these two commercials - Major Matt, Sgt York, Captain Lazor, the cannon thing, the crawler, the space station & the jet pack. This is what it meant to be a kid during the Space Race!!!

YouTube - Major Matt Mason
YouTube - Major Matt Mason Commercial 1969

Man, I wish I still had all that stuff!

 

[beerguy0]

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Originally Posted by billybob_jcv /img/forum/go_quote.gif How many of you old space cadets remember "Major Matt Mason" from the late 1960's? I had ALL of the stuff you see in these two commercials - Major Matt, Sgt York, Captain Lazor, the cannon thing, the crawler, the space station & the jet pack. This is what it meant to be a kid during the Space Race!!! YouTube - Major Matt Mason YouTube - Major Matt Mason Commercial 1969 Man, I wish I still had all that stuff!

I had all that stuff. (I even had two crawlers One just wasn't enough, I guess. Wonder what that stuff is worth on Ebay today?

 

[billybob_jcv]

Good question - I have no idea. All of my friends had GI Joe, I was the only weird space geek kid in my neighborhood. With my luck, they are probably worth a small fortune!

 

[tjohnusa]

I'm 50 but don't remember the Mason stuff. I was more of a model kind of kid and had all the horror models....those things are worth a fortune on ebay...sigh.

 

[Lazarus Short]

I always hated animated science fiction of that ilk.

 

[billybob_jcv]

My older brother had some of those horror monster models, as well as a bunch of Rat Fink models. I built some Star Trek models, but in the 70's I was really into Estes model rockets.

 

[billybob_jcv]

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Originally Posted by Lazarus Short /img/forum/go_quote.gif I always hated animated science fiction of that ilk.

I think the cartoon might have come after the toys - I'll have to look that up. I really don't remember watching the cartoon. I do remember coloring books.

 

[billybob_jcv]

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Originally Posted by Lazarus Short /img/forum/go_quote.gif I always hated animated science fiction of that ilk.

Hmm, I can't find any mention of an animated show associated with Major Matt Mason, which would explain why I don't remember watching anything like that. Maybe I'm misunderstanding your use of the term "animated"?

 

[intoart]

I definitely had a lot of the Matt Mason stuff, though not all of it. I loved the space station!
The movers stole several boxes of stuff from us, including those (boycott Mayflower!)
They also got my Legos, my hot wheels (with tons of track and accessories), and my Creepy Crawlies mold set.