I watched one episode on You Tube. Believe me, you have missed nothing by not having seen it. I am surprised there were any toys at all for this 1960s TV series, which seems to have been aimed at adults rather than children or a family audience. The car shown above is a 1/25th scale AMT Chevrolet Corvette C2 kit, released in 1967. There is a history of this kit on the Scalemates site, and several photos on Worthpoint. I never knew this model existed.
I watched one episode on You Tube. Believe me, you have missed nothing by not having seen it. I am surprised there were any toys at all for this 1960s TV series, which seems to have been aimed at adults rather than children or a family audience. The car shown above is a 1/25th scale AMT Chevrolet Corvette C2 kit, released in 1967. There is a history of this kit on the Scalemates site, and several photos on Worthpoint. I never knew this model existed.
These toys must be rare Paul. I've certainly never seen any in the UK. They are featured in two books I have, Spy Toys and another one, Board Games. I wonder how important they are in a serious spy toy collection?
I should imagine they would be hard to find even in the US. T. Hewitt Edward Cat is a bodyguard, and retired cat burglar. The series lasted only one season, 1966-67, on NBC. There were 26 half-hour episodes. According to the Internet Movie Database for this series, there is a UK release date of 29th September 1966. Is this another American series that aired in a few ITV regions, but was not widely seen ? I am really surprised that AMT released a kit tied in to the show, although this was simply a re-release of an existing model. If you want to have a look, there is at least one episode on You Tube, but you might regret it. It is amazing some of the obscure shows that had a range of tie-in toys.
I rely on my trusty Toys of the Sixties book to inform me of those obscure tie-ins Paul. I've been reading it since the 90's and always see something new. By the great collection pioneer Bill Breugman, who ran the online auction house Toys Scouts inc and published the seminal US magazine Model and Toy Collector. The book is brilliant but sadly out of print.
I watched one episode on You Tube. Believe me, you have missed nothing by not having seen it. I am surprised there were any toys at all for this 1960s TV series, which seems to have been aimed at adults rather than children or a family audience. The car shown above is a 1/25th scale AMT Chevrolet Corvette C2 kit, released in 1967. There is a history of this kit on the Scalemates site, and several photos on Worthpoint. I never knew this model existed.
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I watched one episode on You Tube. Believe me, you have missed nothing by not having seen it. I am surprised there were any toys at all for this 1960s TV series, which seems to have been aimed at adults rather than children or a family audience. The car shown above is a 1/25th scale AMT Chevrolet Corvette C2 kit, released in 1967. There is a history of this kit on the Scalemates site, and several photos on Worthpoint. I never knew this model existed.
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Sorry about the double up, I do not know what went wrong there. You can always delete one entry if you like.
ReplyDeleteThese toys must be rare Paul. I've certainly never seen any in the UK. They are featured in two books I have, Spy Toys and another one, Board Games. I wonder how important they are in a serious spy toy collection?
ReplyDeleteI should imagine they would be hard to find even in the US. T. Hewitt Edward Cat is a bodyguard, and retired cat burglar. The series lasted only one season, 1966-67, on NBC. There were 26 half-hour episodes. According to the Internet Movie Database for this series, there is a UK release date of 29th September 1966. Is this another American series that aired in a few ITV regions, but was not widely seen ? I am really surprised that AMT released a kit tied in to the show, although this was simply a re-release of an existing model. If you want to have a look, there is at least one episode on You Tube, but you might regret it. It is amazing some of the obscure shows that had a range of tie-in toys.
ReplyDeleteI rely on my trusty Toys of the Sixties book to inform me of those obscure tie-ins Paul. I've been reading it since the 90's and always see something new. By the great collection pioneer Bill Breugman, who ran the online auction house Toys Scouts inc and published the seminal US magazine Model and Toy Collector. The book is brilliant but sadly out of print.
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