Nostalgic Toy Enthusiast Prints

Old man annoyed by children's spinning tops

Man playing with toy cars and toy soldiers.

"Lassie, go get help!" "Oh Timmy you idiot! Not again!"

"In high school, I was quite the star in metal shop."

'Peter the Flying Hippo is my favorite storybook character without any merchandising tie-ins.'

'Sometimes I worry that I basically wasted my 2's.'

Director/Action Man toy.

My Bookshelf Before the Internet

"I'm going to talk about the summer before last, it was much more fun."

"It only goes forwards and backwards. So, you won't need a GPS."

"String ... you mean it doesn't have a remote controller to operate it?"

"Just because I can deliver toys around the world in one night, doesn't mean I understand the tax code."

'Dewey! Grandpa's stuck again. Give him a couple of whacks upside the head.'

'It's one of Larry King's earliest shows.'

'I think I'll stay in and try to catch up on my reading.'

Before the Internet

'Bring out yer books!'

"In my life, I've had seven cars, six jobs, five houses, four bypass operations, and three wives!"

"Remember back in the day when I was a real heartbreaker?" "Riiight... now the only thing you break is wind."

Rocking Horse

'I don't care what the Hares have. Dial-Up is good enough for us!'

'Take my tip,sonny and say it with jelly babies.'

"Werewolves of London..."

"Tell me again, Grandpa, about how you let your freak flag fly."

Toy Shops and Educated Children

'Jerry's 'old school'.'

"So last Christmas it was those Cabbage Patch Kids."

"It seems like only yesterday that Dad told me I'll be an adult before I know it."

"More quarters! For God's sake, more quarters!!"

"When I was young my parents couldn't afford to give me too much, too soon."

"It's his emotional support animal."

Perks Featured in Vacancy at Toy Company

"I can remember when having a '212' phone number still meant something in this world."

Fun (circa 1955)