Chuck Barris, the daytime television mastermind of popular programs featuring newlyweds and singles, died Tuesday afternoon. Barris' TV success inspired similar shows, such as “The Parent Game” and “The Newlywed Game,” where spouses quizzed each other.

Actors Steve Martin, Phil Hartman and Arnold Schwarzenegger were contestants before they were famous.

The balls & rockets are stored in his base and there is a Compass down there too. Two acrylic balls, usually about 1.5" in diameter connected with a string. The idea was to hold the string, ring or paddle, and get the balls klacking each other - to eventually get the balls to travel in an upward arc to hit each other at a position. Taken off the market due to accidents with kids hitting each other with the hard balls.. Black plush body with rubber face, hands and shoes. Was introduced during the year of the Civil War Centennial. Large masonite board with paper litho - measures 26" x 20". Two plastic wands were included with magnets on them which would allow you to move the people and car about the house.

There was a small squeeze plastic bottle in his chest so that you could squirt water out of his chest. He has wheels on his base so you can roll him around. Arms open & close, he can bend over to pick up items & carry. or the acrylic chipping and flying off into kids eyes. Set included stickers you would put on the walls to depict 1960s decor.

The Philly native found producing fame in the 1960s with "The Dating Game," the hit show that paired eligible bachelors and bachelorettes.

Kooky 'Gong Show' host Chuck Barris had mysterious CIA connection Viewers got to know Barris’ face, and his curly hair, as the emcee in the goofy “The Gong Show.” Barris would reward talentless contestants by banging his infamous gong during the bizarre amateur hour, which he hosted for four years until 1980.

There was also another set called the Mary Mag Powrs Magic Dollhouse Doll House, which was basically the same but also included a dog and cat with the family. Large 24" Battery Operated Motorized Waterproof Motor Frogman. Includes: Adjustable Ballast, Snorkel, Air Hose, Face Mask, Depth Gauge Watch, Weight Belt, Knife, Flashlight, Spear Gun, Rifle, Helmet & Walkie Talkie. Sorry, I don't have a decent photo of the M&M Mouse House. Also, if you attach his special hat in the same hand and throw a coin in it - the electrical circuit is completed and he will skate forward. One problem with Clancy, When you find one that "works" it doesn't necessarily mean he will walk/skate forward.

Early 70s cars with "ripcord" pulls that make the wheels go super fast. Elevator, swing, built in beds, cabinet, table, 2 chairs and 2 cheese slices. One of the many cool toy inventions by Marvin Glass. He originally came with 2 metal coins - which were plain metal "slugs" about the size of a half dollar coin. He has a special part in his leg that makes him actually skate forward, but over time, this thin rubber part would disintegrate and crumble - and he won't go forward (he will just skate in place).

His book became a hit flick starring George Clooney and Drew Barrymore in 2002.

Any time of profound social change calls for a good date."Inevitably, the singles game is putting technology to use," magazine declared back in 1967, "and the computer-dating service is growing as steadily as the price of a share of IBM." The article describes "punchcard-plotted introductions" that cost to 0. Harvard students founded a landmark computer-dating service around the same time, and as the reported in 1965, "Their banner reads 'SEX,' their creed is written on the circuits of a computer, and their initial organized uprising is called Operation Match." A black-and-white video celebrates the "computer marriages" emerging from Operation Match by 1968.

It emphasizes the perils that, even now, many ascribe to romance via machine: Couples who meet by computer tend to be embarrassed and even hostile. It cost to sign up, and more than a million romantic souls had responded during the service's first years.magazine: "How To Be Comfortable With Computer Dating." The ad, promoting a dating service called Compatibility, strains to build credibility for the company, emphasizing its size, ethics, and the power of the service's computers ("The IBM 360/40 Computers that are used for us, we are told, will do more in an hour than a highly qualified individual can do in a year"). Computer dating also experienced transatlantic popularity -- this 1972 British ad encourages you to join "Britain's most sophisticated and successful computer dating service" to "meet your kind of people." Naturally, these services wanted to give an impression of exclusivity, some pretense that they "try to weed out the obvious social misfits" as the These dating services evolved quickly in subsequent decades.

Mouse Treehouse - Clancy Skating Chimp - Hugo Man of Thousand Faces - Vertibird - Johnny Seven OMA - Gaylord Dog - 007 Attache Case & Spy Toys - Odd Ogg, King Zor - Tony The Pony, Stutz Bearcat - Crashmobile - Fuzzy Wuzzy Soap - Robot Commando - Jet Cockpits - Monster Stuff - Car Dashboards, Driving Toys - Johnny Astro - Show N Tell - Cooking, Food Toys - Troll Village - Kenner Projectors - Rock'em Sock'em Robots - Jarts, Lawn Darts - Magic Window - Lemon Twist, Jingle Jump, Footsie - Mr Kelly's Car Wash - Fred Flintstone on Dino - Ships & Subs - Thingmaker, Vac-U-Form, Strange Change - Silly Skiers - Bowl-A-Matic - Air Blaster - Slot Car Sets - Tigeroo - Tiger Joe Tank - Hanna Barbera Plush - Emenee Instruments - Hands Up Harry - Bop A Bear - Bing Bang Boing Game - Mighty Mo Cannon - Blaze Ride On Horse - Billy Blastoff - 1965 James Bond 007 Aston Martin Car by Gilbert - Ge TAWAY CHASE SLOt CAR GAME - Chatty Cathy - Mr. Lift in back to have him bend over and pick up things too. There is a crosshair site in his head, you can aim & fire the two large darts from his chest, there is a whistle you can blow while it is in the back of his head, or take it out to blow. There is a Morse code chart and clicker in his back - to send messages to other Moon Men. Zippy was re-introduced to the market in the 1960s & 70s again, by the Rushton Co. Fires plastic cannonballs 35 feet when lanyard is pulled. Originally came with people with magnets under them.

Machine He takes 2 "D" batteries to make his eyes light up. There is a crank on his back to make him talk & say phrases. He looks the same as the original 1950s version - except the 50s Zippy had Howdy Doody on his hat. Originally included 6 cannon balls, Rebel flag & ramrod. There was also a non-magnetic sitting woman and a plastic car with a magnet on front axle.