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Amerigo Vespucci Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-22-09 02:08 PM
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Who can stop it!?! Who can control this monstrous creature!?! ("Great Garloo" commercial, 1961)
Great Garloo commercial ( Marx 1961 ): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0p0WRhAp9o

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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-22-09 02:23 PM
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1. ...
http://www.weird.tv/weird.php?video=http://blip.tv/play/AbDoSgA
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Amerigo Vespucci Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-22-09 02:40 PM
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3. I definitely bookmarked THAT Web Site...
..."Chip Copperchops for President" effin' SLAYED me.

http://www.weird.tv/weird.php?video=http://blip.tv/play/AbHxNwA

"I'm so hungry I could eat out a horse"

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Fire Walk With Me Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-22-09 02:42 PM
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4. WeirdTV is where I first saw the "Great Garloo" commercial.
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Whoa_Nelly Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-22-09 02:37 PM
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2. ROFL I remember that ad!
and at $17.98, it was a pretty expensive toy!

Educational ad, too!
...and remember! M/\A/\R/\X spells MARX!

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There are a few on eBay right now, one already bid up to $310!

http://shop.ebay.com/items/?_nkw=great+garloo&_in_kw=1&_ex_kw=&_sacat=See-All-Categories&_okw=great+garloo&_oexkw=&_udlo=&_udhi=&_sabdlo=&_sabdhi=&_samilow=&_samihi=&_ftrt=901&_ftrv=1&fsradio=%26LH_SpecificSeller%3D1&_saslop=1&_sasl=&_sadis=200&_fpos=&_fsct=&fsradio2=%26LH_PrefLoc%3D1&_sargn=-1%26saslc%3D0&_salic=1&_saact=1&LH_SALE_CURRENCY=0&_sop=12&_dmd=1&_ipg=50
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AwakeAtLast Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Feb-22-09 02:47 PM
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5. I was going to comment about the price, too!
That was pretty high for the time period!
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