Something that took me back ( not about Revco) that was in video was the term “Raincheck”. I remember going to Children’s Palace and my mom getting a Raincheck for Splinter from TMNT , and a few days later getting a call saying they had one on hold for us.
Those are the same kinds of places where you found Gobots knockoffs like Select Convertors. Also I'm sure "Insect Man" was meant to be a knockoff of Sectaurs. "Super Man Car" was a knockoff of the Shogun Warriors Grendizer. Street Hero is based on the movie likeness of Street Fighter Blanka.
Back in the day after working 3yrs retail, I can say Everything said on that Revco training tape on how to treat customers goes out the door on ur 1st day after ur 3rd customer in a row treats u like rotten squirrel shit
No but I remember back in '88 or '89 we were at a People's drug store and they had 2 Star Wars action figures left over from probably '84 or '85. They were removable limbs 3po and sensorscope R2 on Jedi cards. I bought both for a couple a bucks! Those two were the last Star Wars action figures I bought when I was a kid and the last time I saw Kenner Star Wars on the shelves until '95. Of course I already had those two, but mine were worn out lol. I was totally excited to see those on the pegs after years!
Don't forget too, Revco was one of the first places in the South that could open on a Sunday because of the blue laws. The logic was grandma might need to get her drugs after church service so why not go with her and beg to get a toy surprise? Also, before the video game crash of the 80s Revco had a lot of good off-brand games by Mattel and Imagic in a case behind the register. My local Revco even had a drink machine outside by Coke that let you play a quick video game with a monkey catching Coca-Cola cans before it dispensed the drink that you had selected. That phased out very quick cuz if you were good at the game everybody behind you was mad that you were still playing while they were waiting to make their drink selections.
Cool! Man, I remember Eckert, Zaire, Stuart's, Rich's, Osco drug, Woolworth's, Bradlee's, and Store 24. From New England here and the 70's and 80's were the best.
I've never seen a Revco. There was a Drugs for Less store next to the Kmart in Snellville when I was a kid. They put a Rite Aid next to Target in 1993-94. Around the time that GoBots came out, I recall visiting a Woolworths, although it was in a different town. I don't remember where it was.
I think the Palace of Misfit Toys in my youth in my neighborhood had to be the Roses department chain. There were so many knock off figures straight from Singapore. Bad sculpts, card translations and extended lines with every vehicle imagined. It was beautiful. They would last probably a day if you were lucky before they broke apart in your hands. Many a Black Cat firecracker was strategically used to expedite the demise of the priceless toy. Thanks for the video. You were right on the money!
Supermancar is interesting. It reminds me of Radio Flyer. What was popular when they invented that red wagon? Radios and planes. Zippo was named because zippers were the hot new thing, buttons were lame bs. Enter offshore toymakers trying to figure out what kids liked and slap that name on something.
We had a Revco in Manistee michigan growing up..pretty sure its a rite aid now. My mom bought all my canker sore and pinworm medicines there. Pretty sure I got mego guys there too.😢
That's amazing because in Saginaw, Bay City, Midland where I grew up they didn't exist. I remember around 1989-90 seeing baseball cards with the Revco label and assuming those stores only existed in major cities like Detroit, Chicago, Houston, Atlanta, ect
I think your street hero toys were street fighter 2 inspired. Green he must be Blanka and the kickboxer onthe right is definitely Sagat. Im from Toronto Canada and the drug store I use in this episode is IDA . IDA had had japanese non Tonka brand GoBots. I bought Leader 1, the submarine guy and Jeepor Creepor and I think Coptor from them. There was also a Takara Starscream available at some IDA stores. Canada used to have Woolworths. And 1 year I managed to convince my parents to get me a Takara version of Soundwave from Woolworths. BTW Joey Thunder looks like big daddy cool Diesel. Must be just a coincidence. Lol 😂
Anyone remember when they tried to bring yoyo's back in the 80's . In canada we had these people come to the school ( on school time ) and do tricks with yoyo's that had coke product branding. It was really strange.
Dollar General, Dollar Tree and Family Dollar are good places to find cheap off brand toys. And believe it or not some Walgreens still have some odd cheap toys in them. Can't beat those final faction figures at Dollar tree for only a $1.25 even the accessory packs and vehicles are also a $1.25 apiece.
Often you can find the hard to get figures at drug stores. Especially GI Joe's, and this was true right into 2012/13 with the Retaliation subline of Ultimates which I found them only at Rite Aid and 0 place else. Pharmacies often had a up charge of a few bucks compared to actual toy store like Toysrus but often worth it. Fun video Junk.
You speak the truth. I used to find highly sought after gems at Walgreens and Eckerds (and sometimes Kroger) that I could never find anywhere else. They were always more expensive, but worth it when you ran out of options.
When I hear REVCO.......I think of 90's Industrial side project of Ministry's Al Jorganson.....The Revolting Cocks. If you've never heard of them.....they are worth a look. Check out their cover of Rod Stewart's Do you think I'm sexy. Hilarious!
In my opinion, this was one of your better videos.👍 I liked how you spliced in old footage of store employees talking. Would like to see more like these. The format also seems similar to a lot of other youtubers. Really helps to diversify the content instead of having an entire commentary of just your voice. Gives us variety. Also, your jokes were 🤣👌
That Noreen Gibson looked like she would suck your soul. :) I really like those Devil Warriors figures. We used to go to Revco to get our pictures developed all the time. I miss Revco. Sometimes I would go to Revco just to look at SW Ep.1 figures. You'd be able to find the Naboo Theed MicroMachines set real easy. ".. at some nursing home shittin' themselves" "That's aisle 7" :) haha Thanks for the video
I totally forgot about Revco until I saw your title for your cool nostalgic video! I remember when there were Revco’s in Columbia S.C.where I used to live in the 80’s. I didn’t going into Revco much,mostly Eckards back in those days. I love the Revco Commercials you showed us cause Walgreens & CVS are not that friendly in Palm Beach Florida where I live. Thanks for another interesting video Junkman 😊
Let me tell you, where I lived we had a Motts Five and Dime (Dimestore for old timers like me) modern people would call it now the "Dollar Store." This store, Woolworth, Wilco, TG&Y and other "drug and variety" stores, cool toys were the norm. I have my original Remco motorized sailboat from the 80s, bought at a Woolworth. Also, Victor Stanzel "Electromic" airplanes (airplane guided by a motor cable from a handheld motor) kites, and bump & go and mystery action cars. Sometimes even slot car sets!! Each drug store that had a toy section usually had toys sold under the brand name of the drug store. Like the "Woolworth Can Am Figure 8 racing set." Or the knockoff "TG&Y Stretch Hulk Hogan". I restore old toys as a hobby, and I remember a lot of kids who would sneak away from their parents to see what cool toys lurked in the aisles. Such good times!!! I miss those stores and the toys they had. Today's toys are a pathetic shadow of what once was.
I dont know If they still Carry this knockoff Figure Character But Family Dollar Used to Carry Instead of Robocop , Robert Cop. He looked pretty much the Same as Robocop just Labeled differently.
Power Rangers got nothing on Super Team! Super Team would dog them! Haha! Yeah, I've had too much to drink tonight. Your "Nursing Home" line is the best, that's why I watch your channel every week! Good stuff, Junkman!
Well, based on the Revco toys, I guessRevco In The Hood would be about a lot of Dungeon dwetters fighting insectish people? Oh, and you need ahero with a common first name and a last name that'd make people wanna puke, like Kevin Bausch the Adventure King We need a good bad guy character that we can kill off but magically revive in a sequel to claim he's Kevin's dad. See, then we don't miss a trick in plot development. We'll need cute baby insects to sell as Revco Babies, to copy the girlish sales of Muppet Babies. We can make it that the Revco Babies leak slime in their diapers. Kids will feel like they are changing realrunny diapers! Fun for the whole family! They'll probably bring back Revco's everywhere in cities and hopefully replace all those spanish corner stores....how do spanish corner stores stay in business when they are at every darn corner? Mody likely cos of those little bags that are the only things you actually see customers come out of the store with......definately not Revco powders or liquids or pills......
Ik the sounds. I been looking foe the yoyo with that sound that I used to have. And yep I had that power ranger too lol we got them from a store called shoppers world lol
our local CARLS / FAYS had knockoff G.I. JOES they were heavy they had metal bodies with metal joints and they had little metal weapons they could survive longer than the rubber band jointed G.I. JOE figures
Man, I still got my throwing stars.. Well, all the ones I could find That didn't get lost with a wild throw.😅 You're right about the hole on the top. They had to display them as a necklace to legally Sell it. Like you, I got mine from the army store. 8 street army store in Odessa, Texas. Both The top two interests of kids in the eighties was satisfied All at once at an army store., vietnam goodies( especially jungle boots) and ninja goodies. Got the entire ninja suit including the cheap tabi boots that were more of a sock than boot🙃 Never got the sword though i've been wanting one of those for life. Gotta be the ones with all the hidden goodies. 😊
Awesome figures and awesome review I have 2 figures I brought cheap 2 years ago never knew what they were..thanks to your review I know now they are Ninja Commandos also I love the Streetfighter Knock off guys..Street Heroes and Insect Man I'd love the sets of all these..yesterdays junk today's treasures 🤑
No...no...no...🚫...I don't want nobody talking to me when I go into a store, unless I seek them out for some help...👌🏼💯✔️ That's annoying to me...😒...ugh...stay the fawk away from me...🤚🏼
Those Devil Warriors look like they were made out of the Dick Tracy molds
Something that took me back ( not about Revco) that was in video was the term “Raincheck”.
I remember going to Children’s Palace and my mom getting a Raincheck for Splinter from TMNT , and a few days later getting a call saying they had one on hold for us.
Those are the same kinds of places where you found Gobots knockoffs like Select Convertors. Also I'm sure "Insect Man" was meant to be a knockoff of Sectaurs. "Super Man Car" was a knockoff of the Shogun Warriors Grendizer. Street Hero is based on the movie likeness of Street Fighter Blanka.
I found an 85 Snake Eyes at a drug store!
Back in the day after working 3yrs retail, I can say Everything said on that Revco training tape on how to treat customers goes out the door on ur 1st day after ur 3rd customer in a row treats u like rotten squirrel shit
No but I remember back in '88 or '89 we were at a People's drug store and they had 2 Star Wars action figures left over from probably '84 or '85. They were removable limbs 3po and sensorscope R2 on Jedi cards. I bought both for a couple a bucks! Those two were the last Star Wars action figures I bought when I was a kid and the last time I saw Kenner Star Wars on the shelves until '95.
Of course I already had those two, but mine were worn out lol. I was totally excited to see those on the pegs after years!
Whoa! Those Ninja Commandos were awesome! Those figs will be perfect for MOTU Ninjor for his minions, excellent army builders.
Insect Man looks like if He Man and Sectaurs had a baby !
From what i remember we didnt have Revco here, we had Thrifty and TG@Y. Both had some main stream toys, but mainly generic or knock off toys!!!
Don't forget too, Revco was one of the first places in the South that could open on a Sunday because of the blue laws. The logic was grandma might need to get her drugs after church service so why not go with her and beg to get a toy surprise? Also, before the video game crash of the 80s Revco had a lot of good off-brand games by Mattel and Imagic in a case behind the register. My local Revco even had a drink machine outside by Coke that let you play a quick video game with a monkey catching Coca-Cola cans before it dispensed the drink that you had selected. That phased out very quick cuz if you were good at the game everybody behind you was mad that you were still playing while they were waiting to make their drink selections.
Cool! Man, I remember Eckert, Zaire, Stuart's, Rich's, Osco drug, Woolworth's, Bradlee's, and Store 24. From New England here and the 70's and 80's were the best.
I ain’t gettin’ no rain check for bum jelly from that Revco! Place is run by dungeon masters castin’ spells, and shit!
I've never seen a Revco. There was a Drugs for Less store next to the Kmart in Snellville when I was a kid. They put a Rite Aid next to Target in 1993-94. Around the time that GoBots came out, I recall visiting a Woolworths, although it was in a different town. I don't remember where it was.
Revco was my garbage pail kids connection. There was a lady that would give me a free pack every once in a while.
I think the Palace of Misfit Toys in my youth in my neighborhood had to be the Roses department chain. There were so many knock off figures straight from Singapore. Bad sculpts, card translations and extended lines with every vehicle imagined. It was beautiful. They would last probably a day if you were lucky before they broke apart in your hands. Many a Black Cat firecracker was strategically used to expedite the demise of the priceless toy. Thanks for the video. You were right on the money!
I remember Revco having grown up in Atlanta. They had better prices than Eckerds.
Supermancar is interesting. It reminds me of Radio Flyer. What was popular when they invented that red wagon? Radios and planes. Zippo was named because zippers were the hot new thing, buttons were lame bs.
Enter offshore toymakers trying to figure out what kids liked and slap that name on something.
Here in California it was Gemco, subsidiary of Lucky
Bonnie Bradac of Chesterfield OH was on point with color/product co ordination 👍
It was the movie "To Kill And Kill Again" that introduced myself and everyone around me to the whole throwing star craze
Street Hero looks like if the MEGO Hulk and He Man Faker had a baby !
Did you say “Hanoi Hanks”???
Gnarly name for a surplus store😳😂
We had a Revco in Manistee michigan growing up..pretty sure its a rite aid now. My mom bought all my canker sore and pinworm medicines there. Pretty sure I got mego guys there too.😢
That's amazing because in Saginaw, Bay City, Midland where I grew up they didn't exist. I remember around 1989-90 seeing baseball cards with the Revco label and assuming those stores only existed in major cities like Detroit, Chicago, Houston, Atlanta, ect
I think your street hero toys were street fighter 2 inspired. Green he must be Blanka and the kickboxer onthe right is definitely Sagat. Im from Toronto Canada and the drug store I use in this episode is IDA . IDA had had japanese non Tonka brand GoBots. I bought Leader 1, the submarine guy and Jeepor Creepor and I think Coptor from them. There was also a Takara Starscream available at some IDA stores. Canada used to have Woolworths. And 1 year I managed to convince my parents to get me a Takara version of Soundwave from Woolworths. BTW Joey Thunder looks like big daddy cool Diesel. Must be just a coincidence. Lol 😂
Revco was the place I went for comics and Presto magic..
The one toy I ever saw or got at Revco was the Arnold Schwarzenegger "COMMANDO' figure
Not only does Revco sound like starting up an engine, it sounds more like it would be an auto parts store rather than a drugstore.
I remember pronouncing it REF-co when I was a kid. This actually is the first time I realized I was saying it wrong!
Dude, did all the Revco employees get free xanax working there?😂 Everyone is soo chill.
Anyone remember when they tried to bring yoyo's back in the 80's . In canada we had these people come to the school ( on school time ) and do tricks with yoyo's that had coke product branding. It was really strange.
As a former Revco employee, I thank you for the compliments. We did aim to please.
Dollar General, Dollar Tree and Family Dollar are good places to find cheap off brand toys. And believe it or not some Walgreens still have some odd cheap toys in them. Can't beat those final faction figures at Dollar tree for only a $1.25 even the accessory packs and vehicles are also a $1.25 apiece.
Having lived in a town where everyone knew one another, it was always nice to be recognized.
Your eye contact makes me uncomfortable, please take me to the figures with lead based paint.
Yes, Insect Man! Wait a second.
Sagat, with a machine gun?! Lol. I luv this stuff.
i didnt know captain kangaroo worked at revco lol
Often you can find the hard to get figures at drug stores. Especially GI Joe's, and this was true right into 2012/13 with the Retaliation subline of Ultimates which I found them only at Rite Aid and 0 place else. Pharmacies often had a up charge of a few bucks compared to actual toy store like Toysrus but often worth it. Fun video Junk.
You speak the truth. I used to find highly sought after gems at Walgreens and Eckerds (and sometimes Kroger) that I could never find anywhere else. They were always more expensive, but worth it when you ran out of options.
When I hear REVCO.......I think of 90's Industrial side project of Ministry's Al Jorganson.....The Revolting Cocks.
If you've never heard of them.....they are worth a look. Check out their cover of Rod Stewart's Do you think I'm sexy. Hilarious!
The Dollar store sold those wrestling figures. Thank you REVCO, miss you alot! Thank you Junkman you made me laugh!
We had drug fair …they always had food fighters there
In my opinion, this was one of your better videos.👍 I liked how you spliced in old footage of store employees talking. Would like to see more like these. The format also seems similar to a lot of other youtubers. Really helps to diversify the content instead of having an entire commentary of just your voice. Gives us variety. Also, your jokes were 🤣👌
I don’t like “similar to a lot of others” but the rest I agree with :)
That Noreen Gibson looked like she would suck your soul. :)
I really like those Devil Warriors figures.
We used to go to Revco to get our pictures developed all the time.
I miss Revco.
Sometimes I would go to Revco just to look at SW Ep.1 figures.
You'd be able to find the Naboo Theed MicroMachines set real easy.
".. at some nursing home shittin' themselves"
"That's aisle 7" :) haha
Thanks for the video
I love these kinds of toys. Especially the packaging, and it’s weird yet interesting art.
I love the way you talk about stores I remember as a kid. As always I love your videos
We didn't have a revco, but my Dad worked at a regional drug store called Ribertys. They had a bunch of offbrand toys like that.
Cocaine is a very powerful drug
Insect Man was clearly trying to capitalize on Sectaurs, whicle Street Hero is a wannabe Blanka from Street Fighter
i bought tons of those ninja guys just for their swords
The one green guy is a street fighter knock off
It's supposed to be Blanka.
I totally forgot about Revco until I saw your title for your cool nostalgic video!
I remember when there were Revco’s in Columbia S.C.where I used to live in the 80’s.
I didn’t going into Revco much,mostly Eckards back in those days.
I love the Revco Commercials you showed us cause Walgreens & CVS are not that friendly in Palm Beach Florida where I live.
Thanks for another interesting video Junkman 😊
Let me tell you, where I lived we had a Motts Five and Dime (Dimestore for old timers like me) modern people would call it now the "Dollar Store." This store, Woolworth, Wilco, TG&Y and other "drug and variety" stores, cool toys were the norm. I have my original Remco motorized sailboat from the 80s, bought at a Woolworth. Also, Victor Stanzel "Electromic" airplanes (airplane guided by a motor cable from a handheld motor) kites, and bump & go and mystery action cars. Sometimes even slot car sets!!
Each drug store that had a toy section usually had toys sold under the brand name of the drug store. Like the "Woolworth Can Am Figure 8 racing set." Or the knockoff "TG&Y Stretch Hulk Hogan". I restore old toys as a hobby, and I remember a lot of kids who would sneak away from their parents to see what cool toys lurked in the aisles. Such good times!!! I miss those stores and the toys they had. Today's toys are a pathetic shadow of what once was.
Yeah I remember the ninjas figures the were pretty cool great video
Revco are a really great band. 😁
It's a Revco world
Street Hero was a fake Street Fighter line . Street Fighter being a video game .
After the video game crash of 83' Revco had tons of 2600 games in a bin for $1.00 we racked up !
Hey JMan, still around much love my JunkMan.
Insect man looks like Sectaurs
I dont know If they still Carry this knockoff Figure Character But Family Dollar Used to Carry Instead of Robocop , Robert Cop. He looked pretty much the Same as Robocop just Labeled differently.
Power Rangers got nothing on Super Team! Super Team would dog them! Haha! Yeah, I've had too much to drink tonight. Your "Nursing Home" line is the best, that's why I watch your channel every week! Good stuff, Junkman!
Before it was Revco, it was Skillern’s.
That is not an attractive name. Revco's better but sounds like an oil change place.
Plus Like Bradlees And Zayres We also Had Caldors.
8:05 Looks like An The Incredible Hulk Knockoff figure.
05:42 - “Insect Man” looks like a hybrid of He-Man & Sectaurs
07:54 - “Street Hero” this is straight-up Blanka from Street Fighter II, when they did the GI Joe-based Street Fighter figures
I have never had these as a kid
Well, based on the Revco toys, I guessRevco In The Hood would be about a lot of Dungeon dwetters fighting insectish people? Oh, and you need ahero with a common first name and a last name that'd make people wanna puke, like Kevin Bausch the Adventure King We need a good bad guy character that we can kill off but magically revive in a sequel to claim he's Kevin's dad. See, then we don't miss a trick in plot development. We'll need cute baby insects to sell as Revco Babies, to copy the girlish sales of Muppet Babies. We can make it that the Revco Babies leak slime in their diapers. Kids will feel like they are changing realrunny diapers! Fun for the whole family! They'll probably bring back Revco's everywhere in cities and hopefully replace all those spanish corner stores....how do spanish corner stores stay in business when they are at every darn corner? Mody likely cos of those little bags that are the only things you actually see customers come out of the store with......definately not Revco powders or liquids or pills......
Dude... you loved ninjas..us too bro... Cawabunga
I bought all my knockoff wrestlers from revco. Got the real ring on clearance.
Sgt. Rock, Rocked!!!
Ik the sounds. I been looking foe the yoyo with that sound that I used to have. And yep I had that power ranger too lol we got them from a store called shoppers world lol
I got my crimson guard at longs drugs in Redding California; in probably ‘89 or so…
I had that street hero lol
13:30 i liked chicks with hair cuts like on left in those days. I want her picture behind the clear plastic on my Trapper Keeper.
our local
CARLS / FAYS
had knockoff
G.I. JOES
they were heavy
they had metal bodies
with metal joints
and they had little metal weapons
they could survive longer
than the rubber band jointed
G.I. JOE figures
Man, I still got my throwing stars.. Well, all the ones I could find That didn't get lost with a wild throw.😅 You're right about the hole on the top. They had to display them as a necklace to legally Sell it. Like you, I got mine from the army store. 8 street army store in Odessa, Texas. Both The top two interests of kids in the eighties was satisfied All at once at an army store., vietnam goodies( especially jungle boots) and ninja goodies. Got the entire ninja suit including the cheap tabi boots that were more of a sock than boot🙃 Never got the sword though i've been wanting one of those for life. Gotta be the ones with all the hidden goodies. 😊
I used to collect the throwing stars.have some
53 secs In , We Also Had " Mini Mart ".
00:12 Or even Child World.
Awesome figures and awesome review I have 2 figures I brought cheap 2 years ago never knew what they were..thanks to your review I know now they are Ninja Commandos also I love the Streetfighter Knock off guys..Street Heroes and Insect Man I'd love the sets of all these..yesterdays junk today's treasures 🤑
Nah religious community wouldn’t
Antifa would if it was Harry Potter toys this
You forgot Rambo
I got my
CAPTAIN POWER figures
at
CARLS / FAYS
Revco.. Nope hooks 46808 represent
Super team all the way
No...no...no...🚫...I don't want nobody talking to me when I go into a store, unless I seek them out for some help...👌🏼💯✔️ That's annoying to me...😒...ugh...stay the fawk away from me...🤚🏼
I like this video
Ever had a Big Bee?
Had it? I worked at one. My first job
was the green robot squirt gun super soaker man figure?
Mmm I’ll have to check
13:30 hahaaaaaaa!!!
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