Anyone remember these action toys?

[debodun]

 

[hollydolly]

no

 

[boliverchadsworth]

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captain midnight secret decoder ring/ovaltine

 

[hawkdon]

all those toys way after my time.......

 

[Alizerine]

captain midnight secret decoder ring/ovaltine

I remember my neighbor being so disappointed that the secret message was Buy Ovaltine or at least that is what he told me.

 

[dilettante]

I think I saw ads for them, but never knew anyone who had one.

Don't they jump when you pump the handle or something?

 

[jujube]

I remember my neighbor being so disappointed that the secret message was Buy Ovaltine or at least that is what he told me.

The message Ralphy got from his ring in "Christmas Story" was "Remember to drink your Ovaltine". He was *highly* disappointed.

 

[debodun]

I think I saw ads for them, but never knew anyone who had one.

Don't they jump when you pump the handle or something?

They operate on compressed air that's pumped in with a special device (included). Here's a video of how it works:

 

[dilettante]

Looks like a late '70s, early '80s thing. My kids were still too little then and I was too old.

 

[MarkD]

Nope but then I didn’t have kids so I’ve been out of the loop.

 

[dilettante]

Derr... I just read the title of the video. 1982.