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1962 Toys: Big Loo Moon Robot, Etch a Sketch


Most of the toys that were popular in 1962 are real classics for toy collectors today.  A few of the toys were kitschy and mostly clogged up the tops of desks and dashboards for years, but others have been keeping kids, and adult collectors, occupied for years.

By 1962, the Etch A Sketch had found its way into nearly every kids playroom.  Though kids can grow tired of it quickly, the Etch A Sketch was favorite for creative children.  Though it was originally a children’s toy, adults have taken it upon themselves to master the use of it to draw elaborate pictures.

Remco Toys were very popular in 1962 as well.  Metal and plastic motorized subs were floating around pools and bath tubs along with Remco ships and airplanes.  If you were daring enough, you may even bring the Remco ships out to play in a sandbox, to be left outside to rust, but they very durable and fun to play with.  Fashioned after American War ships, they were a huge hit with kids, especially after the Korean war.

Remco Toys 1962:

  • 1962 Fascination Pool Game
  • 1962 Arthur Showboat Theater Playset
  • 1962 Littlechap Dolls

Also by 1962, Troll Dolls were increasing in popularity.  One of the must have toys of Christmas 1962, these dolls were a huge fad that lasted for several more years, then died, then started up again, then dead. Well, you get the point.  It’s hard to pin-point the allure of these dolls with the crazy neon hair-dos, but there weren’t many people in the U.S. that didn’t have one or twenty sitting around their house.

Other Toys From 1962

  • Big Loo Moon Robot
  • Milton Bradley Games
    • Rummy Royal game
    • Pebble Flintstone game
    • Aggravation game
    • DOGFIGHT
    • Square Mile
  • Transogram
    • Ruff and Reddy Game
    • Michale’s Navy
    • Route 66 Travel Game
  • Ideal
    • Stump the Stars
  • Fisher Price
    • Tip Toe Turtle Pull Toy

What toys from 1962 have we forgotten? Our time machine used to compile the information on this blog is a “bucket of bolts” as they say, so sometimes we lose bits of information in the transmission. If you know of 1962 toys we’ve forgotten, email us or leave a comment below.

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54 Responses to “1962 Toys: Big Loo Moon Robot, Etch a Sketch”

  1. rmm says:

    When a bomb is attacked by an enemy piece that is not a miner, both pieces are destroyed and removed from play. The bombs do not stay on the board once they have been attacked. Hopefully this will make things easier for you. – LJS

  2. LJ85 says:

    I always try to play games safe. I run home as fast as I can!

  3. Maccy♪ says:

    True they did say that Issun, Mr. and Mrs. Orange, and Sakuya were returning characters but they did not mention if Issun was to accompany the protagonist (Chibiterasu). Based off seeing the Okamiden Trailer I understand that you meet someone by the name of クニタシ (Kunitashi) and it seems they focused only on that character. But hey, it's still a little early to decipher all this information. If you're patient you could check sources every now and then to see if they update that info. They should give some more info soon, as they plan to release this game by September. You could re-check my sources to see if I missed anything.

  4. Roy says:

    I'm an atheist who's all in favour of enforced cannibalism. How do you explain me?

  5. theerrander@rogers.com says:

    GOD’S GREATEST GIFT IS HIS WORD

    Now as we sit here Today it came to me that what a Precious Gift a Baby is when it comes into
    the world, And how we Love that baby and we cherish it and nurture it and make sure that all of
    it’s need’s are meet in every way Possible. Well Our Heavenly Father Loves us even more than
    we can even love our child, Do you know how I can sit here and say this? Well to began with, Do
    you know how many strands of hair is in your child’s head? I CAN’T SAY I DO ON MY
    CHILD’S HEAD AND I LOVE MY CHILDREN SO VERY MUCH..

    This show’s Really how much God love’s us in Luke 12:7 Jesus Said: But even the very hairs of
    your head are all numbered, Fear not therefore: ye are more value than many sparrows,

    And Jesus said unto His Disciples Luke 12:22 And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto
    you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
    12:23 The life is more than meat, and the body is more than raiment.
    12:24 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn;
    and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
    12:25 And which of you with taking thought can add to his stature one cubit?
    12:26 If ye then be not able to do that thing which is least, why take ye thought for the rest?
    12:27 Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that
    Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.
    12:28 If then God so clothe the grass, which is to day in the field, and to morrow is cast into the
    oven; how much more will he clothe you, O ye of little faith?
    12:29 And seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind.
    12:30 For all these things do the nations of the world seek after: and your Father knoweth that ye
    have need of these things.
    12:31 But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.
    12:32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father's good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
    12:33 Sell that ye have, and give alms; provide yourselves bags which wax not old, a treasure in
    the heavens that faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth corrupteth.
    12:34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.

    Jesus tells us not to worry about food and clothing either, That our lives are more than food or
    clothing, and God feed the birds and gives them shelter, so how much do you think God will take
    care of us? And by worrying, what can you add to it or do about it by worrying? I F YOU PUT
    YOUR TRUST IN God to supply all your needs, This is Why Christ said: O ye of little faith?

    In His Word CHRIST also Said : Seek not ye what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink, neither be
    ye of doubtful mind., Do not worry about food, cloths, nor Doubt with your mine that God will
    do as he has said He Would Do.
    For The Father Know what we are in need of even before we ask HIM. FOR Jesus said:12:31 But
    rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all these things shall be added unto you.

    Meaning First Seek God, And HIS KINGDOM and “all these things shall be added unto you”.
    And he Said not to worry about Material things for these mean nothing and HE SAID: For where
    your treasure is, there will your heart be also.
    YOU HAVE TO REMEMBER WHERE YOU LAY YOUR TREASURE’S AT IN YOUR
    LIFE, FOR WHERE YOU LAY UP YOUR TREASURE UP AT IS WHERE YOUR HEART
    IS, .
    Material things do not matter in this lifetime, For you can’t take it with you when you die, so we
    must Remember, that WE MUST SEEK OUT THE THING’S IN LIFE THAT REALLY
    MATTER, THAT IS GODS KINGDOM, ALL OTHER THINGS WILL BE ADDED TO US IF
    WE DO THIS, FOR THIS IS HIS WORD, NOT MINE, AND IF WE SEEK GOD FIRST WE
    WILL FIND TRUE UNCONDITIONAL LOVE, HAPPINESS, PEACE, AND JOY. AND HE
    WILL TAKE CARE OF US LIKE WE DID OUR CHILD, AS WE ARE HIS CHILDREN AND
    HE GAVE HIS SON JESUS FOR US, SO IN CLOSING I WANT YOU TO THINK ABOUT
    WHERE IS YOUR FAITH? WHERE IS YOUR TRUE HAPPINESS? WHO DO YOU TRUST?
    AND WHERE IS YOUR TRESURE AT? GOD BLESS YOU ALL . Rev .Karen Woods

  6. James W says:

    marco – polo

  7. T. Ricky says:

    If this is a one time update, try doing a group update.

    Click the leftmost worksheet tab, and while holding the shift key, scroll to the rightmost worksheet tab and click the tab. This should highlight all tabs.

    Then enter the word Control in the desired cell. That should update all worksheets.

    But why 100 worksheets??!! My guess is that you should re-think your spreadsheet design.

  8. mosaic says:

    I'm pretty good at the Robot.

    But I'm even better at the "Sprinkler" and the "Lawnmower." Haha!

  9. alessa says:

    yeah they asked her how much is 1+1
    and she started thinking so hard that she died

  10. shamina i says:

    a few of my favorites are
    I 69
    STOP LOOKING AT MY SHIRT
    I BITE BACK
    YOU ARE UNDER MY CONTROL
    i KNOW VIOLENCE ISN'T THE ANSWER i GOT IT WRONG ON PURPOSE
    if you can read this you are to close
    IF THIS IS ON THE FLOOR TOMORROW………… WE
    TOTTALLY FUCKED

    a baby tee that I saw that was really cute said
    all mommy wanted was a backrub

  11. The Dragon says:

    Good questions but im more of a modern wrestling fan so i dont no any

  12. 2under2 says:

    Where are you staying? If you are staying somewhere like someone's home, you may be able to give him his baths in the kitchen sink. If you are staying a hotel, you might not need his pack n play, often hotels will provide a "crib" but make sure ask exactly what they offer, if its a travel crib, bring your pack n play, but now a lot of them provide pack n plays and you would just need to bring your own sheets for it. Make sure to pack bottles/sippys, something to wash them with, diapers, toys, healthy snacks, videos (either for once you are there or in the car if you can), music, clothes day and day, and a couple extras, socks, shoes, toothbrush.

    We packed a suitcase of clothes, diapers, and other necessities for both of us, then another smaller one with toys and his diaper bag stocked with diapers, drinks and snacks.

    We just got back from a long car journey as well, we got our son compeltely ready for bed like normal, at normal times and everything, the only difference was that the end of our routine was to put him in the car instead of his crib. It was 5 hour drive one way and he did great, sleeping about 3.5 hours of the ride and just quietly observing the rest of the time because he was so drowsy.

    Just make sure you have a few comforts of home, maybe a pillow or blanket that reminds him of home and smells like home. Take your own baby supplies like bath wash and lotions to make him feel as normal as possible. Its not too bad to travel if you have someone with you also to help entertain.

    Good luck!

  13. Angela M says:

    Nice one, huv a wee star!!

  14. Air-Cooled ACVW says:

    Check out thesamba.com, there are many vendors in California who are on there.

  15. Jim says:

    Thanks for the info :-)

  16. moe_omran says:

    It's supposed to tug at your heart and make you say 'awwwwww…'

    But I think it's way too long and very, very lame.

  17. ѕкує вℓυє αкα ανα'ѕ мσмму says:

    Lol… I didn't even think that adults collected Thomas the Train engines…weird!

  18. Seren Carmin says:

    You can, but no one would listen or talk to you.

  19. kt! says:

    Although it's probably based on the fact that Marco Polo was an explorer, no one knows the origin of the Marco Polo game or why it was named after him in particular.

  20. Question says:

    the same thing alwayz happen 2 me & i get real erked but its alwayz goin 2 happen prolli not all da time but most ov da time & u will have 2 deal wit it ur way bcuz now i just cuss them da f*** out & tellem 2 get out my face & dat work (sumtimes)..but other then dat idk..

  21. koholos says:

    It sounds vaguely like the game Crystal Caves, which was by Apogee, and was similar to many of their other games.

    The first in the series (the one I had) was "The Trouble With Twibbles", and it came out in 1991, which would be… geez, 18 years ago already? Wow. I'd assume the one with the slug poop would be "Slugging It Out" the second game

    Anyway, here's the 3DRealms site about it, tell me if that looks right.
    (Also includes a shareware version of the first game, if you're interested in reliving the memories, but you may need DosBox to run it.)
    http://www.3drealms.com/caves/index.html

  22. gloria_c333 says:

    A quick word which means talking in your sleep:

    The jury is still out on whether this occurs during REM or NREM sleep. People are quick to conclude that it only occurs during REM because that's typically when most dreaming occurs. One thing that makes it more difficult is that physicians can't often agree at which point brain waves change from delta>theta>alpha>beta. Some say REM occurs only during theta or alpha, and some claim sleep-talkers have a combination of sleep waves that crossover, such as theta, alpha, and occasionally beta. Some physicians and researchers also associate a REM sleep disorder with sleep talkers, night terrors, sleep walkers, and depression, among other various things including general medical conditions.

    It can often be related to stress, anxiety, depression, bruxism or simply having a sleep debt and undersleeping habitually. A sleep debt is when you're not sleeping enough and your body can't catch up. This is often why workers and students often sleep in on the weekends–they're fixing their sleep debt. Here's some info on sleep debt:

    Even in these below references (reputable sources) there are still disagreements among the scientific community on brain wave frequencies and what point they are considered delta/theta/alpha/beta. These are some GREAT material for you to read beyond what I know about somniloquy:

    It's most frequently no big deal, but there's the occasional chance of a REM sleep disorder if the sleep talking is accompanied by other things, such as sleep terrors, sleep walking, bruxism, or other issues.

    Some people can remember their sleep talking, and that can sometimes occur during lucid dreaming, or simply if they wake up after they've spoken. Lucid dreaming is the term for when you're aware that you're in a dream state:
    http://www.web-us.com/lucid/luciddreamingfaq.htm

  23. Kryo says:

    Alien trilogy, they were made between 1979 – 1992. 4 made. Alien 1- 2 -3 and resurrection.

    I googled Alien DOS, and that is what it came up with…

  24. j3nii says:

    yeah it would i have the snap ones in my living room just takes more time and have to do it slowly to make sure its even but its better then glue.

  25. Yosei says:

    well tell the supervisor on her and say i love my job i dont want to leave but i cant handle this anymore and if things dont change its only a job you have experience in that feild now so you can get references of them and find a job that you love going to everyday
    when she yells at you in front of the children tell her dont yell at me any time she is nasty tell her stop please you are being nasty to me and it is not called for the worst thing she can do is go to her supervisor and tell on you which she is already doing and what is she going to say she is telling me that im being nasty i dont think she will say anything she will look stupid stand up for your self because no one else will

  26. shizzle says:

    tell him it hurts your feelings when he says that.

  27. matt d says:

    I had this problem with my twin boys around this age. It is a stage (which unfortunatly they went through for a couple months!). Hopefully yours doesn't last long. I bathed them as quick as possible and got them out of there. You could always try some new toys, bath crayons, or something or getting in the tub with her. Odds are though the only thing that will work is time. Good luck!

  28. djaca70 says:

    Got a local flea market of any size.. almost always there is someone there metal model cars. Lacking that hit the toy shops .. VW busses are a pretty good staple.

    .

  29. Maureen S says:

    A cryptogram each morning, a walk or two every day to keep the blood flowing, reading, researching a variety subjects to learn something new, sketching when the mood strikes and sometimes do a task differently just to avoid getting in a rut. And I learned to write backwards in 4th grade after getting bored by having to read and re-read the same chapter over until the teacher told us to move on, so I will do that sometimes, write a page or so or some quotations backwards.

  30. gillie says:

    Really bad…2

  31. Reem L says:

    ARTIST SONG
    1.Nothing but Flowers – the Talking Heads
    2.Dead or alive(?) – Sun of a gun (?)
    3.Andrew Bird – Tea&Thorazine
    4.
    5.The Sundays – Love
    6.MGMT- Kids
    7. Deerhoof – Choco Flight
    8.Otis Redding – Try A Little Tenderness
    9.Deerhoof – Choco Flight
    10.Okkervil River – It ends with a fall
    11.Belle &Sebastian – I could be Dreaming
    12.
    13. Hole – I think that i would die
    14. Hole – Credit in the straight world

    Hope this Helps but i dont know the other ones sorry :)

    Hope you pick mine

  32. Chris says:

    i sleep talk and curse
    and i dont know why

  33. mslinda8393@yahoo.com says:

    I think you might like Patrick McLean's How to Succeed in Evil and Unkillable but they are audio

    I think you might like Scott Sigler's Ancestor

  34. Kryo says:

    Hi Scarlett,

    After a little research I think I have found the movie you are referring to.

    It's called 'Official Denial'.

    The storyline is as follows…

    A man who claims to have been abducted by aliens is also abducted by a top secret government agency, the Majestic Group, who want him to attempt to communicate with the only surviving alien from a UFO shot down by the Air Force. Telepathically, the alien tells him it must be returned to its ship, where it will reveal a secret vital to the future of the planet.

    Hope this helped :)

  35. Andrew Ward says:

    Dear fellow Gamer

    If you want to get deoxys you can get and action replay, but the only side effect is that deoxys won't obey you no matter if you have all 8 badges or not. With action replay you can also get anyother pokemon(Latios and Latias) and they will obey you. Its only deoxys that won't obey. I'm not 100% sure but I think Mew won't obey either. :(

  36. Princess-Isabella says:

    Aww :-)

  37. James f says:

    Unfortunately you didn't say what year the Silverado was and what year the Avalanche was. A couple of diagrams I looked at for older Silverado's all had like 8 wires. More info. would be more helpful.

  38. Leviathan says:

    Yeah…a good old fashioned Red Sea parting would perk things right up!

  39. gloria_c333 says:

    A quick word which means talking in your sleep:

    The jury is still out on whether this occurs during REM or NREM sleep. People are quick to conclude that it only occurs during REM because that's typically when most dreaming occurs. One thing that makes it more difficult is that physicians can't often agree at which point brain waves change from delta>theta>alpha>beta. Some say REM occurs only during theta or alpha, and some claim sleep-talkers have a combination of sleep waves that crossover, such as theta, alpha, and occasionally beta. Some physicians and researchers also associate a REM sleep disorder with sleep talkers, night terrors, sleep walkers, and depression, among other various things including general medical conditions.

    It can often be related to stress, anxiety, depression, bruxism or simply having a sleep debt and undersleeping habitually. A sleep debt is when you're not sleeping enough and your body can't catch up. This is often why workers and students often sleep in on the weekends–they're fixing their sleep debt. Here's some info on sleep debt:

    Even in these below references (reputable sources) there are still disagreements among the scientific community on brain wave frequencies and what point they are considered delta/theta/alpha/beta. These are some GREAT material for you to read beyond what I know about somniloquy:

    It's most frequently no big deal, but there's the occasional chance of a REM sleep disorder if the sleep talking is accompanied by other things, such as sleep terrors, sleep walking, bruxism, or other issues.

    Some people can remember their sleep talking, and that can sometimes occur during lucid dreaming, or simply if they wake up after they've spoken. Lucid dreaming is the term for when you're aware that you're in a dream state:
    http://www.web-us.com/lucid/luciddreamingfaq.htm

  40. NickWheelersgirlandNOBODYelses says:

    A lot of people have taken stabs at predicting the future. some are right others are wrong. I wish more people had listened to those of us that were saying that the Iraq war was going to be a disaster.

    Nothing magic about it. The small number of Americans that were actually paying attention before 9-11 knew Bush was the wrong man for the job.

  41. Twitter says:

    What do you get when a Troll doll sleeps with a Bratz doll? The New Troll dolls! “The original trolls dolls debuted in the 1960s with chubby bodies, unruly hair and pug noses… While they still have only four fingers on each hand, the new Trollz line features short skirts, bare midriffs, giant eyes and even styled hair.” Slideshow: Toys get tarted… –

  42. JubiaMonnae says:

    watching class=” ” sew in class=” ” hair…

  43. Bethhhh says:

    I live in Ireland and we call troll dolls "Gonks". At the moment the Gonks are running this country. Wish we could fire them all and get a better load of Gonks to do it. lol

  44. AIDSisntFUNNY says:

    oh typical manc commenting on liverpool vids wy not just get the fuck out nad concrete on your own club u r shit u probably live in china and have never been to a pool game! you are just jelly that the red devels are on the up cos King Kenny has returned and with him the red devels will go top again u dirty manc I hope ferguasun dies and i hope nasri gquits.

  45. kathylgaris says:

    So many arms and legs, fingers and toes! And don't forget the troll doll! I am always amazed at how gentle they are. Thanks for putting this up. :)

  46. brownsugarbarbi says:

    class=” ” class=” ” class=” ” Candace Elaine was not aware of yesterday’s events.”< points to and tip toe out

  47. technology retro - Twitter Search says:

    NES Controller Interface for Etch A Sketch

  48. Twitter says:

    Students Win NASA Moon Robot Competition

  49. klubbkiddkl says:

    Chopper The carrier’s entering the ocean. C’mon, whoever’s out there, help us out! Get that bucket of bolts out of there.

  50. calnickel says:

    It is because of how easy they are to say.

    Korean War is easier to say than Korea War.

    Viet-Nam War is easier to say than Vietnamese War. And way the hell and above easier to say than Second Indochina(ese) War.

    That is why the current conflicts are simply called 'Iraq' and 'Afghanistan' (or Afghan war). Historically though, each will have to be called something else to differentiate them from all the other wars…. or maybe not, as is the case with the (singular… HA) 'Vietnam War'.

  51. MF (*-*) says:

    What a stupid thing to suggest. Has she heard how many children have drowned from being left alone in bath tubs. It only takes a few inches of water to drown a kid.
    You are so right and she is so wrong. You should not say sorry.
    By the way, my kids are 5 and 7 and they bath together but i have only been leaving them alone for about a year.

  52. Ping.fm says:

    Ways to Decorate a Kids Playroom in Easy and Inexpensive – kids camping chairs

  53. ancestralstuff says:

    class=” ” oh yea they do. Americans were the main ppl to help them/us (meaning me idk >.

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