Kenner 1966 "Blue" Slide 14 - Casper the Friendly Ghost!

Kenner 1966 "Blue" Slide 13 - Bozo the Clown!

Kenner 1966 "Blue" Slide 12 - Rocky and Bullwinkle!

Kenner 1966 "Blue" Slide 11 - Roy Rogers!

Kenner 1966 "Blue" Slide 10 - Captain Kangaroo!

Kenner 1966 "Blue" Slide 9 - Alvin and the Chipmunks!

Kenner 1966 "Blue" Slide 8 - Fury!

Kenner 1966 "Blue" Slide 7 - Mr Magoo!

Kenner 1966 "Blue" Slide 6 - Secret Squirrel!

Kenner 1966 "Blue" Slide 5 - Lassie!

Kenner 1966 "Blue" Slide 4 - Mighty Mouse!

Kenner 1966 "Blue" Slide 3 - Popeye!

Kenner 1966 "Blue" Slide 2 - The Three Stooges!

Kenner 1966 "Blue" Slide 1 - Superman!

1966 "Blue" Slides Checklist!

Here's the checklist for the next set of Give-A-Show slides I'll be presenting here!



1-Superman-Race Against Danger
2-Three Stooges-Aqua-Nuts
3-Popeye-One Track Mind
4-Mighty Mouse-Good Noose
5-Lassie-Lassie the Game Warden
6-Secret Squirrel-Shrink in the Drink
7-Mr. Magoo-Abused Car Lot
8-Fury-Fireman Fury
9-Alvin and the Chipmunks-Moon Munks
10-Captain Kangaroo-Acrobunny
11-Roy Rogers-Nellybelle to the Rescue
12-Rocky and Bullwinkle-Alley Antics
13-Bozo-Shoe In
14-Casper the Friendly Ghost-A Frosty Friend
15-Heckle and Jeckle-Double Play
16-Stingray-Stingray's Secret Weapon

It seems odd to me that Kenner would've only produced one set for 1966, and what's even odder, that there's apparently only one for 1967 and 1968, too... and it appears that maybe the Super Show Projector was the only thing produced for 1969 (which had gold colored frames... I only have two of those, and if I don't manage to get one of these by the time I post what I have for '66 through '68, I'll go right into the 1970 set I have). If any of you reading this blog happen to have the '69 set, let me know what that is, eh?

I've realized I'm kind of burning through the sets at a pretty fast clip... all remaining sets have 16 slides per set, so that's two weeks and two days per set, and when we get into the 1970s, there's some slides that are two-parters that I'll post as one part... and when I get to Star Wars, that may be combined even moreso (as of this writing, I only have the first Star Wars set). So at some time in the future, the activity on this blog may slow down considerably unless I can latch on to more sets I don't have yet!

See-A-Show 1965 - Clyde Crashcup!

See-A-Show 1965 - Alvin and the Chipmunks!

See-A-Show 1964 - Superman!

See-A-Show 1964 - Mr Magoo!

OK, before we move on to 1966, we'll have a few days of See-A-Show stuff, beginning with Mr. Magoo!

Kenner 1965 Red Slide 16 - Yogi Bear!

Kenner 1965 Red Slide 15 - The Flintstones!

Kenner 1965 Red Slide 14 - Peter Potamus!

Kenner 1965 Red Slide 13 - Magilla Gorilla!

Kenner 1965 Red Slide 12 - Quick Draw McGraw!

Kenner 1965 Red Slide 11 - The Flintstones!

Kenner 1965 Red Slide 10 - Huckleberry Hound!

Kenner 1965 Red Slide 9 - Yogi Bear!

Kenner 1965 Red Slide 8 - Quick Draw McGraw!

Kenner 1965 Red Slide 7 - Jonny Quest!

Sorry about the poor quality of the slide pictures here... this is definitely a slide I need to replace some day!

Kenner 1965 Red Slide 6 - The Jetsons!

Kenner 1965 Red Slide 5 - Peter Potamus!

Kenner 1965 Red Slide 4 - Magilla Gorilla!

Kenner 1965 Red Slide 3 - Huckleberry Hound!

Kenner 1965 Red Slide 2 - Yogi Bear!

Kenner 1965 Red Slide 1 - The Flintstones!

Kenner 1965 Red Slides - Checklist

1965 Red Slides
1-Flintstones-A Sneeze to Please
2-Yogi Bear-Rocket Riding Ranger
3-Huckleberry Hound-Barrel Peril
4-Magilla Gorilla-Hare Raising Robber
5-Peter Potamus-Brainless Buccaneer
6-Jetsons-Supersonic Sissy
7-Jonny Quest-Warehouse Rescue
8-Quick Draw McGraw-Clobbers a Robber
9-Yogi Bear-A Punch for a Lunch
10-Huckleberry Hound-BarnStorming
11-Flintstones and Hoppy-Mammoth Dilemma
12-Quick Draw McGraw-Out of the Frying Pan
13-Magilla Gorilla-Sled Snack
14-Peter Potamus-Watta Melon
15-Flintstones and Hoppy-Kitchen Concert
16-Yogi Bear-Yogi's Buzz Bomb

See-A-Show 1964 - The Kenner Kids!

See-A-Show 1964 - The Gooney Bird!

See-A-Show 1964 - Bozo the Clown!

See-A-Show 1964 - Barney Google and Snuffy Smith!

Here's something that's a bit different, and yet the same! Kenner's See-A-Show was intended to compete with View-Master, but it pretty much used the same format as the Give-A-Show slides; seven scenes, with text at the top! Although unlike the Give-A-Show slides, the See-A-Show used cards, so they tend to scan a LOT sharper than the Give-A-Show stuff!

So, before we get into the 1965 stuff (I was frankly surprised to realize that I only seem to have one set for 1964, and haven't seen any signs that there were others), we'll have some See-A-Show stuff instead!

Kenner Give-A-Show Projector Commercial from 1962!

I know this clip starts off with the end of a Fury episode, but just keep with it!

Kenner 1964 "Red" Slide 16 - Yogi Bear & Huckleberry Hound!

Kenner 1964 "Red" Slide 15 - Dennis the Menace!

Kenner 1964 "Red" Slide 14 - Lassie!

Kenner 1964 "Red" Slide 13 - Captain Kangaroo!

Kenner 1964 "Red" Slide 12 - The Three Stooges!

Kenner 1964 "Red" Slide 11 - Mighty Mouse!

Kenner 1964 "Red" Slide 10 - Mister Ed!

Kenner 1964 "Red" Slide 9 - Fury!

Kenner 1964 "Red" Slide 8 - Bozo the Clown!

Kenner 1964 "Red" Slide 7 - Snuffy Smith!

Kenner 1964 "Red" Slide 6 - Casper, the Friendly Ghost!

Kenner 1964 "Red" Slide 5 - Clyde Crashcup!

Kenner 1964 "Red" Slide 4 - Alvin & The Chipmunks!

Kenner 1964 "Red" Slide 3 - Mr. Magoo!

Kenner 1964 "Red" Slide 2 - Dick Tracy!

Kenner 1964 "Red" Slide 1 - Popeye!

Kenner 1964 "Red" Slides Checklist!

1-Popeye-Popeye Booms Back
2-Dick Tracy-A Real Pepper-Upper
3-Mr. Magoo-Out of Step
4-Alvin and the Chipmunks-Fractured Football
5-Clyde Crashcup-3-Speed Omission
6-Casper the Friendly Ghost-Panic Stop
7-Barney Google & Snuffy Smith-Board Stiff
8-Bozo the clown-High Dive
9-Fury-Firey Rescue
10-Mr. Ed-No Pool Like a New Pool
11-Mighty Mouse-Punch for Lunch
12-Three Stooges-Tanks, but No Tanks
13-Captain Kangaroo-Growing Pains
14-Lassie-Timmy's Bad Break
15-Dennis the Menace-Come On In
16-Huckleberry Hound & Yogi Bear-Wash-Up for Supper

Fortuna No. 239 Slides!

Something a bit different today before we get into the 1964 slides... here's a YouTube video I created of the entire Fortuna No. 239 slide set! Just compare these to what Kenner was doing in the 1960s... these are very sparse on text, and the text is set in pretty much random places... if you thought the Kenner adaptations of classics was really cut and dried, check these out! I'm especially amused at how they cut to the end without really resolving the plot's conflict first!

1963 "Green" Hanna-Barbera Slide #16 - The Flintstones!

1963 "Green" Hanna-Barbera Slide #15 - Quick Draw McGraw!

1963 "Green" Hanna-Barbera Slide #14 - The Jetsons!

1963 "Green" Hanna-Barbera Slide #13 - Yogi Bear

1963 "Green" Hanna-Barbera Slide #12 - Huckleberry Hound!

1963 "Green" Hanna-Barbera Slide #11 - The Flintstones!

1963 "Green" Hanna-Barbera Slide #10 - Auggie Doggie!

1963 "Green" Hanna-Barbera Slide #9 - Lippy & Hardy!

1963 "Green" Hanna-Barbera Slide #8 - Wally Gator!

1963 "Green" Hanna-Barbera Slide #7 - Touche Turtle!

1963 "Green" Hanna-Barbera Slide #6 - Hokey Wolf!

1963 "Green" Hanna-Barbera Slide #5 - Quick Draw McGraw!

1963 "Green" Hanna-Barbera Slide #4 - The Jetsons!

1963 "Green" Hanna-Barbera Slide #3 - Yogi Bear!

1963 "Green" Hanna-Barbera Slide #2 - Huckleberry Hound!

1963 "Green" Hanna-Barbera Slide #1 - The Flintstones!

1963 "Green" Hanna-Barbera Set!

1-The Flintstones-All's Well That Ends Well
2-Huckleberry Hound-Smile, You're on TV!
3-Yogi Bear-Woodsman, Spare That Tree!
4-Jetsons-Rosie Gets Repaired
5-Quick Draw McGraw-Fastest Guitar in the West
6-Hokey Wolf-An Actor's Life
7-Touche Turtle-Blast Off For Balloon
8-Wally Gator-Wally Saves His Skin
9-Lippy Lion-The Dragon's Shadow
10-Auggie Doggie-Daddy Tries His Wings
11-Flintstones-Fred Thinks Big
12-Huckleberry Hound-The Right Caliber
13-Yogi Bear-His Kind of Hat
14-Jetsons-Elroy's Secret Weapon
15-Quick Draw McGraw-Gold Fever
16-The Flintstones-A Record Catch

Give-A-Show-Like Products!

OK, one more day before I post the checklist for the next Give-A-Show set...

The Give-A-Show Projector wasn't the only toy of its kind; it wasn't even the first one!



Here's the Flashy Flickers toy, which used King Features characters and a filmstrip format.



While Chad Valley had the Disney license for the UK, in the USA, it was the Magna-Slide people who produced these slides featuring the Disney characters!



I don't know if the Magnajector pictured above is related to the Magna-Slides.



Disney Give-A-Show-like slides were also produced by Sawyers Tru-Vue, which seems to have some relationship to the View-Master people... Pictured above is a set I won! The Tru-Vue slides were much smaller - about 1/4 to 1/3 the size of the Give-A-Show slide area!



And here's the Fortuna slide projectors, which were a knock-off by a Hong Kong company, also known as Spectrum outside the UK, I think. These were also scaled-down from the Kenner product!



Here's another model of the Fortuna projector!



And just for comparison, here's a knock-of of the View-Master Projector, which may hav been made by the same people!



Here's an item going way back... if you've been a follow of my blog "Random Acts of Geekery," you've seen the "movie viewer" type toys, which came with a strip of film you'd feed through, and then look through a view-finder to watch. The above projector used similar film, and I'd say it's definitely a precursor to the Give-A-Show Projector!



This is the oldest item similar to the Give-A-Show Projector I've seen... it's a 1935 Dux Kino, and I don't know if the 1935 is the year it was produced or a model number of some kind!



I don't know if this is a knock-off or actually licensed, but that projector design looks awfully close to Kenner's original design!



Just because Kenner discontinued the Give-A-Show Projector in the early 1980s doesn't mean other company couldn't do similar products! This Bandai toy from Japan certainly seems to use similar principles!



As I said, Kenner may have discontinued the Give-A-Show, but copies of it continue to pop up here and there! Look at this refill pack above... that's definitely the Give-A-Show format, and when I find a photo of the projector that went with it, that should look familiar too!

Before we start on the next set...

...I've got a thing or two to get off my chest, so bear with me.

If you're a collector of Give-A-Show Projectors, you've probably gone onto eBay a time or two to try and find items that are missing in your collection -- heck, I check it pretty much daily! -- and I'm sure there's been a few times when you've seen the starting bid or buy it now price on an item and thought, "Who the heck would pay that much for that thing?"

I'm guessing nobody is willing to pay those prices, and the reason I say that is because -- as I said -- I check eBay reguarlly, and ever since I started collecting, I've seen some items listed (especially in eBay Stores) for about as long as I've been collecting, all with ridiculously high prices, and they're not being sold.

Like, for example, a Bionic Woman Give-a--Show set with an asking price of $99. That is an obscene amount of money to ask, especially when there's another one listed for half that price (not that I'm planning to pay that much, either... I think $30 would be my top price, and that's only if shipping is $10 or less).

And then there's the people selling individual slides... Now, I can *almost* see asking $3 for a single slide strip, because if that's all your missing in your set, it might be worth it. Almost. I've only bought one single strip on eBay, and that was $1.00 for a Frankenstein Jr. strip with reasonable shipping.

But how about $10 for one strip, especially one that I have as part of a complete set I bought with package for $30 including shipping? It's ridiculous.

Don't even get me started on some of the other prices I've seen... in July, someone listed a 1981 Scooby-Doo set with beat-up box with a starting bid of $100. And the Star Wars sets, especially the Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi-related ones, routinely ask for $250 or more.

Even if I won the lottery, I wouldn't pay that much for a single Give-A-Show Projector set. Not even the Chad Valley Planet of the Apes set only sold in the UK (That one, I might go $100 tops on, but that would be only if, as I implied, I won the lottery).

So, if you're a collector, even if you have money to waste, please don't fall for those overinflated prices. Even if that's the one item you need for a complete collection. Be patient, wait for someone else to list it at a more reasonable price.

And don't bid against me, okay?

Jon

Kenner 1963 "Blue" Kaleido-Film

These four slidestrips were designed to be used with the special Kaleidoscope lenses provided with this 1963 set. Since I don't have a complete set with both lenses, and don't have any way at hand to simulate the effect, you'll just have to settle for this for the time being!

Kenner 1963 "Blue" Slide #24 - Bozo the Clown

Kenner 1963 "Blue" Slide #23 - Captain Kangaroo

Kenner 1963 "Blue" Slide #22 - Lassie

Kenner 1963 "Blue" Slide #21 - Dennis the Menace

Kenner 1963 "Blue" Slide #20 - Alvin & The Chipmunks

Kenner 1963 "Blue" Slide #19 - The Kenner Kids

Kenner 1963 "Blue" Slide #18 - The Gooney Bird

Kenner 1963 "Blue" Slide #17 - Bozo the Clown

Kenner 1963 "Blue" Slide #16 - Whirlybirds

Kenner 1963 "Blue" Slide #15 - Superman

Kenner 1963 "Blue" Slide #14 - Casper the Friendly Ghost

Kenner 1963 "Blue" Slide #13 - Mr. Magoo

Kenner 1963 "Blue" Slide #12 - Captain Kangaroo

Kenner 1963 "Blue" Slide #11 - The Three Stooges

Kenner 1963 "Blue" Slide #10 - Dick Tracy

Kenner 1963 "Blue" Slide #9 - Mister Ed

Kenner 1963 "Blue" Slide #8 - Lassie

Kenner 1963 "Blue" Slide #7 - Dennis the Menace

Kenner 1963 "Blue" Slide #6 - Roy Rogers

Kenner 1963 "Blue" Slide #5 - Alvin & The Chipmunks!

Kenner 1963 "Blue" Slide #4 - Bullwinkle & Rocky!

Kenner 1963 "Blue" Slide #3 - Mighty Mouse!

Kenner 1963 "Blue" Slide #2 - Popeye

Kenner 1963 "Blue" Slide #1 - The Flintstones!

Kenner 1963 "Blue" Slides Checklist!

So, before getting into the next set, here's a checklist, so you'll know what to look forward to!

1-The Flintstones and Pebbles-Fred Takes a Flyer
2-Popeye-Undersea Surprise
3-Mighty Mouse-Two Can Play At That Game
4-Rocky and Bullwinekle-To Catch a Moose
5-Alvin and the Chipmunks-Picnic Surprise
6-Roy Rogers-Trip Trap
7-Dennis the Menace-Where's Cowboy Bob?
8-Lassie-Stampede
9-Mr. Ed-Now Who's Talking?
10-Dick Tracy-The Robot Wrecker
11-Three Stooges-Billboard Butchers
12-Captain Kangaroo-Who Stopped the Clock?
13-Mr. Magoo-Class Reunion
14-Casper the Friendly Ghost-The Braggin' Dragon
15-Superman-Journey Into the Past
16-Whirlybirds-Air Fishing
17-Bozo the Clown-Chimp Chaser
18-The Gooney Bird-Gorilla Tamer
19-The Kenner Kids-Rambunctious Rhino
20-Alvin and the Chipmunks-Alvin's Big Catch
21-Dennis the Menace-A Trip to the Museum
22-Lassie-Lassie Gets a Reward
23-Captain Kangaroo-No Feathers for Bunny
24-Bozo the Clown-It Looks Like a Real Lion
A1-Kaleido-Film
A2-Kaleido-Film
A3-Kaleido-Film
A4-Kaleido-Film

Give-A-Show Knockoffs and Imitators!

Before we start on 1963, here's some photos of products similar to the Give-A-Show!







I'm trying to keep an eye out for one of these at a reasonable price! Tru-Vue seems to be the predecessor of View-Master.















It's amazing how many different Stellar/Fortuna projectors there were... and that projector is not nearly as big as the box art makes it out to be, by the way! I have one of these sets I'll share with you one of these days.

Here's some more recent Give-A-Show-like items!

Kenner 1962 "Red" Slide #16 - The Boy Who Cried Wolf!

Kenner 1962 "Red" Slide #15 - Mighty Mouse!

Kenner 1962 "Red" Slide #14 - Deputy Dawg!

Kenner 1962 "Red" Slide #13 - Fury!

Kenner 1962 "Red" Slide #12 - Mister Ed!

Kenner 1962 "Red" Slide #11 - Dick Tracy

Kenner 1962 "Red" Slide #10 - Aladdin's Lamp!

Kenner 1962 "Red" Slide #9 - Mr. Magoo!

Kenner 1962 "Red" Slide #8 - Huckleberry Hound and Yogi Bear

Kenner 1962 "Red" Slide #7 - The Kenner Kids

Kenner 1962 "Red" Slide #6 - Roy Rogers

Kenner 1962 "Red" Slide #5 - Woody Woodpecker

Kenner 1962 "Red" Slide #4 - Bullwinkle

Kenner 1962 "Red" Slide #3 - The Kenner Kids

Kenner 1962 "Red" Slide #2 - The Three Stooges

Kenner 1962 "Red" Slide #1 - Popeye

Kenner 1962 "Red" Slides Checklist!

1962 Red Slides

1-Popeye and Olive Oyl-Victory at Sea
2-Three Stooges-Monster Monkey Business
3-Kenner Kids-Dive into Danger
4-Rocky and Bullwinkle-The Astronut
5-Woody Woodpecker-Jetty Propulsion
6-Roy Rogers-Mark of the Big Cat
7-Kenner Kids-Everglades Adventure
8-Huckleberry Hound and Yogi Bear-Poor Picnic Pickin's
9-Mr. Magoo-Magoo Gets a Checkup
10-Classics-Aladdin's Lamp
11-Dick Tracy-Case of the Missing Masterpiece
12-Mr. Ed-A Hitchin' Ed's Plans
13-Fury-Adventure With an Outlaw Stallion
14-Deputy Dawg-Bait From Outer Space
15-Mighty Mouse-A Whale of a Job
16-Classics-The Boy Who Cried Wolf

Wish Book Catalog Images!

All these images (in their uncropped form, anyway), originated from Wishbook Web, a great site that I was alerted to at the Plaid Stallions blog. The proprietors of that website have dutifully scanned entire catalogs from Sears, JC Penney, Montgomery Ward's, and more, and made them available to check out!

There's all kinds of great vintage stuff shown there, including toys I don't ever remember seeing before! But here's the Give-A-Show stuff I could find there, as well as similar toys:


(Sears 1975)


(Eaton's 1973)


(Eaton's 1973 again)


(Sears 1969)


(Penney's 1966)


(Penney's 1966 again)


(Still more Penney's 1966)


(One final Penney's 1966)


(Sears 1964)


(More Sears 1964)


(Another Sears 1964)


(Yes, another Sears 1964)

Jon

Kenner 1962 "Gold" Slide #16 - Elephants Crossing the Alps

Kenner 1962 "Gold" Slide #15 - Finest Indian of Them All

Kenner 1962 "Gold" Slide #14 - Mountains of Flaming Rock

Kenner 1962 "Gold" Slide #13 - Brothers Who Invented the Airplane

Kenner 1962 "Gold" Slide #12 - The First Rocket

While the slide says "The First Rocket," the audio makes it appear the title should be "The Father of Modern Rocketry," so that's what the YouTube video shows!

Kenner 1962 "Gold" Slide #11 - First at the Top of the World

Kenner 1962 "Gold" Slide #10 - Seeing Without Eyes

Kenner 1962 "Gold" Slide #9 - Giants and Midgets

Note: The people who appear to be completely black (as in the color) should appear more brown, but browns don't scan well from transparencies.

Kenner 1962 "Gold" Slide #8 - Oldest Living Things on Earth

Kenner 1962 "Gold" Slide #7 - 182 Brave Men