Saturday, May 16, 2009

1962 Chad Valley "Disneyland," Part 3!

Thursday, May 14, 2009

1962 Chad Valley "Disneyland," Part 1!

Since the 1962 Chad Valley "Disneyland" set was wholly unique, not duplicating anything from Kenner, I'm presenting it here in four parts, with the checklist in the first part!

17 - BAMBI
18 - MICKEY MOUSE
19 - CHIP 'N' DALE
20 - DUMBO
21 - SNOW WHITE AND DOPEY
22 - LADY AND THE TRAMP
23 - PINCOCCHIO
24 - PLUTO
25 - DONALD DUCK
26 - GOOFY
27 - HUEY, LOUIE AND DEWEY
28 - THUMPER
29 - FIGARO
30 - GUS AND JACK
31 - PETER PAN AND TINKERBELL
32 - MONTY AND MORTY

Apparently Mickey's nephews Morty and Ferdie were known as Monty and Morty in the UK! Here's the part one video:

Wednesday, May 13, 2009

Chad Valley 1963 Slides, Part 2!

Here's the rest of the unique slides in Chad Valley's 1963 2nd Edition set:



Here's the checklist for Chad Valley's 1963 2nd Edition:

65 - POPEYE "VICTORY AT SEA"
66 - WOODY WOODPECKER "JETTY PROPULSION"
67 - ALADDIN'S LAMP
68 - THE BOY WHO CRIED WOLF
69 - MAD HATTER'S TEA PARTY
70 - DICK TRACY MISSING MASTERPIECE
71 - ANDY PANDY'S NEW PLAY BOX
72 - WHIRLY BIRDS "AIR SKI RESCUE"
73 - DICK TURPIN'S RIDE TO YORK
74 - FURY ADVENTURE WITH OUTLAW STALLION
75 - THE BATTLE OF TRAFALGAR
76 - JOAN OF ARC
77 - NODDY'S NEW UMBERELLA
78 - PINKY AND PERKY AND FRIENDS
79 - LASSIE IN SIGN FOR SAFETY
80 - ROY ROGERS MAY THE BEST MAN WIN

And the Kenner 1962 set that's the equivalent to this:

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

So, we see that both sets had the Popeye set, while once again, the Stooges, Kenner Kids, and Rocky and Bullwinkle are dropped. THe Woody Woodpecker one is in there, but Kenner's Roy Rogers slide is missing (and replaced by an entirely original Roy Rogers slide!). The Huckleberry Hound & Yogi, Mister Magoo, Mr. Ed, Deputy Dawg, and Mighty Mouse slides are also dropped from the Chad Valley set. Something I didn't realize when putting this video together was that the Roy Rogers, Lassie and Whirlybirds slides were featured in Kenner's Super Show Projector set. I guess I should've waited a few days until the Super Show set I won on eBay showed up?

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

Chad Valley 1963 Slides, Part 1!

And again, it's the first of two parts for a Chad Valley set! Tomorrow we'll compare this with the Kenner set.

Monday, May 11, 2009

Chad Valley 1962 Slides, Part 2!

Here's the rest of the unique Chad Valley slides from their 1962 "Kaleidoscope" set -- minus Oliver Twist, which apparently Kevin Law didn't have in his set (or at least didn't have it when I created the video).



Here's what Chad Valley had in their set:

K1 - KALEIDOSCOPE SLIDE 1
K2 - KALEIDOSCOPE SLIDE 2
K3 - KALEIDOSCOPE SLIDE 3
K4 - KALEIDOSCOPE SLIDE 4
33 - UNION DRUMMER BOY
35 - THE WIZARD OF OZ
36 - ROBIN HOOD MEETS LITTLE JOHN
37 - TOM SAWYER AND HUCK FINN
38 - WILLIAM TELL
39 - STOWAWAY IN SPACE
40 - AESOP'S LION AND THE MOUSE
42 - TREASURE ISLAND
43 - POPEYE "BIGTOP BULLS-EYE"
45 - LASSIE "DEADLY ATTACKER"
46 - POPEYE "DAY AT THE SEASHORE"
47 - WOODY WOODPECKER "GERONIMO"
48 - ROY ROGERS "TRIGGER'S CLOSE CALL"
49 - LASSIE BRINGS AN URGENT MESSAGE
50 - ROY ROGERS "HORSE THIEVES"
51 - ANDY PANDA
52 - SOOTY AND HIS BOAT
53 - THE LONE RANGER
54 - SOOTY & SWEEP AT THE FAIRGROUND
55 - NODDY'S DAY AT SCHOOL
56 - ANDY PANDY AND THE BALLOONS
57 - SCOTT AND THE ANTARCTIC
58 - LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD
59 - SPEED RECORDS
60 - SEVEN WONDERS OF THE WORLD
61 - GUY FAWKES
62 - NODDY AT THE SEASIDE
63 - ANDY PANDY AND THE DOVECOTE
64 - OLIVER TWIST

This set is really difficult to compare to Kenner's product. I'm guessing the Kaleido-Slides were the same, but where it gets weird is where things came from. They were also in a completely different set than the other slides that are the same! Here's the 1961 "Blue" set from Kenner:

1-Huckleberry Hound-The One That Got Away
2-Popeye-A Day at the Seashore
3-Woody Woodpecker-Geronimo!
4-Three Stooges-Go To the Dogs
5-Rocky and Bullwinkle-A Ball for Boris
6-Lassie-Urgent Message
7-Mighty Mouse-Canaveral Capers
8-Classics-Peter Pan Foils Captain Hook
9-Casper the Friendly Ghost-He Who Laughs Last…
10-Heckle and Jeckle-Rough Stuff
11-Andy Panda-Balooney Business
12-Baby Huey-Wreckless Driver
13-Kenner Kids-The Haunted Mine
14-Roy Rogers-Trigger Has a Close Call
15-Captain Kangaroo-Bunny's Crazy Crop
16-Bozo-Bozo Booms a Bum
17-Classics-The Wizard of Oz
18-Classics-Robin Hood Meets Little John
19-Classics-Tom Sawyer & Huck Finn
20-Classics-William Tell
21-N/A-Stowaway in Space
22-Aesop's Fable-The Lion and the Mouse
23-N/A-Deadly Boomerang
24-N/A-Union Drummer Boy
25-Classics-Treasure Island
26-Popeye-Big Top Bullseye
27-Woody Woodpecker-Whew!
28-Three Stooges-Where There's Smoke… There's Fire?
30-Rocky and Bullwinkle-Bully for Bullwinkle
31-Roy Rogers-Headache for the Horse Thieves
32-Bozo-Joy Ride for Jumbo

Obviously, some messing around was done! OK, so the Chad Valley set was missing the Huckleberry Hound, both Three Stooges, both Rocky and Bullwinkles, Lassie (the Chad Valley set has a different Lassie slide), Mighty Mouse, Peter Pan, Casper, Heckle and Jeckle, Andy Panda, Baby Huey, Kenner Kids, Captain Kangaroo, both Bozo the Clowns, and one of the Roy Rogers slides, plus the "Deadly Boomerang" story that I believe was really the first "Kenner Kids" slide.

Sunday, May 10, 2009

Chad Valley 1962 Slides, Part 1!

Here's part one of two featuring Chad Valley's unique slides in their 1962 "Kaleidoscope" set. Tomorrow, I'll go over what was different between the Chad Valley and Kenner Sets!