The Go-Go's Swinger! '67

Who's ready for more groovy 60's go-go girl action? Topper Toys unleashed the amazingly timely, "The Go-Go's" series of dolls in 1967 (see the catalog ad at the very bottom of this post for the full line-up), complete with fun accessories, and each one in her own clear plastic display case. As you can see below, the Swinger's case has become a bit dingy over the years -- or is it just fogged up from all those exhaustin' dance moves like The Pony and The Jerk?! Whatever the case, let's get her out of the case where she can REALLY kick off those shoes and tear it up! Her rubbery body is prime for a variety of dance poses, and her hair, oddly enough, is too. I'm not really sure what it's coated with (could just be age / room pollution) but it's tacky to the touch and unfortunately falls out in hunks if you mess around with it too much. I love her cute little face though, and no matter how you pose her she always looks happy, and with her eyes closed is seemingly lost in her own thoughts and the beat of the music. If you wanna see her in action check out the original TV commercial (HERE!) along with all of the other great dolls from this series. And speaking of, I still have the Private Ida. I did have the Cool Cat as well, but she shimmied off to another lucky collector a little earlier this year! MORE GO-GO GIRLS HERE!!!

Go-Go Girl Drink Mixer '69

Okay now, who's thirsty? And who needs their drink shaken, not stirred? Well, put away that boring old handheld aluminum drink shaker, because here comes Poynter Products 1969 Go-Go Girl Drink Mixer to shake things up (and yeah, maybe even provide a few "stirs" to the best us, anyway!) Now I'm not sure if its ever been noted before, but to me she seems clearly designed after Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder's classic cartoon coochie coo'er, Little Annie Fanny. See, Annie and her fanny (and everything else too!) appeared in over 100+ issues of Playboy Magazine from 1962 to 1988, so it only seems logical that some bit of related gag gift would bubble up and out from somewhere based upon her charms and good looks, --and it just so happened to happen during the gorgeous, groovy go-go gal era! Here's how it works: set your drink in the low hanging hoop, push the magic button, and watch this mmm-mmm-minx mix that slug with some grinding hip gyrations that'll seriously take your breath away! And yeah ok, I've had this thing for a lonnnnng time, and I promise you-- she used to work! At some point though, she got very wet, as did her original, ummm, box! So to be honest, I'm kind of afraid to even try crankin' her back up with some ever elusive C batteries (that I can't even find for sale around here anywhere anyway.) To make matters even lamer, I also can't find a glass or tumbler that will fit inside her hoop! You'll just have to CLICK HERE and gawk at someone else's nicely shot Youtube video to see her in shocking, drink-free, shake that money-maker action. 

And yessss, to answer the obvious question that everyone is totally thinking: she will absolutely mix a drink topless. What kind of novelty headshop merch do you take this for anyway?!

Another Swell Idea-- of Corset!

In our previous post (HERE) we found a rather uniquely groovy way to keep our go-go boots from getting warped 'n wrinkled. Now today, we're gonna go back a few more decades to discover an equally clever doo-dad for to store our delicate lady dainties within. It's a pink, corset shaped hanging hosiery hamper, complete with black lace covering, and cute, dangly garter belt accessory details (which honestly really help sell the overall concept.) And oh my, just think of all the wonderful things that you can conveniently store inside, though of course you could always just use it as a laundry basket for your dirtiest of dainties as well. Made by Loren Company, (1940's Fullerton CA), --and when brand new it originally sold for a whole whoppin' two dollars!

IBS

In the panicky wake of our nation's parasitic laced, diarrhea lettuce doom-o-rama, AEET is instead waving away the Irritable Bowel Syndrome precautions by helping take your mind off it all with Inflatable Boot Savers (or, aka Stuffers!) Yes, this a fun way to keep your favorite boots (now taking the seasonal backseat to your flip-flops) maintaining fit, and ever erect, posture form. There's absolutely no reason to leave those boots sitting sadly limp in the closet all summer while patiently awaiting Fall's glorious revival. Just shove these big-eyed vinyl redheads down into any pair of thigh-high go-gos and start a'blow-blowin'! With all crappy current things considered, (*deep breath, blow) there are some things actually shaping up nicely --unless you just ate a cyclosporiasis contaminated Cesar salad-- AIEEEE! And hey, if you don't own a pair of boots, you can always just toss these inflatables into the pool and play some weird, severed ghost-limb JAWS game with your chums. What are the rules again? 

Doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo-doo...

Scared Stiff

For those of you that enjoyed AEET's previous Mitzi of the Movies double feature post HERE, how about a couple more fun films recently added to the ever expanding Karswell SUPER 8 Kollection. This time it's two of my favorite comedy creep classics: the Martin & Lewis haunted island castle hilarity of Scared Stiff from 1953 (watch the silent subtitled version of this Ken Films 8mm version HERE on youtube, and also check out the trailer HERE!) Plus, the all-time madcap mummy-rama from 1955, Abbott and Costello Meet the Mummy! (see that trailer HERE!) Condensed film versions like this will never not be a chuckle-filled blast, and are made even more collectably cool by that beautifully painted artwork on the box lids. I need TROG!

Mitzi of the Movies: Double Feature

Not to be confused with the many other various illustrated publications using the exact same title, "Movie Comics", published by Fiction House from 1946 to 1947 lasted a mere 4 issues before calling it quits, --and it's a shame too because it's full of fun stories and truly incredible art. Each issue depicted real life movie stars and starlettes in actual films of the time era (via Paramount, Universal, and MGM --ie Dan Duryea and Ella Raines in "White Tie and Tails" and Mickey Rooney and Bonita Granville in "Love Laughs at Andy Hardy", just to name a few.) Each issue also squeezed in filler page bios on screen legends such as Joan Crawford, Ann Blythe, Douglas Fairbanks Jr., Clark Gable etc. But for this AEET post, we're going to double feature it up with a pair of marvelous Matt Baker tales starring fresh faced, fictionally frisky, "Mitzi of the Movies!" Mitzi Mason, aspiring midwestern girl lured to the bright lights of Hollywood, CA, --instead finding her lowly, lonely self schleppin' along in menial jobs while getting equally caught up in one suspense-filled shenanigan scrape after another! It's great stuff, and the beautiful Baker art deserves a non-stop barrage of all over chef kissery. So let's take off to the movie sets of a pirate picture, as well as a good 'ol wild wild western, and see just how our magnificent lil minx is makin' out, shall we? From the February 1947 issue of Movie Comics #2, and the June 1947 issue of #4. I've also rounded out the post with some cute vintage ads as well, --enjoy!