I found this tiny vintage Shackman dollhouse TV the other day. Made of all wood and from Japan, originally it had a picture of waterfall taped inside the oval screen opening, but it was ripped anyway, so I replaced it with a picture of Peter Cushing as the heart-stopping zombie, Arthur Grimsdyke, via Amicus Studio's truly excellent Tales from the Crypt (1972) film. Much better, eh? And who's that planted right in front of the bubu tube in a comfy red bean bag chair and watching this frightening drive-in classic? Why, it's Labubu and her boney boyfriend, Tycoco! Now, TFTC isn't a 3D movie, but Bubu's wearing 3D glasses anyway for some reason, --and still seems to be totally into it! But despite being a fleshless bag of bones like scary old Mr. Grimsdyke, Tycoco doesn't seem to be enjoying the movie at all-- wahh! Oh well, there's always cartoons and blind box toy unboxing vids on youtube that they can totally just watch later.
Labubu TV is part of the one-off "hanging card" figure series, via Pop Mart / How2work.
The doll house TV really takes me back. TVs are kids phones now, but back in my day (argh, my hips just gave out!) they were giant cathode monstrosities that hummed and you had a giant dial that clicked as it turned the motor on your antenna.
ReplyDeleteDon't get me started about the stereos! They were bigger than a couch!
Maybe Labubu bought her 3D glasses previously from Count Floyd the last time he showed a 3D movie on 'Monster Chiller Horror Theatre'. Maybe Tycoco is a bit upset because he lost his 3D specs and has to watch the show minus the special effects.
ReplyDeleteThat pic in the screen is just perfect, a great image from a great film.
You know, I haven't seen an old black and white TV since forever. Even closed-circuit security cams are in color now. This thing is an antique!
ReplyDeleteI remember the old wooden console TVs, but I never owned one. We never owned any TV that sat on the floor. Closest I got was a nineteen-inch Hitatchi push-button model with faux wood paneling. Big and square and looked a lot like a microwave. My grandparents, both sets, had (what felt like) six-ton wooden cabinet console TVs, though. Totally had the big antenna dial Mr. Barnes mentioned and everything.