Friday, May 8, 2009

sea-monkeys

Are you old enough to remember this advert?


Woodrow Phoenix (Horse of a Different Colour, Donny Digits) lent me some of his 1970's comics and I remembered how fascinated I was with the idea of these sea-monkeys.
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6 comments:

  1. I certainly remember those ads, given that I was reading US Marvel imports since 1968. Sea Monkeys was always intriguing, Charles Atlas was something I always wanted to know about and I never knew what GRIT was all about. I am sure there were others but those are the ones I remember. Oh yes, X-Ray glasses :-)

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  2. I remember those. The idea seemed really intriguing - little people-critters in a fish tank! It's like that miniaturized city Superman had in his Fortress. How *did* they get away with the advertising?

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  3. And they were actually dried brine shrimp, is that correct? I remember reading a great comic strip once (possibly by Evan Dorkin?) about the crushing disappointment of a kid receiving his packet of sea monkeys in the post and discovering they were somewhat... less than advertised.

    Great pic, anyway!

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  4. They were brine shrimps. Trading standards eh, Ya wouldnt get away with that in the uk. Not with the integrity of this government :-|
    Anyway...
    Charles Atlas. I always wandered what 'Dynamic Tension' was. which was his body building method. Eventually I found out (not that I show the evidence) It was featured on an episode of 'The Waltons' of all things :-D
    Its a Canadian Army training method. Send me 5 bucks and I will tell you what it is ;-)

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  5. We used to do dynamic tension exercises at karate - they were pretty good, but some people worried they may not be that good for you with a certain kind of 'goju' breathing technique which was very forced.

    My era for DC comics (I seldom bought Marvel) was the late 70s, and I used to drool at the wonderland of goodies (!) in those ads. I wanted a bucket of soldiers. I bet they were awful and cheap in reality.

    I really love your Sea Monkies, Sarah. I'll take a bucket-full :-)

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  6. I actually got some a couple of years ago for my godson and his brother (Leo's boys) and they were exactly as unimpressive as I'd known they would be. Frolicking, fun-loving little monkeys, my foot! They were about as active as soap bubbles.

    However, if the Transcience Corporation (surely an invention of J J Abrams?) would kindly bioengineer your version, Sarah, then I would happily buy a crateful :-)

    Dynamic tension? Must be hard work!

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