Alongside Mr. Bear, I recently had cause to remember …
The US Presidents. By, ironically, Marx.
I had this set. The painted one. Complete with styrofoam amphitheater and columns. These guys helped me learn all the presidents — and served as army men, too, in a pinch.
I loved these guys. Yes, I was a weird kid, but I thought these things were the greatest things since sliced bread.
I suspect they got tossed out ages ago — but I’ll never forget these guys. And, through the wonders of the Internet, I’ll never have to.
Hmmmm … eBay …
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OMG!! I had this set, too! I loved those things. That, and a set of American Heritage books on the Presidents. They had those as premiums a the grocery store when I was a kid, and my mother got me each one as a new one came out every month. I think it was 1967 or 1968. It always bugged me, because we moved and I never got the last one.
I found them on eBay.
I had thought it was a gas station premium, but all the sources seem to indicate it was grocery stores. Wonder if my mom remembers …
The gas station premium I remember collecting as a child was Noah’s Ark.
My Mom passes the buck:
I’m pretty certain not. But …