Odd Ogg

When I was 5 years old my favorite toy was an odd thing that was aptly named Odd Ogg. I can pinpoint my age at the time that I had it because I can still remember taking it to kindergarten for show and tell. For some reason I’ve been thinking about this toy today and, thanks to the internet, I found some images of the thing. This is pretty much how I remembered it:

I didn’t remember how it could look like it could have been a member of KISS (but without the makeup):

According to Wikipedia:

Odd Ogg was a toy of the 1960s that was produced by the Ideal Toy Company. The ODD OGG was a half turtle and half frog and resembled a robotic version of this unique combination. Ideal Toy Company manufactured the ODD OGG in 1962. While ODD OGG might not be as popular as other toys produced by Ideal, such as Kissy doll, Tammy doll, or even the Magic 8-ball, it is remembered by many Baby Boomers to this day.

The ODD OGG came with four plastic balls and the objective was for the child to roll them directly into ODD OGG’s center. If a child succeeded in doing this, the toy would roll towards them. If a child failed to correctly roll the ball into the underbelly of ODD OGG, then the toy would stick out its tongue and move backwards.

Even more detailed info about Odd Ogg can be found here.

I even managed to find some video of Odd Ogg:

My Odd Ogg went to Toy Heaven probably around 50 years ago but I still have fond memories of playing with it….thank you Internet for bringing some of those memories back. 🙂

Random Thought of the Day

Why is it that we never hear about Absorbine, Sr.?

Random Thought of the Day

Why is it that the media is questioning whether Hillary Clinton will run for president now that she is a grandmother when they would never ask that of a man who is a grandfather?

Clink! Clink! Another Drink!

In 1942 Mel Blanc recorded his first record – Clink! Clink! Another Drink! with Spike Jones and His City Slickers….in fact, it was also Spike’s first recording session. Mel, of course, was not a member of the City Slickers and it was the only record that Mel would make with them.

In what one might call a precursor to today’s music videos, they also filmed a Soundie of the song to be played on a Panoram, a coin-operated film jukebox or machine music, in nightclubs, bars, restaurants, factory lounges, and amusement centers. More info here.

In this video, Mel joins lead singer Del Porter in this rendition of the song….and watch for Spike behind the bar.

Quote of the Day

“Hanging is too good for a man who makes puns; he should be drawn and quoted.”  ~Fred Allen

Second Quote of the Day

“Things ain’t what they used to be and probably never was.” – Will Rogers

Quote of the Day

“Weather forecast for tonight: dark.” ~George Carlin

Gigantic Titanic Laughs

This past Saturday evening my good and talented friend Michael Airington was performing in his one man show, Oh My Goodness, It’s Paul Lynde, at the Hudson Backstage Theater in Hollywood. Part of the show is a scenario in which Michael shows us how Paul might have auditioned for some famous films, including Love Story, Taxi Driver, Deliverance and The Exorcist….this leads up to Michael/Paul asking a woman from the audience to come up on stage to recreate the final scene between Jack and Rose in Titanic. The woman chosen is usually a young non-actress….but in the video you are about to see, the part of Rose is played by veteran actress Doris Roberts. Needless to say, she steals the show. Enjoy.

 

A sweet moment at the end