Following on from the second-last post, one of my favourite toys from childhood was a MARX TOYS YOGI BEAR & HUCKLEBERRY HOUND WALKER. The fact that it's Huck and Yogi, and not Yogi and BOO BOO, suggests that it's an early piece of merchandise from when Huck's show first hit TV, in which Yogi was only a support act, albeit an extremely popular one. Yogi soon went on to eclipse the ol' hound-dog and was awarded his own TV show, in which he had his own second-stringers, SNAGGLEPUSS and YAKKI DOODLE.
Marx Toys also produced a range of DISNEY character Walkers, plus other ones, such as POPEYE, etc., but ol' Yogi and Huck are hard to beat. I've also got a FLINTSTONES one, featuring FRED & BARNEY, which I'll show you one day if you promise to behave yourselves. These little toys are worth quite a few pounds in the collectors' market, and are highly sought-after by lovers of HANNA-BARBERA memorabilia.
When I acquired this a number of years back to replace the one I had owned as a child (I've now had it for around twice as long as its predecessor), I was struck by the noise it makes as it toddles down an incline, wobbling slightly from side-to-side as it does so. It's a soft, slow 'rattling' intonation, and I was surprised to be reminded of what had once been a familiar sound, neither heard nor thought about since I was a lad. However, upon hearing it again, all the old memories came flooding back in a rush, making me realise that one never truly forgets anything. It's all still there, lying dormant under the surface, waiting only for the proper catalyst to allow it to spring, full-blown, back into one's consciousness, bringing with it recollections of earlier times.
Is there a particular toy you remember from childhood? Why not share it with us in the comments section?
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