Rare Ideal Mr. Machine TV commercial

[Gunther12301]

happy birthday video!

[6motion6]

He's so steampunk!

I always wanted him, but he never entered my toy collection.

[2hatelibs]

Thank you for doing this, brings a tear to my eye........

[localSickened]

this video is must popular with old people

[mrspatrickcampbell]

Are there nude photos of Mister Machine?

[2hatelibs]

you must be a democrat...

[jimdkc]

My parents bought 3 of these for me and my 2 brothers. I disassembled all 3 and they never went back together again! (I think they were intended for older kids than we were at the time!)

[JohnnyCrayfish]

He really is the greatest toy I've ever seen!

[chuckr613]

I have been looking for this commercial forever. I remember watching it on my grandmothers house 50 years ago. Thanks ever so much for sharing this.

[misszeynoob]

how old is it

[Hadra568]

I had one of these.  Loved it

[elc1960]

I had one too. My dad put him together, then he found out how much noise it made and he said "Oh shit . . . if I'd have known how loud it was gonna be I wouldn't have put it together." He was right, that damn thing was loud!

[TealMaherajah]

I drove my parents crazy asking for this as a kid. I would always say "I wish for a Mr. Machine", in my lispy little voice. I finally got it and loved it. I recently repurchased one to relive my childhood.

[Aijamin]

I remeber my Mr. Machine, I loved that thing., My neighbour ( an older boy) apparently loved it more, as he took it from me, I hope that , Mr. Machine attacked him as the mean kid slept. hehe

[devres]

thanks for putting this up! =)

[devres]

thanks for putting this up! =)

[thelegostudios]

mr. machine talks, he walks, and he EATS YOUR SOUL, FATALITY!!!.

no, i had one, it was one of the greatest toys ever

[DCFunBud]

I am 54 and I still have not gotten over not getting one for Xmas! I told my parents exactly what I wanted, but did they get it? Nooooo! I got some stupid transparent clock; I guess, it was supposed to be educational. So, I had to play with Karen Pope's. Of course, she got a Mr. Machine for Xmas -- probably because they would live a sandwich and milk for Santa.

[in2food]

@DCFunBud Probably your punishment for celebrating Xmas instead of Christmas. LOL

[DCFunBud]

@in2food Too cruel! Happy New Years, anyway. Don't let the ball drop on your head!

[younghoss]

@in2food

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[CatsEyes1717]

I remember this from the early 60's.

[rodana12]

I had one as a kid, probably worth something now

[n0gar]

I guess the 60's were more advanced than I would like to give it credit for...

[castingtherunes]

Mr. Machine helped me breathe when I was a kid. I had severe asthma.

[monkeyroadkill7]

@castingtherunes

Let me guess, you screamed so loud to make it stop that it reopened your airways?

[castingtherunes]

@monkeyroadkill7

Yup!

[EtzEchad]

I had one of those. It was great!

[fatwoman24]

i just bought one yesterday!

[Rollin558]

I remember this commercial. What memories! Thanks for the post.

[loumag7]

I actually went so far as to take apart the spring motor...never did get that one back together. But I'd give any thing to go back to those days!

[olddude521]

Don't feel bad. NOBODY ever got Mr. Machine back together again. Just like Humpty Dumpty.

[2hatelibs]

@olddude521 wrong, today's feminine guys could not, but I sure a hell did....

[knowfuture22172]

I had one that was built sometime in the mid 1970s when I was a kid...in the mid 1970s.l...by that time they'd put more machinery in there so Mr. Machine could whistle while he walked along...mine played "Yankee Doodle Dandy".

[zingarelle7]

I have the same one from the 70s but I had the original when I was a kid. The 70s one was a re-issue

[audiophile55]

I wish they would have allowed us to hear him "talk". All I remember was a sound that sort of went "Aaaaaaaaaa...", which hwas probably something scraping against one of the serrated gears. I got mine in 1961.

[shaneisaghost]

Im 53 yrs old and I want another one !!!

It is one of the few XMAS presents I have always remembered. I wonna be 7 yr old again.

[2hatelibs]

@shaneisaghost 56 and I do to...

[rhblakeman]

Got one of these about 1962 when I was 5 or so - was my buddy for some time then I got older and sat it aside - my brother 3 yrs younger than me got hold of it - never saw it again in one piece but rather one piece at a time, here there and everywhere. Even if they made these again it wouldnt be the same as it would be cheap Chinese junk knockoff toys. The old stuff was the good stuff. Try and find an all metal Tonka or Nylint anymore in the stores - or anything made in the US for that matter.

[davidls11]

My mother wouldn't let me take mine apart because she said I wouldn't be able to put it back together. You can probably guess the rest of the story.

[nobby1701]

I really wanted one of those when I was a kid. I even asked Santa! As it turned out, it was too expensive for my parents to afford and Santa totally let me down. I've heard that your really couldn't take it apart and put it back together the way they said you could in the commercial. Ah, the good old days--when kids were given unrealistically high expectations of what toys would do in commercials, only to have their dreams crushed when they finally got the toy!

[dezurtdude]

Hi,

You actually can take it apart and put it back together again, however, it wasn't something a 5 or 6 year old could do. I have an original Mr. Machine and I took him apart to clean him up and I just followed the instructions. He also also came with a wrench, a large set of instructions and display insert.

[DaveInOCNJ]

Well, there's always Ebay! There are a few of them on there at any given time.

[1975tooto]

You too? I went thru the same thing when I asked for one!!

[TheUnknownVet]

Reminds me of Obama.

[dezurtdude]

LOL! You are right!

[olysidd08]

I have not seen this video in many years. I still have my Mr. Machine. He is wonderful, and still works. Thanks for this great trip down memory lane.

[ozzywu]

I have this toy also, but that is a replica version.This is a fantastic toy!

That's great you have original version.

Keep that well must be a great thing of your life.

[wilbar2922]

when I was a kid my grandmother lived just a couple of blocks from the Ideal factory in NYC I used to think that was pretty cool.

[reehawk]

Wow, what a blast from the past! I wanted Mr Machine so badly when I was little, but my parents didn't think it was a girl's toy. Fortunately, I had brothers!! I loved him!

[jbrider55]

I had one too. Took it apart and that's how it stayed.

[smidge146]

I had a mr machine and I took it apart!

[willc1975]

Oh man !! This really brings me back ! My mom got me a Mr.Machine for Christmas when I was little . But he didn,t last that long , I wore him out from winding him up so much . Thanks for posting this trip down this boomer,s memory lane !

[ozzywu]

I know Mr. Machine just repro last year.

The price is not cheap, I remember that cast about 120 bucks.(I bought about this price)

You can try to find it on website.

[jlitchford]

What a trip! I had one of those as a kid!