i'm about the same age as the great garloo, and when i bend over, my back makes the same noises as his do, however when i walk, i sound more like 'mr machine'...
What's amazing is that it even still works after all these years! I would imagine the toy would be extremely rare in this condition and with the original packaging...
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I hear ya! My friends had this and similar toys (we weren't rolling in bucks and I never got one) and they bored easily of them and didn't want to play with them while I stood there drooling!
My brother and I each got a Great Garloo and a Robot Commando for Xmas that year 9'61). Both sets of grandparents bought us dupes, so we had one of each. Those were the days!
Man, I wish that I was you or your brother back then! These toys were expensive then and to get both is really cool! I bet you and your brother had "Garloo vs. Robot Commando" battles!
Of course we had every scenario you could think of! Robot on robot, or robot on Garloo! We were very fortunate. Thanks AGAIN for the blast from the past!!!
Garloo was made in 1961 and the commercials (one here on youtube) shows the suggested retail price of $19.98, and that was a LOT of money back then, especially considering, a comic book cost 10 cents and a candy bar cost a nickel. I don't know how they came up with the name, and even stranger, is why they made a little 3 inch tall wind up (shown in another of my vids) called "Son of Garloo".
Mint!!! thanks for sharing.I had this when I was a kid and it scared the shit out of me at night.I had to have my mom make sure its face was facing the wall in my closet at night before i went to sleep.Still it was my favorite toy.
A great toy, although strange! The box is made so you can cut out a hole and the cardboard piece is used as a serving tray. When stored in the box, you can see his face staring at you, and I'm sure he scared many kids. Thanks for viewing my vid.
Had one of these. Thanks for posting!
doctornerve 3 weeks ago
great vintage toy!
i'm about the same age as the great garloo, and when i bend over, my back makes the same noises as his do, however when i walk, i sound more like 'mr machine'...
birdzbrainz 9 months ago
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I hear ya! I'm starting to creak like G.G. too.
dezurtdude 8 months ago
@dezurtdude make mor vids plz
DJfresh102 7 months ago
@dezurtdude So Classic great Vid!, the Japanese robots today are amazing! I just bought one for $3,000
5tonyvvvv 2 months ago
That was a neat toy but I think some children were afraid of how it looked..
spacemouse1 10 months ago
What's amazing is that it even still works after all these years! I would imagine the toy would be extremely rare in this condition and with the original packaging...
InteriorCommando 1 year ago
OK Now I know why the other video was about the wind up toy. Was Garloo always this noisy or is it age?
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Lionel had a slogan, "A LIFETIME INVESTMENT IN HAPPINESS"
It's seems that may be said of many of our childhood treasures.
Fiftiesflashback 2 years ago
this was my all time favorite toy. then my brother had some kind of robot that worked the same way
agabler2112 2 years ago
I had a friend who had him and I just loved him.
Sandguy99 2 years ago
My friend had this and I always wanted to play with it whenever I came over his house. Most of the time I didn't because he was tired of it.
loveco13 2 years ago
I hear ya! My friends had this and similar toys (we weren't rolling in bucks and I never got one) and they bored easily of them and didn't want to play with them while I stood there drooling!
dezurtdude2 2 years ago
That toy w/box goes for big bucks today!
illymozar 2 years ago
Yes, but only if they work.
dezurtdude2 2 years ago
was he bad or good?
SUPERSAYENNICK 2 years ago
PS - Thanks for posting the demo ... what a flashback.
Garvoon 3 years ago
My pleasure! Thanks for viewing. Yup, it is a flashback for sure!
dezurtdude2 3 years ago
My brother and I each got a Great Garloo and a Robot Commando for Xmas that year 9'61). Both sets of grandparents bought us dupes, so we had one of each. Those were the days!
Garvoon 3 years ago
Man, I wish that I was you or your brother back then! These toys were expensive then and to get both is really cool! I bet you and your brother had "Garloo vs. Robot Commando" battles!
dezurtdude2 3 years ago
Of course we had every scenario you could think of! Robot on robot, or robot on Garloo! We were very fortunate. Thanks AGAIN for the blast from the past!!!
Garvoon 3 years ago
Ugly toy!!!!!
srgeese 3 years ago
Yup, Ol' Garloo is an ugly, but he now is a vintage collectible and worth big bucks! He can be ugly as hell, as far as I'm concerned!
dezurtdude2 3 years ago
I'm curious
as to where Marx toys got the name The Great GarLoo from?
I'm also curious
as to how much he must've cost back then too.
TomtheMan68 3 years ago
Garloo was made in 1961 and the commercials (one here on youtube) shows the suggested retail price of $19.98, and that was a LOT of money back then, especially considering, a comic book cost 10 cents and a candy bar cost a nickel. I don't know how they came up with the name, and even stranger, is why they made a little 3 inch tall wind up (shown in another of my vids) called "Son of Garloo".
dezurtdude2 3 years ago
I believe you about the price being alot
of money back then!Remember back when Star Wars toys got made?I wanted the Millinnum
Falcon, but it was 36 bucks!
My Parents decided to give me an allowance of a buck.
How am I suppose
to save up anything on a buck, I thought to myself.
So I never
did get the Millinnum Falcon.
TomtheMan68 3 years ago
Probably for those who couldn't afford $19.98.
mediamadman747 2 years ago
I'll bet the 3 inch windup "Son of Garloo" was geared to a more middle class budget.
Sandguy99 2 years ago
Mint!!! thanks for sharing.I had this when I was a kid and it scared the shit out of me at night.I had to have my mom make sure its face was facing the wall in my closet at night before i went to sleep.Still it was my favorite toy.
rollfitty69 3 years ago
A great toy, although strange! The box is made so you can cut out a hole and the cardboard piece is used as a serving tray. When stored in the box, you can see his face staring at you, and I'm sure he scared many kids. Thanks for viewing my vid.
dezurtdude2 3 years ago