Welcome to Yes, This Will Be On the Test.
Waving to visitors, new followers, and fellow A to Z
participants. I’m sending virtual hugs to you all for taking a moment to stop
by.
I’ll be sharing my “take-aways.” All those snigglets,
golden nuggets, and lessons learned from other creative sources.
This is where it all began for me -
A lifelong devotion to being a pop culture nerd.
I was smitten with Stanley Beamish, the Everyman who became a really geeky superhero.
I even wrote a letter to Mattel suggesting they make an action figure of Mr. Terrific.
I received a very polite letter explaining that a show with a run of 17 episodes didn't warrant merchandising.
I was crushed. My Ken doll had to role play.
TAKE AWAY - Amazing abs and mythic lineage are not mandatory for super heroes.
Who was your first super hero?
I haven't seen this and you've made me curious about Mr. Terrific.
ReplyDeleteSo funny about your letter to them. Not seen this show either though I haven't watched too much TV for a long time so not surprised.
ReplyDeleteThe only way I knew this show existed is from a book about superhero shows.
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of Mr. Terrific! I love that you wrote a letter asking for an action figure to be made. :)
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I've never heard of this. My first superhero was Superman. The one with Christopher Reeve. It was one of the first movies I can remember seeing on video cassette.
ReplyDeleteI'd have to say Batman ... Because he's Batman! :)
ReplyDeleteLOL, yeah, they didn't have him around long enough to create an action hero out of him. I've never even heard of that particular hero before!
ReplyDeleteI think it is SO cool that you wrote a letter to Mattel when you were a kid. I wish I'd been that proactive!
ReplyDeleteMr. Terrific? Really? This the first time I've even heard of him. I guess I'd have say Superman was my first love when I was kid.
ReplyDeleteThey didn't want to do a doll? How rude!
ReplyDelete"I received a very polite letter explaining that a show with a run of 17 episodes didn't warrant merchandising." I know, this IS sad, but I also just really laughed out loud. I give you major props for writing to them, though, even if they just don't get it!
ReplyDeleteThe Supercats (Misty comics), Batwoman (the original, yellow costumed one) and I think, Storm and Phoenix (X - Men). We didn't get many Marvel or DC comics in Shannon Town where I grew up, I got the DC one in Liverpool and a reprint (black and white) of X-men in shannon, as for Supercats, I don't remember much, just that I loved the comic and loved them.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry but I haven't heard of Mr. Terrific. It was nice of them to bother responding to your letter.
ReplyDeleteDoes the Bionic Woman count as a superhero? That was my first action figure. We also watched the Justice League and I had Spider Girl, Batwoman, and Wonder Woman Underoos.
-Vicki
I'll admit that I've never heard of Mr. Terrific. Going to have to see if Netflix has it :) Hmm, my first superhero? Superman, ala Lois and Clark. Definitely a plus on the abs!
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