Back in the day, when I was
still an actual child (say the mid-Seventies), we managed to get our hands on
exactly one MEGO Oz doll, the Cowardly Lion. I, of course, would have preferred
the Tin Woodman. In time, the figure was nicknamed Otis, and lost most of his
accoutrements, except his bodystocking. His remains remain to this day.
Later (say the late
Eighties), when the Oz Multi Toys line rolled around, I had to get them (except
for the girl Munchkins, and, maybe, the Winged Monkey? - hard to remember at
this late date), despite my dissatisfaction with their dolly format. It was Oz! For the longest of time they were stored in the Old Toybox when I was still at Loop Drive. Sometime in the Nineties or early 2000's I gave them to Kelsey and Kaitlyn (still with their
boxes), and now they are stored in Susan’s attic.
Much the same origin and fate apply to the Biken Express Seven Dwarfs, which I had to have, because, you know – Dwarfs.
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