Saturday, August 18, 2018

Little Green Army Men

Little green army men.   Remember them?   They were one of my favorite childhood toys.
For a dollar I could get a large bag of these toy soldiers.   They had a base to them to help keep the toy soldiers from falling over.
I visited Walt Disney World, Hollywood Studios, Toy Story Land this week.  It was a nostalgia trip down memory lane with huge representations of toys from my childhood.
And along came these "Little Green Army Men" drumming a nice marching beat on their drums.   Actually, they weren't so little.
They were completely covered in green material.   It is August and incredibly
hot, especially at 100% humidity.   I don't know how they managed to tolerate  the heat.
What was interesting was that they had flat pieces on the bottom of their boots similar to the toy army men.   And they could walk without any problem.
I only saw about half of the Toy Story Land but evidently they have the Little Green Army Men for sale in a gift shop.

By the way I was a big fan of R. Lee Ermy.   He was great both in Full Metal Jacket and Mail Call.
Have a really nice day wherever you may be.    Lew

 

1 comment:

Lillian said...

I wonder if it's still possible to get them for $1 at Dollar Tree.