Synopsis
A 1962 television commercial for Lionel's Astro Missile Firing Car train set.
Synopsis, reviewed
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★★★★★ · Typical · The_Emperor_Of_Television · 2009-12-12
Mostly typical cold-war toy commercial, though I presume this toy was for more wealthy children. The toy looks like something I would have enjoyed had I been a child back then. The toy probably would have been most enjoyed if the child added their own storyline to the playing (something I loved to do as a child). My only real problem with the commercial is that it doesn't mention if they all came together, or were sold seperately (something generally needed, if not required, in a commercial even back then judging by surviving examples). Nevertheless, good commercial for a good-looking (if…