Inflatable craze of the late 80's

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  1. Cun

    Cunning Stunt Well-Known Member

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    #1 Cunning Stunt, Nov 3, 2013
    Am I making this up or did we have inflatable Toby tykes?

    I'm sure I can remember them, or maybe not?!?

    ?????????? Yeah or nay???????
     
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    #2 BobT, Nov 3, 2013
    Can't remember inflatable Toby Tykes, but I do remember the Pink Panthers of Stoke.
     
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    #3 jedstar, Nov 3, 2013
    I used to have a massive inflatable hammer...never took it to the football though!
     
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    #4 andytyke, Nov 3, 2013
    thousands of inflatable bananas. **** knows how that craze even took off
     
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    #5 Gordon Ottershaw, Nov 3, 2013
    it never really took off at Oakwell, thank goodness. There were a few to be seen in the Ponty, including the odd blow up rubber doll, but the main culprits were Man City, Stoke, West Ham and Grimsby.
     
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    #6 Cunning Stunt, Nov 3, 2013
    I can remember those, away match in the cup. 1000's of pink panthers.......

    I'm writing for future WSB's and I have a feeling we had them on sale for the cup run Stoke/Everton match?!?
     
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    #7 Cunning Stunt, Nov 3, 2013
    The Man City fanzine editor got dared to take a five foot banana to the match and get a foto of himself. It went nuts from there!

    **** I've just spoilt mi article .......
     
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    #8 MiserablePontyEnder, Nov 3, 2013
    Didn't Grimsby supporters have inflatable haddocks?
     
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    #9 jedstar, Nov 3, 2013
    We need a gimmick, maybe we should all start taking inflatables of something completely random?
     
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    #10 Cunning Stunt, Nov 3, 2013
    Aye , Harry the Haddock. Remember 100's of them on MOTD at a cup match at Wimbledon
     
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    #11 tyrone1, Nov 3, 2013
    wasnt it somat to do with imre vardi and him not been able to shhot straight, so the citeh fans nicknamed him imre banana
     
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    #12 Cunning Stunt, Nov 3, 2013
    I've got one with realistic hair and 3 working orifices
     
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    #13 jedstar, Nov 3, 2013
    Inflatable-Walking-Frame-TN.jpg
     
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    #14 Cunning Stunt, Nov 3, 2013
    That came after
     
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    #15 jedstar, Nov 3, 2013
    well yeah it would only be a matter of time before those appeared, maybe ought to get some inflatable fans and put them in the empty seats.
     
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    #16 MiserablePontyEnder, Nov 3, 2013
    Get on e-bay. There's a cracking inflatable **** and balls that you can climb inside (may cause a few problems trying to sit down in the Ponty End, however.) Loads of inflatable guitars too.

    Even inflatable Zimmer frames for some of our older posters if needs be. Nearly put a bid in on one for Springvale Red :D
     
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    #17 fired, Nov 3, 2013
    Yes I had one but it was ultra naff. Only ever took it to the Everton game in the cup. Me and my little sis once took an inflatable dolphin to Leicester though im not sure why.
     
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    #18 Cunning Stunt, Nov 3, 2013
    Maybe inflatable pints of Guiness in honour of Paddy
     
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    #19 Cunning Stunt, Nov 3, 2013
    They were just Toby printed on a white inflatable, no shape or owt?!? Am I remembering that right?
     
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    #20 JamDrop, Nov 3, 2013
    Man, no lie, I had a clear out last week of old stuff from uni days and I threw out an inflatable pint of guinness, a dolphin and a flintstone's hammer!
     
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