Space toys. Growing up, I wanted to be an astronaut.
I remember all the rocket launches from the late 60’s and early 70’s, and watching as man took his first steps on the moon.
![Major Matt Mason](https://suziquazar.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/images-1-1.jpg)
Major Matt Mason was the must have space toy back in those days. Remember, this was waaay before Star Wars made space toys common place.
Made of a flexible rubber, he had a wire skeleton that suffered from metal fatigue once the joints were bent too much.
That meant that if you bent his arms or legs alot, you soon had a Matt Mason that was missing some limbs!
He did have a cool space station and accessories, like jetpacks, space sleds and more cool stuff.
I remember having the space crawler and that rascal could rampage over just about any obstacle.
![Major Matt Mason](https://suziquazar.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/6192411_std-1-1.jpg)
You can still get these guys on ebay, and for a while, I had a home business that would refurbish the broken ones and sell them.
Back in 2001, I was contacted by a guy who wanted to “lease” a Matt Mason from me to use as a prop in a play.
I sent him one and a few months later I got a package from London. Inside was an autographed program from the play This Is Our Youth, starring Matt Damon, Casey Affleck, and Summer Phoenix.
They also included a photo of the cast holding the Matt Mason.
What were some of the toys you remember growing up with? Leave a comment and let me know!
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I had one of these and it may still be in the attic