GREENWOOD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF WORLD POPULAR CULTURES

Vol. 1 North America

         Toys, Games, and Hobbies

 

RESOURCE GUIDE

 

Print Sources

 

Arnold, Peter.  The Book of Card Games.  London: Christopher Helm, 1988.

 

Baudrillard, Jean.  America.  Chris Turner, trans. London: Verso, 1988.

 

Burns, Brian. Ed.  The Encyclopedia of Games.  New York: Barnes and Nobel.  1998.

 

Drew, Robert.  ÒAnyone Can Do ItÓ: Forging a Participatory Culture in Karaoke Bars.Ó  Hop On Pop: The Politics and Pleasures of Popular Culture.  Henry Jenkins, Tara McPherson, and Jane Shattuc, eds.  Durham: Duke, 2002: 254-269.

 

Driver, Ian.  A Century of Dance. London: Octopus, 2000.

 

Harbin, E.O.  The Fun Encyclopedia. Nashville: Abingdon, 1960.

 

Holstrom, Darwin.  ÒSturgis: Freak Show Lite.Ó   The Complete Story:  Harley Davidson.  St. Paul: Crestline, 2005: 300-303.

 

Hofer, Margaret.  The Games We Played.  New York: Princeton Architectural Press, 2003.

 

Horowitz, Judy with Billy Bloom.  Frisbee: More than a Game of Catch.  New York: Leisure Press, 1983.

 

Emrich, Linn.  The Complete Book of Sky Sports.  London: Collier Macmillan, 1970.

 

Gibbs, Brian and Donna.  Teddy Bear Century. London: David & Charles, 2002.

 

Kennedy, Rod Jr. Monopoly: The Story Behind the WorldÕs Best Selling Game. Salt Lake: Gibbs Smith, 2004.

 

Koepsell, David R. ÒOnline Poker: Is it Bluffing When No One Sees You Blink?Ó  Poker and Philosophy.  Eric Bronson, ed.  Chicago: Open Court, 2006.

 

Levy, Richard C. and Weingartner.  The Toy and Game InventorÕs Handbook. 

Indianapolis: Alpha, 2003. 

 

Linn, Susan.  Consuming Kids: Protecting our Children from the Onslaught of Marketing and Advertising. New York: Anchor, 2004.

 

Page, Linda Garland and Hilton Smith, eds. The Firefox Book of Appalachian Toys and

Games.  Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina. 1993.

 

Quirin, William L.  Winning at the Races: Computer Discoveries in Thoroughbred Handicapping.  New York: William Morrow & Company, 1979.

 

Rich, Mark.  Toys A to Z.  Iola: krase, 2001.

 

Richard, Dan.  Ventriloquism for the Total Dummy. New York: Villard Books, 1987.

 

Roosevelt, Theodore. Outdoor Pastimes of An American Hunter. New York: Charles ScribnerÕs Sons, 1905.

 

Schwartz, David, Steve Ryan, and Fred Wostbrock. The Encyclopedia of TV Game Shows.  New York: Zoetrope, 1987.

 

Townsend, Charles Berry.  The Curious Book of Mind-Boggling Teasers, Tricks, Puzzles and Games.  New York: Sterling, 2003.

 

Walsh, Tim.  Timeless Toys. Kansas City: Andrews McNeel, 2005. 

 

Waters, T.A. The Encyclopedia of Magic and Magicians. New York: Facts on File, 1988.

 

 

Web Sites

 

Atari Museum

http://www.atarimuseum.com/

 

Barbie Collectors

Official Website

http://www.barbiecollector.com/

 

Bob Ross Incorporated

The Joy of Painting Website.

http://www.bobross.com/

 

Brookhaven National Laboratory

The First Video Game

http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/history/higinbotham.asp

 

CandyRific

 http://www.candyrific.com/ 

Novelty Candy: Etch-a-Sketch lollipops, etc.

Etch A Sketch Online

http://www.etch-a-sketch.com/html/onlineetch.htm

 

 

George Vlosich  III

Etch-A-Sketch Artist

http://www.gvetchedintime.com/

 

Fun and Games in Virtual Museum of Canada

http://www.virtualmuseum.ca/English/Games/index.html

 

G.I. Joe

Official Website

http://www.hasbro.com/gijoe/

 

GPRIME

http://gprime.net/ 

homemade online games


IBM. IBM Research-Deep Blue-Overview

www.chess.ibm.com

Deep Blue vs. Garry Kasparov

 

Internet Teddy Bear Museum

http://www.teddies-world.net/

 

Lionel Train Company

http://www.lionel.com/

 

Museum of the Talking Boards

http://www.museumoftalkingboards.com/

 

Nolo.tv: Toys, Games, and Hobbies Online Resources

http://www.nolo.tv/toys/

 

Pong-Story.com

 http://www.pong-story.com/

 

Superman Homepage

http://www.supermanhomepage.com/news.php

 

World Casino Directory

 http://www.worldcasinodirectory.com/

 

 


 

Videos/Films

 

2001: A Space Odyssey.  Dir. Stanley Kubrick. Keir Dullea, Gary Lockwood.  Warner Brothers.  (1968). <http://www.kubrick2001.com/>.  The computer HAL plays a deadly game of chess.

 

Beach Blanket Bingo.  Dir. William Asher.  Perf. Frankie Avalon, Annette Funicello.  American International Pictures, (1965).  A Game best played by two!

 

A Beautiful Mind. Dir. Sylvia Naser. Universal Studios. (2001).  Film about Game Theorist John Nash.

 

Bladerunner Dir. Ridley Scott.   Perf. Harrison Ford, Sean Young, Daryl Hanna, Edward James Olmos.  Warner Brothers. (1982).  The future of robotic toys?

 

Dusk Ôtill Dawn.  Dir. Robert Rodriguez and Quinton Tarintino.  Perf. George Clooney, Quentin Tarantino, Juliette Lewis, Cheech Marin.   George Clooney plays Simon Says with a gun. Also a Supersoaker is filled with holy water to shoot at Vampires.

 

Christmas Story. Bob Clark.  Perf. Darren McGavin, Melinda Dillon. Peter Billingsley. MGM Studios. (1983).  Features classic American toys like the Roughrider BB gun and Little Orphan Annie Decoder Pens. 

 

Clue.  Dir. Jonathan Lynn. Perf. Ellen Bernnan, Tim Curry.  Paramount Pictures.  (1986). Movie based on the board game of the same name.

 

Dodge Ball.  Dir. Rawson Marshall Thurber. Perf. Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughan.  MGM Studios. (2004).

 

The Exorcist.  Dir. William Freidkin Perf. Ellen Burstyn, Jason Miller, Linda Blair. Warner Brothers. (1973). Child actress Linda Blair is possessed by the Devil after playing with an Ouija Board.

 

40-Year-Old Virgin.  Dir. Judd Apatow.  Perf. Steve Carrol, Catherine Keener.  Universal Studios. (2005).  The plot involves selling action figures on eBay.

 

Heathers.  Dir. Michael Lehmann.  Perf. Christian Slayter, Winona Ryder. Shannen Doherty. New World Pictures. (1989).

(croquet)

 

Okie Noodling.  Dir. Bradley Beesley.  Little League Pictures. (2001). Documentary about the sport of hand-fishing.  Flaming Lips soundtrack.

 

Mr. Universe.  Dir. Joseph Lerner.  Jack Carson, Janis Page, Vince Edwards.  Zeitgeist Films. (1951).  Includes actual footage from 1950 Mr. Universe contest.

 

Miracle on 34th Street.  Dir. George Seaton. Perf.  Maureen OÕHara, John Payne, Edmund Gwenn. 20th Century Fox. (1947).

 

Requiem for a Dream. Dir. Darren Aronofsky.  Perf. Jared Leto, Jennifer Connelly, Marlon Waynas, Ellen Burstyn.  Artisan Entertainment. (2000)

Ellen Burstyn plays woman with a TV game show addiction. 

 

Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.  Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.  Dir. Kizo Nagashima, Larry Roemer. (1964) Classic Christmas Animation about RudolphÕs journey to the Island of Misfit Toys.

 

Toy Story.  Dir John Lasseter.  Perf.  Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Don Rinkles, Annie Potts. Disney-Pixar.  (1995).

 

Tron. Dir. Steven Lisberger.  Perf.  Jeff Bridges, Bruse Boxleitner, Cindy Morgan. Walt Disney Pictures. (1982).   A video game programmer is trapped inside a video game.

 

Valley of the Dolls.  Dir. Mark Robson.  Perf. Barbara Perfkins, Patty Duke, Sharon Tate. 20th Century Fox.  (1967).

 

War Games. Dir.  John Badham.  Perf.  Mattew Broderick, Dabney Coleman, Alley Sheedy.  MGM Entertainment.  (1983). 

 

 

Recordings

 

Camper Van Beethoven. Win I Win the Lottery. Virgin, (1989).

 

Charlie Daniels Band.  Devil went down to Georgia.  Sony, (1979).

 

Chris Isaak.  Wicked Game.  Reprise, (1989)

 

Gibby Haynes and His Problem. Superman.  Surfdog Records (2004).

 

Merle Haggard.  Kentucky Gambler.  Written by Dolly Parton. Capitol Records, (1973).

 

John Lennon and Yoko Ono.  Mind Games.  Apple/EMI, (1973).

 

Morrissey  Ouija Board, Ouija Board. Warner Brothers, (1989).

 

Mike Jones with Swisha House. Freestyle (Pac Man).  Asylum/Warner Brothers, (2005).

 

Steve Miller Band. Abracadabra. Capitol Records. (1982).

 

George Clinton.  Computer Games. Capitol Records, (1991).

 

 

Events

 

American International Toy Fair.

Jacob J. Javits Convention Center

11th Ave @34th Street

New York, NY

http://www.toy-tia.org

largest and most important American toy industry trade show.

 

Comic-Con International

San Diego Convention Center

111 W. Harbor Drive

San Diego, California

www.comic-con.org

The worldÕs largest comic book convention.

 

Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3)

Los Angeles Convention Center

1201 Figueroa Street

Los Angeles, CA 90015

http://www.e3expo.com/

Most Important annual exhibition of new video games.  

 

International Consumer Electronics Show (CES)

Las Vegas Convention Center

3150 Paradise Road

Las Vegas, NV 89109

www.cesweb.org

Largest trade show for consumer technology.

 

International Model and Hobby Expo

Donald E. Stevens Convention Center

5555N. River Road

Rosemont, IL

www.ihobbyexpo.com

 

Vent  Haven ConVENTion. 

Vent Haven Museum

33 West Maple Avenue

Fort Mitchell, KY 41011

www.venthaven.com

Oldest and largest annual gathering of ventriloquists.

 

Western States Toy & Hobby Show

Fairplex

1101 W. McKinley Avenue

Pomona, California 91769

www.wthra.com

 

 

Organizations

 

Board Game Players Association

http://www.boardgamers.org/

 

International Federation of Bodybuilding and Fitness

www.ifbb.com/

 

Video Arcade Preservation Society

http://www.vaps.org/

 

Women in Toys

http://www.womenintoys.com/

 

 

 

Museums

 

Babyland General Hospital

73 Underwood Street

Cleveland, Georgia 30528

http://www.cabbagepatchkids.com/

 

Computer History Museum

1401 N. Shoreline Blvd

Mountain View, California 94043

http://www.computerhistory.org/

strong collection of antique computer games

 

Delaware Toy and Miniature Museum

P.O. Box 4053

Wilmington, Delaware 19807

http://www.thomes.net/

 

Elliott Avendon Museum & Archive of Games

University of Waterloo

200 University Avenue West

Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1

http://www.gamesmuseum.uwaterloo.ca/

 

Joe Ley Antiques

615 East Market Street

Louisville, KY 40202

http://www.joeley.com/

Bizarre collection of antique toys and carnival objects

 

Kruger Street Toy and Train Museum

144 E. Kruger Street

Wheeling, WV

http://www.toyandtrain.com/

 

Liman Collection of American Board Games

New York Historical Society

170 Central Park West @ 77th

New York, NY 10024

https://www.nyhistory.org/

 

Madame Alexander Heritage Gallery

615 W 131st Street

New York, NY

212.283.5900 x7128

http://www.madamealexander.com/

 

Marx Toy Museum

915 Second Street

Moundsville, WV

http://www.marxtoymuseum.com/

 

Raggedy Ann and Andy Museum

P.O. Box 183

110 East Main Street

Arcola, Illinois 6191

http://www.raggedyann-museum.org/

 

Strong Museum: National Museum of Play

One Manhattan Square

Rochester, NY 14607

http://www.strongmuseum.org/

Home of the National Toy Hall of Fame

 

The Teddy Bear Museum

2511 Pine Ridge Road

Naples, Florida

http://www.teddymuseum.com/

 

Toy and Action Figure Museum

111 S. Chickasaw Street

PaulÕs Valley, OK 73075

http://www.actionfiguremuseum.com/

 

Zeum

221 Fourth Street (@Howard)

San Francisco, CA 94103

San FranciscoÕs hands-on arts and science exploratory museum.

http://www.zeum.org/

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Acknowledgements:

Special thanks to Rob Auerbach, President of CandyRific Novelty Toy Company, and Joe Ley, Proprietor of Joe Ley Antiques for their insightful knowledge about the past, present, and future of toys.



  
Photo Ideas:

Any Toy and Game Patents would be interesting visuals. 

Barbie and G.I. Joe Patents would be good together

 

DOLLS

Madame Alexander

1936 Scarlet OÕHara doll

Original doll that predicts Vivian Leigh

Contact Madame Alexander Doll Company

212-283-5900

http://www.madamealexander.com/contact/

 

ANT HOUSE

Austin & his Ant House 1930Õs

Dartmouth University, Special Collections

http://www.dartmouth.edu/~library/Library_Bulletin/Apr1993/LB-A93-Cramer.html

 

VIDEO GAME:

Brookhaven National Laboratory

William Higinbotham, inventor

Tennis for Two. 1st Video Game

http://www.bnl.gov/bnlweb/history/higinbotham.asp

Great Picture of the1st Video game ÒInstrumentationÓ

 

OUIJA BOARD

Bi-Lingual Ouija Board

http://www.museumoftalkingboards.com/gal7.html

or other Antique Talking Boards

 

 

BARBIE

Lilli doll (pre-cursor to Barbie)

---or Original Barbie

Contact Mattel, Inc

310-252-2000

http://www.mattel.com/contact_us/default.asp

-or-

Barbie inventor Ruth Handler with Prosthetic
http://www.enterprisingwomenexhibit.org/builder/handler.html

-or-

Suicide Bomber Barbie

Artwork by Simon Tyszko

London Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA)

http://www.theculture.net/barbie/

August 2002

 

 









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