Near perfect Jimmy Jet Sold in Supermarket's by Deluxe Reading 1961?, '63-'66?, also Topper Toys etc...Add this or one like it to your collection today! Check it out on Cyber-Flea.com
I got one for Christmas and it sat in our Harrisburg, PA basement until about 1971. I lobbyed parents hard for the Jimmy Jet--surprised the original supermarket price was $7.77. I thought it cost $13. My parents threw it out because I had taken it apart to see how it worked. So simple. A light bulb inside a rotating plastic cylinder painted with aerial map, the plastic plane positioned over cylinder steered by the wheel and covered by a screen. Fascinating back in the 60s! Loved it!
Wow! Im 62 years old now. I remember getting this for Christmas in the early 1960s. The best of gifts! Serious fun, if not the root of my OCD disorder.
I still remember mine. Looking at toys today I think the best ones were made in the '60-'70s. I try to find good ones for my grandchildren and it's challenging.
I remember for one Christmas I got one of these it was the only gift I asked for when I unwrapped it I was so excited and played it for hours that day and then the unthinkable happened it broke. My dad was so mad at me he blamed me for breaking it took it out and smashed it. I was devastated to say the least. I eventually forgot about it but every Christmas even though I am 62 now on Christmas morning I still remember opening it and the fun but then the anguish. I kinda still on Christmas morning think Santa will deliver one to me. Sorry about the long comment, but good memories
I am sorry your cool toy broke, it was not your fault, you loved it. I am 57 and still remember with fondness how much fun I had with it! Jimmy Jet and my first bike with the banana seat are my two favorite toys as a boy--thank you, Daddy.
Please don't feel bad. I had one too!!! I loved it but the lever to turn it on/off somehow easily broke off. My uncle replaced it with an wooden ice cream stick. The toy was a favorite of mine and my friend Mark . I used to let him hold on to it overnight. He said he needed to fly some undercover night missions. I hope his mother didn't catch him playing with Jimmy Jet when he was suppose to be sleeping!!! Lol!!!!!!!! Mark and I were both five years old and we really enjoyed Jimmy Jet. I don't remember how it finally broke down.
I had one as a kid. It is worth about 5 minutes of fun. The screen shows the same images over and over. You really don't "fly" the plane. You just move the shadow from left to right and from right to left. That's it. After a couple of days, my brother and I stopped playing with it... although my friends would play with it, for a little while, when they came over.
I googled this after seeing one in the background on an episode of Pawn Stars. It instantly brought back forgotten memories of something I played with for hours on end. Must have made an impact on me....I went on to be and fighter pilot, and then later, an airline pilot.
I was born in '63, so it was just slightly before my time. I don't remember how, but I got one that was broken. Probably a hand-me-down from a cousin. I had never seen one before (or since till I thought to look for a video!) Even though nothing on it worked, I still thought it was the coolest toy. My friends and I (and my younger sister) would play with it for hours!
Hah That is so cool. Before my time but it has a charm about it for sure and I've seen similar projector games like this. What a highlight of anyone's collection.
I got one for CHRISTMAS, at eight yrs old. Did'nt know they existed. Will never forget Dad and Mom and Sis enjoying it with me. Made me wanna be a fighter pilot. Made me believe in Apollo Program. I'm 62 now and believe Jimmy Jet is as Real as Landings on the Moon. HEHE Semper Fi.
My grandmother bought me one of those for Christmas, there are alot of old classic toys that I wished I kept and took care of. This is was good toy but not much to it and I liked to take everything apart. My brother got some sliver robot for Christmas 1961 with a flashing square dome on top of his head. All our childhood toys are long gone.
Yes, I found what was wriiten on the box to funny,.. that it pointed out the fact that it was for boys's...just shows how things were then....and how much its changed..
Boy this would have been a great toy to have as a kid. Opening it as a present on Christmas morning would have been awesome! Seeing it in a catalogue or in a store would have been torture. For boys 4-11, hilarious.
Its funny, I was talking to a mail man the other day and he said he remembers comming to my house when we were little and the only thing he remembered was I was a cool girl with a Jimmy Jet
They sold in grocery stores. I was with my mom when I was 5 in 63 in an A and P store. I wanted one but it cost 18 dollars. Never did get one. Imagine how many groceries 18 bucks would buy back then.
I had one too. It looks like somebody replaced the bulb with a much stronger one though! The heat will eventually melt/warp the plastic optics, I would think.
I had one for 3 months in 65- , BEING VERY SAFETY MINDED I ONLY FLEW IN CALM WEATHER. The F A A came & took it-without even a warning ! They said that people were complaining that i was flying too low-causing the window breakage throughout the county. I know it wasnt me as i never kicked in my afterburners near town. I knew who was responsible for the damages though,-it was my own brother ! He got his slingshot taken the next week . Pee Wee Herman had a whole fleet of em !
I always wanted on but never got it. Many years later I asked my Mom why I never got one, They were only $10 at Safeway. My Mom said, $10 in 1964 was one months house payment, Would you spend one months hose payment today for your kids Christmas presents?
That is a very different toy, I cant see myself playing with this as a child, im from the video game age anyways, but it must have done well back in the day
..got mad at mom and dad for moving from the city out to the suburbs, away from my pals, so I took my Jimmy Jet out to the back yard and destroyed it. Duh. Maybe that's why I'm ALMOST tempted to spend hundreds on another.
Wow! that's about $62.00 or more in today's money. This toy looks like junk too. It would keep the kids attention for like a half hour maybe. Play with it 2 or 3 times become bored and that's it. For $62 bucks, I'll pass. It does nothing to excite the kid, really. Now if that was a real TV screen and it had some real games or missions to complete, like video games today, then you just might have something.
I used to turn the bunk bed I shared with my brother into the command center of a submarine or a spaceship just by hanging a sheet from the top bunk and using my imagination. "It does nothing to excite the kid" ? We used our imaginations mostly.
I got one for Christmas and it sat in our Harrisburg, PA basement until about 1971. I lobbyed parents hard for the Jimmy Jet--surprised the original supermarket price was $7.77. I thought it cost $13.
My parents threw it out because I had taken it apart to see how it worked. So simple. A light bulb inside a rotating plastic cylinder painted with aerial map, the plastic plane positioned over cylinder steered by the wheel and covered by a screen.
Fascinating back in the 60s! Loved it!
Wow! Im 62 years old now.
I remember getting this for Christmas in the early 1960s. The best of gifts!
Serious fun, if not the root of my OCD disorder.
I still remember mine. Looking at toys today I think the best ones were made in the '60-'70s. I try to find good ones for my grandchildren and it's challenging.
I had one of these back in 1964. It was my favorite toy as a child. Thanks for bring back the great memories .
I remember for one Christmas I got one of these it was the only gift I asked for when I unwrapped it I was so excited and played it for hours that day and then the unthinkable happened it broke. My dad was so mad at me he blamed me for breaking it took it out and smashed it. I was devastated to say the least. I eventually forgot about it but every Christmas even though I am 62 now on Christmas morning I still remember opening it and the fun but then the anguish. I kinda still on Christmas morning think Santa will deliver one to me. Sorry about the long comment, but good memories
I am sorry your cool toy broke, it was not your fault, you loved it. I am 57 and still remember with fondness how much fun
I had with it! Jimmy Jet and my first bike with the banana seat are my two favorite toys as a boy--thank you, Daddy.
Dammit, my father did something similar to me once, got angry at me and smashed the helicopter he had just bought me. That is a big no no
Please don't feel bad. I had one too!!! I loved it but the lever to turn it on/off somehow easily broke off. My uncle replaced it with an wooden ice cream stick. The toy was a favorite of mine and my friend Mark . I used to let him hold on to it overnight. He said he needed to fly some undercover night missions. I hope his mother didn't catch him playing with Jimmy Jet when he was suppose to be sleeping!!! Lol!!!!!!!! Mark and I were both five years old and we really enjoyed Jimmy Jet. I don't remember how it finally broke down.
LIES
@@BingCherry11 The roar of that motor wouldn't support stealth missions.
Had one back in the 60's, man did i run home from school everyday just too play with that thing lmao
I had one as a kid. It is worth about 5 minutes of fun. The screen shows the same images over and over. You really don't "fly" the plane. You just move the shadow from left to right and from right to left. That's it. After a couple of days, my brother and I stopped playing with it... although my friends would play with it, for a little while, when they came over.
I'm 62years old had one as a kid brings back memories don't remember what happened to it
Wow! We got a Jimmy Jet for Christmas once.("Motion picture screen makes you feel as though you're flying,flying,FLYING!")
OK Im a girl and I had a Jimmy Jet and I loved it. I was the envy of all the boys and girls as well. I couldnt beleive I found one.. YEA
I had this toy in the late 60s! I'm still addicted to aviation because of it!
I googled this after seeing one in the background on an episode of Pawn Stars. It instantly brought back forgotten memories of something I played with for hours on end. Must have made an impact on me....I went on to be and fighter pilot, and then later, an airline pilot.
I also came here from Pawn Stars, that is an interesting toy
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I was born in '63, so it was just slightly before my time. I don't remember how, but I got one that was broken. Probably a hand-me-down from a cousin. I had never seen one before (or since till I thought to look for a video!) Even though nothing on it worked, I still thought it was the coolest toy. My friends and I (and my younger sister) would play with it for hours!
A jet plane, making the noise of a propeller plane. I never noticed that until just now. It was a great toy.
Hah That is so cool. Before my time but it has a charm about it for sure and I've seen similar projector games like this. What a highlight of anyone's collection.
I haven't seen one of these in years. I had one when I was a kid.
I had one of these in the early 60s wow nice to see it again thank you
I had a car dashboard with turn signals, speedometer, lighter… the whole shooting match
I got one for CHRISTMAS, at eight yrs old. Did'nt know they existed. Will never forget Dad and Mom and Sis enjoying it with me. Made me wanna be a fighter pilot. Made me believe in Apollo Program. I'm 62 now and believe Jimmy Jet is as Real as Landings on the Moon. HEHE Semper Fi.
I had one of these. Never noticed that the engine sounds more like a car than a jet, though.
My grandmother bought me one of those for Christmas, there are alot of old classic toys that I wished I kept and took care of. This is was good toy but not much to it and I liked to take everything apart. My brother got some sliver robot for Christmas 1961 with a flashing square dome on top of his head. All our childhood toys are long gone.
Yes, I found what was wriiten on the box to funny,.. that it pointed out the fact that it was for boys's...just shows how things were then....and how much its changed..
Wasn't there a similar one, with two steering columns that you could walk around with? I think it was supposed to be a B-52.
Back in the days of innocence, low tech but still a lot of fun.
Wow Jamie
I got my first Jimmy Jet for Christmas, 1963. I got my current one a few years back thanks to my wife who indulged me with a blash-from-the-past toy!
I remember those from 1962. They were pretty steeply priced for the times. $12.88 bought a lot more then than it does now, that's for sure.
I am getting mine out right now.
Boy this would have been a great toy to have as a kid. Opening it as a present on Christmas morning would have been awesome! Seeing it in a catalogue or in a store would have been torture. For boys 4-11, hilarious.
My next door neighbor kid had this!! I was sooo jealous!!!
Lol same here, they always had the good toys!
I got one for Christmas. Sears catalog.
Its funny, I was talking to a mail man the other day and he said he remembers comming to my house when we were little and the only thing he remembered was I was a cool girl with a Jimmy Jet
Still think about this toy ....mom bought me and sister some dashboard car...lol...tore off the blinker because I wanted a Jimmy Jet!! Lol
i played with mine till i was 15...shhh, don't tell :)
I had one. Can't believe that original price.
Me too.
My all time favorite!
Like it said in the commercial, "IN FOOD STORES ONLY!" XD
one of the best christmas presents ever . . . . .
I had one in 1963
Had one. Awesome toy until the 4 D EverReadys started leaking
They sold in grocery stores. I was with my mom when I was 5 in 63 in an A and P store. I wanted one but it cost 18 dollars. Never did get one. Imagine how many groceries 18 bucks would buy back then.
I had this too. But, I played with it so much I busted it up
I have the commercial for this on dvd
I had one too. It looks like somebody replaced the bulb with a much stronger one though! The heat will eventually melt/warp the plastic optics, I would think.
Awesome toy! I have the Playmobile in my collection.
I had one for 3 months in 65- , BEING VERY SAFETY MINDED I ONLY FLEW IN CALM WEATHER. The F A A came & took it-without even a warning ! They said that people were complaining that i was flying too low-causing the window breakage throughout the county. I know it wasnt me as i never kicked in my afterburners near town. I knew who was responsible for the damages though,-it was my own brother ! He got his slingshot taken the next week . Pee Wee Herman had a whole fleet of em !
I always wanted on but never got it. Many years later I asked my Mom why I never got one, They were only $10 at Safeway. My Mom said, $10 in 1964 was one months house payment, Would you spend one months hose payment today for your kids Christmas presents?
Awesome
My cousin had one . Great toy
That is a very different toy, I cant see myself playing with this as a child, im from the video game age anyways, but it must have done well back in the day
Cool toy.
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Awsome- friend had one !!!
I love that toy
..got mad at mom and dad for moving from the city out to the suburbs, away from my pals, so I took my Jimmy Jet out to the back yard and destroyed it. Duh. Maybe that's why I'm ALMOST tempted to spend hundreds on another.
Woooo Rocken the 70s look
Looks like the dash of our 1955 Buick.
Wow do you still have this 😀
He didn't fire the machine gun, that's what I liked best, the noise of the mg firing
I had one until my mom gave it away 😢
I had one
For BOYS??!? I had one of these!
hey whats with the Donny Osmond hairdo?
@pressrolls As in Elizabeth, New Jersey?
"Sold at food markets only."
Do you remember the tag 'One dollar will hold this toy until Christmas'?
If you play with your Jimmy Jet for too long you will end up flying blind.
Deluxe RED-ing......not "reeding".
As in READING PA? Get it??
51.90 in 2013 money
Wow! that's about $62.00 or more in today's money. This toy looks like junk too. It would keep the kids attention for like a half hour maybe. Play with it 2 or 3 times become bored and that's it. For $62 bucks, I'll pass. It does nothing to excite the kid, really. Now if that was a real TV screen and it had some real games or missions to complete, like video games today, then you just might have something.
I used to turn the bunk bed I shared with my brother into the command center of a submarine or a spaceship just by hanging a sheet from the top bunk and using my imagination. "It does nothing to excite the kid" ? We used our imaginations mostly.
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