America’s Bicentennial Year The American Bicentennial year started with Coleco launching its Telstar home video game console at Toy Fair. In addition, 1976 started with Munro Games on the way to bankruptcy (July). So neither company was overly concerned about … Continue reading
Munro Games Is In Trouble Munro Games overextended itself in both Electric Football and table hockey in the early 1970s. So by 1975 the company is in deep financial trouble. Desperately trying to make a go in Air Hockey while … Continue reading
Oil Crisis Hits the Economy The oil crisis hit the U.S. at the end of 1973. This sent the U.S. economy into free fall and the toy business into turmoil, with toy shortages during the 1973 Christmas season. The toy … Continue reading
The Electric Football Wishbook hit television screens this fall! Earl Shores of The Unforgettable Buzz recently sat down for a television interview with Beyond The Game’s John Voperian. The topic of the show was The Electric Football Wishbook, which Shores co-authored with Roddy … Continue reading
Electric Football Book Signing Event in Phoenixville, PA Come meet Earl Shores of The Unforgettable Buzz on Saturday, December 7, 2019. He’ll be at the Reads & Company Bookshop in downtown Phoenixville, PA, from 11am to 1 pm for a … Continue reading
The Fab 5 Norman Sas was a Toy Manufacturers Association vice president in 1964. And that year Tudor redesigned their legendary No. 500 model and also their 3-D Electric Football players. The No. 500 became more colorful game, including a … Continue reading
Electric Football Is a Top Toy A new decade begins with Electric Football having a prominent place in the toy world. This even includes a “Top Toy” designation! Tudor’s game is available at retailers around the country. This includes pharmacies, … Continue reading
A Toy Fair Surprise in 1954 Tudor Electric Football did so well in the early 1950s that Norman Sas found a surprise at the 1954 New York City Toy Fair. That surprise was another company making an Electric Football game. … Continue reading
The popularity of Tudor Electric Football continued to grow in 1953. Tens of thousands of the games were sold during the holiday season. And most of them would be buzzing under the tree on Christmas morning. Norman Sas should … Continue reading
The Electric Football Game Countdown moves down to game No. 3 – the 1970 Tudor No. 633 Super Bowl. This game is a landmark in both toy and Electric Football history. In terms of visibility and economics, it may have … Continue reading
Our Electric Football Game Top 20 Countdown hits No 6 this week…the 1967 Sears’ exclusive Tudor NFL No. 613 There are so many iconic pieces to this game, it’s hard to know where to start. The easiest place is the … Continue reading
Our Electric Football Game Top 20 Countdown moves further into the single digits with No. 8 — the 1968 Tudor AFL No. 520. The No. 520 holds the distinction of being the ONLY official AFL Electric Football game ever made. … Continue reading
The Electric Football Game Top 20 Countdown moves forward with No. 9 — the 1969 Gotham Joe Namath G-812 Electric Football Game. In 1969 the New York Jets shocked the football world by defeating the heavily favored Baltimore Colts in … Continue reading
The Electric Football Game Top 20 Countdown continues at No. 10. Over the last couple of weeks the countdown has been filled with some of the most colorful and elaborate models in Electric Football history. This week, as we reach … Continue reading
The ranking of this game at No. 11 caused some controversy the first time around. We agree, that this is one of coolest and best looking games that Tudor ever made. It’s at the top of any Electric Football “Must-Have” … Continue reading
Our Electric Football Game Top 20 Countdown continues…at No. 13 it’s the Sears-exclusive Gotham NFL Big Bowl 1503-S. The Gotham NFL Big Bowl could make our Top 20 Countdown on just a single reason — it was the game that … Continue reading
At No. 15 on the Electric Football Game Top 20 Countdown is the 1970 Montgomery Ward No. 627 model. After watching with envy as the the 1969 Sears Super Bowl game became one of the most popular items in Electric … Continue reading
Fifty year ago in 1966 Tudor didn’t have the NFL, and were actually in the process of trying to convince NFL Properties that they were worthy of the NFL. It was a tall order. Current NFL licensee Gotham was heading … Continue reading
We are proud and pleased to announce that our Electric Football Wishbook is for sale on Amazon! The book is the first-ever compilation of Electric Football and sports game Christmas catalog pages. Packed with more than 70 full page and full … Continue reading
The Electric Football Game Countdown moves down to game No. 3 – the 1970 Tudor No. 633 Super Bowl. This game is a landmark in both toy and Electric Football history. In terms of visibility and economics, it may have … Continue reading