My below blog has me thinking about Coleco, which followed Mattel's Football, released in June of '77 and
sold through Sears (earlier that year Mattel introduced the very first electronic hand-held game "Auto Race"). Less than 100,000 units made the first run as Sears, using a computer
model based on initial sales figures, decided Football would be a poor seller. Production for Football and Auto Race stopped.
Within six-months, however, it was obvious that Sears' prediction wrong,
and production re-started ,
reaching 500,000 units a week by early '78. A Coleco hit the Hanukkah bush at 1530 Euclid Ave.
Eitan:
"If Rusty had a choice of a pig's ear, or right next to him a pond, which one would he choose?"
Madeleine:
"Definitely a pig's ear."
Eitan:
"No. Definitely the pond Madeleine."
Madeleine:
"No, Eitan, it would be the pig's ear."
Eitan:
"Sorry, but he would go for the pond."
Me:
"Are we actually fighting about this?"
Eitan:
"Yeah, so?"
Me:
"Well can we knock it off ?"
Madeleine:
"We're only having fun, Dad."
