Buckaroo
Game
1982 (manufactured), 1970 (designed)
1982 (manufactured), 1970 (designed)
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Buckaroo! was first manufactured in 1970 by the Ideal Toy Company. It is aongst a range of classic plastic 3D games produced in the 1970s, including Kerplunk and Mouse Trap. The mule piece has changed over the many years of the game’s manufacture - it was originally white and scowling, whereas it now a friendlier looking brown donkey.
The concept of the game was popular at the time, as a very similar game based on the film Jaws was also produced by Ideal Toys in 1975, where players would fill the mouth of a shark with various objects until the jaws of the figure snapped shut.
The concept of the game was popular at the time, as a very similar game based on the film Jaws was also produced by Ideal Toys in 1975, where players would fill the mouth of a shark with various objects until the jaws of the figure snapped shut.
Object details
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| Parts | This object consists of 17 parts.
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| Title | Buckaroo (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | Plastic, cardboard, paper |
| Brief description | Buckaroo game, manufactured by the Ideal Toy Company, USA, 1982 |
| Physical description | Boxed game. Orange-coloured cardboard box with 'Buck-a-roo! Game' written on the front. Beneath the title is an illustration of the mule game piece with its rear legs raised as it kicks off the game pieces. A photograph next to the illustration shows a boy and a girl playing with actual game. A brown plastic mule with moveable front and rear legs, as well as head. Mule slots onto brown plastic base. Red and blue game pieces are kept in a cardboard 'tool shed'. |
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| Summary | Buckaroo! was first manufactured in 1970 by the Ideal Toy Company. It is aongst a range of classic plastic 3D games produced in the 1970s, including Kerplunk and Mouse Trap. The mule piece has changed over the many years of the game’s manufacture - it was originally white and scowling, whereas it now a friendlier looking brown donkey. The concept of the game was popular at the time, as a very similar game based on the film Jaws was also produced by Ideal Toys in 1975, where players would fill the mouth of a shark with various objects until the jaws of the figure snapped shut. |
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| Accession number | B.34-2022 |
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| Record created | February 23, 2021 |
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