Dr. Frankenstein-nik I Presume?

One of my more humorous vintage toys from the 1960s, this Frankenstein Wishnik Troll doll. The mid 1960s saw a rise in TV shows featuring out-of-this-world characters and premises, such as The Munsters, The Addams Family, Lost in Space, Star Trek, I Dream of Jeannie, and many more. This little green troll doll consisted of a regular Wishnik body, molded in green plastic, and a bespoke Frankenstein head, evocative of the popular TV character Herman Munster. It's hard to believe that this troll doll is almost 50 years old!

A Few More California Musings, 1983

I wasn't the only one in my group of friends that collected Wishnik Trolls. These were Andy's.

Andy had a friend that lived in the Hollywood Hills on Cielo Drive. If that name is familiar to you, that's the street Sharon Tate and her friends were murdered on in 1969. And yes, his friend lived in the same house. I visited it a couple of times with Andy. I believe it has since been torn down.

An ornamental grass somewhere in Los Angeles.

Downtown Los Angeles in the background, in those halcyon, smog-filled days of the early 1980s. I hear it's much, much less smoggy these days. I'm pretty sure this photo was taken from Griffith Park in Silver Lake.

Southern California landscape.

Wishniks' First Autumn, 1967

My Wishnik Trolls' first introduction to autumnal decorating, ca 1967. They are standing on the wooden console TV. Remember when you matched the wooden consoles of the TVs to the home decor? Ours were always Early American in maple. Yes, I still have the trolls. And maybe the basket. And maybe a bit of that wallpaper from a leftover roll. Perfect Autumnal Colors.