Marx introduced this playset after the first season of the show, and all of the pieces in the set were based on what they would have seen during those first 28 episodes. Here's one of the figures that becomes a bit controversial. Some people say he's Mr. Slate (Fred's boss at the quarry), while others say he's the grocer for the Super Market building, while others use him as the waiter at the Snack Bar. He's a bit short to look over the counter of the Snack Bar properly, but a coin placed under his base will rectify that. Me personally, I always used him as Mr. Slate. The arguments I can see for him not being Mr. Slate is that Mr. Slate was always depicted with a necktie while the Marx figure has a bowtie and, there was no element in the Marx playset which suggests a quarry.
Ed
Mr. Slate
Rocky Stone
Waiter / Grocer / Mr. Slate
I have a 1990s reissue of this set. In mine there is a quarry. I haven't dug it out as many of the parts are in their original bags. I have to set it up someday soon.
ReplyDeleteI have the 1990s reissue of this set. It came with a lot of extra parts and there is a quary included in it. I haven't dug it up in a while so my memory may be failing me.
ReplyDeleteThat one was made by Marx Toys (aka ReMarx, New Marx, Marx of Miami) and was labeled the "Ruby" edition. I have it as well. Many of the pieces were made from the original Marx tooling but in different colors, while many pieces were new to the set. I used it it back in 2011 for my large Flintstones setup but I haven't yet gotten around to photographing the contents.
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